Stuck in The Tower

Chapter 20 Baek-

hwan arrived at the long-awaited 6th floor.

no mind at all

Could it be a square? There are many people in a large space.

“here! A member of the Pinic Guild!”

“Those who have cleared the tutorial, please come here!”

“Are there any government survivors!”

People wearing the mark of each guild raised their voices and were looking for guild members.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

‘I almost got in trouble.’

I didn’t expect the tutorial survivors to fall in one place like this.

The situation that the Sangun Guild is watching.

You should have a rough idea of where I am.

Because the strategy I posted is only for the tutorial section.

What if I was the first to get here?

‘The Sangun Guild, which was waiting, must have rushed right away.’

They must have used the request for cooperation as an excuse to verify my identity.

so it’s surprising

Obviously, I prided myself on being at the top.

There are so many other people who passed the tutorial besides me?

Could it be that he taught all the guild members and government members the real strategy?

‘no. If you do that, you can’t control the press.’

No matter how strong the power is, it is impossible to completely block even anonymous postings on the Internet.

So what the hell is this situation?

I don’t know. Let’s start by gathering the information we can find out.

I looked up.

The notification window announcing the 6th floor and the hidden information revealed through powers.

[Level 6]

-Safe Zone

-All injuries heal slowly.

– No PK. (A killer mark is created when killing.)

There was also a recovery effect here.

I heard that the place where I was hit by the fishman warrior somehow felt more comfortable.

It wasn’t fast, but I could feel it getting better little by little.

Good thing. I thought I should buy potions with points.

[A guidebook will be provided.]

As I was checking the condition by touching the injured part, a book fell from the sky.

guidebook. A book given to those who have cleared the tutorial.

It is an important item.

It’s the key to unlocking system services that have been blocked.

I carefully took care of the guidebook. I’ll have to open it later in a place where there are no people.

If you open it here and get pickpocketed, it will be difficult.

wait for a sec. pickpocket?

Feeling uneasy, I immediately opened my inventory.

[Inventory open.]

[Would you like to insert an Intermediate Arcane Gem?]

“Yes.”

The most expensive thing I own.

Originally, I left my inventory empty to use it flexibly, but I changed my mind.

Unexpectedly, there are too many people on the 6th floor.

There’s nothing to say about distrust of humans, but I’m sure some of them will try to turn their backs on the newcomer who has just climbed into the safe zone.

‘Because it was the same outside the tower.’

The cataclysm has changed the world.

In order to survive, there were people who would do anything to take advantage of it.

A lot of people do it just for fun.

Just looking at the treatment I received when I was a porter, it was the same.

-Tuk tuk

Someone touched me when I was just putting an arcane gem in my inventory.

Did you see it? I opened the inventory in my bag to try to be as unnoticeable as possible.

Depending on the situation, he turned his head with the determination not to give up fighting.

“Hey there. Have you finished the tutorial?”

I was able to face a man with a slightly skinny body and a weak-looking face.

relaxed a bit. It wasn’t just because the impression was bad.

Judging from his appearance, he seemed like someone who had just passed the tutorial like me.

Still, in case you don’t know

“Ah yes. It just came up.”

I answered while remaining vigilant.

I thought about lying, but decided to be honest.

A clumsy lie is poison.

If I said no with my current appearance, it would only raise more doubts.

Was it because he was focused on him?

[Kim Seong-hun]

– The highest number of floors is the 6th floor.

-A member of the Blue Dragon Guild.

– Being shy.

– Not hostile.

The eyes that watch the powerful stars were displayed.

Could this be used for humans as well?

It was the first time I saw a person after climbing the tower, so I didn’t know until now.

Anyway, the blue dragon guild.

‘Contrary to how it looks, I see one piece.’

The Blue Dragon Guild is a large guild.

A place that shines in the 3rd place in the overall ranking.

It was a big guild, but according to authority, it didn’t seem like they approached with hostility.

“If you belong to a large guild or the government. oh you’re not Seeing that there are no pockets.”

Kim Seong-hun, who was muttering to himself in a bit of a daze, took out a white sphere from his pocket and held it out.

“Take this. My name is Sunghoon Kim, a member of the Blue Dragon Guild. It’s Seifer. have you heard? Government Guild Linked Welfare Policy.”

I nodded.

It’s weird not knowing

“As you know, it is a good treatment, although it is limited to baekhwan. It seems relatively fine, but just in case. haha.”

“thank you.”

I once received the white ring he held out.

Government Guild Joint Welfare Policy. Safer.

The content is simple.

Prospective hunters belonging to guilds and government agencies selected as partners are designated as safers.

They usually live with a bag of hundred rings, and when called by the tower, they climb the tower.

After finishing the tutorial like that, when you arrive at the safe zone on the 6th floor, you hand out the hundred rings to the other survivors.

In a way, it was an uncomfortable mate, but it was a surprisingly successful policy.

‘Safer has a high survival rate.’

There is no other reason. It’s because he starts with the best potion called baekhwan.

Although it is only once, it is said that the effect can be attached to a severed body.

It’s roughly the same as having a spare bee’s life.

Since it only works once, there is no reason to intercept or hide it in the middle.

I received a lot of support because it was a neat method in many ways.

‘I never thought such a secret would be hidden.’

[Baekhwan]

-Same effect as the best potion for one time only.

-caution!

– The spell of oblivion is hanging. (Some modifications to the memory of the tutorial section – forced)

Information revealed through authority.

I clenched my fist

now i get it

Why were people so hostile to the real strategy?

‘I really didn’t think so. Baek-hwan’s memories were manipulated.’

A few comments about strategy came to mind.

-[Lee Yong_Sangun]: No, the trap on the 3rd floor isn’t that tight. It’s been a long time, so it’s a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of It’s not.

-[Meat Warrior No. 1]: Oh, but it’s ambiguous. How did you break it?

└ㅇㅅ I think I woke up because I was running like crazy, but I can’t remember the details.

It’s not that I just don’t remember because it’s been so long. It was thoroughly erased.

There was no possibility that the truth would be revealed now that everyone on the 6th floor was eating baekhwan.

The same goes for those who drop out along the way.

People who come out of the tower fall into one place.

And obligatory eat baekhwan.

The cause was clear.

Coming out of the tower means consuming all the coins, in other words.

‘Because he suffered death in some form.’

Whether bitten by a monster, fallen into a trap, or killed by a human.

It was natural to be unstable, both physically and mentally.

As a last resort, he fed Baekhwan.

Some people might have eaten baekhwan on the 6th floor, but I didn’t know if there were people who didn’t.

‘People went crazy without knowing the truth.’

The government and guilds work for the people.

The people who climbed the tower before the Safer policy was implemented?

‘Either he was silenced or he made a deal.’

Eight large guilds and governments in Korea.

What can they do if they work together?

In the early days of the cataclysm, society as a whole collapsed, so it wouldn’t be surprising if a few people died mysteriously.

Somehow, as soon as the country stabilized, the safer policy was implemented.

“Are you okay? I have a bad expression. Come on, eat a hundred pills. If you try to save money and get rid of it, you will only lose yourself.”

Was his face contorted with anger?

Sunghoon Kim looked at me with a worried expression.

Does this person know what he is recommending?

Or do you even know?

Did he eat baekhwan?

“It looks like Seonghun Kim has already eaten? Seeing no wounds.”

I tried to control my emotions and asked Kim Seong-hoon.

“Oh yes. It’s embarrassing, but I got hit hard by the boss mob on the 5th floor. Was it the Hobgoblin? How bloody the little bastard was.”

He smiled with a kind face.

[Kim Seong-hoon]

– It feels good to talk to someone after a long time.

explanation that follows.

-I

gnashed my teeth.

It was really, without falsehood, that he was worried about me and offered Baek-hwan.

It gave me goosebumps.

A person who has lost his memory after eating Baek-Hwan offers Baek-Hwan to someone else with pure goodwill and a sense of mission.

The process by which the victim becomes the perpetrator. He didn’t even know what he was doing, and he forgot those who knew.

Only the people who made this board are watching with a satisfied expression.

‘Those who look like garbage!’

Most of the survivors come up here dead or maimed due to the wrong strategy.

It would be better if he died without even realizing it or came up with a broken limb.

If you’re unlucky, if you don’t die in time, terrible things happen.

I looked at the summoned survivor not far away.

“ah. Aww.”

What kind of boss monster did you meet?

A naked man with his hair and clothes all burned.

Horrible melted skin.

Her lips curled up and her teeth were exposed.

“There are survivors!”

“damn. how did you get it! Paramedics!”

On the left chest, the guild mark, which had been softened by the heat, was entangled with the flesh.

A burnt smell spreads everywhere.

red-hot body.

Yellow ripening blisters.

It was a terrible sight, but I didn’t look away.

Because I could be like that too.

If he hadn’t obtained the power, would he have been able to come up like this?

no.

i know myself well

He must have died halfway or lost one of his limbs.

Even if he managed to come up, the aftereffects would have been serious.

either physically or mentally.

It’s not all about healing the visible wounds.

I was filled with anger at the people who created this situation.

Those guys aren’t human babies.

As I clenched my fists and trembled, a man with a thick impression hurt the crowd and broke into the crowd.

“Mark on the chest! Babel Guild. Everyone come out!”

It looks like he recognized the guild. His expression was urgent and he was holding a white ring in one hand.

Is it because strangers are approaching?

Survivors struggled.

no. I flinched. Because his muscles had shriveled up and he couldn’t move properly.

I could clearly see her terrified eyes, desperately stepping backwards.

“Go away! It’s because of you. Ha, you said one! I said there is a skill box nearby!”

“A seizure! Once you force-feed it and if there is no change, use the potion. What are you doing! Not moving!”

“Great Captain. For an injury like this, it should be more than an intermediate potion, but the budget is…”

“Shut up! You can get points from mine.”

The guild members ran to save him.

Knowing the truth and being afraid, running wild with anger and vigilance, only seemed like seizures to those who had lost their memories.

“Let go! Let go!”

“Hold tight!”

“Feed it quickly!”

“Oops! eww!”

The quarrel between those who knew the truth and those who knew the truth was like an exaggerated comedy.

“It is terrible.”

Seonghun Kim, who was watching the scene with me, muttered quietly.

does he know

That he is also a victim like them.

I shut my mouth for a while

“yes. It’s terrible.”

I looked across the square.

Now everything is clear.

Why are there so many people who came up before me who thought I was in the lead?

What secrets are hidden behind helping each other?

[Level 6]

– All injuries are healed.

He desperately tries to save the survivors, but in reality, he can just leave them alone.

laughed bitterly

‘Let’s leave.’

I don’t want to stay any longer.

I didn’t want to get caught by the Sangun Guild for wandering around.

When I was about to turn around and disappear.

“wait a minute.”

Sunghoon Kim called me and stopped me.

A translucent window appeared in the air. It seems that a quick glance is looking at the community.

After shaking his head a few times, he approached me with an apologetic expression.

“I’m sorry, but the notice came from the guild. At the request of the Sangun Guild, make sure to check that the survivors are eating baekhull. I’m sorry, but would you like to eat it now?”