The Legendary Regressor Devours the Tower - Chapter 44

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Chapter 44
“Found it!”
Seo Jae Pil’s voice rang out as he entered the tower.
At last, they’d found it—exactly as he’d said.
[You have discovered a small tower with Reinforced Ruin!]
[You are the first to enter.]
Fortunately, no misfortune had befallen them—no one else had made it in first.
“Seong Un! Contact the security team outside right now!”
They’d satisfied the first-entry requirement.
Now they could hand the tower over to the security team and clear it quickly. Simple procedure.
Yet Seong Un had no intention of following it.
“No—let’s try clearing as much as we can ourselves first.”
“I’m… sorry?”
“What kind of nonsense is that?”
Han Geon Woo and Seo Jae Pil stared at Seong Un as if he’d lost his mind.
Seong Un pointed upward with one finger.
“What do you think we need to go higher?”
“Uh… a ladder?”
“Why would we suddenly need a ladder?”
Where had that come from?
When Seong Un exhaled in frustration, both men fell silent, their expressions souring.
“I mean the tower itself. To go higher, we need to raise our Level, don’t we?”
Level was absolute.
A higher Level meant proportionally higher Ability Points.
And the Skills one possessed were also likely to be of higher grade.
There were cases, like his own, where the gap between Level and Ability Points grew severe, but those were exceptional—irrelevant for now.
In principle, what mattered was raising Level.
“So you’re saying Levels just shoot up here?”
“Yeah. Really fast, too.”
It wasn’t merely fortune that earned this place the name Big Event.
Unlike a typical small tower, it distributed Experience Points so lavishly that any Climber who entered witnessed explosive Level growth.
Of course, there was a fixed total pool—the more people entered, the less explosive the gains became.
‘I’ll definitely grow strong here.’
At minimum, he needed to break past Level 40; anything less, and future climbs would remain difficult.
“Okay… let’s do it then.”
Seo Jae Pil raised his wand.
The entrance to the 13th Floor.
Breaking through there had been an impressive feat, but the real challenge lay ahead.
Frankly, pushing forward with their current Stats felt overwhelming.
Even with the guild’s help, they might manage to climb the 14th, 15th, 16th floors—
but he had no confidence facing layers harder than this one.
And as Level rose, so did the Experience Points required per level-up, slowing the pace and making it difficult to improve Stats significantly.
But if Levels rose explosively as Seong Un claimed?
The climbing work would certainly become far easier.
If danger struck, they could call the security team outside for rescue—it was worth attempting.
“Um, what… what should I do?”
Han Geon Woo’s Level had risen by five, bringing him to 14.
Practically useless by any real measure.
“You take point this time.”
Seong Un commanded Han Geon Woo to lead the way.
“What? What are you talking about?”
Seo Jae Pil, who’d been moving forward automatically, stopped short in shock.
Han Geon Woo was equally bewildered.
At only Level 14, he was nothing but small fry compared to Seo Jae Pil at Level 73.
“It’s fine. Indomitable went up a grade too.”
The Indomitable skill had risen to D-grade after consecutively clearing small towers.
Yet even that wasn’t enough to justify leading the charge.
“No, I should go first. No matter what, this doesn’t feel right.”
As Seo Jae Pil moved to take the front position, Seong Un placed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head.
“It’s fine. The Levels here won’t be that high.”
“Not high?”
“No. It scales to match the Level of the first Climber who enters.”
Another reason it’s called a Big Event.
The difficulty adjusted itself based on the strength of whichever Climber entered first.
Reinforced Ruin meant the penalty grew harsher too.
In other words, looking purely at the Clear itself, the actual difficulty was lower than a smaller tower of comparable rank.
“So it’s the average of our three levels, then?”
“Yeah.”
“Wow… so that’s 40? And you’re telling me that’s not high?”
Seong Un’s current Level was 33.
Seo Jae Pil’s was 73, and Han Geon Woo’s was 14.
The average of these three: 40.
For Han Geon Woo, it was a crushingly high Level.
“You’re the thing, though.”
“Huh?”
“If you hold the line up front and I back you up quickly, we’ll be fine, won’t we?”
“What kind of nonsense is that…”
Seo Jae Pil’s words died in his throat.
[Lv.40 Blue Wraith]
Goblin-like in shape, but with razor-sharp bristles running from crown to tail bone.
Skin slick with mucus.
Serpentine, slitted eyes.
The Level 40 Blue Wraith had detected movement and was advancing toward them.
By rough count, well over thirty of them.
“I’ll give it a try…”
Han Geon Woo stepped forward, his face grave.
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“Krrrrr!”
“All intruders die.”
The Level 40 Blue Wraiths shambled forward, drool dripping from their jaws.
‘Damn it—what do I do?’
Han Geon Woo, standing at the front, trembled as the fear of high-Level opponents washed over him.
But having stepped forward boldly before his senior, he couldn’t afford to retreat now.
[Activating Indomitable.]
Whatever happened, he’d meet them head-on first.
Han Geon Woo forced his shaking legs forward.
With the A-grade Shield from the Association on his arm, he wouldn’t go down easily.
That’s when one of the Blue Wraiths rushed him.
Thud!
Despite bracing the shield, the impact sent Han Geon Woo staggering backward, his footing broken, rolling across the floor.
With a Level difference of 26, it was inevitable.
“Krrrrgh!”
“Krrrrr.”
Seeing him sprawled after a single headbutt, the Blue Wraiths began to mock him openly.
Han Geon Woo pushed himself up quickly, bristling at laughter even a fool could read.
His face burned crimson with shame.
“You damn bastards! You dare look down on me?!”
Shouting banished some of the fear—he felt it recede.
Han Geon Woo charged at the Blue Wraith that had thrown him down.
Thud!
The shield in his hands struck the creature hard.
“Kerrk!”
But without real damage landed, it simply leaned its shoulder against the shield and drove forward with its legs, pushing him back.
“Ungh?!”
He was thrown backward far too easily, crashing onto his back again.
“Kerrgh. Human, you are weak.”
Han Geon Woo’s jaw clenched at the insulting words.
‘Damn… damn it…’
He was outmatched entirely.
Even with Indomitable active, he was overwhelmed in raw physical power.
Schwick—
In that instant, Blue Lace’s head tumbled to the ground.
The headless body collapsed, bleeding profusely from the severed stump.
“I told you. Han Geon Woo shouldn’t be taking the front line.”
The attack that had just landed was Seo Jae Pil’s Wind Cutter—a spell.
‘Ugh……’
Han Geon Woo felt relief flood through him, yet beneath it surged a bitter humiliation born of his own helplessness.
[Your level has increased.]
His level rose to 15.
“Those things are fixed at level 40. Just hold out as long as you can.”
Seong Un’s voice reached his ears.
He stood with his arms folded, making no move to intervene.
‘He wouldn’t torment me without reason.’
Seong Un had become far more than a benefactor to Han Geon Woo.
His trust had reached its zenith, and he sensed there must be profound purpose behind this trial.
‘Is this training?’
Training.
If he was to be of any use to the guild that would be established in the future, he needed strength to match. The pathetic level he was at now would only be a hindrance, not an asset.
At this wretched standard, he’d be nothing but dead weight.
Being thrust into the jaws of death itself—that had to be his master’s grand design, a way to force rapid growth through sheer survival.
If that was the case, then proving he could endure was a younger brother’s duty.
Han Geon Woo activated Indomitable and charged at the Blue Lace behind him.
“Hey, hold on a second!”
Seo Jae Pil’s voice called from behind, but there was no need to listen.
The man was only his master’s friend, after all.
Not someone he owed loyalty to.
Boom!
Shield and Blue Lace collided.
Yet the gap in raw power remained so vast that the creature barely budged.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, a searing pain erupted from his side, matched by crushing impact.
The Blue Lace, still locked against his shield, had swung its Wooden Club and slammed it directly into Han Geon Woo’s ribs.
“Gaahhh……!”
Even with an A-grade Shield and Indomitable active, the damage was catastrophic.
His HP evaporated in an instant—28% gone in one blow.
‘What the hell—why does it hurt so much?!’
So this was the power of level 40?
Thankfully, there was no second attack.
Schwick—
Seo Jae Pil’s Wind Cutter carved cleanly through the Blue Lace’s neck, the creature’s head severing and tumbling away.
[Your level has increased.]
His level rose again, reaching 16.
As it did, the missing HP restored to full, and the agony that had gripped him vanished completely.
‘Ah, so that’s why he told me to endure.’
Each time he leveled up, his entire status reset to full recovery.
He’d momentarily forgotten, but his master had accounted for everything—every variable in this test.
‘That’s Seong Un for you. He really is training me after all!’
Han Geon Woo hefted his shield once more and charged toward the next Blue Lace.
* * *
Watching from the sidelines, Seo Jae Pil cursed without reservation.
“Damn it—does that lunatic have a brain at all?”
The position he’d taken should’ve gotten him surrounded and killed outright by now.
The only reason the creatures weren’t encircling Han Geon Woo was because Seo Jae Pil kept them at bay with his magic.
“Getting tired?”
“Yeah. Damn it…… you said levels would skyrocket? Mine hasn’t budged once.”
Unlike Han Geon Woo, whose level had already jumped by two, Seo Jae Pil’s remained unchanged.
The Experience Points required scaled differently for each of them.
“Think I should jump in too?”
Seong Un drew his Asgard Sword.
“Damn it, you get started too early. Right?”
Seo Jae Pil glared at Seong Un.
Seong Un pointed toward Han Geon Woo with an exaggerated look of alarm.
“What—?”
“What do you mean!”
Seo Jae Pil wheeled around sharply toward Han Geon Woo.
But the situation hadn’t changed much from before.
“Vigilance training: success.”
With that, Seong Un pushed off and bolted.
“You bastard!”
Seo Jae Pil’s curses echoed behind him, but faded quickly.
Blue Lace had begun approaching Han Geon Woo slowly, gradually ignoring Seo Jae Pil’s harassment.
No need to worry about that front.
Seong Un fixed his gaze forward.
“Gurrrgh!”
“Stay back!”
Unmonstered-like, the Blue Lace shrieked and stumbled backward.
‘The Divine Aura?’
Seo Jae Pil and Han Geon Woo hadn’t noticed the aura wrapping around Seong Un’s body, but Blue Lace had.
The Blue Lace that had approached to eliminate the intruder suddenly froze.
Seong Un pushed Han Geon Woo to the front and began observing their movements.
‘Those creatures really weren’t attacking properly because they were watching me.’
Just as Leonis had said.
Even with Han Geon Woo holding up his shield and stepping forward, Blue Lace didn’t dare attack him easily.
Because Seong Un was standing behind him, holding the line.
But when Seong Un didn’t advance—after checking multiple times—one of them finally swung its club at Han Geon Woo.
And the moment Blue Lace began approaching Han Geon Woo despite Seo Jae Pil’s harassment was when Seong Un had moved.
As the distance between the Blue Lace that had been watching him and Seong Un widened, they could finally focus on Han Geon Woo.
‘Those creatures wouldn’t need to watch you at all—Jae Pil alone was always sufficient to handle them.’
Seo Jae Pil’s Level was 73.
No matter how much the Blue Lace thrashed about, they couldn’t stand against him.
So he’d leave those to Jae Pil, while he himself would deal with the Blue Lace trying to flank from behind.
Seong Un drew his sword with force, slashing from upper right to lower left.
Slice—
One Blue Lace, trembling with fear, didn’t even think to block Seong Un’s blade and took the full force, its abdomen splitting open as its entrails spilled forth.
At the gruesome sight, Blue Lace shrieked and fled.
‘This is pretty impressive.’
‘Quite impressive indeed.’
Divine Aura.
Its effect was far better than imagined.
Legendary Returnee Consumes the Tower (Serialized)
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