How the Regressed Munchkin Chews Up the Tower - H.R.M.C.U.T Chapter 26 (Part 1):

Bukmang Mountain, once a forbidden zone for players, began to be called by another name as time passed.

Treasure Mountain.

This colossal mountain, which rarely permitted human footsteps, harbored items that players would go mad chasing after.

Even in his first run, Yujin had acquired quite a few valuable things here.

But this time was different.

He had gained far too much in the tutorial floor.

Most of the items found on Bukmang Mountain were no longer of any use to Yujin.

“Still, I should grab a few things.”

Not for himself, but for his slaves.

Recalling his memories, Yujin began swiftly collecting opportunities.

If Didaskalia or the other administrators of the Tower of Light had seen this, they would’ve spat blood in shock, but Yujin’s actions showed no hesitation.

Rather than raising ten thousand mediocre players, it was better to properly nurture two exceptional ones.

At least, that’s what Yujin thought.

Sure, someone might lose their opportunity because of this, but what did that matter?

‘If they’ve got a problem with it, they should’ve been good enough.’

They were doomed to die anyway.

It was far better to give these opportunities to those who could make better use of them.

“Mm-hmm. Exactly.”

Tossing any pangs of conscience to the dogs, Yujin swept up all the best things in Bukmang Mountain and moved on.

Unlike when he obtained 『Sword Heart [D]』, his pace was considerably faster.

That was because there were few items deeply hidden here.

“This one’s a pass.”

Spotting a skill book on his way, Yujin glanced at it before quickly losing interest and hastening his steps.

For other players, it was a skill so exceptional that finding it would’ve sparked a fight, but to Yujin, it held not the slightest value.

‘It’s about which skills you learn.’

Ignorant players would learn every skill they came across.

They figured that having more skills would give them more options in battle.

Yujin had been like that too.

But that was a mistake.

Learning skills required careful consideration.

Skills and traits didn’t operate independently; they were interconnected.

A single poorly chosen skill could create a massive obstacle to reaching higher realms.

Yujin had realized this too late and had to undertake a quest of insane difficulty to reset his skills and traits.

‘If you start down the wrong path, there’s no fixing it later.’

If not for that penalty, Yujin would’ve taken everything there was to gain from the tutorial floor up to now.

But he didn’t.

The same went for Ishia and Park Jihoo.

There was no need to make unnecessary mistakes.

Touched by his own warm consideration for his slaves, Yujin raised his head.

Dawn was slowly breaking.

Having secured 『Fighting Spirit [D]』 for Park Jihoo to use, it was time to head back.

“Let’s go.”

“Kwaaaaang-!”

At Yujin’s words, Chunbae, his belly bloated, let out a cry.

*Kuwoong-!*

Kicking off the ground, Yujin soared and descended toward the base of Bukmang Mountain.

It had taken a while to climb up, but going down was practically instantaneous.

As he gazed at Bukmang Mountain, glowing red under the morning sunlight, Yujin paused—*flinch*.

‘That’s…?’

The reason Bukmang Mountain was called as such was simple: it was dangerous.

The primary source of that danger was the monsters.

In the early days, the mountain was home to monsters so powerful they could devour any player who dared to climb.

While scouring Bukmang Mountain, Yujin hadn’t gone out of his way to avoid them, but he hadn’t hunted them either.

He’d kill them if they crossed his path, nothing more.

Hunting them didn’t help much with leveling up.

So, he ignored most monsters, but the one that caught his eye now was impossible to overlook.

Even Yujin, considered a veteran among veterans of the Tower of Light, had only encountered this rare monster once in his climb to the 100th floor.

“GG, GG!”

It was shorthand for Golden Goblin, though it wasn’t literally a golden goblin.

But it was a monster that dropped items so incredible it earned such a nickname.

“A Lightspeed Raven!”

Not only were they exceedingly rare, but they moved at a speed so tremendous that most players couldn’t even perceive them!

Catching one was near impossible.

Tracking them with your eyes was hard enough—landing an attack was even harder.

Yet, when word spread that a Lightspeed Raven had been spotted, players would flock to it, no matter which floor it appeared on.

『Enhancement Stone』.

That was because they dropped it with 100% certainty.

Be it a skill, item, or trait, this incredible object could upgrade anything by one tier.

‘I have to get it!’

Raising his slaves was important, but Yujin himself was even more so.

He needed to become far stronger than he had been in his first run.

The 『Enhancement Stone』 was a phenomenal item that could make that possible.

‘Can I catch it?’

Even players who had reached the upper floors wouldn’t dare dream of catching a Lightspeed Raven.

For Yujin, at a mere level 14, it was a daunting task.

Yet, he didn’t hesitate.

He had 『Unity of Mind and Body [E]』!

A fearsome ability that allowed him to move according to the flow of his thoughts in an accelerated state of mind.

With that, he could catch the Lightspeed Raven.

‘Even if I can’t, I have to try!’

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