The Legendary Regressor Devours the Tower - Chapter 60

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Episode 60
[Lv.60 Illusionist of Annihilation]
The next sector was not a maze.
‘Where am I?’
Seong Un rolled his eyes, surveying his surroundings.
He was in an antechamber.
Before him lay a circular arena, and at its center stood a single monster with a massive frame concealed beneath a robe, towering motionless.
‘For an illusionist, this thing has a surprisingly enormous body.’
‘Indeed.’
Something felt off about this monster.
Was it because Hypersensitivity had risen to C-grade?
Before, he could sense only the monster’s presence, but now he could perceive the aura it emanated as well.
And the mana rippling from that monster was chaotic, tangled like knotted thread.
As if it had been hastily created.
‘The moment I open this door, it begins.’
‘Yes. I can feel it watching you intently.’
Hidden beneath the robe, the monster’s gaze pierced through Seong Un without wavering.
The instant the door opened, it would attack.
[Only one weapon may be designated, and no switching is permitted.]
[Consumable items cannot be used.]
[All applied effects will be nullified.]
Warnings were also inscribed ahead.
‘This won’t be easy.’
‘No, it won’t.’
The effects currently applied to Seong Un were Parmyongro and Mist Flower Dew.
Once he stepped through that door, both effects would vanish.
The two Mist Flowers he held in his hand would also become unusable, meaning he’d have to face that illusionist with nothing but his raw abilities.
‘It’s a shame Divine Aura won’t work.’
Seong Un’s level was 47.
Meanwhile, the illusionist before him was level 60.
With a gap of more than ten levels, Divine Aura would have no effect.
[Will you end the climb?]
[Current anticipated grade: SSS+ Grade.]
Without opening that door, he could finish the climb without confronting the illusionist at all.
‘Are you going to do it?’
‘Yes.’
Of course, the constraints were no reason to give up.
Seong Un activated Divine Descent, gripped the Asgard Sword, and pushed the door open, stepping forward.
Whoosh!
In that instant, a heavy impact struck his abdomen, his vision flipped, and he crashed into the wall.
Boom—
“Ugh!”
Even with Mana Armor protecting his body, the impact was that severe.
Thank the gods—without Divine Descent, this could have been catastrophic.
Seong Un groaned and forced himself upright.
‘You alright?’
At the concerned question, Seong Un nodded.
‘Yeah.’
‘Did you see? That attack just now—the creature didn’t move an inch.’
‘It must be an illusion.’
Until he crashed into the wall, the thing hadn’t budged from its spot.
It simply stood there, watching him in silence.
No movement whatsoever.
‘That’s strange. That was definitely a physical attack.’
The pain he’d felt in his abdomen was far removed from any illusion.
[Ziegrot’s Blessing activates.]
That was proof—why hadn’t Ziegrot’s Blessing activated before?
Yet even so, he couldn’t dispel the illusionist’s illusion.
It must be because the ability was still unstable, unable to draw its full power.
‘The true body must be somewhere else.’
‘Yes. I’m of the same mind.’
Clang!
As Seong Un raised his sword to take a defensive stance, something struck the blade, and his wrist flinched.
He nearly dropped it.
‘Can’t read it?’
‘Unfortunately not.’
Even with Hypersensitivity raised to C-rank, he couldn’t read the creature’s attacks.
The illusion woven by a level 60 being was so formidable it numbed even his heightened senses.
Clang!
Seong Un’s blade collided with the creature’s assault once more.
Thud!
“Ugh!”
This time a heavy impact struck his right knee, and his strength drained away in an instant.
‘A troublesome one’s gotten in my way.’
He had to agree with that assessment.
Creatures possessing not mere physical strength but the ability to paralyze sensation were ordinarily far more difficult than ordinary foes.
For a swordsman like Seong Un, it was perhaps the worst possible matchup.
He had no choice but to rely on his eyes and ears, and since a sword dealt damage within close range, anything that touched his senses themselves would inevitably work against him.
‘It’s all right. I anticipated struggle.’
Just as in his past life, creatures that numbed the senses through illusion were all equally troublesome.
Some had even driven Seong Un to the brink of death.
Of course, the Illusionist of Annihilation paled in comparison to such opponents—a speck of dust—but the problem was that Seong Un himself was operating at a diminished level.
‘It’s moving.’
For the first time, the Illusionist withdrew his right foot and bent his knees slightly.
Then he extended his left fist forward.
Seong Un raised his sword to a defensive posture.
‘Hmm?’
The physical assault that had been pressing him moments before vanished.
Whoosh—
The Illusionist then drove his right fist through empty air.
Seeing him repeat this motion several times, Seong Un’s eyes brightened and he lunged forward.
Now he understood why he’d taken physical damage.
‘My vision only registered it after time had passed.’
‘Yes.’
Leonius had also managed to discern the nature of the Illusionist’s illusion.
The illusion was already in effect.
His senses had long since been paralyzed, and the effect had burrowed into his brain itself, causing lag.
In simpler terms: the moment the door opened, the Illusionist had rushed forward, and Seong Un hadn’t perceived it until now—only recognizing the attack was complete by seeing the motion of the strike.
Whoosh—
Seong Un, closing the distance, swept his sword in a wide arc.
The blade sliced cleanly across the Illusionist’s neck.
The problem was the absence of sensation in his hands.
That meant what he saw before his eyes was an illusion.
“!”
Clang!
The Illusionist’s assault began anew.
Reflexively, Seong Un raised his sword to block—
Thud!
But the follow-up attack slipped past his defense.
Pain erupted from his flank, his body lifted clear off the ground, and he crashed into the wall.
That was the second time he’d been driven into a wall.
“Hnn…….”
Seong Un groaned and struggled to his feet.
Despite maintaining Divine Descent and Ziegrot’s Blessing, the damage remained severe.
“Hah.”
As his vitality slowly recovered through the blessing, Seong Un steadied his breathing and reset his stance.
‘That’s an illusion.’
All his senses numbed, he couldn’t read the true form.
It was right here, very close.
Just like now.
Clang!
Seong Un reflexively raised his sword to block the attack.
The impact reverberated through his wrists, but he didn’t hesitate for a moment—he swung back without delay.
Clang!
As the assault continued in rapid succession, Seong Un smiled for the first time.
“I understand now.”
At that smile, the attack halted briefly.
The phantom before his eyes then threw a punch.
“You prepared well enough, but this is as far as it goes.”
Seong Un closed his eyes and drew a slow, deep breath.
He’d thought his Hypersensitivity had been paralyzed, but that wasn’t quite it.
When he shut the doors to all his senses, he could faintly perceive the mana wrapping around the space itself.
He couldn’t read the true body this way, but for now, this was enough.
‘It’s moving.’
The mana before his eyes rippled suddenly.
Exactly fifty centimeters ahead—an attack aimed at his abdomen.
Seong Un raised his sword and parried the blow.
Clang!
In the same instant, he activated a skill.
[Vital Point Strike activated.]
The Vital Point Strike landed the moment he parried.
He felt the mana directly ahead surge violently.
Eyes still closed, Seong Un moved in the direction the mana flowed.
Whoosh—
He drew his sword in a diagonal slash.
Clang!
This time too, he’d struck true.
‘That’s enough reconnaissance.’
He pressed the attack, checking whether his opponent had any other abilities hidden away.
But seeing no new cards played, he concluded there were none left.
Seong Un invested fifty points of mana into a single strike, pouring everything into it.
The sword in his grip glowed crimson.
[One Sword Two Cuts activated.]
[Success rate is 100%.]
When One Sword Two Cuts landed a clean hit, the chance of felling the opponent was absolute.
Sensing danger, the mana thrashed about even more violently.
‘Futile.’
All it did was betray its position more clearly.
Seong Un lunged forward and brought his sword down from overhead.
Crack—
The stone, which had seemed impossible to break, split cleanly in two.
As it did, his numbed senses rushed back, and his head began to throb.
Seong Un winced and opened his eyes to see the true body of the Illusionist of Annihilation, bisected in half, before him.
The creature hung suspended with both arms raised, cleanly severed at the waist.
“It stitched together all sorts of junk to make itself.”
Rusted parts had been assembled into a single frame.
Could this really be called a monster?
‘…I’m sorry.’
Leonius spoke, sensing the battle had ended.
‘What for?’
Startled by the sudden apology, Seong Un tilted his head.
‘I was useless. I couldn’t even see through that wretched illusion….’
His voice trembled slightly.
A knight who once commanded hundreds, thousands of imperial soldiers—now stopped dead by a mere level 60 wall.
While Seong Un danced along the edge of death, all Leonius could do was remain perfectly still and quiet, invisible, trying not to be a burden.
‘It’s because you’re incomplete. With a lower grade, illusions become harder to perceive.’
It wasn’t entirely accurate.
Typically, items imbued with Ego boasted power that transcended grade.
Seong Un didn’t know why Leonius couldn’t read the illusion, but he had no intention of pressing the matter—the battle was already over.
[You have defeated the Illusionist of Annihilation.]
[You have achieved a remarkable feat.]
[You have defeated the Illusionist of Annihilation within 30 minutes. Substantial bonus points have been added.]
[You receive 100,000 experience points.]
[Your level has increased.]
[You obtain Armadum ‘1’.]
The reward for defeating the Illusionist of Annihilation was a crimson-hued Ore Stone hidden within that creature’s body.
‘Armadum? On the 7th floor? That shouldn’t be possible.’
Armadum was an Ore Stone that normally required climbing at least forty floors to obtain.
Moreover, the creatures that guarded them knew its value well and were naturally driven to protect it fiercely.
That Armadum had appeared here meant the Administrator had spared no effort in trying to obstruct Seong Un’s climb.
“I’ll need to ask Woo Min-chul about this.”
With his Alchemy, he would be more than capable of drawing out Armadum’s full potential.
[You have successfully cleared the Tower of Destruction 7th Floor!]
[Due to the effects of the Blessing of Odious (Beginner) title, a 20% clear bonus is applied.]
[You are a Climber affiliated with the Association. The Tower acknowledges you. A 2% clear bonus is applied.]
[Your clear evaluation is being compiled.]
[Clear Score: EX++]
[Your reward will be issued. Please wait a moment.]
Done.
By perfectly defeating the Illusionist and completing the 7th floor with an EX++ grade, I had succeeded.
“It’s a shame I didn’t gain the extra Gold.”
The 3,000 Gold that had been attached to the broadcast mission.
Unfortunately, when the broadcast crashed, I was unable to obtain that additional Gold.
“Well, there will be plenty of opportunities to earn Gold.”
There was no immediate shortage that would cause real problems.
For now, reaching EX++ grade was what truly mattered.
This was when a reward grand enough to make me abandon the search for weak points in the Golden Tower would appear.
[As the first of all races to complete a floor with an EX++ grade result, we will bestow upon you, a Climber who has achieved such a remarkable outcome, a ‘truly exceptional’ reward.]
A truly exceptional reward.
Normally, this is where a skill that increases critical strike chance would be granted.
Seong Un from the previous life had also climbed the 7th floor and acquired a skill that raised critical strike probability by 15%.
But circumstances were different now.
It was an EX++ grade, after all.
What kind of reward would appear?
[You obtain the Reaper’s Fingerprint (SSS).]
An Elite Returnee Devours the Tower (serialized)
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