Stuck in The Tower
Chapter 17

Chapter 17 The Intermediate Skill Box

is awesome. I can’t help but see it that way.

A total of five dots were shining in front of my eyes.

Information that comes to mind with him.

[Low skill box]

[Low skill box]

[Low skill box]

[Low skill box]

[Middle skill box]

“Middle skill box?”

I flashed my eyes. Because it was mixed with unexpected things.

Wasn’t there only a lower class here?

A tutorial that countless hunters have gone through.

Hunters on active duty each had an interview and talked about the first skill they had acquired.

As he had been using it since the beginning, it was often his main skill.

Even if the grade was low, as the proficiency increased, there were times when it was as efficient as a higher skill.

– The first skill I acquired was stabbing. It was an E-class skill. It’s a skill I can’t part with now.

-Me? I had class D paralysis. The current grade is B grade. Great to use when hunting.

There are dozens of interviews that I remember. All of them had acquired an E- or D-class skill.

oh not all just one person. Because S-class hunter Kim Han-seong was different from the cotyledon.

-It’s the first skill. Feelings are new. I got a B rank skill. Can’t believe it? I was also surprised at first.

Class B. This is an incredibly high grade.

I started with a skill several levels higher than others.

Of course, other people’s skill levels also go up over time.

Skills have levels, and when you raise the level to the limit, it evolves into the next higher skill.

‘That’s a story of conclusion.’

If you get a higher skill from the start, it will be much easier to climb the tower.

So Kim Han-sung must have climbed to the 61st floor and become an S-class hunter.

This is not to disparage his efforts. No matter how good the specs are, if the person who uses them isn’t good enough, they won’t be able to use them properly.

Even so, it is true that the starting line was ahead of others.

It is important to get the highest score in anything.

“In that sense, I can only say I’m lucky.”

I got an S-class power, and because of that, I learned the location of the hidden treasures.

I wanted to get an intermediate skill box right away, but.

“It’s too far out there.”

There was a bit of distance for me to take care of right away.

was it intended? The higher the distance, the higher the level of the skill box seems to be.

If I had only 2 minutes to spare, I would have taken that first.

Let’s stay calm.

I’ll take care of it anyway.

Don’t be greedy and take care of things close to you.

There are good reasons too…

“Otherwise I’m going to die!”

-Koo-gu-gu-gung!

Every time the fish-man warrior chasing me kicks, the ground shakes.

great strength.

I don’t even want to imagine what it would be like if I got caught by a guy like that.

“One at a time!”

I reached for the nearest box.

A box that was sloppily hidden among the bushes.

Beige plain. At first glance, it looked like a courier box.

[Lowest skill box]

-Acquire D-F grade skills.

In essence, it was something that gave a skill that was no different from a superpower.

“Please take the good one.”

It was the key to clearing the 5th floor.

I opened the box without hesitation.

-Paaaaaa!

Light pouring through the cracks.

I ran tenaciously to avoid the fish-man warrior and waited for the results to come out.

It doesn’t have to be an attack skill.

Just enough to block him from approaching is enough.

There are still a lot of skill boxes left.

[Congratulations!]

[Acquisition of F-class skill Smoke Screen.]

[Smoke Screen (F) Lv.1]

-Raises faint smoke.

damn it!

Garbage skill came out.

I thought it would come out at least D-class, but it was bad from the start.

-Koo-goo-gu-gook

“Kuu!”

I shuddered at the death piercing through my body.

“Kreurarak!”

His cries grew closer.

Unlike me, who gets short of breath little by little, he doesn’t appear to be out of breath.

It’s not like it’s a 3-star monster for nothing.

The distance was no more than 100 meters away.

A distance that would take less than 10 seconds by his standards.

Something has to be done.

“Please be eaten.”

[Smoke Screen (F) Lv.1]

I immediately used the skill I learned.

Unknown sensations tickle your fingertips.

Is this magic? I surrendered to the natural flow.

As if I had been able to use it from the beginning, the skill imprinted on my head was activated.

“Kreuk?”

A hail of smoke appeared.

As it was an F-class skill, there was no dramatic scene.

The smoke, like cotton candy, just covered his eyes.

Originally, it would have been impossible to even make such fine adjustments.

Because it’s the first time I’m using it. But for me.

[Magic 5]

He had a high level of magical power that others did not have.

Magic power controls the number of times a skill is used. Magic has an absolute influence on all of that.

That is to say, this much can be done.

“Ha ha ha!”

Even if it was, it was only a few seconds of time.

A fish-man warrior who screams and exudes fighting spirit.

The hazy fog dissipated as it was.

No matter how F grade it is, isn’t it too much to disappear with one shout?

If he hadn’t panicked, I wouldn’t have taken even a second.

Not bad though.

Thanks to those few seconds, I was able to grab the next skill box.

“Please be fine!”

-Paaaaaaa!

The light radiates once again.

A little more intense than before.

[Congratulations!]

[You have acquired the E-class skill, Sprint!]

“Run!”

It’s not bad. First of all, it’s a useful skill in the current situation.

I used the skill without even looking at the explanation.

– Suwoong!

A body that suddenly becomes lighter.

My body moves forward as if a strong wind is pushing my back.

“Awesome?”

I didn’t even know that someone might say it was just a fast running skill. The rating was also only E-class.

However, the perceived speed was not normal.

His breath, which had become rough, was stable, and his body, which had been shaking unsteadily, regained its balance.

An ability that gives sufficient merit in terms of survivability, even if it does not have combat ability.

It was better to have more skills to help you escape and maintain your stamina in a tower where you do not know what situation will arise.

“Ha ha ha!”

look The distance with the fast-approaching warrior is being maintained.

With that alone, running is doing its job well enough.

Of course, he is slightly faster.

Although his movements were sluggish because this place was on land, it didn’t change that he was a 3-star monster.

“About 20 meters.”

The distance to the next box.

If we keep going like this, I think we’ll be able to arrive safely.

He didn’t seem to want to see it like that.

-thud!

I thought I could hear him stamping his feet.

-Shahehehehe!

“Wow!”

Because something flew through the wind.

I rolled forward at the same time as goose bumps ran down my back.

It was half intuition and half thanks to heightened senses.

Because it was a direct response to the sound of the wind.

-Part of the hair that was covering the back of my

head was torn off.

-Quaaaaaang!

A trident the size of me stuck into the ground.

A bouncing boulder.

A trembling window.

saliva drips down

No matter how hard it was thrown, the part of the spear stuck into the ground is not even visible.

How the hell is your strength

What if that’s right?

“My head must have exploded.”

really.

Glad you avoided it.

“I was in a hurry.”

Pick up your only weapon and throw it.

Now he’s bare-handed. Can no longer perform ranged attacks.

‘Should I take care of it?’

People are so cunning that I get greedy when I get a chance.

hard window. It should have a longer reach and higher attack power than a dagger.

I was worried for a moment.

‘no.’

I shook my head.

It’s work to dig deep and pull it out, and more than anything.

“Ha ha ha!”

“shit!”

While I rolled forward, the fish-man warrior caught up with me.

It wasn’t just thrown to kill me.

I was trying to slow down somehow.

– Kwadeuk!

As soon as he was able to stand up, his violent hand grabbed his shoulder.

The grip is amazing.

A feeling of pressure as if the shoulder would be ripped off.

Still, fish has a conscience, but its fingernails aren’t that long.

Instead, fangs protruding randomly greeted me.

“Haaaaaagh!”

“go away!”

I lay down to avoid the guy who was poking his snout at me.

Weight added by lifting the leg.

At the moment when the hand that was holding me drooped down.

-Chaeeng!

He pulled out the dagger he was wearing at his side and stabbed him in the eye. A body covered in scales would not be able to attack anyway.

A really smooth movement.

It was surprisingly natural even to myself.

Would this be good enough?

I had hopes inwardly.

– Close by!

“Krurrukruk.”

Before I knew it, the back of my hand that covered my eyes blocked the dagger.

I really won’t give it to you easily. 3-star monsters are definitely different.

But I also have a knife.

-A little gap created by Boouk

blocking the dagger.

I forcibly twisted my body out of his grasp.

The clothes that were no different from rags were torn, and blood flowed from the shoulder where the nails were dug into.

A burning pain came over me, but I ignored it.

this is practice That a moment’s stuttering could cost you your life.

-Ting

I took out the knife I was wearing behind my back and fell forward.

The guy’s eyes wander. From his point of view, I must have suddenly disappeared from sight.

What I’m aiming for is his feet.

where to aim

instep of a foot? calf? knee?

no.

-Foouk

“Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

A membrane that sticks between the toes.

The man’s webbing was torn as it were.

The only parts I can hit him with my power are the eyes and skin.

The rest of the body is covered with scales.

Of course, it’s not a fatal blow.

But it might surprise you.

as proof.

– Wow!

“Kahah!”

He kicked me with all his might.

The pain of being hit by a truck. My body flew through the air like a ball.

sick. I thought I would die of pain, but the first thing I thought was that I was alive.

If he hadn’t panicked and bit me off, he would have died.

It will be a reflex action. By the instinct to drop the dangerous object.

He’s a monster after all. He was faithful to his instincts rather than reason.

-Kugung! Chow ah!

“Cool!”

Scared of falling to the floor, I stood up.

Sticky blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

It looks like it’s going to chew on the ball as it falls to the floor.

Wow. Seeing the chunks of flesh coming out, it looks like he really chewed it.

“Keugh. good power too It blew a few meters away.”

It’s good.

Thanks to the kicks of that stupid fish, I reached my destination without dying.

He led his body as if he was about to collapse.

The arm that was hit directly by the guy’s foot doesn’t move, probably because it’s broken.

Even from the nail-cut shoulder, blood was flowing.

The ribs are also cracked, and every breath is painful.

A fucking 3 star monster. anyway it is Does it become like this just because it was kicked once?

“Hehe.”

It was never a good situation, but laughter flowed out.

It’s not crazy. I’m not laughing because I’m not funny.

One reason I laughed.

[Intermediate skill box] –

Acquire B to D grade skills.

“To blow it this way. Thank you, fish head.”

It was because the direction he kicked was where the intermediate skill box was hidden.

I reached for the skill box with trembling hands.

A box stuck in the middle of a tree, not even funny.

It’s like a bad tower. If you hide it like this, how can you replace it?

If it wasn’t for the authority, I wouldn’t have known it even if I had it right in front of me.

How is it?

“I can see.”

-Fingers touched lightly

.

[Intermediate skill box opened.]

[Good luck!] An

incomparable brilliant light came out.