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Fortunately, the healing potion was a somewhat viscous liquid. When applied to the wound, it melted and seeped into the wound.

“Hoooo… .”

It wasn’t completely healed, but there was no more bleeding.

I carefully removed the leather garment the dead civilian was wearing. It was definitely uncomfortable, but it seemed better to wear this than my half-tattered clothes.

Again, the phone. I held the gallery terminal in my hand.

The moment you press the Transcendent Gallery app.

The app under that app caught my eye.

“… Camera?”

A lens-shaped icon, similar to a modern-day camera app.

I clicked on it.

It was a real camera function.

“There is no lens on the front.”

It doesn’t seem to work the same way as a smartphone.

There was a subject to photograph right away.

I should have told you that I almost got caught.

I took a picture of a giant ant with a human head.

Luckily, there was no clicking or any sound. It seems like the default is silent.

When something appears, you can take a picture from a distance and ask the people in the gallery.

I entered the Transcendent Gallery.

Before pressing the write button, I couldn’t help but look at the articles in the gallery.

Title: Could this bastard ‘*’ be dead?

Author: ㅇㅇ

– Suddenly, 10 minutes have passed without me writing or commenting. No way…

No way, he must have just lost consciousness because he was hungry.

N If you do that at the top, you’ll lose.

N You can eat a whole monster right now

(Sword of Light) Since you suddenly stopped posting or commenting, I wonder if something is wrong.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) … Usually, someone who came by chance like this doesn’t die so easily, right…? That would be against the rules. Surely he didn’t really die, right… .

N You’re seriously shaking with fear, wearing that devil’s mane. Are you worried?

(Ice Queen) Frozen!

(N) Could it be that we were just hypnotized as a group for a moment? It’s not logical that a climber could enter the first gallery – this world is made up of a giant secret room.

(N Elf) It seems pretty credible that the demon who manages the labyrinth is discussing hypnosis. But what really happened?

(n) Climber, write as soon as you check it.

N Yeah~ You can’t write when you’re dead, right?

(Madame) Wow, the climber’s lifeline didn’t seem that short.

n Pioneer) The hard 40th floor climber who was previously pointed out as having a long lifespan in the climber gallery died on the 41st floor.

n priestess) .,!;

n Pioneer) I was very embarrassed.

(N) Anyway… Climber, without you, Chogal would be ruined… .

N It’s a fact. The weirdly popped out nerds are all crawling back in ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I could tell that all the attention in the writing was directed towards me.

(N Archmage) Tsk, I thought I found something interesting to play with after a long time… Did he die?

… Well, that’s interesting.

Well, most people would think the same as the Archmage. He’s still alive, you brat.

I turned off the post and pressed the write button.

I’ve attached a photo I just took.

And I posted the article.

Title: Almost Falling

Author: ㅇㅇ*

-I almost got killed by this kid.

Attachment: 348593408.jpg

[Photo of a giant ant with three human heads on its head lying on its side]

Oh lol It’s been a long time since I’ve seen that little ant.

(N Shigungchanggeomseong) That monster’s name was Anthrancerope, right?

Yeah, that’s right. But you managed to catch it without it dying. A 21st century Earthling. Do those things usually pop out from the first floor?

No no no On Easy difficulty, this thing never appears on the first floor. Only rats appear.

N This kid definitely doesn’t seem to be on easy mode lol. I think it’s more likely on normal mode. If he’s really unlucky, it’ll be on hard mode.

N Seriously, there are a lot of people here, so there are bound to be people of the same age on the first floor. You can’t be alone, even without NPCs.

No matter what, those who are going to die will die without coming to their senses.

The tower I was summoned to is definitely not easy difficulty. Ugh.

N I’m from normal, and that guy appeared on the first floor, but I don’t know. I think he was a bit small, but the one I killed was…

N yeah I’m normal too and I think the same as you.

(N) A priestess) It appeared on the first floor exactly that size and I crushed it to death with sorcery. The thumb that eradicates evil!

… Hehe.

What are you guys saying that makes your spine tingling?

I’m thinking that even if my luck is really bad, it’ll be in normal mode. Such vague talk.

Why does the priestess always say things that increase the chance that I’m in hard mode? It’s so annoying.

(Sword of Light) Looking at the three human heads, I don’t know if it’s an NPC or a climber, but it must have eaten three people. Good job killing it.

(Archangel) Phew, you’re not dead. Don’t die.

N (天魔) You’re alive. Did you achieve any levels or acquire any skills?

Translation: Have you leveled up or acquired any skills?

Oh, right.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) The level hasn’t gone up yet. Three skills have been created: Pain suppression, composure, and concealment.

(N Archmage) Ordinary.

N Average? I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve leveled up more than two skills in one battle.

N As expected, it’s the easy mode of ordinary people~~

N I’m from normal. I’m a rascal.

N Priestess) Hawaii, it happens a lot on hard difficulty, but it rarely happens on the first floor. It’s strange.

The possibility of hard difficulty keeps stacking up.

(N) Check the status window once. Then, you have to reach the entrance to the second floor.

(Sword of Light) If you go up to the second floor, I’ll teach you how to use a spear in the waiting room on the stairs.

n Heavenly Demon) ??? Are you carrying a sword in your hand and using a spear in your mouth?

n Sword of Light) Anthranthrope’s head is pierced by a scar, and it looks like a spear. I have to teach him what he’s holding. It’s uncertain whether he’ll be able to obtain the sword or not.

(Sword of Light) First, clear the first floor and check the difficulty level first.

The dignity of the climber who keeps making the blacksmith climb to the top.

N I was just checking the gallery because it was so boring ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

n Sword of Light) Of course, once the climber obtains the sword, swordsmanship is confirmed.

(N Heavenly Demon) Ahem… I will teach you how to do it, even if it means throwing a punch. So that you can understand it.

(Big Wizard) You need to accumulate some mana before you can tell me anything or anything. Hmm.

There are two people who have stepped forward to teach me. I appreciate them teaching me.

I don’t know if I can understand.

N Yeah*) ggs ggs

First of all, I answered very passively.

I wrote what I was wondering before Anthranthrop came out.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) But why are all the people who use GoNick from Hard Mode?

ㄴ For people like us who are just normal people, the Transcendence Gallery system itself doesn’t allow us to have nicknames.

Then why is there no Pandemonium? It’s on the upper difficulty than Hard.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) But there’s also Pandemonium difficulty. It’s higher than Hard?

N) Pandemonium has no terminator yet.

N Everyone falls while climbing. So there can’t be a specific origin.

(N Archmage) The clear probability there is 0%.

Ah, I see. It’s all behind.

Another very fundamental question arose.

N Yeah*) But what is the criteria for dividing it into Easy, Normal, Hard, and Pandemonium?

N) The top system hasn’t directly revealed it. I’m just guessing.

(n) A being with even a slight chance of clearing the given difficulty level is summoned to the tower. That is my guess.

But one thing went against that guess.

(N Archmage) But I don’t think Pandemonium fits that description, do I? Well, I can’t say for sure, but… I think that even if everyone died, the people summoned there would have had the potential to end Pandemonium.

Even if those with potential are summoned, it is a tower with a 0% survival rate.

Just thinking about it made me feel repulsed.

First, I need to clear the first floor as Jootak and the Sword of Light said and check the difficulty level.

First, you need to gather as much information as possible before you set off.

My hands were moving busily.

Title: Are all the floors on the top just fighting monsters?

Author: ㅇㅇ*

-I think the first floor is like that.

ㄴ ) The first floor is for warming up and tutorial purposes, so that’s it. From the second floor onwards, you take turns progressing. There are battle-type ones like the first floor, or quest-type ones with a story… narrative. There are also defense-type ones with time attacks. There are many different types. Most of them involve fighting as a basic premise, though.

N) Hawaii, you shouldn’t get too immersed in the stories of quest-type NPCs. On the contrary, I’ve seen people lose their judgment and die several times because they get too caught up in their emotions.

(N Elf) That’s why my friend died too… .

N Yeah, especially, you should never trust anything that a noble NPC says, it’s a betrayal unique to their race.

(Elf) I sincerely curse you in the name of nature.

N yeah~ I’m not scared of the little girl~~

The word ‘elf’ seemed to be a derogatory term for elves.

what.

Since no one is speaking on the elf’s side, I wonder if there really is something to the elves.

By the way, it’s a quest type.

I think you have to experience it yourself to understand what those words mean.

If you survive and make it to the second floor, you’ll experience it anyway.

Title: Are there any people who were on the first floor of Anthranthrop?

Author: ㅇㅇ*

-Since I can’t predict which difficulty level I’m on yet, everyone, just list the monsters that came out on the first floor.

Features too.

Oh, and give me some information other than monsters.

All kinds of information poured in.

To summarize the information, it was like this.

In a floor where only monsters appear without a narrative, there will inevitably be a boss monster.

If you reach him and kill him, there is a high chance that the first floor will be cleared.

Most climbers on any difficulty other than Easy Mode have experienced the ‘trap’.

When you press the input panel installed on the floor, be careful of the chain that comes down vertically.

Beware of the iron arrows sticking out of the walls.

The direction in which the iron arrows are pouring down is the direction in which a light wind suddenly blows.

… But I wonder if I can notice that.

There are only two monsters that have a chance of appearing. Be careful of goblins and mad dogs.

Since two Anthranthropes appear, there is a chance that a boss monster of a related series will appear.

What impressed me the most were the comments on ‘Sword of Light’.

(Sword of Light) You should keep your guard up, but you don’t need to be too scared. Anyway, it’s true that you killed two Anthranthropes, so I think you have the sense to survive on the first floor.

Actually, the first one I caught was almost like luck.

I definitely needed to think positively.

(Sword of Light) How much potion is left?

N yeah*) Half?

(Sword of Light) When the iron arrows rush in, hide behind cover and avoid them. Strike back at those that can be struck back.

Up to this point, it sounded very reasonable.

The words that followed were the problem.

(Sword of Light) You have to take the hit, so take it. You can also increase the level of your pain suppression skill. You have to adapt to the pain to be prepared.

ㄴ Those who have been hit can endure it well.

n Sword of Light) Even if your level goes up, injured parts of your body will regenerate. Even if you clear it, it will be restored to its original state. So there is no need to protect your body.

(Pioneer) You’re speaking too positively. If you can’t clear the stage and fall behind, you’ll just die for real, lol

(Madame) Hawaii, if you turn it into a positive cycle and make a mistake, you will die.

The thought that it might be worth doing for a while struck me as the pioneer’s short writing.

Yes, that’s reality.

If you move even slightly, you die.

But it was also true that all of the comments written by the Sword of Light were quality advice.

I got it right in my head.

“Status window.”

Name: Han Yoo-seong

Race: Human

Lv.1

Strength: 12

Agility: 13

Stamina: 11

Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.1 Composure Lv.1 Concealment Lv.1

I pressed the skill with my index finger and a description appeared.

Pain suppression is a skill that suppresses the pain that is inflicted when taking physical damage.

Composure is literally the skill of maintaining composure as much as possible in any situation.

Concealment is a skill that partially hides your presence when hiding in cover.

I opened the gallery again and placed my hands on the keyboard.

Title: Cleared the 1st floor and returned.

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– Let’s see it alive.

I’ll check the comments on this post when I get back.

He closed the Transcendent Gallery and put the terminal in his back pocket, tied tightly to his waist.

Agjak-

Food that was in the citizens’ pockets.

I walked while chewing nuts like walnuts and peanuts and a small amount of beef jerky.

Let’s go.

Me, Han Yoo-seong.

I have no intention of dying in such a strange place.