Chapter 5
10th Floor of the Beginner’s Tower.
In front of a massive iron door.
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Whoa, he’s already on the 10th floor, insane lol
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Summon carry is OP…
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Bro didn’t lift a finger since floor 5 lol
The viewers, watching Lee Kang-han do nothing from the 5th floor onward, finally understood what “freeloading” truly meant.
Especially those who joined later—
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Is this guy a summoner?
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How is he walking around with a boss monster though?
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Is it a monster taming trait? Like pet control or something?
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I heard when he gives orders, they go to something called the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons?
They thought he was a summoner or a monster tamer.
‘Heavenly Demon Forever, Ten Thousand Demons Bow’ really is worthy of being an SSS-rank skill.
Picking the last skill on the list was the right move.
Lee Kang-han felt confident in his choice as he looked at the goblin army.
Fifty goblins lined up in rows under the command of the castrated goblin chief.
Though it was more like they were watching the chief’s mood, not really following orders.
Still, it looked like a decent army.
“And it was nice that my level went up on its own.”
As the goblins fought hard among themselves,
Lee Kang-han just stood there with his arms crossed and leveled up.
Of course, maybe because the goblins were weak,
or maybe because the XP from 50 goblins didn’t reach him,
his level had stopped at 8 and didn’t rise further.
“I freeloaded this much, so I can’t complain.”
He didn’t even lift a finger. The game basically played itself.
This much was acceptable.
Meanwhile—
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Isn’t this a record run? He got here in just 3 hours
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Yeah, for the goblin-based Beginner’s Tower, this should be a new record
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Previous record was Mike’s, at 6 hours 11 minutes
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He cut the time by more than half lol
Word got out that Lee Kang-han was breaking records,
and the number of viewers exploded.
“Fifty thousand viewers? Don’t people have anything better to do?”
Seeing the number 50,000 above the chat window,
Lee Kang-han let out a laugh.
Why are so many people watching a newbie climb?
But actually—
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It’s been a long time since a Korean rookie maxed out at 50k viewers
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Foreign forums are going crazy too, people can’t get into the stream
The channel was capped at 50,000 people.
Plenty more wanted to get in but couldn’t.
After all, Lee Kang-han was not just climbing the tower—
He was destroying records with overwhelming speed.
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Now people are re-streaming this live lol
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Heavenly Demon should start a TowerTube channel asap
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What’s Heavenly Demon’s name, anyway?
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No idea, he hasn’t introduced himself at all lol
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Yo, give us an intro now that you got 50k people
Usually, when someone entered the top 10 rookies and had a chance to appear on TowerTube,
they introduced themselves to get noticed.
In today’s world, self-promotion mattered.
You needed to market yourself to get offers from major guilds.
“My PR, huh… Name’s Lee Kang-han. High school grad. Unemployed. 24 years old. That’s it.”
He folded his fingers three times as he spoke, then laughed quietly.
Nothing much to say.
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No bro not like that, tell us your stats and traits
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But still, dude turned his life around. That’s like better than hitting the lottery
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True, if he keeps this ability, he’s basically set for life
The viewers were confused and disappointed by his short intro.
“Well, no need to reveal everything.”
With that thought, Lee Kang-han walked forward.
“I’ll go clear the 10th floor now.”
Then he gave a command to the castrated goblin chief.
“Alright. Open the door.”
“Yes, sir!”
The goblin chief pushed the door—
“Heavenly Demon… the door won’t open!”
“Even with your strength?”
“Yes, it’s like pushing a wall.”
Seeing the chief struggle with the door,
chat messages began flying fast.
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??? Why isn’t it opening?
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Even players weaker than the chief open that door easily
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Is he about to betray him?
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Be careful, this looks shady
The viewers were puzzled.
A door that other players opened easily couldn’t be opened by that huge goblin chief?
“But he’s in the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons. Can he even betray me?”
Lee Kang-han watched the chief struggle.
Step. Step.
Then he stepped forward.
“If he does betray me, I’ll just get the XP.”
Even if the chief attacked him with 50 goblins,
Lee Kang-han had no fear of losing.
He pushed the door.
Rumble…
It opened easily.
“He couldn’t open this?”
The door moved with barely any effort.
Lee Kang-han tilted his head and stretched out a finger toward the doorway.
“Go ahead.”
“Yes, sir!”
The goblin chief stepped inside—
Ting!
And bounced off.
“Huh…?”
The chief blinked in confusion.
He tried again.
Ting! Ting!
But was repelled every time.
“Screech! Screech!”
The chief ordered his subordinates to try breaking through.
Ting!
But they too were flung backward before they could enter.
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What’s going on?
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Summons can’t go in?
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But other summoners went in just fine with their pets
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Yeah, elementalists always go in fully prepared with their spirits
Unlike other summoners,
Lee Kang-han’s goblins couldn’t enter.
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Freeloading backfired lol
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Newbie walking around with 50 goblins made no sense anyway
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Good, there should be limits
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What now? He can’t take his army to the final boss lol
Those who disliked how easily Lee Kang-han climbed saw this as their chance and began criticizing him.
But—
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But he’s actually crazy strong…
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Yeah, he doesn’t need them
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Honestly, if he went solo, he would’ve climbed even faster
The early viewers who knew his strength were shocked by the criticism.
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Lol shut up. A summoner without summons is useless
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Looks like Mike’s record is safe
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Gonna stick around just to watch him fail
Latecomers who hadn’t seen him fight doubted him.
“I’ll go alone. You all wait here.”
“Heavenly Demon, your weapon…”
“This is enough.”
Step. Step.
Lee Kang-han left the goblins and entered alone with only a wooden stick.
As he crossed the threshold—
Whoooosh…
The surroundings changed.
The dirt floor turned to marble.
The empty space lit up.
A massive star-shaped gem floated above.
Its colors shifted until it settled into a glowing green.
Then—
Flash—!
The star pulsed—
[‘Hobgoblin Warrior’ has appeared.]
[‘Hobgoblin Archer’ has appeared.]
[‘Hobgoblin Thief’ has appeared.]
Three hobgoblins stepped out from beyond the star.
Hobgoblins.
Stronger and more evolved than regular goblins.
Though smaller than the castrated goblin chief,
they stood at 150–160 cm with solid builds.
Wearing metal armor and gear,
the three glared at Lee Kang-han with killing intent.
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Of course it’s Warrior, Archer, Thief lol
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That’s the worst combo, isn’t it?
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Yeah, the no-hope trio just showed up
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How is a summoner supposed to beat them?
The late viewers thought it was game over.
Even well-built warriors struggled here.
How could a summoner win?
Lee Kang-han glanced back and asked—
“Can’t I make them submit too?”
He gestured to the goblin chief.
The chief tried to speak, but no sound came through.
Inside and outside were completely cut off by the door.
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GG lol
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Yeah, he freeloaded too much
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Why can’t the goblins enter? Some kind of barrier?
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Maybe the Tower punishes freeloaders lol
Laughter and mockery grew stronger in the chat.
But—
“Doesn’t work? Then…”
Lee Kang-han scratched his head.
“Guess I’ll just kill them.”
Whoosh!
He rushed toward the hobgoblins.
The gap closed in an instant.
“Screech…!”
Before the archer could draw,
CRACK!
The warrior’s helmet caved in under the wooden stick.
“They’re tougher than goblins.”
Not instant kills.
Lee Kang-han grinned and swung again.
SPLAT!
The warrior’s head shattered.
“Screeech…?”
The thief and archer froze in shock.
Too late.
CRACK!
CRUNCH!
One after another, their skulls broke under his blows.
“Is that it?”
Swish.
He wiped the blood off the stick.
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???
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What just happened?
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Thought he was a summoner? Why’s he so strong???
The chat exploded.
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Told y’all he’s OP
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That makes no sense though???
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The boss literally bows and calls him Heavenly Demon, why didn’t anyone believe that?
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Thought it was just roleplay lol
Some thought the worship thing was a joke.
“Seeing is believing, huh.”
Lee Kang-han smiled as he looked around.
A portal appeared where the hobgoblins had fallen.
It looked like that was the exit to clear the tower.
“Any rewards around here?”
He searched for loot,
but aside from the floating star, nothing stood out.
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What’s he doing?
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Looking for loot?
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Total newbie move lol
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Just go into the portal, rewards come automatically
“Oh. Got it.”
Lee Kang-han nodded.
He looked back at the goblin army.
Even after the battle, they still couldn’t come inside.
“Tower’s cleared, but they still can’t enter?”
Was it because of the star?
He reached toward it—
[Access denied.]
Spark!
A jolt flickered, and the star disappeared.
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Can’t touch that, it’s just for show
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Go to the portal, rewards are waiting
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You’ve still got time on the record, don’t waste it
Impatient viewers flooded the chat.
“Just testing a bit.”
He waved toward the goblins again.
They still couldn’t come inside.
“The star’s gone and they’re still blocked?”
What’s the problem?
He tried stepping out—
Thunk!
A barrier blocked him.
Even he couldn’t leave.
“Guess I need to finish it.”
Nothing more to do.
Lee Kang-han finished checking the area and walked to the exit portal.
As he approached—
Whoooosh—!
The chat disappeared, and several message windows appeared.
[Beginner’s Tower – 1st Level Performance Calculated…]
[You subdued the tutorial boss ‘Castrated Goblin Chief’.]
[You were the first beginner to clear the tower.]
[New speed record set for the human race.]
[You defeated the hobgoblins within 10 minutes.]
[Clear Rank – SSS+]
[Rewards will be given based on your evaluation.]
[Bonus rewards granted for exceeding SSS rank.]
“Oh, bonus rewards.”
His eyes sparkled.
If it’s called special, it must be great.
But then—
[You have obtained ‘Horn of the Castrated Goblin Chief’.]
“…Horn?”
Lee Kang-han’s face went stiff.
