MTLNOVEL Chapter 34 - 5th Floor
[Your level has increased!]
[Lv.24 → LV.26]
Once again, defeating a boss monster resulted in a two-level increase.
I looked at the window that covered my vision.
[You have cleared the 4th floor stage.]
[‘Player – Han Yuseong’ Calculating the score for the 4th floor stage.]
This time, there were no additional notifications.
Again, the 4th floor scoreboard appeared.
1st – Union Leader: 804 points
2nd – Black Star: 719 points
3rd – Black Hand: 579 points
4th – Tracking: 443 points
5th – Sinclair: 411 points
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Among the list I usually saw, there was one name I hadn’t seen before.
Black Star.
I didn’t think I would get much out of asking the Transcendent Gallery seniors about the climbers’ stories.
And I didn’t have much interest in it at the moment.
What I did need to know was what the high-level players in the Climber Gallery thought about me.
[Score calculation complete.]
[Han Yuseong: 1,782 points]
Four digits again.
I was in first place again.
[You will be automatically transferred to the ‘5th Floor Stairway Waiting Room’ in 3 minutes.]
As soon as I picked up the trident, I was greeted with a notification that it was the personal weapon of the “Son of Lightning” who had just died.
As expected, it was useless.
The only useful thing was a single blue orb.
It was a pill that had fallen to the ground when I shattered the mana core of the Son of Lightning.
[Mana Pill]
Classification – Elixir
Effect: When consumed, slightly increases your mana stat. The increase is permanent.
Usable Level: 20 or higher
Grade: B
I put the mana pill in my inventory.
I felt a floating sensation.
The scenery before my eyes changed.
[Welcome to the 5th floor.]
[You are awarded 1000 coins for clearing the 4th floor.]
[Registering your 4th floor ranking score.]
《 4th Floor – Score Ranking 》
1st – Private: 1,782 points NEW!
2nd – Union Leader: 804 points
3rd – Black Star: 719 points
4th – Black Hand: 579 points
5th – Tracking: 443 points
6th – Sinclair: 411 points
7th – Argul: 384 points
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[You have received a reward for the 4th floor stage. Check your ‘Inventory’.]
[You are being awarded a reward for achieving 1st place in the 4th floor stage score. Check your ‘Inventory’.]
I checked the 4th floor stage reward first.
It was some kind of mask. A dark red mask.
Click-
[Mask of Red Night]
Classification – Mask
Effect: 1 – Those facing the wearer cannot see the wearer’s ‘eyes.’ Therefore, immunity to many skills that activate through eye contact.
2 – Allows vision in darkness.
Grade: B+
The effects were certainly useful.
Moreover, the mask itself seemed to provide significant advantages.
Wearing this at the exchange meeting would help hide my face or deal with unexpected variables.
Even without going to the exchange meeting, it seemed like there would be many uses for it when mission-type stages appeared.
Next, I checked the item I received as a reward for ranking 1st on the 4th floor stage.
[Master Blacksmith Summoning Scroll]
Classification – Summoning Scroll
Effect: 1 – You can randomly meet one master-level blacksmith.
2 – You can request and acquire a single item from the blacksmith.
3 – The cost must be negotiated directly with the summoned blacksmith.
Usage: Tear the summoning scroll to perform the summon.
Master Blacksmith Summoning Scroll.
I’m not sure what “meet” means.
Title: Guys, I Got a Master Blacksmith Summoning Scroll as a 1st Place Reward.
Author: oo*
What does it mean by randomly meeting someone? It says I have to directly negotiate the cost with the summoned person.
Oh, and I got 1st place on the 4th floor too.
ㄴ Saw your 1st place. Dopamine rush, huh?
ㄴ For real ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ So how many golems did you kill in total?
ㄴ oo*) More than thirty.
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So you got that score by killing thirty golems that don’t even appear on the 4th floor for others.
ㄴ Now I’m starting to admit that your three consecutive 1st place finishes weren’t a coincidence.
ㄴ LightSword) Well done.
ㄴ And the score is about twice that of Union Leader, who was previously 1st, so people are wondering what kind of monster is climbing up
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) Kiyaa- Keep climbing!! TransGal’s giraffe!!!
What good does that do?
Even the 5th floor stage ahead seems overwhelming.
The comments below were about the Master Blacksmith Summoning Scroll.
ㄴ GalleryMaster) It means exactly what it says. A random master blacksmith will be summoned to where you are.
ㄴ AbsoluteMonarch) It’s more like them viewing you from beyond, rather than fully entering your space.
ㄴ LightSword) Try it. You might get a more useful weapon than you expect.
ㄴ ArchMage) As long as you don’t get a blacksmith with a nasty temperament, there shouldn’t be any problems.
ㄴ oo*) Are there many with nasty temperaments?
ㄴ Priestess) Hawawa, more than you might think. Especially if they’re elves.
ㄴ IceQueen) Frozen! If they’re elves, if they’re elves!
ㄴ I’mAnElf) ? Why are you all picking on me?
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) Beast folk blacksmiths are generally more likely to have good personalities!!!
ㄴ That’s true.
I should hope an elf doesn’t get summoned.
ㄴ GalleryMaster) Right. Check your mailbox.
Mailbox?
ㄴ oo*) Was there such a thing?
ㄴ SpearKing) It’s something that exists from the 5th floor onward.
ㄴ LightSword) Someone might have left something for you.
ㄴ oo*) What if there’s nothing?
ㄴ ArchMage) Then there’s nothing. Even if someone left something in the past, if that player died or graduated from the Tower after completing it, the system removes it.
ㄴ As if anyone has graduated from the Pandemonium Tower ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Seriously, there’s definitely no one who’s even passed the 30th floor.
Who are they trying to fool?
Anyway, a mailbox, huh?
Let’s check it out.
Swoosh-
I didn’t even need to make up my mind.
In the center of the place that still resembled a high school auditorium stood a red mailbox.
Its familiar appearance made me somewhat happy.
Step
I moved over and inserted my right hand into the mailbox.
Whoosh-
I waved my right hand around, but nothing touched my fingertips.
A bust.
“……”
It gave me much to think about.
Humans are creatures that feel loneliness.
And even if players aren’t human, they would feel the same.
Having reached the 5th floor where mailboxes exist, if there was a way to leave a letter, they would have.
And even if they had passed the 5th floor due to a mistake or other reasons, they should still be able to send letters to the 5th floor from higher floors.
The probability that I was the only one in Pandemonium had increased.
ㄴ oo*) As expected, nothing’s there.
ㄴ Hmm.
ㄴ Seems like there’s really no one?
ㄴ GalleryMaster) It was already an expected outcome.
ㄴ Sage) Pilgrim of Pandemonium, steel your heart. Reaching the 5th floor of Pandemonium already proves your talent. I think there’s no reason why you can’t make it out alive.
Sage.
Suddenly appearing to drop some lengthy encouragement.
ㄴ LightSword) You’ve returned from your mission.
ㄴ Sage) Indeed. I just finished eliminating all the mad dragons.
ㄴ DragonKing) Beltwi- I think Sage would eliminate me too. I’m scared.
ㄴ Sage) I know better than anyone that the Honorable Dragon won’t suffer from madness.
ㄴ DragonKing) Hehe, it’s been a while since I heard that.
ㄴ LightSword) Eliminating doesn’t seem like a bad decision either.
ㄴ DragonKing) Beltwi – LightSword, don’t say such things! ((๑>◡<๑))
ㄴ LightSword) Die.
ㄴ DragonKing) Beltwi – Hiiiiieek.
ㄴ Now almost all the Hard difficulty clearers who were inactive have returned.
ㄴ ArchMage) Sage, I’ll teach the climber magic someday, so give up on the idea of being a magic mentor.
ㄴ Sage) Seeing that the exalted Caelum has set his eyes on him, he seems to be a pilgrim with the right mindset.
ㄴ Sage) This humble one is not smart enough to help someone who hasn’t awakened their magic circuit learn magic.
ㄴ oo*) What’s Caelum?
ㄴ Caelum. Celestial. A magician who has entered the realm of the heavens. It means the most outstanding magician across the entire continent.
ㄴ It’s an honor given to only one person by the Continental Magic Association Creatio.
ㄴ That’s why no one challenges ArchMage when he occasionally says strange things ㅇㅇ
ㄴ How bad must the luck be of a climber who was summoned to Pandemonium where even someone like that hasn’t been summoned ㄷㄷ
ㄴ How much talent must the humans summoned to Pandemonium have ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
ㄴ These guys are really good at indirectly flattering ArchMage ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
ㄴ ArchMage) Tsk, wait, climber. I’m currently researching magic that even aura circuit users can utilize.
ㄴ oo*) Thanks thanks
There was no need to decline an offer to use magic.
Though I don’t know if it’s possible.
I closed the gallery.
I didn’t plan to climb the 5th floor right away.
I planned to spend about three days training with the Flowing Flame Space-Breaking Formula that HeavenlyDemon senior had given me.
First, I decided to use the Master Blacksmith Summoning Scroll.
Riiip!
The moment I tore the summoning scroll, a strange crack appeared in space.
< Climber Gallery >
Title: This Private Guy Gets 1st Place Again ㅇㅇ
Author: Alderamin
He crushes the Strategy Alliance’s ‘Union Leader’ again with more than double the score for 1st place! Kiyaa, when is this guy going to climb to the 30th floor? I’m really looking forward to it.
ㄴ Union Leader <<<<< This guy is a has-been now, upvote if you agree~~~
ㄴ DualSwordRomance) You crazy bastards making a fuss about someone getting 1st place only on the 4th floor. Are you mocking the legends of Hard difficulty? I’ll slice up all Easy and Normal climbers I meet at the exchange meeting.
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Look at this idiot getting transparently triggered.
ㄴ Think in reverse. If he’s scoring 1,782 points on just the 4th floor, how much more of a monster will he become as he climbs higher??
ㄴ Hey, your Hard difficulty friends are already being completely disrespected. Didn’t you see the post that just went up?
ㄴ DualSwordRomance) ??
ㄴ ImStillAlive) The Normal difficulty highest floor player, who’s on the 89th floor, and his guild
ㄴ DualSwordRomance) ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ…ㅋㅋ Wow, these vermin. They don’t know their place. Do they think they can win just because they’re on a higher floor?
ㄴ SharpSpear) Because that Private guy keeps beating floors 2, 3, and 4 consecutively, suddenly Union Leader looks easy to beat. They don’t know their place. They’re getting overconfident looking at the performance of a kid who hasn’t even reached the 10th floor yet.
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ We’ll see.
ㄴ To be honest, even as a Normal difficulty player, I think Vertex is the one who’s lost their minds ㅇㅇ
ㄴ SharpSpear) But you’re right. There is a guild battle. As soon as this Private guy reaches the 30th floor, let’s make him join a guild right away and challenge him to a guild battle to verify. He’s definitely someone who’s just exploiting a loophole in the Easy difficulty system to rack up points for free.
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Bro, I’m on Easy difficulty. There’s no such thing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ This Private guy is the real deal. He’s truly something special.
ㄴ Alderamin) Oh, SharpSpear is so smart. That method. As soon as he reaches the 30th floor, let’s kidnap him for a guild battle ㄱㄱ