The Legendary Regressor Devours the Tower - Chapter 41

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Episode 41
After absorbing 78% of the Magma Essence, I’d managed to push it to 84% by tearing into the flesh of the Lizardman Shaman.
Of course, the viewers’ horrified reactions persisted all the way through the boss fight.
-Wait, are you actually insane?
-Why would you eat that lol lol lol.
-Is he really trying to get himself killed?
-Raw like that has to have tons of bacteria ㅠㅠ.
-No way, even cooked it’s not edible. Who eats that?
-Ugh…… I almost closed the stream but I held on.
It seemed the sight of me devouring the Lizardman Shaman’s corpse had genuinely disturbed them.
‘Come to think of it, now isn’t the time to be getting squeamish about food.’
In my past life, when civilization collapsed, the basics of sustenance became a critical problem.
Naturally, climbers began using monsters from the lower floors as food sources.
The problem was that virtually all of them tasted so foul you’d never willingly put them in your mouth except when survival demanded it.
But for Seongun, who had sustained himself by consuming countless varieties of monster flesh in the past, the Lizardman Shaman was tolerably edible.
‘Quite the fellow…….’
Even Leonis was showing signs of disgust.
Seongun regarded him with an expression of utter bafflement.
‘Excuse me. Wasn’t it you who suggested I eat it in the first place?’
‘Well…… I didn’t expect you to actually consume it so cleanly.’
‘So you were hoping to see me suffer through it?’
‘Why not? Lizard monsters like that have meat that’s incredibly tough and reeks to high heaven. Even someone with an iron stomach would take a bite and throw up what’s inside, I’m telling you.’
‘So you’ve had the experience of throwing up?’
…….
Leonis said nothing, caught in his own words.
‘Anyway, let’s finish this.’
Before Seongun lay the Berserker Lizardman, half-dead.
“Kek, kek-ugh…… human…….”
Even at death’s threshold, the Berserker Lizardman’s eyes burned with murderous intent.
Whoosh!
Seongun brought his blade down, cutting off the Berserker Lizardman’s final breath.
[You have slain the Berserker Lizardman.]
[You have achieved a remarkable feat.]
[Your health has not dropped below 80%. Bonus Points have been awarded.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have obtained 5 D-grade Mana Stones.]
[You have obtained 5 Tough Hides.]
With that, I had successfully defeated the boss.
But the climb was far from over.
The altar that the Berserker Lizardman had been guarding.
Seongun strode toward it and lay down flat before it.
-What’s he doing?
-??
-Is he resting because he’s exhausted?
The viewers were filling the chat with question marks when—
A red orb rose from Seongun’s chest as it began to glow, then started burning with an intense flame.
‘Fascinating. It doesn’t feel hot at all.’
A warm sensation wrapped around my entire body.
Then the orb began to crack, shattered with a crash, and was absorbed into the altar.
Seongun slowly rose to his feet.
[The power of Magma settles throughout your body.]
[You have absorbed 80% or more of the Magma Essence. Bonus Points have been applied.]
It was fortunate I’d chosen to feed on the Lizardman Shaman for additional absorption.
Without it, I wouldn’t have surpassed 80%.
[You have successfully cleared Floor 6 of the Tower of Ruin!]
[The effect of the Title ‘Blessing of Audius (Beginner)’ grants you a 20% Clear Bonus Points increase.]
[You are affiliated with the Association. The Tower recognizes this. An additional 2% Clear Bonus Points increase is applied.]
[Your Clear rating is being calculated.]
[Clear Score: EX++]
[Rewards will be distributed. Please wait a moment.]
Seongun’s eyes widened slowly.
He’d been thinking he’d receive EX+, but instead he’d gotten EX++, a Grade above that.
“Two pluses……?”
It was the first time across both his lives that he’d ever seen a Grade with two pluses attached.
-EX++?
-What kind of Grade is that?
-Wow…… Do you really have to go that far to get EX++?
-That’s incredible…….
The viewers watching the live evaluation score were shocked.
Like Seongun, they too were seeing two pluses attached for the first time.
‘Is EX the maximum Grade?’
If so, would the Grade above that have three pluses?
He had no idea.
Well, he’d find out once he received a Grade above that.
‘There’s such a thing as EX++……?’
Even Leonis had never seen the Grade EX++ before.
‘Quite so. Shall we end the broadcast now?’
Seongun settled his rewards just as he had on the first and second floors.
[You have succeeded in your mission.]
[1,000 Gold has been awarded.]
[1,000 Gold has been awarded.]
[1,000 Gold has been awarded.]
Like the second floor, three climbers receiving 1,000 Gold each.
‘A shame. If there were no cap, I could’ve swept up all the Gold.’
Leonis was aware of the broadcast’s existence too.
Strangely enough, a broadcast system had existed even during the Zikrote Empire era, and it had helped many people greatly in their tower conquests.
‘No matter. As you ascend higher, the Gold will accumulate naturally.’
But now it was time to end the broadcast.
-For real, don’t turn off the broadcast, man.
-What reward do you get for EX++?
-If you end it here, three generations of hair loss.
-Already cursed with hair loss—need to reveal the reward for purification.
-Turn it off again and permanent purification is impossible.
He had no intention of revealing the reward, curses of hair loss notwithstanding.
“We’ll end the broadcast here. Thank you all for watching.”
Seongun bid farewell to the viewers and ended the broadcast.
[Broadcast terminated.]
Broadcast ended.
[As the first across all species to complete an ascent with an EX++ Grade result, you are awarded a ‘truly exceptional’ reward.]
Beyond EX+, now EX++.
What reward would be granted?
[You have obtained ‘Magma’s Soul (SSS)’.]
Magma’s Soul of SSS Grade.
The original reward for the sixth floor was the Lava Katana—a C-grade sword inscribed with flame properties.
When finishing with a higher Grade here, one could obtain a Lava Katana of higher quality.
Seongun had expected a katana of even higher Grade, but the reward was instead an orb-shaped item, contrary to his expectations.
The very sphere that had risen from his chest.
The sphere that had been absorbed beneath the altar now rested firmly in Seongun’s hand.
[Magma’s Soul]
-Type: Consumable
-Random Grade Range: S ~ SS
-Maximum Growth Grade: SSS
-Select and apply to any weapon of your choice.
-Upon use, Magma’s Soul becomes inherent to that weapon.
Ah, so it was meant for weapons.
Certainly a superior reward.
A climber who didn’t specialize in katanas would find this reward useless—but if it could be applied to any weapon, then no one would deem it worthless.
What pleased him especially was that the Maximum Growth Grade was SSS.
Most weapons have their initial Grade fixed and unchanging.
The A-grade weapon Seongun had been provided had no growth potential either.
However, if he used Magma’s Soul, not only would his Grade skyrocket—it would allow him to grow all the way to SSS-Grade.
‘It’d be better to use it on a weapon I obtain from the 12th floor, wouldn’t it?’
He wanted to use it immediately, but thinking of the 12th floor’s reward, it was wise to save it.
That reward would almost certainly yield a greatsword.
Once he acquired a greatsword on the 12th floor, he’d planned to swap it out for the Asgard Sword he currently favored.
So he’d set Magma’s Soul aside for now.
[Your Level has increased by 6.]
Because he’d finished with an EX++ clear, his level jumped six ranks at once.
[You receive 1,432 Gold.]
[The Title ‘First Climber’ has been upgraded to Stage 1.]
He’d earned over 1,000 Gold from the 6th floor alone.
As the floors climbed higher, the amount of Gold would only increase.
And the First Climber title had indeed upgraded to Stage 1.
‘It didn’t upgrade in the Tower of Miracles, did it?’
When he’d completed his ascent of the Tower of Miracles, the First Climber title hadn’t reacted.
It must be that the count only increased within the Tower of Ruin.
[‘Aura of the Divine’ is beginning to manifest outward.]
[‘Aura of the Divine’ takes effect only within the Tower of Ruin.]
As the count increased, a change occurred.
The Aura of the Divine, which had until now remained hidden beneath the surface, was beginning to radiate outward.
‘You…… what exactly did you just do?’
The first to recognize the aura was Leonis.
Even from this distance, Seongun could hear his voice trembling.
“What is it? What do you see?”
The broadcast had ended, so Seongun spoke aloud.
Muttering to himself alone would mark him as mad, and it felt awkward to speak without an audience.
‘The momentum’s changed. What’s this about all of a sudden?’
“It’s likely an aura.”
‘An aura?’
“Yes. It’s the effect of the First Climber title.”
‘First? What nonsense is that? Why are you the first?’
“It means I was the first to achieve EX+ Grade.”
‘I see…… but EX+ Grade isn’t just monstrous, is it?’
Monstrous.
Seongun couldn’t help but let out a short laugh.
Leonis, mistaking it for mockery, grew indignant.
‘You laughed? Are you insane?’
“If you were to see a real monster, your perspective would change.”
‘A real monster?’
“Yes.”
Transcendent Species.
The power they possessed defied imagination.
In his past life, he’d climbed to the 80th floor, breaking through thresholds beyond counting.
Yet even then, he hadn’t reached the boss—he’d fallen to his knees before the colossal soldiers at the gate.
‘I must reach a realm beyond all comprehension.’
If he were ever to set foot in that Unknown Territory called the 100th floor.
[We shall grant extraordinary benefits to the climber who treads into the Unknown Territory.]
The rewards weren’t finished yet.
True to an EX++ clear, the system promised extraordinary compensation.
What would it grant him?
[You receive a Golden Tower Admission Ticket.]
The Golden Tower?
* * *
[Congratulations! **Climber (South Korea – Seoul)** has cleared the 6th floor of the Tower of Ruin with an EX++ Grade.]
“Seongun, truly, you are…….”
Upon seeing the notification, Choi Hyuk had no choice but to stop his work.
EX Grade.
That alone was astounding, but from the 1st to the 2nd floor he’d pushed to EX+ Grade, and not long after, on the 6th floor he’d climbed another rank, finishing with an EX++ Grade.
And that wasn’t all.
He’d even stepped into the Tower of Miracles, a place no one else had ever reached.
Choi Hyuk promptly summoned Woo Minchul from the research lab.
Seongun would surely clear the seventh floor in no time.
Naturally, he’d ask for items necessary for the ascent, so it was better to prepare ahead than to sit idle.
“You called for me?”
Woo Minchul arrived at the Association chairman’s office shortly after.
He’d entered through the authority of the Association chairman and had apparently struggled with territorial resistance at first, but he now commanded the Potion Division, or so the rumors went.
Had the hardship persisted, Choi Hyuk would have stepped in to handle it himself, but the man possessed such exceptional skill and such grim determination that he wouldn’t abandon his research even under Choi Hyuk’s interference.
Choi Hyuk had judged him as someone who wouldn’t yield to mere territorial squabbles, and that judgment had proven entirely correct.
“Yes. Seongun successfully completed the sixth floor ascent.”
“Ah, so you need a potion prepared for the seventh floor climb?”
“Yes. We’ll need an awakening elixir capable of breaking free from hallucinations.”
Among climbers, the seventh floor is known as the Tower of Hallucinations.
Powerful hallucinations assail climbers in each sector.
While the threat of death is lower than in other floors, the hallucinations are so vicious and the suffering so prolonged that some pioneers have taken their own lives.
Now that awakening elixirs exist to counter hallucinations, the seventh floor can be conquered without incident with their aid.
“I came prepared with exactly what’s needed.”
“What is it?”
“This.”
Woo Minchul set a glass vial filled with black liquid on the table.
“Hmm? I’ve never seen this awakening elixir before.”
Choi Hyuk picked up the vial to examine it.
Myriad-Breaking Dew.
It was an elixir called Myriad-Breaking Dew.
“It’s an awakening elixir I developed myself. I brought it along because I anticipated you’d request an elixir—looks like I was right.”
“Thank you. Seongun will be delighted with this.”
Choi Hyuk smiled softly and tucked the Myriad-Breaking Dew into his chest pocket.
Whirr—whirr—
Then an alert sounded, and a message arrived.
‘What is it?’
Choi Hyuk’s expression hardened at once as he checked the message.
The Greatest Returner Devours the Tower (Ongoing Serialization)
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