Side Story Chapter 153 - Tower of Creation (11)
[The âGod of Heavenâ is shocked!]
[The âGod of Compassionâ urges you to reread the mission contents!]
[The âGod of Gamesâ taps his feet anxiously!]
The Constellations reacted like crazy once Oh Kang-Woo accepted the mission. It was only natural since the mission could only be cleared by dying.
[The âGod of Depravityâ expresses confusion!]
Even the one who offered the mission to Kang-Woo was shocked, having never expected him to accept the mission, but only for a moment.
[The âGod of Depravityâ giggles as she mocks your stupidity!]
The overjoyed God of Depravity began to make fun of him.
[The âGod of Heavenâ brings you a revelation!]
[The âGod of Heavenâ has brought a revelation to a climber who is not their apostle. Applying a restriction to the âGod of Heaven.â]
An anxious voice echoed in Kang-Wooâs head.
[Decline the mission this instant! Once you accept a mission, you cannotâ]
[Wow~ look at this boomer, ruining the fun! He said he wants to do it, so why donât you shut the hell up and stay put?] The God of Depravityâs revelation interrupted the God of Heavenâs revelation. She shouted, [Hehehe! It looks like you were going to accept the mission and not do it, but I have bad news for you!]
It would have been a different story if Kang-Woo had declined the mission but a failure penalty was unavoidable once a mission was accepted.
Riiing!
[The âGod of Depravityâ sets a failure penalty for the mission!]
[Mission Failure Penalty: Death of Climber âOh Kang-Woo.â]
The mission could only be cleared by dying and failure would lead to death. The God of Depravity had likely set such a penalty because she thought Kang-Woo did not know a failure penalty existed.
âJust get the ten million ready,â Kang-Woo said.
Of course, he knew about the penalty from the beginning.
[The âGod of Depravityâ expresses confusion!]
Kang-Woo ignored the God of Depravity, confused by his prideful attitude, and walked toward the white dragon covered in ice.
âThe problem is whether this thing can kill me.â
The mission was to be killed by Ice Dragon Velkhana; it was pointless to commit suicide.
âGrrrrr...â
Having no idea of Kang-Wooâs predicament, Velkhana growled ferociously as it glared at Kang-Woo. Kang-Woo spread out his arms wide as if welcoming it to attack.
âGRAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!â
Crackâ!!
An intense freezing breath, so powerful it could even freeze time, raged from Velkhanaâs open mouth and engulfed Kang-Woo whole.
Crack! Crunchâ!
Kang-Wooâs skin froze and his flesh split. He stopped moving completely as if he had been put into cryogenic sleep.
[The âGod of Heavenâ sighs at your foolishness!]
[The âGod of Depravityâ bursts into crazed laughter as she grabs her stomach!]
The Constellations showed various reactions as they stared at the frozen Kang-Woo, but it did not last long.
Crack!
The frozen Kang-Woo returned to normal as if nothing had happened.
âGoddammit,â he cursed as he frowned.
âI guess this isnât enough.â
He had taken the attack head-on while completely defenseless but it had not been powerful enough to kill him. His body regenerated on its own before he could die.
[The âGod of Depravityâ is left wide-eyed!]
The God of Depravity was shocked by Kang-Wooâs extraordinary regenerative abilities. Kang-Woo ignored the Constellationsâ reactions and fell into thought.
âI guess I have no choice.â
Velkhana couldnât kill him.
âIn that case.â
Schwing!
A black blade sprouted from Kang-Wooâs arm. One wasnât enoughâ he created hundreds of black blades.
âGrrr?!â
Velkhana jumped backward, instinctively sensing danger, and glared at Kang-Woo warily as it lowered its stance.
âDonât be such a pussy, man. Theyâre not for you.â
Kang-Woo smirked and raised his arm, throwing the black blades created with the demonic energy from the Abyss into the air.
âAuthority of Extinction.â
He infused the Authority of Satan, one of the seven princes of Hell, into all of them. He jumped into the net of blades infused with the ability to turn a target into minced flesh. The black blades pierced and cut him up everywhere.
[The âGod of Adventureâ is confused by your incomprehensible actions!]
The Constellations couldnât understand the shocking sight. Kang-Woo had taken the ice dragonâs breath head-on and was now attacking himself with blades he had made.
âGRRRRRRRRRRRâ!â
Only oneâs mind was clearâ the nine-star beast created to devour climbers. Velkhanaâs eyes turned crimson red. It could instinctively tell its prey had been greatly weakened and was about to die at any second.
âGRAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!â
Another ice breath engulfed Kang-Woo, who simply smiled as the storm of ice worsened his severe damage.
âIf it canât kill me through normal means...â
The solution was simple.
âI just have to make it kill me through abnormal means.â
The mission clear condition was for Ice Dragon Velkhana to kill him. In other words, it just needed to deal the finishing blow.
Crackâ!!
The ice storm engulfed Kang-Woo, who had already become mush. Ice fragments dug into his exposed flesh and turned even his organs into ice.
[You have cleared the mission!]
With that, he had cleared the mission that had only been for attention-seeking purposes.
[The âGod of Depravityâ chuckles at the absurdity!]
[The âGod of Heavenâ falls into despair as he clenches his Nebula pouch!]
[The âGod of Compassionâ falls to her knees in pallor!]
The Constellations exploded into chaos as they looked down incomprehensibly at Kang-Wooâs frozen corpse. Just then, one Constellation who noticed an irregularity posed a question.
[The âGod of Gamesâ wonders why their interface with Climber âOh Kang-Wooâ is not severed.]
If a climber died, the interface connecting the climber and Constellation was cut. However, the Constellations remained connected no matter how long they waited.
Squelch.
Something sticky moved. The minced flesh melted on the ground.
[The âGod of Depravityâ examines the corpse with a frown!]
The black mucus on the ground was flowing like a bunch of single-celled organisms.
âHaaah!â
Soon after, the black mucus gathered and reverted Kang-Woo to before he was a corpseâ not only that but he was back to wearing clothes unlike his previous naked self.
[The âGod of Depravityâ is left wide-mouthed!]
[The âGod of Heavenâ does a triple Axel as he pulls on his hair!]
[The âGod of Gamesâ screams as he tapdances!]
Chaos swept the Constellations, beings created by Titans and lived for nearly an eternity, as they witnessed the miracle of resurrection which they had never seen before.
Kang-Woo had not miraculously survived a near-death experience; if he had, the God of Depravityâs mission would not have been cleared. Climber âOh Kang-Wooâ had undoubtedly died and came back to life.
âWow, I love all your reactions.â
Kang-Woo smirked as he read through the unending list of messages. Of course, their reactions were not important right now.
âWell, then~ dear God of Depravity?â Kang-Woo smiled and greedily licked his lips. âYou havenât forgotten about my ten million Nebula, right?â
Buârp.
[The âGod of Depravityâ questions the Lawâs judgment!]
[No errors have been detected in the Lawâs judgment.]
[The âGod of Depravityâ requests another review!]
[The Law refuses the God of Depravityâs request.]
The God of Depravity resisted profusely because she did not want to reward Kang-Woo but the Law took Kang-Wooâs side.
âCome on, why are you acting like such a cheapskate? Huh? Just spit out the ten million Nebula already~â
Kang-Woo cackled as he gestured with his hand. Ten million Nebula was no small price even for the God of Depravity, the highest-ranked Constellation. It was only natural since this mission was never supposed to be cleared. It was simply a mission offered because it was impossibleâ like tuning into author Butterfly Valleyâs stream and jokingly setting a mission like âThree billion won if you get a girlfriend by today lol.â
It was impossible even if one gathered all the energy scattered throughout the universeâ not even if the laws of physics or causality needed to be bent. The God of Depravity couldnât help but be shocked since such a feat had occurred.
âSo? Youâre not gonna spit it out, huh?â
Kang-Wooâs expression hardened. Powerful bloodlust lingered in his upturned eyes.
[The âGod of Depravityâ refuses to pay the mission clear reward!]
[Initiating the restriction placed by the Law!]
[The âGod of Depravityâ writhes in intense pain!]
It seemed the Law of Titans punished Constellations who did not pay mission-clear rewards. Messages about the God of Depravity writhing in pain appeared in front of him.
âWho gives a fuck?â
Kang-Woo couldn't care less about the God of Depravityâs pain. He was only interested in the fate of the ten million Nebula he was promised.
âThe hell? You get off scot-free with just some pain?â
[The âGod of Depravityâ can no longer connect with Climber âOh Kang-Woo.â]
âNo, not that.â Kang-Woo grimaced and screamed, âTHE NEBULA!!! WHEREâS MY NEBULA?!!â
[The Nebula cannot be paid without the God of Depravityâs consent.]
âFUCK!! What a load of bullshit! Donât fuck with me.â
He couldnât let the opportunity to make ten million Nebula get away.
âNo fucking way.â
He needed to get those Nebula no matter what.
âI just need consent... right?â
Kang-Wooâs eyes narrowed. He needed a way to force a Constellation who did not exist in the physical realm.
âI guess I have no choice but to go there myself.â
He had thankfully experienced something similar before.
âGRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!â
âShut the hell up.â
Crackâ!!
Kang-Woo easily subdued the raging ice dragon and lay on the ground.
âI donât know if this will work.â
However, it was well worth a try.
âAstral Projection.â
Kang-Wooâs soul began to separate from his body once he activated the Trait.
âI see it.â
He could see long strings attached to his astral form. He followed the one in which he could feel the God of Depravityâs energy. At the end of the string was a Rift, similar to when he had entered Eveâs space last time.
Riiing!
[The âLaw of Titansâ warns you are breaking the towerâs regulations!]
[A report will be sent to the âMaster of the Towerâ if you ignore this warning!]
âFuck you. However great the risks are, I wonât allow myself to be scammed, dammit.â
Kang-Woo jumped into the realm of the Constellations without hesitation.
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