A Wimp’s Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower (Novel) - Chapter 140
Chapter 140
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Translated by Jinmu
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The farm assassins were quickly taken care of.
A mission completed with the order mixed up.
Originally, the order was to enter the farm pasture to take care of the low-grade assassins, and enter the houses to take care of the High-Grade assassins, top-grade assassin, and Guild Master.
However, Sergeant Bae blew away one of the farm’s houses with a large-caliber bullet.
At that, all the assassins practically jumped out at once.
The High-Grade assassin elimination mission was completed first.
Following that, top-grade assassin Crook.
He approached using concealment, but could he avoid Gyeon Dal-rae’s eyes and ears?
She stuck a Binding Talisman on him to make his movement impossible, and Gobang tore him apart.
The low-grade assassin elimination was at the very end.
Sergeant Bae’s guided bullets, the vampire, and Bardin were enough.
Rajix just rode the Blood Wolf and wandered around here and there.
He set out exploring saying he was finding treasure, but he seemingly didn’t have much yield.
And finally.
Guild Master Jericho.
“Kkeu-a-a-a-ak! P, please, k, kill me. Q, quickly! I’ll spit it all out. N, no I will tell you.”
Gwangma’s Bone-Dividing Joint-Dislocating technique.
Honestly, I didn’t even feel pity for him.
The most vicious of the vicious.
Sending a son to his father and making him die?
With that karma, making the father suffer for his entire life.
A shameless bastard.
The most vicious of the vicious.
Guild Master Jericho began to confess fluently.
Who was the mastermind as expected?
Surprisingly, it was the Imperial Family.
The Emperor was the prime culprit.
The bastard who held the Cruel Assassination Guild in his hands and shook it.
The reason the assassination guild survived for 60 years.
A matter that was possible because the Imperial Family was backing them up.
But why in the world?
The Marquis Lexington family was the Emperor’s faction.
He was the commander leading the Imperial Army and the Emperor’s dependable sword.
Bringing such a family to ruin at once?
Dog-like Emperor bastard.
I don’t know what his purpose was, but unabashedly doing acts that even back-alley thugs wouldn’t do.
If so, is the target of the next 79th floor mission the Emperor?
Well, we just have to do it.
Since it’s resolving Cossack’s deep-seated resentment.
Anyway, we found out the mastermind.
And.
Tti-ring.
[You have completed all missions on the 78th floor.]
[Reward : High-Grade Mana Stone 78kg / Multi-National Tower Usage Ticket.]
Along with the ticket and High-Grade Mana Stone reward,
[World Notice : You have achieved the 78th floor clear grade S+++ of Black Tower NO.2 (South Korea).]
[S+++ Clear Reward : Awarded 2 Platinum Badges.]
He didn’t miss the badges this time either.
Going straight to the 79th floor.
Emperor Kalios of the Baratheon Empire had dreamed of an absolute imperial power that went unchecked since his ascension to the throne.
The stumbling blocks to absolute imperial power are naturally the nobles.
To him, the Emperor’s faction or the aristocratic faction were all the same.
Emperor’s faction?
Do they support the imperial family for free?
Ultimately, it’s for profit.
He had to hand over something.
Politics is a living, moving organism.
It is not fixed.
The Emperor’s faction could turn into the aristocratic faction overnight, and the aristocratic faction could support the imperial family for the sake of profit.
Nobles are originally that kind of breed.
They’re all much the same.
It’s rather better to strike a balance.
For two aristocratic families with similar power to maintain a tight force while keeping each other in check.
Only then does neither side grow too big.
The more the two fight, the weaker both sides become.
Amidst that, a variable occurred.
The Empire’s strongest swordsman, Sword Master Hartmann, attached himself to the Marquis Lexington family’s side.
The scale of the balance tilted.
The nobles who stood neutral flocked to the Marquis Lexington family.
The Emperor’s faction rapidly expanded their forces.
You ask if it isn’t good if the Emperor’s faction grows strong?
Not at all.
It’s rather the opposite.
An Emperor’s faction noble that surpasses the power of the imperial family…
He might have to run the Empire while reading their moods every time.
He had to weaken the Lexington family’s power.
How?
He has to eliminate the one who ruined the balance.
Sword Master Victor Hartmann.
However, the bastard is strong.
By means of martial force, there was no way to do anything.
So he decided to bring him down from the inside.
By kidnapping Hartmann’s young child.
It was effective.
The Empire’s greatest Sword Master crumbled.
The Lexington family also collapsed.
The balance of power found its place again.
Actually, there is another reason for taking care of Hartmann.
As any knight holding a sword would be, Kalios’s dream was also to be a Sword Master.
However, he could not cross the wall.
He couldn’t even get close.
So-so ordinary skills.
The state of a Sword Master was far, far away.
Kalios burned with jealousy.
Why is Hartmann able to be one and he isn’t?
They’re exactly the same age too.
He had more opportunities to become a Sword Master himself.
Anyway, the plan succeeded.
Emperor Kalios reached out his hand to the despondent Hartmann.
He acknowledged his succession as the Marquis and even entrusted him with the position of Commander of the Imperial Army.
Simultaneous continuous gaslighting.
Only if you are here can we keep the wicked Roland Duke family in check.
The ones who kidnapped your child must arguably be the Roland bastards.
Let us nurture our strength together, and bring the truth to light.
Time flowed.
Emperor Kalios gradually equipped himself with independent power.
Securing funds to seize military authority, he created a sturdy foundation for imperial power.
The time had come.
The time to sweep away both the Emperor’s faction and the aristocratic faction at once.
He sent the kidnapped son raised as an assassin to Hartmann, and
Hartmann killed his own son, and.
He went crazy after realizing that, and.
He unleashed his burning desire for revenge on the Roland Duke family, and.
Hartmann was exiled to Alto Island, and.
The bloody purge operation began.
Completed absolute power.
Whether aristocratic faction, Emperor’s faction, or neutral faction, any noble family that seemed somewhat strong was completely eliminated.
Sword Master?
What use is it if only martial force is strong?
When intelligence is lacking.
He will probably not know until the day he dies.
The fact that he himself was the one who planned all of this.
Kalios raised a glass of toast alone in a secret room.
He is a person with exceptional cautiousness.
There are as many as 100 of these rooms.
He does not sleep in the same room every time.
He always moves his residence and sleeps.
All of this to avoid assassination.
Because he has run an assassin guild, he knows.
That a single moment of carelessness brings about the worst results.
Originally, an Emperor with absolute power is a public enemy.
How many bastards would rejoice if he died?
But right then!
Kwa-kwa-kwang! Kwa-kwang!
A loud roar heard from outside.
At the same time.
“It’s the enemy! Enemies have invaded!”
“Catch them!”
“Where are the imperial guards?”
“Unleash the hounds!!!”
An intruder, what.
How dare they enter the Imperial Palace!
‘Perhaps an assassin?’
However, Kalios did not worry.
The Emperor’s secret detached palace is formed like a maze.
Winding corridors, numerous crossroads, 100 rooms.
No matter how much of a top-grade assassin he is, not only would he not even be able to arrive up to here, but even if he came, how could he find the room he is in among 100 rooms?
Kung! Ku-kung!
Therefore, he just nonchalantly continued sipping his wine.
Kung! Ku-kung! Kung-kung!
Even though the sound of something collapsing was heard.
Kung! Kung! Kung!
Even as that sound drew gradually closer…, huh?
‘Isn’t it too close?’
Ku-ung!
A massive fist that broke through the wall and came in.
U-deu-deu-deuk!
As the wall was ruthlessly ripped apart, a large head popped cleanly out.
“Found him. The Emperor.”
What did you say?
Joo-hyuk entered the 79th floor.
As expected, the Imperial Palace of the Baratheon Empire.
He immediately entered clear operations.
However, the worst missions popped up.
[79th floor Basic Mission : Breakthrough the Baratheon Empire Imperial Palace Castle Gate (Time Attack : 10 minutes)]
[79th floor Additional Optional Mission : Breakthrough the Baratheon Empire Imperial Palace Inner Castle (Time Attack : 10 minutes)]
[79th floor High-Difficulty Optional Mission : Enter the Baratheon Empire Imperial Palace Audience Chamber (Time Attack : 10 minutes)]
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission : Eliminate Emperor Kalios in one of the 100 secret rooms of the Baratheon Empire Imperial Palace Secret Detached Palace (Time Attack : 10 minutes)]
“Goodness…,”
All of them were Time Attack missions.
The given time is only 10 minutes for each.
Moreover, the ultra-high difficulty optional mission?
Saying to eliminate Emperor Kalios in one of the 100 rooms of the secret detached palace?
Within 10 minutes at that?
Is this a mission made to be succeeded?
While he was deliberating like that.
Tti-ring!
[79th floor Basic Mission Remaining Time : 8 minutes 27 seconds]
Time was continuously flowing.
“…Let’s proceed.”
Starting from the castle gate first.
Jji-i-i-ing!
Pa-ju-ju-juk!
The large-caliber bullet Sergeant Bae fired directly hit the castle gate of the Baratheon Empire’s Imperial Palace.
Kwa-a-a-ang!
The collapsing castle gate.
The guards running away in confusion.
At the same time, Joo-hyuk and all the summoned entities broke through the castle gate.
[You have succeeded in the 79th floor basic mission.]
[Your level has gone up.]
[Reward : Mana Stone 1.9kg / High-Grade Mana Stone 6kg]
As expected, the basic mission wasn’t difficult.
Next.
[The Additional Optional Mission will proceed automatically.]
[If you declare mission abandonment, you will exit the tower with a successful mission judgment.]
Abandonment my foot!
[79th floor Additional Optional Mission Remaining Time : 9 minutes 59 seconds]
“Now, let’s gooo!”
“Where is the inner castle, sir?”
“We just have to follow the road.”
“Ho-e!”
“This old man will look for it.”
Hwi-rit!
Gwangma floating in the sky with Air Steps.
“It’s over there!”
U-reu-reu-reu-reu,
The party running.
Imperial guards and knights blocked their front.
Kwa-kwang!
Gwangma’s crescent moon sword aura attacks pouring down from the sky.
“Hurry and go! I will provide cover fire.”
Spot! Seu-pa-pat!
Joo-hyuk and Cossack with Shadow Steps, Gyeon Dal-rae with levitation, Gobang carrying Bardin, Sergeant Bae with tactical maneuvers, Geppetto transforming into a bat, Rajix riding the Blood Wolf.
[79th floor Additional Optional Mission Remaining Time : 5 minutes 32 seconds]
And breakthrough the inner castle.
[You have completed the Additional Optional Mission.]
[Reward : Tower-Exclusive Strength Strengthening Elixir.]
[The High-Difficulty Optional Mission will proceed automatically.]
It was a problem from here on.
Entering the audience chamber.
There were more than just one or two buildings inside the inner castle.
The sizes were similar, and perhaps because it was night, this looked like that, and that looked like this.
“Where is the audience chamber, sir?”
“Scatter and try entering just any building randomly.”
“Rajix worker! Now is not the time to play treasure hunt, sir. You must find the audience chamber first, sir.”
“Hoo-e?”
“Keong-keong!”
“Isn’t it a bit dark?”
“Light!!!”
[79th floor High-Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 6 minutes 38 seconds]
“It isn’t here, sir!”
“To the opposite side!”
“Heok! It’s the place we came from.”
“Is it this place?”
“No, no! Go back out!”
“I told you to catch one guy and ask.”
“Ho-e?”
“You don’t have to look for it! I said there’s no time! You hamster who only knows treasure!”
[79th floor High-Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 1 minute 55 seconds]
“Ti, time!”
“It’s fine! If anything goes wrong, we just have to reset.”
“They say it’s over there!”
“Oh!”
“Hurry, hurry!”
[79th floor High-Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 0 minutes 19 seconds]
“This is the right place, right?”
“It seems to be the right place, sir.”
[You have completed the High-Difficulty Optional Mission.]
“Hyu-u.”
“I almost soiled myself.”
“I have already pissed myself, sir.”
Finding the audience chamber by the skin of their teeth.
[The Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission will proceed automatically.]
Entering the audience chamber.
The imperial throne where the Emperor sits and greets his retainers.
The path leading behind it.
“Let’s go.”
U-reu-reu-reu-reu.
Joo-hyuk ran along with the summoned entities.
Gwangma was still outside.
With the purpose of drawing attention alone.
Perhaps because of that, there weren’t many guards chasing them.
Anyway, as they entered the entrance of the detached palace.
‘…Oh my god!’
Even taking a brief look, one could tell it would be tough.
A maze-like corridor.
Crossroads leading here and there.
And doors visible here and there.
‘Are those all rooms?’
100 rooms.
How are we supposed to find him?
Do we have to open each and every one to check?
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 8 minutes 54 seconds]
1 minute flowed by just from looking around briefly.
At this rate, it’s unconditionally a clear failure.
‘Haa,’
Are we going to end this without even seeing the Emperor’s face?
At this rate, even if we reset and come back in, we won’t find him.
A method to find him somehow is…, wait!
“Princess!”
“Provide your command.”
“Let’s go back to the audience chamber.”
U-reu-reu-reu-reu.
Arriving at the audience chamber.
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 7 minutes 16 seconds]
“This is the chair Emperor Kalios sat on.”
And raising his hand to point at a wall.
“That is Emperor Kalios’s portrait.”
“Ah-ah…,”
“Is the Tracking Talisman possible?”
“I believe I can do it.”
Gyeon Dal-rae took out a Tracking Talisman made of yellow Sophora paper from her breast.
Currently known information.
The tracked target’s name, the face from the portrait, the imperial throne in the audience chamber where the Emperor sat.
“It will be difficult to know the exact location, but I can gauge the direction to some extent.”
That much is enough.
Gyeon Dal-rae sat on the imperial throne.
Just like a Queen.
Mumbling, muttering an incantation holding the Tracking Talisman.
Hwa-reu-reuk!
The Tracking Talisman burst into flames.
It turned into ashes and rose upwards.
“The direction has appeared.”
One thing is resolved.
However, a maze and a limited time.
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 5 minutes 14 seconds]
Then?
“Princess, inform me of the direction.”
“This way…”
“Understood. Everyone follow the warrior.”
Ssu-u-u-uk!
Gigantification Gobang.
He stepped back slightly, and then,
Ssائه-ae-aek!
Kwang!
Smashing the blocking wall, he charged forward.
“He’s cool, sir! He’s a tank, sir!”
“Ho-eng!”
“He cannot be compared to Young Master, but he is truly exhilarating.”
“Light!!!”
Ssائه-ae-aek!
Kwang!
Wa-reu-reu.
A maze?
Is there a need to follow the path?
Smash and go straight.
This is exactly the real man’s method of escaping a maze.
Ssائه-ae-aek!
Kwang!
Wa-reu-reu.
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 4 minutes 03 seconds]
Decreasing time.
Gobang’s bodily charge becoming gradually faster.
Kwang! Kwa-kwang!
Wa-reu-reu-reu-reu.
Looking back, there is a hole made straight in a line.
Kwang!
Wa-reu-reu-reu!
Kwang!
Wa-reu-reu-reu!
“He is extremely close. Right past the next one…,”
Kwang!
A hole opened by Gobang’s punch.
Simultaneously, a single man visible beyond it.
He was identical to the face in the portrait.
“Found him. The Emperor.”
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 2 minutes 36 seconds]
Since not much time is left, there’s no time to check background information.
Taking a rough look, it perfectly matched Jericho’s testimony.
“Are words needed, sir? I will quickly take care of him, sir.”
Spewing a gruesome murderous intent, Cossack approaching Kalios.
“These bastards!!! Knowing who I am! I am the ruler of Baratheon, the father of ten thousand people and the holy…”
“Cut the bullshit!”
Cossack smiled fishily and continued his words.
“Then who am I?”
“How would I know that?”
“Rian Hartmann.”
“…What?”
“The son of the Empire’s strongest Sword Master Victor Hartmann, you sent me to assassinate my father.”
“W, what in the world?”
“Jericho spilled everything.”
“…”
What is the meaning of this?
Hartmann’s son?
Didn’t he die?
But he really looks like him.
A guy who is the spitting image of Victor Hartmann’s face when he was young.
“I’m asking because there’s no time, why did you do it?”
Kalios did not falter.
“It is for the sake of the Empire. To eliminate the nobles who only covet their own profit and care nothing for the suffering of the people, and to establish a strong imperial power.”
“Motherfucker,”
[79th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission Remaining Time : 0 minutes 57 seconds]
“A strong imperial power. Right, it’s all fine. Since that’s what politicians do. Then you should have done it normally, you should have just cleanly killed him. Kidnap me, raise me as an assassin, and send me to my father to make him kill me? This devil-like bastard. Because of you, the Demon King probably lost his job.”
Kalios’s pupils shook like an aspen tree.
“I am the Emperor. I had to protect the Empire. Through normal methods, I could not kill Hartmann. All of this is for the greater cause…”
Pik! Laughing Cossack.
“The greater cause is good. I will also kill you for the greater cause. For a greater cause bigger than this paltry Empire.”
“What?”
“To prevent the destruction of the entire world.”
Cossack lifted his dagger.
“W, wait! If I die, the Empire will…”
“So what?”
Seo-geok!
Deng-geong!
Kalios’s head fell.
Sya-sya-syak!
Before it fell to the floor, a red ribbon knot was tied.
[You have completed all missions on the 79th floor.]
[Reward : Summoned Entity Grade Breakthrough Rune (Conditional) / Tower Clear Mission Reset Ticket.]
Items are not bad, and.
[World Notice : You have achieved the 79th floor clear grade S+++ of Black Tower NO.2 (South Korea).]
[S+++ Clear Reward : Awarded 2 Platinum Badges.]
Received badges, too.
Opportunities to enter the tower 3 times a day.
There is still one time left.
80th floor climbing.
Received the mission too.
[80th floor Mission : Eliminate the Lord of Magical Beasts Tiamat (Copy).]
[Completion Deadline : Within 15 hours.]
The purpose is to grasp the true nature of Tiamat (Original) along with the 80th floor clear.
And catch the one hiding somewhere on Earth.
A short time later.
[Elimination of Lord of Magical Beasts Tiamat (Copy) 1/1]
[You have succeeded in the 80th floor mission.]
[Your level has gone up.]
[Reward : Mana Stone 80kg / Tiamat’s Eye]
A world notice rang out.
[World Notice : You have achieved the 80th floor clear grade S+++ of Black Tower (South Korea).]
[S+++ Clear Reward : Awarded 2 Platinum Badges.]
[World Notice : The Lord of Magical Beasts Tiamat (Copy) has been annihilated on the 80th floor of the South Korea Black Tower (NO.2).]
Let’s go catch the original.