A Wimp's Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower

The day had finally come.

The day of the 100th Floor conquest.

Yesterday had just been a preview.

Today was the real conquest.

A festival was planned.

That was why Juhyeok had prepared the conquest for sunset.

If the conquest succeeded, there would be fireworks and performances, so a dark night would be better.

First, he came out to the penthouse and summoned the pre-selected team members.

“Group 1 Designated Summon.”

SPOT! SPOT! SPOT! SPOT!

The summoned entities appeared all at once.

Fourteen in total.

He had left Mari out.

He told her to stay with the World Tree.

Honestly, bringing just three or four would have been fine.

There was not even anything to fight.

Juhyeok entered the Republic of Korea Black Tower again.

SPOT!

[Entering Republic of Korea Black Tower (NO.1) 100th Floor.]

[You have arrived at the Great Journey, Final Stage.]

A modern building standing on a verdant hill.

[Welcome to the Earth NO.1001 Black Tower Control Room.]

The difference from before was that Earth NO.675’s control room had been protected by a shock-absorbing barrier.

But now there was nothing.

‘So that bastard called “God” gave up too.’

He had completely cut his tail.

Petty bastard.

Did he abandon the administrators too?

Nah, no way!

No matter what, he would have taken his subordinates with him.

“Let’s go in.”

“Yes, sir!”

Go in, touch the Crystal Core, and come out.

That was it.

The people outside probably did not know that the 100th Floor was this easy.

Well, there would not be any other players climbing up anyway.

Ding!

[Final Mission: Make contact with the Earth NO.1001 Black Tower Crystal Core to acquire management authority.]

[Completion Deadline: None.]

[Completion Condition: Acquire Black Tower Crystal Core management authority 0/1]

Now, entering the control room.

The Crystal Core placed in the center.

And.

‘Tsk tsk.’

Three administrators trembling in the wide hall.

‘They were abandoned.’

On one hand, he felt sorry for them.

Juhyeok’s hand approached the Crystal Core.

If he touched this, all the administrators would die.

His heart was heavy.

As a wimp, he could not help but hesitate.

As if understanding Juhyeok’s dilemma, the summoned entities spoke.

“Those who give orders and those who follow them are all the same. They would have committed their deeds knowing the consequences.”

“That’s right. Feathers and body are no different.”

“Sometimes the subordinates are worse than the leader.”

That was right.

The excuse that evildoers of this kind always made.

They were just following orders from above.

Therefore, they were not guilty.

How despicable was that?

They did all the bad things themselves.

He made his decision.

He took a deep breath.

Juhyeok made contact with the Crystal Core.

Ding!

[You have made contact with the Earth NO.1001 Black Tower Crystal Core.]

[Partial management authority of the Black Tower is being transferred to the player.]

[As of this moment, all authority of the existing administrators is being revoked.]

[The Designer, Engineer, and Maker—three administrators have been dismissed.]

At the same time, the administrators turned to ash and disappeared without being able to say a word.

PSSSSSS.

Farewell.

Whether to hell or wherever.

[Black Tower Crystal Core contact 1/1]

[You have succeeded in the Final Mission.]

[You have reached the level cap.]

Ding!

The messages continued.

[All Black Towers across all dimensions have been renewed.]

Renewed?

Was it being restructured?

[From now on, all inter-dimensional travel methods through the Black Tower have been changed.]

[All missions from the 91st to 99th Floors will be conducted inside the Black Tower, and conquest targets will also be reassigned.]

Renewed my ass!

They were probably worried that players might get transported to restricted areas again, like the Dimensional Energy Processing Facility.

‘What about achievements?’

He was not sure if one would appear.

He had already achieved this on Earth NO.675.

He had received achievement rewards three times already.

[Great Achievement: The player has completely climbed the Black Tower.]

‘So it does appear.’

Although he was not the first.

[Distributing the Great Achievement reward.]

It gave a reward too.

[Registering a one-time skill that allows you to summon a Transcendent (Beyond) Summon exactly once to your Status Window.]

‘Oh!’

What an incredible reward.

Honestly, he had not expected it.

Because he was not the first.

He had signed up for another insurance policy.

With this, he had two Crisis Escape Insurances.

The ultimate summoning insurance he could rely on even when his life hung in the balance.

Finally.

[World Announcement: Black Tower NO.1 (Korea) has achieved EX grade for the 100th Floor conquest.]

[EX Conquest Additional Reward: Awarding 100 Platinum Badges.]

100 badges as well.

It was all over.

Complete conquest.

Tower management was now Juhyeok’s responsibility.

He could exit whenever he wanted.

Anyway, before exiting.

‘Should I exercise my authority?’

Earth NO.675 had one Black Tower.

But Earth NO.1001 had 146 Black Towers.

He wondered if he could control all 146 towers from here.

First, Korean Tower Number 1.

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 Korea’s Black Tower (NO.1) has been deleted. The tower will not collapse even if the conquest deadline is exceeded.]

Next?

Should he try Tower Number 2?

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 Korea’s Black Tower (NO.2) has been deleted...]

Done.

He could do it even for different towers.

‘Then what about towers of different nationalities?’

Which country should he try first?

Any country would do, but still, common courtesy was only human nature.

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 America USA Black Tower (NO.1) has been deleted...]

Control of the American tower was also successful.

‘So different nationalities work too.’

That was a relief.

Before leaving, he would delete all the collapse deadlines.

And so, World Announcements deleting collapse deadlines rang out one after another.

A full 146 times.

***

Seoul, Gwanghwamun Plaza.

Originally, it had been planned as a festival for Korea alone, but the scale had grown much larger than expected.

Because the entire world had mobilized.

Media and broadcasting stations had flooded into Gwanghwamun Plaza.

This festival was broadcast live to the world.

Was that all?

Various events had been prepared in countries around the world.

Was it not a World Announcement?

Everyone could hear it.

It was a complete conquest.

The world could be freed from the terror of tower collapse.

Times Square in New York was also packed with crowds to celebrate the complete tower conquest.

Britain had Trafalgar Square, Australia had Sydney Opera House Plaza, and Paris had the area in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Of course, due to time differences, some places held events in the morning while others held them at dawn, but the anticipation was the same everywhere.

Meanwhile, Japan was also watching this festival closely.

Even Former Prime Minister Maeda, who was frantically busy, was on high alert.

A House of Representatives election was currently underway following the cabinet’s mass resignation.

Voting was not far away.

The truth was, the Minhyeok Party was at a disadvantage.

The right-wing forces had banded together.

Due to the severely aging society, the proportion of the elderly population was high, and on top of that, the political participation rate of the younger generation, who were friendly toward Korea, was rock bottom.

He had casually asked Commissioner Jeon Gwangil over the phone some time ago.

What decision would Player Bong Juhyeok make if the Minhyeok Party lost and the right-wing forces took power?

Apparently, there was a high probability he would show mercy.

Mercy?

Dismantling Japan’s Black Towers.

Player Bong Juhyeok might not care, but many of the heroes he had summoned did not look favorably upon Japan.

That was why Maeda could only hope for the results of this event.

If things went well, Player Bong Juhyeok’s conquest of the Black Tower 100th Floor could change the election landscape.

He needed to show the Japanese people with their own eyes why he had made this choice.

Look!

Korea’s Bong Juhyeok did it.

Bong Juhyeok had become a hero of the world, so what was the big deal about ceding some state-owned land on Tsushima Island?

Support him.

If they did, he would strengthen the relationship with Bong Juhyeok even further and lead Japan’s development together with him.

Anyway, everyone was waiting only for the World Announcement.

What would the result be?

The sun in Seoul was beginning to set.

As darkness fell over Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, lights began to twinkle.

Light sticks of various colors belonging to K-pop fans.

It was so beautiful.

If only the future could be this bright.

Large screens installed everywhere were showing footage of Bong Juhyeok and his summoned entities conquering the Black Tower.

The weather was quite cold, but the crowd’s heat was intense.

Those who could not attend in person watched through live TV broadcast.

└ Why are you guys just sitting around on the internet? Go outside! Get some fresh air.

└ What about you?

└ Your butt’s too heavy for that.

└ Can’t help it. Is the festival only happening in Korea? If you want to see reactions from other countries, it’s better to stay home and have multiple channels open.

└ As expected, a national pride addict. Caring more about foreign reactions than domestic ones.

└ Mm, but that’s what’s more thrilling, so what can I do?

Time passed.

When the night became dark.

Ding!

[World Announcement: Black Tower NO.1 (Korea) has achieved EX grade for the 100th Floor conquest.]

The first World Announcement.

“WAAAAAAAHHHH!!!”

A roar erupted loud enough to shake the world.

SHWEEEET! SHWISHWEEEET! SHWISHWISHWEEET!

BANG! BA-BANG! BABABABANG!

Brilliant fireworks burst in the night sky above the city.

└ Okay, done!

└ I knew it would be like this.

└ This is, well, Bong Juhyeok has no sense of crisis.

└ An extreme easy clear.

└ If a novel was written like this, all the readers would leave.

└ Bartender!!! 100 shots of national pride.

Light sticks rippled like waves.

It was not just Gwanghwamun Plaza in Korea.

It was a festival across the entire world.

└ But what about the collapse deadline deletion?

└ Was it deleted? It won’t collapse?

└ Hey! If there are any players among you, check the tower progress.

└ Hmm, the collapse deadline is the same though?

└ No, they said it would be deleted, why is it the same?

└ It was a lie. I knew it,

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 Korea’s Black Tower (NO.1) has been deleted. The tower will not collapse even if the conquest deadline is exceeded.]

The collapse deadline deletion message.

└ Oh!

└ Wow!

└ Whoa!

└ Yes!

└ For real?

└ The guy who said it was a lie, come out.

└ Don’t come out, just bow your head right there!

└ I’m bowing now.

└ How are you writing if you’re bowing your head?

BA-BANG! BABABABABANG!

Fireworks burst for the second time.

Then the deletion of Korean Tower Number 2’s collapse deadline followed.

People tensed up.

Player Bong Juhyeok had succeeded in conquering the 100th Floor.

He had proven the collapse deadline deletion.

But so far, it had been Korean Black Towers.

Could he really control Black Towers of different nationalities?

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 America USA Black Tower (NO.1) has been deleted...]

“WAAAAAAAHHHH!!!”

New York’s Times Square erupted in cheers.

The first foreign Black Tower collapse deadline deletion.

The news broadcast showed President Lloyd pumping his fist in celebration.

└ America came up too!!!

└ Hahaha, look at President Lloyd jumping around!

└ America was the first start.

└ Of course, the Americans really like Bong Juhyeok.

└ What’s the American community reaction? Grab it and translate it.

After America, what was next?

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 United Arab Emirates Black Tower has been deleted...]

Crown Prince Bin Salah of the United Arab Emirates, along with the royal family, cheered.

The second foreign Black Tower collapse deadline deletion.

The deletion was one thing.

But it was the second.

Was this not proof that Korea’s Player Bong Juhyeok regarded the United Arab Emirates specially?

They deserved it.

They had given him Trait Enhancement Runes, the finest watches, supercars, and even artwork as gifts.

So Abu Dhabi Plaza in the United Arab Emirates was also in a festive mood.

└ The UAE was second?

└ That’s unexpected?

└ Unexpected my foot, Bin Salah put a lot of effort into Bong Juhyeok.

└ Right. You reap what you sow.

└ What’s the UAE community reaction?

└ Haah, you’re really a reaction addict. Go find it yourself.

Third?

France.

The citizens of Paris also reveled in joy.

Was it not the first country in Europe?

It seemed they were recognized for their contribution of returning cultural heritage to Korea.

World Announcements deleting collapse deadlines continued in succession.

India, which had been the first to declare nuclear warhead contribution, Pakistan, Britain, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico... China too.

On the other hand, Former Prime Minister Maeda was anxiously waiting.

When was Japan’s turn?

Other countries’ Black Tower collapse deadline deletions were coming out one after another.

Surely they were not going to skip them?

This could be fatal for the election.

[World Announcement: The collapse deadline for Earth NO.1001 Japan Black Tower has been deleted...]

“It’s done!!! Banzai!!!”

Maeda jumped up from his seat in the campaign office and shouted banzai.

‘Whew.’

That was a relief.

In order, it was 66th.

Not fast, but not late either.

Now all that remained was to win the election.

Maeda was certain of that.

└ Whoa! He even did Japan.

└ Disappointing. Even if he was going to do it, he should have done them last.

└ Someone translate the Japanese community reactions.

└ You national pride reaction addict.

All 146 Black Towers.

All collapse deadlines deleted.

And dimensional energy transmission halted.

Even after the World Announcements ended, people did not leave their spots.

Because the real festival was just beginning.

***

Republic of Korea Black Tower Number 1, 100th Floor.

Juhyeok was exhausted from deleting collapse deadlines for all 146 towers.

From now on, he could just comfortably mine Magic Stones.

At this point, he had a question.

“But if a player other than me climbs to the 100th Floor, does the management authority transfer again?”

“It would likely be so. Think of it as a siege concept. Taking and being taken from.”

“But who would climb up? There’s no chance with just magic guns.”

That was right.

He did not need to worry about players.

Even with magic gun lending, players could only reach the 85th Floor at most.

The 86th Floor was nearly impossible.

No matter how much they developed cold-attribute bullets, would the phoenix’s flames go out from just a few shots?

What he needed to worry about was the main base.

They might send something from there.

For example, an archangel, or something even stronger.

To eliminate him and take away the tower’s management authority.

‘I can’t leave the main base alone no matter what.’

If that place was not dealt with, the threat would never end.

‘Let’s get out of here.’

He did not know if there would be another reason to come back.

“Exit!”

SPOT!

Juhyeok exited the Black Tower and returned to the penthouse.

‘Hoo.’

His heart felt restless.

It was the end.

It had been over a year since he had started running for a safe tower climb.

It was finally over.

So what should he do now?

‘Well, let’s rest up.’

He had seen the ending.

Thank you so much to everyone who has been with us.

We will come back with an even better work next time.

The End.

THE END.

CLICK!

In the midst of all that, Cossack turned on the TV.

Gwanghwamun Plaza was on screen.

Citizens holding light sticks and shouting banzai.

‘They’re working hard in this cold weather.’

He did not have anything special to give them.

“Mackenzie.”

“Yes?”

“Could you go to Gwanghwamun and cast some visual magic? Fireworks, spotlights, things like that.”

As if he had been waiting for this, his face broke into a huge smile.

“This mage shall turn Gwanghwamun into a scene of frenzy.”

Mackenzie left the penthouse and flew to Gwanghwamun with Fly magic.

And a moment later.

POP-POP-POP-POP! POP-POP-POP-POP!

Mackenzie’s visual magic brilliantly decorated the night sky.

Flashy psychedelic lighting, large spotlights beaming down from above.

He even snuck his own name in using flaming letters.

Juhyeok and the summoned entities could also watch it vividly through the TV.

“He’s having the time of his life.”

“He’s pouring out mana.”

“Is he an attention seeker or what?”

“But it is spectacular.”

The visual magic of an archmage who had transcended the 9-circle tier.

It was quite a sight to behold.

***

He rested deeply for several days.

Now there was no need to enter the Tower.

What about materials and such?

Why would he worry when Rajix handled everything alone?

All Juhyeok did was go in and out of the elevator, registering auction items, picking up won items—that was about it.

He also went around visiting each of his summoned entities to see how they were doing and chat.

“Hey there! Chunbok!”

“Oh my, Summoner.”

“No problems with living here?”

“How could there be? But I feel bad just eating food day after day.”

“Hahaha! I’ll give you an opportunity next time.”

Another peaceful day on White Tower 17th Floor.

Then one day.

He had gotten on the elevator to pick up the Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Turtle Inner Core he had bought at auction.

‘...Huh?’

A button above the 5th Floor was now active.

The number was 6th Floor.

The elevator was a dimensional travel device.

It seemed a world to travel to had been specified.

‘Tsk! I thought it was over...’

End of Part 1.

Start of Part 2.

Still a long way to go.

Work piled up like a mountain.

What world was the 6th Floor connected to?

A world that had already been destroyed?

Or a world that had not yet fallen?

Or perhaps, the main base?

‘I’ll find out when I go.’

It did not matter what world it was, but...

‘If it’s the main base, retreat for now.’

It was still too early.

‘But what if it’s a world that hasn’t fallen yet?’

He had to go.

He had to go and save the people.