Chapter 14

- Next news. The Tower of Trials, which had attracted the attention of many people, was finally attacked.

There was also a report on the radio news of a taxi.

The taxi driver turned up the volume on the radio.

-We are requesting interviews with players about the insider story of the tower, which has only been rumored for a while, but it is difficult to confirm the facts as there has not been a proper interview yet.

"Huh, really."

The taxi driver, who was listening to the news, exclaimed with regret.

"It seems like something happened in there. But even the reporters don't know, it's a ghost. Hey, do you know anything?"

The taxi driver asked a question while examining the passenger's face in the rearview mirror.

"I do not know. I'm busy these days, so I can't watch the news."

The taxi driver looked at the passenger's face again in the rearview mirror.

And he tilted his head involuntarily.

"I've seen this face before."'

But he couldn't remember who it was.

"The players who entered that tower should be a little quiet. There are only rumors and they don't tell me what happened."

"It won't be a big deal, will it?"

"Well, it's an unexpected event. I'm sure something big happened. Cho Ja-hyun went in, and someone who had never heard of it came and stole it, tsk tsk. Isn't this weird?"

The taxi driver's chatter might be annoying, but the young man just listened quietly.

"By the way, is the young master related to that? "I think it's because you rode near the tower earlier."

The taxi driver shrugged as if his reasoning was not correct.

"I am not a journalist. I had some business to see nearby."

The polite young man had a faint smile on his face.

And after a while the young man came down.

The taxi driver then realized that the young man resembled the youngest son of the Mu Cheon se family, whom he often saw in gossip articles.

*

"Here you are, ma'am."

A man dressed in a neat suit bowed his head to greet Dan Eun-seol.

Dan Eun Seol nodded his head lightly.

And he hurried into the car as if conscious of the reporters around him.

The secretary who greeted Dan Eun-seol also sat in the passenger seat.

"Where can I take you?"

"I'm going straight to the office."

Even though the vehicle was moving, the reporters persisted.

Dan-eun took his eyes off his car window and opened his mouth.

"Secretary Shin, there is something I need to find out right now."

"Yes, tell me."

"Learn about the red player who appeared in the Tower of Trials this time, or the player wearing a phantom mask."

"Are you talking about the player who made the topic?"

The expression 'attacking the tower' would have been more appropriate.

But Secretary Shin used more indirect words.

Dan Eun Seol remembered the unknown player and nodded his head.

"yes that's right. Instead, you shouldn't assume it's the red player. They may have worn a mask simply to hide their identity. If you have a preconceived notion that he is a red player, you may miss out on his identity. I mean, you know what I mean?"

"Yes, I will keep that in mind."

At Dan Eun-seol's sharp point, the secretary immediately picked up the smartphone.

Hearing the phone call from secretary Shin, Dan Eun-seol was immersed in thought.

'If I could have raised such a person, it would have to be one of the most powerful forces in this country. Because a low-level player could not have obtained the illusion mask without any help.'

The mask of illusion was not an easily obtainable item.

First of all, the probability of obtaining it in the dungeon was extremely low.

In addition, there was little chance that the mask would come up for sale on the flea market, a purchasing platform for players.

'Who is it?'

Dan Eun-seol's mouth was tightly shut.

For a moment, he remembered what had happened in the tower.

He was not easily forgotten.

There was an indescribable momentum to the unidentified player who was slowly moving forward by killing the goblins in no time.

Even she was thrilled by the momentum.

And that's what she was faced with when she and Jo Ja-hyun defeated and killed the goblin champion.

He was definitely smiling.

He was hidden under a phantom mask, but she could be sure.

He was secretly revealing his delight.

What is his true identity hidden under the mask?

Dan Eun-seol's eyes, who were guessing the player's identity, became bitter.

*

After attacking the Tower of Trials, the world was buzzing for a while.

The reverberation was more than when Lee Do-hyeon, a rare idiot, broke the blank wall quest.

No, on the contrary, Lee Do-hyun, who did not even enter the Tower of Trials, quickly disappeared from the attention of people.

It was just that the motherfucker ran wild for a while, and in the end it was nothing but ridicule.

However, rumors about the red player gradually grew bigger.

The fact that he attacked the Tower of Trials became a topic of discussion.

-Unknown who attacked the Tower of Trials, what is his identity?

-Unknown player Unknown beats Korea's best prospect and rises to the top!

Provocative articles were floating around the Internet.

It was even a hot topic in the public news.

I did just that.

Jo Ja-hyeon and Dan Eun-seol, who have been called Korea's best prospects so far, have been put to shame by an unknown player.

Who were they?

They have been held up as talented people to work on the world stage, and they have been told that they are geniuses since they were young.

It wasn't just the rumors that he was a genius.

They actually proved their skills, and the public recognized their skills and were proud of them.

Then, one day, an unidentified criminal who had no idea where he came from, defeated the best prospects in Korea.

It couldn't have been a topic of discussion.

And it was around that time that a strange thing happened to Do-hyun's '5th grade extra', who had not moved.

It was the third day after the tower attack.

A system message appeared out of nowhere in front of Dohyun, who was preparing to go out.

<Your influence on the overall work is equivalent to the condition for promotion to the hierarchy.>

<The level in your work has been promoted to Level 4 Extra.>

<In a major event, the death rate of 'Level 4 Extra' is 96%.>

Dohyun narrowed his brow.

"I didn't do anything, so why did you come up all of a sudden?"

It was definitely a good thing that the ranks went up and the death rate decreased.

But the problem was that I didn't know why this changed.

This is a class that stayed silent even after attacking the Tower of Trials.

Now that three days have passed, there is no reason to change like this.

Until now, Do-hyeon was confined to the family and only rested.

He pretends to be at the club, because he's commuting to and from the tower, so he can't relax.

'Wait, if it happened after three days… no way?'

Dohyun took out his smartphone and searched for articles related to him.

When sorted by oldest, the date shown was exactly three days ago, the day the tower was attacked.

Since that article, many Internet articles have been pouring out.

In terms of number of pages, it was almost 150 pages.

It wasn't just the internet.

Not only TV, but also the Internet community, and people's mouths, all kinds of speculation about him went up and down.

"It was like that too."

It was then that Dohyun realized.

In order to promote the hierarchy in the work, it must affect the overall work according to the system message.

But it didn't just mean attacking dungeons or killing monsters.

For example, there is a pond.

And let's say that attacking a dungeon or killing a monster is itself throwing a stone.

Then, the ripple that occurs at that time is the influence it has on the work.

Apparently, this hierarchical system seemed to reflect Dohyun's actions by summing up the results for a certain period of time.

So, it seemed that his rank had risen only three days after he attacked the tower.

'What's so complicated? Are you asking me to become a civil servant?'

Dohyun groaned and kicked his wrist watch.

However, he was also relieved to learn a clue about the class.

"It's clear that you don't have to act under your real name."

It didn't seem to matter even if he wore a mask of illusion.

'I wish we could get out of the 90% mortality rate. Do I have to be a first-class extra?'

I wanted to dig deeper into the clue that was suddenly given to me, but the time for the appointment was approaching.

"Oh, no. I'm going to be late."

Dohyun hurriedly left his room, kicking his tongue.

*

After a while, Dohyun came to a place unfamiliar to him.

'I never thought I would be here.'

Mesmerized by the splendor of the place, Dohyun opened his mouth without realizing it.

The splendid dance of lights and rhythmic music made the inside of the club a crucible of frenzy.

Men as fashionable as male peacocks were searching for a woman to hang out with.

And the women were also dancing in outfits that accentuated their beautiful looks.

"Wow, Lee Do-hyun, look at this guy's out of his mind?"

"Puhahaha, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaquit completely wontttt will be being around the fortress. Dongwoo, look at you."

And around Do-hyeon, the drinking buddies they used to hang out with were laughing and drinking.

Dohyun hid his face while holding a drink.

In reality, I was so busy that I didn't have time to enjoy the nightlife.

It was the first time he had been to the club.

It was because of that that Do-hyun was surprised, but his friends seemed to think differently.

They misunderstood the reason why Do-hyeon was gone.

He said, "Even so, I told you to tighten the water management today. If you don't want to miss out on regulars, you'll do well."

Jung Dong-woo, the grandson of the SL company chairman, said confidently.

It was definitely what he said.

It was originally a famous club, so there were many good men and women.

But today, the number of women was especially higher.

It must be the consideration of the club, which has tried to show off well to well-known regulars, who rent a VIP room and spend tens of thousands of won on alcohol.

It was obvious how many calls the club officials made to their female contacts for this purpose.

"By the way, Dohyun, why didn't you go into that tower?

As soon as alcohol was added, the topic of dungeons naturally came up.

In front of Dohyun, it was usually a topic of taboo.

However, today's Dohyun was not as sharp as usual.

He was curious because he didn't appear in the dungeon even after he went diving for an awakening operation.

"right. What kind of quest did you not break that? So I thought I had a player friend, and I was excited."

Embarrassed by the sudden topic, Dohyun almost spit out alcohol for a moment.

How would you react if you were Lee Do-hyun?

Dohyun quickly shook his head and then shrugged his shoulders.