[Heroic Spirit] [Free Spirit].
The boss of the 60th floor of the Tampa Tower, summoned at the cost of a whopping 10 floors as one of the strongest monsters of the American Tower.
The swing of its axe could shatter even [Rare Metal], and the shotgun it wielded might appear simple, but it housed [9] special bullets.
And the head of an eagle represented America—[Critical Hit], [Penetration], [Prediction], etc.
Blessed with ten buffs, the reflexes of [Free Spirit] surpassed Wakamou’s far beyond.
Not to mention it possessed [Fighter] skills along with its steel-like body.
If that wasn’t enough, it even had skills as a [Summoner] to summon monsters.
“Screeeeeech!!!”
With a sharp eagle’s cry comes an enormous bomb descending from the sky.
It resembled a nuclear bomb, but it was one of the [Shooter]’s skills, known as [Missile Barrage].
An explosion that engulfs the entire tower, once again setting everything ablaze.
And within it, it boasted resistances like [Flame Immunity] and [Explosion Immunity].
Wouldn’t it be fair to say that climbers capable of defeating this monster were extremely few?
Fluttering as it billowed, the Stars and Stripes cape inflated as the eagle-man soared with its wings, rushing in with a shockwave.
Mimicking the quick movements shown by Jiang Yeoul, it closes the distance, unleashing punches and kicks.
Gathering light converging into lasers from its eyes, the number of skills is immeasurable.
They were set.
The American Tower decided to deliberately test climber Wakamou.
Whirr- click—tang!!
As if it were the most natural movement, it reloads and fires the shotgun, sending beams of light scattering from the barrel.
Withstanding the explosion by [Mercury], Jiang Yeoul’s body was pierced nonchalantly, creating dozens of holes.
Moving as if sliding over the ground, it displayed the weaving movements of a boxer, striking with pinpoint precision other Jiang Yeoul’s bodies.
Each strike exploding into invisible shockwaves, followed by slashes of wind as its legs swung, severing another Jiang Yeoul’s body into two.
Two Jiang Yeoul bodies collapse to the ground, disintegrating into mana particles and disappearing.
As the remaining one rushes forward, swinging its axe, [Free Spirit] slices through its defenses, disregarding even mana enhancements, severing its arm.
With a gaping jaw, it spewed thunder and lightning, blowing away half of Jiang Yeoul’s head.
Changing bullets with a click, aiming the barrel at its chest, pulling the trigger, the explosion boomed as its upper body evaporated.
With only its arm, neck, and barely attached left side connecting to its lower body, it seemed like the slightest breeze could snap the fragile join.
Killing three Jiang Yeoul bodies in less than 20 seconds, [Free Spirit] was overwhelmingly powerful.
It was anything but weak.
“Screech.. screeee…”
Covered in wounds, its neck feathers matted with blood, and its body battered and bruised, it had clearly been subjected to abuse.
How could such a strong [Heroic Spirit] be pushed to the brink?
“Dojang~ Brought it. All me!!!”
The opponent was an undying immortal.
“Oh no~ It hurts so much~”
The opponent was a superhuman who felt no pain.
“Ahaha!! Hey! Got any other skills? That gun is amazing!!”
Even while pierced by bullets and its body torn to shreds, it did not die.
Jiang Yeoul stands up. Three Jiang Yeoul bodies surround [Free Spirit] as if in a nightmare.
-Who the real boss monster is, it’s hard to tell.
-Infinite retry madness.
-Seeing from the boss monster’s perspective.
-No matter how many shots are fired… no damage is dealt….
-Please, stop!!!!!
-America cannot fall…!!
-It can’t be true, right? I? America?!
“Woooooo───!!!!”
The eagle cries out.
And at last, the world undergoes a change.
From atop the tower, the cityscape begins to paint the sky, and beyond it, an army of various monsters answers [Free Spirit]’s call and emerges.
-Removed the Doppelganger this time!!
-What’s the point of removing it now, idiot!!!
-Hahaha
-Where’s the honorable 1-on-1 duel!!!!
-Summoned minions don’t count as numbers ㅇㅇ…
-Damn it, hahaha
That’s right, the summoned creatures by a Summoner, no matter how numerous, aren’t counted towards the numbers. Of course, the tower’s difficulty adjusts to match the Summoner.
Even if Jiang Yeoul ascended the American Tower, it was recognized as [Wakamou Inarizushi].
Controlling the three Jiang Yeouls was ultimately like one single VTuber playing; it was still just one person.
They come.
A colossal army of monsters approaches.
Accompanied by the shots fired by the Dwarf Tank Soldiers and the cross-arcing trajectory of multi-launch missiles falling from the sky.
With sniper rifle-wielding [Elf Snipers] firing away.
Equipped with various poison bombs, [Smoke Ratman] throwing them, and [Ogre Artillery] bombarding with overwhelming and murderous high-caliber shots!!
Unyielding, [Dullahan] charges ahead with [Showdown Elite Gunslinger] following behind.
Would a climber of the [Summoner] class reach such a domain upon ascending the tower?
The overwhelming numbers made the three smile in approval.
Then Jiang Yeoul drew a [Common Revolver] from the [Leather Holster].
It seemed they weren’t suggesting a quick draw competition as Jiang Yeoul slowly raised the gun.
“You do know how to fire a gun, right?”
-What are they planning?
-Can Jiang Yeoul shoot well?
-Probably not well.
-In the meantime, look at [Free Spirit] getting nervous.
-“You never know what this guy’s gonna do”
-Honestly, that’s comedy haha
-? Where are they aiming?
-Jiang Yeoul? What are you doing?
The muzzle, aiming at none other than Jiang Yeoul’s temple.
Bang─!!
Shooting at their own head, as the head tilted sharply to the side.
No one could interpret it as anything other than a suicide attempt─as Jiang Yeoul’s shadow rippled, a massive giant revealed its upper body, displaying its form.
“Wooooooo──!!!”
The roaring giant flaunted its majesty, muscles and a warrior-like face befit a hero wrapped in clouds, raising a lightning-charged sword.
Having manifested a [Idol’s Form] upon Wakamou and Mei, summoning another entity [War God Sword God General].
“Susano’o!!”
-Per. so. na.
-Can you even use it like that, hahaha
-Seriously, is it actually appearing?
-Respond to a Summoner with another Summoner.
-The scale is overwhelming hahaha
-On this side, we can summon too!!!
-This isn’t a monster! It’s a god!!
-I transcend common sense!!
With a [Idol’s Storm] surrounding the sword, wielding [Idol’s Thunder], controlling thunder, creating storms, this divine giant could very well be mistaken for Susano’o.
And so it swung.
No need for friend or foe identification.
Wakamou and Mei avoided it using [Idol’s Reality], and Jiang Yeoul was beneath the commanding figure of the War God Sword God General.
Slashing at the air, the strikes of the skyscraping Sword God left lines engraved in the void, presenting a showcase of slicing through space.
The shower of slashes sweeping through, unable to withstand and being swept away—the monster army crumbling.
As the massive divine warrior raised an arm overhead, striking at [Free Spirit] with a downward force.
With a strike of the axe, executed through a [Counter Skill], it repelled the assault.
Brief shock, as [Free Spirit] with its axe strike on the giant several times its size, decapitating the War God Sword God General.
Witnessing an axe strike disregarding even the distance, Wakamou gave a hollow laugh.
Powerful.
Purely and undeniably powerful.
And, unfortunately oblivious to Wakamou, the match-up was disastrously unfavorable.
With just two axe strikes, lopping off the War God Sword’s arm and neck, [Free Spirit] wailed in frustration over its vanquished army.
A high-pitched beep and an invisible shockwave erupted.
Binding Jiang Yeoul with resonant vibrations, as if arrested by the air, but…
Unfortunately, physical paralysis does not apply.
Despite stones fracturing and disintegrating into sand within the resonating tremors, Jiang Yeoul stood unfazed, forming a hand seal.
-Wanna bet? Wanna bet? Wanna bet?
-Using it? Finally using it?
-Opposing a realm with another realm… it’s a matter of pride…
-Ready to pull it out? Dalki.
-The unmatched power of the Heian era’s supreme shaman is unknown to America.
-“Fed up with playing the American way”
-Ready to go all out?
“Domain Expansion”
A voice so low it creeped up the spine─it wasn’t Jiang Yeoul’s, but Wakamou’s deep, rolling timbre emerged, chilling even believers with inexplicable dread.
Glowing golden eyes and an unsettling grin monstrous enough to terrify even ghosts.
Calmly settling pink hair that billowed fiercely, whipping with fierce winds.
“Akudonarak (恶道奈落)”
And then, darkness descends.
A fictional world materializing around Wakamou. As [Free Spirit] shot into the void, their magic visibly diminished, as if bouncing off an unseen wall.
Yet unfazed, completely engulfing them as human skulls sprouted from the ground, mana pooled crimson, rippling at their ankles.
With no light source existing within the enveloping darkness, storms rage all around.
In a realm where puddles of blood and the occasional scattered bones provided faint visibility, they could see each other distinctly.
“Isn’t it 3 to 1?”
“You think that’s hard to understand?”
“Didn’t the tower tell you?”
Splattering water sounds were absent as the three Jiang Yeoul bodies traversed above the pool.
“[Screee….]”
In this world, legends exist.
Like a single person taking down thirty or a soldier subduing terrorists with just a knife.
In times without climbers, three amateurs had no chance against a champion.
Why is that?
Because achieving teamwork is not easy.
Even with all three cooperating, achieving harmony was never simple.
“Fighting a single person? Is that saying? it’s 1on 1fight?”
But if it’s one fighting one-on-one, the issue of teamwork doesn’t arise.
Jiang Yeoul’s body swept [Free Spirit]’s legs as Jiang Yeoul’s body interrupted its swinging arm.
And Jiang Yeoul’s roundhouse kick landed a direct hit on [Free Spirit]’s face, forcing it to its knees in mid-attack.
Leaving no room for defense or evasion, shadows surged to bind its arms.
A relentless storm continued to peel away at its body, leaving no room to rise as legs were hit hard, forcing [Free Spirit] to its knees.
The attacker incessantly whittles away at the body, landing blow after blow, without giving a moment to stand, striking at the legs until the opponent is forced to their knees.
And from there, without pause, an onslaught of punches aimed right at the face!
“What kind of fight is this!”
“No matter how fast you move, you’ve only got two arms…”
“Blocking three simultaneous attacks is impossible…”
“And if they’re even somewhat evenly matched, there’s no answer to this!”
“How’s that? A simultaneous one-two-three.”
“Lady Kang’s punch is a clean hit!”
Executing the perfect synergy displayed against the Dalki on the 50th floor, the Free Spirit let out a monstrous cry as their stamina was relentlessly chipped away.
Entering [Phase Two], energy surged as lightning was emitted from their entire body. A swipe of his hand sent thunder piercing through Jiang Yeoul’s body.
An astonishing strike that left nothing but ashes in a single blow!
And as he glanced around, Jiang Yeoul multiplied.
“Huh?”
“What..?”
“Weren’t there three a moment ago?”
“They keep increasing!”
As the scene shifted quickly, rising high, dozens of Jiang Yeoul roamed around the Free Spirit with mocking grins, their figures meandering and laughing.
The illusions crafted through [Idol’s Form] slipped through bodies, causing the true Free Spirit to squeeze his eyes shut, listening intently like a Gazer in search of the real opponent by detecting “breaths” and “heartbeats”.
Yet, even with a razor-sharp sense of hearing rivaling a Gazer, three powerful punches were driven into his face with full force.
How could this be? Why can’t I hear anything?
Briefly surprised, the Free Spirit widened his eyes, gripping lightning-formed swords in both hands, charging at Jiang Yeoul with a fierce attack.
A slash cut through the air.
Turning back, Jiang Yeoul appeared behind the Free Spirit, vanishing with a whoosh.
Turning again, Jiang Yeoul had already moved behind him once more, grinning as he faced him.
“Laughing”
Mocking laughter echoed thrice through the darkness as the voice steered him to swing his sword at apparitions, the scattered lightning slashed in vain, fading away.
Buzzing─
And then three Jiang Yeoul appeared simultaneously, brandishing lightsabers as they charged.
The presence charging from the front vanished, getting cut from behind, disappearing only to reappear in front, thrusting, springing from the side, slicing the legs as they passed.
With perfect coordination, they slashed swift and brutal, evading each attack while sparing each other.
The aggressive sweeping attacks, chasing down sounds, exposed openings, allowing the two who did not dodge to mercilessly carve through the enemy.
Barely pausing for a moment, moving faster and fiercer, appearing and disappearing from view repeatedly.
The Free Spirit, swinging swords wildly in the air while spilling blood, stumbled around, frantically glancing about.
Faster, faster. More fiercely, ceaselessly!!
Wakamou, continually teleporting within the area without consuming mana with his job-specialized skill 【Holopause】, much like teleporting in the VR world.
He transitioned from moving by walking to warping to visible locations.
Surrounding the desperately resisting [Free Spirit], they rotated, switching places, swinging lightsabers from all directions.
Leaping back in an instant, creating distance, slicing with lightning, charging from the opposite side to slice once more─.
No need to use [My Worlds].
Teleporting instantly to somewhere else while accelerating at full speed was enough.
Two Jiang Yeoul relentlessly wielded lightsabers, slicing, and the charging Jiang Yeoul became lightning, cutting through the Free Spirit.
“[Wooooooo──!!!!!]”
Even while spilling blood in a tattered mess, the [Free Spirit] did not even consider giving up, manifesting even hotter fighting spirit with golden wings unfurling from his back.
His appearance, clad in golden armor and wielding golden gauntlets, resembled a divine angelic warrior.
Never expected, upon entering phase three, Jiang Yeoul soared to the sky, dissolving the field, staring up at the [Free Spirit] as he rose beyond its borders.
-What? Changing to an aerial battle now?
-Lol how many phases does this guy even have.
-Stop already, just die!!!!
-America!! America’s can’t possibly lose!!!
-Turning into Super Gold form here is cheating!!
-Wow! American Savior!!
-An upgrade to Ironman was totally unexpected!
-How does a golden eagle end up being the boss lol
-So, how do we even beat that!!!
Flying up high, his punch slammed into Jiang Yeoul, pressing him down with immense force.
Cracks formed, collapsing the ground with invisible impact, scattering debris everywhere with immense destructive power!!
Apparently possessing a [Fighter] skill that gets stronger the more damage he takes.
Though aiming at the legs persistently to prevent the opponent from evading with the [Shooter]’s skills, estimating he surely held at least 50 skills….
“Feel honored. Among the American Tower’s monsters I’ve fought so far, you were pretty decent.”
-Just like the Leader always has a plan, right?
-He ever gonna tell us though?
-Guys, ain’t the sun a bit close?
-What do you mean?
-No… It really is getting closer, damnit.
-??????
-Something’s up, what is it?
-What is that in the sky!!!
Startled by the shadow extending towards him, the [Free Spirit] looked up to see the sun plummeting down.
A massive sun descending from above.
Well, not exactly the real sun—more like a colossal blazing mass… something infinitely close to the sun.
“[Oooooooo!!!]”
Urgently raising both hands, the Free Spirit braced himself to catch the descending sun.
Somehow, despite the tremendous power, raising the sun burned his hands, yet little amounted to blackened ashes, straining as he began to lift it up.
Overwhelming the crushing weight… miraculously pushing the sun aside, [Free Spirit] succeeded in lifting it.
With a wicked smirk in his serpentine gaze, the eagle sensed foreboding while watching Jiang Yeoul grin back at him from below.
“So, what about round two?”
As clouds parted and erupted, another sun descended upon them, colliding from above.
Shocked and struggling with all his might, [Free Spirit] attempted to hold it up.
Eventually succumbing to the sun’s weight, consumed, dragged down, his screams spliced into the sun’s roaring flames, an explosive eruption of fiery brilliance high above the Tower.
‘Damnit, gone insane….’
Expecting massive might with the 500,000 mana cost required to launch [Nate’s Devotion].
Substituting for the hidden Mei, who fired [War God’s Arrow] from above.
Fired one, and Mei became ashes, needing another one summoned for another round.
Even the shooter got scorched by the intense heat. Thought the [Idol’s Flame] could withstand it.
‘Who survives when even flame immunity gets roasted…?’
Probably intended to simply press down with sheer mass…though it seemed the [Artifact] rendered mere flames insufficient.
Attempting to use it as Wakamou Inarizushi would mean death by fire.
‘This joke’s ridiculous….’
Wakamo likely couldn’t wield it, and even if he did, it would mean death.
As the blinding flash subsided, and the upper half of the [Free Spirit] plummeted, shattering, scattering in every direction.
“You were the only one who truly fought in earnest at the American Tower, so take pride in that.”
Jiang Yeoul resumed his usual tone, smiling as he beamed with appraisal, the remaining form crumbled into ash.
And victorious cheers echoed.
[Climber Wakamou Inariz conquered the Tampa 60th-floor Tower!!!]
[Will you preserve the Tower? Collapse it? Will you receive extra rewards to dismantle the Tower?]
Well, um…though Manager Wanda did teach me this. Felt slightly flushed.
Preserving the Tower reduced rewards but allows climbers to continue ascending.
Being given additional rewards for the Tower’s removal meant it would disappear.
Once the Tampa 60th-floor Tower vanished, climbers naturally shifted to another Tower, allowing easy rest until another Tampa Tower emerged.
Opting for collapse was a choice mostly made by crazies like the [Six Legged Beast].
“Then, for the extra rewards, I’ll go with removal.”
Having been dealt a knockdown by Wakamou made Tampa 60th-floor Tower a lifelong joke.
Opted to clear and give Wakamou a chance to remodel anew.
Soon, a shower of gold coins cascaded from the sky. Is this seriously the reward? Wakamou mused in disbelief.
[No rewards available on current job!!]
[Uniquely-ranked item [Guidelines for Climber Upbringing] acquired!]
[Job-exclusive skill 【Manager (Shaman) Recruitment】 acquired!]
“Huh?”
What they ended up getting delivered with the peculiar absence of suitable rewards.
While engaging with an unseen exceptional rank and skill gift for Wakamou.
Decided to check out the skill first.
[Job-exclusive skill 【Manager (Shaman) Recruitment】]
-Recruits shrine maidens, shamans, and sorcerers who exalt the idol.
-Grants buffs proportionate to the number of believers and idol worship.
Hmm…it does originally require someone who fulfills the role of venerating idol…shamanism, as they say.
Some descriptive lines must have been added due to Wakamou’s VTuber role and existing presence.
‘Would Manager Wanda Haye be mad if I asked for her help?’
Next, moved on to the item.
[Guidelines for Climber Upbringing]
Rank: Unique.
Able to determine a common person’s aptitude.
Receives recommendations for the ideal tech tree.
Can analyze climber’s nurturing status.
“Eh…?”
Judging by its function, seemed useful for raising ordinary folk into climbers.
Wakamou scrutinized the item resembling a notebook.
And then curiously applied it to herself.
[Wakamou Inarizushi, the climber’s class is [Legendary Class Idol (VTuber)].]
[The current level of evolution progression for this job is at 7%, suffering a 93% detriment to job’s advantages due to excessive leveling.]
[Please provide useful info for future generations, user. This one is a lost cause.]
“Damn it, what?!”
Suspecting a bungled development, the realization hit.
It was severely, incomparably screwed.
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Then, they could’ve provided the training instructions!!!
Awfully absurd… What do you mean by this, Tower…
Already a doomed character, now revealing botched development…!!
“I’m a lost cause─!!!!!”
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