Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 173

The Tri-Serpent Society had a secret hideout on the 49th floor of the Tower.

“Akiro! Wake up! It’s an emergency!” The shout echoed through the dimly lit room.

Akiro, who had been half-asleep on a pile of cushions, blinked slowly. “Hmm? What is it now?” he mumbled, his voice thick with sleep. He was only wearing loose trousers, his chest bare except for the intricate black tattoo on his left side – three snakes coiled in a circle, one with eyes that gleamed like gold. Two swords, their hilts worn smooth with use, were strapped to his hips.

His subordinate, face pale and sweating despite the cool air of the tower, rushed into the room. “The 33rd floor hideout! It’s under attack!”

“The 33rd floor? Why is that an emergency?” Akiro asked. “The hideout there is like a strong castle. No one should be able to get in.”

“It’s serious,” the subordinate replied. “The hideout is surrounded by two million Black Oaks.”

“What?! Two million? Hahaha! Then Pablo will have a bit of trouble.”

The hideout on the 33rd floor was like a strong castle. It was built on a tall, thin cliff. Even a small group of defenders could stop a huge army there.

The cliff was very steep, making it impossible to climb without the magic elevator from the hideout. If they held out, the enemies would have to retreat.

However,

“The situation isn’t good.”

“What do you mean?” Akiro asked.

“Those crazy Black Oaks are chopping at the bottom of the cliff like they’re chopping down trees, trying to make it fall.”

They couldn’t believe what the enemy was doing.

“What?! They’re doing something that insane?!”

“Yes.”

“Even so, they can escape using parachutes.”

“That’s difficult too.”

“Why again?!”

“The 200 Black Wolves with the Black Oaks are chasing the hunters who escape by parachute and capturing them.”

Maybe they had learned where the other hideouts were from the captured hunters.

“Tch… Get all our forces ready now! We’re going to help the hideout on the 33rd floor.”

The 33rd floor had important things for the Tri-Serpent Society. If it was destroyed, their plans would be ruined.

“But moving all our forces is…”

“It’s alright. Have you forgotten what this place is?” Akiro asked.

“Ah!”

The subordinate understood. This hideout was full of traps. The person who set them up said they were strong enough to hurt even monsters from the 70th floor of the Tower.

If enemies came to this hideout, it would be a nightmare for them.

“Then I will tell everyone your orders!”

Just as the subordinate turned to leave,

Boom!

A huge explosion above them made the ceiling fall down, burying the Tri-Serpent Society’s secret hideout.

“This is the entrance?” Sejun asked. He had arrived at the dark cave entrance, led by the Black Wolves.

“Yes, it is.”

“Hmm. I don’t want to go in…” Sejun said. He felt like there would be traps and that the place might collapse.

“President Park, don’t go in, meow!” Theo said. “I have a bad feeling!”

“Hmm. Kkuengi, it’s time for a Giant Superhero Landing Attack!”

Sejun decided to destroy the enemy’s hideout and then search it. It wasn’t the best way, but Sejun always put safety first, so it was the best choice for him.

Besides, with Kkuengi and the wolves, who had a great sense of smell, he could find things much faster!

“Kkuengi!”

“[Understood!]”

Wham!

Hearing Sejun’s words, Kkuengi jumped up and down excitedly, turning into his giant form in the air. Sejun rarely let him use his full power like this.

Growing to a height of 100m, Kkuengi did a superhero landing about 500m away from the cave entrance.

Thud!

With a loud boom, the ground around Kkuengi sank by about 20m.

And then,

Craaaash!

The magic power that Kkuengi released when he landed caused another collapse, and the area around Kkuengi caved in.

“Kkuengi?”

“[Daddy, was Kkuengi cool?]”

From the middle of the collapsed ground, Kkuengi raised his hands and shouted to Sejun.

Thumbs up.

Sejun gave a thumbs-up, praising Kkuengi. He didn’t need to say anything. My son is the best!

“Kkuhehehe!”

As Kkuengi danced with joy at Sejun’s praise,

Flash!

Golden light burst from the ground.

And then,

Wham!

A bloody golden snake jumped out of the ground.

“Kkuengi, catch it!”

Sejun shouted, feeling that he shouldn’t let it get away for some reason.

“Kkuengi!”

“[Understood!]”

Thump!

Kkuengi stepped on the snake’s head, stopping it from escaping.

-Kraaah!!

The golden snake twisted to escape Kkuengi’s foot. But Kkuengi’s foot didn’t move.

-Eek!

The golden snake tried a different way and wrapped its body around Kkuengi’s leg, but it didn’t affect Kkuengi.

A moment later,

Thud.

The snake’s twisting body fell down.

“Kkuengi!”

“[It fainted!]”

As Kkuengi picked up the golden snake to take it to Sejun,

Flash.

Golden light exploded, and the golden snake began to turn to dust and disappear.

“Kkuengi?”

The golden snake had already been dying when Kkuengi stepped on its head, its skull crushed.

Clink.

When the golden snake disappeared, something fell to the ground.

And then,

[Guardian Kkuengi has defeated the seventh head of Hydra, the nine-headed serpent and tenth Apostle of Destruction, who entered the Black Tower.]

[Guardian Kkuengi has gained 10,000,000 experience points, 50% of the total.]

The experience message appeared.

“Apostle of Destruction? Hydra?”

Sejun was confused by the words when,

[You have leveled up.]

[You have gained 1 bonus stat.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have gained 1 bonus stat.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have gained 1 bonus stat.]

Sejun leveled up three times and reached level 60. It was because of the huge amount of experience.

[A quest has been created.]

Reward: Level 61 Unlocked! 500,000 Top Coins! And… Job Combat Skill!

As soon as Sejun reached level 60, a new job quest popped up: “Sprout 10 million seeds.” Oh no, another very long task! He knew this job quest would take ages.

But Sejun almost missed the quest itself. He was too excited about the rewards.

Job. Combat. Skill.

Combat skills for a Top Farmer? Sejun’s eyes widened. He grinned. He, a farmer, would have combat skills! He felt a surge of pride. This was amazing!

Just then,

[Achievement: First Top Farmer to Win Against an Apostle of Destruction has been achieved.]

[>Title: Hunter of Destruction< has been acquired.] Kkueng defeated the Golden Snake by himself, but because Kkueng was Sejun's guardian, Sejun got the achievement. "Oh! Hunter of Destruction?" Hunter of Destruction. The words sounded powerful. Sejun's chest puffed out a little. He felt like a true hero. Kkueng! [Daddy Kkueng found this!] Kkueng, who had picked up a bronze coin dropped by the Golden Snake, handed it to Sejun. The front of the coin had a snake with nine heads, and the back had the number 7. "What is this?" Sejun examined the coin. [Hydra's 7th Bronze Coin] ??? It couldn't be appraised, so there was no information. "Eileen, please appraise this for me." Eileen's voice came into Sejun's mind. "The Tower Administrator here! Leave the coin to us!" 10 minutes later. Eileen messaged again after ten minutes. "The Tower people say it's from outside the Tower, so they can't appraise it themselves." Eileen continued, "Okay, wait a bit longer! Grandpa Kaiser will look at it now." "Okay." If even Kaiser needed to see it, Sejun knew it wouldn't be a quick answer. He settled in to wait. "Guys, first, search the area for anything suspicious." Sejun, unable to wait for Eileen, ordered the wolves to search the area. "Yes!" The wolves ran to the land where Kkueng had landed and began sniffing for scents, followed by the Black Oaks. The hideout was a mess of broken wood and stones, covered in dust after the fight. "The scent is coming from here!" "Dig here!" When the Black Wolves found a scent, the Black Oaks dug into the ground to see what was inside. While the Black Wolves and Black Oaks were searching the collapsed Three-Headed Society hideout, "I should plant some green onions here." Sejun, having nothing else to do, decided to plant green onions here. Kkueng! [Daddy, all done!] Kkueng, who had been asked by Sejun, diligently pushed the ground to create a field. Sejun could also move the ground with his skills to make a field, but he asked Kkueng to do it to conserve as much mana as possible. "Good job, Ground Mover!" Sejun chuckled, patting Kkueng's head. Sejun scattered 500 seeds of the Firm Blade Green Onion in the field and swung Miller's Hoe, using his skill. Thud. [500 seeds of the Firm Blade Green Onion have been planted in mana-infused soil.] [The probability of the Firm Blade Green Onion taking root increases due to the effect of Mana Seed Sowing Lv. 6.] [The growth rate of the Firm Blade Green Onion is accelerated for 24 hours due to the effect of Mana Seed Sowing Lv. 6.] [9,999,500 more times until the job quest is completed.] "Nice." He planted 500 seeds with one swing of the hoe. He only needed to do this 20,000 more times to complete the job quest. Of course, Sejun would probably collapse from mana exhaustion before that. Kkueng! [All done!] "Okay. Ground Moving!" As Kkueng made the field and Sejun repeated planting seeds, planting about 20,000 seeds, Eileen's voice came into Sejun's mind. "The Tower Administrator says the appraisal is complete." Eileen continued, "The Tower Administrator says that they appraised it with the help of their grandfather and Grandpa Kellion, but it is not perfect." Along with Eileen's message, the coin appeared in Sejun's hand. [Hydra's 7th Bronze Coin] The energy of the world swallowed by the 7th head of Hydra, the nine-headed snake who is the 10th Apostle of Destruction, is faintly felt. There is still unreleased information because the information is not sufficient. Usage Restriction: ??? Creator: Hydra, the nine-headed snake, 10th Apostle of Destruction Rank: ??? "But Eileen, what is an Apostle of Destruction?" Eileen replied, "The Tower Administrator says that the Apostles of Destruction are beings who have received power directly from Destruction, and even the grandfathers don't seem to know much about them." "Really?" Even dragons didn't know much about these beings. This scared Sejun. He felt goosebumps. 'What would I have done without our Kkueng?!' Suddenly, Kkueng looked so adorable. "Let’s have a snack, our Kkueng!" As Sejun took out honey and sweet potatoes from the storage, Kkueng! Kkueng! [Snacks! So exciting!] Kkueng, who had been pushing dirt with its front paws, quickly ran on all fours. And then, Kkueng! [Kkueng sat down!] Kkueng sat obediently in front of Sejun, waiting for a snack. So cute. So cute. Hee hee hee. "Here. Eat a lot." Sejun took out a glass jar filled with honey and even the bananas he had been saving. Kkueng! [Will eat well!] Kkueng began to gobble up the honey and other foods. As he was happily watching Kkueng eat, Theo's tail twitched unhappily. He looked at Sejun with narrowed eyes. "President Park, isn’t there something you’ve forgotten, nya?" he said in a grumpy voice. "Huh?! What? What did I forget?" Sejun replied as if he didn't know anything. And with his right hand, he secretly opened the lid of the glass jar he had taken out beforehand. It was like a special treat that Sejun made for Theo. Theo huffed, his whiskers twitching. "Disappointed! Very disappointed, nya! How could you forget, President Park? *How could you?*" Sniff. Sniff. He smelled something delicious. "Puhuhu. President Park, what is it, nya? What are you hiding, nya? Take it out quickly, nya!" Theo couldn't hide his laughter and asked, lying on Sejun's lap and acting cute. "Okay. Theo, let’s eat something delicious too." Sejun scooped the hidden fish soup with a spoon, put it in a small dish, and gave it to Theo. "Nya! I believed in President Park, nya!" Chomp chomp chomp. Theo ate the fish soup quickly. There was a slight moisture in Theo's eyes. 'That guy is lying······.' Sejun pretended to stroke Theo's head and wiped the moisture from his eyes. Stranded Day 319. He met an Apostle of Destruction, but it was a peaceful day.