A Wimp’s Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower (Novel) - Chapter 197
Chapter 197
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Translated by Jinmu
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675th Earth Black Tower Manager’s Room.
[We concluded the contract.]
[Huu, it has begun. What did the other side put on the scale?]
[The Rune of Trait Enhancement, 3,000 tons of High-Grade Mana Stones, 1 ton of Top-grade Mana Stones, and 20 Platinum Badges, 4 things in total.]
[…He was blinded by greed. Not even knowing how heavy the scale weights are.]
[Because he tried succeeding once, he must have been fearless. He probably considered he could succeed again.]
[Foolish scrub.]
Before making the contract, they had investigated the conditions of the Equivalent Exchange Scale trade that the scrub concluded on Earth No. 1,001.
Back then, he had placed exactly one thing on the scale, they say.
Namely, the liberation of tower souls.
Of course, a subjugated soul departing from the tower is a tremendous matter that twists causality.
Due to that, the Hell Mode difficulty was sufficiently established and.
However, this time the scrub was too greedy.
He put a whopping 4 rewards on the scale.
[I am agonizing over how to design it.]
[The 85th floor monster was originally a Magnus Gigant, right?]
[Yeah. However, we cannot strengthen the scrub.]
[Right. Because that is the final version.]
[Let’s exclude the Gigant and try designing the mission.]
The rule of tower floor monster strengthening.
Fabricating a non-existent entity with imagination and deploying it is against the rules.
It must be something that actually exists.
For example, the Super-Giant Titan Behemoth, the final evolution route of the Behemoth.
It is not an imaginary monster.
It is a scrub that truly exists in a specific dimension.
On the other hand, the Magnus Gigant is a manufactured product.
There is no Gigant golem stronger than this.
So keeping the existing mission as it is and.
[…What if we design it like this?]
[Hmm, well, it’s leaning too much towards our side. If it’s like this, it’s a violation of causality, isn’t it.]
[It’s fine. Proceed like this.]
It is true that it’s overdoing it.
The condition added last was big.
If that were excluded, the scale would achieve balance but.
Actually, they could have just gone ordinarily.
Just enough to design the 85th floor as an uncleared floor to make him unable to climb the tower anymore.
However, the Summoner crossed the line.
He humiliated and mortified him in front of his subordinates.
He will definitely make him pay the price for that.
[The Summoner will die on the 85th floor, I suppose.]
[I hope to see it quickly. The sight of that scrub dying.]
[If it turns out like this, are we helping out the managers of Earth No. 1,001.]
[Yeah, it’s the equivalent of blowing someone’s nose without touching it.]
[I don’t particularly like that.]
[Well, it’s annoying, but what can we do?]
* * *
Joo-hyuk moved quickly.
It’s a battle of time.
If communication is occurring between the No. 675 managers and No. 1,001 managers, they will also come to know why the Equivalent Exchange trade failed.
We will finish the nuke clear before that.
Because it will be troublesome if they patch it.
Joo-hyuk who visited North Korea together with Cossack and Rajix.
Going to the Yeongbyon underground nuclear base facility, 10 medium-sized tactical nuclear warheads even fully equipped with timed detonators were prepared.
“Eou-ya, isn’t 10 too many? When will we detonate all of that? I think 3 or 4 would be enough.”
Even during our Earth’s Equivalent Exchange Scale trade, we only detonated 2.
“The rest are for emergency use, sir. If we put them in, there will probably be a use for them someday, sir.”
True.
Having leftovers is better than being short.
If we don’t need them, we can just throw them away in the tower and come out.
“Let’s put them in.”
“Ho-e.”
Seu-seut.
10 nuclear warheads entering Rajix’s subspace in an instant.
Next, air raid shelter reinforcement work.
To the air raid shelter originally made of lead plates, steel plates, and concrete structures, Magical Engineer El installed shock absorption circuit diagrams, and Gyeon Dal-rae’s talismans and Mackenzie’s Barrier enchant magic circles were additionally added.
“Would this be enough?”
“No, sir, there is one remaining, sir.”
“What is it?”
“We must also film the scene of the nuke detonating, sir.”
“Ah right. I forgot about that.”
Since it’s not a general clear, and a clear that might perhaps be the last one.
‘I should leave it as a commemorative piece.’
At that, Mackenzie quickly raised his hand and spoke.
“This Magician shall do aerial filming with Fly.”
Cossack with a terrified expression.
“Aigo, Old Man Mac, if you film a nuclear explosion directly, you’ll be in big trouble, sir. What are you trying to do, sir?”
Euing? What’s gotten into Cossack.
Is he worrying for Mackenzie-nim?
“It is fine. So what if I die once? This body has even experienced being hit by a meteor. If I revive with a Resurrection Rune later…….”
“What does it matter whether you die or not, Old Man Mac, sir? But if the smartphone melts down because of the explosion, we won’t be able to check the video later, sir.”
I knew it’d be like that.
This is how Cossack should be.
“…Do you have a method?”
“We can mount camera lenses outside and connect cables inside the air raid shelter to record it in real-time onto a laptop, sir.”
“Uh-uh, th, that makes sense.”
“Please live while thinking a bit, sir. Having come to Earth, you should think about utilizing Earth civilization. Magic, magic every day… that is why there is no development, sir.”
“…….”
Therefore.
“Please take care of the filming this time on your own, Cossack-ssi.”
“Yep!”
Cossack smiling broadly.
On the other hand, a sullen Mackenzie.
All preparations were finished.
Now, the day of the decisive battle.
Joo-hyuk went to the White Tower 1st floor along with all the summoned entities.
The Shut-in Alchemist Mari had no exception either.
In a corner of the elevator, she came together while crouching down looking at the wall.
Forming the nuke clear party.
Starting with the starting members.
Delivery driver Rajix, Gigant driver El, camera operator Cossack, Holy Knight Bardin, chore duty Mackenzie.
The rest are reserve players.
These guys on standby on the White Tower 1st floor.
Joo-hyuk first draped the Concealment Veil of Transcendence, went outside, and Designated Summoned the starting members.
And after that, entering the tower.
Spot!
[Entering Germany Black Tower 85th floor.]
Finally arrived.
The floor where the difficulty was adjusted through the contract.
At that moment!
[Due to the contract, the difficulty stage of the Germany Black Tower 85th floor is scheduled to be changed to Extreme Hell Mode.]
“…Eng?”
Extreme Hell?
What’s that now?
Is it more difficult than Hell?
Then it’s troubling.
Seems I was too greedy.
[If the clear is successful, the difficulty of the Germany Black Tower 85th floor will drop back to Normal Mode.]
[Have you confirmed the contract conditions?]
‘Eum.’
What should I do.
Should we not do it.
E-rai!
Since we came here, let’s do it.
Whether it’s Hell or Extreme Hell, isn’t it the same anyway?
If it looks like we can’t do it after checking the mission, we can just give up, or reset it.
‘Confirmed.’
[The contract has been fulfilled.]
[The mission for the Germany Black Tower 85th floor has been changed.]
[Upon mission completion, the Rune of Trait Enhancement, 3,000 tons of High-Grade Mana Stones, 1 ton of Top-grade Mana Stones, and 20 Platinum Badges are guaranteed as rewards.]
Rewards that are ecstatic just to hear about.
‘So what if I’m a bit greedy?’
We just have to succeed.
First, before receiving the mission.
“Rajix-ssi.”
“Ho-e?”
“Please take that out.”
“Ho-eng!”
Seu-seut!
What Rajix handed over to Joo-hyuk was exactly a firecracker.
The thing you play with a lot on the beach in the summer.
Lighting a fire with a lighter and.
Chi-ji-ji-jik!
As the fuse burned down.
Shu-u-u-ut!
Peong! Peong! Peong! Peong…….
The firecracker exploded.
With colorful, vibrant fireworks, I mean.
Gunpowder explosion still being applied.
They haven’t patched it yet.
‘It’s beautiful.’
The fireworks are, and so are the rewards that will come in going forward.
* * *
Meanwhile.
[The Summoner has entered the 85th floor. He confirmed the contract too.]
[Yeah?]
First stage successful.
[What about the mission? He hasn’t received it yet?]
[Since he is currently in the safe zone, the message will pop up shortly.]
[Don’t tell me he’s going to get scared and run away, right?]
[No way! The rewards would be flickering before his eyes.]
He must receive the mission unconditionally.
Because only then will the plan be completed.
Right then!
[Uh?]
[Haa, …what, yeah. Uh-uh, why an uh again?]
[Ah, they’re setting off firecrackers?]
Firecrackers, you say.
[The things you use when playing with fireworks?]
[Aren’t they maybe trying to celebrate the clear success in advance?]
[Kkil-kkil-kkil, ridiculous scrubs. Let’s see if they continue to act like that even after receiving the mission.]
* * *
Now that he confirmed the nuclear warheads are valid, Joo-hyuk stretched his hand out and pointed forward.
“Advance forward.”
“Yep!”
Let’s go receive the mission.
After receiving it, depending on the need, I can call Gobang, call Gwangma-nim, Princess Dal-rae, Master Sergeant Be, Tiamat, and Mari too,
‘Just detonating three or four nuclear warheads will probably be enough.’
Even if they are medium-sized tactical nuclear warheads.
Each one is more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in the past.
I don’t know in what way the Gigant was strengthened, but how can they withstand a nuclear explosion?
And a moment later.
Tti-ring!
The mission message popped up.
[85th floor mission : Defeat 1 of each of the following entirely: Giant Golem Magnus Gigant/ Super-Giant Monster Titan Behemoth/ Super-Giant Snake Mega Mutant Apophis/ Super-Giant Queen Spider Demonic Arachnoid.]
[Completion Time Limit : Unrestricted.]
…What is this?
“Heol.”
Are they crazy?
[Completion Condition 1 : Giant Golem Magnus Gigant 0/1]
[Completion Condition 2 : Super-Giant Monster Titan Behemoth 0/1]
[Completion Condition 3 : Super-Giant Snake Mega Mutant Apophis 0/1]
[Completion Condition 4 : Super-Giant Queen Spider Demonic Arachnoid 0/1]
‘…….’
You’re telling me to catch all of that?
Monsters attached with unusual modifiers just by hearing them, like Super-Giant, Titan, Mutant, and Demonic?
Although I have experienced the Titan Behemoth.
What about the rest of the scrubs?
‘Where… omma?’ (t/n: expression of surprise)
I didn’t even have to deliberately look for them.
I could see them just by turning my head.
Ku-gung, ku-gung, ku-gung…….
Far over there, the sight of giant somethings wriggling.
It’s bizarre.
They are so large there’s no way to express it in words.
The snake too, and the spider too.
The Magnus Gigant could also be seen.
It’s the smallest.
Just like a toy.
‘…Should I give up?’
Installing the nuclear warheads is also a problem.
However.
[Midway abandonment is impossible. You can exit only if you succeed in the mission.]
“What is this?”
I wondered why the completion time limit was unrestricted.
It was a trap.
Meaning if you can’t clear it, die here.
This I didn’t even imagine.
“Hey, you dog-like manager bastards!!!”
“These scrubs!”
“To dare trap the Summoner-님 in a trap… I cannot hold back.”
“They are scrubs more cowardly than me, sir. I am in admiration, sir.”
“Hyu-e-e-e.”
The infuriated summoned entities.
Joo-hyuk was too.
“Wow! What did I do wrong to…….”
A player climbing the tower isn’t a sin, right?
But why do this much?
Did you want to kill me that badly?
Well, I’ve experienced midway abandonment prohibition content once before but.
Will we be able to catch them?
No, we must catch them.
Unconditionally.
“How many nuclear warheads did we bring again…….”
“10 in total, sir.”
“…It will be enough, right?”
“Rather, it will overflow, sir.”
Right.
No matter how large they look, they are living organisms composed of blood and flesh.
If 10 medium-sized tactical nukes explode, it equates to a strategic nuke.
How are they going to handle that staggering explosive force?
“At that level, the destructive force will be stronger than the meteor this Magician dropped.”
I feel relieved.
Mackenzie’s meteor that even extinguished a Dragon, what if it’s more powerful than that?
‘2 units would have been hopelessly insufficient.’
It’s a relief we brought 10.
“Let’s take them all out.”
“Yep!”
Since it’s come to this, we will blow everything to smithereens.
“I will start by installing the air raid shelter, sir.”
Work starts.
We dug deep into the ground.
And buried an air raid shelter fitted with thick steel doors.
Considering the filming as well, we installed cameras.
A total of 3 cameras.
Covering the cameras with Barrier protective shields so they could film until the end, and connecting them with a cable to the laptop inside the air raid shelter.
Basic preparations complete.
* * *
[It’s done. He received the mission.]
[Great! Put up the video.]
Now those scrubs cannot run away.
We just have to enjoy watching it vividly with our own eyes.
[Heu-heu-heu.]
The scrub’s expression seen from the hologram video.
A look of being flustered was evident.
Yeah, despair!
Beg while shedding tears.
Then who knows?
If we might spare your life.
However?
[…Eum, what are those scrubs doing?]
[I think they are digging the earth?]
[Yeah, but why are they digging the earth?]
[Might they believe that if they dig the earth and go down, they can go to another floor?]
[No way…….]
[That scrub is installing cameras. Here and there.]
[Just what……?]
We have absolutely no idea.
It’s not like they’re making a grave for themselves to enter.
* * *
Checking for the last time whether the air raid shelter was sturdy and the cameras were working well, after doing so.
“Dimensional Farmhand, please take out the nuclear warheads, sir. 10 need to be installed, so we must hurry, sir.”
“This servant will also assist.”
“This Magician too…….”
“Shouldn’t we summon more summoned entities?”
“…Eum.”
Direct installation is too dangerous.
If we get stepped on, it’s just death.
A method to install them safely, …hold on!
“Wait a minute.”
An idea popped up.
“Rajix-ssi?”
“Ho-e?”
“Take out the Gigant.”
“Ho-eng!”
Seu-seu-seu-seu-seu-seut!
A Gigant slipping out of the subspace backpack.
Let’s leave the nuclear warhead transportation to the Gigant.
Because that is faster and more certain.
“Hoo! Thinking there was this method.”
“At the Liege’s cleverness, this Bardin, is in admiration.”
“Ayu, our Bong Summoner-nim, how could he even think of this?”
However, my heart aches.
Tears even welled up.
My first Gigant.
But right now, a suicide bomber warrior.
It is endlessly unfortunate.
Don’t misunderstand.
I’m not throwing you away because we hauled new ones.
I’m absolutely not doing this because you’re broken here and there, scratched, and have only a mere one hour’s worth of fuel left.
You know my heart, right?
Since you don’t have a soul, it won’t hurt when you explode, right?
The Gigant raising its body according to Magical Engineer El’s instructions and holding 10 nuclear warheads in its two hands.
Now, movement.
The solemn sortie of the suicide bomber warrior Gigant.
– Maneuver command, maneuver method input, advance.
Kung-kung-kung-kung-kung!
The Gigant advances.
The loyal warrior of the Summoner holding 10 rounds of medium-sized tactical nuclear warheads walks confidently to accomplish the 85th floor Extreme Hell Mode clear.
“…Gigant-ah!”
However, there was no reply.
“I, I’m sorrrrry!!!”
Our Unit 1.
I got really attached to you over this time.
“You must enter inside the air raid shelter now, sir.”
“Haa.”
Joo-hyuk gazed at the confident back of the walking Gigant one more time.
“I will remember you.”
Without fail.
“Let’s go inside.”
We entered inside the air raid shelter.
The summoned entities in turn as well.
Lastly, El remained until the end.
After estimating the reach distance and time.
Kuk!
Activating the timed firing device.
“60 seconds remaining.”
El covered the entrance lid and came inside as well.
The dark air raid shelter.
“Oh Light!!!”
Hwa-a-a-at!
A warm radiance spreading outwards.
Simultaneously.
Ssu-u-u-u-uk!
Bardin’s shield covered the entire inside of the air raid shelter.
“Barrier, Barrier, Barrier…….”
Mackenzie layered protective shield spells over Joo-hyuk and the summoned entities.
“Aliya Mari Designated Summon.”
Spot!
Mari taking out defense-type homunculi as soon as she was summoned.
Chwa-reu-reu-reu-reu-reu.
They spread compactly inside the air raid shelter.
Seu-ung, seu-ung, seu-ung, seu-ung, seu-ung···….
Mari’s homies executing shield protective barriers.
They densely filled the inside of the air raid shelter, serving as cushioning material.
Then now.
“10 seconds remaining.”
As we operated the external cameras and pulled in with the zoom, the scene visible on the laptop screen.
The super-giant monster hordes running over upon discovering the Gigant holding the nuclear warheads in its hands.
The Gigant walked with long strides.
And thus, it finally faced the super-giant monsters.
It seemed to do this to them.
Shyly showing its hands holding up the nuclear warheads and then.
Please accept this.
What’s this? Is it for eating?
Yes, it will be delicious.
“3, 2, 1, …detonating.”
It was then.
Beon-jjeok!
Ku-kung! Ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku…….
The air raid shelter shaking mercilessly.
As the explosion scene became visible, pit! the laptop screen turning off.
And.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!!!
The horrifying shockwave of the nuclear explosion was transmitted all the way inside the air raid shelter.
“Euk!”
“Keuk!”
“Eum.”
“Ha…….”
It was a great explosion.
The ultra-high-heat plasma, nearing the core temperature of the sun, melted away absolutely everything existing on the 85th floor.
Heat seemed to be transmitted all the way inside the air raid shelter.
Practically with that, it was the end.
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pak!!!
The mighty shockwave crashing down subsequently serving the role of confirming the kills of the super-giant monsters that might perhaps still be alive.
10 nuclear warheads exploding at once.
The super-large mushroom cloud that bloomed upwards.
The result?
[Giant Golem Magnus Gigant Defeated 1/1]
[Super-Giant Monster Titan Behemoth Defeated 1/1]
[Super-Giant Snake Mega Mutant Apophis Defeated 1/1]
[Super-Giant Queen Spider Demonic Arachnoid Defeated 1/1]
[You have succeeded in the 85th floor mission.]
Eou, it’s thrilling.
I’m going to get addicted at this rate.
* * *
The managers of Earth No. 675.
No one spoke a word.
[…….]
[…….]
[…….]
They didn’t know how they should express their emotions.
They were flabbergasted.
Astonishment, bewilderment, rage, futility, resignation… complex emotions were currently swirling.
[…There was a reason that scrub set off firecrackers.]
It was probably an experimental dimension.
To find out whether gunpowder would explode or not.
[I wonder if the Earth No. 1,001 manager punks knew?]
[…Of, of course! Because th, they probably cleared it like that over there too, eum.]
[These sons of bitches!]
They hated that Summoner.
However, they hated the No. 1,001 punks even more.
[Connect the communication line.]
* * *
The Earth No. 1,001 managers.
They were merely spending time bored.
They had nothing to do either.
Whether players climb the tower or not.
Whether they rent the magic gun and clear the giant monster section or not.
How comfortable it is giving up.
At least up to the 90s floors, they intended to do nothing and just spend time.
But then.
[Designer, communication has been requested from No. 675’s side.]
Haa, these punks are really annoying us.
They didn’t know what it was this time either but.
[Don’t answer it.]
[Yes.]
Why keep contacting us making a fuss?