NOVEL ONLINE FREE chapter 394 - The Infinite Tower [ll]
[DING]
[The Infinite Tower has been established]
[Scanning energy density across all Realm Gates...]
[DING]
[Scan Complete]
[Arranging Floors from lowest to highest based on Realm Gate Energy Density Levels...]
[DING]
[Compilation Complete]
[DING]
[The Infinite Tower has been fully merged with Earth]
[Detecting anomalies...]
[DING]
[No anomalies found]
[Awaiting input from: Architect]
"... A monster killed in the Tower will grant experience and rewards to the player responsible and anyone involved in the battle"
[DING]
[Feature successfully added: Shared Kill Rewards and Level Gains]
[Searching for optimization method...]
[DING]
[Method found]
[Applying method...]
[DING]
[Monster body structure in the Infinite Tower has been modified]
[DING]
[Anomalies detected...]
"What is it?"
[Due to the structural changes, monsters slain within the Tower are now treated as 'data' and recorded by the System. As a result, slain monsters will resurrect after a set cooldown period]
"Continue"
[Acknowledged. Proceeding with feature implementation despite detected anomalies]
[DING]
[Feature successfully added]
[Additional input, Architect?]
"No, that will be all"
[Understood]
[DING]
[The Infinite Tower has been successfully destabilized into Earth's fabric of reality]
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[The Infinite Tower]
A colossal structure brought into existence by The Rewrite: Taufik, the Infinite Tower is a world-defying construct that pierces the very fabric of reality. Formed through the fusion of countless dimensional gateways, it connects Earth to an ever-growing number of Realm Gates, each a separate world with its own monsters, environments, and laws of existence.
The number of Floors (Realm Gates) will continue to increase over time, adapting to the evolving energy densities and undiscovered dimensions.
Current Realm Gates Counted: 497; floors may become 1000, 10,000, or beyond.
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Core Mechanics:
Entry Requirement: Only individuals at Level 50 or higher may enter the Infinite Tower.
Realm Gates (Floors): Each floor contains a different world, complete with unique monsters, climates, magic systems, and danger levels.
Boss Gates: Every 10 floors, a Boss Monster appears. Defeating it is the only way to proceed further, or escape the Tower.
Monster Respawn System: Monsters are now considered system data. Once slain, they respawn after a set time, allowing endless trials.
Shared Kill System: All players who contributed to a kill will receive experience and rewards.
Adaptive Growth: The Tower expands based on energy density across dimensions. It is not bound by limits, it grows eternally.
Environmental Shifts: Each Realm Gate has its own environmental rules, gravity may shift, magic may behave differently, and some laws of physics may be absent or altered.
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Purpose of the Tower:
The Infinite Tower is more than a dungeon. It is:
A training ground for future legends.
A gateway to alternate realities.
A battlefield of gods, monsters, and ascendants.
A living archive that evolves and adapts, preparing for something far greater.
The Infinite Tower is a battleground, a proving ground, and a gateway to unlimited potential, for those strong enough to ascend.
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[... Is there anything you want to change in the setting, Architect?]
"... Blur my name"
[Acknowledged]
[Architect Identity: Hidden]
[Infinite Tower Setting Change: Successful]
[Architect, what about the Realm Gates that still exist outside the Infinite Tower, the 'Good' Realm Gates?]
Taufik remained silent for a moment.
Unlike the Infinite Tower, which was constructed solely from the 'Bad' Realm Gates, worlds that had once aligned themselves with the Demons, the 'Good' Realm Gates also scattered across Earth. They, too, opened cracks in reality.
And just like the others, when a 'Good' Realm Gate opened, it would drastically alter the environment around the place of emergence.
"... Hmm~ Show me the mechanism of this opened 'Good' Realm Gate"
A translucent red interface materialized before him, glowing faintly.
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#A crack in reality that randomly appears on Earth.
#The opened Realm Gate will alter the environment around the gate.
#Upon full activation, the environment becomes a new segment of the Realm Gate's world, replacing that portion of Earth.
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Taufik frowned as he read.
"... If it fully opens, does the environment still belong to Earth?"
[No, Architect. It becomes part of the world inside the Realm Gate]
Taufik narrowed his eyes.
"...That's a problem. As the Aboriginal Being of Earth, I can't allow parts of the planet to be stripped away just like that..."
He raised his hand and, with a thought, the red text burned away in golden fire.
Then, he rewrote the rules.
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#A Gate that randomly appears on Earth.
#The opened Realm Gate will no longer alter the environment around it.
#Even after opening, no being may cross the threshold without Taufik's permission.
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As the last line was written, the golden glow intensified. Across the globe, all 'Good' Realm Gates shook violently, resonating with the new law.
The wounds, in reality, sealed themselves.
And in their place appeared pulsing, stable gates, not cracks, but completed portals, radiating gentle light and calm energy.
Each of them now bore the Architect's invisible seal, a silent declaration:
None shall pass without his will.
[Override Successful...]
Taufik nodded in satisfaction, his expression calm as the glow from the rewritten laws faded into the air.
"Good. That's all... Disable Authority: The Rewrite"
[DING]
[Authority: The Rewrite Has Been Disabled]
A moment of stillness followed.
Then-
[DING]
[New Feature Detected]
[Master, would you like to announce it worldwide?]
Taufik glanced at the pulsing system notification and shook his head.
"No"
Time, which had felt frozen beneath the weight of divine authority, seemed to resume. The air shifted. Gravity returned. Wind moved.
His System, silent while The Rewrite was active, hummed back to life.
"Hold on..." He murmured, eyes sharpening. "I want to be the first to try climbing the Infinite Tower"
[Understood, Master.]
The System voice chimed inside his head.
Taufik's attention turned. To where Nāgāntaka battled a monstrous creature that had emerged from one of the 'Bad' Realm Gates.
Taufik watched in silence.
This world is changing... and he was the one writing the next chapter.
His gaze shifted toward the distant horizon, where the Infinite Tower loomed, impossibly tall, impossibly vast.
Its doors were waiting.
Its monsters were stirring.
Its secrets were calling.
"... Let's begin"
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Taufik descended from the sky like a comet, his katana bathed in golden light. The air around him shimmered with the sheer density of power as he dropped toward the battlefield.
Below, Nāgāntaka, now in his humanoid form was engaged with the monstrous being that had emerged from a Realm Gate. But calling it a fight would've been generous.
Nāgāntaka didn't strike, didn't retaliate, only dodged with calculated ease, his movements fluid and effortless, while the creature lashed out with a screech that pierced the soul.
A sound meant to kill more than flesh.
Taufik's eyes narrowed. The golden glow of his katana intensified.
'SwordMagic - Light Form: Absolute Slash'
He swung his blade once.
A gleaming arc of golden energy surged forth, swift and pure, faster than light itself. The creature didn't even flinch. It couldn't. The slash had already passed through.
There was no wound. No visible impact.
But Taufik hadn't aimed at the body. His Absolute Slash severed whatever he willed, and this time, it was the creature's soul.
In the next moment, the creature evaporated into ash, its existence wiped clean without even knowing what struck it.
No reward came.
This creature wasn't truly part of the Infinite Tower, even if it emerged from a Realm Gate within it. It was an outsider, an anomaly, and for slaying it, the system granted nothing.
Taufik lowered his katana and exhaled.
"...You good, Nāgāntaka?" Taufik asked, glancing at his companion with concern.
There were no visible wounds on Nāgāntaka's large, Human mix Bird frame, but the exhaustion in his eyes spoke volumes.
His presence felt dimmer, mentally drained rather than physically injured.
"... *Sigh* No matter what I did, my attacks didn't work on that thing," Nāgāntaka muttered, shifting back into his bird form with a faint shimmer of light.
Taufik nodded. "It's good enough that you're still alive. Don't beat yourself up over it"
"But Master..." Nāgāntaka hesitated, his voice quieter, "What if something like that shows up again, and you're not there? What should I do? I don't have any soul-based attacks. My fire... it can't touch a soul"
Taufik smiled faintly. "Then make it hot enough to burn a soul. Simple, right?"
Nāgāntaka blinked. "...How am I supposed to do that?"
"You'll figure it out," Taufik replied, his mana wings flaring open behind him as he floated closer. "Come on, rest. Go back inside and recover"
Without a word, Nāgāntaka let himself be absorbed into Taufik's body, his form becoming a glowing tattoo across Taufik's chest.
Taufik sighed, shaking his head softly. "Poor guy... he's taking it harder than he should"
He turned his gaze toward the sky, then down at the distant spire of the Infinite Tower looming on the horizon, its peak vanishing into the clouds, pulsing faintly with otherworldly energy.
"Alright, first, we report this in. After that..." A grin tugged at the corner of his lips. "...Let's climb the damn Tower!"
With a flick of his fingers, Taufik opened a glowing portal. It hummed with familiar energy, a direct link to the heart of the Saranjana Kingdom.
Without looking back, he stepped through, leaving behind the chaos and awe that had erupted across the world from the sudden emergence of the colossal tower, a structure so vast that it pierced the very sky, defying comprehension.
On Earth, people could only stare, unaware that the one responsible for it had already back to his home like there's nothing.
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