episode_0066

66. Etiquette.

Vroommmmm-!

Inside a car that smashed through the ceiling in frustration. The man holding the steering wheel suddenly thought. A crescent-shaped curved blade was fastened to his waist.

The exhaust note was incomparable to modern cars. It’s amazing that this sound occurs even though exhaust gas isn’t coming out.

Well, since entering this bizarre tower, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen a normal sight. There are even bicycles that are faster than cars.

At that moment, the muscular woman next to the man with the curved blade spoke in a husky voice.

She was said to be a bodybuilder who used various drugs in modern times. Her upper arm was thicker than most men’s. Frankly, it was a little disgusting.

“Stick a little closer. It’s almost here.”

“Okay.”

“Heh, what are those idiotic lovers doing? It’s a complete circus.”

There were five people in the car, including the driver. They were people he knew from the 1st and 2nd floors. Forming a team wasn’t difficult.

Their intention to stop Johan’s group was simple. They looked like they had good equipment.

It was clearly written in the rules that you couldn’t kill. Conversely, it meant you could do anything as long as you didn’t kill.

The goal was to incapacitate them and then take their equipment. Especially that man who appeared to be a magician looked the most appetizing.

He was wearing as many as 3 rings on his fingers, and the equipment he was wearing also looked good. It was Johan.

They secretly approached the group. When they got close to a certain extent, the man with the curved blade slammed the steering wheel! Perhaps because he had a superhuman body, it was a violent driving method.

Screeeeeech-!

Crimson sparks spewed out from the wheels. The desert sand and sparks met, creating a pungent smell. It was the smell that heralded the start of the battle.

First, block the retreat and start!

Johan noticed their intentions, but maintained as calm an attitude as possible. He wanted the enemies to be careless, but also didn’t want them to be frightened and run away.

‘I’ll have to cripple them and then strip off all their equipment.’

Everyone thinks similarly. He glanced sideways. There, Sarah was staring intently at Johan. They could confirm each other’s intentions with just a look.

Both Johan and Sarah sensed the impure intentions. Even the one remaining person, who was the least trustworthy, sensed it.

Deok-su poked Johan’s side and whispered.

“Team leader, something’s strange about those guys, isn’t it? They seem to be getting closer.”

“……I know. Just act normal.”

“Oh, I see. You knew. Okay. I’m really good at acting.”

Johan didn’t trust Deok-su, but just nodded. Still, he was a man with a pretty good sense. Suspiciously so.

At that moment─

Screeeeeech-!

Their car abruptly turned its wheels. Johan didn’t think much of the violent action. He had expected it.

Soon, four humans jumped onto the car.

“Hahahahaha!”

“If you surrender willingly, we’ll beat you up lightly!”

They were completely crazy. Attacking suddenly and using such wording. Were they always like that, or did the tower make them that way?

In any case, he didn’t care. Johan summoned a spell with a simple glance.

Fire Arrow.

Whoosh-

At least hundreds of fire arrows were created around him. A faint but faster speed than before. Johan could instinctively tell. It was the effect of the newly acquired ring.

[Affection of Magic Power]

[Magic power affinity is slightly increased.]

He finally understood what this meant. It felt like magic power was listening to him better than before. It was like going from being awkward to being a little less awkward.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

The fire arrows stretched out toward them, leaving behind clearer shimmers than before. They were just humans made of cloth.

As soon as they touched the flame, their skin tissue would be damaged, and terrible pain would occur. But they weren’t intimidated at all.

“What are these toys!”

A muscular woman with thighs thicker than Johan’s swung a greatsword like a windmill.

Clang clang clang!

It was different from ordinary flames. It was transcendent fire that could be sufficiently offset even by physical force. The fire arrows scattered into the air from the attack of a fairly skilled warrior.

The other three also grabbed their respective weapons and blocked the fire arrows.

It wasn’t difficult. The smiles on their faces became even more ferocious. The magician’s level seemed lower than they thought.

They were a little embarrassed by the large number of fire arrows, but the power of each one was terrible. It was just flashy, but a fruitless attack.

The fire arrows no longer took the form of arrows, and were simply floating in the air in the form of clouds. They pushed through the crimson cumulonimbus clouds and gradually approached the group.

Sarah saw the sight and slowly tried to draw her sword, but soon she relaxed and reattached the longsword to its scabbard.

Immediately after, Johan’s second spell exploded.

Explosion.

[Nature Removal] [Structure Reading]

Originally, it was a spell that fired a bomb made of flames. But this time it was different.

A cloud of flames created by hundreds of fire arrows scattering into the air. He uses that.

From the beginning, Johan had no intention of stopping the enemies with Fire Arrow alone. The arrows were just a smokescreen. The real thing was separate.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!!!

At the same time as the red cumulonimbus cloud violently wriggled, it exploded magnificently.

“Aaaaaaah!”

“Ughhhh!”

Due to the explosion, the size of the cloud became even larger. The cloud greedily grew in size and stretched out to Johan. Johan hurriedly deployed a shield, protecting Deok-su and Sarah.

He slightly turned his eyes.

“Ugh! Damn it, what is it!”

“Kuwaaaa!”

Some of the players who were watching their battle nearby were swept away by the explosion and flying away.

Johan sweated inwardly at the stronger-than-expected power. He hadn’t yet fully absorbed all the power he had gained.

Johan thought without realizing it.

‘……Aren’t they dead?’

He quietly put away the technique he was going to use next. He was going to intercept them additionally if they were insufficient, but it didn’t seem necessary. He thought of one item.

[Trait Reinforcement Ticket]

[Reinforces an existing trait.]

Johan, who had been contemplating for a while, used this item on the [Complete Memory Ability] trait. Thanks to this, he was able to unleash new possibilities.

He thought he was finally going to reveal that possibility for the first time, but the enemies died so easily.

Soon, the fire gradually faded. Johan’s magic power returned to its place, and what remained in the place swept by the fire was four charred corpses, or people who looked like corpses. Surprisingly, they were not dead yet.

Sarah dragged the unicycle with a nonchalant expression and examined their bodies. Soon she turned her head to Johan.

“It’s amazing. I guess the tower is protecting them.”

“Hmm, it’s too miserable to call it ‘protection’.”

“……”

Johan and Deok-su put their bicycles in their inventory and approached them. Deok-su pointed to the car and said.

“I’ll take that!”

“Yes.”

Johan answered without looking at Deok-su. What was important now were these black humans. He bent his knees and squatted down.

Slap!

With a cheerful sound, the muscles woman’s face turned. The impact must have been quite strong, as she got up immediately.

“Huh, huh, wha, what is it!”

“I am……”

The moment Johan was about to answer the question─

Slaaaaaaaap!

Again, her face turned in the opposite direction. Johan looked to see who it was this time.

There stood Sarah with a blank face. Sarah had already retrieved her palm, she was so fast.

Sarah said with an icily expressionless face.

“Use honorifics.”

“You, you crazy bitch……!”

Slap! Slap!

This time it was two slaps. No, it continued. Sarah’s hand continuously blurred.

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

Her cheeks burst, and yellow fluid flowed from her eyes. Teeth fell out every time she slapped her.

The muscles woman’s face was so ruined that it was impossible to recognize its shape. Johan was able to learn a new fact while watching the scene.

‘I guess they think only the face isn’t life-threatening.’

The tower’s way of thinking was strangely rational. In reality, it only looked hideous, but it didn’t seem to pose much of a threat to life.

“S, stop! Stop……”

“Honorifics.”

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

The speed was getting faster and faster. At some point, the new slaps were falling faster than the speed at which her cheek was turning.

In the middle, the muscles woman also tried to struggle. But it was weak. Sarah easily suppressed her as if she were catching a mosquito. It was a sight that ignored size at once.

Slaaaaaaap!

“Ughhhh……”