The Tower Of Life Chapter 9 - Chapter 9 - Kill or Be Killed (2024)

Hope fought alongside his three skeleton soldiers, engaging in battles with numerous low-level monsters scattered throughout the chaotic streets. After defeating several monsters, he discovered four rune stones—two for warriors and two for berserkers. Additionally, he obtained an item from killing a black mamba, a D-rank monster: black mamba teeth, an item used for creating equipment.

As Hope's hunt continued, he witnessed hunters engaging in combat with monsters. Deciding to deactivate his Undead Summon skill, Hope watched as his skeleton soldiers vanished into the shadows.

Hope then noticed a priest dressed in black robes, commanding the hunters not to attack the monsters, claiming they were messengers of God. Two nearby hunters began discussing the incident, unaware that Hope was listening in.

Hunter 1: "With people like this, it's become a nuisance in the tower and dungeons."

Hunter 2: "Why do these idiots consider the tower and dungeons as god?"

Hunter 1: "They need to be admitted to mental institutions."

Hunter 2: "I don't know how they're getting more followers by the year."

Hunter 1: "I hate cults like this."

Hope decided to move to a new area for hunting, using Dash to leap from one building to another. Suddenly, a message popped up, indicating that his Dash skill had leveled up to E-rank. Sensing something ahead, Hope reacted quickly, dodging a surprise attack from a large wolf monster. The wolf's claws grazed his shoulder, but Hope managed to evade further harm.

Realizing the importance of his Detect and Dash skills, which had saved his life once again, Hope remarked, "My luck activates when needed."

Hope appraised the wolf, revealing that it had a skill and rune (Blood Power-Up - temporarily increasing the user's stats by consuming blood, and a mana stone called Blood Warrior).

Hope examined the wolf's other stats and muttered, "Your rank is F, but how many people did you kill to get to this level?"

There was an uncanny resemblance between his old self and the wolf, and Hope decided to symbolize his new beginning by killing both his old self and the wolf. In the moonlight, amidst the fires hitting the buildings, the wolf and Hope locked eyes, each recognizing the other as prey.

With silence hanging in the air, they both rushed toward each other. The wolf attempted to bite Hope, but it was merely a distraction. Hope countered, aiming for the wolf's jugular. However, the wolf's incredible speed and strength forced Hope to strategize.

Hope realized that fighting the wolf head-on was futile due to its power-up. Instead, he focused on reducing its agility. Utilizing Dash and blade art,

Hope moved around the wolf, continually inflicting wounds, but all the heavy damage attacks were evaded by the wolf. Hope got an idea to kill it and used Dash to move to the flat next door.

He used all the XP to points and increased his stats.

Species: ???

Class: None

Status: Normal

Health: 54/60

Mana: 1/26

Strength: 36

Defense: 35

Agility: 30

Luck: 28

Intelligence: 20

Skills: 8

XP: 0

Unallocated stats: 0

The wolf pursued relentlessly, but Hope led it to a narrow door and baited it to come into the room by destroying the wall casing, hoping to set a few seconds ahead after the wolf broke down the wall and saw a shadow under the bed. The wolf used its teeth to split him in half when attacked. The body shattered, and the bones were everywhere it was a skeleton. Hope quickly jumped from the back, releasing his camouflage and cutting one of the wolf's legs off.

Hope knew by the monster's stats its speed and strength were its important stats, and if it was weakened, it would be easily killed. Hope again used Dash to jump around and continually wound the wolf everywhere, but this time, the wounds were heavy and caused a lot of damage to the wolf.

The wolf, knowing the danger, jumped off the building and moved with three legs. Hope jumped behind it and attacked until he was covered in blood. After a final slash, the big blood wolf collapsed. The sun was slowly rising, and the wolf howled with all its strength echoing the sound all around. Hope used Eater; he gets the skill and picks up the rune and decides to move.

But it was too late, low-level wolves gathered all around the building, and Hope was surrounded. He gets into a fighting position as a helicopter arrives, and three hunters jump from the helicopter and land near Hope. He knew them just by a glance: two humans and a demihuman.

All the monsters were conscious and did not dare to make a move. Hope also became conscious of their presence. Not only the monsters, but Hope also did not move an inch.

Inner thought - It was a team of A rankers: James the Lightning Mage, Mera the Monster, and Haru the Spearman.

Seeing Hope, Mera asks, "What did you do, kid, to be covered in blood like this?"

Haru says, "Mera, shut up. He is a hunter just like us. What do you expect to happen? He hunted monsters."

Mera replies, "Haru, how did you know he is awakened?"

Haru responds, "Are you kidding me? Look at his eyes, idiot."

Mera then addresses Hope, "Oh, kid, to be covered in this much blood, which monster did you hunt?"

A kid walks up from the shadows holding the corpse in both hands of the wolf.

The captain says, "Saying he was hunting, and it was the blood wolf we were following."

Hope looked at her, focused on her ears; she was an awakened elf.

James said, "Captain, don't fool around. This kid killed the blood wolf judging by his mana. He is base level F rank, yet he killed the blood wolf."

The captain asked James: "Are you saying I am lying, James?"

James replied: "All sweaty, saying no, Captain Mia."

Hope's inner thought: Mia, I know that name, the A ranker who is close to S ranker. They say that she hasn't chosen a class yet. She, is she that mia.

A monster jumped from the top of the building and tried to attack the girl. Hope jumped to save her, but she just killed it with a light touch, then turned her head to that side and said, "My hands are all bloody, and you ruined my clothes."

Hope, looking at her face, knew she was angry; her bloodlust was all around the place, not only causing all the blood wolves to flee but also making Hope escape from there using Dash in an instant.

Mera said, "Should we follow him, captain?"

The captain replied, "Why bother? First, we should kill off the monsters."

Hope escapes from there using Dash and arrives at a group of people gathered there were hunters who was protecting people from monsters and backup hunters were arriving one by one hope joined them and moved in to the crowd of people gathered. While going He thought to himself,

"Why didn't that girl get picked up by my Detect skill? May be because she is of higher rank ,I saw all others, but her... She is dangerous, and the bloodlust just for some blood in the cloth. I need to stay away from her," and moves into the crowd.