Chapter 128 – Found You

The Wandering Merchant Association Headquarters on the 75th floor of the tower.

“Have you found out the reason why the Black Minotaurs left the 99th floor of the tower?”

Wandering Merchant Association President Mason asked urgently. To prevent harm to the wandering merchants, they had to quickly find out the reason why 500 Black Minotaurs were descending south.

“I’m sorry. We only found out that the Black Minotaurs have all entered the 77th floor of the tower.”

At Mason’s question, his subordinate replied.

“The 77th floor of the tower?”

Mason was puzzled. On the 77th floor of the tower, there was no strong faction, no abundant food, and no large amount of wealth. There was no reason at all for the Black Minotaurs to go there.

“Yes! Furthermore, the Black Wolf tribe and the Silver Wolf tribe have also joined the 77th floor of the tower, as if they received some contact.”

“What?! Even them? What on earth is happening on the 77th floor of the tower?”

“According to the information obtained from the wolves, they said the Black Minotaurs would return once they find the existence they want.”

“The existence they want? Then does that mean they went to find someone?”

As far as Mason knew, the only existence capable of moving 500 Black Minotaurs was the Bull Demon King. However, there was no way the Bull Demon King, who was bound to the waypoint, would have an acquaintance on another floor.

Everything was full of questions.

“Hurry and deploy the agents of the Secret Inspection Bureau to the 77th floor of the tower! We must find out who the Black Minotaurs are looking for!”

Mason’s instinct was telling him. That the existence the Black Minotaurs were looking for had a high possibility of exerting a profound influence on the tower in the future.

“Yes!”

In that way, the agents of the Wandering Merchant Association’s Secret Inspection Bureau were dispatched urgently to the 77th floor of the tower.

***

“Cueng!”

Cuengi ran in a straight line toward where the needle of the compass Kaiser had given him pointed.

“Gu-ooo!”

“Keuah!”

If an existence blocking his way appeared, he punished them without mercy. In that way, orangutans, chimpanzees, and others were grabbed by the collar by Cuengi.

And,

Cueng?

[Have you seen my dad-da-yo?]

Cuengi grabbed the collar of every monster he met and asked if they had seen Se-jun, but there was no way any monster had seen Se-jun, who was only in the monkeys’ village.

In that way, after running and running to find his dad, a huge village surrounded by a red beam of light appeared in front of Cuengi.

Cuengi was no longer carrying his bag. He had eaten all his lunch on the way. Of course, the honey in his snack pouch had also run out a long time ago because he ate it whenever he felt peckish while moving.

“Cueng!”

When Cuengi tried to enter the village without hesitation,

“Gu-o?!” (Who goes there?!)

“Gu-o!” (Go away!)

The gorillas guarding the entrance of the village blocked him.

However,

“Cueng!”

Thump! Thump!

Cuengi lightly subdued the gorillas blocking his way.

Meanwhile,

“Gu-oooo!”

Another gorilla hurriedly called the other gorillas, and all the gorillas in the village rushed out.

“Cueng!”

Cuengi roared and ran toward the gorillas.

A 1 vs 500 battle.

However,

“Cueng!”

Thump! Thump! Bam!

The 1 was too overwhelmingly strong.

Cueng?

[Have you seen my dad-da-yo?]

Cuengi asked, grabbing the collar of a gorilla that was still conscious among the fallen gorillas.

“Gu-o!” (I haven’t seen him!)

“Cueng!”

[You are lying-da-yo!]

Because Cuengi had not yet described his dad’s appearance.

Thump!

Cuengi delivered the final blow to the bad gorilla that had lied to him.

And,

Cueng?!

[Where is Dad-da-yo?!]

Just as he was about to set out to find his dad again,

“Gu-ooo?!” (Who dares to cause trouble in my village?!)

A giant 10-meter-tall gorilla was running toward Cuengi in anger.

[Boss of the 77th Floor of the Tower, Gorin]

The boss guarding the waypoint of the 77th floor of the tower. It was Gorin, the chief of the gorilla village.

“Cueng!”

Because Gorin, the boss of the 77th floor of the tower, looked strong, Cuengi also used Gigantification to fight this time. Cuengi, who grew to a size of 22 meters in an instant, had grown even taller in the meantime.

“Cueng!”

Thud!

Cuengi clasped his hands together and struck down on the head of Gorin, who was charging with all his might.

Boom!

With a giant explosion, Gorin’s head was embedded in the ground.

……

That was the end of it.

“Cueng!”

Cuengi moved along the compass again.

Rumble.

Moving in that way made Cuengi feel hungry again.

However,

“Cueng…”

[There is nothing to eat now…]

While Cuengi was walking toward where Se-jun was, holding his hungry stomach,

Sniff, sniff.

A delicious scent came from somewhere.

“Cueng?! Cueng!”

[This is?! It’s the scent of Dad’s honey potatoes-da-yo!]

Furthermore, the scent of roasted sweet potatoes and other dishes Se-jun used to make also wafted over.

“Cueng!”

[Dad, Cuengi is hungry-da-yo!]

Cuengi hurriedly ran toward where the scent of Se-jun’s dishes came from.

***

Sniff, sniff.

A gorilla wearing a skirt entered the village, sniffing with her nose.

And,

Thud.

Munch, munch.

She sat down in front of the monkeys’ food and began to eat it ravenously. The other gorillas stood behind, guarding the gorilla wearing the skirt.

[Gorilla Chief’s Daughter, Gorina]

‘She is a named monster.’

Se-jun discovered the name above the head of the gorilla wearing the skirt. Seeing her roam around like this, she was not the boss but probably a mid-boss. Still, the fact that she was difficult to deal with remained the same.

“President Theo, how is it?”

“What do you mean, meow?”

“Can you fight and beat her?”

“Nyang?!”

Shiver, shiver.

At Se-jun’s question, Theo began to tremble. He had hoped just in case, but sorry. He should not have asked.

“If Chairman Park is in danger, I will step forward, meow! Chairman Park, do not worry, meow!”

He still talked big.

“Bat-bat!”

(Me too! I will fight together with you!)

At Theo’s words, the golden bat also shouted, spreading its wings as wide as possible, saying it would protect Se-jun. Even so, it was far smaller than Gorina’s finger.

“You guys…”

It was touching. Se-jun realized anew how much he had been relying on Theo and the other animals.

“Thank you.”

“That is a good attitude, meow! Live with gratitude toward me in the future too, meow!”

(Bat-bat. Thank you too!)

Se-jun expressed his gratitude by patting the heads of Theo and the golden bat, who were guarding his side.

And,

“Create Dark Clouds.”

He prepared to fight the gorillas. If they just ate the food and left, it would be a relief, but if not, he had to fight. Still, thanks to Theo and the golden bat staying by his side, his tension eased.

While Se-jun held his breath and prepared for the fight in that way,

“Gumo.”

Gorina, who had filled her stomach to some extent, began to look around.

At that moment,

“Gumo?!”

Gorina’s eyes widened.

“Gumo! Mo!”

Gorina got excited upon seeing Se-jun’s face. It was the style she liked.

And,

“Gumo!”

Gorina pointed at Se-jun and ordered the gorillas. Bring him here!

Se-jun was strangely popular among monsters.

“Guys, get ready! Thunder Throw!”

At Se-jun’s shout, blue lightning bolts fell from the dark clouds floating in the sky toward the gorillas.

Boom!

Crackle!

Under the lightning, ten of the gorillas fainted, and the rest could not move their bodies as if electrocuted. Fortunately, because they were clustered together, it was easy to attack.

“Thunder Throw.”

Se-jun used Thunder Throw once more, knocking out the remaining electrocuted gorillas that were unable to move.

And Gorina, who was left last. Although Gorina was left alone, she was not anxious at all.

“Gumo!!!”

Rather, she grew more excited watching Se-jun fight. She thought he was just handsome(?), but he was a strong male.

“Gumomo!”

Gorina, even drooling, ran toward Se-jun herself.

“Thunder Throw!”

Since she was the last enemy, Se-jun used Thunder Throw with all his mana.

However,

“Gumooo!!!”

Thud!

As Gorina struck the ground hard, the surrounding ground rose up and wrapped around her. Gorina was capable of manipulating the power of the earth.

Boom!

Thanks to that, Se-jun’s thunder hit the dirt wall Gorina had made and vanished in vain.

‘I’m screwed!’

Stumble.

The strength left Se-jun’s legs, and his body shook. It was mana exhaustion.

Crunch.

Gorina broke through the dirt wall that had melted and hardened after being hit by the thunder.

And,

Thump, thump.

“Gumomo.”

Gorina approached Se-jun with a murderous smile.

***

“Keu-hing… what should I do?!”

Although Kaiser had sent 500 Black Minotaurs toward where Se-jun was, Aileen was anxious.

“Se-jun is too weak…”

He could die before the Black Minotaurs found him.

So, she hurriedly began to look for a new authority to give Se-jun. Although he had not yet accumulated enough contribution points to receive a new authority, fortunately, Se-jun had a lot of Tower Coins.

“Well… the efficiency is bad, but if only Se-jun can be safe…”

10,000 Tower Coins could be converted into 1 contribution point. And the minimum contribution required to purchase an authority was 10,000. In other words, to buy an authority with money, at least 100 million Tower Coins were needed.

Fortunately, Se-jun had the 100 million Tower Coins he had received from Kellion.

“Let’s see. What authority do we need so our Se-jun won’t die…”

Aileen quickly scrolled down the list of authorities from the top. The authority Aileen was trying to buy was one worth 10,000 contribution points. It was at the very bottom.

…

..

.

And the authorities visible at the very bottom.

“Since Se-jun already has an indestructible body, he needs mana to reinforce it. Good! This is it!”

Aileen chose the new authority to give Se-jun.

***

“I will protect Chairman Park, meow! It was fun, Chairman Park, meow!”

(Se-jun-nim, I had fun too.)

Theo and the golden bat said their final goodbyes to Se-jun.

“Guys… Ugh!”

This was not right.

‘I cannot just be protected by the kids like this!’

Just as Se-jun grit his teeth and moved his body to fight together,

[The 100 million Tower Coins deposited in the Seed Bank are paid.]

[The tower administrator bestows upon the Token of the Intermediate Administrator of the Tower.]

[You can reinforce later using contribution points or Tower Coins.]

“Huh?! Authority?!”

[Due to the effect of , your mana increases by 50.]

[The Mana stat has exceeded 100.]

[Talent: Mana Circuit evolves into Enhanced Mana Circuit.]

“Oh! Guys, step back! Thunder Throw!”

At the mana suddenly overflowing from his body, Se-jun shouted at Theo and the golden bat and used the skill. Since he had no time to check the authority and talent, he just trusted his intuition.

Boom!

As the thunder fell,

“Gumooo!”

Thud!

Gorina made a dirt wall again to block the thunder.

“Rainmaking!”

Se-jun hurriedly made it rain to wet the ground. He planned to make the ground wet to conduct electricity.

Swoosh!

Heavy rain poured down only around where Gorina was, soaking the ground.

‘This is the end!’

Just as Se-jun was preparing the final attack,

“Huh?! Cuengi?!”

Cuengi running from afar was seen in Se-jun’s eyes. Cuengi was rapidly closing the distance.

“Cueng!”

[I found you, Dad-da-yo!]

Cuengi, who gigantified in an instant right beneath Gorina’s feet, extended his right front paw upward and delivered an upper-cut to Gorina.

Boom!

“Gumomo!”

At Cuengi’s full-power punch, Gorina let out a final scream and flew away so far she was out of sight.

“Whew.”

Se-jun breathed a sigh of relief. It was a relief. If he could not have defeated her even with thunder, it would have been truly dangerous.

“Kkweee-eng! Cueng?”

[Dad, I missed you-da-yo! You aren’t hurt anywhere, are you?]

Where did the majestic attitude shown just moments ago while blowing Gorina away go? The shrunk-back Cuengi hugged Se-jun and cried.

“Cueng!”

[I thought Dad was going to get eaten-da-yo!]

It was Cuengi, who had run at full speed after seeing Gorina drool while looking at Se-jun as he was running along the scent of Se-jun’s cooking.

“I’m fine. But did you come here all by yourself?”

“Cueng!”

[I came with the Minotaur uncles, but I lost them on the way-da-yo!]

With that, Cuengi began to tell his adventure story.

Smack, smack.

While eating the dishes Se-jun had made.

“Cueng!”

[So I beat them up-da-yo!]

Although it was a story about beating everyone up, the atmosphere was extremely peaceful. In that way, listening to Cuengi’s adventure story, the night of Se-jun’s 284th day of distress drew to a close.