## Chapter 233 – 233. Tutorial Floor (5)
#233. Tutorial Floor (5)
“Defeated a goblin.”
“+1WP”
“Defeated a goblin.”
“+1WP”
“Defeated a hobgoblin.”
“+3WP”
“Defeated a Green Orc.”
“+10WP”
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Swish-
Lucifer swung her sword, shaking off the entrails and blood. A foul odor wafted from the corpses of the monsters piled around her, but she paid it no mind.
She was only focused on the screen floating before her eyes.
“About 30WP, huh.”
She frowned without realizing it.
It had already been an hour since she re-entered the forest, and thanks to her detection skill, she had managed to gather about 230WP.
At this rate, she would be able to reach 10,000 WP within a week.
It was a considerable amount, not only for the player candidates who had just entered the tower but also for most of the lower-level players.
But for her, it was still woefully insufficient.
Only 10,000 WP in a week.
Among humans, there was a saying that many a little makes a mickle, but little was still little no matter how much you gathered.
To her, it sounded like a saying made up to comfort those in a miserable situation where they could only gather dust.
While Lua was used as the basic currency in the tower, WP played a role that went beyond simple currency.
World Point, WP, was a kind of causality.
It gave legitimacy to the actions of the constellations and partially offset the restrictions imposed on them.
The privilege of causality was not limited to the constellations alone.
The residents and players of the tower were unaware of the fact that humans could also become constellations if they met certain conditions and paid the system a reasonable amount of WP.
That was her aim.
If she could regain the authority scattered throughout the tower and use WP to obtain the status of a constellation, then revenge would not be such a far-fetched goal.
She had been thinking that way and moving forward until now.
But.
“…Pathetic.”
Looking at her current state, she couldn’t be sure of anything.
Not only had she been stripped of her status as a constellation and lost almost all of her power, but she was also struggling to hunt monsters for a mere 10,000 WP.
To think she would face Eden, one of the most powerful constellation groups, in this state?
“I can’t blame others for laughing.”
A hollow laugh escaped her lips without her realizing it.
In the first place, even in her prime, facing them all alone would have been no better than a moth flying into a flame.
Not to mention when she had barely regained her strength.
It suddenly occurred to her.
Was she perhaps seeking a place to die rather than revenge?
She couldn’t refute that.
But that didn’t mean there was no way.
“…Kang Hyun-woo.”
An irregular recognized by the system that protected the balance of the tower.
She had no doubt that his existence would one day become a blade that would reach even the gods’ necks.
Of course, there was no real evidence.
But the fact remained that he was the only human who had entered the tower without the system’s knowledge.
An incomprehensible being that she couldn’t judge by her own standards.
Her assessment of him in her mind was firm.
“Ha…!”
She scoffed again, dumbfounded.
The road to revenge was tens of thousands of miles long, and yet she was relying on a human she had only met a few times, crossing a precarious bridge.
If she had told herself this a few days ago, she would have frowned and shouted not to talk nonsense.
That’s how unbelievable it was.
‘…He’s probably sticking with that woman right now.’
Her heart fluttered at that moment.
Whenever she thought of Kang Hyun-woo and that woman, her chest felt tight, and her hand gripping the sword hilt involuntarily tightened.
Why?
She was confused by the feeling she was experiencing for the first time.
Whether he was interested in a human woman or satisfying his personal desires, it had nothing to do with her.
Getting involved in the other person’s personal life in a simple cooperative relationship was going too far.
‘Cooperative relationship…’
In fact, it was difficult to see Kang Hyun-woo and her as being in a normal cooperative relationship.
Rather, it should be seen as a situation where he was unilaterally sacrificing himself.
A cooperative relationship meant a relationship that benefited each other. Even then, it was nothing more than a shallow connection that could be broken at any time if it didn’t pay off.
No matter how much information she provided, it was woefully inadequate compensation for taking the risk of confronting a constellation group.
Moreover, he was stronger than most mid-level players, even though he was a player candidate.
He could clear the tutorial floor and join a large clan, so why would he need to be so desperate for information?
In reality, it was absurd for her to complain when she was receiving cooperation based on his goodwill.
When she thought about it carefully, she had been overly emotional since he brought the human woman back.
She didn’t answer questions, or she deliberately reacted sharply, and she had been acting in a way that she herself couldn’t understand.
‘…Why did I do that?’
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t come up with an answer.
It was too unfamiliar of a feeling.
It was so confusing that it was even unpleasant.
What was certain was that she was frowning without realizing it whenever Kang Hyun-woo’s gaze was directed at the human woman. She didn’t know why this was either.
‘Why is he even keeping that woman around?’
It wasn’t because of sexual desire, as Kang Hyun-woo had never touched her.
Rather, he was kind to her and made things easier for her.
‘…Come to think of it, even when I was chained up, he only glanced at me and never touched me directly.’
Even though he had looked at her body with lustful eyes, he never crossed the line.
Even while she was unconscious from the aftermath of being released from the chains.
She hadn’t completely lost consciousness, so she would have noticed immediately if he had touched her.
But he didn’t.
He only laid her on his lap and didn’t touch her with a single fingertip.
Why?
Was it because she wasn’t attractive enough to touch? Did he dislike angels who weren’t human? Could it be that he preferred that human woman over her?
Unpleasant questions continued to pile up.
In the end, the only conclusion was that it couldn’t be.
Humans were a species that mated regardless of race. It wasn’t for nothing that the saying that humans were always in heat was considered common sense.
Besides, she was quite confident in her appearance.
She felt nauseous just thinking about their names now, but in the past, some archangels had proposed to her.
If she included those she had received from male gods of other systems, it would easily exceed dozens of times.
‘If his purpose isn’t to relieve sexual desire… is he perhaps thinking of recruiting her as a companion?’
Certainly, she was a woman with considerable talent for a human.
She might seem weak-willed right now, but she would become useful if she gained more practical experience.
Thinking that way, the fluttering in her chest seemed to have subsided a little.
“…Should I go back now?”
Although she hadn’t met her WP quota, she could make up for it tomorrow.
In the first place, her full-scale activities were supposed to start tomorrow anyway.
As she turned to go back to the clearing.
「The first night has arrived.」
「Be careful at night.」
She found the screen floating in the corner of her vision.
She definitely didn’t hear the notification sound.
Then that meant the screen had been up for quite some time…
‘…Why am I only noticing it now?’
It was strange.
No matter how preoccupied she was, she wasn’t that distracted.
She stared intently at the screen.
In fact, she didn’t know much about the tutorial floor.
In the first place, only a few constellations were interested in the tutorial floor.
It was very rare for a reckless goddess who arbitrarily took away other constellations’ epithets just because she liked them and even changed their meanings to be interested in Kang Hyun-woo.
‘I never imagined that even a constellation like the Dancing Destroyer would be interested…’
Anyway, fortunately, she had heard about the ‘night’ of the tutorial floor.
She didn’t know much.
It had a somewhat special meaning, and the danger increased dramatically compared to the daytime.
She was only remembering the information now, so she was late in telling him.
Of course, Kang Hyun-woo would be fine, but you never knew.
The moment she turned toward the clearing to tell him this.
Ding-
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 8%…」
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 12%…」
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 19%…」
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 25%…」
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 36%…」
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 42%…」
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has succeeded in resisting.」
Her head went cold as the screen filled her vision.
It was as if the fog that had been clouding her mind had lifted.
As some of the reason she had lost returned, she realized that she was standing alone in the middle of a deep forest.
No, to be exact, she wasn’t alone.
“Hiss.”
「Observation Eye(B) is observing the enemy’s information.」
「Observation successful.」
「Shade
Rank: D
Physical attacks are impossible, but it uses Mental Intrusion(D) to seize the target’s mind, then devours the soul of the incapacitated target.」
A monster in the form of black mist was floating in the air, staring at her.
She was about to cut it down immediately, but her body wouldn’t move.
It was because of the intrusion rate that had risen to 42%.
‘To think I wouldn’t even notice that I was being mentally attacked…’
She bit her lip in resentment.
One of her weaknesses at this point was mental attacks.
When she was stripped of her status as a constellation, she had to choose which powers to preserve, and in the end, she decided to abandon those related to magic.
As a result, the rank of her Mental Barrier had fallen to E.
She had made that choice because there were few monsters that used mental attacks in the lower levels, but she never imagined that a monster that used mental attacks would appear on the tutorial floor…
Blood flowed from between her lips.
To be reduced to this by a mere D-rank monster.
‘Ugh…!’
It was an unacceptable humiliation.
But that didn’t mean she could just despair about her situation.
She forcibly moved her magic power in an attempt to break free from the restraints.
「Mental Intrusion(D) is attempting to intrude.」
「Mental Barrier(E) has failed to resist.」
「Intrusion rate 45%…」
But it wasn’t just going to stand by and watch her break free.
The intrusion rate was rising more slowly as she resisted, but it was only a matter of time before it reached 100%.
It had become somewhat troublesome, but it wasn’t as if there was no way out.
If she risked damaging her magic circuit and blew away this entire area-
Sizzle.
“Hiss!!”
At that moment, the monster was cut in half by a golden slash that cut through the night sky.
It was a quick and clean strike.
A familiar face was reflected in her eyes as she blankly watched the scene.
“What are you doing here.”
The fluttering in her chest grew even stronger.
