Chapter 132
Ding!
[Main Quest completed!]
[Hidden Quest completed!]
The moment the system messages appeared, the battlefield on the 101st floor began to change.
As if a game had been cleared, the red orcs and the ash-gray orcs vanished one by one, turning into particles of light.
The fallen corpses, the orcs still standing, even the Great Chieftain Durmak.
Everything disappeared without a trace.
“……”
Shaaah—
In just a few seconds, the battlefield was completely empty.
Only Runir, Solvanir, and I remained.
“…This really is the Tower.”
The dry wind unique to the 101st floor blew quietly.
Soon after, system messages announcing rewards appeared one after another.
Ding!
[Main Quest Phase 1 rewards granted.]
[Relic: Permission to use ‘Tower Dice’ ×1]
[Main Quest Phase 2 rewards granted.]
[Relic: Permission to use ‘Tower Dice’ ×1]
[Item: ‘Golden Key of the Tower’ ×1]
[Main Quest Phase 3 rewards granted.]
[Relic acquired: ‘War Banner of the Red Orc Tribe’]
“…Two dice permissions.”
My mouth tasted bitter.
The Tower Dice was an item every climber of the Tower possessed.
Each time you threw it, you advanced upward by the number rolled—a kind of transportation method.
“The problem is, there’s exactly one floor I absolutely don’t want to go to.”
The 120th floor.
I wanted to avoid that place at all costs.
But before worrying about that, there was something else I had to check.
Ding!
[Hidden Quest completed!]
[Title acquired: ‘War Ender’]
[Special Reward: 10-floor ascent privilege]
“…A 10-floor jump.”
This was a huge reward.
It drastically accelerated progress up the Tower.
And yet, it didn’t make me happy.
“Two dice and a 10-floor jump… If my luck turns bad…”
I didn’t even want to imagine that worst-case scenario.
Ding!
[You have defeated a higher-dimensional being that violated system rules.]
[Special rewards granted.]
[Item acquired: ‘Falspera’s Feather’]
[Item acquired: ‘Fragment of Distorted Divinity’]
“Oh…?”
This was unexpected.
I examined the two items floating in the air.
The first was a bizarre-looking feather.
No—calling it a feather felt wrong.
It was shaped like a human hand.
One of the countless hands that formed the wings of an Outer God.
[Falspera’s Feather]
– Rank: Mythology
– Description: A fragment of the wings of Falspera, the Outer God of distorted hope. It contains immense divinity.
“…Contains divinity, huh.”
That made it perfect food for Runir and Solvanir.
The second item looked like a small crystal shard.
But the aura it emitted was anything but ordinary.
[Fragment of Distorted Divinity]
– Rank: Mythology
– Description: A fragment condensed with the authority of an Outer God. It can serve as powerful nourishment for a specific being.
“A specific being…?”
I tilted my head.
Ding!
[‘Egg of the Abyss’ detects a delicious scent.]
[‘Egg of the Abyss’ expresses hunger.]
Something stirred inside my subspace.
The mysterious black egg I had obtained when negotiating with Leviathan.
“The Egg of the Abyss… Don’t tell me it wants to eat this?”
Without hesitation, I opened the subspace.
A black egg about the size of a soccer ball floated into view.
Its surface was engraved with patterns reminiscent of the deep sea.
I tossed the Fragment of Distorted Divinity toward it.
Shoo—
The egg’s surface cracked slightly and instantly swallowed the fragment.
Crunch, crunch—
A chewing sound came from inside the egg.
Ding!
[‘Egg of the Abyss’ has consumed ‘Fragment of Distorted Divinity’.]
[Hatching conditions for ‘Egg of the Abyss’ have been met.]
[Remaining hatching time: 23:59:59]
“…24 hours.”
It would hatch in one day.
This was an incredible stroke of luck.
By chance, I had fulfilled conditions I hadn’t even known existed.
“No idea what’ll come out, but…”
At least it was good news.
Since the egg came from Leviathan, it probably wouldn’t be something bad.
I returned the egg to the subspace and turned my gaze.
“……”
“……”
Runir and Solvanir were staring at me.
They were still covered in wounds—injuries from fighting fragments of the Outer God.
“Good work, you two.”
Both wolves wagged their tails.
Even that motion looked exhausting.
“I should heal them first.”
I took out Falspera’s Feather again.
A grotesque feather shaped like a hand—but the divinity inside it was undeniable.
“Eat this.”
I tore the ‘hand’ feather in half.
The moment it ripped, divinity leaked out, making the air ripple.
I handed one half to each wolf.
Without hesitation, they swallowed them.
Crunch—
A soft glow seeped from their bodies.
The divinity of an Outer God was being absorbed.
Their wounds healed rapidly.
The gashes visible between their tangled fur vanished, and their dull eyes regained vitality.
“Grrr…”
“Woof…!”
The wolves let out satisfied sounds.
The light intensified, enveloping their bodies completely.
After a while, it faded.
Runir and Solvanir stood fully restored.
No—stronger than before.
Ding!
[Runir has consumed ‘Falspera’s Feather’.]
[Absorbing Outer God divinity strengthens abilities.]
[Skill ‘Frost of Niflheim’ power increased by 15%.]
[Solvanir has consumed ‘Falspera’s Feather’.]
[Absorbing Outer God divinity strengthens abilities.]
[Skill ‘Embers of Muspelheim’ power increased by 15%.]
“…Not bad.”
They weren’t just healed—their abilities were enhanced.
As expected, Outer God divinity was premium nourishment for the offspring of a godslayer.
“You okay now?”
“Grrr!”
“Woof woof!”
They barked energetically.
Only then did I relax.
“…Alright.”
But I wasn’t done yet.
“Wait a moment.”
I opened the subspace again.
A massive Kakan, as large as a bull, emerged.
A heavy body covered in bleached golden scales.
“I’m tired…”
Seongsik muttered weakly, lifting his head.
He was still exhausted from the battle.
I had pushed his power too far when fighting the Heaven-and-Earth Responding Dragon in the Red Gate.
We won—but the cost was severe injuries.
Cracked scales. Torn wings.
“Not sure how much he’s recovered…”
I took out another item.
A small bottle glowing red.
Inside was a thick liquid.
[Dragon Blood]
– Rank: Epic
– Description: A drop of blood extracted from the heart of the Heaven-and-Earth Responding Dragon. When fed to a magical beast, it provides powerful recovery and awakens latent power.
I opened the cap and slowly poured the Dragon Blood into Seongsik’s mouth.
Glug—
The red liquid flowed in.
“Food…?”
He tilted his head.
Then—
Boom—
His body trembled violently.
As the blood took effect, his entire body began glowing red.
The cracked scales regenerated rapidly, and his torn wings healed.
“It’s food! Food!!”
Seongsik shouted happily.
His eyes glowed a deeper red than before.
Ding!
[Magical Beast ‘Seongsik’ level increased by 15!]
[Magical Beast ‘Seongsik’ loyalty increased to 100!]
[Latent power awakened by Dragon Blood!]
[Third latent ability unlocked!]
“…Wow. Stronger than expected.”
I immediately opened Seongsik’s status window.
[Magical Beast Info]
Name: Seongsik
Type: Kakan
Rank: S (Growing)
Level: 98 (Growth Stage)
Loyalty: 100
Skills:
– Breath Lv.4 (S)
– Transform Lv.8 (S)
Latent Abilities:
① Supermetal Assimilation & Manipulation (S+)
② Flames of Calamity & Wind of Life (S+)
③ Immortality (不可殺)
④ [—Locked—]
Notes: Innate metals (Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold, Mithril, Orichalcum, Adamantium)
The name of the third latent ability caught my eye.
“Immortality… Dragon blood is said to carry undying power. Looks like it accelerated this.”
A satisfying result.
With loyalty at 100, Seongsik was completely on my side.
He approached and bowed his head respectfully.
“Good job.”
“Master, happy!”
I patted his head.
He narrowed his eyes contentedly.
“Alright. Everyone’s taken care of…”
Now, the most important thing remained.
I took a slow breath.
“…The dice.”
A cold sensation rested in my palm.
The Tower Dice.
Each throw advanced floors equal to the rolled number.
“The problem is still the same.”
The 120th floor.
I wanted to avoid it at all costs—before regression and now.
“Let’s calculate.”
Hidden Quest reward: +10 floors.
Dice throws: two.
Each die: 1 to 6.
“Best case…”
10 + 6 + 6 = 22
From the 101st to the 123rd floor in one jump.
Skipping the 120th floor entirely—never going there again.
“Second best case…”
Both dice roll 4 or lower.
Then I’d stay below the 120th floor—safe.
“The problem is the middle values.”
10 + 3 + 6 = 19
10 + 4 + 5 = 19
10 + 5 + 4 = 19
10 + 6 + 3 = 19
If the total was 19, I’d land exactly on the 120th floor.
“…Damn it.”
I absolutely wanted to avoid that outcome.
Fortunately, I had a way.
I pulled out another die from the subspace.
An old, cracked one.
The Broken Dice.
“I’ll manipulate the probability.”
I rolled it in my hand.
Rattle—
It rolled and stopped.
Ding!
[Broken Dice effect activated.]
[Chance of rolling 1–3 on next roll: 70%]
[Chance of rolling 4–6 on next roll: 30%]
“Good!”
This was reassuring.
Any roll of 1, 2, or 3 made things much safer.
Not perfect—but better.
“If the first roll is 3 and the second is 6, I still hit 120…”
“But the odds are lower.”
A 70% chance for low numbers.
“Please, let this be easy.”
I grabbed the first Tower Dice.
Cold. Smooth.
My heart pounded.
“Just 1, 2, or 3…”
I threw it.
Rattle—
It rolled.
Slowly. Too slowly.
Then—
Stopped.
“…3!”
I exhaled sharply.
The 70% chance worked.
“Good! As long as the second isn’t a 6, I’ll avoid 120!”
Anything 5 or lower was fine.
If my luck was truly awful and it rolled 6—
The worst-case scenario.
“Please. Anything from 1 to 5.”
I lifted the second die.
“Please…”
I threw it.
Rattle—
It rolled.
Again, slowly.
Painfully slowly.
Time seemed to crawl.
“……”
[6]
“…You piece-of-sh*t game.”
The curse slipped out.
Despite the 70% bias, it rolled 3, then 6.
“Of all times…”
My head throbbed.
The 120th floor.
A place that had been a nightmare before regression.
It wouldn’t be exactly the same now—but my instinctive aversion was strong.
“I really wanted to avoid it…”
But it was unavoidable.
The system had already decided.
Ding!
[Tower Dice result: 3 + 6 = 9]
[Hidden Quest reward: +10 floors]
[Total floors ascended: 19]
[Destination: 120th Floor]
“…Damn it.”
I sighed.
Still, it couldn’t be helped.
And I couldn’t go there immediately anyway.
“Let’s go back to Earth first.”
There were things to take care of before reaching the 120th floor.
The three-way meeting with Madam and Miyamoto Daichi.
Wrapping up my professor position at Ark Academy.
And taking care of my guild members.
I opened the system window.
[Return to Earth (100th Floor)? (Y/N)]
“Yes.”
I pressed Y.
Light enveloped my body.
Space twisted, and my vision blurred.
Runir, Solvanir, and Seongsik were pulled into the light.
“Let’s deal with the urgent stuff first…”
The 120th floor would come after that.
The light grew brighter.
And then—
Shaa—
Everything turned white.
