Chapter 18
“Shall we get going now?”
【Yes!】
After postponing due to the morning’s errands, it’s finally time to head to the Tower.
“I’m off.”
“Take care.”
“Enter!”
【Entering the Tower.】
After bidding farewell to Lillian, I transferred to the Tower, only to find Lillian beside me.
Confused about what was happening, a message appeared.
【‘The Last Witch, Lillian,’ has been registered as Han Ji-an’s familiar.】
【The Last Witch, Lillian】
[The last surviving member of the ancient witch clan.]
Danger Level: ?????
Special Skills: Prophecy Book, Lunar Magic Tome, ■■■■
Special Restrictions: Accompaniment with the Witch
【Special Restriction: Due to accompaniment with the Witch, faction ■■■■ on floor ■■ is recognized as hostile.】
【Special Restriction: Due to accompaniment with the Witch, faction ■■■ on floor ■■ is recognized as hostile.】
【Special Restriction: Due to accompaniment with the Witch, faction ■■■■■ on floor ■■ is recognized as hostile.】
【Special Restriction: Due to accompaniment with the Witch, faction ■■■■■■ on floor ■■ is recognized as hostile.】
【Special Restriction: Due to accompaniment with the Witch, faction ■■ on floor ■■ is recognized as hostile.】
How many hostile factions are there?!
As you climb higher floors, intelligent species abound, and earning their favor often makes clearing the floors easier.
But the problem here is that I’ve already made enemies, right from the start.
Next to me, Lillian’s face turned pale—she must be seeing the messages too.
“Can you see this?”
When I pointed to the floating message, she nodded.
At the same time, tears began streaming down her face.
“I’m so sorry… because of me, Master…”
“No, it’s fine! These things happen!”
There’s a saying that a beautiful woman’s tears are like an absolution, and it’s true.
The moment Lillian began to cry, the tough guy inside me awoke, smacking my head and yelling, “How dare you make a beauty cry?!” Though I couldn’t help but feel a little wronged.
“Nika can handle it, right?”
【Yes!】
I pointed to the brightly responding Nika, reassuring Lillian, who finally nodded.
Phew, crisis averted.
“Shall we really head out now?”
“Yes!”
【Would you like to enter the 11th floor?】
Accept / Decline
“Accept!”
【Entering the 11th floor.】
With a flash of light, the scenery changed, and I found myself in a dimly lit cave.
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【11th Floor Mission: Defeat 30 Crystal Golems!】
【Time Limit: Within 3 hours.】
【Restriction: Passive swordsmanship skills are prohibited.】
【Restricted Equipment: Dual Blades.】
【Restricted Rule: Warrior’s Will.】
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From the 11th to the 19th floors, the monsters are all golems.
Not only are they naturally durable, but they’re also immune to magic—a frustrating combination.
And now, they’ve banned passive swordsmanship skills on top of it? Are you even human?!
Oh right, they’re not.
“Nika.”
At my word, Nika emerged from my arms, engulfed in flames, and grew until she was just the right size to move easily in the cave.
Lillian, terrified of Nika’s transformation, stuck close as we moved forward until a glowing figure caught my eye.
It was a Crystal Golem, a highly valuable monster made of pure crystal.
“Nika, can you take it down without scratching it?”
【Impossible!】
Speaking decisively, Nika swung her massive claws once, shredding the Crystal Golem like paper.
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【1 defeated.】
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【These guys are too soft!】
No, they’re not soft—you’re just too strong.
While I was wondering what to do, Lillian raised her hand and asked me to leave it to her.
She pulled out a staff from her subspace, waved it once, and the Crystal Golems froze in place, no longer moving.
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【7 defeated.】
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“I just removed their cores.”
She handed me several large, glowing red jewels.
Surprised, I stared at her, and she bashfully turned her head. How could someone be so beautiful?
I held her hands and exclaimed, “You’re amazing!” making her face turn redder and redder.
“Pl-please save such comments for later…”
In the sweet atmosphere, a sound of something flying toward us broke the moment.
Nika’s claws lashed out, shattering a crystal object to pieces.
【How dare you! How dare you! How dare you!】
At the same time, Nika dashed out and began massacring the Crystal Golems, leaving Lillian and me staring blankly at the scene.
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【14 defeated.】
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【19 defeated.】
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【25 defeated.】
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【30 defeated.】
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【Mission Complete!】
Rewards are being distributed.
【11th Floor Record Broken!】
Registered in the Hall of Fame.
【Would you like to move to the next floor?】
Accept / Decline
Before I knew it, Nika had wiped out all 30 Crystal Golems and returned to us.
In that brief moment, she had cleared the 11th floor.
Of course, even the previously disabled Crystal Golems were reduced to shattered pieces.
Still, we managed to recover a few Golem cores. Selling these might bring in some good money, right?
As that thought crossed my mind, the Golem cores turned to dust and disappeared.
【How’s that? It’s a new ability I just got!】
As Nika brightly announced her achievement, I blankly stared at her and shouted, “Status window,” bringing up a blue panel.
【■■■■■ Veronica (Transcendent)】
[[ An ancient lifeform from old texts.
Possesses immense power and can either be an ally or an enemy depending on the user.
Danger Level: ????
Special Skills: Clone (Awakened), Protection, ■■■ Dance.
Special Mode: Nika ver. 0.5 (Unified).
Special Domains: Infernal Hell, Extreme Hell, Infinite Hell.
Special ■■: ■■■■.]]
A new ability I hadn’t seen before appeared.
It’s obscured, but could this be the ability that pulverized the Golem cores?
“How far can this ability reach?”
【As far as I can see!】
We’re not far from Nika becoming a planetary destroyer at this rate.
Praising her for being amazing, I glanced to the side and saw Lillian had fainted while standing.
Well, to be fair, the first time I saw it, I almost passed out too.
But this isn’t her first time seeing it, is it?
Ah, damn it. I want to faint too.
Drool dripped from Nika’s wide, gleeful grin, making her even more terrifying.
Is it because of the dark atmosphere of the cave, or the scorching heat from the flames engulfing her?
Either way, she’s terrifying.
***
【Hey, did you guys hear about this?】
There’s an Awakener who broke all the Hall of Fame records up to the 11th floor.
└ A Korean Hunter?
└ (OP) Of course it’s a Korean Hunter. You think it’s a Japanese Hunter, you idiot?
└ Why are you using bad words? (A cute crying cat emoji).
└ (OP) Wouldn’t you be pissed if there was a huge “[KOREA]” label next to it and someone doubted it?
【Did you see the 11th Floor Hall of Fame record?】
At this point, isn’t this a mass hunt?
└ Is that even possible? The 10th floor has a boss.
└ Maybe they one-shotted the boss too?
└ The 11th floor’s Crystal Golems are insanely tough though.
└ Still, they probably mass-hunted them. Look at the time it took.
【Is South Korea about to get its 14th S-rank Hunter?!】
I’m getting super hyped—someone confirm this already!
└ National pride building up, ready to go.
└ I’m fully prepared to cheer.
└ Ready to emigrate for an S-rank Hunter.
└ (OP) You little punk!!!!!!!
The internet is ablaze with news of a new Hunter.
For any South Korean citizen, this is thrilling news.
Especially for the Awakener Association, which would undoubtedly be desperate to find and recruit this individual.
“We absolutely must find them! After the recent disaster, our association’s standing has diminished, and we’ve lost countless association Hunters. Recruiting a new S-rank Hunter is our only way to recover!”
“They seem to have awakened recently. Should we focus on searching among 20-year-olds?”
“It could be a re-awakening. Or maybe they’ve been hiding and only now started activity.”
As the association Hunters continued their meeting, the case only grew more complicated.
Why on earth would someone with S-rank abilities not register with the association?
Without registration, they can’t join any guild.
This is explicitly stated in Article 1, Clause 1 of South Korea’s Awakener Special Law and is strictly enforced regardless of the reason.
Unless, of course, they emigrate to another country.
“For now, let’s start investigating all Hunters who awakened within the last three years.”
It’s better to try than to sit idly doing nothing.
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