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[Welcome to Veritas System access.]
[Chat┃Yeoun Guild’s current status feeling the crisis (412)]
Floor 50: 2 hours 20 minutes
Floor 51: 2 hours 11 minutes
Both set new record time reductions
Honestly I thought Magnetic would stumble around on floor 50 lol but not a chance lol this is why people stan Magnetic, he was fucking amazing
(412 comments)
-Even if our hyung does two overdue homework assignments in one day, he’s still huhuhuhufar behind lolololololololol ㅜㅜ
└4 more left but at this speed it’ll be done in two days lol
└└Won’t floor 55 be a bit tough?
└└└If you dissect CheonSolTh’s strategy, couldn’t it work out somehow?
└└└└Yeoun’s just gonna suck honey easily again ;;;
└└└└└CheonSolTh also analyzed the hell out of Yeoun’s failed attempt videos, what do you mean only Yeoun sucks honey, you bastard
-Came back after watching the video but it was so dark I think my eyesight deteriorated ㅠ Tower Lord please improve the video quality…
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[Chat┃They should’ve done this from the start, if they’d cleared two at a time, wouldn’t they not have lost the floor 55 first clear (118)]
Want to crack open Slope’s head for fooling around and jerking off saying he was supporting a kid who does well anywhere, then losing floor 55
(118 comments)
-Floor 55 isn’t even the end, there’s more above, but they’re getting trashed for not getting one first clear, poor Yeoun ㅠ
└lolololololol just a punching bag, gets trashed for doing well and gets trashed for doing poorly
-Yeah well Slope has no intention of letting you crack his head open~~fuck off
-How are you supposed to help with high floors with hunters you’re meeting for the first time? They wouldn’t have good coordination and it would be hard to understand each other’s skill compatibility… let’s be reasonable
└(Author): If you don’t want to see it, don’t preach in the comments, turn off Vertanic, scholar-nim. Coming to the anonymous board looking for manners
└└It’s an unnecessary argument so I won’t comment more, but I can see the author’s level clearly.
-Hyung! Slope wants to contact you! He’s asking if it’s okay for him to crack your head if you can’t crack his?
└Really?
└└If that bastard’s for real, there are three thousand Yeoun acquaintances on the anonymous board lololol
└└└(Author): Tell him to come, I’m not scared
└└└└It’s obviously bullshit so he’s acting tough as hell
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[Chat┃Honestly if you’re not interested, you don’t mention it.. (81)]
They said indifference is the scariest thing ㅇㅇ Even if you attempt conquests, no one cares and the moment it becomes “so what”, big guild name power drops lololol
Even though Yeoun gets trashed like dogs on the anonymous board every day, that’s all a measure of interest
(81 comments)
-That said, there aren’t many guilds trying to conquer the highest floors so Yeoun’s name power won’t drop ㅅㄱ
-So you’re saying even hate comments are interest?
└(Author): Similar
└└Seriously, that kind of interest is better not to have, change your thinking
└└└(Author): Don’t want to
└└└└Then just live like that and die ㅇㅇ
-All the bastards writing hate comments have the same logic, indifference is scarier blah blah, from the person involved’s perspective it must feel like shit lol these guys acting like supreme court judges with their brain speculation lololol
└That’s why they can’t quit the anonymous board
└└Anonymous board is really a cesspool for scum
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[Chat┃Are my eyes weird or is something strange between Magnetic and Slope? (48)]
The atmosphere is a bit myst~erious
It’s certain they became close after the unity event but it feels like they became close in a somewhat strange direction…?
(48 comments)
-Ugh gross
-Mom told you to stop looking at weird things!
-What exactly do you mean by mysterious?
└(Author): Just my feeling but it feels like they’re having something going on
└└;;;In what part exactly?
└└└(Author): It’s hard to point out exactly but I definitely feel that kind of atmosphere
└└└└How would you know that
└└└└└(Author): I’m just really good at sensing this kind of thing originally
-Author, isn’t it that you’re gay so it looks that way to you?
└(Author): No
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[Chat┃How are Magnetic fans feeling right now? (507)]
First of all, I feel fucking good because our hyung finally seems to have come to his senses ㅇㅇ
They say late students are still late even if they run, but I was dissatisfied because he seemed to be holding back too much until now… but I’m proud that he seems like he’ll keep going two at a time like this
(507 comments)
-I’m happy too that videos are uploaded frequently, Yeoun kids back him up well too so it’s a bit touching
└(Author): Honestly during Chronos days, half the video content was Magnetic so it was worth watching, but after going to Yeoun he didn’t appear much so that was a bit disappointing
└└Ah I felt that a bit too lol but it seems like he joined a good guild so that’s fortunate
└└└(Author): ㅇㅇ he went to a good guild for real
-I was surprised to see him smile a little here and there after only seeing the kid desperately struggling, seems like he gets along well with Yeoun
└222 especially when Slope said something he often burst out laughing, really curious what he said lol
-Is Doun-hyung that close with Slope? I’m gradually getting worried he’s being led around by another guild master bastard
└Looking at the post about seeing Slope and Magnetic together at a cafe last time, seems like they meet and hang out privately too? Originally Slope was a Magnetic fanboy so he’d take good care of him
└└Don’t forget Timer was also a Magnetic fan at first..
└└└Why is nasty Timer coming up here
└└└└If the 2nd ranker is being a Magnetic fanboy, the answer’s obvious
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[Chat┃Characteristics of kids who write posts trashing Yeoun (142)]
They don’t have to watch but they refresh Yeoun members’ entry records in real time, check entrances, wait for videos to be uploaded, then quickly watch and crawl into Vertanic to write posts saying the kids are boring
(142 comments)
-What do you expect from kids who feel superior by cursing and criticizing?
-Looking at the videos, they don’t even treat them like fellow humans, even game NPC treatment wouldn’t be this bad
-For real, can’t tell if the anonymous board is Veritas anonymous board or Yeoun anti board these days lololol
└If Tower Lord had any sense, he should separate the boards
└└Would that alien do it?
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A vast grassland with huge pillar fragments embedded everywhere. Doun stared blankly at his finely trembling fingertips.
‘It ended much faster than I thought.’
The notification window that appeared clearly before his eyes announced the successful conquest.
[Notice: Your alliance has successfully conquered floor 51.]
[Time taken after entry: 2 hours 11 minutes 05 seconds.]
[This record is a new South Korean record for Veritas Tower floor 51.]
[Sorting by highest contribution calculated by Veritas System.]
[Loading information……]
[Calculation complete.]
[1. Magnetic]
[2. Slope]
[3. Cooler]
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Doun was happier about his contribution ranking than the shortened conquest time. If he had fallen behind in contribution ranking while being helped, his self-loathing would have doubled.
Thinking that he only had to endure being shamelessly helped four more times made him feel much more at ease. Though he had no idea how to repay them, this wasn’t the right place to think about that.
“…Everyone worked hard.”
Doun conveyed his gratitude to the guild members who helped while suppressing a slight feeling of exhaustion. Even though he himself had contributed the most to shortening the conquest time.
The members of the so-called ‘Magnetic High-Pass Awesome Group’ including Kim Chansol hid their slight awkwardness and told Doun he worked hard.
“Hyung, let me look at that leg injury from earlier.”
Samin immediately approached Doun as if he’d been waiting. He had noticed like a ghost when Doun got hurt trying to dodge because his movement overlapped with Do Hyeonwoo’s when attacking the floor 51 boss.
“It’s just a light scratch.”
Doun sat on a diagonally tilted pillar fragment. When he rolled up his pant cuff, his calf that had turned purple from poison was revealed. Samin’s brow furrowed deeply.
“Don’t you have a poison debuff right now?”
“…I do.”
“But how is this just a light scratch?”
“If you judge by depth, it’s just a light scratch.”
“As expected of 1st place, your standards are really different. Suyeon noona! Detox here once! While you’re at it, it’d be even better if you could scold hyung too.”
At the mention of detox, Seong Suyeon, who had been treating Do Hyeonwoo and Kim Siwon’s minor bruises, immediately turned around. Looking down at the wound area revealed under the rolled-up pant cuff, Seong Suyeon immediately cast a detox skill and called Doun.
“Doun.”
“…Yeah.”
Seong Suyeon was the same age as Doun and had suggested they speak casually after spending the unity event together. Doun also gladly accepted, but still being awkward, his casual speech always came out late.
“If you’re poisoned, you should call the healer right away. If it had spread more from here, you would’ve had to drink an antidote. That’s not pocket change either.”
The range that could be healed with a healer’s detox skill was limited. Moreover, poison from floor bosses that appeared on high floors spread throughout the body quickly, making treatment nearly impossible without drinking antidotes costing hundreds of thousands of won.
Doun, who had been quietly watching his bluish skin gradually return to normal, scratched the back of his neck and muttered.
“The other guys were getting treated first so I was going to wait.”
“Poison is more urgent than bruises, but you’re waiting your turn?”
“That’s right! Good job! Suyeon noona! Scold him more! So hyung comes to his senses!”
Samin kept nodding beside them, showing reactions of agreement with Seong Suyeon’s scolding, then went further to encourage more scolding.
“Ah, that bastard is openly setting up the stage so I can’t bring myself to scold. Don’t read the room from now on, if it seems urgent, call right away. This is why we share mana crystals. So you don’t lose out. Got it?”
Seong Suyeon grumbled that she couldn’t bring herself to scold but said everything she needed to say to Doun. With such a gentle personality, if no one looked after him like this, he would probably continue living at a loss.
“…Yeah. Thanks for the treatment. I’ll be careful from now on.”
Doun checked his healed calf and pulled down his pant cuff to tidy his clothing.
“Doun. Ta-jung-gip-gol-jeol. Remember?”
Doun recalled the five syllables Seong Suyeon had taught him. In order, they meant bruises, poison, deep wounds, fractures, amputation. Seong Suyeon had told him they became more urgent toward the end, so he should request quickly.
Of course, the healer would distinguish and respond as quickly and accurately as possible, but when there were many injured people, it could be difficult to handle alone. Because they had to treat one against many.
“Yeah. I remember. Of course.”
“Good then.”
Seong Suyeon smiled warmly and left to finish treating Do Hyeonwoo and Kim Siwon’s bruises.
“We didn’t even practice floor 51 but if the conquest time is this good, the next floor should be no problem.”
Samin said, sitting down beside Doun.
“Yeah. I want to clear the next floor quickly too.”
“Should we try two tomorrow too?”
Doun gauged the amount of mana remaining in his body. Despite completing the conquest leading floors 50 and 51, he had quite a lot of usable mana left.
Even though he had replenished by drinking mana recovery potions in between, just having reliable comrades to trust with his back made such a difference in conquest efficiency.
‘If I conquer two tomorrow like today, I can catch up quickly.’
He who had seemed like his feet would be forever bound to floor 44, unable to go higher, was now looking toward conquering floor 52. With the help of trustworthy comrades. Now Doun wanted to become someone who helped them.
Doun, who had lived days powerlessly consumed by depression, now looked forward to tomorrow and began to feel motivated to accomplish anything.
“Good. Let’s do it like today tomorrow too.”
Doun’s smile sparkled in the sunlight.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
