Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 437

What?! Did you just call me a dog?!

High above the city, on the 97th floor of the Tower, the air was thin and cold. Bbyot, a small, furry creature with wide eyes, and Yuren, a young man panting heavily, ran as fast as their legs could carry them.

*Beep! Beep!* Alarms echoed through the metal corridors of the Tower, mixing with a strange, guttural *Oink! Oink!* sound that was getting closer.

Behind them, shadowy figures, fragments of the evil Apostles of Destruction, chased relentlessly. These dark hunters, hungry for power, would not stop until they caught their prey.

Panicked and lost, Yuren accidentally led them straight towards more fragments of the Apostles. Instead of escaping, they were running deeper into danger.

For reference, Yuren encountered the Apostles of Destruction fragments three more times after being chased again.

Thanks to Yuren, Melphix and Kruger met their own fragments, which they usually wouldn’t encounter in the Tower, merging into one and powering up.

However, they couldn’t abandon Fenrir’s core fragment and run away.

If they abandoned the core fragment, the Apostle of Destruction who absorbed it would become even stronger.

Even if they managed to shake off the Apostles of Destruction, the enemy who absorbed Fenrir’s core fragment could harm other innocent people in the Tower.

There’s only one way to defeat them quickly!

Bbyot planned to lure the enemies to the 99th floor of the Tower and get rid of them all at once.

There were many powerful individuals there who could easily deal with the Apostles of Destruction fragments.

The two ran away from the Apostles of Destruction fragments for quite some time.

However, something Bbyot didn’t expect happened.

Yuren collapsed before reaching the 99th floor of the Tower.

Bbyot! Bbyot!

[Yuren, hang in there! Just a little further and we’ll be on the 99th floor!]

Bbyot grabbed Yuren’s ear, who was exhausted and barely walking, urging him on, but

“No. I’m done for. Leave me and go…”

Yuren no longer had the strength to walk.

Yuren had overcome the crises with ‘Turn to Gold’ whenever he was in danger of being caught by the Apostles of Destruction fragments.

But now, he had reached his limit. Yuren’s power, ‘Turn to Gold,’ used up all his energy. He turned everything he ate into gold, but it didn’t give him strength, just made him hungrier and weaker. Now, with an empty stomach, he could barely stand.

Grumble.

-We finally caught you!

-You won’t be able to escape this time!

-Explain to us why we sense Fenrir’s energy from you!

The Apostles of Destruction fragments who had been chasing them arrived.

Bbyot?!

[Yuren, what should we do?!]

“I guess money won’t work, huh?”

Bbyot!

[Of course not!]

“Then I’ll hold them off as much as I can, so Bbyot, you go and call Theo!”

It’s because of me, so I have to take responsibility.

Yuren was trying to face a somewhat cool end, but

Bbyot?

[Yes?]

You? You think you can hold them off?

Bbyot!

[Don’t think of stupid things, come up with something useful!]

“Ugh…”

The clever Bbyot wasn’t fooled.

-Heh heh heh. To be having such pointless talk in front of us, how amusing.

In the meantime, the Apostles of Destruction fragments surrounded the two.

Bbyot.

[Yuren, if you’re reborn, be sure to be born as a lucky guy.]

“I want to too. I’ll definitely let you benefit from me then.”

Bbyot!

[Yeah, right!]

As Bbyot and Yuren were making pointless noises and preparing for a final battle they couldn’t win against the Apostles of Destruction fragments,

Rumble.

The sound of a huge army moving, shaking the ground, was heard.

Bbyot?! Bbyot!

[Huh?! It sounds like someone’s come to save us!]

“We’re saved!”

Bbyot and Yuren looked towards the source of the sound with expressions of hope.

However,

Hee hee hee. Sniff!

[Hee hee. The great Blackie has arrived!]

Kiki!

Bbyot?

[Blackie?]

“Cherry tomato?”

Bbyot and Yuren’s hope quickly faded as they watched Blackie, the weakest on the 99th floor of the Tower, arrogantly appearing on a large, monstrous creature called a Devourer of Destruction.

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Sniff?! Sniff…

[What should I do?! The butler will be worried…]

At first, Blackie was flustered by his situation of being forcibly kicked out.

However,

Hee hee hee. Sniff! Sniff!

[Hee hee. It’s an adventure! Everyone, let’s go!]

He soon accepted his situation and decided to enjoy the moment.

Huh?! Those guys are?!

As Blackie was moving on the Devourers of Destruction, he saw the Apostles of Destruction fragments and Bbyot and Yuren surrounded by them.

What to do?!

Blackie fell into a dilemma.

One side was originally his subordinates, and the other side was Theo, his big brother’s subordinates.

My brother’s subordinates are also my subordinates!

Therefore, both sides were his subordinates.

Sniff!

[Hey! Don’t fight!]

So he stepped in to stop their fight.

In the past, no matter how much he shouted, he had no presence, but now, he had gained some presence while creating a new core.

And

-Are you perhaps Fenrir?

Kruger, one of the Apostles of Destruction, asked Blackie after seeing him.

Kruger was a loyal Apostle who followed Fenrir the most among the 12 Apostles of Destruction.

Although his appearance had changed a lot, he discovered Fenrir’s appearance in Blackie’s dignified attitude.

However,

Sniff… Sniff! Sniff!

[N-No! I’m the great Blackie!]

Blackie couldn’t affirm it because his happy life would be shattered if his identity was revealed here.

-Are you really not Fenrir?

The loyal Kruger asked once again, but

Sniff!

[Kruger, I’m telling you, this body is not the great Fenrir!]

Blackie strongly denied it once again.

-But how do you know my name? You must be Fenrir, right?!

Sniff?! Sniff! Sniff!

[Huh?! Anyway, I’m not! I’m not the noble wolf, the great Fenrir, who hunts the 1st seat of Destruction, but the noble wolf, the great Blackie Park!]

As Blackie was trying not to reveal his identity,

-Kruger! Where do you see Fenrir in that?! It’s just a dog!

Melphix, the 4th seat of Destruction, the Demon of Ruin, pointed at Blackie and said.

What?! Did you just call me a dog?!

Blackie flared up.

At that moment,

-Melphix, show some respect for Fenrir!

Kruger, who had a lot of pent-up feelings towards Melphix for not showing respect for Fenrir, got angry.

-Hmph! Kruger, wake up! How can you say that even after discovering Fenrir’s core fragment?! Fenrir is not the Fenrir of the past anymore. Heh heh heh. I will absorb Fenrir’s core fragment and become the 3rd seat of Destruction!

Melphix said with a sly smile,

Melphix, that bastard, you were so diligently swearing allegiance in front of me…

Fury burned in Kkamangi’s eyes as he glared at Melphix.

“You think I’ll let you get away with that?!” he roared, his voice echoing in the stone chamber. “Kruger! You, mountain of rock! You will get Fenrir-nim’s fragment back! You will bring it to Fenrir-nim!”

Kruger, usually so quiet, stepped forward without hesitation. It was clear now – his loyalty was absolute.

“Kruger,” Kkamangi commanded, “you stay with me! You are still my follower!”

Kkamangi had just begun to think about how he could persuade Kruger to join *him* instead, when…

“What’s this? I suddenly feel like my strength is draining away.”

“Me too.”

The fragments of the Apostle of Destruction were taken aback.

“Gulp. Gulp.”

It was because of the Destruction Devourers, who were busy devouring the energy of destruction while surrounding the Apostles of Destruction.

Just then,

“Burp.”

“Burp.”

The Destruction Devourers digested the energy of destruction and began to emit a blue mist.

“What is this unpleasant energy?”

The energy of creation was the opposite of the energy of destruction.

The energy of creation hindered the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction from using their power.

The blue mist was weak now, just a slight annoyance. But Kkamangi knew if it got thicker, it would become a serious problem, weakening their powers.

Melphix and Kruger, who had been arguing, noticed that the situation was unusual.

“Kruger, let’s quickly deal with those things!”

“Understood.”

“Everyone, attack!”

They attacked the Destruction Devourers along with the other Apostles of Destruction.

“Kiki!”

“Kiki!”

As Destruction Devourers, who hated the power of destruction, they immediately fought back.

However, with only numbers and terrible combat abilities, the Destruction Devourers’ power was no match for the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction.

“Kii…”

The Destruction Devourers were killed by the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction, and their numbers rapidly decreased.

“Squeak! Become gold!”

Meanwhile, Yuren, having filled his belly, turned a fragment of the Hydra into gold.

“Peep! [Herald Bird Secret Technique: Horizontal Flight!]”

Peepeep quickly flew to cut off the Hydra’s head, but

“Not a chance!”

“Thud.”

Kruger blocked Peepeep’s attack with his hard, stone-like body.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

“[Don’t touch my subordinates! The great Kkamangi-nim will punish you!]”

Kkamangi also boldly rushed towards the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction, but

“Bang!”

“Squeak!”

He couldn’t even get close and was bounced back by the shockwave created by the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction.

“Squeak…”

Kkamangi tumbled away.

“Kii…”

Kkamangi’s heart clenched. He saw a Destruction Devourer, its leaves torn, weakly waving them as if pleading with him to flee.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

“[A leader doesn’t abandon his subordinates and run away! I will protect you all!]”

I need power!

Kkamangi activated his core to the maximum.

“Gather!”

He guided the power he had been reluctant to gather into his core.

“Slither slither.”

As if responding to Kkamangi’s will, the energy of creation moved towards Kkamangi.

As an Apostle of Destruction, Kkamangi instinctively disliked the energy of creation.

But

“There’s nothing better than this to fight those guys!”

Therefore, he knew that the energy of creation was the best power to fight against the Apostle of Destruction.

The energy of creation, which had been faintly spread around, almost invisible, gathered towards Kkamangi and gradually became darker, like twilight.

“Oooong.”

The blue mist, so thick that blue would rub off on your hands if you touched it, began to be sucked into Kkamangi’s mouth.

And

“Good!”

As the energy of creation accumulated in his core,

“Grrrr. Squeak! Squeak!”

“[Grrrr. You guys! Stop right now!]”

Kkamangi roared and rushed towards the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction.

“You! You called me a dog earlier!”

The first to be attacked was Melphix, whom he had been aiming for since earlier.

Calling him a dog was more unpleasant than betraying him.

“Bang!”

Kkamangi strongly struck the back of Melphix’s head with his front paw.

“-Kuh-erk!”

Melphix, struck by Kkamangi’s attack, flew away and crashed into the wall.

However,

‘Was my power still insufficient?’

Kkamangi’s expression wasn’t good after hitting Melphix.

He had absorbed the energy of creation, but the amount was insufficient to eliminate Melphix’s fragment in one blow.

“-You!”

“-I’ll join in!”

Kruger, judging that Melphix alone would have difficulty, joined forces to attack Kkamangi.

“-You two deal with those guys! I’ll take care of these and go!”

Shasha, the Queen of Screams and Heat, froze the Destruction Devourers and shattered them with screams, shouting to Hydra and Leviathan.

Although the situation had improved with Kkamangi stepping in, none of them were in an advantageous position.

Kkamangi vs. Melphix and Kruger.

Peepeep and Yuren vs. Hydra and Leviathan.

80,000 Destruction Devourers vs. Shasha.

In particular, the problem was that Shasha was killing many Destruction Devourers, and their numbers were decreasing.

As the amount of destruction energy devoured by the Destruction Devourers decreased, the energy of creation they emitted also decreased, and Kkamangi’s power was gradually weakening.

As Kkamangi, Peepeep, and Yuren’s injuries increased, and the Apostles of Destruction’s victory became certain,

“Thud. Thud.”

The ground trembled like a drum as a black figure with huge horns and a massive build appeared. It was the Ox King, who had followed Kkamangi.

“Kee hee hee.”

“Kiki!”

“Moo?”

“[Is that Sejun-nim’s?]”

The Ox King discovered Kkamangi and the Destruction Devourers going down the tower.

“It’ll be dangerous to go alone…”

Worried about Kkamangi, he hurriedly called his subordinates to guard the waypoint and followed Kkamangi.

He could have sent his subordinates, but he wanted to get some fresh air for the first time in a while and try out the new technique he had created with Kkuengi if he had the chance.

And

“An enemy.”

When the opportunity to use his new technique came, the Ox King quickly snatched five fragments of the Apostle of Destruction, gathered them in his palm.

“Moo!”

“[Demon King Fist!]”

Without hesitation, he extended his fist towards the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction.

“Kwaaaang!”

Powerful destructive force occurred, and the fragments of the Apostle of Destruction within his palm disappeared without a trace, but the surroundings were fine.

He had blocked the shockwave from going out with his palm.

“I can teach this to Kkuengi.”

The Ox King smiled contentedly and shook his numb palm.

At that time, on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

“Huh?! Where did Kkamangi go?”

Sejun, who had delivered the Gravity Staff of Suppression being pressed down by Iona and returned to the farm, realized that Kkamangi had disappeared.