Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 355

Kruger slammed his fists together, creating a loud boom as he prepared to fight. “You dare challenge me? I am Kuruger, the seventh Apostle of Destruction! I am as strong as a mountain!”

Suddenly, Theo attacked! *Whoosh!* Invisible blades of magic flew towards Kuruger.

Kruger felt the power. ‘This is strong.’

Kruger couldn’t see the attack, but sensing the power, he plunged his hands into the ground.

If he only had the power of fragments, he couldn’t stop it, but things were different now.

He didn’t know exactly where it came from, but he had found a black orb some time ago.

Red mist came from the black orb in his chest, giving Kuruger the power of destruction he needed.

Kruger raised his hand. The ground shook, and a huge mountain of rock rose up in front of him!

Yip! Yip! ‘Hey! That’s mine! My core! Give it back!’ Fenrir cried, seeing the fragment of his core in Kuruger’s chest.

Theo’s Meow Meow Storm Fist hit the mountain Kuruger had raised.

Kwwaaang! The mountain broke under Theo’s attack, sending huge rocks everywhere.

Thump. Thump. Fenrir, who had been floating, stepped on the flying rocks and ran forward as fast as he could.

The core didn’t respond to his call, maybe because Kuruger, as an Apostle of Destruction, had it.

Just then, Kkweang shouted, “Kkweang Smash Fist!” and punched towards Kuruger.

Kkweang’s perfect punch flowed from his legs, through his waist, and into his fist. Every movement was perfect, whether he learned it or did it by instinct.

Kruger chuckled. “Heh heh heh. Not bad. Mountain Shattering Fist!” He punched to meet Kkweang’s fist.

Kwaaaang! The power of the collision created a strong wind.

Luckily, Fenrir had run fast and dug his dragon claws into Kuruger’s back before the wind started.

Kke-gaeng! He struggled in the wind, but he didn’t fly away.

Yip! ‘Hey! Kuruger! Give me back my core!’

Fenrir dug in his claws and slowly moved towards Kuruger’s chest, like he was climbing a rock wall.

Kruger thought Fenrir was too weak to matter and didn’t even notice him clinging to his back.

Crack. Kruger’s body cracked from Kkweang’s attack, but he wasn’t defeated. The red mist filled the cracks, and they quickly healed.

While Theo and Kkweang attacked Kuruger, Sejun shouted, “Ajax, Seal Release!” He had engraved a black dragon tattoo on his left arm with Kaiser’s scale and charged two >Authority: Extra Life< with the green Orb of Life. Then, he quickly put on the Dragon Fang Soldier helmet with the black dragon tattoo. The Dragon Fang Soldier's defense, two black dragon tattoos, and three extra lives made up almost full armor, though he couldn't use >Authority: Unbreakable Body< because he had used almost all his magic power earlier. Just as Sejun finished arming himself, Ajax, who had become a giant after the seal was released, spewed white breath towards Kuruger. "You’re dead now! How dare you hit our Sejun hyung?!" Kuooh! The breath shone brighter than before, maybe because he had regained some of the power of light. Kruger was confused when he saw Ajax shooting breath at him. "Huh? Why is there a white baby dragon in the Black Tower?" But he quickly decided, 'It doesn't matter. I'll just kill it.' He gathered all his power and punched towards Ajax's breath. "Evil Mountain Shattering!" Kwaaang! The two forces crashed together with a huge explosion. At that moment, Fenrir, who had crawled to Kuruger's chest, pulled out his core fragment with his front paws. "Hee hee. My core!" The core fragment fell to the ground with a thud. Kruger's power weakened when the core was gone, and the breath quickly moved towards him. "Huh?! Fenrir-nim’s core?" Sejun thought, 'It’s over.' But then he saw something on Kuruger's chest that shouldn't be there. "Blackie? Why are you there?! Sejun quickly used his bracelet. 'Fenrir, I choose you!'" Sejun designated Fenrir as the summoning target with the Dragon Horn Summoning Bracelet on his right arm. Luckily, he hadn't filled all five slots. "Summon Fenrir!" Yip? Kwwaah! Just as Fenrir was summoned beneath Sejun's feet, Ajax's breath covered Kuruger. Ajax's white breath hit Kruger! Kruger screamed and fell to the ground. He was defeated! Sejun sighed in relief. 'It's finally over.' "Ajax, scout around the area," he said. "Okay! Hyung!" Ajax replied, happy to be free after a long time. Then, Sejun grabbed Fenrir, looked him in the eye, and scolded him. "Blackie, why were you in such a dangerous place? You're as fragile as a sunfish!" Yip! Yip! 'Let go! I have to find my core!' "Huh?! Are you giving me attitude?" Yip! Yip! 'Let go! I have to find my core!' Sejun pointed his finger at Fenrir and spoke sternly. Fenrir barked back, jumping and pointing his nose towards where Kruger's body had been. Kkweang looked at his fist. 'Hmm, not strong enough! I need more training from the Ox King! The power was a little less effective!' Kkweang had been learning martial arts from the Ox King these days. The perfect punch from earlier was learned from the Ox King. Theo purred happily. 'We won! And we didn't have to spend any money, meow!' 'Chairman Park doesn’t like it when I burn a lot of treasure, meow!' Theo thought. He didn't understand why Chairman Park disliked burning treasure when he could earn it quickly, but Theo tried not to do anything Sejun disliked. Yuren was different. Yuren could make gold easily, just by eating and touching things. Yuren didn't understand why Theo worried about money. Theo was lucky and found money everywhere he went. He didn't understand why Sejun tried so hard to save money. The argument between Sejun and Fenrir continued, showing their close relationship. Theo was about to look around where Kruger had been destroyed, hoping to find something useful. *Plop.* "Nyang? What's this, nyang?" Theo, the lucky golden cat, purred, tilting his head. He picked up a small, black bead that had fallen near him. It was a piece of Fenrir's core, blown into the air when Kruger exploded. "Wow! This is Fenrir's core piece, nyang!" Theo exclaimed quietly. He quickly put the core piece into his sack, hiding its power so Fenrir wouldn't ask for it back right away. "Chairman Park! Look what I found! It's really good, nyang!" Theo called out, running towards Sejun with happy, bouncy steps. "Blackie, are you going to glare like that again?!" Squeak...? 'Hey. Why are you getting angry...?' Seeing Sejun's unhappy face, Fenrir lowered his head, his ears flat against his head, and peeked at Sejun. Squeak... 'Forgive me...' Fenrir patted Sejun's hand with his paw, asking to be friends again. "Don't go to such dangerous places next time, understood?" Fenrir looked like he was sorry, so Sejun gave him one last warning before putting Fenrir down. Squeak! Squeak? Squeak? 'My core! Where is it? I can't feel it!' As soon as Sejun put him down, Fenrir hurried to where Kruger had disappeared. "Chairman Park, I found something good, nyang!" Theo, running past Fenrir, took Fenrir's core piece out of his sack and gave it to Sejun. "Vice Chairman Theo, well done. This one is worth 0.5%." Sejun said, praising Theo. "Aileen, please purify this." [The Tower's Administrator says to leave it to her.] After Sejun gave Fenrir's core piece to Aileen, Squeak?! Squeak?! 'Huh?! I felt its power here just now?!' Fenrir, feeling the power of his core piece, went back to Sejun and looked around, but he couldn't feel the core's power. Squeak... 'My core piece...' Fenrir's ears drooped, and his tail curled up as he became sad. "Blackie, are you hungry?" Sejun put the sad Fenrir in his sling bag and gave him a dried sweet potato. Then, Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. The sweet taste filled his mouth, and he chewed happily. Even when sad, dried sweet potato was delicious. Kee-hee-heet! Squeak! 'Hee-hee! I don't need that core piece!' Fenrir decided to just forget about the core piece. Meanwhile, far away on the 99th floor... "Ehehe. That was delicious!" Sejun's farming skills are truly amazing. I need to work harder too! Ophelia had eaten the food Sejun and Brachio grew. She decided to become a better farmer. She went back to the 99th floor of the Tower. "Huh?! What is all this?" Ophelia said, looking at the land covered in red and blue. There were two types of plants: one with red leaves and one with blue leaves. "Could that be the mugwort I planted?" Since the only plant in the ground was the mugwort seed Sejun had given her, she couldn't think of anything else. "But why are there two colors?" Ophelia, curious, cut the blue mugwort with her farming knife. [You have harvested verdant magical mugwort.] [Your job experience has slightly increased.] [The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 7 has slightly increased.] [You have gained 70 experience.] "Verdant magical mugwort?" Ophelia looked at the mugwort's details. [Verdant Magical Mugwort] Mugwort that has grown by absorbing the magic of the Green Tower. Because it absorbs everything in the soil, its properties change a lot depending on the soil. Gives back 1% of used magic when eaten. The bitter taste is less, and the sweet taste is more. Grown by: Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun Expires in: 150 days Grade: A "How fascinating." Ophelia harvested the red mugwort this time. [You have harvested vibrant life mugwort.] The vibrant life mugwort gave back life force when eaten. Since there was more life force than magic on the 99th floor of the Green Tower, it gave back 3% of life force, more than the verdant magical mugwort. Like the verdant magical mugwort, the bitter taste was less, and the sweet taste was more. "Ehehe. With this much, Sejun will be proud of me, right?" Ophelia, having checked the mugwort's details, quickly harvested the mugwort. She wanted to quickly send the harvested mugwort to Sejun and show him that she was a good farmer too. As Ophelia was working hard harvesting mugwort, "Huh?! This one is white?" Ophelia, finding white mugwort, cut it with her knife. [You have harvested medicinal mugwort.] As Ophelia was about to check the medicinal mugwort's details, [You have created a new species in the Green Tower!] The message appeared. "Wow! A new species!" Ophelia, who was harvesting a new species for the second time, cheered. The first new species didn't grow any fruit. "Ehehe. I need to take care of this one well this time!" Because only she could grow new plants like this, Ophelia thought it was hers. However, [The slave's success is also the master's success.] "Huh?! It took mine away! Waaah!" The cheer quickly turned into a cry. And Plop. [You have harvested Korean black raspberry.] [Your slave, Ophelia Iolgue of the Green Tower, has harvested the new species, medicinal mugwort.] [The slave's success is also your success.] [You have created a new species in the Tower!] [All stats increase by 10 because of your job!] "Huh?" Sejun, who was harvesting Korean black raspberries at the farm on the 73rd floor of the Tower, created a new species with medicinal mugwort instead of raspberries. "Heh heh heh. Sweet." It was another day of easy gains for Sejun.