Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 253

Long, long ago, thousands of years past.

A dark power rose on the Titan Continent, a vast land far to the south. It was a powerful magic user, a necromancer who could control the dead.

He was known as the Immortal King. Just “Immortal King.”

This Immortal King began to march south across the Titan Continent. As he walked, he raised the dead from their graves, creating an army of skeletons and zombies. All the living people on the continent joined together to fight against him and his undead army, trying to push him back.

After a long and terrible war, the living were lucky. They managed to defeat the Immortal King and trap him, sealing him away so he could not cause any more harm.

“We are cursed with immortality. We will stay here forever to stop the Immortal King from returning,” said the knights.

These knights, tens of thousands of them, had been brought back to life by the Immortal King.

When the Immortal King was sealed, the knights were freed from his control. They promised to guard his seal.

But time passed, and not many could handle it.

Their weapons and armor crumbled to dust, and their minds and bodies grew tired.

“No one can come near the King’s Tomb!” they would say.

They forgot who was in the tomb, why they had to guard it, and even who they were. All they knew was their knightly oath to protect the King’s Tomb.

Then, one day, as they were guarding the tomb as usual…

“Where am I?” one asked.

Clatter. Clatter.

They were suddenly in a strange place, surrounded by skeletons that looked different from them.

“This is the 4th floor of the Black Tower?” one asked.

“Yes, that’s what they say,” another replied.

They learned they were in a place called the Black Tower.

However…

“It doesn’t matter where we are! We must guard the King’s Tomb!” one declared.

Their oath didn’t disappear just because they were in a new place. They would simply guard the tomb, no matter where it was.

Where did everyone go?

Zibek, the leader of the Crash Guild, looked around. All the Black Skeletons were gone.

This was because the Black Skeletons were all gathered around Sejun.

“Maybe they went to the others?” one suggested.

“I guess so,” Zibek replied.

Zibek thought the Black Skeletons had been drawn to the other teams because he had split his group into teams of five to search for the King’s Tomb.

As they continued searching…

“Is it here?” Zibek wondered.

Zibek found a huge door with strange symbols carved into it.

“Open it,” he commanded.

“Yes, sir!”

Zibek’s men opened the door.

Creak.

The heavy door groaned open, the sound echoing loudly in the silent room like a scream.

“Let’s see…”

Zibek stepped inside, hoping to find amazing treasures from the royal tomb.

However…

“What is this?!” he exclaimed.

The room was cold and square, built with giant bricks that looked like they had been there for centuries. The air smelled old and dusty. Inside, there was only a stone coffin tied with a golden chain.

“You guys, look for hidden places,” Zibek ordered.

“Yes, sir!”

“I should at least take this,” Zibek muttered.

Clang!

Zibek swung his axe and broke the golden chain holding the stone coffin closed.

“I wonder if there’s anything inside?”

Creak.

Now that the chain was broken, Zibek pushed the lid of the coffin open.

“Huh?!”

The coffin was empty except for some torn pieces of cloth.

“Tch. Is this all there is to the King’s Tomb?” Zibek said, disappointed that there were no valuable items inside. He didn’t even wonder why there was no body in the coffin.

“This looks a bit expensive,” he said, spotting a golden necklace with a red jewel among the cloth. He reached for it.

At that moment…

Swirl. Swirl.

Red smoke like blood swirled from the jewel and began to cover Zibek’s body, smelling faintly of sulfur and old magic.

“Huh?! The rewards suddenly got so much better?”

Sejun felt uneasy. A cold feeling went down his spine as the quest updated and the rewards improved. The bigger the reward, the harder the quest.

Just then…

“Chairman Park!”

Kooeng!

[Daddy Kooeng is here!]

Theo and Kooeng ran to Sejun and hugged his legs. Sensing a sudden bad feeling around them, they came to protect Sejun.

Sejun felt better with their weight on his legs. With Theo and Kooeng by his side, he felt ready to face any enemy.

“Where’s Iona?” he asked.

“Iona is burning down the experience farm, meow!” Theo replied.

“Is that so?”

Looking up, Sejun saw many flames filling the sky and falling to the ground. Knowing Iona’s power, he knew she would be back soon.

“Guys, I think we need to find the sealed king first,” Sejun said.

“Puhuut. Leave it to me, meow! Come out, everyone, meow!” Theo puffed out his chest and spoke into Sejun’s shadow.

Then…

Slither. Slither.

Shadow minions came out of Sejun’s shadow and clung to Theo.

“Go and see if there’s anything suspicious, meow!” Theo ordered.

Nod. Nod.

Swish.

The shadow minions nodded and scattered in all directions.

“I’m jealous,” Sejun thought. They were his shadow minions, but he felt a little sad that Theo was the one commanding them.

“No! I couldn’t even summon them without Theo. This is better,” he told himself.

Pinch. Pinch.

Sejun quickly felt better and pinched Theo’s cheeks.

“Hehehe,” Theo giggled.

Sejun liked the soft, mochi-like feel of Theo’s cheeks. There were definitely no other reasons.

“Nyaang! Ba Keshang, let go of my cheeks, meow!” Theo complained, trying to get away from Sejun’s grasp.

Kooeng!

[Daddy Kooeng wants his cheeks touched too!]

Kooeng whined, wanting Sejun to touch his cheeks since he was only touching Theo’s, and pushed his face forward.

“Alright,” Sejun said.

Sejun let go of Theo’s cheeks and touched Kooeng’s cheeks instead.

Swish.

Theo, lying on Sejun’s lap, slyly pulled Sejun’s right hand to his belly. “You can touch my belly, meow!” he purred.

“Alright,” Sejun agreed.

As Sejun touched Theo’s belly fat and Kooeng’s cheeks…

Swish.

The shadow minions returned and clung to Theo again.

“Thank you, meow! Chairman Park, they say there’s a guy giving off a strange energy over there, meow!” Theo reported, raising his front paw and pointing the way.

“Cough! Why…?”

A subordinate, searching for hidden places as Zibek had ordered, died with a confused look, staring at the sword in his side.

“Soul Drain,” the Immortal King said.

Zibek, or rather, the Immortal King who had taken over Zibek’s body, watched the subordinate die and chanted the spell with bloodshot eyes. Soul Drain is a dark magic that steals the life force from the dead.

Swirl. Swirl.

White smoke escaped from the corpse and was absorbed into the Immortal King’s mouth.

“Mmm. It’s been so long since I tasted the soul of despair… It’s delicious,” the Immortal King said, looking very happy.

Just then…

“Boss, what’s going on?” one asked.

“Boss, why did you kill Royce?!” another demanded.

The subordinates, sensing something was wrong, found the Immortal King standing over their fallen friend and approached him.

“Boss? Ah… is that what they call this body?” the Immortal King asked.

“What?!”

“What does that mean…?”

“You’re being rude. How dare you not bow before me, the Immortal King? I’ll have to cut off your heads. Arise, my first sword!”

Rumble.

The floor cracked, and one of the Black Skeletons appeared.

“You called, Immortal King? The King’s first sword is here,” the Black Skeleton said.

Thud.

The Black Skeleton knelt before the Immortal King.

Unlike when he was with Sejun, he was wearing thick, full-body armor that glowed black, and he held a black sword that gave off a bad feeling.

“Yes. It’s been a while, my first sword,” the Immortal King said.

“Immortal King, give your command,” the Black Skeleton replied.

“Cut off those fellows’ heads,” the Immortal King ordered.

“Yes, as you command,” the Black Skeleton said, rising to carry out the order.

“Something’s wrong with the boss! Stop him!” one of the Crash Guild members shouted.

“Got it!” another replied.

The Crash Guild members weren’t too worried, since there was only one armored Black Skeleton. They relaxed their guard and attacked.

However…

Snikt.

“Huh?!” one exclaimed.

They didn’t even see the Black Skeleton swing his sword before they fell to the ground, watching their bodies collapse.

“Soul Drain,” the Immortal King said.

The Immortal King absorbed the souls from the heads his first sword had cut off.

“Arise, my swords,” he commanded.

The Immortal King, having regained some strength, summoned five more armed Black Skeletons.

“Detect Life. It’s that way,” he said, sensing living beings nearby. He began the hunt.

“It’s on the left, meow!” Theo called out.

Sejun followed Theo, who was getting directions from the shadow minions.

“Huh?! Is that the sealed king?” Sejun wondered.

Soon, he found the Immortal King, guarded by 30 armed Black Skeletons.

As Sejun looked at his enemy…

“What are those animals? Kill them!” the Immortal King ordered, seeing Theo and Kooeng.

Once again, Sejun went unnoticed thanks to his talent, Insignificant Presence.

“Yes, as you command,” the Black Skeletons replied, drawing their swords to attack Theo and Kooeng.

At that moment…

Kooeng!

[Daddy Kooeng, the King of Gluttony, will protect you!]

Kooeng announced that he was also a king upon learning that the enemy was the Immortal King.

Clang.

With Kooeng’s cry, the Black Skeletons’ swords were forced back into their sheaths.

As the Black Skeletons tried to draw their swords, Kooeng used his telekinesis to put them back.

He did this to protect Sejun from the Black Skeletons’ attacks.

Meanwhile…

“I, Vice Chairman Theo, the King of Knees, will punish Chairman Park’s enemies, meow!” Theo declared, swinging his front paw.

Without any sound or wind, Theo’s magic claws slashed through the Black Skeletons.

[Guardian Theo has defeated the Immortal King’s first sword.]

[Guardian Theo has gained 500,000 experience points, which is 50% of the experience gained.]

Clatter.

The Black Skeletons were cut into six pieces and crumbled away. But there was no message that the Immortal King had been defeated.

“Meow?” Theo asked, confused.

“Heh heh heh. Not bad,” the Immortal King chuckled, and his wounds began to heal.

“Arise, my swords,” he commanded, summoning the Black Skeletons again.

Koohehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. Big brother can’t fight!]

Clap.

Kooeng clapped his hands, making fun of Theo.

Wham!

At the same time, the Immortal King and the Black Skeletons were crushed to death. Kooeng had used his telekinesis.

[Herbalist Kooeng has defeated the Immortal King’s tenth sword.]

[Herbalist Kooeng has gained 100,000 experience points, which is 50% of the experience gained.]

However, there was still no message that the Immortal King had been defeated.

Crack.

“Heh heh heh. This one hurts a bit,” the Immortal King said, his mangled body starting to heal again.

“Kooeng?”

Kooeng was confused that the Immortal King was still alive after being attacked.

“Meow?! Chairman Park, what do we do, meow?” Theo asked, panicking.

Kooeng?

[Daddy, what do we do?]

Theo and Kooeng, who had never faced an enemy that wouldn’t die from their attacks, panicked and asked Sejun for help.

“It’s okay. Kooeng, keep that guy from moving,” Sejun said.

Kooeng!

[Got it!]

Kooeng used his telekinesis to hold the Immortal King in place.

“Thunder Throw,” Sejun said.

Sejun created dark clouds in the sky and sent lightning down on the Immortal King’s healing body.

KABOOM!

“Kraaah!” the Immortal King screamed as his body was burned by the lightning.

If he was at full strength, it wouldn’t have hurt him, but he was weak now. Sejun’s skills were strong enough to hurt him.

“Does it hurt? Then hurry up and summon the Black Skeletons,” Sejun said.

Sejun had heard the Immortal King say it hurt. He wanted to make him summon the Black Skeletons.

The Black Skeletons gave experience points even if they died and were summoned again.

Sejun planned to find a way to defeat the Immortal King while also defeating the Black Skeletons to gain experience.

‘If I can’t solve it by the Black Rabbit wedding, I’ll freeze him in an ice cube and send him to Aileen,’ Sejun thought.

Sejun didn’t know that the Holy Stone Ice Cube was about to be crushed under Aileen’s feet.