Awakened Talent: 10,000 Exp Converter!

[Time Records]

1st: Vincent (00:05:00)

2nd: Moutaur (00:30:45)

3rd…

4th…

5th…

Aside from these two, no one else had completed the trial yet.

When Moutaur saw the gap between their times, his expression twisted in horror.

"N-No… This can't be happening…!"

Disbelief consumed him. How could a mere human achieve such speed?

He was an Agisaur—a member of a powerful race born with innate speed traits! Even by sheer physical strength and appearance, Agisaurs were undeniably superior to humans.

Moreover, their abilities had been suppressed to Tier 1 (1★). How could Vincent, a human, achieve such unreasonable speed?!

Vincent, perched casually on a tree branch, glanced at Moutaur with a faint smile.

'Using my real name was the right choice,' he thought.

Before entering the tower, challengers were asked to select a name or codename. Having caused a commotion during his conquest of the Tower of Illusions, Vincent hesitated to use his codename—Magnus. Furthermore, his current companions gave him additional reason to hide his identity.

He was traveling alongside Valyn, her best friend Ellie, and Axl Swift, the Third Young Master of the Swift Clan. If someone discovered that Vincent and "Magnus" were the same person, it would draw unnecessary attention.

People would already have the idea that he had the only Legendary-grade skill from Tower of Illusions. Only him had the highest possibility to take it after all.

Setting his thoughts aside, Vincent hopped down from the tree and approached the frozen Moutaur. The Agisaur instinctively retreated.

"Y-You… You are not human! That must be it! There's no way a human could beat me in speed. Tell me, no… show me! Show me your true form! What are you?!"

Moutaur's pride, wounded by his loss, spurred his frantic accusations. He simply couldn't accept that a human had bested him.

Before Moutaur could step back any further, Vincent's figure blurred. In an instant, he was beside the Agisaur, leaving an afterimage behind.

"Does it really matter who or what I am? You lost the bet, my slave." Vincent's grin held a hint of danger.

Despite Moutaur's intimidating height, he felt dwarfed by Vincent. He hadn't been able to follow the human's speed!

Shaking his head, Moutaur stammered, "N-No… I didn't lose! You cheated! You didn't even show your true race!"

Vincent's smile faded.

"So Agisaurs aren't just slow; they're dishonorable as well," he muttered, loud enough for Moutaur to hear.

The words hit their mark. Moutaur's expression twisted further, rage bubbling up alongside his frustration.

"You can call me a liar, but we are NOT slow!"

Vincent raised an eyebrow at the Agisaur's vehement response.

'Their ego about speed is incredible,' he realized. 'They'd rather be called liars than slow. What a mindset.'

His expression turned cold. "So, are you going back on your word now? You boast about your race's speed but lack the honor to stand by your promise? Pathetic."

Having said his piece, Vincent dismissed Moutaur entirely. If the Agisaur refused to honor their wager, so be it.

To Vincent, the bet was nothing more than a playful curiosity about an Agisaur's abilities. Unfortunately, Moutaur's performance had been lackluster compared to someone like Axl Swift.

Disappointed, Vincent walked to the shade of a nearby tree and sat, waiting for the trial to conclude.

Moutaur, still reeling from the encounter, was speechless. He wanted to protest but found himself at a loss for words.

Deep down, he knew Vincent was right. Moutaur had spent his entire life training for speed, to the point where he'd forgotten what honor meant. Now, faced with his loss, doubt crept into his thoughts.

As Moutaur sank into contemplation, more challengers began to reach the summit. Their conditions were starkly different from Vincent's and Moutaur's.

Most were injured and visibly exhausted. Only a handful bore minor injuries and light fatigue.

The new arrivals couldn't hide their astonishment. Murmurs spread among them, especially from the human challengers, who regarded Vincent with disbelief.

"Did that guy actually beat an Agisaur in a speed contest?" someone whispered, glancing between Moutaur's frozen figure and Vincent, who was lounging casually.

"Has this ever happened before? An Agisaur losing to a human?" another wondered aloud.

"Maybe he's not human…" muttered by a human, voicing what many were thinking. "There's no way someone like me could defeat an Agisaur in speed."

Others exchanged approving nods, acknowledging the logic in his statement.

Nevertheless, despite their curiosity they did not dare approach Vincent or even thought of demanding anything from him. They all plop on the ground, gasping for breath.

Although the trial sounded so simple the main objective of the trial was to climb the Rock Monkey Mountain summit while also avoiding countless traps.

When the 50th challenger finally reached the summit, the tower's voice echoed around them:

[Congratulations to all challengers who passed the first trial!

The Top 31~50 have been awarded 10 Tower Points.

20 Tower Points for the Top 11~30, and 30 Tower Points for the Top 6~10.]

[40 Tower Points for the Top 1~5.]

[Those who failed will be expelled from the tower and prohibited to enter for 7 days.]

Exclamations of joy and disappointment filled Rock Monkey Mountain.

Vincent paid them no mind, his attention elsewhere.

[You have received 40 Tower Points.]

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+400,000 Tower Points!

[You now have access to the Tower's Exchange.]

[The second trial will commence in 5 minutes.]

A subtle smile played on Vincent's lips.

This is what I've been waiting for.

He quickly navigated to the Tower's Exchange and accessed the Skill Tab.

To his surprise, only three rare-grade skills were available. He frowned.

'It seems they're trying to limit me from draining this tower dry…'

He scoffed mentally. Too bad. They still left plenty for me to take.

Without hesitation, Vincent exchanged the three rare-grade skills for 10,000 Tower Points each.

-30,000 Tower Points.

He naturally did not stop there, he also checked the Weapon Tab without a beat.

Similar to Skill Tab, there were 3 remaining rare-grade armaments. Without an ounce of hesitation, he exchanged for it with another 30,000 Tower Points!

All of these items had directly entered his storage ring. He might cause a huge commotion if the other challengers discovered the sudden appearance of rare-grade items.

In spite of that, he was destined to cause a commotion since he took the remaining rare-grade items in Tier 1 Tower's Exchange.