5 Book 3 Chapter 1 + Book 2 Amazon Release (1/2)
A mature looking male ascender stumbled through the water in a dimly lit underground tunnel, his face thick with fear. Large tubes lined the cement walls, but he had no time to question why cables from the technological era were in the tower. A scream of pure terror came from behind him before it was abruptly cut off. He fled faster. The water was dyed red from the blood pouring from multiple holes in his body. The flesh around the wounds was charred black.
The ascender clutched the holes, trying to plug them with his fingers, but it was futile. He was filled with fear when he recalled what happened just moments ago. ”Why is this happening? It shouldn't be like this. It shouldn't.”
He glanced over his shoulder, only to immediately regret it. Far off in the distance, he could just barely make out two glowing red lights. He shrieked in fear. ”It's coming for me!”
His hand trembled as he navigated through his inventory while he ran. He pulled out a speed potion and quickly downed it. His speed instantly went up a notch, a feeling of safety washing over him. A short while later, he stopped, gasping for breath. Glancing behind him, he found only darkness. He released a long sigh. ”It's finally gone. I- I escaped, haha!”
”This damn floor is way too dangerous. I need to quickly inform the others.” The man thought aloud. He was a member of an upper-tier guild who was sent to the forty-sixth floor to scout it out. The leaders of his guild were desperate because the top-tier guilds had fully taken control of the community floors over the past several months. There was no way for their guild to become a top-tier guild unless they took some risks.
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In the end, they decided to scout out the next floor. Everyone was curious why the top-tier guilds stopped ascending, but only now did he realize why. The next floor was absurdly hard. Over a hundred scouts from the upper-tier guilds had been with him at the start, but he was now the only survivor.
He peered over his shoulder as he turned a corner, only to jolt to a stop. He glanced down and found a metallic arm sticking into his chest. Looking back up, he stared into two red eyes. A humanoid creature made out of sleek silver metal stood before him. Above its body was a screen.
(Elite) Scout T-100 Series - Level 90
Health: 40,000/40,000
All of the ascenders sent to scout out the next floor was annihilated. Barely any information was gained during this operation. Only vague sentences sent through the communication necklace such as, 'Run, it's a robot!' or 'My attacks only left a scratch!' was received.
After this event, all hopes of the upper-tier guilds reaching top-tier status disappeared. They would have to find some other way to grow.
At the same time, on the kingdom building floor, Jason hovered high in the air as he overlooked his territory. It had grown in every aspect over the past several months. With his near-perfect start and knowledge of strategies, he thought he would have basically conquered this floor, but unfortunately, the kingdom building floor changed drastically once humanity became a tier three trial taker.
He no longer had to worry about monster attacks, but other kingdoms as well. Back then, due to confidence in his kingdom, he didn't visit it for several weeks. He came back expecting massive growth, only to find it nearly destroyed. Thankfully he turned things around at the last minute. Now it was nearly equal to the nearby kingdoms after managing things personally. He could finally leave the king in charge again.
Speaking of the king, his Luck skill was absurd. The king might be average in terms of administration and military, but the skill more than made up for his deficiencies. Jason could only shake his head in disbelief when he read the notifications.