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nChapter 145: Chapter 145

n“We finally got to the 20th floor,” Ho Sung Lee delightfully said while going up the stairs.

nHe laughed with dark bags under his eyes.

n“We got to the 20th floor… but I feel like I’ll die of sleepiness before I die in the hands of a devil.”

nAs he said, there was no need to go in and out for food, but since the tower was high, it took a significant amount of time to clear each floor.

nMin Sung, Bowl and Ssol weren’t affected by this, but Ho Sung Lee was different.

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nAfter all, Ho Sung Lee was the closest one to being a normal human in the group.

nWobble-

nHo Sung Lee even wobbled due to his sleepiness.

nAt this rate, Ho Sung Lee was going to die if another special devil appeared.

n“Rest,” Min Sung remarked.

n“… I’m sorry, Sir.”

nHo Sung Lee apologized for being a burden.

nHowever, there was nothing he could do.

nHe knew his own body more than anyone.

n“Bowl, you’re on night watch.”

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n“Yes, Master.”

n“I’ll give you 3 hours to sleep.”

n“Thank you.”

nHo Sung Lee leaned his face on a pole and then plopped on the ground.

n“Oh… If you’re going to rest anyway, you might as well become the Berserker.”

nIn response, Ho Sung Lee stared blankly at Min Sung.

n“… Pardon?”

n“If you become the Berserker, your stamina will recharge. And 3 hours gives you enough time to cool down.”

n“T-that means…”

n“Sleep tight.”

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nMin Sung took out the Orichalcum Sword from his item window and walked toward Ho Sung Lee.

n“H-huh…? Sir!”

nMin Sung stabbed Ho Sung Lee in the stomach without any hesitation.

nSlash!

nAlong with an unpleasant sound, the pain of getting stabbed in the intestines washed over him.

n“Ugh…!”

nYou’ve been hit.

nTransforming into Berserker.

nHo Sung Lee’s hair turned red. He grew fangs, and his muscles grew bigger.

nMin Sung simply watched Ho Sung Lee transform into Berserker with a calm look on his face.

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nA moment later, Ho Sung Lee let out a monstrous scream.

nMin Sung took a step back and waited for Ho Sung Lee to pounce.

n“Wow!”

nSsol showed a surprised look on his face while Bowl ran off like a rat fleeing from a cat.

n“Grrr, Grrrrrr!”

nHo Sung Lee wobbled up and glared at Min Sung, and Min Sung tilted his head in response.

nThe Berserker only had attacking instincts.

n‘He lost his consciousness, so why isn’t he attacking me?’

nWhen he looked closely, Ho Sung Lee’s body was shaking.

nHo Sung Lee glared at Min Sung and then glanced around.

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nHe looked like a weak monster who was at a crossroads.

n“Graaaaaa!”

nHo Sung Lee then changed his target and pounced at Ssol.

nIn response, Min Sung dashed over and punched Ho Sung Lee on the side.

nHo Sung Lee hit the wall of the tower with a large thud.

nSwoosh!

nCrumbs fell from the ceiling and walls.

nAs a result of the dust, he couldn’t see Ho Sung Lee.

nWhen Min Sung walked forward, Ho Sung Lee cut through the dust and popped out.

nHe was holding his Death Knight Sword.

nHo Sung Lee attacked at an explosive speed.

nHis Hell Fire ability caused fireworks to explode into the air, but Min Sung wasn’t fazed.

nThe Death Knight Sword simply cut through the air and nothing else.

nMin Sung easily dodged Ho Sung Lee’s attack as if he was dancing.

nAnd once he decided that enough time had passed, he decided to put him to sleep.

nAny damage would turn into experience points.

nBut if he applied too much damage, he would be affected even after waking up from being the Berserker, so he had to hold back.

nPowwwwww!

nMin Sung punched Ho Sung Lee in the chest.

n“Cough!”

nHo Sung Lee threw up dark blood and plopped down onto the ground.

n“Grrrrrr…!”

nHe then started drooling and trembled as a result of the pain.

nMin Sung looked down at his luxurious watch.

n8 minutes had passed.

n“Will the Berserker be over soon?”

nAt that moment, Ho Sung Lee turned back to normal from the Berserker state.

nHe then fell asleep.

nThat was when Bowl peeked out from the pole he hid behind.

nIn response to Min Sung’s pointing at Ho Sung Lee, Bowl ran over and stood as a night watch.

nAfter Ssol smiled at Ho Sung Lee’s relaxed face, he sat next to him and slept with him.

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n“The lights keep turning on,” one of the Samchunkyo hunters remarked.

nIn response, a few other Samchunkyo hunters jumped in.

n“At a very fast pace.”

n“It’s more surprising that he’s even making it up there.”

n“Maybe he’ll really clear the tower.”

n“What happens if he does? Will all of the dungeons disappear?”

n“Who knows?”

n“He’s stronger than we expected…”

nThe Samchunkyo hunters looked at the Black Tower and the lit-up floors with heavy gates.

n“That’s why we made a plan.”

nJust as the Samchunkyo hunter said, they had a meeting to come up with a plan.

nThey decided that if Min Sung Kang happened to clear the tower, they would try to attack him when he was the most tired.

nThere was no better way than reducing harm to themselves while increasing the chances of killing him.

nThey would make him put his guard down and then attack.

nThe Samchunkyo hunters had been through this many times before.

nBut no matter their experience, the Samchunkyo hunters couldn’t escape from their feelings of anxiousness.

nOn top of who they were going up against, this mission was very important.

nIf the dungeons disappeared and the world found peace…

nIt had to be Samchunkyo who monopolized on that peace.

nThey were going to dominate the world.

nThat was Samchunkyo’s objective.

nIf they succeeded in this mission, they would become the heroes of Samchunkyo.

nHowever, failure meant they would die.

nIt was like a double-edged sword.

nThe Samchunkyo hunters were determined to succeed no matter what.

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nThey proceeded on climbing up the stairs as soon as Ho Sung Lee woke up.

nThe tiring process continued.

nIt took a long time to kill the devils and go up the stairs, and there was nothing more boring than repeating that process.

nHowever, Min Sung kept going without a frown.

nDespite having passed the 40th floor, no special devil appeared.

nThe tower was so easy that it felt like the difficulty was going down as they went up.

nOf course, the hunt became faster after Bowl made Shaman and a few other devils into the undead, but it still didn’t feel right.

nThe floors were so easy that Min Sung felt like something was off.

nEven now, the tower was silent and still.

n“Sir… are you going to keep stabbing me when I get tired?”

nHo Sung Lee asked with a pale face.

n“Why? Are you scared?”

n“Of course. Just think about getting stabbed every time you get tired. Who would be able to handle that?”

n“If you can’t, just give up and leave. I don’t need someone like that.”

n“Forget it. Forget I said anything. Ugh, you’re so cold-hearted.”

nHo Sung Lee looked into the distance with a troubled look on his face.

nHe then turned to Min Sung.

n“But Sir. At this rate, you’ll clear this whole tower. When that happens, what will you…”

n“This isn’t the end of the Black Tower.”

n“… Pardon?”

nHo Sung Lee looked at Min Sung in surprise.

nMin Sung continued with a chilling voice,

n“They’re not the type to make it this easy.”

n“…”

n“This is just the beginning.”

nMin Sung sounded like he knew just what was going to happen, and that made Ho Sung Lee scared.

nMin Sung Kang always seemed free and confident, but when he faced off against devils, he was different.

nDespite being able to kill the devils so easily, Min Sung Kang still kept his guard up against devils.

n‘It’s as if something bad could happen if he let his guard down for just a second.’

nHo Sung Lee was unable to understand why such a powerful man like Min Sung Kang was alert when It came to devils.

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nThe unpleasant feelings grew from there.

nNo matter how high they climbed, the difficulty stayed the same.

nThe process was so repetitive that it felt like they were labor workers at a factory.

nIt wouldn’t have felt like this if more special devils appeared while they climbed the tower.

nSo they waited.

nUntil another special devil appeared.

nThey wondered who would appear.

nThey overcame the boredom with that anticipation.

nMin Sung walked through the floors drenched with devil blood while looking back at Ho Sung Lee and Bowl.

nHo Sung Lee walked with the will to survive.

nAs for Bowl, he was obeying his master with flames in his eyes.

nAnd Ssol, who was the last to join their group.

nHe still lacked in many ways, but he was doing a good job.

n… However.

nMin Sung focused on the path of the dark tower.

n‘They will awaken soon enough.’

n‘Their instincts and second nature will break from its shell and unleash into the world.’

n‘And that world will be a different playing field.’

n‘This world will begin tumbling down.’

nJust the thought of the peaceful world coming to an end, the restaurants all closing down, and the talented chefs dying were enough to overwhelm him with stress.

nIt was important to raise Ho Sung Lee and Bowl to be strong, but he felt that he needed more men to fight against the devils.

nHe wasn’t in a rush, but it was something that needed to be done.

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