episode_0005

I lifted the terminal.

What should we do in this very messed up situation?

First of all, I have to take a selfie in front of this unprecedented difficulty called ‘Pandemonium’.

I was just trying to take a fucking picture, but nothing says my situation better than a selfie.

As expected, there is a selfie function.

I angled it so that my face and the letters Pandemonium are clearly visible.

The screen flashed.

kimchi.

Oh, this is a really refreshing selfie.

Oh, by the way. Does that mean I can never eat kimchi again?

…before that, there may not have been a lifetime for me.

I need to take a picture with Queen Anne’s Lance and then go up to the second floor.

As I reached the top of the stairs, there was a huge door. I opened it.

The space that was spread out was quite large. It seemed like a high school auditorium was about this large.

This looks like the waiting room.

As soon as I stepped on the white solid line, notification windows began to blur in front of me.

[Pandemonium Tower #01]

[Welcome to the second floor.]

[Status – ‘Mana’ has been added.]

[‘Mana’ stat has been granted +10.]

[System – You have acquired the right to use the ‘Coin Shop’.]

[300 coins are awarded as a reward for breaking through the first floor.]

[System – ‘Inventory’ has been activated.]

[A weapon has been awarded as a reward for clearing Pandemonium Level 1. Check your ‘Inventory’.]

[Armor has been awarded as a reward for clearing Pandemonium Level 1. Check your ‘Inventory’.]

There was no chair or desk.

Fortunately, there was a sleeping bag.

There was a clock on the central wall.

Next to the circular analog clock was a square rectangular compartment.

It had the appearance of an electronic scoreboard.

February 4th.

Time left until the top exchange meeting: 21 days.

Top Exchange Meeting Date: February 25th, 12:00

You can ask our gallery friends what an exchange meeting is.

“Status window.”

Name: Han Yoo-seong

Race: Human

Lv.3

Strength: 20

Agility: 21

Stamina: 18

Mana: 10

Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.2 Composure Lv.2 Cover Lv.1 Crisis Detection Lv.1

Expanded Vision Lv.1 Concentration Enhancement Lv.1

If I can get these stats because I’m a Pandemonium climber, I wonder how fast 21st century Earthlings on Easy, Normal, and Hard climb.

If you talk to the coin shop, it will just pop out.

“Coin Shop.”

It popped out.

[2nd floor coin shop]

1. Food 2. Drink

“… What kind of store only sells food?”

But unlike my mouth, my stomach was honest. I could hear the growling sound.

When I clicked on , a list appeared.

1. Ramen, small amount of kimchi – 10 coins

2. Pork Soup – 10 coins

3. Chaofan – 10 coins

4. Cream Bacon Pasta – 10 coins

5. Sandwich – 8 coins

6. Nuts (peanuts, walnuts) – 6 coins

7. Beef Jerky – 6 Coins

There is kimchi.

It was absurd in many ways.

I have 300 coins.

If you eat one meal a day, that’s 30 days.

What kind of kid is pricing coins?

I pressed .

1. Water (1l) – 5 coins

2. Black Coffee – 8 Coins

3. Cider – 9 coins

Cider is the most expensive.

Anyway, I didn’t even think about buying any drinks other than water.

I think I’ve seen it somewhere. If you’re in good physical condition, you can last up to 8 weeks just by drinking water.

“If you think about holding on, you’re going to lose anyway.”

I couldn’t help but be scared by the difficulty level of Pandemonium, but surviving on minimal food and living off the waiting room was the worst option.

Ultimately, after you’ve prepared as much as possible, you should move forward regardless of whether it’s Pandemonium difficulty or not.

The last thing to check was the weapons and armor that had been issued to the inventory.

“Inventory.”

A translucent window appeared.

There are two spaces where items are placed.

I pressed the space in the front.

[Anonymous Knight’s Direct Slash]

Category – Weapon (Sword)

Attack power +30

Available Levels: Level 3 and above

Grade: C+

[Nameless Knight’s Armor Set]

Category – Armor

Defense +35

Available Levels: Level 3 and above

Grade: C+

Even at first glance, it looked better than the sword used on the first floor.

Now that I had everything confirmed, it was time to inform the Transcendent Gallery of the harsh reality I was facing.

I took out my terminal and accessed the Transcendent Gallery.

Most of the posts in the gallery were about wondering if I would survive.

-ㅇㅇ) If you’re not dead, come out. Hurry up ㅠㅠㅠ

– Priestess) Hawaii, I didn’t say that the climber’s rope was long. His limbs will still be intact.

-Pioneer) Well, it’s on hard difficulty, so if you’re crying, you can come out. But there’s still a chance of clearing it, right?

-Secretary) It’s possible that he’s hiding because he’s embarrassed because the difficulty level is really easy.

-Saint) I am praying. So that the climber brother will not lose his way.

saint.

I see someone I’ve never seen before.

-ㅇㅇ) There’s no way the climber can be easy. Looking at the monsters that came out.

-Heavenly Demon) I am making a beginner’s martial arts book after a long time. Come in quickly and write.

okay.

Please write it down.

I wrote the article and then published it.

Title: Haha …

Author: ㅇㅇ*

-I think I’m going crazy. Just look.

Attachment: 238409122.jpg

[Han Yoo-seong standing next to a giant door with 【Pandemonium】 written on it.]

silence.

The silence was longer than I thought.

you ?

I’m finally getting comments.

That one question mark seemed to represent everyone’s thoughts.

I thought the same thing when I first saw it.

After that, the floodgates opened and comments kept coming in.

N n e?

you ???

No shit

(N Archmage) What is it? It’s not a synthesis, right? Pandemonium???

n) A person who is a hermeticist – This world is made up of a giant hermetic room.

N haha …

(N Ice Queen) … Frozen. Frozen. Cheer up.

N I wonder if that will give me strength ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

N Pank demonstration kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke… keke.

N Yes, I read the will carefully. Your handwriting is good. It’s a masterpiece.

N shit I rubbed my eyes and looked again and it’s the same lol why is that happening

N Hey, our climber brother was a great kid. He survived the first floor of Pandemonium. I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you.

N Hey, you’re so tall?? But why does the photo look like it’s in black and white? Huh? Huh? Breathe, breathe. Climber! Hey, hey!! Call the doctor!!!

I expected that level of ridicule.

It was just a day ago. Until just a day ago, I spent most of my days communicating.

That level of ridicule had already been brought up as a self-deprecating joke.

It was just fun.

N) … What the. Is there some connection between you getting the Chogal Gallery in the first place? I don’t know… .

N! What the! What the! What the!

hmm.

Even though you commented in a haphazard manner, I can see what you’re trying to say.

0% survival rate.

I’m stuck in a pandemonium state with a level of difficulty that’s too difficult.

As such, I happened to pick up a terminal on the first floor that could connect to the .

I guess we’re talking about whether these things are a situation that Top created on purpose or not. Well, how could I possibly know?

(N Archmage) Well, I don’t know. I’m a bit skeptical. Even if we get help from the super galleries, it’s still Pandemonium difficulty. A difficulty we haven’t even experienced yet? No matter what kind of help we give, he’ll always have to risk his life. The possibility of ending it… Ha, I don’t know.

(Absolute Monarch) Archmage, didn’t you say it yourself a while ago? All beings summoned to Findemonium had even the slightest chance of ending Pandemonium. Even if they were dead. Are you taking back that statement?

N Archmage) Withdrawal. Of course, since the climber was summoned to Pandemonium, I think he has that possibility. It’s just that it’s so damn hard.

N Seriously ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The wizard always talks vaguely and belittles the climber, but now that the climber has started talking about pandemonium, I’m speechless ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

(N Archmage) What are you saying?

N Scratch?

(N Archmage) Okay. What are you going to do with that lowly brat? I’m done with the gallery today.

N Scratch?

N What the heckㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is this pandemonium? Is it real?

n RIP

(N) It’s neither easy nor normal, it’s pandemonium… This is precious. I’ll pray for you.

(Absolute Monarch) Climber, even if you feel desperate, do not make an extreme choice.

N ㅇㅇ*) Hey, I won’t do that. Don’t worry, ㅇㅇ

Why do you have to die?

Don’t show off your form.

(N) Yes, that’s a good spirit! I’m rooting for you too.

n He was speechless for a while, but then he suddenly popped out and wrote a few words because he seemed to be in a better mental state than expected. Are you the devil’s head?

N (Cheonma) Are you on the same martial arts world as me? Where do you live?

(Sword of Light) Take a look at the Transcendence Gallery terminal. See if there’s another app?

App?

Let’s move the screen of aside for a moment.

I went to the first page of the terminal.

Well, you see something that wasn’t there before?

I tapped on something that appeared under the camera app. It was an app with a blue star-shaped logo.

『The ‘Dimensional Exchange’ under the Transcendence Gallery has been activated!』

『Welcome! New Customers!』

N Yeah*) Oh, there is. Dimension Exchange?

N It looks like it was activated on the 2nd floor.

(Sword of Light) Eat a hearty meal and come back.

N yeah*) Huh?

n Sword of Light) What is your weapon now?

N ㅇㅇ*) When I went up to the second floor, they gave me a sword?

n Sword of Light) It’s a sword, so that’s good. It keeps you from dying.

N ㅇㅇ*) How?

N How can I do that? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ They must be telling me to train hard.

(Sword of Light) I guess I should take the position of your first teacher.

The blackbird suddenly started to attack.

what.

I think it got more active because I said it was ‘Pandemonium’ difficulty.