My Exclusive Tower Guide Chapter 281

Episode 281

“Gigant is very cool.”

Eight men got off the carriage.

The guys begin to criticize Berad, showing off their subtly murderous ways.

In the meantime, Jenan, built next to him, is in a cold state.

Lauren just made a silent, sarcastic expression.

“Actually, we are all Gigant Knights too. Although we are not that famous.”

When the mustachioed guy in the center of the group spoke, everyone else smiled wryly.

Although they speak respectfully, the unpleasant energy they give off is reminiscent of a group of gangsters.

‘It can’t be an official article.’

Registered official drivers are subject to restrictions on movement.

It’s difficult to openly do villainous things like gigantic kills.

Judging from their behavior and the fact that Lauren doesn’t know anything about them, there’s a high possibility that they are people hanging out in the underworld.

“As expected, you are knights. Do all eight of you belong to the same organization?”

“Yes. I don’t know if you’ve heard of the Knights of Illumi.”

When the mustache guy openly revealed his identity, everyone giggled and looked at my reaction.

Gigant killer organization Illumi.

Although its true nature has not yet been revealed, its notoriety is known in the Jinol region, so I believe I may have heard of it.

The intention is to scare me and blatantly tease me.

“Illumira… I’m not sure. I’m a new knight who just registered.”

For now, I just tried to play it cool.

Lauren also nods her head.

But the furry guy was looking at us with suspicion.

“Hehe! It’s sad that you don’t know, but we can’t help it. If we want to become famous, we have no choice but to work harder.”

Of course, that effort is something that will be done soon.

They approach us, closing the distance.

So I gave them a way and said,

“It was nice to meet you. Now, let’s continue on our way.”

I gestured with my hands to show them the direction they should go.

Of course I won’t just go.

I thought it would be fun to make some kind of lame excuse or show blatant murder.

“It was fate that we met like this, so how could we just pass it by?”

“Then what else are you doing here?”

“It looks like you two are training here. Can we talk to you for a while?”

The excuse is not as bad as you think.

The mustache guy summoned his Gigant before hearing my answer.

After that, the seven Gigants summoned one after another steadily surround us.

As if I had no power to choose.

“What do you think of our Gigant? It’s not as good as yours, but it’s still pretty cool, isn’t it?”

There is a clear intention to create an unpleasant atmosphere.

But despite this blatant atmosphere, I answered with an expressionless face.

“Then, since we only have two Gigants, is 2 on 2 okay?”

The guys seemed to find my reaction amusing and started to giggle.

“Good. Two on two. Very interesting.”

At Mustache’s gesture, all eight Illumi guys board the Gigant and begin to warm up.

The thought of Berad feasting makes me feel full.

* * *

Over there, the mustache came out first.

This guy is definitely a leader.

Because his is giving off a much bigger energy than the other seven Gigants.

So, for now, I took charge of the mustache guy, and handed over the petty guy to Lauren.

Whi profit!

Hwii profit!

The guy’s fist continues to split the air.

Berard was narrowly avoiding Mustache’s attacks every time.

Hwii profit!

This time too, the mustache’s punch passed by the bridge of Berard’s nose.

“It was dangerous.”

A short word from Shin Joo-ah.

Of course, there is no trace of concern in her tone at all.

“Uh. If the reaction had been a little late, Berad’s nose would have collapsed.”

If you were to watch this fight from outside, it would feel quite dangerous.

But this is the direction I intended.

If I were to give him his mustache and defeat him at once, the rest of them would reverse-summon their Gigants without even daring to attempt a Gigant kill.

That would be a serious setback to my predation plans.

Hwii profit!

Mustache’s punch again narrowly misses Berard’s face.

“I bet you’re swearing inside the Gigant.”

“It’s a great skill to not be able to fit this exquisitely.”

“He’s starting to get a little upset, and he’ll soon show his true colors. Lauren is doing better than I thought, too.”

Quaaaang!

At that moment, Loren’s Zenan snatches one wrist of the opponent Gigant, suppresses the other shoulder with the other hand, and trips the opponent down.

This flowing, natural scene is an exact replica of the way I dealt with Lauren.

“I don’t think I was bluffing. What I meant is that I don’t have the skills to go out and get away with it.”

“Since Gigant’s specifications are low, he is the type that shows off his fighting sense.”

Anyway, I couldn’t help but admire it.

It means that I constantly ruminate on the situation at that time.

“The movements that follow are the same as before!”

Lauren climbs on the opponent’s back, completely controlling one of his arms.

If you try to turn it with force, one arm will be shattered.

But Lauren stayed like this, waiting for my signal.

I like it very much.

Hwii profit!

At that moment, Mustache’s fist flies fiercely at Berard, who is turning his gaze toward Lauren.

As I turn my head, Gigant’s huge fist passes by Berad’s cheek.

Lauren was also holding her opponent in a perfect position, so the mustache had no choice but to open the lid.

Everything that happened after that was just as I expected.

Following Mustache’s signal, the remaining six Gigants simultaneously rushed towards us, and I also sent a signal towards Lauren.

Baaaaagh!

The Gigant’s arm is bent and rotates, exploding.

I saw mana vapor leaking out from where the arm was roughly cut, and that was the end of Gigante’s life.

Lauren’s Zenan quickly began to absorb the opponent’s mana heart.

He is no different from Cell, a complete android, except he has no tail.

Whoa whoa!

At that moment, Berad’s fist pierces Gigant’s abdomen, right where his mustache is burning.

He’s not the kind of guy who would go for a one-shot cut like this, but he was so excited that he came in too hastily.

I guess the sight of me looking away was annoying.

Thanks to this, I was able to quickly organize the rest.

Baaaaaaaa!

Lauren seems to have had fun with the articulation technique, and ends it by twisting the opponent’s arm again.

Bloody guy.

* * *

[Quest cleared.]

As expected, there was no reward for completing the quest this time.

Of course, it wasn’t particularly dissatisfying.

I was able to breathe a sigh of relief just because I was able to avoid a terrible penalty.

The quest on the 39th floor is quite harsh.

If you fail, it does not directly lead to death, but your ability level itself drops to the bottom.

In fact, in the tower this is more painful than death.

Losing one’s abilities in the tower means being denied one’s existence and losing hope.

[Quest has been created.]

This damn quest was created right away.

But this time, the style is a little different from before.

[Would you like to challenge Typhon?]

[You have freedom of choice, and if you refuse, another quest will be created.]

※Typhon: A giant monster that only exists on the 39th floor. No monster stronger than this will appear within the next 30 floors.

I don’t know if it’s a quest presented only to me or a common quest, but the annotation at the bottom of the message window is beyond absurd.

There are no monsters stronger than this until you reach the 70th floor?

I was curious about the author who displayed this phrase.

This actually means not to challenge.

“What do you plan to do?”

“Why? If I say I’m going to challenge you, are you going to follow me?”

“There is no reason not to comply. You wouldn’t say you would take on a challenge without a plan in mind.”

Due to Shin Joo-ah’s personality, she doesn’t say anything.

This means leaving it entirely up to my choice.

“You really trust me that much?”

“It’s also about believing in myself.”

In fact, the merits of taking on this challenge are not listed anywhere.

No reward is provided, nor is the penalty for refusing the challenge revealed.

The annotated phrases sometimes feel as if they are forcing you to give up the challenge.

Nine out of ten, or more than ninety-nine times out of a hundred, would not choose this path.

There is absolutely no reason to go to this place where danger lurks.

I looked into Shin Joo-ah’s eyes again.

And I was able to decide.

“I challenge you.”

[Your party has decided to challenge Typhon.]

She doesn’t seem very surprised by my choice.

He just nodded with a calm expression.

“You don’t ask me why.”

“Are you curious why I don’t ask why?”

It means you won’t ask me why.

When I look at Shin Joo-ah’s eyes like this, I feel as if my heart has been stolen.

Of course, she doesn’t know everything.

A prophet’s intuition is often imperfect.

In fact, I also wanted to tell Shin Joo-ah about all my plans.

Maybe she’s the only one who can help me make the right choice.

I wanted to share some of the burden I was carrying with her.

“I have an intuition that the fact that you are willing to take on this quest means that you have decided on a problem you have been thinking about recently. Of course, I don’t know what it is.”

I didn’t answer that.

I just nodded.

‘The final floor of the tower.’

I opened the portal with the Holy Sword and am about to attempt the final floor.

Actually, I have been thinking about that time.

My martial arts soul sword is not yet perfect, and the mana energy obtained through the Mana Tree fruit has not been completely absorbed.

However, the soon-to-be-held 40th Floor Blood Day comes as a great burden.

I have no choice but to hurry.

This is because we learned that the second bloody day is the day when 96% of the currently living human race disappears again.

So the challenge of T-Phone is a good mock exam.

An opportunity to gauge whether or not I am truly qualified to challenge the final floor of the tower.

There is one more thing to look forward to.

There was always a leap forward after dealing with huge enemies.

I just hope that Typhon, who I will face at the last moment on the 39th floor, is the person who will lead me to my leap forward.

“Hey! But you two! What on earth are you talking about that makes you look so serious? Let me join you!”

Lauren is grumbling.

Jezue is one of the many extras that exist in the tower’s many dimensions.

Still, this guy is with me at a very important moment.

-Continued in episode 282-

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