We were silent.
It was a silence between just Bae Hu-ryeong and me. The reward of the Devil King. The 99th floor. I read the rewards of the Devil King again and again. The words that I could be sent straight to the 99th floor spun around my head.
-It’s a trap.
Bae Hu-ryeong cut my thoughts off like he read my thoughts.
-It’s definitely a trap. Zombie. Don’t fall for it.
‘I…know. Of course it’s a trap. Of co…’
I murmured inside my head.
It was obvious the reward was a trap.
Because.
‘There’s no way the Flame Plague wouldn’t have chosen the Devil King’s reward otherwise.
Since he was the psychopath of the century.
‘He would’ve definitely chosen the Devil King’s reward. Since he doesn’t care about whether another player dies or not. But…he was on the 40th floor and not the 99th floor. So that means…’
I tried to calmly think things through.
‘The reward of the Devil King is a trap. The Flame Plague probably chose the Devil King’s reward and regressed after figuring out it was a trap. I don’t know exactly what trap it is but…;
But.
‘…To be honest, I want it.’
My heart pumped.
‘This is a chance to get a skill of the 99th floor boss monster.’
I was different from Yoo Soo-ha. I didn’t have to defeat the boss monster.
I would benefit if I was just killed by it.
‘He’ll be the strongest boss monster other than the 100th floor…’
It would be a lie if I wasn’t tempted.
‘The 99th floor.;
How long would it take for me to get to the 99th floor using normal means?
1 year? 5? 10?
It might even take longer. Since even the psychopath Flame Emperor was only on the 40th floor after 10 years.
But all of that. At once.
-Gong-ja.
Bae Hu-ryeong stared at me.
-Don’t.
It was a voice I had never heard before.
He was seriously looking at my face.
-Look at me. I’m the Sword Emperor. I went to the 99th floor by myself and failed. I’m telling you, this is a trap. A horrible trap.
“······.”
-It’s too hard for you to kill the Top 10 Rank players with your skills. Even if you kill them all, you can’t climb over the wall of the 99th floor. Give up.
I was silent.
Was it because he was the only person to reach the 99th floor in this tower? He seemed credible.
‘Is the 99th floor boss monster that strong?’
Bae Hu-ryeong frowned.
-There’s none.
‘What?’
-There’s no boss monster on the 99th floor. There’s something that’s worse…bleh. I suddenly thought of the past. Anyways, this is a trap!
He sat with his back to me. He was like a little kid didn’t get his candy. I was a bit flustered.
‘Wait, just what’s on the 99th floor? You’re scaring me. I’ve never seen you like this before. Is it something like a Devil God if it’s not a monster?’
-Humph. I’m not telling you!
I said that wrong.
He wasn’t like a kid, he was a kid.
-I don’t want to acknowledge it, but you’re doing pretty well, Kim Zombie. Just keep on doing as you are. Then you can clear the 99th floor.
“Mm.”
I was deep in thought. I rubbed my sword that was in its sheath. It was the sword that killed me over 4000 times. It was the sword that I used to kill Yoo Soo-ha. It was nothing more that a cheap sword, but touching it comforted me.
‘Alright.’
I came to my decision.
‘I’ll throw away this regression.’
His ears twitched.
-Throw it away?
‘Yes. I’m going to pick the most safe route for me. Ignoring all things like rewards and benefits. I’m going to see how everything turns out first.’
-Ignoring rewards and benefits…huh. Are you going to reject the [Reward of the Goddess] too? Why? You don’t have to go that far.
‘It’s okay. I’m taking a step back so I can run forward.’
You had to take the longer route the most rushed you were.
I slowly opened my mouth.
“Everyone.”
All the hunters in the reception room looked at me.
“The rewards of the 11th floor just popped up for me.”
“Really? That’s nice.”
The Witch reacted first. Was it because she hadn’t seen the reward of the goddess and the reward of the Devil King yet? Her face was as indifferent as ever.
“I was starting to get bored wondering how long we would have to wait for the quest. If you pick the reward first, we can pick according to our ranks after. Choose slowly.
“Yes, ma’am. I’ve already decided.”
I announced in front of all the high rankings rankers.
“I didn’t choose any reward.”
The reception room was silent. Heretic Questioner and Venomous Snake, who were playing cards off to the side, turned to look at me as well. 3seconds. 2 seconds. 1 second. After a silence, the Witch wrinkled her forehead.
“What?”
But it was too late.
[You have not chosen a stage reward.]
[You cannot choose the special class.]
[If you give up the reward, you can only choose the roles after the 13th floor.]
[Are you really choosing this?]
I answered firmly.
“Yes, I, Kim Gong-ja, will not choose any reward.”
The selection window in front of me crumbled to pieces. It wasn’t just that. A holy voice and a dark voice rang in my head.
[The Godesss of Protection is questioning your decision.]
[The Devil King of Fall Rain laughs darkly.]
The hunters all looked disbelieving.
“Kim Gong-ja? What did you just…?”
“Hmm.”
Then, Sword Saint wrinkled his forehead. His old eyes scanned midair. After me, Rank 1, Sword Saint was Rank 2. He was looking at the rewards now.
“…Hm. I understand. You chose the safest option.”
Sword Saint looked at me.
“But isn’t there no need to give up the reward? Youngster. This may be an old man’s foolish concern, but I don’t think you need to give up like that for your safety.”
“Thank you for your concern. However, I don’t regret it.”
“Mmmm. It’s a relief if you don’t regret it but…”
He trailed off. The other hunters looked at us confusedly. They looked like they didn’t understand what we were talking about.
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