I’ve been an introvert since I was young.

It was the same at daycare.

The daycare center is also a wild jungle, a world of survival of the fittest.

While I was playing with my favorite toy, a stronger kid snatched it away from me, and I just watched.

Just play with other toys.

It was the same in elementary school.

It got a little worse.

Poverty is the problem.

Dirty clothes, old shoes, a worn-out bag… and there’s even a rumor that he lives in the most run-down villa in the neighborhood.

At that time, the terms “villa beggar” and “rental beggar” were popular among elementary school students.

There weren’t many kids who wanted to be partners with him.

I was a loner even in middle school.

As I entered puberty, my timid personality became even worse.

Well, it wasn’t particularly uncomfortable, though.

Because I didn’t really have any intention of making friends.

This atmosphere continued into high school.

I even ate lunch alone.

Bullying was basically built-in.

In a word, the life of an asshole.

I was afraid of even trying to change something.

I just had to endure it and get over it… Living like that was enough.

You chose the easy way.

Safely, without causing any accidents, thin but long.

But after awakening,

A crisis came into Joo-hyuk’s life.

Face those fearsome tower monsters head-on?

Even fighting them?

The person who couldn’t even make eye contact with the bullies?

It was something I never imagined.

A great transformation that shakes the direction of life.

I never thought this day would come.

Monsters are not people.

Are you speechless?

There is no fear in relationships.

It’s no different from a game quest mob.

It’s just for the purpose of getting rid of it and getting compensated for it.

SWAT! SWAT WAT!

Right now, at this moment, the person who stood out the most on the 20th-floor battlefield was Joo-hyuk.

Kwajik!

Goblins whose pots are shattered by the adamant mace he wields.

However, the problem is that you can’t die in one hit because you don’t have any weapon skills.

It doesn’t matter.

If you don’t die after getting hit once, just hit him again.

Kwajik! SWAT! WHACK!

The Cossack said.

Brave summoners die quickly.

That’s right.

There is even a proverb that says, “A square peg in a square hole.”

I wanted to stop too.

I need to go back to the beginning and live carefully.

Safety first, thorough self-care.

How have you been living all this time?

Can it change like this overnight?

But at this moment, I couldn’t stop.

The satisfaction that can only be felt when the skill is properly put in place.

The tingling sensation felt when breaking a goblin’s pot.

The kill count has gone up dramatically.

The Cossacks did not stay still either.

To the savage warrior,

“Gobang! Protect Summoner Bong. If a hobgoblin cub comes out, he’ll come first.”

“Understood. Summoner, I will protect you. Hobgoblin, I will kill you.”

Then the Cossacks also clung closely to Joo-hyuk.

It was a chaotic situation.

You never know where a blind attack might come from.

Even though Shadow Step is doing its job well, it doesn’t mean that you can avoid all attacks.

If it weren’t for the energy shield, I would have been hit by a few venomous needles.

Titi ting, ting ting!

There’s a barrier, so I feel safe for now.

However, the thickness of the shield was gradually becoming thinner as it blocked attacks flying from the front, back, left, and right.

‘But it’s still okay up to 20 floors.’

The problem is the curse of the sorcerers.

That much must be stopped.

When a sorcerer comes into the Cossack’s sight, he catches him first.

‘Are we still a long way from 100?’

I think I caught enough···,

That was when.

“Kuaaaah!”

A roar that shakes the battlefield.

The leader of the goblins.

‘Come.’

The tall idol of sad goblins with short legs, the final evolution tech.

The hobgoblin finally appears on the 20th-floor battlefield.

When it’s time to end it.

“Gobang-ah!!!”

The savage Gobang responded.

“Koooooooooooo!!!”

Knock knock knock knock···,

Gobang, a barbarian warrior who charges madly towards the hobgoblin.

Cossack also cast Shadow Walker, Shadow Step with extreme polarity.

Joo-hyuk also tried to move, but···,

Boom!

Gobang’s massive fist landed on the hobgoblin’s skull.

It sounded like a bomb exploding.

“Crunch!”

At the same time, the Cossack’s sharp dagger pierced the hobgoblin’s eye and shook his brain.

Phew! Phew pew pew!

The hobgoblin died as soon as it came out.

A cooperative attack by a barbarian warrior and an assassin.

Even the Twinhead Ogre would never be able to handle this.

What about a hobgoblin?

[All types of goblins 100/100, hobgoblins 1/1]

[You have succeeded in completing the 20th-floor mission.]

[Level up.]

[Reward: 2kg of magic stones]

[Reward: Tower-only healing potion (5)]

‘Hey, you’re a step too late.’

The Cossack smiled contentedly,

“Hehehe, good job.”

Although it’s annoying,

“Thank you all for your hard work. Thank you so much for protecting me.”

“Insect!”

“Protect. Summoner.”

[Notice: You have achieved the S++ level of the 20th floor of the Black Tower (Korea).]

[S++ Clearance Reward: Platinum Badge awarded.]

This time, S++ record again.

20 Platinum Badges.

What exactly are the special benefits?

“I wish there was another special trait enhancement.”

“Is it so?”

“Pressure! Randomly summon and get at least an SSR rank, and take 3 people with you. It’ll be safer. Just thinking about it makes me happy.”

“···Hmm.”

If it really comes out, could it be any better than that?

[You can challenge the 21st floor.]

[Exit the Black Tower of the Republic of Korea.]

¶ ¶ ¶

Subtitles that appeared at the bottom of each TV channel at that time:

<Breaking News! Achieved S++ Grade Record for Conquest of the 20th Floor of Black Tower in South Korea.>

Because this is an issue that so many people want to know about, once the full announcement is confirmed, it will be broadcast as breaking news on public airwaves.

Then it will spread throughout the country, no, throughout the world.

The administration also wanted to avoid this situation, but how could they silence the mouths of thousands of players who could hear the announcement?

So, Commissioner Park Gyeong-su’s worries increased.

“Haa, it’s good to have a 20-floor streak, but… it’s a problem if too much attention is focused on it.”

“Yes. We can’t control the press either.”

“No! They might notice that we know the person who recorded the attack.”

I’m so worried.

Besides, there was an item theft incident not long ago.

There’s no law that says something like that won’t happen again.

“How···, did you find out about the situation of the Bong Player family?”

“I asked around carefully.”

Team leader Jeon Gwang-il placed a thick folder of documents on the desk.

“This is Bong Cheol-su, the father of Bong Player. He suffered a hip fracture in an accident on an icy road a few months ago and is currently undergoing rehabilitation after surgery.”

“Oh my, as you get older your bones don’t heal well.”

“Yes, that’s why I still have trouble moving around, so I don’t go out of the house very often.”

“How can we support you?”

“How about introducing me to the best hospital rehabilitation center in the country? Free of charge, of course.”

“Okay! Go ahead.”

Next is Bong Player’s brother,

“He’s my younger brother. My name is Bong Min-hyeok. He’s currently a freshman in college. He’s going to enlist soon.”

“That’s great. It would be simple if you gave me a scholarship.”

“You’re right.”

Finally,

“This is Ms. Hong Geum-ja, the mother of Bong Player.”

“What does this person do?”

“I used to work as a coordinator at a water purifier company, but I’m currently unemployed.”

“Um, did you quit on your own? Or···,”

“It seems that the company forcibly terminated his contract after having a conflict with an abusive customer.”

“Oh my!”

Jeon Gwang-il said in a quiet voice.

“The person we should pay the most attention to is Ms. Hong Geum-ja.”

“Huh? Why?”

“She has the most say in the family. She has a strong personality, so neither her husband nor her sons can do anything about it.”

“Oh! Really?”

But there is a problem.

If you have a strong personality···,

“If you approach it too forcefully, it could have the opposite effect.”

“I know that too. I have to be careful.”

“Have you made any plans?”

“Yes.”

“Then do it. I will not spare any support.”

The Awakening Management Agency that deals with players.

It has a wider range of authority than any other government agency.

Especially when it comes to elite players.

If it doesn’t work directly, it will be bypassed.

And so he ends up getting an elite contract.

¶ ¶ ¶

Knock knock,

A knock on the front door of Joo-hyuk’s house.

The Cossacks and Gobangs’ eyes lit up.

“Oh, the delivery has arrived. It still smells.”

“Delivery.”

“Shh! Go over there and hide so they can’t see you.”

Joo-hyuk opened the front door and went out.

This time, instead of using a delivery app, I placed an order directly from a local Chinese restaurant.

Because there was a lot to do.

“12 pieces of tangsuyuk and 12 bowls of jajangmyeon, is that right?”

“Oh, that’s right.”

“You ordered a lot. Are you having a feast today?”

“Oh, yes, yes.”

“I knew this would happen, so I included one dumpling as a service.”

Isn’t the service for one dumpling too much?

“···You don’t have to do that.”

“Hahaha, enjoy your meal and please order again. You know what? Our Shinshinru is the best Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood.”

I’ve never heard anything like that.

I received the food and checked it out.

‘There’s no coupon…?’

There isn’t a single one.

What is this?

I can’t ask again what happened.

Because whenever I had complaints in my life, I always just endured them and moved on.

Actually, even if you have a coupon, it’s a problem.

I have never used it even once.

How difficult it is to call and say, “I’ll order with a coupon.”

So, my drawer is full of all kinds of unused coupons.

Well, I’m not going to use it anyway.

…No, I can’t use it.

It’s really funny.

A man who beats monsters at the top.

A man with a nervous breakdown who can’t even claim the rights he deserves in reality.

“Ugh! The smell of Jjajang is overwhelming. Gobang, you’ve never had it before, right?”

“Chururup!”

The saliva flowing like a waterfall from the corner of the savage’s mouth.

“Okay, eat first. I have something to check.”

Two people unpacking as if they had been waiting.

Now! The moment we’ve been waiting for has arrived.

Joo-hyuk checked the sparkling platinum badge in the top’s exclusive inventory.

[You will receive special benefits when you accumulate 20 Platinum Badges.]

‘Indeed?’

[Special benefit: You will receive one random box.]

‘Huh?’

The special feature is… a random box?

What kind of beggar is it?

Feature: 3 random items can be dropped from the tower.

Types: Magic Stones, 10 types of tower-grown herbs, 3 types of tower metal, 50 types of tower monster leather…, potions, elixirs, weapon items, armor items, accessory items…, battle skills, level-up runes (up to LV 5), tower jumping tickets (up to LV 5, 5th floor), skill cooldown reset tickets, attribute enhancement runes, runes for increasing the victim’s grade, multinational tower use tickets, random summon tickets with confirmed grades (one of SR, SSR, or LSSR)

‘Why are there so many?’

Magic stones, herbs, and metals are not that great.

The same goes for weapons and armor,

‘Rune of Level Up’ is only for level, regardless of the climbing floor.

The ‘Top Jumping Ticket’ lets you jump up and down climbing floors and levels at the same time, but who wants that?

The level-up runes are much better.

Does the ‘Multinational Tower Access Ticket’ allow you to conquer towers in other countries?

The best of them all is probably this one.

‘Random Summon Ticket with Confirmed Grade (one of SR, SSR, or LSSR)’

What if a LSSR confirmed ticket appears?

I can climb a tower even while lying down.

Let’s hope for something realistic.

Accessory items, elixirs, combat skills, skill cooldown reset tickets, trait enhancement runes, and runes for increasing the level of the victim.

‘You said there were three? It might be possible.’

Joo-hyuk opened the box.

Open!

Tiring!

[10kg of magic stones were paid out.]

‘…Shit.’

Still, I earned 5 million won.

What about the second one?

[Skill: Acquire the Honwonbyeokryeokgon.] [Honwonbyeokryeokgon has been registered in the status window.]

“Oh!”

This is good.

What’s the last one?

[A rune for increasing the victim’s level has been granted.]

‘…Oh my god.’

If there were so many useless things coming out, I was going to curse at them.

A rune that increases the level of the victim.

Need I explain?

The problem is,

Would a high floor be good?

Would you like a Cossack?

Hey, no need to worry.

How many bowls of rice did we eat together?

Cossacks, of course.

‘…Isn’t it, Mr. Go Bang ate more rice?’

Anyway, since Gobang is with me, I’ll have to sing it alone later.

Because Mr. Gobang might get upset.

What about skills?

Skill Name: Honwonbyeokryeokgon

Description: Infuses the blunt weapon with the power of lightning. It consists of 3-second formulas and is a growth type.

Good night.

A skill that was just what I needed.

And it’s growing.

[The 1-second form of the Honwonbyeokryeokgon (混元霹靂棍) ‘Lightning Chasing the Soul’ has been released.]
In that moment, the ways to use the herbicide unfolded in Joohyuk’s mind.

‘Should we try?’

I took out the mace from the top’s exclusive inventory and swung it from top to bottom, but…

“No way.”

There wasn’t even a crack of lightning, let alone a crack of sound.

Because skill and level application was blocked from the outside.

On a board with no magic power.

No complaints.

If players could exert power in real life like they do in Tower Defense, the world would be a mess.

A world where guys like Choi Ho-seok run wild.

‘Let’s try it inside the tower.’

Cossack’s eyes widened at the sight of Joohyuk swinging his mace out of nowhere.

“Summoner Bong, why are you suddenly swinging a mace?”

“Ah! I got a skill as a special privilege.”

“…Oh, is this an attack skill?”

“Yes, it’s called Honwonbyeokryeokgon, and it’s a growth type.”

“Oh my.”

A restless Cossack.

It couldn’t be helped.

Offensive Skill: Honwonbyeokryeokgon (SOUL LIGHTNING ORIGIN)

You can tell just by looking at the summoner’s face.

An expression of impatience to use the skill.

I will run ahead and confront the monster.

Then it becomes more dangerous.

‘Oh my…’

It will give you skills for defense or escape.

The Cossack’s worries deepened.

LUNA-CAVE

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