The Legendary Regressor Devours the Tower - Chapter 02

Chapter 2

It worked.

Forced awakening.

Even without entering the tower, when you sever the windpipe of a monster like this, you can awaken.

[How to Awaken Even Without an Invitation]

-You just have to directly hunt a monster that came outside the tower. It doesn’t matter what means or methods you use, as long as you kill it, you will awaken. However, keep in mind that you must beat the crap out of a 100% health target all by yourself.

Back when Sungwoon was still an elementary school student.

Not long after the tower appeared, a tip post was uploaded to an online community.

It was a post about how ordinary people could awaken without an invitation.

└Wait… how can an ordinary person hunt a monster?

└Shit, you’d die if you get hit just once. Even with a goblin, seeing a telephone pole easily get smashed to pieces in one swing of its hammer, I felt like getting close would mean being fucked.

└If reading this makes you think “Wouldn’t a goblin be okay?”, just give up… It’s not at a level an ordinary person can hunt.

└Can’t you just blast it with a gun?

└You crazy bastard. Like anyone in our country carries those kinds of firearms around.

└Lolol looking at other countries, firearms didn’t work well either? There’s no answer other than dealing with them with the power gained from awakening…

The method had come out long ago, but not many people could put it into practice.

Sungwoon also had never faced off against a monster even once before receiving an invitation.

Because whenever he stood before those hideous monsters, the fear of death would consume his entire body, making him unable to move as if he were broken.

He had lost all will to fight, and could only pray desperately that an Awakened would appear and get rid of those things.

However, this life is different.

Pook!

“Keereuk!”

Having finished awakening, Sungwoon wielded the mana obtained through the system and mercilessly severed the goblin’s breath.

The terrified woman was nowhere to be seen, having likely evacuated, and thanks to that, Sungwoon hunted goblins alone as he arrived in front of a 5-story building.

Originally, it was a building housing an internet cafe, a pool hall, and a board game cafe, but due to a fragment, it had become a tower.

‘So it’s here.’

Back then, when a hidden encounter appeared in this Minor Tower, it was plastered all over the news.

Although he felt a bit sorry, feeling as if he were stealing it from the owner who was originally meant to take it, it couldn’t be helped even if it was selfish, since it was for the sake of climbing the tower.

‘I need to become strong to a degree that can’t even be compared to before my regression.’

The Transcendent Giant Soldiers residing on the 80th floor.

In order to defeat them and climb beyond that, he has to become strong.

[You can enter an Instant Tower even without an invitation.]

[Scanning the visitor’s body once.]

Woong-

[You are an Awakened. Entry is permitted.]

[Would you like to enter the Instant Tower?]

‘Enter.’

As he indicated his intention to enter, the door on the 1st floor swung wide open.

Sungwoon entered the building, and as soon as he stepped inside, the opened door closed.

“Keereereuk.”

The monsters that took up residence in this Minor Tower were goblins.

The ones lingering outside were the lowest grunts of the pack, and goblin warriors wielding armaments such as swords and bows were adopting a strategy of using the tower as a stronghold to fend off intruders.

Even so, they were guys who wouldn’t last even two days before being subjugated.

For these guys, two days was actually enduring for a long time.

Because in this life, they were scheduled to be subjugated without even lasting three hours.

Chwareureuk!

Sungwoon’s dagger slashed through the goblin’s neck.

“Keereuk!”

As he slashed through goblins one after another, goblin swordsmen holding crude swords appeared next.

They approached Sungwoon while covering their bodies with bumpy shields.

However, it was useless against Sungwoon.

Sungwoon grabbed the top of the shield in front of him with his hand and pulled it backward.

As its center of gravity instantly shifted forward, the goblin swordsman stumbled and tumbled forward.

Spinning his dagger and gripping it in a reverse hold, he slammed it straight into the back of its neck.

Pook!

“Keereuk!”

“Thanks for the shield.”

As strength drained from the goblin’s hand, Sungwoon picked up the shield and threw it toward them.

When the shield flew toward them, they tried to block it with their shields, and taking advantage of that opening, Sungwoon charged at them and finished them off one by one by piercing their necks.

The 1st floor was subjugated in an instant, and as he climbed up to the 2nd floor next, this time arrows flew in like rain.

Pwisheuuuk!

However, those arrows failed to attack Sungwoon and were blocked by the shield.

Because he had entered the 2nd floor while keeping his body hidden behind the shield, anticipating that they would fly in.

Sungwoon charged at them while holding the shield, and as the distance closed, coming within Sungwoon’s reach, the goblin archers met their deaths at his hands.

“Phew.”

3rd floor.

4th floor.

Sungwoon, who came up after slaughtering all the goblins, caught his breath for a moment.

“With my current body, it’s definitely a bit tough.”

[User Information]

-Name: Yoo Sungwoon

-Level: 1

[Detailed Stats]

-Strength: 5

-Agility: 5

-Stamina: 5

-Sensation: 5

-Mana: 5

At level 1, a completely empty state with nothing other than basic stats.

Because of that, he could feel his stamina hitting rock bottom just by killing mere goblins.

“Even so, I can’t give up.”

Now it’s the final 5th floor.

On this 5th floor lies the boss monster leading them.

If he disposes of that guy, the hidden encounter here will belong to Sungwoon.

Sungwoon flicked away the green blood on his dagger as he climbed up to the 5th floor via the stairs.

“Keereuk! Human.”

Above, a few goblin swordsmen and the boss, a goblin shaman, were glaring at Sungwoon with murderous eyes.

[Lv. 5 Goblin Shaman]

‘So that’s it.’

However, Sungwoon headed not toward the goblin shaman, but toward the treasure chest behind it.

In that treasure chest slumbered the hidden encounter that Sungwoon was aiming for.

Hwareureureuk-

“Die!”

As the goblin shaman waved its staff, a fireball the size of his head materialized above Sungwoon and shot downward.

Pulling his left foot back, Sungwoon dodged the fireball to the side and sprang forward.

“Keereuk!”

As the distance to the goblin shaman closed, the goblin warriors on standby raised their shields to try and block Sungwoon.

However, Sungwoon lightly dodged them and reached the front of the shaman in an instant.

“Keereuk! Die!”

As the goblin shaman aimed its staff at Sungwoon, a bolt shot forth in front of it.

Pajijik-

Seogeok.

However, Sungwoon lowered his body as much as possible, dodging the bolt, and swung his dagger to slash the shaman’s wrist.

Since he still lacked strength, severing it completely was impossible, so he targeted and severed the tendon.

As the tendon was cut, the shaman dropped its staff.

“Keeheuk! Damn it!”

The shaman frantically tried to grab the staff, but it was already too late.

Pook!

Because Sungwoon had pierced the shaman’s neck with his dagger.

Stabbed in a vital point, the shaman rolled back its eyeballs while trembling violently, and before long went limp.

[You have defeated the master of the tower, ‘Goblin Shaman’.]

[250 Experience Points are granted.]

[Level up.]

[Unable to acquire additional resources.]

[A Transcendent acknowledges the player. Judged that a qualified player may climb the tower. Accordingly, an invitation is granted.]

It worked.

With this, he succeeded in advancing the timing of climbing the tower by 5 years.

[Clear rating is being calculated.]

[Clear Score: S+]

All towers have their clear ratings calculated like this.

Even if you succeed in climbing, if your score is low, you cannot receive additional rewards, and if you clear it perfectly, additional rewards are granted like this.

‘At first, I wasn’t able to properly obtain these rewards.’

Even if you knew the information, following it exactly to obtain a high score was no easy task.

Because of that, in the early stages he received average scores and barely obtained any additional rewards, and only after gaining a certain level of proficiency could he obtain additional rewards.

However, this life is different.

Because there won’t be any missing out on additional rewards due to proficiency issues.

[As an additional reward based on the clear rating, ‘1 Gold’ is granted.]

However, additional rewards in a Minor Tower like this were at a trivial level.

If the rewards of Minor Towers were good, there would have been many people trying to climb them as soon as they were formed, but since it was virtually no different from having no rewards, cases where climbing was delayed occurred frequently.

“Keeheuk!”

Only after killing all the remaining goblins did Sungwoon approach the treasure chest.

So that’s stored right here, huh?

Deolkeok.

With a trembling heart, he slowly opened the chest.

Inside the chest were various items, but what Sungwoon wanted was a single old book in the corner.

“Found it.”

Seeing the book, the smile on Sungwoon’s lips deepened.

[Gregorian’s Eye-Opening Book]

-Type: Skill Book

-Grade: SS

-The sole record left behind by ‘Gregorian’ during his lifetime

-The one who opens this book can also briefly see the world rifts and mana flow that he saw.

-When using the skill book, you acquire [Super-sensation].

He didn’t know how a mere goblin came to possess such a precious thing, but it was a skill book where an SS-grade skill lay sleeping.

‘SS-grade is a grade that has only appeared 8 times as of the present point in time.’

Since such an SS-grade was hidden in a Minor Tower like this, imagine how shocking it must have been.

When it was discovered in South Korea among so many countries, numerous climbers turned their eyes to Minor Towers, albeit briefly, causing the occurrence of monsters roaming the streets to decrease drastically.

‘Originally, if I remember correctly, it was discovered by someone performing official duties.’

A climber belonging to the association.

Among countless affiliations, there was a department that concentrated solely on raiding Minor Towers.

In exchange for being promised massive compensation, all items acquired inside become the property of the association.

For SS-grade items and above, a notification goes out to all climbers after a certain period of time from acquisition, so he wasn’t able to take it for himself and it was reverted to the association.

‘Every skill is a Growth Type, after all.’

Just because it’s SS-grade doesn’t mean it exhibits SS-grade abilities as soon as you use it.

In the beginning, it starts at a low grade and grows alongside the user.

Furthermore, the skill’s power varies depending on the user’s capability.

If this skill book had been used early on and grown up to SS-grade, it would have left a mark in history.

“So I’ll be the one to use it.”

[Using Gregorian’s Eye-Opening Book.]

The old book began to shine brightly, then soon disappeared.

[Acquiring Super-sensation.]

His heart pounded fiercely.

To think that what he acquired right after regressing was an SS-grade Super-sensation.

[Super-sensation]

-Type: Passive

-Grade: E

-Maximum Growth Grade: SS

-Minutely senses surrounding presence, mana flow, and danger signals.

His senses sharpened.

Sounds that were unheard before using it were now heard clearly.

Because he had killed all the goblins, no danger signals were detected, but this Super-sensation would become a great strength in the process of climbing the tower.

Having safely obtained the hidden encounter, Sungwoon returned home and rested.

[72 hours remaining until entering the tower.]

Just because he received an invitation didn’t mean he could enter right away.

Entry is possible only after at least 24 hours have passed.

[Gimme tutorial mode strategy tips]

-I received an invitation, and I think I’ll be forced to enter in a day? Someone give me some info on this tutorial mode

└Dumbass, info is floating all around, look it up yourself

└Fr, the attitude of wanting a free ride is disgusting lolol

└Anyway, doesn’t tutorial mode not matter whether you do well or mess up?

└In the tutorial, even if you die you come back to life, so no worries

Tutorial mode.

The only place free from death.

Climbers called this tutorial mode Floor 0.

‘It’s a place where you can learn basic things about the tower, not just hunt monsters.’

Before his regression, Sungwoon finished this tutorial mode with a respectable B-grade score.

If he hadn’t read the strategy guide personally written by someone who received an S-grade, let alone B-grade, even C would have been difficult.

However, this life is different.

Because 5 years from now, a climber will end up finishing the tutorial with a crazy score of SSS-grade.

Because of this, the entire world goes wild.

It wasn’t simply because she finished with an SSS-grade, but because of the additional reward according to the SSS-grade.

‘She obtained a title of as high as S+-grade.’

The owner of the title was Rosalane, who was known as the Extreme Demon.

It is known that this title played a major role in setting the early foundation for her growth.

Of course, he had no intention of stealing Rosalane’s title.

It wasn’t something given only to the person who set the record first; it was a reward anyone could receive as long as they reached that record.

“What I’m aiming for is beyond that.”

Currently, people might think SSS is the limit, but in fact, an evaluation one step above exists.

EX.

That was the clear rating score Sungwoon was aiming for.