Versatile: Alternate World

Because of my dedication, climbing the spire became an easy task. However, the more I climb, the more angels have died in my hands. I started to get numb killing them. I have not killed this many NPCs in my whole life, not even if you add all the NPCs I have killed due to a quest. This is a whole mass murder and if I am going to be on the trial of the laws of Luminous Continent, then they will banish me to the underworld for committing such a crime. Thankfully, the system never makes this a bad thing, or else, I will be a red name now since even killing NPCs will warrant you a red name and a punishment.

Aside from the Valkyrie angel with her head gone to the stomach of the shadow dragon inside my Versatile Weapon, the other angels are regular angels that have just joined. I didn't encounter any unique-looking angels as I continue to ascend the tower.

There are 100 floors on the spire. It's been 3 hours since I began my climb and I have no idea how long I have been climbing I am no longer counting but if I guess it, perhaps around 70 or 80-plus floors already. I am not in a hurry and I always rest from time to time, especially if the stairs that will lead me to reach a new floor are freaking long.

Sometimes, I even think of logging out to take a break but whenever I see that I am getting closer to the top, I always change my mind and I would continue the climb. It would have made me more motivated if it allowed me to earn experience by killing these angels. but too bad that the system is quite stingy about it.

As I get closer and closer to the top, the clouds surrounding the top of the spire get darker and darker, and the occasional lightning and thunder add more creepy vibes to the f*cking atmosphere of the tower. I know that they are designed to make the whole spire look and feel dangerous as you go up but it's honestly annoying, especially the loud thunder ringing.

"Master. 5 minutes are up," Lucia reminded me after I ordered her to tell me that 5 minutes went by already."

"Ugh, time sure flies so fast. Alright. Let's continue the climb."

I don't remember the Spire being this long in the past timeline. Perhaps the reason it felt so long is that I am doing all of the jobs without anyone else other than me, myself, and I. Damn, it seems to do it solo really is a bad idea but just knowing how long before the actual boss battle will take if we just take it all slow and the monster attacks are much worse compared to right now where the only enemies I am worried about are the angels.

As I step foot onto the next floor, I noticed that it is very quiet, it was like no one is there. Usually, the moment I arrived, I can see the angels poking their heads on the nearby tables and shelves, hiding and waiting for my arrival but right now, there are none. I don't see anyone at all.

Still, I didn't lower my guard. They might be just around the corner and are just waiting for me to wander there, thinking there are no enemies but I already looked around and the situation is indeed different than the last floor.

"Lucia, can you try scanning if there are any people here, other than me? It feels oddly quiet for some unknown reason."

"Please wait for a moment, Master."

Lucia went silent while I continue to observe my surroundings. Nothing changed and nothing moved which is pretty odd considering I remembered the spire is littered with monsters in the past timeline on all floors where all the angels on those floors became monsters. They didn't climb up so the number of monsters on every floor remained the same and not a single individual climbed up. Killing them all was too fast for us but I still remembered that there are many of them on every floor and the only floor that has no one else present is the top floor where the only one you will see is the Fallen Angel cult leader.

"Master, I'm sorry but I don't detect anyone else other than you in there."

"No dead bodies or anything at all?"

"Nothing, Master. Not a single one."

That's pretty weird but since there is not a single one present here, then perhaps I have to check out the next floor and see the situation there. Perhaps the angels here have changed locations and climbed up to gang me up.

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I continue to climb up. One floor to another and yet, just like the first floor that has no enemies, the remaining floors have no enemies that I am going to fight against with. It's weird but I have no idea why they don't have them at all. I tried to rest there for a while and waited, perhaps they will appear if I waited there but that failed as no one appeared at all.

I know I should be grateful that I don't need to fight but when you are fighting against enemies that utilize their numbers and they are useful to the cult due to their uses once the boss needed some sustenance.

"Do you think something is wrong here Lucia? Or perhaps I am just overthinking things?" I asked Lucia.

"I think you are just overthinking things, Master. Isn't it great you don't need to fight the angels and you can just continue your climb uninterrupted by those guys?"

Lucia was right. I should be happy that I can climb the spire, unimpeded by any distractions but this feeling of something is wrong felt like it is indeed wrong with this situation. I can feel that it isn't going to bode well for me. And I trust my gut feeling. Perhaps things might not go according to what I am expecting at all.