The full-scale Black Tower invasion plan.
Now it's our turn.
We fight the main base with the main base's own weapon.
You should know that the knife made to stab others can end up stabbing yourself.
While we're at it, we'll drain the main base's dimensional energy dry.
Mirroring.
The best possible treatment is mirror therapy.
There are an enormous number of settings that must be done first.
If the settings aren't completed, the tower implantation itself won't work.
First, the free contract matter.
Juhyeok finally made his decision.
He decided to allow contracts for those who wanted them.
"Ho ho, an excellent decision."
"Greetings! I am the strongest tower monster, Kosakmon!"
"The warrior is Gobangmon."
"Hoe!"
"Oh my, is our dimensional great monster, Rajikmon, joining too? Go! Rajikmon!!!"
"Hoaaaat!!!"
But for now, it's on hold.
From contracting to deployment, quite a lot of dimensional energy is consumed.
They decided to proceed after extracting enough dimensional energy from Earth No. 1.
And one more thing.
They need to secure as many Runes of Resurrection as possible.
If those are prepaid to the summoned tower monsters, they'll only be forcibly unsummoned and won't die in the tower.
Runes of Resurrection are fairly common.
Players with summoning-type classes often carry many of them.
For example, players who summon spirits, magical beasts, or familiars carry Summoned Creature Resurrection Runes, and in Juhyeok's case, Summoned Person Resurrection Runes.
The names are different, but the effects are exactly the same.
'Should I ask Chief Jeong Gwang-il?'
Ask him to gather as many as possible.
But then Rajiks went—
"Hoeeng!"
Sseusut!
Juarararararak!
It poured out an uncountable amount of junk onto the floor.
What the—!
These are?
Small rune fragments and ticket fragments.
'Ahhhh.'
Our dimensional great monster, Rajikmon.
Even though it hadn't said much all this time, it had been steadily collecting fragments.
There are an incredible number of them.
So the moment they were laid out—
Sreureuk, chak! Sreureuk, chak!
They started sticking together on their own.
Of course, Runes of Resurrection could be seen among them.
"Thank you. As expected of the number one."
"Hoe, 71st floor …."
"That won't do. We haven't decided yet."
"Hueee."
Leave the fragments to assemble themselves.
Now, the full-scale settings work.
First—
"How many player tower climbs should we allow?"
"Five times a day—no, how about ten times a day? Would that be a problem?"
He's really impatient.
He wants to face Earth No. 1's players as soon as possible.
But that can't be allowed.
Who gets five climbs a day so easily?
Do you know how many achievements I had to clear to do that?
[Player climbing attempts are fixed at once per day. Climbing attempts will increase later when players achieve accomplishments.]
The level system stays as it was.
Missions are already set up to the 70th floor.
For now, we can just go as is.
"How do you plan to set the rewards?"
"We give mana stones. They're materials created from dimensional energy, so we can even produce them ourselves."
The Black Tower also serves as a factory.
Within the administrative authority, there's a reward creation menu.
They're produced automatically.
Dimensional energy is extracted, a portion of it is used to create rewards like mana stones for players, and the rest is sent to storage.
That's how it works originally.
Give what needs to be given, take what needs to be taken.
And then, the collapse timer setting.
This also has a range.
"It can be adjusted from a minimum of ten days to a maximum of six months."
Once set, it's not easy to change.
You'd have to reset the tower.
But here's the strange part.
Why didn't those bastards set the collapse timer to ten days?
If it were ten days, they could destroy the world in an instant.
"It's simple. Because the Black Tower's purpose is not Earth's destruction."
"Right. The real purpose is dimensional energy mining. They need to extract as much as possible, as efficiently as possible."
When a Black Tower is erected, players are generated through the law of causality.
By the same logic, if players disappear, the Black Tower also disappears.
What happens if the world collapses quickly and all the players die off?
Before they can even reawaken.
With no players, of course the Black Tower has to disappear too.
That makes mining difficult.
Adjustment is necessary.
They must keep the Black Tower in existence as long as possible to extract maximum dimensional energy.
That's why the Black Tower collapse timer is set to six months.
After about ten or twenty years, when the time seems right?
They punch holes everywhere using undead zones or Kabalon's Curse of Averages, then extract all remaining dimensional energy at once.
This is the administrators' most important duty.
Adjusting the difficulty, sometimes easy, sometimes hard.
Showing what happens when collapse occurs.
And thus guiding things so the six-month timer is maintained.
But in Juhyeok's case?
"Our goal isn't dimensional energy mining."
"Yesir! Collapse is the goal. We punch straight through."
Holes everywhere in Earth No. 1.
Ultimately causing even sinkhole waves.
For that reason—
[The Black Tower collapse timer is set to ten days. If upper-floor climbs are not completed within ten days, the tower will collapse.]
"Ho ho, this old man wants to see it quickly. The sight of the tower collapsing in the main base."
"Then we must do well. Make absolutely sure the players can never climb the upper floors."
"That's right. We'll make them feel the same despair we felt."
The strongest tower monsters.
From another perspective, even Juhyeok's heart trembles.
How could anyone possibly clear floors guarded by Kosakmon, Gobangmon, and Gwangmamon?
"Gongja-nim."
"Yes?"
Gyeon Dallae quietly makes a suggestion.
"We should also prohibit gunpowder and nuclear explosion reactions. Earth No. 1 is a scientific civilization and likely possesses weapons with tremendous explosive power."
Right.
This must be considered as well.
"Of course, there's a principle that weapons of scientific civilization cannot be brought into the tower, but the opponent is the God of Gluttony. He might use similar methods to dimensional laborers."
Juhyeok agreed.
They can use nukes too.
So he entered the settings menu.
[The use of thermal weapons inside the new tower is restricted. Explosive reactions based on science, such as gunpowder, nuclear fission, or nuclear fusion, are regulated and will not occur.]
Beyond that, many other things were set.
Tower environment configuration, floor-by-floor difficulty, player awakening ratios, raid grading standards, and so on.
It's almost finished.
"But, say."
What now?
"What if a summoner-type player is born among Earth No. 1's players?"
Come to think of it, we didn't consider that.
Isn't it entirely possible?
It's not like the summoner was the only one of their kind.
Then Gyeon Dallae said—
"No summoners will awaken on Earth No. 1."
On what basis?
"We are people who accepted the summoned-person ritual to save the world by opposing the Black Tower."
Right.
It's very likely that Whitey was deeply involved in the summoner trait and the summoned-person composition.
"Then for summoned persons to help Earth No. 1's players, who are practically the origin of the Black Tower? That's a contradiction that cannot exist in the first place."
Wow!
So smart.
As expected of the supreme all-knowing Gyeon Dallae.
But Gwangma seems to think differently.
"Well, perhaps a summoner could awaken on Earth No. 1."
"Huh?"
"If a Black Tower is erected on Earth No. 1, do you think the God of Gluttony will stay still?"
He won't.
"They too will need the strongest possible player to fully clear our tower."
That's true.
The God of Gluttony is the designer of the Black Tower.
A bastard who knows player traits well.
He could even intervene in awakenings.
"For the strongest player, nothing beats the summoner trait. He might even recruit summoned persons who fit the God of Gluttony's intentions."
Meaning a summoner and summoned persons born of the God of Gluttony, by the God of Gluttony, for the God of Gluttony, could emerge.
"If that happens, will it become a battle between a black summoner and a white summoner? Ah, how even."
Black-and-white showdown.
Black-and-white summoners.
Sounds like a TV program that was once popular.
"Don't worry. In parallel universes, there is only one summoner. And there must be only one. If a black summoner is born on Earth No. 1 …."
Gobang's indifferent voice.
"The warrior will tear him apart on the 71st floor. Along with his collaborators."
Holy hell!
Terrifying.
But also reassuring.
"We're stronger. Rest assured."
That's right.
Who do you think our summoned persons are?
Bejun Jangmon's sublight-speed rounds, Gwangmamon's crescent moon force, Makenmon's extreme flame magic, Gyeondalmon's talisman arts, Barmon's radiance, Marimon's explosive homunculi, Crackermon's breath—
Who can stop that?
Not a snowball's chance in hell.
"Then …."
He let the silence linger for a moment.
"Who wants to take responsibility for defending the 71st floor?"
Then—
"Me!"
"Me too!"
"The warrior clicked first."
"This old man will do it, please."
"Brigadier Veronica Caliber! I love you!"
"Hoaaat!"
Good grief.
Do we need to draw lots or something?
At that moment!
Spot!
Chief Jeon Gwang-il arrived at the White Tower.
"Player Bong,"
"Oh! You're here?"
"Yes. Were you in the middle of a general meeting?"
"That's right. We're about to plant a Black Tower on Earth No. 1."
…What?
Plant it?
"…Ah! I, I see."
Jeon Gwang-il decided to just nod.
What couldn't Player Bong do, after all?
"But our summoned persons say they want to become tower monsters under free contracts. It's total chaos."
Hmm ….
"Yes, yes. W-well, they probably want to."
"What do you think, Chief Jeon?"
"W-well, I'm not sure."
I'll understand once I hear it.
So he quietly sat down, and—
"Chief-mon."
"Yes? Me?"
"Who do you think is suitable as the 71st-floor tower monster?"
Uh, I just arrived.
And you're calling me Chief-mon?
"Pick decisively. Who is the most trustworthy summoned-person tower monster?"
The summoned persons' gazes focused on Jeon Gwang-il.
"Ah, anyone would be fin—"
"This is a serious matter. Our enemies are despicable player bastards! We must stop them from climbing!"
Where am I?
Is this really the White Tower?
"Chief-mon's single vote will become the decisive starting point for the Black Tower's collapse."
Jeon Gwang-il looked utterly confused.
What on earth is going on?
"I'll explain. What's happening is—
Juhyeok explained everything that had happened to Jeon Gwang-il.
Naturally, Jeon Gwang-il could only gape in shock.
A perfectly normal reaction.
Who wouldn't react that way?
Anyway, time passed like that.
And now, the final setting.
[Please set the usage ratio for mined dimensional energy.]
In other words, decide how much of the extracted energy will be used for tower operation, and how much will be transmitted to the main base.
Transmit?
No way.
All of it goes into tower operation.
[All mined dimensional energy will be used for Black Tower operation.]
Settings complete.
[Settings have been completed. The tower can now be implanted.]
It's done.
Let's go implant the tower.
Juhyeok boarded the elevator.
He had prepared thoroughly.
Physical transfer, not astral projection.
The key point was not getting caught.
So he used a form-transformation ring to change his appearance.
Just like the administrators.
White skin, bald head, no eyebrows.
Even so, the summoned persons were worried.
They fidgeted anxiously even as they saw Juhyeok off.
"Gongja-nim, did you bring the Transcendent Concealment Veil?"
"Of course."
"If you're discovered, smash them with the Judge's Hammer and run away at all costs."
"Running away is fine."
"If things get bad, use Beyond Summon. It should activate regardless of the White Tower's waiting floor."
"Yesir!"
Sreureuk.
The doors closed, and when he firmly pressed the button for the 8th floor—
Ding!
[You have selected the 8th floor.]
[A solo mission has been assigned to the summoner.]
[White Tower 8th Floor Mission: Entry.]
After a series of messages rang out,
the top-grade mana stones stored in his inventory were automatically deducted.
Uuuuuuuuu.
The elevator vibrated.
Let's go.
To drive a black, massive, imposing Black Tower straight into Earth No. 1.
Ding!
[The elevator has arrived at the 8th floor, Earth No. 1, Terracity, Class-3 District back alley.]
[This is physical transfer. We advise avoiding proximity to the Grand Shrine if possible.]
Don't worry.
I won't go that far.
[Your stay duration on Earth No. 1, Terracity is 1 hour.]
[After 1 hour, you will be automatically transferred back to the elevator.]
Plenty of time.
I've come here many times via astral projection, so I'm familiar with the city's geography.
It's broad daylight, with the sun high overhead.
And surveillance police drones flying through the sky.
For now, move slowly on foot.
The Class-3 District is fine.
There are so many people around that you blend right in.
What are the main occupations of Class-3 people?
Most of them are farmers.
They work day and night.
Then where do they farm?
Beneath Terracity are smart farms.
In other words, agricultural facilities.
People of Earth No. 1 still have to eat.
They grow grains, fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and also operate alternative-meat cultivation factories.
Honestly, I feel a bit of sympathy for the Class-3 people.
They do benefit from longevity thanks to dimensional energy, but they live providing nothing but labor, in bodies without even gender distinctions.
But they are definitely bad people.
They must also know how dimensional energy is drawn in.
In the end, they're all in it together.
Now, the boundary of District 3.
Once I cross this, it's District 2.
I need to be careful.
There are many surveillance police drones here, and sometimes even archangels fly by.
So I equip the Transcendent Concealment Veil.
It hides appearance and presence.
But it only lasts ten minutes.
You have to wait ten minutes to use it again.
Sreureuk.
Juhyeok's body vanished.
At the same time, Gale Shadow Footstep activated.
Tspirit!
From here on, hurry.
Everything must be done within ten minutes.
Soon, the destination came into view.
A large park frequently visited by Class-2 people for leisure.
Though close to the city center, it's filled with the scent of nature.
I had already scouted it thoroughly in astral form.
This is the most suitable location for Black Tower creation.
A counter-invasion.
Their blade will stab themselves.
This crystal core was brought from Earth No. 675.
Countless players must have died inside this tower.
Their resentment and hatred dwell within it.
Was it only Earth No. 675?
It was surely used in Black Towers of other parallel universes as well.
A tower reused countless times.
How many people died inside it?
How many worlds were destroyed when it collapsed?
The first step of revenge for them.
"Watch."
When he took the crystal core out of his inventory and placed it on the ground—
[Do you wish to implant a Black Tower into the reverse-side world at this location?]
Implant.
[Please specify the number and locations of towers to be copied.]
"Three, in locations close to Terracity."
Up to three towers are possible.
There's no helping it.
It's a single nation.
Terracity alone is the target.
Destroying just this place is enough.
[Would you like to designate an administrator? If not, the core implanter will become the administrator.]
Oh.
I should be the administrator.
[Administrator designation complete. Implanting the crystal core.]
In that instant—
Sreut!
The crystal core vanished.
Moments later—
Tsutsutsutsutsutsu!
Heat haze rose into the air—
Kukooong!
A black, gigantic, imposing Black Tower appeared on Earth No. 1.
To the east as well—
Kukooong!
And over there in the west—
Kukooong!
Ahhh!
I did it.
I finally planted it.
[The Black Tower has been implanted. Dimensional energy mining has begun.]
And then—
Ding!
[Achievement: You have become the first to implant a Black Tower on Earth No. 1 using a crystal core.]
It even gives an achievement?
Thank you, God White.
When will we ever see each other face to face?
Should I open a hole in Terracity?
[Achievement reward granted.]
[White Tower 9th floor has been allocated. It is connected to Earth No. 1. The White Tower 17th-floor environment is copied and pasted as is (some items excluded).]
[Entry and exit skills for the 9th floor have been registered in the player status window.]
[Elevator operations for the 7th and 8th floors have been suspended.]
Okay!
A waiting space is secured.
Sreureuk!
The concealment veil's time ended.
Now let's head back.
"Enter White Tower 9th floor."
Spot!
Juhyeok vanished.
And the residents of Terracity on Earth No. 1 were left in shock.
Kukuung!
A colossal structure appeared with a thunderous sound.
Visible from anywhere in the city.
What is that?
There are three of them?
It's huge.
Cylindrical, black in color.
Strange.
I've seen it somewhere before.
It looks just like a Black Tower—
Huh?
That is a Black Tower?
No doubt about it.
It's definitely a Black Tower.
A tool used to invade other parallel-universe Earths and steal dimensional energy.
But why did it rise here, in Terracity?
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