Negotiation between designers and summoner players.
In the end, the contract was concluded simply by weighing the liberation of the soul.
The results were somewhat different from what the managers had initially expected.
So, to what level will the difficulty increase?
[Wouldn’t it be ambiguous with just Soul Release? Of course, it would be a nightmare for the average player, but for Earth Summoners, it’s a bit… … .] [If I had just raised one more, I wouldn’t have had to worry.] [He gives up really quickly. He even calls himself a coward and belittles himself.] [He may seem stupid and timid on the outside, but he’s actually clever. He’s not the best player for nothing.] [It might have been better not to have made the contract.] [No. In my opinion, this is enough. That’s why I made the contract.] [Is that so?] [The equivalent exchange weight of Soul Release is much greater than the rune of trait enhancement and catalog expansion ticket.] [That’s true, but… … .] [It’s also the 81st floor. It wasn’t an easy place to begin with. The difficulty increases due to the equivalent exchange, so if you rush in, you’ll pay a huge price.] [I agree. Even if you don’t die, the damage will be great. Some of the summoned ones won’t be safe.] [Yes, if that happens, their mentality will collapse.] [Currently, Earth’s summoners are very vulnerable in that area. If their strong supports disappear one by one, even luck won’t be able to help them.] [A summoner player with a mental breakdown, this is something to look forward to.] [This is the true ordeal.]
The 81st floor can never be conquered.
The managers had no doubts.
*
The deal was made.
Increased difficulty, but with commensurate rewards.
Actually, there is a corner where I believe.
The reason why a cowardly man signed a contract.
Cossack’s rank breakthrough is already planned.
Thus, the overall power of the summoned party will be unconditionally improved.
I plan to take a look before sending the Cossacks.
Is this a mission that I can tackle now, or should I send the Cossacks and do it in two weeks?
“Shall we go?”
“Pressure!”
“The old man is ready too.”
Just in case, Marie was not summoned.
Because I might need her help.
[Enter the 81st floor of the Black Tower (NO.2) of the Republic of Korea.]
Got in.
then?
[Due to the contract, the difficulty level of the 81st floor of the Black Tower (NO. 2) in Korea will be changed to Hell Mode.]
Hell mode.
Hell difficulty.
‘hmm.’
I suddenly regret signing the contract.
Should I do it again?
[If the attack is successful, the difficulty of the 81st floor of the Black Tower of the Republic of Korea (NO. 2) will drop back to normal mode.]
It’s not permanent.
Temporary difficulty increase for Hartmann Soul Liberation rewards.
If successful, it will go back to the original.
If you fail, you will be in hell mode forever until you conquer it.
If we’re not careful, North Korea’s No. 2 tower could collapse.
Even if it collapses and a new tower is created, the 81st floor will still be in hell mode.
[Have you checked the contract terms?]
no way.
Something will work out.
‘check.’
[The contract has been fulfilled.] [The mission on the 81st floor of the Black Tower (NO. 2) of the Republic of Korea has been changed.] [Upon completion of the mission, Hartmann’s soul will be freed from the tower’s bonds.]
Guaranteed compensation.
So it’s like they’re letting you know in advance.
What exactly is the mission?
How much hell mode is it?
Joohyuk kept walking.
A vast grassland.
And the fog rising dimly.
Tiring!
[81st floor mission: Defeat 1 giant monster Titan Behemoth.] [Completion time: Within 2 hours.] [Completion condition: Giant monster Titan Behemoth 0/1]
“…….”
No, what is this?
The giant monster Titan Behemoth.
‘The naming is unusual, isn’t it?’
Besides, the time is very short.
Just 2 hours.
Anyway, since I’m here, let’s take a look.
Begin preparing for battle.
Take out an energy shield, a blink ring, and a shield, and share the mission with the summoned ones.
“The environment is fine. It’s flat and neither too hot nor too cold.”
“That’s right.”
It wasn’t completely flat.
“There is a large mountain beyond the fog.”
A gentle slope of Mt. Mindung.
however?
“Hmm, where is the monster called Behemoth?”
“It must be somewhere in the meadow.”
“Or maybe I should climb that mountain.”
Looking at the modifier ‘huge’, it means that it is quite large.
Then you should show it as soon as you enter.
Should I go find it and catch it?
Hide and seek style mission?
Is this also some kind of time attack?
Looking at the fog, it seems like that.
Right then!
thud!
“hmm?”
A sound echoing through the 81st floor grassland.
thud!
“her…….”
The ground shakes like an earthquake.
thud!
“It appeared.”
“Where is it?”
“Well, I think the sound is coming from the direction of Mindungsan.”
It’s a mountain.
thud!
mountain.
thud!
mountain?
thud!
“…uh.”
Joohyuk doubted his eyes.
thud!
Are you sure what you’re seeing right now is real?
The other summoned people also froze.
“oh my god.”
“That’s… … .”
“Huh?”
“Oh, you’re crazy!”
“… Hey, that’s a scam.”
“Heh heh heh.”
It was a mountain.
No, I thought it was a mountain, but it was a monster.
thud!
The giant monster Titan Behemoth.
thud!
Mindungsan Mountain is moving.
As I came closer, a definite shape came into view.
A quadrupedal monster that looks like a bear.
Exact size?
I said it’s a mountain!
“…Can you catch it?”
And that too in less than two hours.
No one opened their mouth.
After a while.
“The old man will be going. I wonder if the strong energy will work.”
Spot! Papapapot!
The distance was very far.
A mad horse approaching the Titan Behemoth at high speed.
Compared to Behemoth, Mad Horse looked like a small dot.
Jiiing!
The mad horse has the crescent moon energy.
Tsuspirit!
Sent to Behemoth.
Crunch!
The sound of something being cut.
however.
“Klarararararak!!!”
Thump thump thump thump!
Behemoth is rolling on the ground violently as if he is angry.
Enough to make your body shake even from a distance.
Spa papapapat!
The mad horse ran towards the group and said.
“I was able to inflict a wound. It was just a little skin cut.”
but.
“Time is of the essence. It’s impossible to defeat him in two hours.”
I think so.
It’s so huge that you wonder if it’s physically possible to walk around it.
The mad horse’s attack is just a stinging sensation.
It’s like being stabbed with a needle.
But if you keep poking me, I’ll die someday.
“Also, it seems that the only summoned people who can fight him are Nobu, Boss Be, and Fairy Dalae.”
No close proximity.
How do you get attached to that guy?
The moment you stick to it, you get stepped on and go to the other world.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Behemoth wanders around as if the wounds he received from the mad horse were nothing.
Anyway, there is no way as of now.
“…Let’s go out.”
Joohyeok took out the top raid mission reset ticket from his inventory.
Let’s hold the ticket in our hand.
[Would you like to use the Top Conquest Mission Reset Ticket?] [If used, you will automatically exit, the mission for that floor will be reset, and your entry record will be deleted.]
It means that there is an unclimbed layer that has not been entered yet.
If you challenge again and record an S+++ rank strategy, you can also receive a Platinum badge.
Of course, I don’t know if it will be conquered.
Sizzle!
[You have used the Tower Conquest Mission Reset Ticket. You will now exit the Tower.]
Spot!
Joo-hyuk and his group left the penthouse again.
“Phew.”
“ha.”
“…….”
“later.”
“Kkiiing.”
Everyone has a gloomy expression.
What a level of difficulty.
The same goes for Joo-hyuk.
My heart is still pounding.
The original mission would have been to deal with the common Behemoths.
But the reason it was given the title of Super Titan is because the liberation of the top soul was placed on the scale.
“… What would have happened if we had also added the runes of trait enhancement to the scale?”
“Well, I don’t know, maybe it got bigger, or faster… … .”
“The attack time may have been shortened further.”
I’m saying this is about the extent of it because I only uploaded one.
No matter what, it’s like that.
How can we catch that big guy in two hours?
“Sir Be.”
“Your Majesty, Veronica Caliber.”
“What if I fire three large bullets in succession?”
“Hmm, we might be able to stop their advance, but I don’t think we’ll be able to inflict any significant damage.”
right.
There are limits to large-caliber bullets.
In terms of Earth weapon power, it’s about the size of a 155mm shell?
“You need nuclear weapons to kill someone.”
“If it had the explosive power of a nuclear weapon… if only we could detonate it on the 81st floor.”
Modern scientific weapons cannot be used inside the tower.
No, it can be used.
To be exact, it’s not that you can’t use it, but you can’t take it in.
Of course, there are some items that can be brought into the tower from among the Earth’s thermal weapons.
A representative example is a pistol.
Items that are considered personal belongings.
You can enter by holding it in your hand or tucking it into your pants pocket.
However, any weapon larger than a pistol cannot be considered as a possession.
For that reason, the pistol is used to pull out monsters.
“How about the corner alchemist bomb homun?”
“I’ve written about it before. They’re making new ones, so there’s going to be a lot of them. A lot.”
It seems like it would take enough homunculi to cover a mountain to make a big impact.
When are you going to make all that?
And most importantly.
I want to finish this attack with an overwhelming victory.
Without any worries.
With peace of mind.
‘I think nuclear weapons could produce results.’
Behemoth, no matter how big you are, how can you withstand a nuke?
however.
“There’s no way to get it inside the tower… Huh?”
Stay still!
Why isn’t it there?
Joohyuk looked at Rajix quietly.
“Huh?”
All the other summoned people turned their gaze to Rajix.
Everyone noticed at the same time.
“oh!”
“right!”
“I see. I guess we can bring our workers’ backpacks.”
“You can even fit a camper van in a subspace backpack.”
“If you are a space savage, it is possible.”
“As expected, you are a supply officer. You can even supply nuclear weapons.”
“Whoa.”
Lajix’s backpack has no limits,
You can freely put in and take out items inside and outside the tower.
But the question remains.
I can bring it, but… … .
“Where else can we get nuclear weapons?”
An item that an individual cannot obtain even if he or she has money.
It’s also very dangerous.
It is a national strategic weapon.
Well, if you try hard enough, you can get them, but you might be mistaken for a terrorist.
“How about asking Director Jeon Gwang-il?”
“Because South Korea doesn’t have nuclear weapons.”
“What about the United States? If you tell that Secretary Macmillan… … .”
no way.
“It’s a nuclear weapon. No matter how close you are to someone, giving a nuclear weapon to someone is out of the question… Huh?”
Stay still!
Why isn’t it there?
Joohyuk looked at Cossack quietly.
“Huh? Why are you looking at me?”
“We had a proud Comrade Minister of the People’s Armed Forces.”
“Uh-huh, … Huh? Aha!”
The Cossacks seemed to have noticed too.
“Next, let’s show Behemoth the taste of Linmin’s nuclear fire. Just say the word!”
Yes, that’s right.
There is none in South Korea, but there is one in North Korea.
“I’ll leave right now!”
“No. Let’s all go together while we’re at it.”
“Long live Chung! Joo-hyuk!”
Let’s go and get a few.
Put it in the Rajix subspace backpack.
The direction of the attack has been decided.
Behemoth attacks with nuclear weapons.
*
Pyongyang, North Korea.
Chairman Kim In-joong was in an underground bunker.
This is because the Minister of the People’s Armed Forces, Ko Sa-geuk, who was supposed to protect him, was absent.
These days, the situation in China is not normal.
China cannot be happy about the honeymoon relationship between South and North Korea.
Pressure coming from all over the place.
They might send assassins.
China’s economic support has long since been cut off.
Well, that doesn’t matter.
Instead, support is coming from Korea.
The Kaesong Industrial Complex has reopened, food is being supplied, and large-scale construction work is planned soon.
Honestly, it’s a good thing.
I feel better when they grab me by the collar and drag me like this.
The problem is ensuring your own safety.
Will we be able to survive even after the unification process is over?
I wish I had at least made a promise.
Aside from the drama, to the South Korean players he is serving.
I want to live.
You can give up this power that you can’t even protect.
I just want to live an ordinary life in Jeju Island in the warm south, enjoying my long life, and then die in my old age.
moment!
Clank! The iron door of the underground bunker opens automatically.
Who opens it like this and comes in?
“Hey, Comrade Gosageuk!”
“Hey, Chairman Kim. How are you doing?”
But he wasn’t alone.
“Nice to meet you. Do you remember me?”
“Um, yes yes.”
How could I not know?
I suffered for several days because of this old man.
They were coming into the bunker one after another.
People of different ages and genders.
The bat-man I met before, a woman carrying a large gun on her back, a man with a huge build, a westerner in armor and holding a flail.
“Hello? Chief of the enemy. I’m Sergeant Be.”
“Nice to meet you. It’s Gobang.”
“Repentant Lamb! Light!”
and.
Slurp.
A fairy floating in the air and approaching like a ghost.
“The main character is called Gyeondal-rae. She serves Confucius.”
Even.
“Whew!”
“Crrrrrrr!”
From cute hamster humans to large dogs with sharp teeth.
But there was someone else who was truly important.
A young man standing in the middle of all these people.
Kim In-joong had a gut feeling.
This is the guy.
“Hello, Chairman. This is Bong Joo-hyuk.”
Long live Joo-hyuk, that Joo-hyuk.
“Oh, nice to meet you. I’m Kim In-joong.”
The person who should look his best here.
Look at it now.
Other people’s attitudes.
They are surrounding Bong Joo-hyuk on all sides and protecting him fiercely.
“…Please sit here.”
Let’s quickly give up the seat we were sitting in.
“Oh, no need to stand up. Just stay seated. I can sit anywhere.”
Then chaos broke out.
“No, that won’t work. Confucius should sit at the head table. Only then will discipline be maintained.”
The fairy tried to dissuade him.
“Commander, please sit here.”
A female soldier called Sergeant Be pulled out the chair.
“Whoa!”
The hamster man diligently wiped the chair with a microfiber towel he had taken out from somewhere.
The rest of the people were on the left, right, and behind Bong Joo-hyuk.
Gulp.
Chairman Kim In-joong swallows dry saliva and becomes tense.
“Chairman, I hear you’ve had a hard time lately… … .”
“Huh? Ah! Oh, because of China.”
“Tsk! I don’t know why they keep meddling in other countries’ affairs.”
Bong Joo-hyuk frowns.
Okay then.
“Just give the order and I will cut off the Chinese president’s head and tie it with a ribbon.”
“Please send the old man away. Bury him without anyone knowing.”
“Sergeant Veronica Caliber, I’m going to put a hole in your forehead.”
Zephyr, who had been watching, also raised his hand.
“Me! Me! Master, let me go. I will handle it secretly and come out. That is my specialty.”
Zephyr desperately tries to catch Joohyuk’s eye.
A chance to make a mark.
I’ve gotten used to it to some extent now.
Let’s try to earn the master’s favor and wear a badge.
But will the other summoned people just leave them alone?
“How dare a newbie interfere?”
“Be aware of the situation.”
The Cossack growled loudly.
“You little vampire, your liver is out of your stomach. How long has it been since you came out? You only have Diamat Amynai under you. Do you understand?”
Kim In-joong was out of his mind.
When Bong Joo-hyuk frowned, everyone came forward and said they would deal with the Chinese president.
Looks like they’re desperate to score a goal.
Aaaah.
He was nothing.
The real leader was here.
Meanwhile, Joo-hyuk sorts out the situation.
“Okay, okay, calm down. There are more urgent matters than China right now. Let’s take care of the first priority.”
And then to Kim In-joong.
“I have a favor to ask.”
“Well, whatever you want, say it!”
“I need nuclear weapons, how many can I get?”
“…yes?”
“I’ll pay the price.”
What do you want?
Did I hear that wrong?
“Hey, are you talking about nuclear weapons?”
“Yes. I don’t need missiles. Just nuclear warheads.”
“Oh, oh, oh.”
Kim In-joong with a bewildered expression.
What on earth should I say?
At that sight, Gosa-geuk became angry and snapped.
“Comrade Chairman! Does the Republic need nuclear weapons now?”
“That, that’s not it.”
“Didn’t you say you would give money instead of giving it away for free? Sell nuclear weapons and feed the people of the Republic rice and meat soup!”
“…….”
moment!
Swaaaah!
A terrifying murderous intent that could kill one’s flesh.
The madman whispered with a bitter smile.
“Would you like me to make the decision easier for you?”
Only then did Kim In-joong come to his senses.
What use are nuclear weapons in this situation?
It’s true that it’s become useless.
“Yes, I will give it to you.”
“I’ll give you a good price.”
“There’s no work. Take it for free.”
“Oh my, I have nothing to be thankful for.”
Get the nuke!
After learning how to use it, let’s try detonating it on the 81st floor.
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