Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 201

Vincent, following Togan’s orders, left the hideout with one of his men to buy liquor and food for a company dinner.

“Huh?! What’s that?”

Vincent stopped. In the air, something strange shimmered, like a doorway that wasn’t there before. It caught his eye.

Vincent and his subordinate cautiously approached the space with the iron gate.

“Wait here,” Vincent said.

“Yes,” his subordinate replied.

Vincent left his subordinate and went inside.

Vincent stepped inside. His eyes widened. Boxes and boxes were stacked high, filled with vegetables.

[Potato of Power]

[Corn of Stamina]

Vincent’s eyes went wide. *Park Se-jun’s crops?* he thought in shock.

He didn’t know why they were here, but that wasn’t important right now. This was all money!

“Quickly, go and get Lord Togan!” Vincent shouted.

“Yes!” his subordinate replied, hurrying back to the cave.

“Heh heh heh,” Vincent chuckled.

Vincent quickly began to look around the warehouse, imagining how much money he would make and how Togan would praise him. He was planning to grab a few of the valuable crops before Togan arrived.

“What’s this?” Vincent wondered.

Pop!

When he opened a glass bottle filled with liquid, a strong scent of alcohol wafted out.

“Oh! There’s liquor too,” Vincent said, chuckling as he found soju stored in the warehouse. He grabbed a few bottles, thinking about drinking it himself before the dinner.

Just then,

Koohehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. So exciting!]

A strange sound came from inside.

‘What is that?!’ Vincent wondered.

Vincent hid himself as best he could and cautiously approached the source of the sound.

Kooeng!

[I’m going to put carrots in this time!]

A small bear, no taller than a person’s knee, with soft brown fur and big, innocent eyes, was busy stuffing carrots into a sack, humming a little tune. He had wandered in following the scent of food.

“What? A baby bear. Hey, get out of here!” Vincent said, relieved. It was his way of venting the tension he had felt as he kicked at Kooeng.

However,

Kooeng!

[Thief!]

Kooeng easily grabbed Vincent’s leg and

Kooeng!

[Chasing away the thief!]

“Huh?!” Vincent exclaimed.

Drag drag drag.

Kooeng started dragging Vincent outside.

Thud! Thud!

While being dragged by Kooeng, Vincent took out his sword and attacked Kooeng’s back, but Kooeng’s leather was incredibly tough. Vincent’s sword couldn’t even cut the fur, let alone the leather.

‘What is this thing?!’ Vincent wondered.

Vincent belatedly realized something was wrong. It suddenly occurred to him that bears were scary animals. That’s right. Bears tear people apart.

“Let go of me! Help! Someone, please help me!” Vincent cried in a terrified voice.

Kooeng!

[Punishing the thief!]

It was already too late. Kooeng threw Vincent out of the entrance with great force.

Wham!

Vincent was slammed to the ground, and the plea for help he couldn’t utter became his last words.

And

-That bear cub!!!

Suddenly, a bright blue light flashed from Vincent’s body. When the light faded, a huge snake, scales shimmering like sapphires, rose up, hissing angrily.

Kooeng!

[Kooeng is protecting Daddy’s warehouse!]

Kooeng stood at the entrance as if guarding the subspace warehouse, stretching his short legs as wide as possible and roaring at the blue snake, puffing out his chest proudly.

As Se-jun came up the stairs,

Kooeng!

[Daddy, I won’t let anyone steal the food in Daddy’s warehouse!]

Kooeng was seen throwing a furious uppercut at the giant blue snake’s chin.

Boom!!!

-Kuh-heok!

The giant blue snake was sent flying into the air by Kooeng’s uppercut.

Swoosh.

Clink.

The blue snake’s body turned to dust, and a bronze coin fell from the sky.

“Apostle of Destruction?” Se-jun said, watching the falling bronze coin. The fact that an Apostle of Destruction was here meant that the Three-Headed Society was nearby.

“Vice President Theo, check if the Three-Headed Society is around the Golden Bat,” Se-jun ordered.

“Understood, meow!” Theo replied.

(Yes!)

At Se-jun’s words, Theo and the Golden Bat moved quickly, and Se-jun hurried to where Kooeng was.

Kooeng! Kooeng!

[Daddy, this guy tried to steal food from the warehouse! So Kooeng punished him!]

Kooeng picked up the bronze coin from the floor and handed it to Se-jun.

“Good job,” Se-jun said.

Kooeng’s idea of punishing someone was sending them to the afterlife. Se-jun stroked Kooeng’s head and updated the data in Kooeng’s language translator.

Koohehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. Then Kooeng will go back to filling the snack pouch!]

Kooeng happily received Se-jun’s caress, then remembered that he hadn’t finished his task and went back into the subspace warehouse to fill his snack pouch.

And

[Hydra’s 4th Bronze Coin]

???

Se-jun, left alone, checked the newly acquired coin. It was the same type of coin that Theo had brought before.

Swish.

As Se-jun put the bronze coin in his pocket, he felt a sense of unease, a faint sound hinting that danger was coming.

Stab.

Something sharp pierced Se-jun’s back.

“Kuh-ugh······,” Se-jun groaned.

He was too careless. He usually had Kooeng or Theo around him… He was feeling too relaxed because he was on a lower floor, and he was thinking about something else and not paying full attention. He never expected an enemy using stealth…

‘I’m sorry, guys······,’ Se-jun thought.

Se-jun’s life began to flash before his eyes.

Just as he was replaying the scene of holding his mother’s hand and entering elementary school,

Stab. Stab.

He heard the sound of stabbing again from behind. *What a cruel bastard… Once was enough. Why so many stabs? I’m already dying······* he thought.

Stab. Stab. Stab.

The enemy, unaware of Se-jun’s feelings, stabbed Se-jun’s back relentlessly. This guy was definitely a psychopath. He was getting pleasure from stabbing someone.

‘Ah… to be caught by a guy like this at the end and die so painfully······,’ Se-jun lamented and turned his head, wanting to see the face of the guy who killed him.

Stab. Stab. Stab.

He made eye contact with a terrified hunter who was frantically stabbing Se-jun. The hunter stabbed again and again, his face getting more and more confused as the knife seemed to bounce off Se-jun’s back.

“Eek! Why isn’t the knife going in?!” the hunter exclaimed.

Stab. Stab. Stab.

The hunter, who made eye contact with Se-jun, desperately stabbed Se-jun’s stomach with a dagger, but the dagger couldn’t penetrate Se-jun’s skin.

What was going on? Se-jun was puzzled by the hunter’s reaction.

“Huh?” Se-jun questioned.

[Talent: Hardness ignores weak attacks]

Se-jun was finally able to see the message. Come to think of it, it didn’t hurt at all.

Sejun stopped his silly practice punches, feeling his cheeks flush. He was glad no one had seen him pretending to be a hero.

Suddenly, a rough voice growled from behind. “Ah, so this is the man.”

Sejun spun around and saw a hunter, his face sneering. Sejun just wanted to stop him, not really hurt him. He threw a quick punch, surprised by his own sudden strength.

*Wham!*

“Kerk!” the hunter gasped as Sejun’s fist connected.

The hunter flew backwards, tumbling through the air for what felt like forever before crashing into a tree with a loud *thud*.

“Whoa!” Sejun stared at his fist, eyes wide. He couldn’t believe it. He always thought of himself as weak, scared of even the smallest forest creatures. How could he be so strong?

Just then, the fallen hunter began to glow with a strange silver light. A hissing voice echoed, “-You! How dare you make me show my true form! Die!”

The hunter’s body glowed, and a giant silver snake appeared, opening its mouth towards Sejun.

Whoosh.

At the sound of the chilling wind, Sejun jumped away.

Thud.

Sejun landed about 5 meters away from where he had been standing.

KABOOM.

A powerful gust of wind swept through where Sejun had been, tearing everything to shreds.

[You have overcome a near-death experience.]

[Talent: Stout Vitality’s maximum health has increased to 17.]

The message informed Sejun that he had just narrowly escaped death.

“Whew.”

Sejun turned and sighed in relief.

Just then,

Thwack.

“Ugh!”

A small pebble, carried by the wind, struck Sejun’s knee, causing a small scratch. Maybe the wind was magic. It was so strong it hurt Sejun’s knee, even though he was usually tough.

“How dare you wound Chairman Park’s knee, meow!!!”

Theo, sensing the danger to Sejun’s knee, rushed forward in anger and leaped towards the silver snake.

Clang!

Theo, in mid-air, drew out his dragon claws and infused them with magical power.

“Nya nya nyang! Nya nya nyang!”

He swung his front paws at the silver snake as if to shred it. It was Theo’s NyanNyang Fury.

“-I can’t believe I’m going to die like this, for nothing…’ the silver snake hissed weakly.”

Thud.

Unable to finish its sentence, the silver snake collapsed, its entire body in pieces.

Rustle.

Clink.

The silver snake soon turned to dust, dropping two bronze coins.

“Chairman Park, are you alright, meow?!”

Theo rushed over and examined Sejun’s knee.

“I’m fine. It’s just a small tear.”

Since it wasn’t a major injury, Sejun didn’t pay much attention and tried to pick up the fallen coins.

However,

“Stay still, meow! I’ll heal you, meow!”

Press. Press.

Theo quickly climbed onto Sejun’s knee and massaged the injured area with his front paws. It was a massage using a healing skill, so the wound healed quickly.

“Thank you.”

‘Puhu-hut. Of course, meow! Vice Chairman Theo will protect Chairman Park’s knee, meow!’

Theo puffed out his chest, feeling proud.

“Yes, yes.”

As Sejun stroked Theo’s head, finding him adorable,

“Huh?”

Sejun’s eyes met Togan’s, who was secretly picking up the bronze coins the silver snake had just dropped.

Meanwhile, far away, a man named Togan was also in trouble. A Golden Bat had attacked his camp, and he had run away, leaving his men behind. Only one of his followers escaped with him.

Just then,

“Who is that?”

Togan saw Sejun standing by the lake, examining the coins Vincent had dropped as he died. Sejun wore a worn straw hat that hid his eyes and clothes that were patched and faded from the sun. He looked like a simple farmer, not a fighter.

“Bring me those bronze coins.”

“Yes!”

Togan ordered his subordinate to assassinate Sejun and bring him the bronze coins, but the subordinate was defeated by Sejun, and the sealed sixth head of the Hydra was released.

‘It’s all for the best. Wipe them all out.’

Togan hoped that the Hydra’s sixth head would wipe out all the enemies around it.

However,

“Nya nya nyang! Nya nya nyang!”

The Hydra’s sixth head was suddenly torn into thousands of pieces and died as a cat appeared and flailed its paws in the air.

‘What on earth is going on?!’

Togan realized the situation was not good and hid himself even deeper.

Just then,

“-Swallow the coins it dropped.”

A voice echoed in Togan’s head.

“No! We’ll die if we step out now!”

Togan argued with the voice in his head. It was too dangerous.

“-Don’t worry. Once you swallow those coins, no one can stop us.”

“Really?”

“-Yes. I am the first head of the Hydra, commanding all the heads. I can defeat all the enemies.”

“Then I’ll trust you.”

Togan moved quietly and picked up the bronze coins.

‘Success!’

Togan cheered inwardly.

Just then,

“Huh?!”

Sejun, who was stroking Theo, made eye contact with him.

“-Swallow the bronze coins quickly!”

Gulp.

Togan, making eye contact with Sejun, hurriedly swallowed the two bronze coins as the Hydra’s first head instructed.

“-Heh heh heh. Well done.”

Togan’s body began to glow after swallowing the coins.

“-Heh heh heh. I’m overflowing with power!”

“-I was careless before, but this time will be different!”

Suddenly, two snakes appeared! One was huge and black, with two heads. It was much bigger than the silver snake. Next to it was the silver snake again, but it only had one head now, grown back.

“What is it?”

As Sejun panicked,

“Chairman Park, don’t worry, meow! I’ll protect you, meow!”

Theo quickly stood in front of Sejun.

And then,

Kkweing! Kkweing? [Kkweing has filled the snack pouch! Huh? Another bad snake, yo?]

Tap tap tap.

Just then, Kkweing popped out of thin air, carrying a full bag of snacks. He saw the dangerous snake and quickly flew to protect Sejun.

“-Heh heh heh. Come on.”

With Theo on the left and Kkweing on the right, Sejun was filled with confidence.

“-Heh heh heh. Try and stop me! Assist the sixth head.”

“-Understood.”

As the black snake inhaled and spat black liquid towards Sejun,

Whoosh.

The silver snake blew wind, spreading the black liquid widely.

‘That looks dangerous.’

Sejun felt that the black liquid was ominous. It was definitely a deadly poison that would be fatal with just one drop.

“Guys, eat this.”

Sejun quickly handed Detox Green Onions to Theo and Kkweing.

Crunch. Crunch.

“Vice Chairman Theo, use NyanNyang Fury! Kkweing, use Kkweing-Fu!”

Sejun himself hurriedly ate the green onion and spoke to Theo and Kkweing. We’ll fight together too!

“Understood, meow!”

Kkweing!

[Understood, yo!]

Theo and Kkweing, receiving Sejun’s instructions, used their skills simultaneously.