Chapter 58 End (8) (1/2)

The Hall of Fame.

A list of names to honor those who have scored the highest points on each floor of The Tower.

If someone was given the opportunity to register their name in the Hall of Fame, it meant that they have shown an outstanding performance. It was a significant milestone in one’s way of becoming a god. It was an honor that every player hoped for.

However, Yeon-woo shook his head.

[You have refused to register your name.]

[Your record has been deeply engraved in The Tower. You can register your name later on were you wish to.]

Yvlke opened his eyes slightly wider and soon burst into a jolly laugh.

“Well, ### surely has a very different personality. But still, there are players like you from time to time. Those who have great skills, but don’t want to come to the surface.”

It seemed Yvlke had interpreted Yeon-woo’s intention differently.

‘Doesn’t matter to me.’

Yeon-woo simply didn’t want to reveal his real name. But such a misunderstanding wasn’t bad for him, so he didn’t bother responding.

“Now then, it’s time for your reward.”

Yvlke’s word caught all the players’ attention. They were dying to know what kind of reward would be given for such an overwhelming amount of Karma points.

At least one thing was certain. That The Tower, which has been quiet since the Arthia incident, would be stirred up once again.

Yvlke stretched out his palm. His hand flashed with a pool of light, revealing a blue box with a big question mark on it.

It was an item box with his rewards.

The box floated about for a while and disappeared with another flash. Then, a new message appeared in front of Yeon-woo’s eyes.

[You have acquired ‘Zeus’ Key’.]

[You have acquired ‘Beast Lord’s Lion Mane Helm’.]

[You have acquired ‘Iblis’ Embryo’.]

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A smile appeared on Yeon-woo’s face as he read down the list of the rewarded artifacts.

Every single one of them looked great. Among them was an artifact used by a former Lord.

‘Though, they’ll all be traded for different items.’

Still, there was one thing that caught Yeon-woo’s attention. A palm-sized key with a bright shimmery yellow hue, as if it were made from a topaz.

It was Zeus’ Key.

[Zeus’ Key]

Classification: Miscellaneous

Rating: C+

Description: A key used to open the treasury of Zeus, the sky god. Nothing is known about its use.

Despite having the name of a god in its name, Zeus’ Key was only rated as C+.

But even that was because of its name. Without that, it wouldn’t be strange if it were to be classified as an F-rating trash item. Because Zeus’ Key alone was of no use at all.

If an outsider were to see this, they might have complained about why such an item was a reward given to the top ranker of the tutorial.

In fact, there have been many players who had received this key and ended up discarding it.

However,

‘After quite a few players climbed up to higher floors and discovered the use of this key, most of them regretted throwing it away.’

But even if they knew the secret of the key, it still wasn’t easy to use. Because in order to complete the key, players had to collect the other 11 keys. And of course, the rest of the keys were all hidden pieces, all as hard to acquire as Zeus’ Key.

‘But I must open the Olympus Treasury no matter what it takes.’

It was a reward he had earned by enduring all those hardships in the tutorial. He couldn’t afford to lose it.

His grip on the key tightened at the thought of it.

Then, Yeon-woo let out a chuckle in spite of himself.

‘Now that I have this in my hand… It’s starting to feel real that the tutorial is really over now.’

It had been less than a month, but putting together everything he had been through in the tutorial, it felt much more arduous than his four years of missions in Africa.

‘The problem is that things are only going to get harder .’

After cramming all the rewards into his backpack, Yeon-woo slung his backpack over his right shoulder.

There were too many eyes focused on him right now, most of them filled with jealousy. So he decided to check the other items somewhere else without other players.

*Clap*

Yvlke clapped his hands loudly to call the players’ attention to himself.

Yeon-woo and the other players turned to look at Yvlke.

“This is the end of the tutorial everyone. Once again, thank you all for your hard work. Those who have been deemed qualified to enter The Tower will be notified soon, and even if you don’t receive the notice, please try again in the next round. Now, I must bid farewell. I hope to see you all again.”

Yvlke said goodbye with a dignified look,

“The exit door is down below.”

And he disappeared with a blowing wind.

Screens of light came down over the heads of Yeon-woo and the other players.

[You have proven yourself to be worthy of climbing The Tower. The Tower will continue to pray for your firm will to becoming a god.]

[Will you enter The Tower?]

A blue portal opened under Yeon-woo’s feet.

But the moment before he entered the portal, he heard Phante shouting at him while approaching with fast steps. He was slightly frowning as if he hadn’t completely recovered from the injuries.

“Hey, you in the white mask!”

Yeon-woo gave him an indifferent look.

“What do you want?”

“I challenge you to a duel. What happened in Section G, it was all because of your artifact. Chuck in all that bullshit and let’s fight with sheer strength. You’d better not refuse if you’re a warrior like me.”

Phante growled as if he were dying to get his revenge on Yeon-woo.

However,

“I surrender.”