A Wimp’s Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower (Novel) - Chapter 229

Chapter 229

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Translated by Jinmu

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Dimensional Energy Storage Base Control Room.

The Controller, whose expression completely stiffened after stopping the hologram transmission.

[Controller-nim, how did the negotiation…….]
[It’s a failure. The bastard refused. Prepare to respond. Issue an all-hands assembly order too.]
[U, understood.]

Ultimately, an unprecedented situation ended up occurring.

He was completely caught off guard.

[Hyu-u… It’s a mess.]

A place where no player can absolutely come, and must not come, is the Dimensional Energy Storage Base.

Why?

Because this place is a completely separated area from the beginning.

It is not a space connected to Earth No. 1,001 Black Tower 91st floor.

Has the Black Tower gone crazy?

To allow a player access to a major core security zone?

This place is one of the reasons for the Black Tower’s existence.

So it’s an unauthorized access prohibited zone.

Where is the place originally connected to the 91st floor?

Namely, the Demonic Realm (魔境) where the Great Demons live.

The existing tower floor design was like that.

Send the player from the Black Tower 91st floor to the Demonic Realm.

Then the pre-contracted Great Demons of the Demonic Realm take turns dealing with the player.

Great Demon (大惡魔).

Baal, Mammon, Mephisto, guys like these.

A Grand Journey is something like this.

It means a mission where a mortal human steps into a surreal, vast, and incomprehensible world like the Demonic Realm or the Highlands.

If you go to the Demonic Realm (魔境), you unconditionally die.

How could a human stand against an existence like a Great Demon of the Demonic Realm?

This is also the reason for providing players with the Mission Save Ticket item.

To help the fragile and weak players and give the Great Demons even a slight handicap.

If so, what are the benefits the Great Demons receive by connecting the Demonic Realm with the Black Tower?

When the world approaches destruction and reaches an apocalypse state, the Great Demons come outside through the Black Tower hole.

And take the life force of surviving humans and a small amount of dimensional energy.

Of course, the actual Great Demons had never dealt with players even once.

Because there was no occasion for players to climb up to the 91st floor.

They just went outside and sucked up life force and dimensional energy when the world was ruined.

It was like that on Earth No. 675 too.

The Black Tower there was also connected with the Demonic Realm.

On Earth No. 675, which became indiscriminately apocalyptic after crossing the critical point because the Black Towers entirely collapsed.

The Great Demons had thrown festivals, indulging to their hearts’ content in the lives of over 2 billion surviving humans.

They came and went exactly like it was their own home.

Even though the world was completely destroyed.

Then abruptly as the Black Tower regenerated, the Great Demons and Dragons that had come out to the world were all kicked out though.

The Earth Summoner should have gone to the Demonic Realm.

If it had been normal, that is.

However, the Demonic Realm suddenly tore up the contract.

Unilaterally severing the connection with the Black Tower.

No, why suddenly?

Doesn’t it mean they’re willing to endure the tremendous penalty incurred by tearing up the contract?

They asked the reason for tearing up the contract.

Then the returning answer was…….

– We peeked at the player through Earth No. 675 Black Tower 91st floor.
– We detected an energy that a human must not possess.
– Since you did not inform us of this information in advance, tearing up the contract is justified.
– That player is connected by ties (inyeon) to a terrifying world.
– If we get entangled with that guy, the Demonic Realm is finished.
– The Great Demon God (大魔神), the God of Swords (검의 神), and the God of Monkeys (원숭이 神) might come looking for us.

The Black Tower immediately dispatched an employee to the Demonic Realm and requested to restore the contract to its original state, but the Great Demons were stubborn.

Saying they don’t want to be extinguished.

Like that, the connection with the Demonic Realm was severed.

Making a guess.

At the time when the Summoner first appeared on Earth No. 675 Black Tower 91st floor and received the Trait Enhancement Rune as a reward.

The Great Demons of the Demonic Realm must have indirectly encountered the player through the space of the 91st floor connected to their world.

They probably felt something unusual at that time.

Right after that, the contract was torn up.

[Cowardly bastards, those things called Great Demons, over a mere human.]

What kind of guys are the Great Demons?

Guys who can kill about an LSSR summoned entity with a flick of a single finger.

Commonly, such beings are called Transcendents.

That’s right.

Great Demons are Transcendents.

But they swallowed their fear?

[Just what are the Great Demon God, the God of Swords, and the God of Monkeys.]

As a result, the 91st floor was left floating in midair (bung ddeo-beo-ryeot-da).

The 92nd floor too, the 93rd floor too…….

Currently, the Black Tower was agonizing to find a substitute for the Demonic Realm (魔境) and.

The void in the tower’s mission created like that.

Lest it miss the opportunity, the power of the White Tower intervened.

In other words, this situation is not the Black Tower’s intention.

It is the White Tower’s intention.

It is a mission designed by the White Tower.

The power of the White Tower set the starting point of the Grand Journey not as the Demonic Realm but as the Dimensional Energy Storage Base.

That’s the reason that guy came here.

Now that he has stepped foot here, it cannot be stopped.

From now on, the Summoner might enter not only here but also other unauthorized access prohibited zones.

We absolutely had to block him.

The mission set for the Summoner.

The choice at the crossroads.

Perhaps it might be an opportunity.

So he appeared in front of the guy.

Pleading him to choose the right side.

To leave Earth No. 1,001 and go to a place where there is no Black Tower entirely.

However, the guy refused without even agonizing over it.

[Arrogant bastard.]

Dimensional naturalization with player awakening maintained, summoning of summoned entities possible, plus 10 billion kilograms of Topmost-Grade magic crystals.

He even proposed to take all his family and relatives by maximally utilizing his authority.

He kicks all that away?

Now it can’t be helped.

It’s war.

We unconditionally block him.

We will make him taste frustration here.

[Has it started?]
[Yes, a battle has currently broken out.]
[Bring up the hologram.]

We must kill him somehow.

Even if we have to ignore causality and make an inescapable trap.

However, it’s not easy.

The battle video visible on the hologram.

Let’s skip the Gigant.

What about that Green Dragon?

The Controller also knows well what converted defection is.

The responsible personnel of the tower floor free contracts tearing up the contract and sticking to the Summoner’s side.

Naturally, there are restrictions.

They receive a severe penalty.

Their power is taken away, becoming weaker than the summoned entities the Summoner calls forth.

But what is that?

[Just how did he recover his strength?]
[W, well.]

To think he retained the abilities of an adult dragon as is.

It clearly hasn’t been long since he defected.

It seems he’s rather stronger than before his defection.

Ancient Dragon class power surpassing the adult class.

Hwa-reu-reu-reu-reuk!

The Green Dragon’s poison breath pouring out.

The guardians of the storage melting in an instant.

[It’s not a simple poison breath.]

Guardians are creatures created with dimensional energy.

No matter how much it’s a Dragon, it cannot show such power.

[It also feels like a particular power is mixed in…….]

Could it be that power the Great Demons of the Demonic Realm (魔境) mentioned?

[Produce more creatures!]

Just when will that guy use the save ticket?

The ticket he possesses should be exactly one.

We must force him to use it right now.

Before a Dimensional Energy Storage is destroyed.

[A storage won’t be destroyed, right?]
[It’s impossible with human strength.]

Right.

How is that an ordinary building?

But somehow I feel anxious.

The Demonic Realm’s contract tear-up too.

The power those guys are showing too.

But right at that moment?

[Uh.]
[Uh?]
[Uh!]
[W, what’s going on?]
[Eu-eo-eo-eo, a s, storage is…….]
[What is it?]
[…It has been destroyed.]
[What?]

The Controller doubted his ears.

No, how long has it been since the battle broke out?

Already?

[This, son of a dog bitch!!!]

This became a big problem.

* * *

Joo-hyuk looked at the summoned entities focusing on the battle with a pleased expression.

‘As expected, it’s a good thing I trusted them.’

The summoned entities who were flustered because they couldn’t catch the Sand Dragon on the 87th floor are no more.

Invincible power summoned entities.

And the converted defectors.

Sword Master Zhuge Zaryong Cossack combining both literary and martial arts.

Mad Demon-nim who is transforming almost to an immortal (신선(神仙)) class is.

The extreme flame blue fire rain cast by the Great Mage of Flames Mackenzie.

The breathtaking linked attacks of Gobang and Bardin.

Flawless accuracy standing shots, the deadly Major Bae.

Ten Thousand-Year-ie running around ggya-reu-reu exuding extreme cold energy fully.

Baek Dan-ah of the North Sea Ice Palace following behind her and assisting.

What about Crackus and Diamart?

When Diamart throws the monsters into chaos by unfolding the domain of dreams, Crackus Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak! melts them with his poison breath and.

On the other hand, the Gigant.

Unexpectedly, this guy is the weakest.

It wasn’t just once or twice it almost fell over due to its ankles being caught by the centipede scorpions rushing at it tightly (da-dak-da-dak).

Still, since it’s usable for tanking purposes.

‘They’ve changed truly a lot.’

Actually, the 90th floor raid was conquered almost through an expedient.

The Sword Immortal and the clones of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal Buddha did it all.

So I worried a lot inwardly about the 91st floor raid, but the summoned entities who changed beyond recognition.

Of course I know well why they grew like this.

First, King Yama of the Netherworld’s Memory Regression Magic.

It synchronized the frequency of the summoned entities’ souls and bodies and.

The Immortal Peach the Sword Immortal gave.

That mysterious energy seeped into the summoned entities’ bodies.

These things helped them achieve a leaping growth very slowly, without even them knowing it themselves.

‘I truly have a lot of fortune.’

Furthermore, not all summoned entities even participated in the battle.

The summoned entities who pulled back to the rear along with Joo-hyuk.

Gyeon Dal-rae further strengthened the summoned entities’ power with an invocation ritual and.

El piloting the Gigant, Rajix riding the Blood Wolf is in the middle of sniffing smells continuously (yeon-sin keung-keung-dae-myeo).

Geppetto, the weakest right now since he still hasn’t eaten the blood crystal, is filming with a camera after receiving the battle recording mission.

Our corner Alchemist Mari stuck right next to Joo-hyuk and took on the personal bodyguard role and.

Everyone is reassuring.

Well, although the number of centipede scorpion monsters still shows no sign of decreasing yet.

Come to think of it, it’s a pity.

The fur of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal Buddha that the Sword Immortal gave.

I should have used it moderately and left some.

Even if I just sprinkled a pinch of that, we would clean up the monsters in an instant.

‘…Are there a few strands left by any chance?’

Joo-hyuk thrust his hand into the waist of his pants and rummaged through looking for it.

Since I put them in my pocket, if I’m lucky…….

“Oh!”

There’s something.

A rough texture is felt in my hand.

When I scraped them up tightly and pulled my hand out.

A whopping.

“Yes! (As-sa!)”

Ten strands of brilliantly golden fur stuck to the pocket lining.

‘Are there no more?’

It’s a pity, but this is all.

‘Should I sprinkle them now?’

No.

Let’s leave them just in case.

I carefully gathered them and put them back into my pocket.

Joo-hyuk continued to observe the battlefield.

He has a role too.

Dimensional Energy Storage destruction.

As many as 146 of them.

‘Tsk, they should just herd them into one place, why make as many as 146 and…….’

But a thought that suddenly flashed through my mind.

Joo-hyuk spoke to Gyeon Dal-rae who was continuously sprinkling talismans next to him.

“Princess Fairy-nim.”

“Please speak.”

“Those 146 Dimensional Energy Storages, they have a connection to Earth’s Black Towers, right?”

“I am not certain, but there are 146 Black Towers on Earth, and 146 storages here too, it is too coincidental to call it a coincidence.”

That seems to be the case.

Could it possibly be a coincidence?

In that sense…….

“Then what about Earth No. 675 Black Tower 91st floor? From what I know, there is only one Black Tower on Earth No. 675.”

“Ah!”

Gyeon Dal-rae seemed to have realized something.

“If so, the mission of the Grand Journey of Earth No. 675 Black Tower might have been the destruction of merely 1 Dimensional Energy Storage.”

Aigoo, what a waste.

I should have done the Earth No. 675 Black Tower raid first.

Why did I raid Earth No. 1,001 Black Tower first of all things?

All along until now, upper floor climbing was unconditionally Earth No. 675 Black Tower though.

If I did as I usually did, I would only have to destroy one storage and exit, and that would be the end.

Ey!

Still, let’s not regret it.

It’s a raid I had to do for Earth No. 1,001 eventually anyway.

Later when this is finished, let’s go into Earth No. 675 Black Tower.

If it’s as expected, it will end quickly.

Right at that exact moment!

Magi-Engineer El, who was observing the front.

“Summoner-nim, space has been secured.”

The centipede scorpion monsters guarding the storage were pushed back, and the pyramid-shaped Dimensional Energy Storage building was left alone all by itself.

“Let’s go destroy it.”

Joo-hyuk arrived in front of the building along with the rear standby summoned entities.

Raising Blood Jade Aura and lightly tapping the building’s surface with his hand.

“Um.”

It’s quite solid.

It seems it would take quite a long time if I were to smash it with my hands.

Kung-kung-kung-kung!

El called the Gigant over.

– Combat Command, Input Combat Style, Destroy the building opposite.

Raising its giant fist high.

Ssyae-ae-ae-aek!

The Gigant striking down strongly on the storage.

Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwang…….

“…Tsk.”

Not even a scratch was made.

It’s a very small storage building compared to the Gigant.

It’s rather the Gigant’s fist that’s on the verge of breaking.

“Stop.”

“Yes.”

When in the world would we crush this?

“Shall we try installing a magic power bomb?”

Magic power bomb.

An item that detonates solely with the power of pure magic crystals through magi-engineering technology.

I’m not sure if it will work.

It’s obvious that the power will decrease a lot if it’s detonated on the surface of the building.

If it were inside, it might be a different story.

“Ho-e!”

As if Rajix found something.

He pointed to one side of the building with his short finger.

“What did you find?”

Turning my eyes.

“Some kind of…….”

A circular pattern engraved on the surface of the building.

There’s a small hole in the center.

Looking exactly like a keyhole.

“Is it a locking device?”

“It seems so, Young Master.”

Can we go inside if we open this?

Should we call the Great Thief Cossack?

In the meantime, El and Mari conversing with each other while observing the pattern.

A short while later.

Chwa-reu-reu-reu-reu-reu-reuk.

Mari’s tiny Homunculi dug into that hole.

“Oho!”

Opening it with Homunculi?

Chi-jik, cheo-jeok, cheo-keok, cheo-keo-geok, cheol-keok!

A sound of something fitting perfectly.

At the same time, as the circular pattern rotated.

Ggya-deu-deu-deuk!

A round-shaped entrance was revealed.

“Wow!”

“You did well.”

“It’s amazing.”

“Ho-e-e-e.”

Perhaps burdened by the praise, Mari’s long ears became bright red.

Jjak-jjak-jjak-jjak!

Sending her applause once and.

“Let’s go in.”

What could be inside the storage?

Joo-hyuk carefully entered the interior.

Then a wide hall appeared, and in the center of its floor, one black cylindrical rod about 1m in length was stuck.

‘What is this?’

I reached out to grab it but.

Deob-seok!

Mari grabbed Joo-hyuk’s sleeve and shook her head back and forth.

And.

Cha-ra-ra-ra-ra-rak!

The Homunculi wrapped around the cylindrical rod, pulled it out ssu-uk, moved it, and placed it on the floor.

Our admirable Mari.

She’s not even letting me touch it in case it’s dangerous.

Be that as it may.

“Hmm.”

What is this item used for?

Looking exactly like a nuclear fuel rod of a nuclear power plant.

‘They were storing this?’

It seems so.

There was nothing else in the storage besides this cylindrical rod.

Investigation is needed.

I’ll keep it for now and.

“Rajix-ssi?”

“Ho-eng!”

Seu-seut!

The cylindrical rod entering the subspace backpack.

Now what’s left is…….

“Dr. El, let’s try installing the magic power bombs inside here.”

“Yes, understood.”

El personally installed the magic power bombs.

Going around in a circle, one, two, three, four, five.

“Let’s go out.”

We hurriedly came out, evacuated to a safe place, and then pressed the detonator.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!!!!

The Dimensional Energy Storage collapsing from the inside.

Wa-reu-reu-reu-reu-reuk!

“…Did we take it down?”

[Dimensional Energy Storage Destruction 1/146]

We took it down.

That’s 1 for now.

Well, a good beginning is half the battle.

* * *

A multiverse parallel world far away beyond measuring the distance.

There was a place called the Netherworld (황천계(黃泉界)) there.

Also known by the alias Afterworld (저승) and.

In the Hellfire Palace (업화궁(業火宮)) where the beings of the Netherworld handle their duties, thick white smoke wafted up continuously (mo-rak-mo-rak).

It was because of the cigarettes that King Yama, the judges, the reapers, and the messengers puffed away.

They completed their daily tasks safely today too.

Judging sinners, reincarnating simple deceased souls, and escorting good souls to the Heavenly Realm.

A work-life balance wind blew in the Netherworld recently too, so the Netherworld workers left work exactly on time and went off to enjoy their leisure.

For that reason, King Yama is bored.

Because there was no one to play with him for the time being.

‘Shall I open the door and go play in the Demonic Realm (魔경) after a long time?’

However, the manifestation of King Yama is an act against the rules.

He cannot rashly go on an outing to the human realm.

Because the world itself might collapse.

But the Demonic Realm is not.

Moreover, isn’t it another world?

What does it matter whether it collapses or not.

However.

‘Tsk, I must hold it in.’

Actually, there isn’t much to see even if he goes.

If he appears, whether it be monsters or demons living there, demonic realm nobles, Demon Kings, Great Demons, without distinction, they just hide and don’t come out.

Well, it’d suffice to catch anyone and play with them, but he’s sick of doing that too much now.

Let’s just hole up in the Hellfire Palace.

While watching a drama the Sword Immortal bastard brought from another parallel universe Earth a while ago.

And having a cup of refreshing beer too.