Chapter 93 of 100
Chapter 93: Hearing About the Destruction
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Chapter 93: Hearing About the Destruction
67th Floor of the Tower.
"Phew."
"We made it."
Thud.
After the sudden cessation of fighting, the Purple Locusts flew eastward, and the exhausted soldiers, who had been engaged in a fierce battle for hours, began to sit down and rest.
At that moment,
"Malcai!"
Elka, who had come down from the 99th floor of the tower, called out to Malcai, who had been fighting the Purple Locusts with the soldiers on the 67th floor.
"Chief Elka, it's chaotic here. What's going on...?"
"Malcai, we need to hurry to the Nibia Swamp!"
"What? What do you mean?!"
Malcai, who was about to explain the situation on the 67th floor, was taken aback by Elka's words.
"Sejun is fighting the Purple Locusts in the Nibia Swamp."
Elka had learned about Sejun's situation from the golden bat, who had gone hunting in the western forest with Sejun.
"Sejun?!"
Auuu!
Elka quickly gathered the Silver Wolf tribe's wolves by howling and went to find Tamuro, the Lizardman Great Warrior, who was in charge of the area.
"What? You're going to the Nibia Swamp?"
"Yes! We need to go there."
"Hmm..."
Tamuro fell into thought at Elka's words.
"I'll go with you. I was curious about why the Purple Locusts were heading to the Nibia Swamp anyway."
Tamuro thought it was necessary to scout the Nibia Swamp.
Thus, 120 Silver Wolf tribe wolves and the Lizardman soldiers under Tamuro's command headed for the Nibia Swamp.
***
After Sejun and Theo entered the cave,
[Your crops have eliminated the pests.]
[You have gained 1 experience point.]
...
..
.
[Your Sturdy Blade Leek has withered due to poison.]
Messages began to appear, indicating that the Sturdy Blade Leek had eliminated the Purple Locusts and gained experience points. Fortunately, the experience points from the leeks that had been killed could still be obtained.
Clank.
Sejun soon opened the subspace storage to prepare for the incoming Purple Locusts. If the Sturdy Blade Leek withered, the Purple Locusts would soon enter the cave.
"Everyone! Gather here!"
Just in case, he also called the animals.
"Yes!"
Squish!
Quack!
Squish!
The animals hurriedly ran to Sejun's call. About ten minutes passed.
[Your crops have eliminated the pests.]
[You have gained 1 experience point.]
...
..
.
The messages of gaining experience points continued to appear. The Sturdy Blade Leeks were still holding out, and no Purple Locusts had entered the cave even after some time.
[Level up.]
[You have gained 1 bonus stat point.]
After another ten minutes, Sejun had leveled up.
"Something's strange?"
Since the Purple Locusts were not entering, Sejun decided to go out and check.
Quack!
Bang bang!
Unable to leave her weak father, Quack led the way, clashing her front paws. She was indeed a filial daughter.
Following Quack, Sejun and the animals came out.
"Huh?!"
Sejun saw the bodies of the Purple Locusts scattered around.
And a few surviving leeks among the corpses, which looked very similar to the Detoxifying Leek.
"What is this? I didn't plant any Detoxifying Leeks."
Sejun examined the leeks and said. The color was different from his Detoxifying Leeks. While his Detoxifying Leeks were a light, pale green, the leeks in front of him were a much darker, deep green.
"I don't understand."
Since examining the leeks didn't provide an answer, Sejun pulled one out to check it directly.
[You have harvested a Detoxifying Leek that has massacred a swarm of poisonous insects.]
[Your profession experience has increased slightly.]
[Your Harvesting skill at level 4 has improved slightly.]
[You have gained 30 experience points.]
"Detoxifying Leek that has massacred a swarm of poisonous insects?"
It was indeed a Detoxifying Leek.
At that moment,
[You have discovered a cultivation method to enhance the medicinal properties of crops by planting them in specific conditions.]
[Your profession experience has increased significantly.]
"Enhance the medicinal properties? What does that mean?"
Sejun quickly checked the options of the leek.
[Detoxifying Leek that has massacred a swarm of poisonous insects]
This is a Detoxifying Leek that has detoxified the poison of the poisonous insects and massacred them in the attack of the swarm.
The medicinal properties of the Detoxifying Leek have been enhanced, and its grade has increased by one level.
Consuming it will detoxify C+ grade or lower poisons for one hour.
When consumed by a non-awakened person, the liver's detoxification function will be more active for 24 hours.
Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun
Expiry Date: 90 days
Grade: C
The medicinal properties of the Detoxifying Leek, which had massacred the Purple Locusts, had improved, and its grade had risen to C. Moreover, its detoxification ability was now C+.
"Wow!"
Sejun was amazed. This was the first time he had seen a crop's grade increase in this way.
'Was it you?'
Sejun looked at Theo, wondering why the Detoxifying Leek was planted here. The culprit was either himself or Theo, and since it wasn't him, the only suspect left was Theo.
"Meow meow meow."
Squish. Squish.
Theo, oblivious to the surroundings, was singing a little tune and working hard to restore Sejun's rotten face.
"Am I doing well, meow?!"
When their eyes met, Theo smiled and asked. Thanks to her efforts, the president's rotten face was returning to its original state.
"Yes. Our Theo CEO is doing well."
"Puhuhu. I knew it, meow! Then give me some Churu, meow!"
"No."
"Meow?! Why not, meow?!"
Theo was shocked by Sejun's refusal. I worked so hard to squish it for you?!
"We need to plant leeks."
"Understood, meow! Then I'll be a good girl and let you, meow! Plant the leeks and give me Churu, meow!"
"Okay."
Sejun answered Theo while looking at the experience point messages that occasionally appeared.
"Detoxifying Leeks are here, so where are they dying?"
There were no moving Purple Locusts in sight.
"Theo, do you hear anything?"
"Sounds, meow? I hear the sound of purple bugs over there, meow!"
Theo pointed with her front paw.
"Over there?"
Sejun started walking in the direction Theo pointed. The path was littered with the bodies of Purple Locusts.
"What is this?"
No matter how he looked, it seemed they had been tearing each other apart. The further he walked, the more severely damaged the bodies became.
After walking about 500 meters,
[You cannot move more than 100 meters away from the Nibia Swamp.]
Sejun had reached a point 100 meters away from the Nibia Swamp.
And
Squish. Squish.
Thud.
In the distance, a few Purple Locusts, who had been eating the bodies of their dead kin, were trembling and falling.
[Your crops have eliminated the pests.]
[You have gained 1 experience point.]
...
..
.
The messages appeared in front of Sejun at the same time.
"Ah."
Sejun understood what was happening.
'The Detoxifying Leeks are acting like poison to them!'
The more severe damage to the bodies as the distance increased was due to the detoxifying components in the bodies being diluted.
"Let's plant them here."
Poke. Poke.
Sejun dug the ground with a dagger and planted about 5,000 Detoxifying Leeks at 10-meter intervals. As he planted, he got greedy and planted most of the Detoxifying Leeks he had.
"Should be enough, right?"
Sejun looked proudly at the line of Detoxifying Leeks he had planted. The thought of gaining experience points had long flown out of his mind. His current focus was solely on raising the grade of his crops. After all, he wasn't a farmer for nothing.
A short while later,
Crunch. Crunch.
The Purple Locusts, who had been eating the bodies of their fallen comrades, approached the Detoxifying Leeks.
The Purple Locusts fell after eating the Detoxifying Leeks, and other Purple Locusts died after eating the bodies of their fallen kin. Thus, death began to spread like a wave, centered around the Detoxifying Leeks.
And
Rumble.
Quack!
Quack, who was touching her stomach, called out to Sejun. She was hungry!
"Alright. Let's eat."
Although it hadn't been long since their last meal, Quack was in her growing phase. Sejun and the animals hurriedly returned to the cave. Sejun was also hungry after moving around.
On the way back to the cave, he picked up a few more Purple Locusts. Once inside, Sejun quickly prepared a meal.
"Everyone, eat up!"
Quack!
Quack happily sang a little tune at the sight of the generous meal in front of her and waited for her siblings to start eating.
The animals quickly sat down and ate to satisfy Quack, who was eagerly waiting for her siblings to start eating.
And
"Give me Churu, meow!"
Theo, who was demanding Churu again.
"Alright."
Plop.
Sejun gave Churu to Theo.
Slurp slurp slurp.
While Theo was enthusiastically licking the Churu,
-Excuse me, Master Theo, I also want to eat.
Garon approached Theo.
"No, meow! You're too big, meow!"
-Master Theo! I can make myself smaller!
"Alright, meow. Then come out, meow."
-Yes! Thank you.
A tennis ball-sized black swamp appeared at Theo's feet, and a small rainbow-colored frog emerged.
And
Bow.
-Lord, I also want to eat. Please allow me!
Garon bowed to Sejun and begged.
"Alright."
Sejun filled a bowl with soup,
Plop.
Garon jumped into the hot soup.
And
-Lord! It's really delicious! Ah, it's refreshing!
Garon was simultaneously bathing and eating in the hot soup.
While they were eating,
"But why did you sneak into the tower, Garon?"
Sejun suddenly asked, curious.
-It's... because I don't want to die.
"Don't want to die? What do you mean?"
-Lord, you know, as a great black dragon, that if you don't enter the tower, everyone will die on the final day...
"Final day?"
Final day? If you don't enter the tower, everyone will die? It was all new information to Sejun.
-Yes. The day the world ends after the tower appears.
"The world ends after the tower appears?!"
-Yes? Don't you know? No! Where did you receive your education...
Even as a racial deity, Garon was surprised that the tower's manager didn't know this.
"Roar! Roar! Garon, how dare you! Disrespecting our President Park, meow?!"
Theo, who was eating Churu, bristled and growled at Garon.
-Oh... No! Absolutely not!
"Roar! Answer only when President Park asks, meow!"
-Yes! The tower appears in a world destined for destruction. Specifically, a world where calamitous beings will appear.
"Calamitous beings?"
-Yes. Like the Locusts we just fought.
"Locusts will appear?"
Sejun imagined Locusts appearing on Earth. Within a few months, the Locusts would rapidly evolve, and the world would end.
-Yes. The tower appears before the world ends to select survivors and bring them into the tower.
"Only the chosen ones are brought in before the destruction..."
Sejun's mind was in turmoil. If this fact became known, the world would fall into chaos. Most importantly, his plan to distribute Earth items using the golden bats would be ruined.
"Can we stop the Locusts from destroying the world?"
-Well, many worlds have tried to stop it desperately, but... all have ended in destruction. My world too. Ah! But Lord, your leeks might be a variable!
Garon had never seen anything like the Detoxifying Leeks, which detoxified and killed the Purple Locusts. Typically, the true destruction begins when the Purple Locusts evolve, as the entire world becomes contaminated with poison.
At that moment,
"Sejun! We're here!"
Elka, leading the silver wolves, followed Sejun's scent and entered the cave.