**Boom!!**

The Tower Dragon falls to the ground.

But Ahn Suho is nowhere to be found.

Just before the Tower Dragon hits the ground, Suho, who had stepped on it and leapt, barely managed to grab onto a stone tower, avoiding the fall.

It was then.

[ You have defeated the Tower Dragon. ]

[ Floor 49 has been cleared. ]

[ You have set a new record for the Tower of Trials. ]

[ You are the first to successfully conquer the Tower of Trials! ]

[ The system rewards you with 10 bonus stats for your great achievement. ]

[ The system is now evaluating your great challenge. ]

The fallen Tower Dragon finally breathes its last.

At the same time, countless system notifications appear, making his vision blur.

Finally, he had succeeded in killing it.

*“Finally!”*

As he looked at the flood of notifications, his tension eased.

However, Suho did not let his guard down and, with great care, climbed down from the stone tower before lying down on the ground, taking a deep breath.

But his lips couldn’t help but curl upwards.

It was natural.

He had succeeded in hunting the Tower Dragon, a creature no one had ever caught, in both his past and present life.

It was then.

[ Your level has increased. ]

[ All of your stats have increased by 1. ]

[ You have gained 1 bonus stat. ]

[ You have reached level 40. ]

[ The system desires you to grow even stronger. ]

[ The system gifts you more power. ]

[ You have gained 5 bonus stats. ]

[ All Healer class skills have leveled up. ]

[ You have learned Healing Spirit (B). ]

His level had increased.

Though there was only one Tower Dragon, it was the final boss and had a hefty amount of experience, which allowed Suho to level up.

Thanks to this, Suho had reached level 40, and with this milestone, he had received another system reward.

The job skill he obtained this time was *Healing Spirit*.

Suho quickly checked the details of the *Healing Spirit* skill.

[ Healing Spirit ]

- **Grade**: B

# Creates an area that restores health.

# Creatures within the Healing Spirit’s area will slowly recover health, and there is no limit to the number of individuals within the area.

# A weapon must be used as a totem to summon the Healing Spirit.

*Healing Spirit.*

This was Suho’s first area healing skill.

Suho thought back to Isabella’s massive healing spirit, which could heal an entire battlefield.

*“This must evolve into its final form, too.”*

Just after Suho finished confirming the skill, another notification popped up.

[ The system has finished evaluating your challenge. ]

[ The system highly praises your great challenge and has decided to reward you with a fitting prize. ]

[ You have acquired *Dragon Blood* (S+). ]

The evaluation was complete.

But what he received was something he had never expected.

Suho jumped up in shock after reading the system notification.

*“Dragon Blood? The Dragon Blood I know? And it appeared here?”*

He couldn’t believe his eyes.

Dragon Blood had been the signature skill of a player known as *Dragon Rider*, a monstrous figure from his past life.

*“But the Dragon Rider said he acquired Dragon Blood not from the Tower of Trials, but from another gate?”*

The Dragon Mountains.

Suho remembered the name of the gate clearly, as it had left a strong impression on him.

This meant that one of two things had happened.

Either the Dragon Rider had lied, or Dragon Blood could also be obtained from the Tower of Trials.

But in the end, it didn’t matter.

The important thing was that Suho had now obtained *Dragon Blood*, a skill that symbolized the Dragon Rider and his roots.

Suho immediately checked the details of *Dragon Blood*.

[ Dragon Blood ]

- **Grade**: S+

# The great bloodline of the Dragon.

# Those who possess Dragon Blood can wield the strength of dragons, even if they were not born as dragons, depending on their effort.

# Lv.1 - Dragon Blood: Intimidation (S), Dragon’s Spirit (S).

# Lv.2 - [ ??? ]: Locked.

  └ Unlock conditions:

  ① Reach level 50.

  ② Unknown.

# Lv.3 - [ ??? ]: Locked.

  └ Unlock conditions unknown.

# Lv.4……

As expected.

This was the *Dragon Blood* Suho had seen before, the growth-type skill he had encountered in his past life.

Moreover, Suho had already unlocked the first stage of the *Dragon Blood* awakening effect.

Thanks to this, his Intimidation skill, which was previously A-ranked, had naturally increased to S-rank.

*“To think I’d obtain *Dragon Blood* this way.”*

Suho couldn’t hide his smile as he thought about how much stronger he would become in this life compared to his past, all thanks to this one skill.

At that moment, the Tower Dragon’s corpse began to slowly disappear.

It was only natural.

Unlike monsters from gates like Red Gain, the monsters in the Tower would quickly disappear, in accordance with the rules.

But then…

[ The Guiyoung Spear reacts to the Tower Dragon’s shadow. ]

[ The Guiyoung Spear absorbs the Tower Dragon’s shadow. ]

[ The Guiyoung Spear has been strengthened. ]

*“It’s started.”*

Suho narrowed his eyes.

That was because the Guiyoung Spear had a special function.

[ The Guiyoung Spear has completely absorbed the Tower Dragon’s shadow. ]

[ Mana supply is sufficient. ]

[ The Guiyoung Spear’s consciousness has awakened. ]

[ Congratulations. You have partially awakened the consciousness of the Guiyoung Spear. ]

[ The item’s information has been updated. ]

[ You have obtained *Guiyoung Spear* (S+). ]

When all the notifications appeared, Suho couldn’t help but grin in satisfaction.

Though it wasn’t mentioned in the item’s information, there was a hidden option in the Guiyoung Spear.

That was its *Shadow Devouring* ability.

While the Guiyoung Spear was a Plus-grade item that usually responded to the owner’s influence, sometimes it would evolve or unlock hidden abilities as it grew.

Such weapons were often called *growth-type weapons* in the world.

Suho checked the updated information for the Guiyoung Spear.

[ Guiyoung Spear ]

- **Grade**: S+

# Guiyoung Spear with Stage 2 consciousness awakened.

# Recognizes the first person to awaken its consciousness as its master, and can summon *Guiyoung* (S) from the owner’s shadow.

# A broken Guiyoung Spear can be repaired and resummoned through *Shadow Regeneration (S)* using only shadow and mana.

# Can use *Shadow Binding (S)* to bite the target’s shadow and immobilize their movements.

# While the target’s shadow is pierced by the *Shadow Fang*, they will suffer from *Shadow Bleeding (S)*, taking bleeding damage every second.

Two abilities.

Not only had the A-grade option been upgraded to S-grade, but two new S-grade skills were added, bringing the total to four.

Suho silently smiled.

*“As expected, a growth-type weapon. It’s on a completely different level from ordinary weapons.”*

However, there was one thing that disappointed him—this wasn’t a sword, but a spear.

Of course, he already had a sword in mind for a weapon of his own.

Eventually, the Tower Dragon’s corpse completely disappeared.

But in place of the Tower Dragon, something remained.

Suho approached it and found it to be a fang, about the size of a human fist. His eyes widened in disbelief.

*“Could it be?”*

A fang.

And it was sharp.

Suho quickly checked its information, thinking, *It can’t be…*

[ Dragon Fang ]

- **Grade**: S

# The fang of the great dragon.

# Anyone struck by the Dragon Fang is cursed with *Irreparable (S)*, a curse that prevents recovery.

Suho shivered as he checked the item information.

It was exactly what he had feared.

*“To think I’d obtain a dragon’s fang here…”*

Dragon byproducts, by their nature, were S-grade materials.

However, they were incredibly difficult to gather, and only byproducts from *purebred* dragons—not just any dragon—had this kind of value. Even finding one was a rare occurrence.

Even the world’s greatest swordsman, Suho, had only seen two dragons in his entire life.

Suho’s eyes sparkled.

*“I can use this for crafting.”*

This was an unexpected, excellent material.

It was, of course, meant for crafting the best possible items.

So, its use was already decided.

*“He’ll like this.”*

Of course, someone else would get their hands on it.

Eventually, everything was settled.

Perhaps because of the double joy, Suho didn’t feel any pain anymore.

He made his way toward the exit portal that appeared before him.

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[ The Tower Dragon has been defeated. ]

[ Floor 49 has been cleared. ]

[ The Tower of Trials has been conquered. ]

[ The conqueror is Ahn Suho, Player. ]

[ The Tower of Trials is now forcibly clearing all players. ]

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The Tower of Trials was conquered.

Thanks to this, the already noisy world, stirred by Suho, exploded once more.

- *“No way, really cleared it?”*

- *“So the Tower of Trials can actually be conquered!”*

- *“Wait, didn’t he just pass the Hunter exam today?”*

- *“Ahn Suho, he’s a god! Ahn Suho, he’s

 a god!”*

- *“Mom! I want to be Ahn Suho when I grow up!”*

Offline and online, chaos erupted.

Not only that, but journalists, YouTubers, and ordinary people flocked to the Tower entrance to see Suho. After the Tower was cleared, everyone scrambled to publish their articles.

When Suho finally appeared through the exit portal, everyone outside the safe line started taking photos with flashes.

*Click!* *Click!* *Click!*

“Ahn Suho, look this way!”

“Ahn Suho, just one word!”

“Ahn Suho!”

“Ahn Suho!!”

Suho, having exited the Tower, stood inside the safe line that was reserved for the conquerors.

This was a place that only conquerors could enter, like a trophy pedestal.

Suho looked up at the sky.

It was so clear.

The sun hadn’t even set yet.

With a satisfied expression, Suho surveyed the surroundings, and soon his gaze met that of Jo Jin-hwi, who was staring at him in a daze.

Suho grinned and immediately called him.

The recipient, of course, was Jo Jin-hwi.

Seeing who the caller was, Jo Jin-hwi awkwardly answered the phone while still locking eyes with Suho.

- *“H-Hello?”*

“How’s it going? Do you believe me now?”

- *“….”*

He had no words.

That madman.

To think he really solo-cleared the Tower of Trials.

Was that why?

Jo Jin-hwi, finally feeling at ease, brushed his long hair back and laughed.

- *“I know you’re a crazy guy, right?”*

“If you’re not confident, say it now. I’ll switch to another reporter.”

- *“To be a big person, you have to play in the big league. I’m confident.”*

“Alright. You brought the car, right?”

- *“Yes, I brought it.”*

“The yellow Ferrari, right? The symbol of the golden press. Get it ready, I’m going to the parking lot. Start the engine and wait.”

Hearing this, Jo Jin-hwi chuckled.

How did he know about the car?

Still, he followed the order and went to get the car ready, and Suho looked around again.

At that moment, black vans started to approach, cutting through the crowd.

When the vans stopped, people poured out, and Suho instantly recognized who they were.

They were staff from the Great Sword Alliance.