Those who managed to survive until the end of the assimilation period received supernatural abilities.
The royal families of each empire possessed an even greater advantage. They had the ability to directly draw upon and harness the power of the Divine Beast residing within their kingdom.
Civilization was completely transformed.
A famous story began spreading throughout the world: the towers were said to contain treasures, rare artifacts, exotic materials, and countless other valuable things.
This rumor persuaded countless people to challenge the towers.
On the first floor of each tower, 50 goblins resided.
Many challengers entered the towers with confidence, believing that, with the supernatural abilities they had gained, eliminating a mere group of goblins would be easy.
They were wrong.
But they were all proven wrong.
Every party that challenged the tower was massacred.
It was later discovered that after all 50 common goblins were eliminated, a Goblin Shaman would appear. The shaman would perform a mysterious chant, resurrecting all the fallen goblins as undead.
This was what made the first floor so challenging. Even if a party managed to defeat all 50 goblins, they would still have to face them again as undead.
Eventually, a group of seasoned hunters known as the "Predators" decided to challenge the tower themselves.
They successfully conquered the first floor.
The rewards they received were astonishing:
Armor, weapons, skill books, gold, and—best of all—a Resurrection Stone.
As the first group to clear the first floor of the tower, the Predators' achievement spread throughout the world.
Their success proved that the towers could be conquered.
And more importantly, it revealed that the rewards hidden within them were far beyond what anyone had imagined.
[WORLD ANNOUNCEMENT]
PREDATORS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED THE FIRST CLEAR OF THE BEGINNER'S FLOOR OF THE TOWER. THEY HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY THE EARTH. EACH MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE ONE RESURRECTION STONE, CAPABLE OF REVIVING ITS OWNER ONCE UPON DEATH.
With news of this achievement spreading, countless people headed toward the towers, hoping to conquer them and obtain the same rewards.
Each empire even sent half of its royal knights to participate.
The royal knights successfully cleared the first floor and received its rewards. However, they did not obtain the Resurrection Stone, nor was there any World Announcement.
They assumed this was because the first floor had already been cleared, so they continued onward.
Floor after floor, they fought their way through the tower until they finally reached the 10th floor.
Upon clearing the 10th floor, a World Announcement finally appeared.
This time, however, the announcement was far more significant.
[WORLD ANNOUNCEMENT]
THE SOUTHERN ROYALS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED THE FIRST CLEAR OF THE INTERMEDIATE FLOOR OF THE TOWER. THEY HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY THE EARTH. EACH MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE ONE RESURRECTION STONE AND A GOLEM POSSESSING FIVE TIMES THE STRENGTH OF ITS OWNER.
The royal knights rejoiced over the bountiful harvest they had obtained. They held a grand feast and planned to return to their respective empires the following day.
The next morning, they packed their belongings and made their way toward the gate, ready to leave the tower.
But just as they approached the exit, a notification suddenly appeared before them.
[ERROR! ERROR! ERROR!]
THE TOWER HAS NOT BEEN CONQUERED.
CONQUER THE TOWER BEFORE YOU ARE GRANTED ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE.
FLOORS CONQUERED: 10/100