A Wimp’s Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower (Novel) - Chapter 193
Chapter 193
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Translated by Jinmu
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The one and only Black Tower erected in Berlin.
The managers of the 675th Earth Black Tower were standing on guard as well.
The Summoner of Earth No. 1,001.
That punk will definitely appear to clear the Black Tower.
We must stop the clear somehow.
Assuming the punk would be careless, we set up an operation.
Assuming that he would come out of the White Tower in order to enter the Black Tower, I mean.
Because it’s after the meteor summon, he’ll think Berlin is empty without anything.
What if we aim for that moment?
So we unleashed monsters at the place he first appeared, the place where the meteor was summoned.
We spread them out tightly without an opening.
So that an attack is possible immediately when he appears.
If he comes outside blindly by himself and brushes against them, it’s death.
No matter how much he can manifest power outside, so what?
It will be over with a puk! and a jjig! before he even has the time to shout the tower entry skill.
But what happened?
When did that Summoner scrub come out and enter the tower?
The 79th floor tower clear was also absurd.
A Magnus Gigant of the giant monster section.
Is that also a part of his summoning ability?
There’s no way a Gigant is a summoned entity.
What summoning of a machine without even a soul.
Did an error occur because a tower was newly generated.
Why did a monster that should be on the 85th floor appear on the 79th floor.
Furthermore, even massacring the same side?
I don’t know no matter how much I think about it.
[Check it. Whether the Magnus Gigant is on the 85th floor of the Berlin Black Tower.]
[It exists.]
[The pilot?]
[There isn’t one.]
[…There isn’t one?]
[Looking at the log records, the Gigant was replaced. Recently at that.]
[What?]
Replaced?
[The 85th floor Gigant was already replaced once before by the will of the tower. From an automatic Ego Gigant to a boarding type.]
[I said it changed again. It’s an automatic type again.]
Tower monster replacement.
Of course, it might happen.
According to the will of the tower, or if specific conditions are met.
However, something that was replaced once, again?
This is not a common situation.
The most credible guess.
A boarding type requires a pilot.
If so, something must have happened to that pilot…….
Right at that moment!
One distinct existence catching the eye among the Summoner player’s party.
[W, wait. That golem over there, it’s familiar. Where did I see it?]
[…Uh?]
[Hey! Didn’t I tell you not to say uh?]
[N, no, that golem, isn’t it Magical Engineer El?]
[Wh, what?]
Magical Engineer El.
The managers know her too.
The pilot of the 85th floor boarding-type Magnus Gigant.
A recycled soul selected to compensate for the ego intelligence of the stupid Gigant.
She was originally a summoned entity.
However, she who lost her Summoner and suffered a severe blow to her soul, becoming incapable of regeneration, was seated as a pilot.
That she is next to the Summoner right now?
Did she recover her summoned entity qualification?
[D, don’t tell me?]
I know what it is.
Tower soul departure.
Whether it’s liberation, defection, or qualification recovery.
A system where if conditions are met, the soul departs the world, no, the Black Towers of all parallel universes.
Whether that soul is a copy or the original.
Are you saying the soul of Magical Engineer El recovered her summoned entity qualification, departed from the tower, and was chosen by that Summoner?
[Alright, let’s say El’s soul departed, but what about that Gigant?]
[Did El produce it? Since she’s a Magical Engineer.]
[Is a Magnus Gigant an item that can be created just like that? Not a chance in hell.]
The aggregate of magical engineering technology.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for a mere engineer to accomplish it.
[Even if she produced it, with what method are they bringing that? Is that an item that fits in a pocket?]
[But it’s right there, isn’t it.]
[Yeah, but why is it there?]
[I don’t really know either…….]
Right then!
[…Uh?]
[…Uh?]
[…Uh?]
The managers of the 675th Earth Black Tower spitting out the taboo word “Uh?” in succession.
[Cr, crazy!]
[Ha-ha, ha-ha-ha…….]
[My god!]
Now they knew.
With what method that giant monster Gigant was brought into the 79th floor, I mean.
A hamster beastman that looks shabby.
A ball of fur worker who rolled around (de-gul-de-gul) the Summoner and just dug the earth whenever he was bored.
As soon as the clear ended, he was retrieving the Magnus Gigant again.
Is it a subspace skill?
Even if it is, how could that big thing.
[What is that scrub?]
* * *
How much time did the clear take in total?
Coming outside White Tower 1st floor, sight-seeing the Black Tower, confirming the tower’s progress, entering the tower.
Deactivating the Concealment Veil and summoning the summoned entities.
About 1 minute of conversing with them.
About 1 minute for Rajix to take out the Gigant.
About 1 minute to raise it up and have it hold the H-beam.
About 1 minute to move to the mission location.
About 3 minutes for the Cerberus clear.
And.
As soon as the clear ended.
[Hell Gatekeeper Cerberus Defeated 80/80]
[You have succeeded in the 79th floor mission.]
[Reward : 2.9kg of Mana Stones/ 7kg of High-Grade Mana Stones]
El giving an instruction to the Gigant.
– Maneuver command, maneuver method input, execute crawl.
Simultaneously.
“Ho-e-e-e-ek!”
Seu-seu-seu-seu…….
Rajix quickly began to cram the Gigant into his subspace.
Since it’s not a summoned entity, a Gigant that must absolutely be taken along.
Since he tried putting it in about 3 times, Rajix became skilled too, and the entrance widened too.
Originally, when the mission completion message, the S+++ grade assessment, and the exit message sequentially appear, the interval in between them is quite long.
For that reason, during the Rainbow Basilisk skin gathering clear in the past, even after the completion message popped up, we skinned it, put it in, cheered, clapped… and did everything.
The gradually disappearing Gigant.
It goes in very well.
Although it got slightly snagged once in the middle.
“Ho-rat!”
Ssu-uk!
“Oh! It all went in.”
“He’s getting faster and faster.”
“Pretty soon he will be able to do it seu-seut, ssuk, sir.”
Now preparing to exit.
Has the cooldown time for the concealment veil returned?
Well, I can use it or not.
What’s scary about going outside?
It’s scary when going out alone, but with all of us going outside together like this.
‘The S+++ grade clear assessment isn’t popping up.’
It’s probably due to the level difference.
[Exiting the Germany Black Tower.]
Spot!
At that moment!
“Keu-reu-reu-reuk!”
“Kya-ak!”
“Ku-o-o-o!”
“Ke-reuk!”
Monsters rushing towards Joo-hyuk’s party like a tide.
Jji-ing! Energy Shield activated.
Seu-u-ung! Adding Mackenzie’s Barrier protective shield.
Chwa-reu-reu-reu! With Gyeon Dal-rae’s talismans fluttering.
Ssu-u-u-uk!
Gobang stepped forward with long strides.
Physical Size Enlargement, the Grand Earthquake Magnification Hammer of Annihilation slung over his shoulder also became enlarged.
Hwi-ri-rit!
The Barbarian Warrior Gobang raising the hammer straight up to the sky and slamming it down onto the ground just like that.
Kwa-kwang!
Various monsters smashing into pieces.
Jjeo-jeo-jeo-jeo-jeo-jeo…….
The ground splitting forward.
An artificial earthquake created by the hammer.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung!
The ground collapsing.
Monsters are buried together into the collapsed ground.
A pleased smile bloomed uncontrollably on Gobang, as if infinitely satisfied, having used the Grand Earthquake Magnification Hammer of Annihilation received from Joo-hyuk for the first time.
How is it?
Great weapon, right?
We don’t need Mr. Bardin to hold it, right?
Let’s let go of the Human Holy Sword now.
We can’t grab and swing an LSSR Holy Knight around.
Besides that, Mackenzie swept the battlefield utilizing area-of-effect fire magic in all directions, Sword Master Cossack utilizing quick feet, and Master Sergeant Be and Gwangma shot down every flying monster flying from the sky as soon as they saw them.
Meanwhile, what about Rajix?
De-gu-reu-reu, tae-aeng! Paeng-geu-reu-reu-reu!
Roaming and strutting around the battlefield as he pleased, absorbing mana stones with his vacuum cleaner ability and skinning them too.
It’s reassuring.
You wouldn’t know when alone, but if you’re together there’s nothing to fear.
Still, we warmed up outside the tower a bit.
We can stop now, right?
“Berlin Black Tower 80th floor entry.”
Spot!
* * *
The managers of the 675th Earth Black Tower were merely watching.
There wasn’t anything they could do.
They can’t act as opponents with the mob monsters currently unleashed.
It’s merely at the level of warm-up exercises.
Like now.
Then how do we kill those scrubs?
Of course, there is a method.
Mighty original free-agent souls of the 90s floors and above.
It can be done if it’s them.
They will tear them to shreds entirely.
However, as of right now, that is also impossible.
Why?
Because the tower was regenerated.
So the original free-agent souls that were in the real world went back into the Black Tower and became bound there.
Inside just one tower.
[We have to prepare. The scrubs might come again tomorrow. Who was guarding the 80th floor?]
[The Monarch of Deceit, Gremory.]
Gremory.
[Will Gremory be able to do it?]
However, no one could answer.
What does the fact that Magical Engineer El joined mean?
It means the scrub climbed the Black Tower of Earth No. 1,001 to at least the 85th floor.
It’s a big deal.
Extremely anxious.
If this is the state of things, it’ll be a highway up to the 85th floor.
A scrub carrying a Gigant around, are you telling him he can’t catch a Gigant?
[Summon Gremory of the 80th floor first. Let’s put our heads together and…….]
[Uh?]
[Damn it! Uh, uh, uh? Why an uh again?]
[They just entered the 80th floor now.]
What?
Tower climbing twice a day?
[Have you seen such crazy scrubs!]
Just how many floors are they trying to climb up to.
* * *
[Entering Germany Black Tower 80th floor.]
A boss exists on the 80th floor.
It’ll be the same here.
The 80th floor monster in Joo-hyuk’s world?
Exactly the defected brave warrior.
Lord of Magical Beasts Tiamat.
“Young Master? Why are you staring at me?”
“Just.”
“He-he-he.”
Tiamat twisted her body (bae-bae) and laughed silly (he-sil-he-sil).
“Th-th-that girl, using her skill again.”
“I didn’t use it, you know?”
“If smiles and gestures that bewitch people isn’t a skill, what is it?”
“Th, that was instinctively without me knowing.”
“Don’t make excuses. You wicked thing.”
“Then what about Master Sergeant Be?”
“I didn’t use any skill.”
“Your existence itself is a skill though?”
“Even I acknowledge that, sir.”
Fighting again, fighting again.
Anyway.
“Tiamat-ssi, the 80th floor here will be a free-agent soul too, right?”
“Yees, I’m not really sure if it’s an original, but probably a Monarch.”
Just what kind of punk will it be?
If it’s similar to Tiamat, will a turncoat defection contract be possible with it too?
In any case, it would be better not to take out the Gigant.
It’s a waste of fuel.
The 80th-floor environment was ordinary.
Kindly enough, a path was paved with stone slabs, and a small cabin could be seen if you followed that path.
Tti-ring!
[80th floor mission : Defeat the Lord of Magical Beasts, Gremory (Original).]
[Completion Time Limit : Within 15 hours.]
As expected, a Lord of Magical Beasts identical to Tiamat.
However.
“It’s the original.”
“Original, sir?”
“It is the original.”
“If it’s the original.”
“Shall we take out the Gigant?”
“No, rather than that…….”
At that moment!
Bbi-geok.
A person appearing as the cabin door opened.
“Oh my? Finally…….”
It was a young woman.
That person is Gremory?
A very naive-looking impression.
Rather than pretty, should I say cute.
Cozy.
A typical good-natured face.
To the extent that a smile naturally draws itself just by looking at that woman.
Even a favorable impression blossomed.
Even the desire to protect her.
For that reason, Joo-hyuk realized.
The type of Monarchs on the 80th floor.
‘It was this kind of style, I see.’
A monster without much physical power, but specialized in another aspect instead.
A Monarch basically equipped with mental attack skills like dazzlement or charm.
Tiamat was like that too.
Actually, Joo-hyuk is almost immune to dazzling mental attacks.
Why?
Like what happened just moments ago.
How many times has Tiamat secretly cast a skill to gain Joo-hyuk’s favor?
Only to get caught by the summoned entities and get cursed at.
He didn’t exactly say anything.
Isn’t it a Succubus’s instinct?
Unconsciously casting a skill towards the opposite sex.
Thanks to that, having experienced so many ordinary dazzling skills, he’s immune.
Of course, since it’s not absolute, his heart shakes like a reed though.
“The one to liberate me has finally visited.”
“…Liberate?”
“Yes, liberation from the tower.”
Gremory continued speaking with a sad smile.
“Haa, to think I am a tower monster, I really didn’t want to do it. It turned out like this because I was deceived by the managers.”
Tsk-tsk.
“It was a mistaken contract from the start. Because like a fool, I signed the terms without properly reading them. As a result, I have been tied to the tower for countless, incredibly long years.”
As expected, one should be cautious with contracts.
“Please liberate me.”
How pitiful.
Gremory with a mournful expression.
Tears brimming with emotion (geu-reong-geu-reong).
Well, I have to help her.
Knowing the truth, isn’t Gremory a victim too?
Of course, helping is only human nature.
“How to liberate? Would you like to at least defect?”
“…Defect?”
“Yes. Come to me.”
“Eum.”
Gremory pondering for a moment.
“Alright. I’ll defect. Do I just have to go to the player-nim?”
Gremory walked lightly towards Joo-hyuk.
“Please hold my hand. Together with me…….”
But right then!
“Cut the bullshit, you scrub with a mouth that only speaks lies (ip-beol-gu).”
“…What?”
Tiamat who was hiding behind Gobang revealed her figure.
Gremory surprised, opening her eyes wide.
“Ah! Eum, …Tiamat. Why are you here, wench?”
“Can I not be here?”
Tiamat sneered.
“Summoner-nim, do not believe her. She’s a scrub who tells lies as soon as she opens her mouth.”
Is that so?
“And actually, she isn’t even a woman.”
Euing?
“He’s a man. Dangling-dangling.”
“…….”
This I didn’t expect.
“I knew it, sir. Look at those trapezius muscles. Are those female trapezius muscles, sir?”
Indeed.
“So he is a Yokai of deception. There is no need to accept defection from such a thing.”
“That’s right. Compared to that scrub, Tiamat is a fairy.”
Gyeon Dal-rae too.
“This girl, shall reveal the true body of that Demon with the Fairy Mirror (Seon-gyeong).”
At that moment!
Hwa-a-a-a-ak!
The bronze mirror glowing with light.
Gremory’s true colors revealed simultaneously.
The innocent face could not be found at all.
A lantern jaw, with sharply slit eyes.
A long tongue flicking out from thin, red lips.
“It is indeed a lie. It is a cunning Demon whose insides have completely rotted down.”
Heol!
How gross.
Gremory, visibly flustered.
“N, no. I’m saying it’s not a lie. The player-nim is being deceived by that Succubus wench. I, with a pure heart…….”
However, Gyeon Dal-rae holding no mercy.
“It is a lie.”
Tiamat too.
“It’s a lie.”
Master Sergeant Be too.
“Master Sergeant Veronica Caliber, it’s a deception tactic.”
Is it?
“I, it’s unfair. Please spare me. Please… Ah-ah-ah, please, p, please believe me…….”
Well, then.
“Turncoat right now and defect.”
“…Yes?”
“If you turncoat you become on our side, right? Even though your stats will drop massively.”
Gremory’s face brightening up.
“I will. Turncoat! I will defect to the Player-nim. Defect! You’re satisfied, right?”
However, a quiet system message.
When it was Tiamat it was like this.
‘The 80th floor Boss Original Tiamat has requested defection to the player based on the free will granted to herself.’
The message popped up like this.
But there was no response to Gremory’s defection request.
Nothing could be heard.
By any chance?
“Gremory-ssi? Putting sincerity into it,”
“A, alright. I will defect. I will pledge my loyalty.”
Quiet.
“For the last time, one more time, without lying.”
“Yes yes, I, Gremory, swear truthfully to the player-nim. I desire defection. Please accept my defection.”
Still quiet.
Amazing. Just amazing.
It’s all a lie.
Tiamat sneered with a ‘pik!’.
“Did you see? Lying like breathing, that scrub’s life itself is a lie. That’s why I’m saying he’s a hopeless scrub.”
Gremory’s face contorting.
Chwa-reu-reu-reut!
Wings sprouting from the back, a mouth ripping open to beneath the ears, sharp teeth jutting out, and at the same time a blood-red tongue sticking out from the mouth.
“Fuck this! Since it’s come to this, I’ll fight you fair and square. I will kill you all right here right now. Bring it on! You scrubs!”
Tseu-pit!
Gremory flying away and running away.
Wow!
A lie up to the moment of running away?
“…Master Sergeant Be-nim?”
“Master Sergeant Veronica Caliber!”
Cheol-keok!
Loading the magic gun.
Jji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji···….
The gun barrel heating up white.
With a tremendous aftermath storm.
Chu-ul-leong!
Peong!
The flesh of the running Gremory burst apart just like that.
Ppa-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyuk!!!
The firing sound of the sub-light speed missile came later.
[Defeated the Lord of Magical Beasts Gremory (Original) 1/1]
[You have succeeded in the 80th floor mission.]
[Reward : 80kg of Mana Stones/ Gremory’s Tongue.]
‘…Eum.’
Why give me the tongue?
Feels unpleasant.
I should bring it to the Shut-in Alchemist Mari.
Tti-ring!
[The Lord of Magical Beasts, Gremory of Deception, Original, has been extinguished.]
[Going forward, the Boss of the Germany Black Tower’s 80th floor, Gremory, will be replaced with a copy.]
[Achievement : You are the first to defeat the Lord of Magical Beasts, Gremory of Deception (Original).]
[Achievement reward is provided.]
[Going forward, tower entry 5 times a day is possible.]
‘…….’
Ey!
The number of entries increased again.
Why keep giving me this kind of stuff?
At this rate, won’t it fill up to 10 times?