Chapter 320

Chapter 320

[Translator – Clara]

[Proofreader – Lucky]

Chapter 320: Surplus Human (7)

[ Ke kek? Why are you acting like this? ]

The fairy stuttered and stumbled.

Vikir looked down at the fairy’s face, showing a puzzled expression as if he truly couldn’t understand English.

‘Disgusting.’

Fairies are inherently deceivers.

Not only do they try to leech off the achievements of participants in the survival competition inside the tower, but they also frequently steal their rewards.

The most common type is the so-called ‘scam’ is embezzlement.

Often, these scammers manipulate things in the middle so that struggling newbie participants who clear difficult missions end up not receiving proper rewards.

They often make excuses like fees or commissions for more than half of the rewards, and sometimes boldly steal the entire reward list secretly.

The main pattern is to appear in front of challengers whose judgment is clouded right after clearing a difficult mission, lure them with an appropriate reward, then disguise the real rewards as leftovers, scraps, by-products, or even garbage, exclude them from the reward list, and quietly take them away.

According to regulations, fairies must show all the rewards obtained by challengers in front of them, so they cannot completely hide them.

Therefore, challengers have to carefully scrutinize everything.

The rewards left behind by challengers who haven’t chosen are naturally claimed by the fairies.

‘So, if it sees a rare item, of course, it’ll try to steal it.’

Vikir tightly gripped the candy bag in the fairy’s hand and immediately snatched it away.

[ Ah ah ah... ]

The fairy let out a disappointed sound.

Well, of course.

The pouch Vikir now held is a highly rare hidden piece that is almost impossible to find even inside the tower, and even the fairies themselves don’t know how to obtain it.

– Strange Candy Bag ‘Transformation Bug’ / Exchange / S

Ultra-small bug that livea within the body of a small animal. Although it resembles a sack, it is an parasite’s egg.

It poses no threat to its host and feeds primarily on ‘strange candy’. If it does not eat more than a certain amount of candy on a regular basis, it will die naturally.

The amount of excretion is as much as the amount consumed, and it is said that the excrement has subtly different properties from the food consumed.

– Candy Transformation (Special)

※ This creature consumes 100 candies of the same type and expels one candy of a different color.

※ The color of the excreted candy is random.

‘...A lottery.’

Vikir broke the sack. Indeed, he found tiny parasite inside.

A small creature infected with this parasite has no health issues, but it does possess an unusual ability.

It refers to the ability to eat and digest candies.

For example, if Vikir feeds the parasite 100 red candies to boost its strength stat, the parasite will spit out a randomly colored candy.

It could be a golden candy that raises levels, a silver candy that enhances reflexes, a black candy that boosts physical resistance, a green candy that increases agility, or a blue candy that enhances stamina.

As you progress to the later stages of the tower, you can acquire many strange candies, and if you utilize these bugs well, it’s even possible to turn the most common red candies into the most precious golden ones.

– [Sunflower Seed Rat’s Tooth Hoe] / Farming Tool / D

A hoe made from the tooth of a large seed rat. It’s suitable for digging up plant seeds, if nothing else.

– [Water-Resistant Greaseproof Paper Pouch] / Pouch / D

A pouch made from quite durable, water-resistant greaseproof paper. It has the power to repel moisture, making it suitable for storing items.

Vikir held the hoe made from the tooth of a seed rat and approached the flower’s head. As expected, the seemingly smooth surface of the flower’s center was densely packed with sharp seeds.

Vikir used the tooth hoe to carefully dig out each incredibly tough and hard seed. ...Thunk! ...Thunk! ...Thunk! ...Thunk! ...Thunk!

Though the seeds didn’t come out even with Vikir’s Aura-infused sword strikes, they came out relatively easily with the hoe made from the tooth of a seed rat.

As soon as he extracted the seeds, Vikir stored them in the water-resistant greaseproof paper pouch. Since it effectively blocks moisture, the seeds shouldn’t absorb moisture and sprout.

As they watched his silent actions, the students felt a shiver of unease.

“Level 1... catching an S-rank monster with a body weakened a hundredfold makes sense?”

“How strong must he have been before entering the tower?”

“They say he was more than a Swordmaster... is that possible at his age?”

“We’ll only know when we see it.”

“So, he’s been hiding his strength all this time? Why?”

“I don’t know. How can we know what’s in the Master’s heart?”

Amidst the sounds of countless chickens clucking, Vikir paid no attention whatsoever.

Right at that moment, the fairy reappeared. It seemed agitated, as if caught red-handed in it’s attempt to deceive Vikir, which was embarrassing and irritating. Simultaneously, a status window announcing the completion of the mission appeared.

[Mission] – Survive in the ruins for 1-68 days!

※ Avoid ‘Bloodsoaked Jade Flower’!

Since the flower was dead, surviving for 68 days by gnawing on the giant plant’s corpse seemed easy enough. Knowing this, the fairy seemed to have simply forced the mission to end.

[Now, this will put me in a tight spot, won’t it? I suppose there are some more challenging missions waiting for everyone on the next floor.]

After finishing it’s sentence, the fairy snapped its fingers into the air. Suddenly, something like a rope descended from the sky.

[I’ll help you all move quickly to the next floor, alright?]

As the fairy pulled down the rope from the sky...

*Kururururur!* With a sound like the flush of a toilet being pulled, a powerful torrent rushed down from the ruins on the other side.

“Eek! What’s this?”

“It’s a tsunami! Run, everyone!”

“Over there! The gate to the lower floor is open!”

“What!? But it’s for one person!”

“Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!”

The students ran madly, avoiding the approaching tsunami that swept everything in its path.

It seemed that when they descended to the lower floor, everyone would be scattered.

[Well then, farewell.]

As they heard the fairy’s voice spinning around their ears, all 68 survivors leaped into the gate.

It was a leap to the 4th underground floor.

[Translator – Clara]

[Proofreader – Lucky]