am-books Chapter 113
Chapter 113
6.
Chairman of the Ascendant Association's Mediation Committee, Do Byeok-su.
He couldn’t hide his frustration.
“How much of a difference is there in the mana absorption from the Void Stone?”
“Currently, Haenampa has 11, Taebaek Guild has 5, and Asan Guild has 3.”
“This is insane. A newly established guild is outperforming the combined score of the two teenage guilds.”
Do Byeok-su had actually been hired by the two teenage guilds.
In exchange for a certain fee, he was supposed to help increase their scores and eliminate Haenampa from last place.
He thought it wouldn’t be that difficult.
[Before the Adjustment of Commission Points]
1 Guild Size = /10 points
2 Gate Performance Competition = /30 points
3 Votes from Myeongho-dong Residents = /60 points
Total = /100 points
[After the Adjustment of Commission Points]
1 Guild Size = /10 points
2 Capital Stability = /10 points
3 Gate Performance Competition = /10 points
4 Internal Assessment Points by the Association = /20 points
5 Votes from Myeongho-dong Residents = /50 points
Total = /100 points
The basic points that teenage-sized guilds could automatically secure were expanded from the original 10 points, now making up 20 points through Guild Size and Capital Stability.
Lobbying and requests were used to secure an additional 20 points from the Association’s internal assessment.
Thus, 40 points of the 100-point competition were essentially decided before the battle even began.
It was nearly impossible to narrow that gap with ordinary effort.@@@@
“It was supposed to be a guaranteed loss for a new guild, but what the hell is Hae Eung-eung doing? Why is she putting on such a performance?”
He couldn’t help but feel angry.
No matter how much he had received a request, he couldn’t ignore the public’s reaction.
If anyone saw the unfair assessment, they would immediately question the fairness and demand a reevaluation. An internal audit of the committee would be inevitable, and disciplinary actions could follow.
At that point, he would have to return all the money he received from the request and could even end up under investigation by law enforcement.
“Chairman, shouldn’t we just give up on this one? The public reaction is too good.”
“The expected citizen vote has already exceeded half. If the Association’s points gap widens, everyone will start questioning us and apply pressure.”
“Isn’t it true that the committee is always at risk of the ascendants' grudges? Even if this goes to the prosecution, other ascendants won’t protect us.”
And that made him even more frustrated.
The prosecution? With enough support from the ascendants, the Association could crush the law itself with its power.
But now, the possibility of being abandoned by the Association's power was a looming reality.
“Leak the information.”
“Pardon?”
“Tell Taebaek Guild to target the high-value dungeon in that gate.”
Manipulating points was only possible to a certain extent.
If they were outnumbered, they had no choice but to win through underhanded means.
If the two guilds cleared high-difficulty dungeons in the Myeongho-dong gate, there was a chance for a comeback.
“If we succeed here, we help them. If they fail, we stay silent. We gave them the opportunity, but it’s their fault if they fail. Got it?”
“Understood, Chairman.”
“Proceed as instructed.”
“By the way, aren’t we giving the information to Asan Guild as well?”
“Don’t get involved with those bastards. If we give points to those who’ve earned the residents' disfavor, we’ll get blamed too.”
Even Chairman Do Byeok-su, who had his hands dirty with corruption and requests, had lines that he wouldn’t cross.
Asan Guild had crossed those lines.
They were too dangerous to work with.
7.
“Taebaek Guild has acquired intel from the Association and is aiming for the key dungeon.”
“As expected. Call them in.”
Taebaek Guild. Asan Guild. Haenampa.
While all three major guilds advanced into the most important dungeons in Myeongho-dong gate, deep inside the gate,
unbeknownst to humans,
a vast amount of tainted Qi quietly accumulated in one spot.
[Serious disruption in gate maintenance procedure.]
[Significant resource leakage confirmed during forced dungeon destruction and resource reversion.]
[Mana consumption is abnormal.]
[Emergency processor activated.]
[Emergency sequence initiated.]
[To eliminate abnormal danger elements, a tiered boss will be created.]
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[Extremely high mana leakage rate.]
[The tiered boss’s combat power increases.]
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[Failed to detect the main skill of the highest risk target.]
[The tiered boss’s combat power increases.]
[★★☆☆☆]
[Failed to detect the awakening ability of the highest risk target.]
[The tiered boss’s combat power increases.]
[★★★☆☆]
[Failed to decipher the status window of the highest risk target.]
[The tiered boss’s combat power increases.]
[★★★★☆]
[Failed to measure the combat power of the highest risk target.]
[The tiered boss’s combat power increases.]
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[Forced reversion of lower dungeons.]
[Monster count in the gate decreases.]
[Additional mana capture completed.]
[Creation of the highest-level tiered boss.]
A tiered boss beyond any dungeon boss, a monster created by the gate, triggered by the extreme risk from the returning beings and the heightened crisis.
[Tiered Boss
A being with the body of a human and the legs of a spider.
To the viewers of Beastman Valley, it wasn’t just familiar—it was almost a friend. The Western counterpart of the half-beast half-human, known as the "Man-Faced Spider," appeared.