Chapter 89 of 100
Chapter 89: Leveling Up
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Chapter 89: Leveling Up
67th Floor of the Tower.
Rustle. Rustle.
Most of the bodies of the Red Locusts had turned purple. As their numbers approached 7 billion, they were on the verge of evolving into Purple Locusts.
The blade leaves, which had been dealing with a few of the Red Locusts, withered and died due to the increased toxicity.
And the locusts were leisurely flying towards the lizardmen's main camp.
"Don't retreat! Hold them back!"
Tamura, the great warrior of the lizardmen, shouted at the soldiers as he saw the purple wave covering the sky.
But the enemy's poison was the problem.
"Gasp... Save me."
Soldiers were dying from the poison just by being splattered with blood.
"Don't engage them directly! Attack with bows or magic!"
However, it was impossible to stop nearly 7 billion with only ranged attacks. The Red Locusts began attacking the archers and mages.
Then,
Howl!
The silver wolves, who had been resting in the rear, came forward to protect the archers and mages. They had antidote peppers prepared by Sejun in case of emergencies.
Thanks to this, the great warrior Tamura of the lizardmen, now with some breathing room, informed the situation and requested reinforcements.
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The first attack began with Gweung.
Gweung, now that he no longer needed to conserve energy for his father's cleanup, went all out.
And,
Gweung!
He infused the powerful branches of the corrupted Ents with mana, making them grow larger.
Rumble.
The branches, absorbing mana and growing gigantic.
Gweung!!!
Gweung, in an instant, grew the branches to 20 meters and swung them with full force.
Whoosh. Bang!
A massive shockwave erupted from Gweung, devastating a 50-meter area in a fan shape.
[Guardian Gweung has defeated the Sticky Flower Attacker.]
[Guardian Gweung has gained 600 experience, which is 50% of the experience earned.]
...
..
.
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
"Wow."
Gweung's single attack resulted in a level up.
And,
"Meow! Don't block the path of CEO Theo!"
Squish!
Squish!
Theo, the black rabbit, and Squish scattered in other directions not affected by Gweung's attack and defeated the monsters.
[Guardian Theo has defeated the Poison Fog Flower Attacker.]
[Guardian Theo has gained 750 experience, which is 50% of the experience earned.]
...
..
.
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
Thanks to this, he leveled up again.
Then,
“Kwek! Power of mana! Destroy the enemies as I command! Beam of Destruction!"
Iona, holding the Staff of Catastrophe, cast a spell. Iona seemed to be full of energy after a good sleep.
Whirr.
A red beam about 1 meter in diameter shot out from the black gem at the tip of the staff, heading towards the center of the western forest.
A moment later,
Boom!
A massive explosion erased part of the center of the western forest. Iona was not called the Great Destroyer for nothing.
[Guardian Iona has defeated the Corrupted Young Ent.]
[Guardian Iona has gained 5000 experience, which is 50% of the experience earned.]
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..
.
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
"Wow..."
His mouth opened wide. With one spell, he leveled up three times, reaching level 37.
But,
"Iona, leave the bodies. The Ents need to eat."
Sejun had to restrain Iona, as the bodies of the corrupted Ents had all been destroyed by the attack.
"Kwek kwek kwek. Yes, Master Sejun."
Iona answered and prepared another spell.
"Power of ice! As I command..."
While Iona was casting the spell, Sejun, who was telling Gweung to leave the bodies, heard
"Avalanche!"
Iona cast the spell.
Suddenly, the temperature dropped, and the sky darkened.
"Huh? Why is it suddenly so cold?"
Sejun, riding on Gweung's warm back, looked up at the darkening sky.
"What? What are those?"
Thousands of giant ice shards in the sky fell towards the center of the western forest, trapping the forest in ice.
[Guardian Iona has defeated the Corrupted Ent.]
[Guardian Iona has gained 15,000 experience, which is 50% of the experience earned.]
...
..
.
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
[Level Up.]
[Obtained 1 bonus stat.]
Iona, who was told not to burn them, froze them instead.
The corrupted Ents in the western forest could not escape due to the ice wall, and the animals only had to deal with the remaining monsters.
In this process, Sejun leveled up again, reaching level 40.
And,
[A quest has appeared.]
[Job Quest: Secure 5 helpers for farming.]
Reward: Level 41 unlock, 5000 Tower Coins, Job Skill - Farmer's Touch Lv. 1
Sejun completed the job quest immediately after receiving it, as he already had white rabbits helping with the farming.
[Quest completed.]
[Level 41 is unlocked as a quest completion reward.]
[5000 Tower Coins are obtained as a quest completion reward.]
[Job skill level increases as an excess completion reward.]
[Job skill - Farmer's Touch Lv. 2 is obtained as a quest completion reward.]
"Farmer's Touch?"
Receiving a job skill from a job quest was a first for Sejun. He quickly checked the skill.
[Farmer's Touch Lv. 2]
Plants touched by the farmer's hand grow slightly faster.
"Hmm, not sure."
Plants growing slightly faster? He would have to try it to see.
"Should I increase my stats a bit?"
Sejun started increasing his mana with the 8 bonus stats he had accumulated from leveling up.
When he increased his mana by 2,
[Mana exceeds 30.]
[The seal on Rain (雨雷) Lv. 1's <Rain> is lifted.]
Finally, the seal on <Rain> was lifted. However, with the fountain and irrigation system already in place, providing water to the crops was not difficult, so he didn't feel much excitement.
Sejun invested the remaining 6 bonus stats into mana. His target was <Throw Lightning>, which would unlock at 50 mana.
"Hehe. Throwing some lightning might make me a bit stronger."
Sejun wanted to get out of being the weakest on the 99th floor of the tower.
Crunch. Crunch.
An Ent, eating trees and following behind, approached Sejun. The Ent, having eaten a lot of trees, now had its head up to Sejun's waist.
On the Ent's head were two white seeds. It seemed that the number of seeds on the Ent's head increased each time a seed was produced.
"Wow! Good job!"
Tap. Tap.
When Sejun picked the two seeds from the Ent's head,
[Farmer's Touch Lv. 2 is activated.]
[The growth of the powerful Purifying Ent is slightly accelerated while touched.]
The Farmer's Touch skill activated when Sejun's hand touched the Ent. The Farmer's Touch skill activates when touching plants, and the Ent was a plant.
"Ah, so that's how it works."
Sejun understood how to use the skill.
He immediately planted the two newly obtained Purifying Ent seeds in the ground.
Crunch. Crunch.
The seeds quickly grew, and two Purifying Ents were born from the ground.
And,
Chomp. Chomp.
The newly born Ents 3 and 4 started eating trees, following Ent 1.
"Nothing to do, should I pet them?"
While Sejun was thinking about the Ents,
Gweung!
Gweung approached with a honey bowl. It was already lunchtime.
"Just a moment."
Sejun took out the honey he had stored in the subspace prison and Gweung politely held out his honey bowl with both hands.
Click.
Sejun opened the glass bottle of honey and
Pour. Pour. Pour.
Poured three scoops into the bowl, filling it.
"Just eat for a moment."
Gweung!
Slurp. Slurp.
While Gweung was eating honey next to Sejun, Sejun took out food for the other animals from the subspace prison.
Piranhas, peanuts, carrots.
"I'm hungry, nya!"
"Me too."
Squish...
Squish...
While Sejun was taking out the food, the animals that had dealt with nearby monsters returned.
“Squish. Make a fire for me.”
Squish!
At Sejun's request, Squish used magic to gather wood and start a fire.
“Thanks. Here.”
Sejun handed carrots to the rabbits. The rabbits were satisfied with just carrots.
Nom.
While the black rabbit and Squish were enjoying the carrots, Sejun grilled fish over the fire Squish made and shelled peanuts.
He put about 100 peanuts in a pot and started roasting them. These were for Iona, who had performed the best today.
Sizzle.
Sejun stirred the peanuts with a wooden spatula to prevent them from burning,
Crackle.
The sound of the peanuts and the smell of roasted peanuts began to fill the air.
"Kwek kwek kwek."
Iona couldn't hide her smile as she smelled the roasted peanuts.
The smell and color of the peanuts deepened, and Sejun started to cool the pot.
"Swallow. Can I eat them now?"
Iona, unable to hold back, asked while swallowing.
"Yeah, but they're hot, so eat slowly."
"Kwek kwek kwek. Yes! Wind."
Iona used wind magic to quickly cool the peanuts and started eating them. Meanwhile, she ate the well-grilled fish with Theo, who had climbed onto her lap.
"This place is huge."
Sejun, eating the grilled fish, looked around. After clearing the monsters, the area looked more like a vast plain than a forest.
Moreover,
Swish. Swish.
"The soil is good."
Sejun, feeling the soil, said.
"I want to plow the field."
He wanted to, but he couldn't handle the land he already had. Sejun decided to wait for later.
"Kwek kwek kwek. I'm full."
Iona, with a full belly, climbed onto Sejun's lap.
"Where are you going, nya!"
"Quack - It's my choice!"
Iona, hurt by Theo's reaction, lashed out.
"I'm also doing what I want, nya!"
Theo, who had just seen Iona's terrifying magic, was not intimidated.
'Puhuhu. With Sejun Park, I am invincible, nya! Besides, I am CEO Theo, nya!'
It was a strange logic, but it gave Theo confidence. And it caused trouble for Sejun.
"Kids..."
If they started fighting here, he would be at least seriously injured.
"Ah! Iona, check this subspace prison. Is it possible to upgrade it?"
Sejun quickly diverted Iona's attention.
"Kwek kwek kwek. I'll try!"
Iona, moved by the great black dragon asking for help with magic, entered the subspace prison to examine it.
"Kwek kwek kwek. This is an old version with triple-layered magic. I think I can improve it!"
Iona, analyzing the magic system of the subspace prison, said confidently.
"I'll close the prison door for a moment."
Clank.
Iona closed the door of the subspace prison and started upgrading it.
"Thank goodness."
Sejun was relieved. Fortunately, he had prevented a fight and managed to upgrade the subspace prison.
"Theo, get along with Iona."
"I understand, nya. Since President Park said so, I'll make some concessions, nya."
While Sejun was petting Theo's belly and trying to calm him down,
[The tower manager says a green alarm has appeared.]
Eileen informed Sejun that a green alarm had appeared.
"Green alarm?"
[The tower manager appoints you as a mid-level manager to prevent the extinction of the Jewel Frogs in Nabi Swamp on the 67th floor of the tower.]
"67th floor?"
[You will be teleported to Nabi Swamp on the 67th floor of the tower in 30 seconds.]
[You can bring your subordinates.]
[Please designate the subordinates you want to bring.]
Sejun quickly selected Theo, the black rabbit, Gweung, and Squish, who were in front of him.
[Subordinates have been designated.]
Fortunately, with Eileen's Dragon Heart growing, he could designate all four.
"Huh? Iona?"
As Sejun hurried to open the subspace prison,
[Teleporting to Nabi Swamp on the 67th floor of the tower.]
[You cannot move more than 100 meters from Nabi Swamp.]
Sejun and the animals disappeared.
And,
Chomp. Chomp.
The Ents remained in the western forest, eating trees diligently.
Tap.
The Ents, who had been asking Sejun to help them pick the seeds on their heads, were now doing it for each other.
Crunch.
New Ents were born in the western forest.