This time, the process of grasping the skill didn’t last long. Mike felt like he had touched a higher level of power, but it had slipped through his fingers. It wasn’t that Mike wasn’t insightful enough, but… his level was too low right now.
Of course, Mike didn’t come away empty-handed.
[All Things Grow] had gained some additional effects based on his previous comprehension.
When grasping the skill (All Things Grow], Mike had witnessed a whale fall, a grand feast of death.
But in fact, Zachary’s death, compared to the whale fall, was smaller, more ordinary, more mundane… and more real.
This was the life and death that Mike could truly relate to, and it brought new insights.
[Chaotic Lightning Annihilation]: When Chaotic Lightning deals damage, it instantly kills any target whose level is lower than the caster’s.
Looking at the evolution of Chaotic Lightning, Mike fell silent for a moment.
He had comprehended it, but not completely.
To be precise, he had comprehended it, but it was completely useless!
Mike was speechless.
“Who below level 300 could withstand my Chaotic Lightning?!”
This skill, like Calderon, was a bully, picking on the weak and fearing the strong, without a backbone!
A skill should have a backbone!
Wait!
Mike suddenly realized something.
[Chaotic Lightning. Annihilation] was indeed useless now. The instant death effect only worked on enemies lower level than him.
But what about demon gods?
When Mike reached level 999, one shot of Chaotic Lightning. Annihilation, and all the demon gods except for the Archdemon, the Second Demon God, and the Fifth Demon God would die!
If he was even bolder, what about the Supreme Demon God?!
If Mike’s level could surpass the Supreme Demon God, then…
Mike almost grinned from ear to ear, praising himself, “This skill is actually far more powerful than I imagined!”
Putting away the skill introduction, Mike didn’t forget the purpose of his trip.
“Defeated Zachary’s fantasy chicken soup, Exploration Rate +35%!”
One down, two NPCs to go.
“Nameless and Jeremy.”
Mike didn’t hesitate for long between the two.
Nameless was twenty-one years old, Jeremy was nine. Children might be more troublesome,
so he’d leave that one for last.
“Let’s go find Nameless first!”
With that decided, Mike swiftly moved through the city and soon found his target.
…
An ordinary young man in a baseball cap, white sportswear, and white sneakers walked out of a convenience store.
He glanced around cautiously and turned into an alley, as if afraid of being followed.
The young man muttered to himself.
“Be careful, don’t be discovered, this world is full of malice towards me.”
“I’m in a very dangerous situation right now!”
“The enemy could be hiding around any corner.”
Behind the ordinary young man, Mike fell silent once more.
This young man was Nameless.
Compared to Nameless, Zachary was a perfectly normal guy!
Mike followed Nameless for two minutes, and the guy talked to himself for two minutes straight.
Based on the content of his self-talk, Mike came to a simple conclusion:
Either Nameless was an idiot, or he was mentally ill.
After observing for a while, Mike went ahead to the corner and waited for Nameless to arrive.
Nameless, walking close to the wall, caught sight of Mike in his black robe with his peripheral vision and instinctively turned to flee!
“There it is again, the interdimensional powerhouse who wants to capture me!”
As Nameless turned and ran, he said in frustration, “I knew it, this world wouldn’t let me go!”
Without giving Mike a chance to speak, Nameless’s fleeing expression changed from dejected to somewhat eager.
“Since the enemy has appeared, then my power should be usable too!”
“Come forth, White-Bearded Mage with magical powers, my 23rd strongest companion, and repel the enemy for me!”
As Nameless spoke, a holy and pure aura rushed towards them. After the dazzling white light,
a white-robed, white-bearded mage appeared in front of Nameless.
Mike glanced at him.
[Conjurer Nameless’s Mage, Lv. 300, Immune to all magic attacks]
The White-Bearded Mage waved his staff, about to attack Mike.
In Nameless’s imagination, this White-Bearded Mage was the most powerful being among
mages.
Because the White-Bearded Mage was immune to all magic damage!
Seeing that the enemy was wearing a mage robe, Nameless subconsciously summoned the mage’s nemesis!
What Nameless never expected was that the enemy he encountered didn’t fight fair.
“Star Pluck!”
“Wind’s Reach!”
Mike swung his hammer, and the White-Bearded Mage was sent flying like a baseball!
“Interesting.”
After killing the monster conjured up by Nameless, Mike didn’t attack again. Instead, he returned to his original spot and watched with interest.
Clearly, Nameless had misunderstood something.
In Mike’s mind, he, as a participant on this floor, had found Nameless to help him deal with
the monsters in his imagination.
He was the main character, right?
But Nameless didn’t see it that way.
In Nameless’s mind, he was an outcast from the world, and there would always be all sorts of otherworldly powerhouses coming to capture him.
And Nameless possessed a powerful special ability: he could conjure up all sorts of powerful helpers/companions to fight against these interdimensional powerhouses!
In the past 32 captures, Nameless had successfully repelled all the interdimensional
powerhouses with this ability.
This time would be no exception.
Mike couldn’t help but laugh.
“What a misunderstanding.”
From Nameless’s perspective, Mike wasn’t some protagonist, but a proper villain!
“But it’s okay, I’ll play along with him for a bit.”
Mike was in no hurry to clear up the misunderstanding.
The monsters conjured up by Nameless were something Mike had to deal with sooner or later.
Might as well have some fun with it.
“Despicable!”
Seeing the White-Bearded Mage he had summoned being sent flying like a baseball,
Nameless was furious.
“You’re actually a warrior disguised as a mage!”
However, Nameless was prepared to deal with such enemies.
“Come forth, Chaos Knight, my ninth strongest companion!”
Nameless muttered to himself, looking at Mike excitedly.
“It seems that this time it’s not a small fry, but a mini-boss.”
“It doesn’t matter, as long as the Chaos Knight makes a move, all enemies will be defeated!”
In Nameless’s imagination, the stronger the Chaos Knight, the stronger the enemy Mike
would face!
Ninth?
Mike smiled with satisfaction.
He loved beating up those ranked ninth!
As Nameless summoned, a heavily armored Chaos Knight emerged from the magic rune, wielding a heavy hammer and urging his Steed to charge at Mike.
Mike didn’t take out the Force of Nature or use the Thunderclap Hammer. Instead, he
clenched his fist and met the charge head-on!
Bang! The Chaos Knight was sent flying with a single punch. Mike looked at the helpless Chaos
Knight, feeling only one word:
Refreshing!
“That’s it?”
Mike ignored the Chaos Knight he had completely overwhelmed and beckoned to Nameless.
“Bring it on! I’m not in a hurry. I’ll let you go all out today!”
Nameless’s expression turned grave, and he muttered,
“What a crazy boss!”
“It’s okay.”
Nameless encouraged himself.
“Villains who talk too much usually die from talking too much.”
Mike: …
As Mike was left speechless, Nameless began to summon even stronger companions.
“Come forth, prehistoric monster from the irradiated seabed, use your world-destroying power to save your companion!”
When the 90,000-ton monster appeared before Mike, its massive body was like a mountain
range, blocking out even the sunlight.
“Now this is interesting.”
Mike admired the Godzilla-like monster for a moment, then slightly raised the Force of
Nature.
“Thunderclap Strike!”
Although the monster’s appearance was shocking, as expected, it was instantly killed by
lightning.
“Are you done playing?”
Mike walked up to Nameless.
Nameless was dumbfounded.
He had realized that he was wrong.
This was not a mini-boss, nor was it the final boss.
How could he be this strong?! Looking at the pale-faced Nameless, Mike said with a kind smile, “Don’t be nervous, I’m a
good guy!” Nameless shook his head frantically. “People who start like this are always the villains!” “How do you know I’m Thor, the number one Nine-Star Soldier-tier Lone Wolf?”
Mike waved his hand with a smile. “Don’t worry, I mean no harm. Besides, even if I did, there’s nothing you could do about it.”
The boss made a good point. Nameless was speechless.
“Lone Wolf… That name sounds familiar. Have I heard it somewhere before?”
Nameless looked at Mike warily, afraid that he was up to something. From the perspective of challenging the Tower of Truth, Mike had already gotten his
Exploration Rate and there was no need to waste any more time with Nameless.
However, Mike was always a curious person.
This Tower of Truth had been through a lot in the past three hundred years.
Any oddity could be a trace left behind by Morpheus and the others!
Mike had a hunch that Nameless might have a secret!
As for what that secret was, Mike needed to dig deeper.
Nameless stared at Mike without saying a word. “Don’t look at me like I’m some world-destroying villain.”
Mike tried to communicate with him. “What if I’m your golden ticket? After observing you for
so many years, I’ve finally recognized you and decided to appear and give you a life-changing
opportunity.”
This was very much in line with Nameless’s thought process.
Nameless’s eyes lit up. “So you’re my golden ticket?”
Mike shook his head. “I’m not.”
Nameless’s mouth twitched, almost cursing. Why did you even say anything if you’re not?!
“How about this.”
Mike pondered for a moment and spoke again, “Did you see how cool my swing and posture
were when I was playing baseball with the Thunderclap Hammer just now?”
Mike suddenly changed the subject. His ‘baseball’ performance earlier was flawless in every
detail!
“Want to learn?”
Mike gave his familiar smile. “Tell me your secret, and I’ll teach you that move.”
Nameless’s expression struggled, as if he was hesitating.
Mike struck while the iron was hot.
“I’ll also give you a complete set of Lightning skills so you can protect yourself. Your life will
be much better in the future.”
Nameless nodded readily. “Deal! It doesn’t matter if I tell you this secret. Actually… I’m a
transmigrator.”
Nameless whispered, blinking at Mike.
His eyes were filled with pride and smugness.
You’d never guess, I’m actually a one-in-a-million transmigrator!!
Transmigrator?!
Hearing this word, Mike raised his eyebrows.
What a coincidence, he was too!
After confessing his biggest secret, Nameless was like a dam that had burst, talking non-stop.
“I come from a place called Earth. This world is called the Tower of Truth on Earth. Ordinary
people can only enter the tower for six hours a day, but I’m here all day long. Although I don’t
know what floor this is, it looks very dangerous. I think it’s at least the 60th floor, no, the 80th
floor…”
Mike: ???
Wait, our transmigrations seem to be a little different.
“Um… excuse me.”
Mike cleared his throat and decided to be honest with Nameless.
“I forgot to introduce myself. I’m from Earth.”
“What?!”
This time, it was Nameless’s turn to be shocked!
“You’re from Earth?”
Nameless froze in place and muttered, “Then doesn’t that mean that the thirty-two
interdimensional powerhouses I defeated before…” Mike nodded, picking up where Nameless left off.
“That’s right, they were all participants from Earth.”
For the first thirty-two people, if Nameless had just chatted with them a little more, he would
have known the truth.
But those people couldn’t defeat Nameless’s companions.
He had been kept in the dark until now.
All these years, Nameless had been living in fear, thinking that he had smuggled into the
Tower of Truth and would be rejected by it, that he might be captured by a boss sent by the Tower of Truth.
Nameless never imagined that the beings he considered bosses were actually human
participants, all his compatriots.
“Holy fuck!”
“How could this be?!”
Nameless collapsed in the corner, holding his head in his hands, his face full of despair.
His mind was blown!