Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 114

Floor 55.

Iona stopped, listening carefully. -Who is it?

‘Kkyung. Why is dragon energy coming from the treasure vault?!’

Strong energy came from the white dragon statue. It felt dangerous to get close.

Suddenly,

“Ppyak! (I am the great Black Rabbit Clan warrior, Black Rabbit!)”

The Black Rabbit shouted, waving his hammer in the air.

-Do you dare, black-furred creature, to speak before me?!

Kellion roared, furious at the Black Rabbit’s words. Black fur… it filled him with rage, reminding him of terrible battles long ago against a dark enemy.

“Everyone, run! Power of fire, by my command, engulf the enemy in unquenchable hellfire! Hellfire!”

Feeling the strong anger coming from the white dragon statue, Iona used magic to buy time for the animals to escape. She had completely abandoned any thought of saving herself.

Iona’s sole purpose was to save as many animals as possible. That was all.

However,

-Stop.

“….?!”

At the white dragon statue’s single word, Iona’s magic, and the movements of Iona and the animals, all ceased.

-You deserve death for merely reminding me of bad memories… How dare you attack me, the great White Dragon Kellion?! You will not find peace in death! Grid!

Kellion, who detested the color black, roared and summoned Grid.

A moment later,

Thud. Thud.

Grid, summoned by Kellion, came running hastily, shaking the ground.

Thud.

“Great White Dragon, you called?”

Grid knelt before the white dragon statue, bowing his head as he spoke.

-Grid, how did you allow such insignificant creatures to force me to deal with them?!

“Yes?!”

Grid cautiously raised his head and looked around. He saw animals unable to move, besides the statues.

‘That’s Iona, the Great Destruction Magician?!’

A cruel grin spread across Grid’s face, showing his sharp teeth.

Grid grinned maliciously upon seeing Iona and the other animals. He had already ordered his subordinates to search for intruders outside, and here she was.

‘Today is your death anniversary, Iona.’

Grid’s eyes were filled with anger and madness as he looked at Iona. Iona had often interfered with his plans, causing him trouble more than once.

“I apologize! I will take care of it immediately.”

Grid rose to deal with Iona and the animals.

And as Grid turned his back to the white dragon statue to deal with Iona,

Swoosh.

A black hole appeared on the floor, swallowing the white dragon statue.

‘Huh?! The white dragon statue disappeared!’

The animals witnessed the white dragon statue vanishing. And their bodies gradually began to move. With the disappearance of the white dragon statue, the magic had been lifted.

However,

“Daring to enter this place without knowing who’s here. Heh heh heh. I will not let you die easily, Iona. I will make you suffer slowly, Iona.”

Unaware that the white dragon statue had disappeared, Grid was spewing harsh words, revealing his hideous teeth.

Just then,

“Ppyak-choo!”

The Black Rabbit, whose nose was tickled by the wolves’ fur, sneezed.

“Huh?! It moved?”

Grid was taken aback by the Black Rabbit’s refreshing sneeze.

And then,

Creak. Creak.

Forcing her unmoving head to turn, she looked at Iona.

‘Thank you, Sejun, for saving me.’

Iona intuitively knew that Sejun had resolved the situation. And she thought that this might be the ‘Sejun’s lap effect’ that Theo had mentioned – a strange calming power.

Shrug. Shrug.

Iona moved her shoulders and stretched, thanking Sejun in her heart.

‘How?!’

“Kellion… sir?”

Grid hurriedly turned around. But the white dragon statue had vanished as if it had evaporated.

“You Kellion dragon bastard!!! How could you leave me behind?!”

Grid desperately called for Kellion, but his desperate cries only echoed within the treasure vault.

Crack. Crack.

“Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Grid, I won’t let you die easily.”

Iona glared at Grid, clenching her fists, returning his words. As her anger reached its peak, but then, strangely, she felt calm.

“Everyone, get out.”

Ppyak.

Ppyu-Ppyu.

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

The animals, unable to defy Iona’s words, quietly left the treasure vault.

Thud.

They kindly closed the door to the treasure vault as they left.

Time seemed to stretch as Iona faced Grid alone. Then, an hour later, Iona emerged from the treasure vault with a satisfied expression. The list of items leaving the treasure vault now included boar skin, meat, and bones.

-You… you can’t be? Blackie Kaiser?!

The white dragon statue was surprised to see the black dragon statue. He had secretly made a barrier to hide from the tower and watch the Black Tower… but suddenly being summoned here had ruined all his efforts.

-No wonder my arm was throbbing… Whitey Kellion, what are you doing intruding here?!

-What?! Throbbing?! I can’t even eat meat because of you, Kaiser!

-Then who told you to steal my snack?!

-Kaiser, you’re just bad-tempered! Who attacks someone for a small theft?!

-That was specially saved for my 40,000th birthday!

Their combined age was nearly 100,000 years, yet they were fighting like this… It was a sight hard to believe even when witnessed.

Gooo.

Fwoosh.

Light flashed as their powers collided. The air shimmered and cracked. Dust and debris flew everywhere as the buildings around them crumbled.

‘These dragons!’

Seeing his house being destroyed and his crops dying, Sejun stepped forward to stop the fight.

“Kaiser! And other dragon! Please calm down!”

Unable to get close, he shouted while standing on a fragment of the sacred stone monument. Strangely, only that place remained unaffected by the two dragons’ magical power and was calm.

Kkueng!

Kkuengi stood next to Sejun, holding onto Sejun’s leg tightly. The moment they stepped off the monument, they could be caught in the dragons’ magical collision and die.

“Nyang nyang nyang.”

Conversely, Theo was humming and resting on Sejun’s lap, regardless of the magical power colliding around them.

-Park Sejun, you little brat! Who told you to interfere in adults’ conversation?!

-You! Your hair is black?! Very ominous! Unlucky! Die!

-How dare you! To our Sejun!

Kaiser blocked Kellion’s power, who was trying to kill him for having black hair out of the blue. Sejun was almost killed in an instant.

-Oh?! You blocked my attack, huh?

Gooo.

The white dragon statue began to draw more power.

-How dare a whitey use power inside the Black Tower?!

Gooo.

The black dragon statue began to move.

Bzzzt!

Crack!

Cracks, like angry scars on the earth, spread across the ground. The pillars holding up the water channel broke, and water began to leak from it.

“Hoo…”

Everything was chaos.

“I need to call Eileen.”

Sejun decided to ask Eileen for help, fearing the farm would be completely destroyed. Eileen was Sejun’s secret weapon to stop Kaiser, one of the dragons.

Just then,

[System Message: A dragon soul is here without permission in the Black Tower.]

[System Message: We found 30% of White Tower Administrator Kellion’s soul here.]

[System Message: As an Intermediate Administrator, you can send away 30% of Kellion’s soul.]

[System Message: The 30% of Kellion’s soul sent away will be destroyed and cannot return.]

[Do you wish to send away 30% of Kellion’s soul?]

A way to stop Kellion had appeared for Sejun.

“Eileen, please stop Kaiser.”

[The Tower Administrator says she will quiet your grandfather.]

And so, entrusting Kaiser to Eileen,

“Kellion, stop using your power. Or I will send you away from the tower and destroy part of your soul.”

Sejun spoke firmly to Kellion.

-What?!

Kellion was very angry that Sejun spoke so bravely in front of the great White Dragon.

“How dare someone so unimportant! Die!”

Wham!

With Kellion’s words, a very strong force pushed down on Sejun’s body.

[Receiving a life-threatening threat.]

[System Message: Dragon Skill – Dragon Skin activated!]

[System Message: Kaiser’s dragon scales are being destroyed!]

Kroooooh.

The black dragon tattoo on Sejun’s left arm roared and disappeared. Normally, Sejun could not have blocked this attack. But Kellion couldn’t use his full power because he was fighting Kaiser.

“Huh?! Were you just trying to kill me?! Prepare to be sent away.”

With Sejun’s words, a black hole appeared beneath the white dragon statue.

-What is this?! Why?!

Kellion was shocked by the hole that was trying to send him away. Kellion thought Eileen was the only administrator of the Black Tower. And since Eileen couldn’t leave the tower, there shouldn’t be anyone who could send him away.

While Kellion was panicking,

“President Theo, get the contract.”

“Meow!”

At Sejun’s command, Theo took out the contract, approached the white dragon, and opened the empty contract.

“Quickly stamp it, meow!”

He shouted at the white dragon statue.

‘I am invincible near Park Sejun’s knees, meow!’

Theo was very brave, even facing a dragon, because Sejun’s knee gave him power. He felt much more courageous!

“Swear that you will never kill me.”

“You forgot about Chairman Park’s life insurance, meow!”

Theo quickly shouted.

“Of course, I haven’t forgotten. And give me 100 million Tower Coins as compensation for targeting my life. Otherwise, you will be banished from the Black Tower.”

Sejun said, showing the Intermediate Administrator’s mark with the black dragon drawn on his right hand.

-Impossible?! Are you an Intermediate Administrator?!

Kellion asked in disbelief. None of the towers managed by dragons had Intermediate Administrators. It was due to the dragons’ arrogant nature.

But Kaiser allowed an Intermediate Administrator?! And not to a strong monster beside him, but to a weak human… It was truly astonishing.

“What will you do?”

The answer to Sejun’s question was already clear. Losing 30% of his soul would mean losing that much power and memory, and it would damage his soul. In severe cases, his main body could be destroyed. There was nothing good about it.

-I understand. Park Sejun, I swear I will not kill you. I will also give you 100 million Tower Coins in compensation.

With Kellion’s oath, the content Kellion spoke began to be written on the contract.

And

Thud.

When the contract was completed, the white dragon’s seal was stamped. Dragon words are so strong, they are like contracts themselves.

“Here it is, meow!”

Theo ran over with the contract and handed it to Sejun.

“Good job, President Theo. Please stop using your power for now.”

-Understood.

As Kellion began to stop using his power,

-Hmph! You better know you got lucky, Whitey!

In response, Kaiser also stopped using his power.

After that, the air felt a bit tense.

[Completed Purple Sweet Potato Soup.]

[Cooking Lv. 4 proficiency slightly increased.]

The breakfast Sejun had prepared was finished.

“I was preparing breakfast, would you like to join me?”

Sejun offered the food to the two dragons to escape the awkward atmosphere.

-Do you have roasted sweet potatoes as well?!

Kaiser asked, remembering the original purpose of his visit.

“No. But I made sweet potato soup instead.”

-Park Sejun! You should have made roasted sweet potatoes! Hmph! Since you offered, I will taste it.

Kaiser complained for no reason and followed Sejun into the kitchen. Fortunately, only the roof of the kitchen had disappeared because of the magic fight, and the interior was intact.

“Here you go.”

Sejun spooned the soup from the large pot into a bowl and handed it to Kaiser.

-Hmph! I’ll eat well.

Glug. Glug.

The black dragon statue poured the soup into its mouth. The soup would be instantly sent to Kaiser as it went through the statue’s throat.

Sejun also placed a bowl of soup in front of the white dragon statue, quickly spooned the soup into a small pot, and gave the large pot to Kkuengi.

Slurp!

Kkueng!

Kkuengi drank about a third of the soup from the large pot as soon as he received it and put it down. Delicious!

Rip.

“Here.”

“I will enjoy the meal, meow!”

Chomp chomp chomp.

Sejun tore open a Churu packet and gave it to Theo on his lap and began to eat the soup.

‘Is it delicious?’

Kellion wondered, watching the animals eat so diligently.

Glug. Glug.

The white dragon statue swallowed the soup. It was the same format as the black dragon statue, so the soup swallowed by the white dragon statue was teleported to Kellion’s main body.

“Isn’t there more?!”

Kellion finally looked for more soup, but

Grumble.

Inside the kitchen, only Kkuengi, who had not been able to rest properly while keeping an eye on Sejun for days, was holding onto the large pot and had fallen asleep while eating the soup. Having a weak dad was quite tiring.

And carefully, the two dragon statues.

“Huh?!”

“You too?!”

The dragon statues were staring at Kkuengi’s leftover soup.