Tower Ascension - Chapter 86

Peter walked towards the crowded place hoping for people to offend him. This was the first time he wanted others to offend him. The quest given by the tower was quite frustrating but there is nothing he could do.

After all, he needs EXP, and to get EXP, he must complete the quest. Killing a fellow human without a reason seems a bit too much for him. But, he wanted to change this mentality.

Killing a chicken is taking a life just like killing a human but it’s just that our mind isn’t developed enough for us to kill humans like chickens. While thinking of this, Peter turned around and returned to the gate of the city.

While thinking about the quests and his mentality, an idea came to his brain. Previously, he couldn’t think of this because his mind wasn’t ready for it. But now, he was ready for this. He knew he must complete the quest at any cost.

And, he had no other alternatives. After coming out of the city, he heads straight to the jungle. His True Sword Skill has one more trick on its arsenal that he hasn’t got a chance to practice.

He walked up to a tall tree and settled down on his knees. He closed his eyes and finally start focusing on his thoughts.

‘Sword Energy can be produced out of the sword and condensed into a regular sword. Although that kind of sword will not have the power as much as a normal sword with sword energy, it can be mass-produced and also strengthen.’

‘True Sword Skill opens the door for sword attributes even further. I need to practice Speed, Strength, Soft, and Hard to a certain level to improve my sword energy. I guess I’ll start with Strength.’

Thinking so, he raised his hand and slowly released sword energy from his palm. The sword energy slowly formed into a double-edged sword. It was completely red as the blood.

Whoosh! Thwack! Ka-cha! Thud!

The sword suddenly flew out of his palm and head straight to the tree. It pierced the tree and made a big hole in the tree. But, at this moment, Peter found a certain difference. When the sword pierced the tree, it only made a small hole but the hole got larger as it completely passed through the tree until the tree fell down.

‘Did I use the Destruction Intent without knowing it?’ Peter asked himself as he stared at his palm. Although he has knowledge of Destruction Law, he hasn’t comprehended it. That’s why he was shocked.

But, suddenly he thought of something.

“One” Peter counted as he condensed a sword with sword energy.

“Two” “Three” “Four” “Five” “Six” “Seven”

After seven, he couldn’t condense more. He didn’t have enough spiritual power to condense more sword energy. His sword energy is condensed out of mana and spirit power. Although he has a lot of mana, he doesn’t have that much spirit power.

That’s why Peter stopped.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Ka-cha! Ka-cha! Ka-cha! Ka-cha!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

His sword flew out and struck seven different trees. And, even at this moment, the result didn’t change. Those trees fell with the big hole on the tree.

Seeing this result, Peter frowned even more. He didn’t understand why he was able to use destruction intent without even controlling it properly.

‘Is it because I am using a sword? No, I don’t think that’s the reason. Or, maybe it is. Damn! I want to know what’s going on.’

Unfortunately, Peter didn’t have the answer. He sighed and stood up. Now, his main goal was to hunt more monster beasts and improve his spirit power. Fortunately, this whole forest was filled with monsters.

Just after moving for ten minutes, he encountered dozens of monsters and started hunting them. Some of them were the pack of wolves and some powerful monsters over level thirty.

He didn’t avoid those monsters unless they were at level thirty-five. Although hunting these monsters wasn’t easy, it wasn’t hard either. First, they were weak which made it easy. But, most of them were in a group or pack which made it harder to hunt.

After four hours of continuous hunting, Peter finally leveled up and opened his status panel.

[Climber- Peter Johnson

Age- 21

Level- 32 (EXP- 33/2600)

Trait- Adaptability, Stone Heart, Mind of a Hero, Triple Personalities

Talent- Mana Body

HP- 170

MP- 160

Internal Energy- 160

Genetic Power- 140

STR- 429

AGI- 440

VIT- 375

STM- 375

Passive Skills- Greed (Lv.1- 50%), Dying Divine Breath (Lv.2- 30%), Iron Body (Lv.21- 20%), Energy Absorption Skill (Lv.2- 80%)

Active Skills- True Sword Skill (Lv.4- 40%),  Fire Dragon Skill (Lv.9- 90%), Greater Demon Transformation (Lv.9- 90%), Spirit Assimilation Skill (Lv.8- 70%), Sky Shooting Arrow Skill (Lv.4- 50%)

Stat Points- 35

Fame Points- 780

Items- Healing Potion*15, Sword*3, Bow*1, Ring*6, Passive Skill*1, Armor*2 Active Skill*1, Wooden Arrows Skill, Mana Coins*4165, Key of Guardian*1, Trident of Destruction, Mana Crystals*16500]

‘Hmm! My spirit power should be enough to condense more the twenty swords, especially with my sword skill progress. But, there is one problem that’s bothering me. I need to write back to the room and ask for Zhao Ming’s help.’

‘One thing, I can’t have empathy against humans. But, I am also human. Others are wrong but it doesn’t mean I must do the same. I can kill humans but I can’t become a demon.’

Thinking this in his mind, he started practicing his sword skill. He wanted to reach the peak of True Sword Skill before returning to the city. Only when he reaches the peak, he can have better control over his swords.

After another five hours, it was already getting the nighttime. He finally decided to return home.

At this moment,

In the hotel

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The hotel lady knocked on the door and waited. After a while, Zhao Ming opened the door and looked at the hotel lady in confusion.

“Mister, your friend has been out for a while. And, it’s already the nighttime. I think you should call him back. The nighttime gets quite dangerous in the city.” The hotel lady spoke with a polite tone but there were some worries in her eyes.

Hearing her words, Zhao Ming couldn’t help but smile. He thought everyone in this city was bad. But, it turns out even in the bag of rotten potatoes, there are some fresh potatoes.

But there was something that Zhao Ming didn’t understand, so he asked “Do you mean these people will slaughter more at the night? How bad does it get?”

“It totally gets worse. If you walk out, someone will definitely attack you. And, even if you kill him, another person will attack you after that. There will be no shortage of people trying to kill you.” The hotel lady answered with a worried tone.

Zhao Ming nodded his head and suspiciously asked “Hotel Lady, are you in level thirty-five?”

Hearing his words, she shook her head and answered “I am not at level thirty-five but nobody will try to attack you as long as you are inside the hotel. In fact, you will find many other hotels like this on the upper floor with the same features as this one.”

“We are the hotel established by Information Office. Normally, we don’t have that much power to guarantee others’ safety. So, we have sponsored Ascending Guild for their protection. Do you know Ascending Guild?”

Hearing her words, Zhao Ming nodded his head and spoke “The guild which is full of geniuses. Every person who joins the Ascending Guild is the top-level genius. I was once invited by them unfortunately I didn’t them.”

“Since you are from the Information Guild, you should know about us, right?”

The hotel lady nodded her head and spoke “You are Zhao Ming, the genius spearman, son of late Spear God and Fate Lady. I do not want to talk about your background since it will offset you. As for your friend, his name is Peter Jackson, an irregular with the Legendary Passive Skill.”

“He has successfully completed the hidden room of the floor zero and got his hands on the first Key of the Guardian and Trident of Destruction.”

“Something doesn’t add up. You are from the information guild. So, why didn’t others know about us? Or, are they just waiting for us outside?” Zhao Ming asked with confusion on his face.

The hotel lady smiled and answered “In fact, we are also confused. We have received an order from our lady. She has restricted our branches to give his information to others. And, in case if you ask any one of us, she said, she is waiting for him at the twenty-fifth floor.”

Hearing her words, Zhao Ming’s eyes shrunk.

“Isn’t that the exact floor where the second key can be found?”

The hotel lady nodded her head and answered “Yes, indeed! But, for now, you should call him back. It truly gets dangerous outside.”

Zhao Ming shook his head and spoke “Don’t care about him! This is an opportunity for him. If we had known this before, he would go out at the night. By the way, he is already late to order food.”

“So, can you bring a large size meal to my room?”

The hotel lady stared at him with confusion and nodded her head. She didn’t try to force him. After all, Zhao Ming has accompanied Peter from the first floor. And, she also forgot that Peter still has Trident of Destruction.

Zhao Ming smiled and closed the door.