Chapter 21

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A single strike.

The 9th floor raid boss, Basilisk, was defeated in one strike.

It took less than 10 seconds to clear the 9th trial and get to the 10th floor.

Yujun widened his eyes when he saw the hologram windows that appeared in front of him.

‘Isn’t the reward a little too much?’

The Basilisk is a powerful monster that originally required a dozen players to defeat it.

But he didn’t expect to receive a Legendary Item Box.

‘Is this an impossible achievement?’

Of course, there are many reasons why it was judged as an impossible achievement.

Yujun’s level is much lower than the Basilisk and he challenged the trial alone.

Also, he did it in one strike.

“I deserve it.”

It wasn’t a big deal.

Upon arriving on the 10th floor, Yujun decided to check the rewards instead of looking around.

‘Putting aside everything else, let’s start with the legendary title.’

– Extreme Attack Power (Legendary) – Increases total Attack by 10%.

A legendary title.

Legendary titles were more difficult to obtain than legendary items.

And this title was much more valuable than titles of the same grade.

‘There’s no limit to the number of titles.’

If he can continue to earn titles, his growth will be endless.

‘I got this title again.’

His character Non Paying Gamer also had this title.

An excellent effect of increasing his total Attack by 10%.

He didn’t expect to get such a precious title by defeating the Basilisk.

It was a stroke of luck.

‘Let’s save the Legendary Item Box. I can’t upgrade my weapon right now anyways.’

He was done checking.

Now on the 10th floor, he has to head to the hidden dungeon from his memory.

‘I don’t need to rest.’

Yujun began to move toward where the hidden dungeon was.

However, he had to be more careful from now on.

‘From the 11th floor onward, players could go back to previous floors…Top rankers could come kill me right now.’

That’s hardly going to happen, but it would be quite embarrassing if a top ranker aimed for him.

With his current specs, it’s too much for him to deal with top rankers at the moment.

Yujun recalls the assailants that attacked him.

There were quite a few people who ambushed him.

Given that they knew his location and were waiting in advance, others might be following his trail.

It is very dangerous to carry something others want in the Infinite Tower.

So he has to remain vigilant, unless he wants to lose his neck without knowing how.

That was the case with Yujun.

‘Let’s clear my trail.’

Entering the forest, he grabbed a suitable tree and opened his inventory to find an item.

There were items to use at times like this.

Not long after, Yujun took out an item with a bright smile.

[Odorless Apple]

Grade: None

Option: Completely hide your presence for 30 minutes and become undetectable until your first attack. Also, as soon as your presence disappears, all traces will disappear as well.

As described in the option, it is an item that completely hides your trace.

An expensive consumable item usually used to assassinate someone or against a boss monster to preemptively strike.

Of course, this was also an item from topping up.

‘The day has come for me to use it.’

He bought this item, but had no use for it.

It’s because there was no need to assassinate anyone.

In War of Gods, he was the absolute strongest.

Although there were only a few players in War of Gods, those that top-up a lot became a wall that the average players could not overcome.

‘Good thing I bought it in advance.’

This consumable will be essential in the future.

Without hesitating, Yujun bit the Odorless Apple and chewed it.

A pungent and sweet smell pierced his nose.

The odorless apple smelled, but it does taste good.

He can’t say it’s very delicious, but it can be said to be edible.

‘I’m sure it’s fine.’

Then, all traces of him disappeared.

For half an hour.

So he has to move as fast as he can.

Yujun’s steps quickened.

He knows the way.

All he has to do is visit the hidden dungeon safely.

He started running at full speed.

Even though he doesn’t think he’ll get lost, he even took out a rare grade compass item.

The rare grade compass is not much different from other compasses, but its performance was better.

Thanks to this, Yujun was able to find the mine to the hidden dungeon before the Odorless Apple effect ended.

‘Aye… long time no see.’

It was a feeling still fresh inside him.

How hard he worked in this hidden dungeon and how much he earned.

‘I wish I could get the same reward.’

Knowing the rewards of the hidden dungeon here, Yujun hoped that the rewards would not change.

There is not much time left on the Odorless Apple.

It was when Yujun was rushing into the mine.

A bustling sound came from inside.

Yujun stepped carefully into the mine where he could hear the sound.

Inside the mine stood beautiful beings with weapons such as spears and bows.

It was the elves.

‘Elves? Why are the elves here?’

The atmosphere was very tense in contrast to their beautiful appearance.

“Those dirty bastards.”

“Always trying to steal things.”

“That’s why they’re called the abandoned race.”

“Be careful, the dark elves have keen ears and may be eavesdropping.”

“Listen for all I care. Did we say something wrong?”

Yujun, who overheard the conversation, tilted his head.

‘Dark elf? From memory, neither the dark elves or elves were bad.’

That was the case in War of Gods.

‘Let’s keep listening.’

Yujun perked up his ears to listen to the elves’ conversation.

“Do you have more of the Citomen ores over there?”

“Yes. It would have been nearly twice as much if we weren’t robbed.”

“What should we do? If their forces get bigger… we won’t be able to deal with them.”

“If we lose control of the forest like this, there’s a high possibility they’ll take everything.”

“So we should do the same thing as them.”

An elf with waist length golden hair heavily frowned.

“Sejui. That’s out of the question. We have to act with honor. If we do the same thing as the dark elves, we’ll be just like them.’

“Ha, honor. They crossed the line first.”

“Even so. We can use our own methods and not resort to dirty tricks.”

“For the time being, you want us to protect this place?”

“Yes.”

Amid the war of words between the elves.

Yujun, who was hiding, rushed out of the mine.

The reason was that the odorless apple effect was coming to an end.

The elf race, which have a keen sense of smell, were likely to immediately catch the smell of Yujun, who was human.

‘Why are the elves in the mine?’

When he played War of Gods, there were no other races living near the mine.

That’s why he freely entered the mine to clear the hidden dungeon.

Things have gone wrong.

‘What do I do?’

Listening to their conversation, it seemed that some elves had different interests.

Also, it didn’t seem to be a small incident that just recently happened.

‘At least the elf’s village is nearby. I hope there is no big conflict.’

The situation may become difficult because there is a big level gap between him and the elves and their individual strength.

There was definitely some kind of conflict.

Because there were more than twenty elves inside the mine.

‘Oh well.’

The Odorless Apple removes the odor, traces, and signs of the person who eats it, but it does not make them invisible at all.

It’s impossible to avoid their eyes and enter the hidden dungeon right now.

Above all, it’s unclear whether the hidden dungeon was not targeted and remains intact.

Yujun creased his forehead.

It was a headache.

He’d go in if he could sneak in.

He can’t beat them all down.

Nothing good will come from attacking the elves.

At a time when the level of Earth’s players is not so high while the influence of the interracial alliance in the Infinite Tower was enormous.

‘Elves and dark elves are affiliated with the interracial alliance, so I better not touch them.’

For a moment he was agonizing.

‘What should I do?’

Through those many elves, can he enter the hidden dungeon located deep within the mine?

He couldn’t even imagine it.

‘I need to check if it’s still there.’

There was a method.

Yujun was willing to use one more Odorless Apple to find out whether the hidden dungeon was still there or not..

When it comes to his growth, he doesn’t have to save such items.

And not just the Odorless Apple.

He has many items.

He has to take advantage of it.

Find suitable items for the current situation.

‘The answers are always in my inventory.’

He opened his inventory.

He kept looking around, but couldn’t find what he was looking for.

‘Is there such a consumable item?’

After searching the inventory for a long time, Yujun soon smiled.

‘Found it!’

He immediately checked the information.

[Invigorated Quince]

Grade: Hero

Option: Affinity with nature significantly increased for 3 days.

Affinity with nature.

It was the most important factor elves used to judge other races.

Even within the elf race, the class is divided into two groups, whether or not they have high affinity for nature.

Invigorated Quince can greatly increase his affinity with nature.

‘And there was this.’

[Seed of Yggdrasil (VIP20)]

Grade: Legendary

Option: You can plant Yggdrasil.

This item was only given to players who were VIP-20.

And to become VIP-20, one had to spend at least 30 million won.

‘Well, it’s a bit of a waste to use it right now, but….’

He had six more Seed of Yggdrasil anyway.

Although it is a valuable item, it was not impossible to get at all.

Of course, that was in the game.

Now that the Infinite Tower has become reality, there is no way to get the Seed of Yggdrasil.

‘Alright.’

The preparations are complete.

Even though he has a high affinity with nature, it was not enough.

But if he proposes to negotiate with the Seed of Yggdrasil, the elves will at least hear him out.

‘I can use a warp scroll.’

The warp scroll is a very convenient consumable item that allows someone to return to the level 100 residential area.

With enough insurance.

Now all he has to do is stand in front of the Elves.

Yujun carefully approached the mine after eating the Invigorated Quince.

The sensitive elves immediately noticed Yujun’s presence.

“This smell…”

“Who is it!”

“Stop!”

The elves drew their bows.

Just like Yujun had predicted, the elves were highly hostile even though he had a high affinity with nature right now.

Instead of picking a fight he couldn’t win, he spoke.

“I have the seed of Yggdrasil. Can we have a chat?”