episode_0017

However, there were many comments asking how many orcs did you kill to get a score of 1532.

I killed a few. I counted around 30, but I didn’t pay attention after that.

Because I didn’t feel the need to count the numbers.

What is certain is that they killed more than the initial number, probably around 70 or 80.

N yeah*) I’m not sure, but close to 80?

N haha …

N It’s normal, there are only about 15 orcs on the 2nd floor.

N I got 5.

(Pioneer) What the heckㅋㅋㅋ Even on hard, 40 is the max. 80 is crazy.

(N) Certainly, with that number of enemies and the killing of the Orc Legion Commander and the Shaman, it is understandable that they would get that score.

(N Dragon King) Beltui – I’m amazed. Watching the guys in the climber gallery talking about our climber really makes my dopamine rush.

This is the reaction from the climber gallery.

N ㅇㅇ*) What is the mainstream reaction?

n I’ve been on high alert since the beginning.

n Congratulations, you’re starting to get a lot of attention on the topic of the second floor.

N your life is over now yy

(Sword of Light) Still, there won’t be many people who would have expected it to be Pandemonium. They’ll just have doubts.

(N Archmage) Anyway, since you’ll be here alone while climbing, it doesn’t really matter. You just have to be careful during the exchange meeting. The biggest variable for you right now is the exchange meeting.

The exchange meeting that could become the biggest variable was coming up soon.

N ㅇㅇ*) Is there anything special to pay attention to during the exchange meeting?

N You… Do you… still trust people?

N People, be careful~ Men and women, be careful~~

(n) You shouldn’t blindly trust people just because you’re lonely.

Thanks to you guys, I’m not lonely.

I’m lonely though.

I wasn’t lonely. It sounds like bullshit, but that’s how I felt at the time.

The great loneliness has been somewhat relieved just by doing the Transcendent Gallery like now.

(N Dragon King) Huh? Beltui- Did I just get flirted with by a human?

N This climber… Look how people are fascinated

(N Priestess) I will send the girl a blessing talisman so she won’t be lonely. So, once the interdimensional trade cooldown is over, trade with the girl.

(The devil) I am the first to line up.

N) A rope…? Where is that? The choice is up to the climber.

N (Heavenly Demon) Go! Go! Go! Go!

Oh my lord, please keep your dignity…

The courtship for the next interdimensional transaction was more intense than expected.

(Changwang) Didn’t you say you acquired a single spear? I’ll teach you how to use the spear properly.

(Absolute Monarch) I can also teach you how to use a spear.

N You guys are annoying, so stop it ㅇㅇ

It was a little bit disgusting.

(N Archmage) As I said before, you are alone in Pandemonium, but it is possible to make ‘friends’ with those in other difficulties. And it is possible to be summoned together during the exchange. You should not completely rule out the possibility that everyone else except you is your friend.

Everyone was saying the same thing: don’t trust people.

N Well, since it’s just gathering the guys within 10 floors, there won’t be any problems. They’re still newbies, so they won’t try to set up a fight and pick on one person.

n Pioneer) That’s true. It’s still too low-level to have people that sharp.

The majority opinion was that nothing would happen.

People be careful.

That wasn’t much advice to me, because I didn’t intend to believe it in the first place.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) When players meet each other, you can’t see things like their levels, right?

n The level isn’t visible. It just shows which floor you’re on. If I ran into you now, it’d say you’re a 3rd floor resident.

3rd floor resident.

That means you know that I’m the one who cleared the second floor.

I turned off the gallery for now.

After a while, a notification window appeared.

[Additional rewards will be given for the 1st place score on the 2nd floor stage. Check your ‘Inventory’.]

oh.

It seems that because I won first place, I was given an additional reward in addition to the original reward for clearing the second floor.

“Inventory.”

When I opened my inventory, I could see that there were two previously empty spaces now filled with items I had never seen before.

First, I clicked on the object on the right.

It was a dagger with a red glow.

Pandemonium 2nd floor stage clear reward item.

[Blood Dagger]

Category – Weapon (Dagger)

Attack Power: +40

Effect: 30% chance to inflict the status abnormality ‘Bleeding’ on the target who inflicted damage.

Available Level: Level 10 and above

Grade: B

Then I pressed the object on the left.

A black bracelet.

This was the item I obtained as the first prize on the second floor.

[Bracelet of Anti-Evil]

Category – Jewelry

Effect: Maximizes curse resistance against mid and low level curse attacks.

Available Level: Level 10 and above

Grade: B+

It was a bracelet with a good effect that looked good even at first glance.

I took pictures of both items with my terminal and uploaded them.

Title: Two items I acquired this time.

Author: ㅇㅇ*

-These are the items I got this time. How are they?

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N What the heck, kid, that doesn’t make sense

N Seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How did the guy in the waiting room on the 3rd floor have blood and evil in his belongings???

N ㅇㅇ*) When does it usually come out?

n Pioneer) Hard standard is around floor 15. Blood is like that, and evil appears only on floor 20.

ㄴ That’s because it’s hard. Normal and easy are 18th floors for bloodshed. ㅇㅇ You have to pass the 25th floor for half-evil to get it.

N But have you passed level 10?

N Yeah*) 12.

N You’re uploading it so quickly.

N 12 on the 2nd floor lol

(Absolute Monarch) That’s a rare case even on Hard, but it does exist. What matters is how much the stats have increased.

(N Archmage) That’s right, yeah

Ability.

I opened the status window and checked my current stats.

Name: Han Yoo-seong

Race: Human

Lv.12

Strength: 71

Agility: 65

Stamina: 68

Mana: 44

Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.4 Composure Lv.4 Cover Lv.2 Crisis Detection Lv.3

Expanded field of vision Lv.2 Concentration enhancement Lv.3 Projection movement Lv.3

Magical Body Strengthening Lv.2 Doombringer Lv.1

The level went up more than I thought.

I reopened the Transcendent Gallery and posted a post.

Title: My current abilities.

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– Strength 71, Agility 65, Stamina 68, Mana 44

As soon as I posted the article, comments started coming in quickly.

you ??

N crazy

n Isn’t the average starting stat of 21st century Earthlings something like 10 to 13?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) That’s right, I did that at level 1 too.

ㄴ But you went up that far to the second floor???

(N Archmage) Pandemonium, this is the arrangement…

(Closed room theorist) I’ve wasted my life! – This world is made of closed rooms.

N This isn’t life, you demon.

(Sword of Light) I guess I can worry less now.

n Isn’t it just that my worries have evaporated? Anyway, if I meet them at the exchange meeting, I’ll be meeting fellow 21st century Earthlings.

N I have to worry about the guys that kid meets ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

(Absolute Monarch) I feel proud to see you growing so well

N The old man didn’t do anything.

Judging from the reaction, it seemed certain that the stats were abnormally high compared to the level.

I looked at the comments a bit more and then closed the gallery.

Let’s see, what’s in the store?

[3rd floor coin shop]

1. Food 2. Drink 3. Potions

Numbers 1 and 2 were no different from the second floor, but number 3, Potion Lane, was created.

It’s a huge upgrade.

1. Lower level health recovery potion – 5 coins

2. Lower Mana Recovery Potion – 6 Coins

3. Lower-grade poison attribute recovery potion – 8 coins

4. Pain Suppressant Doping – 15 Coins

The potion wasn’t that cheap either.

However, I received 600 coins as a reward for breaking through to the second floor.

The total remaining coins is 726.

There was some leeway.

I did it once.

15 health potions and 15 mana potions each.

Also 5 potions of poison recovery just in case.

The three most expensive pain-suppressing dopes are:

According to what the seniors of the Transcendence Gallery said, once the exchange meeting is safely completed, coins will be paid out again then.

There was no need to worry about what to do during the two days remaining until the exchange meeting.

If you take out the Dragon Sword Sword Manual from your inventory and read it, two days will pass quickly.

I thought back on my encounters with the orc horde commander and the orc shaman.

It was entirely my ability that killed the sorcerer.

But killing the commander was a matter of luck. If I hadn’t gotten Doombringer, I would have died.

Is it because I fought a pretty long battle on the second floor stage?

It seemed like I was finally starting to get a fighting spirit.

Which direction should I cut with my sword? How should I turn my body to get the most efficient results?

By looking back on the battles I’ve experienced so far, I’ve established my own fighting style.

Of course, the roots or basis of that fighting style had to be in the ‘Dragon Sword’ handed down by the Sword of Light.

I practiced swordsmanship to some extent and also practiced martial arts, which are written in the middle of Yongsalgeom.

Because there will come a time when it will be ambiguous to draw your sword.

We had to be prepared for every situation.

In that sense, the blood dagger I obtained this time was meaningful in many ways.

Eating and practicing. After repeating the cycle of eating and practicing, the two days passed quickly.

The time has come.

Current time, February 25th 12:00

[The top exchange meeting begins.]

[Top Exchange Server #1298]

[Top Exchange Theme: Dungeon]

[Number of recruits: 7]

[Enter.]

Hwaak-

The world before my eyes was filled with light.

***

[The language automatic interpretation system is in operation.]

[Communicate with the recruited people and clear the dungeon.]

A man with the number on his head approached me.

“Haha, nice to meet you. You must be flustered to be summoned to this exchange meeting when you haven’t been in the tower for long. My name is Sun Haoran.”

Chinese, 7th floor.

I could tell that Sun Haoran’s reaction was natural.

Everyone who matched with me was on the 6th floor or higher.

“Yes, nice to meet you.”

In contrast, the number above my head is, of course, 3.

You can’t help but look like a total newbie who cleared the 2nd floor stairs and is living in the 3rd floor waiting room.