Demon King

The second floor was wide and large compared to the first floor, but everything was wide and large as well as the passageway.

It was clear that there was considerable distance between the realm of Wolves, Battle Spiders and the realm of the superspecies.

It was because they did not encounter the higher-order species even after battling them for more than six hours.

In fact, I could not help but feel very devastated as I was always preparing for encounter with the upper class, leaving more than half of Mana behind, but it was a pleasure anyway.

The first time I encountered a Goblin Fighter and the first time I encountered a Goblin Warrior was unforgettable.

Squares. A few battle spiders scramble at the ceiling. It was a move to get away from me.

[Lesser detection becomes Lv10 and evolves to Intermediate detection. Increases detectable coverage and precision. Makes it possible to recognize enemy attack signs.]

Detection grew to moderate with good timing. That's what it was telling me. The only three battle spiders that survived within 50 metres were the ones running the ceiling apart from me.

Just finish that and we'll be done with the mass spawning.

I put a hot rod of iron into the spirit that was being worn out by the gunfight.

He also activated the leaping and charging skills of the beast simultaneously by blowing Mana into the body that was in the best condition with repeated site feeding.

I then swinged the shadow of blood as hard as I could, jumping high and far away. The black head of one spider was cut off, so it was not difficult to paint the trail of blood in the air, and the black lightning emanating from the end of the trail of blood shot straight at the other two spiders.

“Queek!”

“Kiehei!”

One of them is electrocuted and falls to the ground. However, the other one was fortunate enough not to be electrocuted, and when he saw that his colleague had been hurt, he tried harder and harder to move on to the other path. The thought of rushing to death so far would drown him.

Such a pathetic figure.

But if I miss that, I don't like the aftertaste. I landed on the ground, pulling back as hard as I could with a shadow of blood and throwing it.

“Kiik! Kiik! ”

He breaks the black man's shell and plunges it into the air without shaking. The spider hurls its silk crazily back into the ground, but it does not pose any threat to me.

Instead of thrown swords, I pulled a sharp steel sword out of my inventory, cut off the head of the spider that was rolling the floor in shock, then charged into the floor and struck the spider's head, gushing cobwebs from all sides.

The steel sword was significantly less durable and aggressive than the Blood Shadow, but it was still strong enough to end the spider that wouldn't even be able to resist properly under pressure once Mana had been immersed.

[You got 3,400 XP.]

[You got 2 Silver 20 Bronze.]

[Level Up!]

[You are at least qualified to enter Jinma's Tower. Knock on the door of the tower if you feel more pain than death in a place where death is not allowed.]

The moment the spider's head hit the floor. A joyful alert window and alert window appeared at the same time.

Just a moment ago, when I asked Rain about Jinma's Tower, he told me it was a safe training ground. What came to my mind was a special space that escaped from the Black Palace, such as a private store.

But it seems that was right. A notification window that appears as soon as the level reaches 50. A door that can only be called what you think, just like in a private store. Unlike a private store, I did not seem to be charged for admission, but it was clear.

In Jinma's tower, there must be someone of the same kind waiting for me as the rain.

I decided not to think about why just me anymore. It is because I am confident that I will get the truth by my own power one day.

With my power.

If you get stronger.

If you're strong enough to put anything in front of you and not back down.

And the means to make me fat and strong are piled up in this passageway and beyond.

Hundreds of war-wolves and battle spiders died all at once, leaving the dungeon calm and serene. Just moments ago, monsters were here, proving the bodies of the slain and torn to pieces.

I put a spark in my hand. It was fire magic.

I've already done too well to worry about the top species that will come after smelling it. As long as I don't eat any of these corpses and run away, the smell of roasted meat will not change.

From the corpse of the nearest spider, I roasted it in a temperature-controlled fire. Smells delicious. Actually, it smelled like fried shrimp.

Most monsters' meat is salty. Goblin meat tasted a little bland, but it was completely fried chicken by the time it reached the king. There is no shortage of liver.

I couldn't stand the smell of delicious spiders any longer. It tasted as I thought. The power of a predatory skill, however, the crust of a spider feels like a frying gown. I felt like I was eating freshly fried hot and crispy shrimp.

‘What will the top battle spider assassin or giant spider taste like? Does it usually taste like lobster or something? ’

I had never been more curious about a monster than its power or skill. It was that good. I devoured the corpse of the spider in a frenzy.

Whether it was because my predatory skills had reached level 3 or because I evolved to the Hobgoblin Ashter, my stomach capacity increased considerably, but I couldn't fill one or two because the size of the spider was small enough to be a Goblin.

I consumed the spiders and made all the recovered Mana out of flames, roasting and eating the spiders around me. The wolf also did not escape from the prey. I could eat as much beef as I wanted even when I was a human being.

I did not restrain myself anymore. In case of combat, I roasted and ate everything around me while activating only the intermediate level of detection. And they all made leaps and power tacks and flame magic and black lightning.

[Beginner Flame Magic becomes Lv10 and evolves into Lesser Flame Magic. Increases the number of fireballs that can be handled and provides precise control.]

[1,358/2 ,000 Predatory after War Wolf Hunt]

[1,582/2 ,000 Predatory after Battle Spider Hunt]

By the time I came to my senses, I couldn't find any spiders and wolf skins around me. Over 1,000 bodies that were scattered across three or four passageways all went into my stomach.

After realizing that I had nothing to eat, I straightened up. There was a difference in the power to get into the whole body right away. Even when you reached level 50, you ate enough monsters to feel the increase in your ability to eat.

[Fade]

[Hobgoblin Athlete Lv. 50]

[Strength – 291 HP – 264 MP – 125 Luck]

[Skill – Dark Heart, Predatory Lv3, Lesser Martial Arts Lv5, Lesser Armor Defense Lv2, Beginner Regeneration Lv8, Lesser Flame Magic Lv1, Beginner's Trap Creation Lv4, Lesser Power Attack Lv3, Lesser Power Arrow Lv2, Lesser Height Height Lv2, Lesser Leap Lv5, Intermediate Detection Lv1, Intermediate Raid Lv3, Beginner's Bronze Lv8, Beginner Beast's Stone

Gin Lv8, Beginner Spider Web Crafting Lv4, Lesser Cane Lv9, Lesser Resistance Lv9]

Indeed. Strength and health increased by more than 10%. Wars Wolf and Battle Spider have few magical powers, so devouring them did not produce any magical growth at all, but raising tens of units of strength and stamina in their seats was not an easy experience.

In addition, during combat, the ferocious beast's charge grew more than hundreds of War Wolf feeding, making it to the beginner level 8, and even making unusable spider silk because there were no spinnerets, only prey made it to the beginner level 4. It's a very flawless sight.

It was.

I took out the clock and checked the time. Eleven hours have passed since the first massive outbreak.

I don't know how many hours it took to devour, but at least the next few hours War Wolf and Battle Spider won't be born.

Of course, moving on to the realm of higher species would have to be monsters for me to deal with, but I didn't want to risk 'life’ until I had filled up the War Wolf and 2,000 Battle Spiders with all my abilities to prey on them.

Then it is time to go in there.

I thought calmly about what I had left out. I've checked the condition of my equipment and weapons, and I've also checked the money I have now because I might be able to enhance my equipment with the money I earned from mass appearances.

Twenty-eight gold. Twenty silver. Raised the number of people. Ninety silver. If I had more, I might have been able to pay 10 silver to get into the dedicated shop and get a synthetic scroll of defense gear.

The armor synthetic scroll considers the possibility that it is colder than the weapon synthetic scroll, but the possibility is neatly folded when you think of a smiling face in the rain.

I am more likely to return with only 10 silver entrance fee. Today's luck cannot be tested because it is not yet past, so we can literally scatter Cindon into thin air.

Critically, I am running low on materials.

I had more than 10 crustaceans and manes, but I was able to select up to three materials, so I had no choice but to go back to the first floor and catch Goblins or go into the upper species realm and get new materials. Either way, it's impossible right now.

Jinma's Tower is a place that doesn't die. This is a training ground, so you don't have to be obsessed with the notion that you have to be more prepared.

Good. I'm hardened.

I summoned the door to Jinma's Tower. I grabbed the handle and opened it.

I moved beyond that into the darkness.

Dungeons are dark places. Ever since I was a Goblin, I have adapted to the darkness and have been able to clearly distinguish all things in the dark.

It was a dark passageway that I perceived as dark. A space with nothing, nothing but me, really.

Even if I adapted to that space, I wouldn't be able to see anything except the darkness of Sackáman. It's because there's nothing where the eye is headed.

But here, Jinma's tower was different. It was dark enough that I couldn't see anything in my dark-trained eyes, but there were countless living things here.

Even though I couldn't recognize them, they were definitely here.

Among them were the most unrecognizable individuals.

It's enormous, but it's completely transparent.

Unwavering but simultaneously relentless.

“Passed.”

Suddenly, I heard the voice of a heavy yet sharp middle-aged man without any notice.

Even though his voice was being heard right before his nose, I could hardly pinpoint his position.

I realized right away. It was clear that he had an ambush, or equivalent, or a skill beyond that. At a level that is neither comparable to that nor that of me.

I was just desperate to get his location.

“I am the manager of Jinma's Tower, A. ”

“I……. ”

“You're Fate. The climber of the tower. ”

The next moment, he suddenly opened the distance from me, just as he had approached me. I was left alone again in the darkness.

“Jinma's Tower is at the boundary between the physical and spiritual worlds. The trail of life overlaps in one place and coexists. It's built for Paite, the challenger of the tower, and the climber. ”

Mmm-hmm.

I don't understand a word you're saying.

But only one thing. I could only tell that Jinma's tower was also there for me, like a private store.

Then what is Jinma? Maybe it's what's waiting for me at the end of evolution.

I focused my best to assess his position as "A".

His presence, his tactics, the sound he makes. I struggled with all my senses to get a clear sense of some of them.

And it finally worked out. We still haven't been able to pinpoint his exact location, but we do know roughly where he is.

[Intermediate Detection is Lv2.]

That was enough. At least I didn't want to look at the void and talk about it. But barely holding onto the direction of "A" and turning his head, he said.

“…… The trajectory of existence is a lie. ”

I ignored his nonsense and opened my mouth.

“Rain told me this was a safe training ground. ”

“Vee? …… ah. ”

He paused and soon agreed with me. Well, I knew the rain was using a pseudonym from the start. And now, the "A" reaction suggests that "A" is the Vee I'm talking about, and it could be that we know each other well.

“That's not wrong. This place is full of Jinma's power. The soul and flesh of Pait, who have lost their boundaries, are immortal in this place. ”

I felt like I was telling you that I wasn't going to die here. It could not be interpreted otherwise. But the words he said bothered me because I didn't die.

“What the hell is Jinma? ”

“Right. No answer. ”

I couldn't help but ask him about Jinma, but as I thought, he cut me off.

I gritted his teeth and asked him something else.

“What is this place for? ”

“Training and testing. Unity.”

“What can I do here? ”

“Proof.”

“What can I get? ”

“Eligibility.”

If I had the strength, I would have kicked him in the shin. It was because I couldn't do it.

But when I was going to change my teeth, Ei added.

“And don't patronize me. ”

Immediately, something happened between me and him.

Between him and me? No, front, back, left, right. There was an invisible giant wall that locked me in a confined space.

Though I was in a darkness where I could not even see, my sharpened detection allowed me to roughly understand the height of the wall rising from all sides and its intensity.

And as soon as I found out who that wall was, I remembered something.

“1st Floor of Jinma's Tower. The first foe is a Troll. ”

From a distance, but I could hear his voice as clear as a whisper in my ear.

“Conquest takes place when all of Pait's trajectories come together. ”

“Grr.”

At the end of his words, you hear the sound of rough breathing on the ground. Of course, the sound of breathing was not from A.

Didn't he just tell you? An adversary is a Troll. An intermediate monster Troll who once evolved was made aware of its existence through the notification window.

You're full. Even if I didn't die, I wouldn't have come here until I defeated both the Battle Spiders and the Warwolves on the first floor of Jinma's Tower if I'd known that I was an intermediate monster!

“Gruuuhhh!”

The Trolls rush at me screaming. Without a doubt, he was only moving to kill me.

A huge stone wall that rises all around it. Limited space, just me and two Trolls.

I imagined it from the beginning, but this place isn't a tower.

Arena. That was the real Jinma Tower!

Chapter 12. Jinma's Tower 1 End

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