"Se-hwa! Don't overdo it. You know, right?"
"Don't worry."
At her attitude boasting one layer more composure, Kim Su-ho tilted his head.
"By the way, 5 months still remain, why are you going in already?"
5 months.
Time remaining to conquer the unconquered upper floors.
If new upper floors are not conquered during the grace period the Tower gave, the Tower collapses.
And that overwhelming disaster is not of a degree humans can oppose.
"You are conquering after receiving Management Bureau permission, right?"
In the government, Elite Hunters.
Among them, especially in conquering unconquered upper floors, they accept this considerably sensitively.
Difficulty getting higher as it goes.
Even if someone succeeds in conquest by chance, there was no guarantee they would succeed in the next conquest too.
Commonly, they conquer leaving about 2 months of time amply.
However, a case like this time is different.
Situation where there is a clear purpose of checking the potion's performance properly this time.
Director Kim Han-soo begged asking if she can't just reconquer the 52nd floor, but he couldn't break Lee Se-hwa's stubbornness.
Because, as time passed, trust in the person called Yoo Ji-soo was drawing an upward curve.
I never had such a clear mind recently.
The [Scent of Tranquility] he gave as a gift.
As per his words to hang it in the room like an air freshener, she started sleeping placing the scent at the bedside.
From chronic fatigue to insomnia.
Uncomfortable diseases a Hunter has to live with for a lifetime were solved cleanly.
Just sleeping well, and only the mind became clear, yet a condition incomparable to her previous self.
At this, she thought of the dark blue potion he handed over.
If it is this, I can conquer.
It was Lee Se-hwa thinking so.
"Don't worry, Brother. I finished talking with the Director, and above all, I am entering because there is something to check."
"Well, if that is so..."
"Above all, even if I succeed in conquest, time overlaps, right?"
"That is true."
If succeeding in conquest, time overlaps.
It is just that the time reduced a lot because the time staying on the 52nd floor became long.
Perhaps that man might have blocked destruction once.
The trigger for succeeding in 52nd floor conquest was also thanks to the potion he sent.
Along with the thought that he is an amazing person in various ways, Lee Se-hwa opened her mouth.
"Then I'll be back. Brother, speak well to the other kids for me."
"Okay. Take care of your body."
Nod.
She who nodded her head recited quietly.
"Enter."
The 53rd floor entered like that.
[53F]
Defeat 50 Shadow Watchers.
Progress: 0/50
Reward: Intermediate Grade Magic Stone 14kg, Watcher's Leather 30 sheets
"Shadow Watcher, huh..."
Excluding the translucent blue window floating before the eyes, everywhere is black.
How many attempts did she make until now to pierce this sickening darkness.
Night vision goggles are basic, detectors sensing life reactions, flashbangs, etc...
Despite all kinds of attempts, a way to pierce this dull darkness was not seen at all.
Fight proceeding giving up vision throughout conquest.
If it wasn't a high-level Hunter of Lee Se-hwa's degree, would a method to endure this section have existed in the Republic of Korea?
If it is Brother Su-ho, maybe, but.
Republic of Korea No. 1 in terms of solidity.
Since he was someone who awakened Tanker traits befitting his massive build.
Even he is staying at the 49th floor.
Slap.
Distracting thoughts end here.
From now on, concentrating all nerves is insufficient.
Fortunately, thanks to Scent of Tranquility, the mind is very clear, so other senses were felt vividly too.
"Please, I hope it works."
She took out the dark blue potion from the inventory.
Potion with wax seal D stamped on a luxurious glass bottle.
Lee Se-hwa, opening the lid carefully, drank the potion in one gulp.
[You consume Lantern's Guidance.]
[Night Vision is activated for 6 hours.]
Simultaneous with such a status message floating up.
"Crazy...!!"
Darkness covering all directions was seen clearly.
"Just what is this...!!"
The darkness that wasn't pierced no matter what she did was pierced.
Feeling like looking using night vision goggles.
Even the appearance of monsters resembling wolves staring intently at her beyond there enters the eyes clearly.
"...6 hours?"
Grip.
She infuses strength into the sword held in her right hand.
Clearer mind than ever, and vision piercing through darkness coming in.
Surging excitement, and surprise.
Feeling powerful trust towards Yoo Ji-soo, Lee Se-hwa moved her steps.
"One hour is enough."
At this moment, there was nothing that could stop her anymore.
Slash.
She drives the sword into the last fellow's nape.
"Yelp!!"
Scattering fresh blood, corpses of the fellows full in the vicinity.
Among them, Lee Se-hwa alone was smiling.
"Crazy. Effect of this degree."
After entering the 50th floor, she doesn't even remember when she conquered excitedly like this.
It was a chilling appearance that someone might call crazy if they saw, but Lee Se-hwa didn't care about such things a single bit.
"Is there no way to obtain more potions?"
2 more floors remained until the 55th floor in the future.
And even for other Elite Hunters following behind, the more [Lantern's Guidance], the better.
It isn't simply [Lantern's Guidance].
[Healing Potion] purchased paying additional cost was also doing its role firmly.
Pop!
Just by opening the lid and drinking, wounds of the whole body are healed.
Head that became hot due to adrenaline secreting to the limit cools down coldly.
If this can be supplied to all Elite Hunters...
Republic of Korea overtaking the US wouldn't be impossible either.
However, for that, simply getting close to him had limits.
"He said he wants to make a business entity..."
Naturally, it must be a business entity related to potions.
If it is product value of this degree, she can't even grasp how far it will grow.
Even if not partnership, she must be able to build a certain partner relationship.
If it is the fame and skill she possesses currently, it would be a not bad proposal from his stance too.
"I should contact him separately when I go out."
[You have successfully conquered Tower 53rd Floor.]
[You have completed the Daily Quest.]
[You have acquired Mana Lamp.]
"Mana Lamp?"
When I opened the inventory, a small lamp like an alcohol lamp was inside.
It looked like an object of the type igniting using my mana.
When I examined here and there with a curious mind, it seemed firepower also changes freely according to the degree of putting in mana.
"This is a real item."
When manufacturing potions, firepower is important.
Because I have to handle it delicately so good nutrients contained in ingredients can be maintained as is.
In that sense, an object I needed exactly just in time!
When I put the lamp on the desk like that, a blue window floated before my eyes out of nowhere.
[Republic of Korea Tower 53rd Floor has succeeded in conquest.]
A random message.
However, since it was a situation I was expecting sufficiently, there was no surprise.
"Faster than I thought."
However, the community's reaction was explosive.
└ Crazy. What is Lee Se-hwa? Crazy, crazy.
└ Pride of Republic of Korea. Appearance, skill, character, the best Hunter missing nothing!
└ No but, why did she conquer so fast? Usually don't they conquer leaving some term?
└ What does it matter. Just the fact that Republic of Korea became one step further from destruction as of today is sufficient.
└ 52nd floor conquest success last time too, certainly seems there is something. Re-awakening?
└ What Re-awakening, if there was such crap would no one have appeared until now?
Examining the community's reaction like that was brief.
"Shall we go too?"
Pyureung!
Spiky who went 쏙 into the pocket riding my hand like a puppy who heard let's go for a walk.
Entering the Tower taking Spiky boasting cuteness to the max today too.
[9F]
Defeat 5 Red Hogs.
Progress: 0/5
Reward: Lowest Grade Magic Stone 9kg
5 giant pigs whose whole bodies are red as if burning.
Due to fierce aggression and violent temper, they charge the moment they spot us.
However, to Spiky, they are no different from delicious prey.
Spiky preferred pork belly the most since before entering the Tower.
It was to the extent of eating pork belly with Magic Stones embedded.
"Spiky, let's go."
Now it enters preparation on its own without me speaking.
Pyureung!!
[You use Growth Acceleration.]
[Spiky (Angler Flower) accepts its Master's mana completely.]
After 5 Creation Fragments gathered, Spiky's ability became one layer stronger.
To be precise, ability obtained newly through blooming.
Paralysis Poison.
Kududuk.
Compared to the past of simply winding with stems, it is a remarkable growth value.
Paang!
By flicking the leaf once.
Firing spikes creating a cool air-tearing sound.
Shaking the leaves, it shoots spikes to the fellows in the distance.
Tudududu!!
Sound like a machine gun.
Spikes harboring poison started flying at tremendous speed.
When the fellows pricked by spikes start falling one by one, enjoying leisure and feasting one by one.
Kwajajak, Kwajik, Kwajajak!
When finishing the enjoyable meal like that, the message floated up without fail.
[You have cleared Tower 9th Floor with EX-Rank.]
[You have acquired Creation Fragment.]
Like that, I finished today's conquest and returned home.
Recently, new potion production, part-time job, Tower conquest, Management Bureau meeting.
Because I spent days where even ten bodies would be insufficient, I decided to rest for today.
Anyway, we decided to proceed with the proper contract meeting a week later.
State not yet a formal contract.
Because the Management Bureau also needs time to think about my proposal of wanting to make a business entity along with new potions.
I just moved and gave Spiky who fell asleep Gororong carefully.
From now on, complete free time.
Therefore, I connected to the Awakened community.
"Why is the atmosphere like this?"
The praise posts towards Hunter Lee Se-hwa continuing until a moment ago started to be plastered with different content.
└ Crazy, it popped again.
└ Is it 9 consecutive days with this?
└ Yep. Probably EX will appear until 10th floor now?
└ Just who is it. Really fucking curious.
└ I got to know there is something called EX-Rank because of this person;
"...This is embarrassing for no reason."
While embarrassing, on one hand, feeling proud, I read down the posts losing track of time.
└ No but why is there no article saying Management Bureau succeeded in Elite Contract?
└ Didn't they say they contacted and are talking in a positive direction last time?
└ Isn't that a lie? Can't trust Management Bureau bastards' work handling;
└ But really who is it. Why not reveal identity. If it was me, I would step up and boast.
└ If it was you, would you want to reveal identity amidst receiving attention like this? Even without that, living off conquest would be sufficient.
└ Ah don't know, Management Bureau do work properlyyyyy.
"Tsk, makes me sorry."
Still, it can't be helped.
It is better not to reveal until I can protect the kids even if a threat strikes at least.
Because to me, the safety of these cute fellows is a hundred times more important than the bean flour falling from the fact that I am the EX conqueror.
Worry has no end if one keeps doing it.
To turn the thoughts becoming gradually deep, I opened the inventory forcibly.
9 Creation Fragments filling one corner of the inventory before I knew it.
Tomorrow I conquer the 10th floor, and can obtain one additional Creation Fragment.
Until now, Spiky alone is sufficient, but.
From the 11th floor where the Adaptation Zone ends, full-scale climbing will start.
Please, I wish something helpful for combat comes out.
Or at least something helpful for alchemy.
That way Tower climbing will become a little easier.
(End of Chapter)
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