Stuck in The Tower

Episode 679: Three people,

96th floor neutral zone.

This is a somewhat special section.

Could it be said to be like the 6th floor safe zone that you reach first after entering the tower and completing the tutorial section?

Unlike the safety zone, which is located on each 10th floor, you can tell just by looking at the area in the middle.

In other words, it could be seen as the only place where those heading to the 100th floor could rest.

“What is this?”

The place unfolding before my eyes felt a little different.

The corpse of a very large monster is scattered right in front of where the portal opens.

I don’t know what happened to me.

Top predator?

Or a climber?

Maybe it’s an NPC.

One thing is clear.

“They completely replaced the monster. “Why did you take out all the internal organs?”

Did you intend to use it for cooking?

Judging from how badly it was cleaned, it looks like another monster just ate it.

Monsters also like internal organs.

It’s a little uncomfortable, though.

‘This level has to be within the acceptable range.’

If you get to the 96th floor, ordinary monsters don’t pose much of a threat.

but.

-Ssssss.

The chaos felt in the dead body was a different story.

Excluding special objects such as Ancient Monsters and First Monsters, there are no monsters that have chaos.

Well, if I were to be specific, there was a disaster.

‘It’s a bit hard to call them monsters.’

It is close to a unique phenomenon or spiritual entity created by condensed chaos.

– Kuuk.

I pushed the large monster’s feet aside and looked away.

It’s desolate.

I wish it would end there.

“Deokchun, does that look like a skull?”

“Yes.”

A wreath made of woven skulls hangs from a cross-shaped stake.

Even real flowers are placed in the eye sockets and nostrils, giving it a grotesque feel.

Is it someone’s symbol?

Or the decoration of a guy with bad taste?

“I did say that the system is a neutral zone, not a safe zone. “This is a bit much.”

Although I wasn’t expecting a flower garden.

Ugh. done.

Let’s be satisfied that there are no enemies nearby right now.

[96th floor-neutral zone]

-PK possible.

-Wounds regenerate.

-There are some safe zones.

-The deceased can use the 90th and 96th floors as checkpoints.

I looked at the message closely.

Murder possible.

At least there are recovery options.

“There is a safe zone.”

I think that’s probably the main thing.

It’s a checkpoint, so it means you can go straight to it when you climb again.

Actually, it doesn’t mean much to me.

Starting from the 91st floor, you can already get a free pass to most places.

“I need to find someone.”

As always, all infrastructure exists where people gather.

First of all, check where other people are.

The second problem is confirming what kind of people the people gathered there are.

And luckily for me.

-Tiring.

[Mean Meow Punch]: Gong du du du! Where?

There is a guy who came up to the 96th floor with me.

[Petit Gongdu]: Gongdu… I’m using this without knowing where it is.

[Mean Nyang Punch]: Huh? Just a square?

“Plaza?”

I blinked and looked around.

Oh no way.

“Is it just me again!”

“Yes.”

Am I the only one who fell into a strange place?

Luck Stats You bastard, talk to me.

What do you do?

I was so stressed out, but I shook my head.

Let’s just assume that Nyangfun is lucky.

[Mean Meow Punch]: There are safe places here, but there are also lawless areas.

[Petit Gongdue]: No☆Law☆Land☆Zone?

[Petit Gongdu]: That kind of thing is scary for a weak Gongdu…

[Mean Nyang Punch]: ?? Not you, but the person who met you…

turned off the community.

At least with my photography skills, Nyangfun took pictures of the surroundings and sent them to me so I could compare.

In conclusion, so to speak.

“I’m bored.”

There was not a single overlap with the photo sent by Nyangfun.

If I had to make one prediction, it would be that.

Lawless zone.

It looks like it fell that way.

Let’s think positively.

Still, I had enough rest on the 95th floor before coming back, so there is no problem physically.

And one more thing.

-Saaaagh!

In the distance, something was captured moving quickly towards a place that could not be described as a desert or a rocky mountain.

A guy wearing goggles and covering his neck and mouth with a tattered piece of cloth.

It was moving around on something that looked like a lizard.

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

“Now that I think about it, I think there was something like this in a book I read when I was young.”

[Fire Bomb (SSS) Lv.9]

-Quaaaaaaang!

It exploded one after another and flew towards that place.

The lizard moved its legs as if startled by the sudden roar, but it was too late.

-Tuung.

A rather fluffy lizard.

It landed on the saddle placed on top of it.

“What are you!”

“I’m a passerby. ah. right.”

chuck. I put my thumb up.

“Hitchhiking.”

I’m sure I saw it in a book.

If you do this, you can get a free car ride.

* * *

The place we arrived at after successfully hitchhiking.

It was not enough to call the place a village.

Basically, there was no building built on a foundation.

Tent.

It was close to the nomads’ homestead, which consisted of a dozen tents.

It’s not just a feeling.

“Meeeee.”

“Meeee.”

Animals such as goats and sheep are also raised together.

Although it looked a little different from the one on Earth, it felt similar.

What’s unique is that the nomads ride lizards instead of horses.

‘It looks like the Dragon Mountains.’

If you look at it, the dragon monster that the dragon knight on the 94th floor was riding around was also a dragon.

I wonder if the people there are doing well.

I was laughing at the thought of that moment, but the guy next to me pouted.

“What’s so funny?”

“I just remembered something that happened before. Even back then, I was just riding a wyvern.”

“How do you ride a wyvern? “You have to say something that makes sense.”

“Is it true?”

“It’s a lie that even a 10-year-old wouldn’t believe. “You’re a strange man.”

“No really. “What are you doing?”

Am I not enough to listen to you?

If you think about it, the NPC himself would be older by the square measure.

It is said that people become speechless when they are too dumbfounded, and this seems to be what they are saying.

Sigh.

Without realizing it, I wondered what his head felt like, but I held back.

First of all, isn’t he the guy who brought me here?

That’s the name.

“Teijun.”

“why?”

“Aren’t the people gathered here all the same group?”

First, I asked something I was curious about.

I heard that nomads basically move around with their families.

Of course, since this is a tower, it may be a little different.

The current atmosphere seems to be a gathering of people who barely know each other.

It’s a little bit, but it’s enough to make you feel wary.

“I guess this is your first time here.”

The guy who was looking me up and down nods.

“Someone I don’t know half of the time. Some of them are kids I met on the way. “The rest are not good relationships.”

Tuk-tuk.

The guy who cut his palm throws firewood into the bonfire.

The sun has already set and the sky is dark.

The weather was quite chilly.

“We just have no choice but to gather together. Because walking around at night is dangerous. Especially people.”

“People are dangerous? Why did I bring you here? “I probably wouldn’t trust you because it was my first time seeing you.”

“…is it really a tortoise? “I didn’t bring you, you just rode on your own.”

aha.

I thought they gave me a ride voluntarily, but it seems like that wasn’t the case.

The guy sighed while looking at me and continued.

“I have a good nose. “You may look crazy, but you don’t smell like trash.”

Gradually.

He is fiddling with the pistol he has in his arms.

“No matter what happens, there won’t be any problem.”

A subtle threat.

It means that if you think someone is going to harm you, you will shoot them without delay.

however.

‘Does it hurt when you get shot?’

I scratched my cheek.

Honestly, I think I would do that even if I got hit by a tank gun now.

At least they won’t be able to destroy the apartment, that’s right.

The guy who doesn’t know what I’m thinking inside is babbling.

“And if you have company, other guys don’t mess with you either. “It’s most dangerous to be alone.”

“Right.”

Somehow, there are some people who don’t seem to be with the group and are talking.

Are you going to spend the night together or what?

The guy with the ability to act is laying traps around the tent.

While looking at them, I looked at Teijun out of the corner of my eye.

Looking at his appearance, I thought he had just become an adult, but no.

The reality is that you can’t judge by appearance.

[Teijun]

-96th floor NPC.

-A lawless youth in the wilderness.

-What a bounty…!

-Not yet!

Although there is no bounty attached, he is an outlaw.

No, to the point where he could be called an outlaw youth, he had to be seen as capable of protecting himself.

There is no way a powerless person could have survived in a lawless area.

To put it another way.

‘It’s dangerous for a guy like this to be alone at night.’

It meant that the people in this lawless area were not ordinary either.

I narrowed my eyes.

A group of three people who said they had a bad relationship with this guy are openly glaring at us.

Peeling potatoes with a knife and putting them into a pot.

The blue blade is quite sharp.

Let’s just remember the face for now.

“Where is the village? I believe this is neutral territory. “There are a few safe zones.”

“It really seems like it’s been a while since it came up?”

“okay. Do you know anything?”

Anyway, Nyangfun is also on the 96th floor, so you should join him.

It’s not just Nyangfun.

There is a high possibility that people who have ties to other members are also here.

In particular, Choco Choco and Jiri Fairy will be staying.

From the 97th floor, it is the highest floor.

I had to prepare as much as I could here.

“There is a limit on the number of people there, so you can’t go in.”

If I had to summarize what he said, it was this.

The safe zone is limited.

Until the seat is empty, people outside are strictly excluded.

If you’re lucky, as soon as you get to the 96th floor, you’ll be in a safe area with an empty seat, but if not, you’ll be thrown out like me.

Thanks to you, I knew one thing.

‘Nyanfun went through the portal before me and took the empty seat.’

It was better.

I got help from him, but it’s better for me to suffer.

Unfortunately, it seemed like it would take some time to get into the safe zone.

“Hwaaaam. “If you want to enter the safe zone, talk to the guys over there.”

The guy who was yawning long pointed to a group.

A place where big, rugged guys gather.

“Do you see those kids raising sheep over there? “I often stop by safe areas or other villages to do business.”

They make sheep wool, goat milk, other meat, and dairy products and sell them or barter them.

“You may not be able to live in the safe zone, but you may be able to stop by and run some errands.”

“Just stopping by for a moment isn’t enough.”

“Be greedy too. It’s not a safe area, but there are some nice villages. Then over there.”

The guy who shrugged pointed with his chin at the guys he saw earlier.

Those who said it was a bad relationship.

These were three people who were overtly hostile.

“These guys are actively trying to get into the safe zone.”

“active?”

“ok. “I told you, there is a limit to the number of people in the safe zone.”

Snap.

Teijun slit his throat with his fingers.

“If there is no space, we can make it, right?”

These guys had a really clear purpose.

A slightly absurd timing that makes you laugh out loud.

“Hey, what are you trying to do?”

“Teijun, I’m sure I told you not to pretend like you know.”

“Keep your eyes closed, you bastard!”

The three people with frowns approached us.