The Tutorial Is Too Hard

Kirikiri grants his wish and gives me the condition that I should complete all of the tutorial stages.

I didn't want to.

The biggest reason I stayed in the tutorial in the first place was to think about what I wanted to say to her.

But Kirikiri advised me that I still have more to get from the tutorial.

Of course, I decided to complete the tutorial stages as she advised.

Kirikiri's advice was largely correct, and there was no harm in taking her advice.

It has always been, and it will always be.

Stage clears were easy.

I was giving Yong and Hotch a complete target, but I was also clearing five or six stages a day.

Even though he wasn't rushing the attack.

용용이 was enjoying clearing the stage.

I was excited to see the world on various stages as if I were visiting a theme park.

The inspiration and the grandmother were not interested in the stage, and so was Cecilia.

I was a little uncomfortable on the contrary.

Stages in the 70th floor had a consistent concept.

Indigenous gods appeared on every stage.

And those gods collided to create a hellish environment.

The challenger had to evacuate and protect people from the vaccine or survive until the vaccine appeared.

Apart from the difficulty of the stage, I felt uncomfortable.

I felt like I was experiencing a leaflet rather than a stage for a test.

It was as if the uncontrolled power of God was this dangerous, collective, praising the vaccine.

To be precise, the system underlying the vaccine seemed to say that this was necessary.

However, the contradiction was that most of the gods who designed this stage also wanted to escape the system.

I had to find out more about the relationship between the gods and the system.

I haven't figured out all the information yet.

I couldn't even ask Kirikiri.

Before entering the 60th floor, I consumed all the information I had.

In order to ask about something new, I had to earn information again by clearing the stage.

Perhaps what Kirikiri said about me needing a stage raid means he wants to gather more information like that.

* * *

[You are on the 80th floor stage.]

Description: The origin of drifting space on an unnamed planet has crash-landed.

The source quickly devoured everything in the area, and the planet became desolate.

The investigators of the vaccine reported to this source that there was something trivial about it, unlike the usual sources.

The vaccine will send you to retrieve the source and find out what makes it unique.

-Clear conditions

1. Defeat the source.

2. Investigate the peculiarity of the origin.

“It's a different stage than usual. ”

Hotch mutters.

It was definitely different.

Perhaps the concept has changed as we go up to the 80th floor.

Unlike the 70th floor, where gods and vaccinations mainly appeared, the theme on the 80th floor was the source.

First, it was peculiar from the fact that the origin had reappeared.

It was also the fact that there was something unusual about the source.

The 80th floor was a plain wasteland.

And in front of the place where we were summoned, the source seemed to be fading.

The power that was emitting, even though it looked like a Zeyne monster, was definitely the source.

“What should I do? ”

Hotch turned to me and asked.

If it was dragons' job to use force while clearing stages, it was Hoch's role to navigate.

But Hotch asked me for advice every time he saw something for the first time or whenever he had to deduce something.

The reason was simple.

Hotch lacks the enthusiasm and deduction to consider something intense to complete the stage.

I enjoyed clearing stages and experiencing new worlds as well as dragons, but I was much less motivated.

“Kill me first. ”

“Just kill him? Investigate.”

There are two types of treatment and examination of the origin, presented as clear conditions on the 80th floor.

The important thing here is that the first condition is defeated and the second condition is investigation.

The order of clear conditions is not random.

Perhaps we can investigate properly after we've eliminated the source.

There is something that needs to be investigated and found, or it could happen after you kill it.

“Then I'll do it! ”

용용이 lifted my hand.

Hotch smiled and told me to do it.

Yong-yong sent the force towards the source.

The source was blazing.

[Stage clear failed.]

[You will be taken to the waiting room.]

One minute, we're back in the waiting room.

... What is this?

I told you to kill the source, so why is the mission failing?

I was embarrassed.

I did as I was told, but I was suddenly moved to the waiting room.

Prior to entering the 80th floor, Kirikiri did not give much explanation about the stage.

용용이 was looking at me with a frowned eye because he wanted to do something wrong.

Hotch was looking at me for an explanation.

I couldn't understand the situation, so there was only one thing I could say.

“Let's go back. ”

The portal has entered the 80th floor again.

[You are on the 80th floor stage.]

Description: The origin of drifting space on an unnamed planet has crash-landed.

The origin is quickly everywhere... ….

I gave him a rough description message.

The conditions for clearing were the source's defeat and investigation, both intact.

“Hey, explain something to me. ”

“Hmmm… that……. ”

Hotch is here.

To be honest, I didn't understand what was going on, but I didn't want to make a face.

“Don't you know? ”

“No, that's not it… that…. ”

I needed time to think things through.

Shit, let's talk and think.

I started speaking slowly so I could think a little more.

“Well, there are two possibilities. ”

“Oh, what is it? ”

“One, if that is not the source of the defeat, ”

Not very likely in this case

The only source you see around here right now is that giant centipede.

It was only Jinhee and our group that were alive on this planet, as well as the source of silk.

“Secondly…. ”

“And the second?”

용용이이 너무 Strong Attack.

Typically at an output level that 80 floor conductors will never be able to make.

This caused an error in the system.

I thought there might be, but I didn't think of anything else.

“Then let's attack quietly. ”

Hotch heard my explanation.

But it wasn't easy either.

The source is surrounded by a peculiar force around it.

The source is absorbing all the power around it with that ability.

The planet's surface is in a dry wasteland, and the ability of the source to detect any life other than its origin is likely to be completely undetectable.

It doesn't just absorb the planet's life force.

A challenger who is distracted just by approaching will die like a living mummy.

Even if a ranged attack is possible, the attack will be difficult.

If you try to attack that source with medium-sized power, even that power will be absorbed and used as food.

Not long ago, there was a reason for Yong-yong to fire the source in the strike.

But that was strange.

Ignoring the absorbency of that source and burning it at once is hard to try unless it is easy to use.

At the level of the 80-story challenger, you won't be able to strike a significant blow to that source.

“Oh, I get it. ”

The first clear condition was a wake.

Give the target to kill and have the challenger attack the source.

The source absorbs the power of those challengers, and then there's a phenomenon called singularity.

It was a clear-cut condition for the challenger, but it wasn't unusual considering the design of the Hell difficulty stage that somehow wanted to screw the challenger.

“So what do I do? ”

“Just give me strength, eat quickly and grow up. ”

Yong understood my words and started attacking again towards the source.

It wasn't enough to detonate the source at once.

I made a fireball the size of a soccer ball and sent it to the source.

The source shivered as it absorbed it whenever it was hit by the dragon's thrown flame.

It's kind of gross to see her shaking like that every time I get hit.

It was because it was a giant shiny centipede.

Unlike my appreciation, 용용이 liked seeing Jinhee wriggle.

“Cute!”

Now the aesthetic of dragon begins to suspect.

After me and Hotch said Yong-yang is cute, cute, do you think it is a versatile compliment that can be applied in all situations.

No, the situation was a little serious if you really thought he was cute.

Whether I was seriously worried or not, Dragon sent a fireball towards Zine hard.

Whenever Zeyne took a ball of fire, she liked the look of it as if it were a child feeding fish to a goldfish in a pond.

Of course, Yong is a child, but that's a big difference from a goldfish.

I turned to Hotch to ask him what he thought about the situation.

But Hotch was preparing to make a small fireball and send it towards Zeyne, rather than sending a worrying glance towards dragons.

Hotch is a little shy, but likes shooting power at him.

I pretended to be hard, pretending to be annoying, but I was excited to see that I was making a ball of smoke.

Come to think of it, Hotch was also as young as Yong.

As soon as Yong and Hotch shot the fireball for a few minutes, Zine's jitters reached the limit.

It was such a huge centipede that the vibrations shook the surrounding ground.

And it wasn't just a struggle.

Something is awakening inside the centipede.

[The clear condition will change.]

Description: Despite the investigator's desperate efforts, we failed to kill the source.

The vaccine was identified by the investigator as anomalous in its origin, and decided to send a new apostle to stop it.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, it may take some time for the Apostle to arrive on site.

Survive the source until the Apostle arrives.

-Clear conditions

1. Survive until the apostle arrives.

2. Defeat the source.

It was as expected.

There's been a case like this before.

When the origins first appeared, the stage proceeded in the same way.

40th floor.

The source has now stopped floundering.

Not only does it flutter, but it also stops and stops all movement.

Like a statue or a chrysalis.

I didn't see any signs of change on the outside, but I knew exactly what was going on in there.

I've been there before.

“That's it, right? ”

“Oh, that's it. ”

I answered Hotch's question.

That was it.

I couldn't explain it in a word.

That source was evolving.

The main characteristic of its origin was that it was eaten at birth by its own strength.

The power of identity like that tries to eat away everything visible in order to gain more power.

It was the source of what I had seen so far, when I could only think of eating the enemies in front of me as a lost monster.

But the centipede was trying to peel it off.

He was trying to escape his primal urge, the power that consumed him.

Once upon a time, the rationality of the past that had already been consumed by power was about to be revived.

“Come on, buckle up! ”

Yong-yong sent a voice of support towards Zine who stopped.

When did I get a name?

After a while, a new twitch was detected in Zeyne's body.

He breaks the fly's shell and something crawls out of it.

You focus on the group.

I wonder what's coming out of there.

I also wondered what it looked like.

What it would look like if it had just regained consciousness.

Do they look like they were before they became the source?

It's only gotten smaller. Maybe it's the same monster.

Is it him or a completely different kind of monster?

Or maybe I can change who I am, like I did.

It's been a long time since I was curious.

“Twitch!”

Yong only called out in an eager voice something that broke Zine's shell and revealed its appearance outside, and it was blasphemous to Yong.

“Gaaaah!”

He was an ordinary monster.

I flicked my finger with a deep disappointment.

[You have cleared 80 floors.]

* * *

Maybe it was because I killed the monster of Zeyne Dragon was a bit dead.

Did he really think he was cute?

Hotch was calming Yong-yong.

I have already cleared the stage, and the portal has appeared, but I think I will move after the dragon's mood has cleared.

I felt sorry for him and watched Hotch and Dragon while the message flew.

It was Park Jung-ah.

[Jung Wook, 90th Floor: We've got trouble!]

What's wrong?

It's gonna be a day of dialogue.

I hope so.

[Jung Park, 90th Floor: Stage is blocked. No matter what you do, you can't enter the stage. All the challengers are tied to the waiting room and the residential area.]

Oh, that's what you said.

Then I didn't inform Park Jung-ah beforehand.

[Jung Wook, 90th floor: There's no information from the managers, no clues. I can't see the managers because I can't get on stage. Do you know anything about that?]

[Hojae Lee, 80th floor: That's what I did.]

[Jung Wook, 90th Floor: … Huh, huh?]