Stuck in The Tower
Chapter 739

Episode 739: A strange

ghost town.

A message from the expedition team left in a place where there is nothing left.

“Exploration party. Hmm.”

I rubbed my chin.

What are you exploring?

I understand you’re going to walk around the 99th floor.

Is it possible that the higher you go, the greater the influence of the beings occupying that floor?

The field size also tended to grow proportionally.

This, the last floor before climbing to the 100th floor, had the potential to have the largest field ever.

Well, even here, it’s the same.

‘What are you looking for on the 99th floor?’

King of worshipers?

Are you looking for that guy?

If you replace it, you won’t be able to win it anyway.

I don’t know if you need to know its location to avoid it.

The record ball that Ophelia showed me.

The word used to refer to the guy who died while holding that record ball.

‘I said it was an observation object.’

The last people seen by the guy who died after entering Bedrock Vaaluze’s territory.

They are probably called the exploration team.

To summarize briefly.

“The expedition team is observing the King of Worshipers.”

The story goes roughly like this.

I crossed my arms and thought for a moment, but the conclusion was simple.

“Ophelia is the key.”

“Yes.”

In the end, she is the answer.

It didn’t help much, but if the strategy for the 97th and 98th floors was planned based on Smile Cap’s experience, now it’s Ophelia’s turn.

Having the 99th floor record sphere means that there is an NPC here that has a connection to her.

We don’t know what the purpose of the exploration team is or whether they are friendly to us.

Still, it would be better than crashing into the ground.

I have to meet him.

“It seems like not everyone joined.”

I opened a community just in case, but no one joined, including the members.

It seems that those who entered the 99th floor are scattered.

The exception is Noble Knight.

Because these guys are bound by group skills.

“Yeah.”

“It’s here too.”

Deokchun pulls his ear and points to one side.

There are more traces that appear to have been left behind by the exploration team.

Are they still all over town?

‘I don’t know what the picture is.’

What Deokchun discovered was a painting.

In some ways, it looks like a part of a map, and in a larger sense, it looks like the shape of something.

I looked around the village some more, checking out its strange appearance.

“It’s probably been less than a month since the villagers left.”

Food residue remains.

There are also a few flies flying around.

If a long time has passed, not even flies remain.

Since the larva is not visible, it must have already grown and become a fortress.

If you roughly calculate it.

‘At least a week. ‘It’s probably been about two weeks.’

During that period, all the village residents left.

Why on earth?

Because it’s hard to live here?

Or is there something that threatens survival?

Considering that he left with his household goods, he may be wandering in a certain cycle.

I don’t know if there’s any reason to do that.

“The exploration team must have been there recently.”

Neither the scratches on the wall nor the paintings looked old.

If there were people in the first place, it wouldn’t have happened.

There is even a note on the table in the abandoned building.

-Two strange bodies found.

-Exploration area to be secured.

-Request to wait for the processing team.

“It’s weird… Is this what the exploration team was looking for?”

When I look at the situation, it seems like what I thought was correct, but what is it actually like?

I don’t even know what this strange thing they are talking about is.

As a rule of thumb, it is not a typical monster.

If that were the case, I would have written down the level or name of the monster.

“There is no way the NPCs on the 99th floor will move collectively because of the monster.”

It won’t be a disaster or an ancient monster whose name has already been decided.

There were more than one or two suspicious parts.

‘Is there anything strange about the tower?’

The only way is to check it by hitting it in person.

Other people’s experiences and information are important, but they should not be blindly trusted.

If you don’t judge for yourself, you will be swept away.

The theme here on the 90th floor is chaos.

Haven’t we already seen the case of Smile Cap?

[Chaos is increasing.]

Perhaps because of me, the chaos on the 99th floor is becoming more intense.

Just how strong is Bedrock Vaaluze?

‘I might die a few times before I can properly face the King of Worshipers.’

If necessary, I plan to die as many times as I can to figure out its weaknesses.

The middle leg has already been made.

Erembatt on the 97th floor and Hayden on the 98th floor.

Both of them will let me through without any restrictions.

“hmm?”

A group of people could be seen outside the timing window as many thoughts continued.

Wear light clothing and minimal equipment.

It appears that the luggage was stored separately in a subspace item.

They seem to have spotted me too, waving their hands and cheering me on.

I also came from an abandoned house.

“It’s from the processing unit! “Come quickly, because the monster is trying to move.”

They gesture for me to follow them.

There is no hostility towards me.

but.

‘Those guys. Was there any pretense of popularity?’

I didn’t notice anything approaching until I looked out the window.

Because it’s in the building?

Or because you’re lost in thought?

Since they are NPCs active on the 99th floor and are an exploration team, it would not be impossible to reduce their popularity.

‘I can’t feel it.’

He succeeded Haiden and stepped into the fragments of chaos.

Now that you can use one concept, you can no longer remove it or add it.

Should I say that it is an effect of that?

I became sensitive not only to my five senses but also to things with unique meanings and rules, such as skills and titles.

“Ah, are you the ones who left the trace?”

“Can’t you see the exploration team’s nameplate here? “There’s no time for jokes!”

I naturally moved along with the guys.

If there’s anything suspicious, I’ll check it out.

Still, it’s better to be careful.

[The SSS level power, Eye that Watches the Stars, is unleashed!]

-Tsuzuzutsu.

I checked their information.

[Big Morton]

-99th floor NPC.

-He is the leader of Exploration Team 5.

-(The information is unreadable due to the chaos.)

First of all, the exploration team is correct.

It’s a pity that I can’t read other information.

At least I’m glad I’m not a worshiper.

“I found the location, but I was having trouble processing it.”

“The guy who appeared this time used unusual powers.”

“iced coffee. Really, I almost got caught. “They’re fucking bastards.”

He spoke to me comfortably and without hesitation, as if he knew me from the beginning.

Don’t you usually be wary when someone you don’t know comes over?

‘Or maybe the 99th floor has climbers acting as a disposal team.’

Being given special roles is also common in the tower.

I paid close attention to their movements.

fly

Perhaps it’s because they’re not called an exploration team for nothing, but their movements have no weight.

It feels like a ghost is moving.

Considering that no skills or powers are applied to the authority, is it a technology unique to the exploration team?

It’s time to move on, thinking that if you can learn, you should learn it.

-Tiring.

A community alarm went off.

Ophelia posted a message in a public chat room.

[Godbless]: This is an extremely dangerous place. If you enter a suspicious space, you must leave immediately.

[God Bless]: Please keep in mind that only exploration teams 2, 3, 4, and 9 exist on the 99th floor.

[God Bless]: Again, this is the only exploration team that exists here.

Information about the expedition.

Among them, I wrote down the valid expedition number.

He glanced.

I checked the guys walking in front of me.

Maybe it was to avoid the dew, but he wore a short cloak that reached down to his waist.

‘Number 5.’

The number 5 was written on it.

“It’ll be there in a little while! Be careful not to get caught. Are you planning a surprise attack?”

Just as the community was quickly turned off, Big Morton shouted.

“Sure.”

I nodded, hiding my true feelings, but my heart sank coldly.

These guys.

‘What is it?’

I stared at the backs of the heads of those leading the way.

It seemed like I needed to check what they were doing.

* * *

A 99-story building rising tall from a vast land.

The red brick house had a quiet atmosphere.

The druid who was watering the flowers growing in the yard looked up.

“Hmm. “You are an uninvited guest.”

There is a person approaching from a distance without any intention of hiding.

No, should I say that it is running.

“and! building!”

Druid Mallet thought the person approaching was suspicious.

Definitely a climber.

He is also a strongman who rose to the 99th floor.

Since he must have been involved in all sorts of battles, he should have had a sharp mind and the thoroughness to check anything even slightly suspicious.

‘what? ‘Is he just crazy?’

The guy running straight towards him seemed far from that.

Even the clothes were strange.

Green chewy.

It was slightly burdensome to see my extremely trained body stand out, but I knew one thing.

“Stop. “If you come near, I will consider you an enemy.”

Anyone who reaches the 99th floor is a threat to themselves.

I came here in search of a safe and peaceful life in a field where numerous threats lurk.

I had no intention of abandoning my home because I was afraid of leaving the tower at any time.

That’s why I kept it in check.

-Clud-clack-clack.

The wooden arm bends and turns into a bow.

As soon as you pull the string, an arrow of magic is caught.

The ability to inflict enough damage even on monsters!

-Whoop!

The wind rushes in just from that momentum.

On the wall of his house, the now faded cape of Expedition 5 fluttered.

The only survivor of Exploration Team 5, which has now disappeared.

There was no turning back for the person who gave up exploration and chose life.

Her expression hardens as if the person in front of her is also an idiot.

“uh? Hey!”

“No nonsense will work.”

Are there one or two wicked beings who lure you into a trap or ambush you with sweet temptations?

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living in the tower for a long time, it’s not to trust others carelessly.

To avoid being swayed, it was right to refuse the conversation itself.

At the same time, deal with it resolutely.

The moment he entered the area he had set, he would mercilessly let go of his bowstring.

“There’s something strange behind you.”

“I believe you…!”

-Shoopot!

A new model that disappears with the sound of light footsteps.

The Bald Man moved, and Mallet briefly missed the movement.

A chill ran down my back at that fact.

‘You passed me by?’

Before he could react, he was able to see that the hair loss man had passed him by.

Even though it was too late, the mallet turned back.

“It looks strange. “It is neither a disaster nor a fragment of chaos.”

-Gooooo!

A being radiating ominous chaos and energy stretched out its claws.

A monster that shakes shapelessly like a giant shadow.

A strange entity that can only be found on the 99th floor.

[Smite of Justice (SSS) Lv.MAX]

-Ugh!

With a loud noise, the hairman’s fist crushes the monster’s claws.

The moment the monster flinched from the shock, Mallet also let go of the bowstring.

[Vortex (SSS) Lv.MAX]

– Quad deud deuk!

The whirlpool created by the arrow’s rotation tore the monster’s arm to pieces.

The hairless man lands in front of the guy struggling in pain and glances behind him.

“Didn’t you say something earlier?”

“…I believed it and launched a linked attack. “It’s our first meeting, but we fit together well.”

“Hahaha! That’s okay!”

Mallett had a hunch.

A peaceful life is bad.