The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player

Chapter 134: Tower Of Trials (1)

Before arriving at the swamp where the Lizardmen resided,

Ryu Min had already detached from the main group early on.

With the large number of people, it wasnt difficult to evade their eyes.

No one will notice if its just one person missing.

He stopped to check for any followers, just in case but found that he wasnt being tailed.

Relieved, Ryu Min passed by the giant twin saplings and entered between the rocks.

A suspicious-looking cave came into view.

He entered the dark cave without hesitation and a message that suddenly appeared illuminated the darkness.

[There is a hidden sub-quest!]

Find the Hidden Portal

Reward upon success: Unyielding Resistance Potion

[You have completed the sub-quest!]

As the message that the quest was completed appeared, a flickering portal materialized in front of him.

The corners of Ryu Mins mouth turned up in satisfaction.

Found it. The hidden portal.

The 9th round sub-quest was none other than finding the hidden portal.

It was a sub-quest only available to the lowest difficulty, the Lizardman hunting team.

I chose the Lizardman for this reason. There are no sub-quests in the other groups.

At first, Ryu Min didnt know the true nature of the sub-quest.

Not until an angel told him after the 9th rounds results were tallied.

Knowing that finding the hidden portal was the sub-quest, I scoured every nook and cranny in each regression, selecting all options.

He found it by choosing options in reverse order, from five to one.

Thats how he discovered this cave near the swamp of demons where the Lizardmen were.

Here, he found the hidden portal and completed the sub-quest.

The reward, an Unyielding Resilience Potion, was not bad.

[Unyielding Resistance Potion]

-Category: Consumable

-Grade: Legendary

-Effect: For 4 hours, fire, ice, and wind resistance are fixed at 95%

-Usage Restriction: Regular rank or above

-Description: An incredible item that greatly enhances resistance against the three major elements. When consumed, one can sweat not even in the peak of summer, nor feel cold in winter even without an overcoat.

It was indeed a legendary potion.

Though the potion had a significant effect, why was it given as a reward?

There was a reason for that.

Its meant to be used in the Tower of Trials.

Ryu Min looked at the flickering portal in front of him.

He already knew what awaited him inside.

Without hesitation, he stepped forward.

Ryu Mins body was sucked into another dimension.

[Welcome to the Tower of Trials.]

[The Tower of Trials is a tower that tests the limits of players from the 1st to the 99th floor.]

[The tower does not share the flow of time or dimensions with the outside world, so forget about worldly affairs and enjoy conquering the tower.]

[Anyone can challenge it, but only one person can obtain the reward on each floor.]

[If someone else has already obtained the reward for a floor, you will not receive a reward even if you conquer it.]

[If you die in the tower, you will be ejected back to your original dimension and cannot challenge again.]

[Now, then, please challenge your limits!]

As the explanation suggested, this place tests the limits of players.

Each floor is filled with various traps and tests, as well as rewards.

Only one person can obtain the rewards laid out on each floor.

Ryu Min had kept the existence of the sub-quest a secret for this reason.

Because all the rewards will be mine.

To obtain rewards up to the 99th floor, Ryu Min climbed the tower.

As he ascended, he felt anew.

I failed 58 times just trying to conquer the 99th floor.

Failure meant death, but here, death only meant returning to the cave where the original portal was located.

It was regrettable that one could not retry.

But I had many chances to challenge. And finally, on the 59th try, I succeeded in conquering the 99th floor.

Since then, he had perfectly ascended to the 99th floor every time, securing the rewards.

The reward was not the Rune of Stealth he had planned to obtain in the 9th round.

The Rune of Stealth was just an incidental reward obtainable in the upper layers of the Tower of Trials.

The reward of the 99th floor was something necessary to oppose the angels, a reward that one must have to stand against them.

Thats why only one person can obtain it.

There was a reason why he mentioned that the angels would be in an uproar if they knew about it.

Ryu Min did not know why such a reward against the angels was provided.

But whats good is good, isnt it?

Ryu Min was going to claim that reward this time, too.

As he had always done.

The door of the soaring tower opened with a click and a creak.

[You have entered the 1st floor of the Tower of Trials.]

[You will receive a reward if you overcome the prepared trial.]

[Success on the 1st floor: Strength +1]

As the message indicated, there were rewards on each floor of the Tower of Trials.

In essence, 99 rewards existed.

For Ryu Min, it was no different from a treasure chest.

But I cant be careless.

The test on each floor was full of difficult traps.

A first-time-challenging player would have a tough time.

Only darkness was visible in front of Ryu Min in the passage.

Obviously, not knowing what to expect made it tense.

But thats not applicable to me.

Ryu Min dashed forward.

Whoosh-whizz-

Spikes shot out from the left wall, but he dodged them as if he had anticipated it.

Immediately afterward, spikes thrust from the right wall, but he easily dodged those as well.

Next were the spikes that sprung from the floor.

He lightly jumped over them as if he had expected them.

These life-threatening situations occurred in just a few seconds.

It might seem like a trap designed to kill, but it was easier than expected.

If you proceed slowly, you might end up hearing the mechanisms operating and detect something amiss in advance.

But for Ryu Min, who knew the location of every trap, there was no need to go slow.

He simply rushed through.

[You have cleared the 1st floor of the Tower of Trial.]

[As a reward, your strength permanently increases by 1.]

[You will move to the next floor in 10 seconds.]

Ryu Min smiled as he looked at the message.

For him, who had broken through the 99th floor, this was nothing.

The next 2nd floor has arrow traps.

Ryu Mins figure disappeared in an instant.

* * *

Whoosh-whizz-!

Clank-clatter-!

Chains and arrows simultaneously attacked Ryu Min.

Dodging smoothly and spinning in the air, the ground suddenly opened, revealing a pit like an abyss.

Clank-

Grabbing onto a swaying chain, Ryu Min caught the next chain and crossed over.

After landing on the ground past the pit, Ryu Min continued to run without a pause.

Having conquered these trials numerous times, the locations of the traps were vivid in his mind.

[You have cleared the 19th floor of the Tower of Trials.]

[As a reward, your agility permanently increases by 2.]

[You will move to the next floor in 10 seconds.]

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