episode_0027

And not long after, a post is uploaded to Lee Do-hee’s fan cafe…

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[Title]: I think this is the reason for achieving the Hidden Ending?

[Content]: I thought I’d heard the name of Raymond, whom Lee Do-hee killed, somewhere before, so I looked into it.

It was in a report someone else made after clearing the 46th floor.

At the time, the trial’s content was [Prevent the Fall of the Trahal Kingdom], and he was on the list of spies killed while capturing them.

So, Lee Do-hee happened to take down a spy who had infiltrated the Trahal Kingdom. I think that’s why?

[Comments]:

– Then what will happen to the other trials? ㄴ [Author]: I’m currently investigating other trials as well. If this is official, it’s a huge discovery.

– Oh, was this it?

– Wow, but it really is hidden. They completely hid it, huh?

– Another person (it’s me) ㄴ [Author]: How did you know?;; ㄴ Who would remember someone on that list from that report? lol

– This is something we really need to investigate, right?

– Damn, this is too hidden lol

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Starting with this post, the internet investigators begin their investigation.

And evidence is being discovered one after another.

– Found one in another trial too. Balmut, who was executed for plotting a rebellion in the Lavian Kingdom, was the commander of the vanguard during the 4th-floor trial.

– I think I found one too. Kenian, who teamed up with a black magician in the Absence Kingdom, appears as the vanguard commander in the 4th-floor trial.

– This is the power of knowledge and history….

– Spy, plotting rebellion, colluding with a black magician. They all deserve to die.

– I think it’s almost confirmed?

Numerous reports on each world that humanity has created while conquering the tower for 15 years.

As those pieces were put together, their true nature was revealed.

And this incident did not end within Lee Do-hee’s fan cafe.

[Title]: Current articles about the 4th-floor hidden ending.

[Content]:

MNJ Broadcasting Station: Hidden Ending Discovered on Tower’s 4th Floor?! New Strategy Method Opens.

KSB Broadcasting Station: Awakened One Lee Do-hee Receives World’s First SS Reward. Finds New Hidden Ending!

Overseas AT Communications: Korean Awakened One Did It Again. How to Increase Tutorial Reward Grade Revealed!!

Everyone’s got it on their main page lol

[Comments]:

– Lee Do-hee’s face is plastered all over it lol ㄴ View count’s gonna be good~ ㄴ The foreign article only shows her butt?

– Guys, we’ve been exported to the world? ㄴ They really just took our post.

– I think this is out of our hands now?

– The big guilds are also investigating ㅅㅂ

– Ah… I’m a staff member at a large guild, and we’re on emergency alert.

– It’s a big deal overseas too lol

– Foreigners will be surprised when they watch the replay lol

– What do we do? Now foreigners are going to watch Lee Do-hee’s replay?

– Haa… Our leader is embarrassing no matter where you put her…

Naturally, the large guilds, which are always eager to cultivate and nurture new talent, would not miss this.

Knowing better than anyone how important obtaining high-grade traits in the tutorial floor is for future growth, they review the reports while utilizing their information to the fullest.

It doesn’t end here. Beyond Korea, the world is competing to report and verify the news about the new discovery.

The speed at which information spreads on the internet doesn’t even take a day.

And just in time, the promising player from America’s number one guild kills the commander in the 4th-floor trial and receives the same SS rank as Lee Do-hee, perfectly proving it.

Accordingly, about 6 hours after Lee Do-hee’s discovery of the 4th-floor hidden ending, the World Awakened Association officially announces it.

[Conditions for the 4th-floor Hidden Ending]

Kill the Vanguard Commander.

A very short but intense sentence.

The whole world is once again in an uproar over that one sentence.

Of course, it’s a rather difficult condition, but if you can do it, the reward grade increases by one more level.

– Kya

– Is this national pride?

– Flutter~

– We are South Korea~

– How many achievements is Lee Do-hee making……

– She is a proud Korean

Wait a minute.

So, what was Lee Do-hee doing for 6 hours?

[Title]: Is Lee Do-hee in the tower right now?

[Content]: I saw her clear the 4th floor earlier, but I was busy looking for data and didn’t see what she’s doing now?

[Comments]:

– Well, you see……

– Is our country becoming an exporter of porn? lol

– She’s even getting sexually harassed by foreigners

– Ugh, it’s embarrassing. She was caught on a foreign live broadcast as it is

– she is not korean

– Ah, you morons lol

– [Author]: ??? What happened? ㄴ Doing her job ㄴ[Author]: Her job? Ah….. No way.

– ???: Lee Do-hee is a proud Korean

– Shit, why at this timing!!!

What on earth happened to her for 6 hours…?

***

6 hours ago.

Tower’s Trial 5th Floor.

The 5th floor was uneventful.

It is a trial that ends when you break through various traps in the dungeon.

From basic traps where the ground collapses when you step on it, to devices that shoot arrows, devices that spew fire, and devices that kill you if you step on the wrong tile, from traps that look familiar to strange devices that you see for the first time.

And Lee Do-hee lightly advances through all these traps as if she were taking a walk.

She moves as smoothly as water flowing, as if she knows the answer.

All 5 of the bonus stats she received as an SS-class reward on the 4th floor were invested in agility, and her body became even lighter with the buff skill.

– What am I watching?

– She’s just running?

– She’s just going through it?

– I think the traps are avoiding her, am I mistaken?

Already the last trap.

From above, large, pointed spike balls are swinging from side to side, and from below, pointed spears are periodically rising.

Devices that spew fire from the walls on both sides are also prepared as a triple trap.

Originally, it is the most difficult device that requires you to match the timing very well and thoroughly secure an escape route in case of a mistake.

But Lee Do-hee just runs.

It ended just by running, so much so that it felt like the traps were stepping aside so she could run well.

“Done!!”

When she presses the red button at the end of the dungeon, the Tower’s voice is heard.

[You have cleared the 5th floor. Select an S-class reward]

– Shit, what is this?

– This is not the trap dungeon I know?

– I feel like I’m watching a speedrun by some high-level player.

– How much more are you going to cheat, Lee Do-hee!

The 5th floor is unique in that the reward is given according to the clear time, not the difficulty of the trial, and the time she cleared it was 5 minutes 38 seconds.

‘Too bad, it would have been an SS grade if it was under 5 minutes…’

Nothing can be done.

It is impossible unless you use teleportation or break through the wall and run to the destination using a shortcut.

And the reward for the 5th floor is the core skill.

But here, Lee Do-hee does not choose a skill, but obtains a skill growth ticket.

A skill growth ticket is, as the name suggests, an item that can raise the level of a skill.

To grow a skill level, you need the same number of skill growth tickets as the level number.

1 ticket for lv1, 5 tickets for lv5.

It’s such a simple method.

‘All of them are basic skills anyway.’

You can buy the skills you learn in the tutorial later for enough money.

I need to learn a skill that increases defense, but there’s no need to use it now.

With that, she invests all skill growth tickets into Haste.

Consumes 7 mana to increase agility by 6 for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Now the buff skill has become a bit more useful.

And all 3 of the bonus stats obtained as an S-class clear reward this time were invested in strength.

*

The 6th floor was much easier.

The theme of the 6th floor is combat with aerial units.

It was a place that used to be quite difficult, but she simply chose a bow and easily caught them.

Five bees the size of human torsos appeared, but she quickly took care of them and it was over.

– Shit, she’s good at archery too

– She has everything

– Bee swarm and mid-air bondage sex ㅇㄷ?

– In the air like crazy……

“Why would I do that!!”

Anyway, the reward for the 6th floor was unfortunately B grade.

A~S had come out a lot during that time, so it was time for B to come out.

The reward for the 6th floor is the creation of a special stat.

that becomes stronger as the opponent becomes stronger

that is advantageous for item appraisal and understanding the surrounding situation

necessary for crafting skills

that improves natural healing power

that becomes stronger as you get injured

Among the various traits, the one I chose was.

It is .

This trait is good for regeneration itself, but it is very useful in the early stages because I know how to upgrade it.

As a result, my status window has been reorganized.

Strength: 28.8

Agility: 9.8

Defense: 20.6

Mana: 204.6

Regeneration: 1

Bonus Stat: 2

Unfortunately, Regeneration cannot be raised with bonus stats.

I take a break here, communicate with viewers, go out of the tower to have a simple meal, and then re-enter the tower.

The time it took up to this point was 3 hours.

Without delay, I immediately challenge the 7th floor.

The theme of the 7th floor is underwater combat.

In this trial, a monster of the ‘Naga’ race with claws on its hands and a grotesque appearance appeared.

Originally, you had to protect the oxygen mask covering your face in the water and engage in a fierce battle, but there was only one monster that appeared, so I just stabbed it with a spear as soon as it started and it was over.

Of course, the reward was only B grade.

As a reward, I gained mana recovery, which recovers 1 per hour.

Originally, the basic recovery was 0.1 per hour, but it was a bit disappointing considering my mana amount.

And the problem occurs on the 8th floor.

The theme of the 8th floor is cooperation.

One random person is matched, and they have to cooperate well to get through the dungeon.

You have to break through 8 rooms with various themes such as combat, gimmick, puzzle, reasoning, and boss in cooperation. In a way, it can be seen as a compressed version of the tutorial.

“Okay~ Who should I meet?”

– I’m going in, wait for me!!

– I went up to the 7th floor to do this and didn’t go

– Ah please…

– All the guys above are lying. How can an Awakened One bring a phone to the waiting room?

– Ack

– There might be some real ones, ignoring the liars?

To be honest, I wish a viewer would get matched.

Even if it’s not a viewer, it’s easier if at least someone I know gets matched. Even if the face is mosaic-ed, I have to get broadcast permission, and it’s easier to have someone who will follow my orders.

[Matching complete. Would you like to move?]

The matching ends in less than 5 minutes.

“Huu… First, I’ll turn off the chat window and donation alerts and go. I hope they’re normal.”

I don’t even need them to do one person’s worth. I can carry them even if they only do 0.5 person’s worth, so I press the accept button, hoping I don’t meet a troll.

– Swoosh~

When I press the accept button in the air, my body is automatically teleported.

Inside a slightly dark dungeon.

A faint light is coming from the gray walls, and the passage was quite wide.

Around the area, various weapons were placed as if to say choose your weapon and go.

And a man is standing in front of me.

A guy with a decent physique and a slightly arrogant look in his eyes makes eye contact with me.

“Hmm?”

“Oh.. Hello?”

Doesn’t he know me?

The reaction is a bit strange.

“Ooh…?”

He tilts his head at me, then his eyes widen as if something comes to mind.

“No way!!”

“Yes?”

Does he know me or doesn’t he?

“Are you, the one with an arrow stuck in your butt? No, are you still alive and coming up? What, wasn’t it some weird trait like an onahole?”

‘Haa…’

What should I do with this?

He has a big and sturdy build, but his mouth is a bit reckless. Typically speaking, he’s a mood killer.

“Th, that’s me. It’s me, but…”

“Wow~ How did you come up like that? No, well… It’s amazing that you passed through here as a woman, but there are social perceptions, you know? So I naturally thought you would give up.”

I feel something unpleasant about that guy’s gaze. It’s like he’s looking down on me with a sneer?

“Ah…yes.”

“How old are you, by any chance?”

It’s like he’s guessing the answer and asking.

“I’m…. 21 years old.”

That’s what it says on my ID card.

When I reveal my age, the corners of his mouth lift slightly.

“Ah~ Then it’s okay to speak comfortably, right? You can call me oppa comfortably too! How much did you suffer going through the trials with a woman’s body~! Leave this trial to me…”

The man is trying to take the lead too much. This can’t be brushed off lightly.

“Hey.”

“…Hey? Did you just say hey to your oppa? Oh, this little runt is really acting up? Are you in the tower right now…”

“Shut up and let’s fight according to the rules.”

There is something like a national rule on the 8th floor.

The reward grade on the 8th floor is distributed differently depending on the contribution of clearing each room, and the contribution can be determined by the party leader with the consent of the party members.

It is natural for the stronger person to receive a larger distribution, so they have a mock battle with non-lethal weapons to reach a kind of agreement.

“Ha!! Little runt, don’t get hurt and cry. I even hit women!!”

***

3 minutes later.

“Keuheuk… I’m sorry…. Stop, I lost…”

A man lying prostrate in the middle of the waiting room, hugging his whole body and complaining of pain.

“Enough, hand over the party leader.”

“I gave it to you…”

“Contribution is 7:3. That’s enough, right?”

“Yes… I agree.”

The guy who was talkative and arrogant has become nice.

‘As expected, the whip is the best medicine…’