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45 – 3rd Floor, Deserted Island.

The White Dragon Heart is insurance.

Insurance for when things go wrong.

‘I’m glad I saved it.’

If the Error Man quietly heads to the 3rd floor?

Daimus can use the Dragon Heart.

If he shows any dissatisfaction and hesitates?

Give him the Dragon Heart as a reward.

Being a dragon, he won’t be able to ignore the heart of his kin.

Moreover, this is a gesture of goodwill from a lower species.

A proud dragon cannot ignore this gift.

In plain terms, it’s impossible to take it and wipe your mouth clean.

The moment he confirms the Dragon Heart.

The only choice left for the Error Man is to go up to the 3rd floor.

A clever plan Daimus came up with over two days.

There is also the result of sending the Error Man up without consuming the Dragon Heart.

Daimus might regret not achieving the best result from his perspective, but…

‘Well, what can you do.’

Daimus was satisfied with this.

Szzz-.

The Error Man absorbed the heart of his kin as soon as he received it.

There wasn’t a moment of hesitation.

Retrieving the Dragon Heart felt as natural as if it were his duty and right.

Daimus opened the portal without saying a word.

A blue portal connected to the third floor.

Oryuin glanced at Daimus and then moved his steps.

“Phew….”

Daimus sighed deeply and handled the remaining procedures.

Scarlet Team settlement.

That was also the manager’s share.

“D-did he really just go up?”

The Scarlet Team, who heard the news, was in shock.

“Isn’t that too much?”

They didn’t think they could go up together.

They had a conscience too.

But to suddenly leave the team like this.

They never imagined it.

It wasn’t a feeling of betrayal.

It was just absurd.

The Scarlet Team’s gaze turned to Kim Min-sung.

Since he seemed to be close to Oryuin, they asked him with their eyes.

What happened?

Kim Min-sung said.

“Ryuin is a busy man saving the world. He’s not someone who would be tied to the second floor.”

The Scarlet Team frowned at Kim Min-sung, who spoke as if he had expected it.

* * *

The illusory ancient book devoured the dragon heart.

To be honest, I somewhat expected it.

‘I hoped it wouldn’t, but…’

As expected.

Daimus was watching.

He tried to compose his expression as calmly as possible.

‘Not bad.’

Mind control.

As I ate the dragon heart, my predation option level increased, so in the long run, it’s not a loss.

Tzzzz-.

The portal opened.

Daimus seemed to think it was natural for me to go up.

What would happen if I stubbornly refused to go here?

‘We wouldn’t see each other in a good light.’

There’s no choice.

I have to do as Daimus wants.

‘Kim Min-seong and Lee Soo-jung…’

I shook my head.

I’m not their parent.

It’s the Tower of Struggle, everyone has to survive on their own.

I stepped firmly.

I headed to the third floor through the portal.

Light enveloped me.

I arrived in a new world.

Creak, creak-!

White geese were flying in the sky.

Their flapping wings looked quite free.

The clouds were fluffy, and the blazing sunlight pressed down on my face.

I frowned involuntarily.

“……”

Where is this place?

It was like the island I saw during the battle for the course ticket.

A wide sandy beach, waves crashing with a thud.

The difference from that time was that I was alone.

I looked around the island.

‘It’s not that big.’

The island itself was small.

It was the perfect size for a deserted island.

“Manager!”

No matter how much I called, the manager did not appear.

If I hadn’t experienced a series of events on the second floor, I would have felt bewildered by the manager’s absence.

‘Is he telling me to handle it myself?’

It’s not that there is no manager at all.

I should conclude that he is not intervening for now.

An endlessly stretching horizon.

A deserted island with nothing on it.

Flap-.

A map gently drifting in the lightly blowing wind.

“……”

I examined the map.

I don’t know where I am currently, but I know exactly where the destination is.

There was an X mark.

The problem is how to get there.

“It’s not like they’re telling me to run over the sea.”

Then most species would be eliminated on the third floor.

‘Fly? Split the sea?’

That’s nonsense.

It doesn’t seem like they would demand such an impossible method.

“…Trees.”

There are quite a few trees in the central part of the island.

Not enough to form a forest, but not a small number either.

Hey.

“No way.”

Right?

Just in case, I cut down a tree.

With the combination of the golden dagger and the strike, there is no tree that cannot be cut down.

If it’s not enough, I can use the essence of the Three Talents Sword Technique, Horizontal Sweep of a Thousand Armies, to cut the tree horizontally….

“……”

The tree won’t cut.

“This is ridiculous.”

The tree isn’t affected by the Soul System?

I gritted my teeth.

If a powerful strike doesn’t work, I have to cut the tree with sheer willpower.

All I have is a golden dagger.

‘Is it possible?’

This is not the time to question it.

Whether it works or not, I have to do it.

Scrape, scrape-.

Scrape, scrape-.

“Damn it.”

I can’t stand it.

I pounded my chest like a gorilla.

“Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!”

Imitating a gorilla makes me feel like my hands move faster.

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“Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!”

I activated my survival instinct.

All my stats increased by 50.

The survival instinct only lasts during combat.

If the Soul System determines that I’m not in combat, the skill deactivates.

‘At least one more.’

A slash with strength of 60.

Crunch-.

After cutting it halfway, I kicked it with all my might.

The tree couldn’t withstand it and fell.

At the same time, a message appeared.

[3rd floor, head towards the sea]

Find the treasure somewhere in the vast sea.

Show your dedication to the seat.

My head is throbbing.

‘The master of the third floor. Why the hell is this b*stard making me do this?’

There’s no choice.

If the master of the floor says jump, the player’s fate is to jump.

If you don’t like it, you have to become the master of the floor.

To become the master of the floor, you first need to earn the title of Ascender.

In the end, the player has no choice but to climb the tower.

“Sigh.”

He sighed deeply and moved quickly.

He cut down all the trees on the deserted island to make materials for a raft.

He roughly tied them together with vines to make a boat.

In fact, it’s closer to a raft than a boat.

‘Is it really right to go to the sea on this?’

It looks like it would capsize with just a slight wave.

No matter how you look at it, it’s suicide.

In fact, the Soul System also gave a harsh evaluation of the boat.

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Look at that pathetic durability.

It’s like the system is warning me that I’m really screwed if I go out on this.

To go out to sea, I need to make a better boat.

‘It’s not like I have to find the treasure all at once.’

Assuming the X mark is the treasure island.

There were several lands to pass through before reaching there.

‘…I should be able to upgrade the boat.’

I won’t be alone on the third floor.

There’s also the option of teaming up with other players.

It looks like a competition, but it’s not.

From a player’s perspective, there’s no reason to fight.

All you need to do is find the treasure.

Then you can earn the right to go up to the fourth floor.

‘Just like on the second floor.’

A good boat, a big and sturdy boat.

I need more materials.

I cut down all the trees on the deserted island.

When I was hungry, I picked and ate fruit.

It was bananas.

Since I didn’t know how long I would stay on this island, I ate sparingly, just enough to stave off hunger.

‘The second floor was a paradise.’

At least there, if you played the game, you could eat your fill.

On the third floor, you couldn’t even eat as you pleased.

I pictured the structure of the boat in my mind.

A streamlined sailboat.

I couldn’t make a sail, so I ruled it out.

‘I guess I can use oars instead.’

It wouldn’t be easy to go against the current.

There was no other way.

‘Building the boat is a challenge I can roughly attempt, but the sail is really impossible.’

First, let’s process the wood.

Strip the bark and make planks…

As I moved busily, the sun began to set before I knew it.

“……”

The light disappeared, and darkness came.

The wind was colder than I thought.

I hurriedly gathered branches.

Whooosh-!

Rubbing sticks together to make a fire is for amateurs.

A master creates flames with a hatchling’s breath.

“Hmm. It’s warm.”

The heat from the flames pushes away the cold wind.

Is that all?

As the light drives away the darkness, the surroundings become bright.

Thanks to that, I can continue with simple tasks.

Scritch, scratch-.

Peeling the bark and making wooden planks.

If I make a boat with this, will it float on the sea?

I know there’s an additional process.

But since I don’t know how, it’s kind of vague.

At that moment.

I sensed a presence behind me.

Is it the administrator?

I looked at the person with anticipation.

As soon as I saw them, my anticipation turned to disappointment.

A woman in a suit.

Her hair color reflected in the firelight is quite flashy.

‘Silver, huh.’

Should I be relieved that she’s not a fellow Earthling?

“…Did you come up from the second floor?”

I lowered my voice and pretended to be a martial artist.

The woman approached naturally, without fear.

“Can you tell me what you’re doing right now?”