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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 23
Chapter Title: Mage Tower Master攻略 (Incomplete Draft)
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A certain streamer got everyone hyped about taking down the Tower Master lately, so I'm dumping what I know too. (Watch for typos. And I haven't cleared it myself. This "guide" is kinda embarrassing.)
Setting is the top floor of the Mage Tower—8th floor, Tower Master's office, with a sky stretching across the ceiling.
From what's confirmed, the Tower Master has two phases total.
Phase 1 uses standard spells.
Fireball, Ice Arrow, Forest Bind, Earth Wall, Teleport, etc.
If you love Musou and have dealt with a ton of magic from lower floors or city quests, it's tough but dodgeable.
Why tough? His spells are massive in scale, cast way faster, and come at you non-stop.
Oh, and he multi-casts occasionally.
Recommend utility skills and high-defense gear.
Anyway, if you're confident in your control for Musou play, you can clear Phase 1.
Phase 2 is the problem.
One hit triggers it, and then he puts up a barrier.
Fuck.
Normal attacks don't work.
Tried high-damage bombs—they pierce and chip it a tiny bit.
But he recasts the barrier right away.
So just stockpile bombs?
Sure, but you won't survive long enough to whittle down his HP.
From Phase 2, he shoots lightning.
It's insanely fast.
(Video)
You'll see—dodging is brutal.
And it's spammed relentlessly.
How much mana does he have?
Tried calling a friend to tank with lightning rods, but infinite mana says no dice.
(Don't bring friends—balance tweak doubles magic damage.) I'm off hunting special items now. Game's so vast, there must be multiple strategies.
Might be a Phase 3.
Only been a day, so we'll research more.
"I see."
Seo-jun awkwardly opened his inventory.
All he had was a Worn Guard Sword, basic hood, and about forty machetes from wiping out the gang.
A bit pathetic.
Lmao nothing but scraps
Lightning aside, no way to break that barrier
Assassinate now lol
Infiltration's best on 8F anyway. Packed with traps the Master set himself.
"Well, there must be a way. Mission just says clear him, assassination counts, but I have some pride, so no."
Clear against the Mage Tower Master without using Weak Point Detection.
The mission didn't explicitly forbid assassination.
Of course, if Seo-jun did it here, viewers would riot.
"Anyway, no clue on magic grains, hmm. Might be my first death. That barrier looks perfectly circular—doubt it has a grain."
Seo-jun played the video from the guide.
Not quite real lightning speed, but fast enough humans couldn't tell.
Even Weak Point Detection couldn't tag that. Too fast
Mission fail incoming.
Safety bet.
As Seo-jun finished, an alert chimed.
And he grinned.
+ Bounty 5,000 won added
+ Bounty 7,000 won added
+ Bounty 3,000 won added
...
The first chime triggered a chain—bounties piling up.
Travel's mission system let anyone add to the pot after a streamer accepted and it went live.
Viewers betting on failure after Seo-jun's words—safe money, refunded on fail.
Clear against the Mage Tower Master without using Weak Point Detection
Mission Bounty: 1,230,000 won
Lmaoooooooo
Don't fall for it!
Boss played weak on purpose. Calculated af—replayed vid to pump bounty. He's got a plan.
Smells like capitalism
Tch, sharp kids like him...
Seo-jun's grin tipped them off.
"Nah, no way I know what to do. I'm not the game dev."
Gasp
King receive incoming??
Makes sense—he was cocky self-reporting ㄷㄷ
Seo-jun closed chat and opened the 8th floor door.
"I said no... sigh, fine. Let's go."
Lmao
"Hm? Who might you be?"
A young man sat at the desk, fingers steepled.
Slicked-back white hair, angular uniform, pristine white gloves.
Mage Tower Master Duke.
His office brimmed with towering bookshelves; the ceiling yawned open to the sky.
Behind him, a hallway glimpsed odd machines and runes.
"Unknown."
Seo-jun answered.
"Unknown, eh. Why are you here? How?"
"Well..."
Whoosh!
Mid-sentence, Seo-jun drew and cleaved an incoming spell.
"Got some skill. Pity. Could've ended quick."
With a flick, three fireballs reformed and flew at Seo-jun. The Tower Master rose slowly.
Seo-jun didn't budge, just arm-slashed them away.
Step.
He advanced a pace.
"Rude, aren't you?"
"Talking to me?"
Another flick: over ten ice arrows.
His other hand clasped behind his back—annoying.
"Nah, someone else."
Seo-jun dodged arrows, closing in.
Step.
"So? How'd you get here?"
Swish. Rumble.
Vines to bind, then jagged rocks to impale.
Seo-jun slashed vines, stabbed rocks to dispel, advanced.
Step.
"Just walked in. Doors weren't locked."
Too cool
Fact) True
Lol should've locked the doors
Easy so far
"Hmm... Can you dodge this?"
Another wave crashed—faster, stronger, but same spells.
"Yeah. Eyes closed."
Step.
Fact) True 22222
Boss got bars lmao
Tricking viewers? No way he's nice lol
"We're close now?"
Seo-jun suddenly closed distance, slashing left to right.
Slash!
Tower Master teleported back fast, but a red line bloomed on his neck, blood spraying.
A hair too slow.
But his face stayed serene, like Seo-jun's usual calm.
"Hm. Good. I'll go all out."
He shed his white gloves, cupped hands.
Blue sparks danced around him.
Phase 2
Back off first
Run!
Crackle!
He thrust at Seo-jun.
Air burst; thunder roared.
Boom!
Tesla-blue lightning streaked past, cratering the floor.
Spell lingered midair before vanishing; floor scorched black.
'Whoa.'
Faster than peerless swordmasters from his past life. "How do you dodge this?"
Cold sweat beaded on Seo-jun.
100,000 km/s.
Slowed 10,000x, still 10 km/s.
Good thing he watched the vid.
How tf did he dodge lmao
Pro gamer level? Why stream?
Boss is streaming addict lol
Impossible to react.
Predict from Tower Master's hand, time the dodge.
Crackle!
Sparks on hand; charge builds.
Boom!
Lightning struck floor, grazing right shoulder.
Seo-jun believed observation key in battle.
Crackle!
Charge.
Boom!
Dodged left.
Crackle!
Unlike instant bullets, spells had tiny delay—he exploited it, observing.
Office wrecked, but he noticed things.
First, Tower Master.
'Dunno why, but doesn't want me nearing back there.'
Move right? Lightning farther right, herding him back.
'Left too.'
Straight dodges? Shields position, doesn't retreat.
Couldn't break shield, fell back.
Obvious.
'Protecting something important behind.'
Seo-jun eyed back wall: soccer-ball-sized ring floating in glass tube.
'Wanna poke it.'
Pulled machete from inventory, threw.
Blocked by ~3m shield.
Nope
Lmao how long dodging?
No answer? Retry?
Grab bombs first
'Knew it.'
Crackle.
"Where!"
Tower Master yelled, thrusting.
Excited.
Boom!
Seo-jun tilted head, dodging, thinking.
'Second mystery.'
~1s lingering blue lightning: beautiful.
Far: single bolt. Close: thin blue branches merging, splitting.
'Why ban Weak Point Detection?'
Lightning uncuttable, unblockable—even past life's body couldn't.
'Random joe?'
For 1M won?
Felt like game insider.
Gut strengthened eyeing afterimage.
Something there.
Seo-jun focused instinct.
Boom!
Air ripped; azure streaks dazzled past.
Shattered glass: branches crossed.
Center overlap.
Split-second: instinct drove sword there.
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