Strategy Video for the 31st Floor

[Floor 30] A comment was added to the walkthrough video (private).

• Why is this private?

• Probably because their identity would be revealed.

• You can just edit those parts out and upload it. Why make the whole thing private?

• The accumulated views are roughly 20 million. Almost 200 million Gold. So they’ve tasted the money, huh?

There were quite a few comments.

They’re still coming in.

They piled up every time I refreshed.

Americano felt a bubbling emotion inside as she looked at the comments.

No.

I shouldn’t look.

She closed the comment section.

She felt herself becoming increasingly captivated by the magic of the comments the more she looked.

One of the top comments flashed through her mind.

[Anonymous is stronger than a high-ranking knight.]

A pleasant comment.

But not all of them were good.

Sprinkled among the good comments were malicious ones.

She immediately closed the comment section after seeing them.

She didn’t remember all the details.

She tried not to remember.

The growing number of comments cheered her up, but she couldn’t look at them.

This was poison.

Even if there were many supportive messages and good reviews, a few malicious comments would inflict mental damage.

You might say, “It’s only a few malicious comments, can’t you handle that?” Of course not. Even a few drops of poison in wine can kill a person.

Malicious comments were poison.

She knew her detoxification abilities well.

Did you think she only appeared on the news once or twice as an Unawakened Hunter? How annoyed she was by the comments on the news articles.

Who did they think they were? Whether she hunted in an Unawakened state or not. If they were so envious, they could give up all their earnings and become Hunters themselves.

Anyway.

That was that.

Comments were dangerous.

Receiving comfort and support from comments could be energizing, but getting intoxicated by them could lead to ruin in an instant.

Americano closed the video page after seeing that the comments had surpassed 100.

“Hoo…”

A sigh of relief.

She had safely escaped the swamp of comments.

More than that,

‘I didn’t expect to receive this much attention.’

Well, it was obvious since she had reached first place.

She had expected to be somewhere around 10th place at best.

If she was in the rankings, there would be real-world rankers.

Just being among them would be noteworthy.

But why hadn’t she thought of this?

‘I couldn’t use my Awakened Ability before I couldn’t log out.’

She knew it.

She just hadn’t realized it.

The timing was a bit off.

She had been able to use her Awakened Ability almost immediately after starting the game.

For Americano, her Awakened Ability had a very deep and intense impression.

The sight of the top rankers wielding their Awakened Abilities like a cataclysm was etched in her mind. It was deeply ingrained in her subconscious.

Above all, since one of Americano’s real-life friends was a high-ranker, the existence of powerful Awakened Abilities didn’t feel distant to her.

Strong Awakened Ability = Good at handling Magical Power

Since this formula was generally true, she had prematurely assumed that players in the rankings were real-world rankers and was mired in a sense of defeat.

But she was in 1st place.

She had taken 1st place.

‘I’m in 1st place!’

Even though the ranking table was updated before she could use her Awakened Ability, so what! She was so happy that she had taken 1st place.

If there was no one around, her fingers and toes would have been secretly and frantically flailing as she jumped around and punched the air.

Kyaaaaaaak!!!!!

‘1st place.’

She had taken 1st place.

‘I, I wasn’t as weak as I thought.’

She knew it.

She had been trying not to acknowledge it.

The past where she had convinced herself that she was weak and that any victory was accidental, as a form of self-hypnosis.

She was convinced that this was the only way she could overcome the grueling battles and training.

It’s true.

Everyone has a different method that suits them.

For some, report cards could be a driving force for growth, but for others, they could be a reason for laziness.

Achievement is said to be a good motivator, but positive indicators don’t necessarily drive growth.

Americano.

That was her.

She knew herself.

Achievement felt good, but.

It also made her think.

‘I’ve reached 1st place, so shouldn’t I try something else for a while? What should I do?’

She would have climbed the Tower immediately if she had the equipment right now, but she felt a sense of ease. Without even having a plan for where to use that ease.

Ease rotted into laziness, and Americano was wary of laziness based on her experience.

‘No.’

She shook her head vigorously.

Get a grip.

‘This is complacency!’

Americano regained her composure.

At that moment, she saw a familiar bright red head of hair.

“Americano?”

She ran into Skilla.

Skilla stared at her with surprised eyes.

“You died?”

“….”

She had died.

Her hair and neck had been restored, so she recognized her immediately.

The Resurrector’s Garment… was hidden by her robe.

“I went to the Tower.”

“And you died.”

“Yes. Challenger was difficult as expected.”

“Still…”

Skilla stared intently at Americano.

“Something good must have happened?”

“Pardon?”

“Your mouth.”

Skilla tapped her own mouth with her index finger.

Americano brought her hand to her mouth, and her lips were curled up. A grin. She covered her mouth with her hand and erased it.

“What brings you here, Skilla?”

“I heard Anonymous’s video was uploaded, so I came to see it.”

“….”

“Seeing you here, you came to see it too?”

“Yeah… well.”

Well, she had come to confirm whether that Anonymous was her or not.

“If you haven’t seen it yet, would you like to watch it with me?”

“I…”

I’ll pass.

She corrected herself.

Suddenly, she had a thought.

How would it look to others?

Skilla liked Anonymous, so she wouldn’t be mentally broken by negative reviews.

“Yes. Let’s watch it together.”

[Floor 31] Walkthrough Video.

[Medusa] petrified Anonymous.

Anonymous froze the petrification and broke free.

Breaking free, she cut off [Medusa]’s arm.

‘So that’s how it was.’

Americano watched the video with interest.

At this time, she had her eyes closed, so she couldn’t see how [Medusa] moved or what the surroundings were like.

The stage for [Floor 31] was a jungle.

And a swamp.

It consisted of a jungle and a swamp.

I didn’t know.

[Medusa] picked up a spear with her remaining arm and attacked Anonymous.

With the overwhelming difference in physique, it seemed like Anonymous would collapse helplessly.

But Anonymous blocked the heavy spear attacks well and even launched a counterattack.

“Americano, you know that Medusa has the ability to petrify, right?”

“I know.”

“It’s because of that! She’s petrifying people by making eye contact, so she’s fighting with her eyes closed right now! She usually fights much more impressively than this!”

“Does it look like that?”

“Of course!”

Hmm.

That was nice to hear.

But just when she wondered why she was suddenly making excuses, she saw Anonymous hit her head on a tree branch.

As she broke her sword and ran away, Skilla, who had been praising Anonymous to the skies, panicked and made excuses for Anonymous’s condition.

That was funny.

But soon, it was reversed.

Anonymous changed her momentum.

She stopped running away and charged at [Medusa], slamming her spear down with a bang!

One strike.

Two strikes.

Three strikes.

Each time [Medusa]’s spear strikes, which were from a much larger physique, were deflected, the degree to which they were deflected changed.

She barely managed to grab and swing the spear with one arm, but each time, gaps appeared.

Anonymous exploited those gaps.

“That’s it!”

“….”

But [Medusa] quickly moved her snake lower body to evade Anonymous’s attack.

The same back-and-forth continued, and she tried to cut off the snake lower body first.

[Medusa]’s face turned pale as she realized her intention.

As Anonymous emitted an ominous aura,

Ssssk.

She ran away.

“Wow, look at her running away! Americano, did you see her running away just now?!”

“I saw.”

“Where is she going to run to?!”

There was a place to run to.

Anonymous summoned a frog.

Hmm… I can see that.

Cappuccino didn’t receive the benefits of anonymity.

Anyway, with the help of the frog, she succeeded in finding [Medusa].

Skilla flinched when she saw the temple.

“A temple?”

“Is it strange?”

“A temple?”

“?”

“Why is there a temple here?”

“Does Medusa have a god she believes in?”

“….”

Whether that was the case or not, Skilla’s face became serious in an instant.

Skilla was a Native Hero. Unlike Summoned Heroes who came for fun, she was serious about climbing the Tower.

Climbing the Tower was truly saving the world from the perspective of a Native Hero.

“A monster’s god would be a Great Devil. Great Devils only appear on Floor 60. And a temple?”

“Is a temple that strange?”

“Of course it’s strange. Don’t you know? Temples are built for believers to meet their gods, but conversely, they are also places for gods to meet their believers.”

“Hee.”

“A monster’s god is a Great Devil, and there have been sightings from Floor 60 onwards… but a temple has never appeared. There’s never been a pattern of offering prayers.”

[Medusa] was offering a [Prayer] in the temple.

Anonymous arrived just as that [Prayer] was about to end.

“A Great Devil that a monster like Medusa worships.”

“Could it be a Great Devil?”

“That main Quest you received?”

“Yes.”

It seemed she hadn’t received it yet.

“Great Devil.”

Skilla muttered with a serious face.

“We need to investigate. A temple. A monster using a temple? This could be a crisis on the level of the Tower of Trials…!”

According to the descriptions of the final boss and the Great Devil, the destruction of human civilization was certain if either of them were released from their Seal.

It was serious enough.

She said it like it was someone else’s problem, but,

‘What would happen if we were destroyed while trapped in the game?’

There was a slight unease.

[Medusa]’s momentum changed.

She was possessed by the Great Devil.

The conversation couldn’t be heard.

But the forced commands through language were felt in the form of Magical Power waves.

Every time [Medusa] said a word, Magical Power vibrated and stimulated those watching the video.

Just as you could tell that thunder was strong even if it was faint, the tactile senses were heightened by the dense Magical Power transmitted beyond the video.

Those familiar with Magical Power could sense how immense it was.

She didn’t know it at the time.

She was being directly affected by that Magical Power.

She could tell now.

Americano felt the presence of the Great Devil.

Ah, it’s huge.

As if the Great Devil’s true form was being glimpsed, the Great Devil’s shadow loomed in her mind.

It had a human form, but it had muscles and a full beard, and it looked like it was holding a trident.

“Great Devil.”

“….”

Anonymous, who had fallen for the Great Devil’s trick, had her chin grabbed by [Medusa].

It was a touch that caressed her as if handling a work of art, not a grab.

But soon.

An ice sword.

Piercing the vitals, she won.

The video ended.

“….”

“….”

She opened her mouth first because it was quiet.

“What do you think?”

“The situation is more serious than I thought.”

“Is it that serious?”

“A Great Devil. Such an existence has never been known before…! Did the priests know? No matter how strong Anonymous is, she can’t defeat a Great Devil at level 30! I need to request support from my father.”

“….”

It seemed more serious than she thought.

Once again, it was a game for Summoned Heroes, but it was a real situation for Native Heroes.

The Great Devil was content to be defeated for Summoned Heroes, but the survival of Native Heroes depended on it.

‘Isn’t this kind of reaction the charm of Full Dive?’

Americano chuckled and pressed [Upload].

She edited the [Floor 30] video.

She cut off the end of the video.

She snipped out only the scene where she used her Awakened Ability.

She uploaded that edited version.

“Skilla.”

“What! I’m serious right now!”

“The Floor 30 video has been uploaded. Would you like to watch it together?”

“….”

She’s hesitating about this.

“The Great Devil might appear in this one too.”

“…Okay. Let’s watch it.”

Skilla said with a determined face.