The Guardian and I went silent. The Demon King’s reward would send me to the ninety-ninth floor right away. I read the reward description over and over, and it kept circling in my head.0

—It’s a trap. Zombie, it’s gotta be a trap. Don’t fall for it, the Guardian firmly said, trying to stop me from getting any ideas about it.0

I…know. It’s definitely a trap. For sure… I mumbled in my head.0

It was obvious.0

There’s no way the Fucker wouldn’t have chosen the Demon King’s reward. He’s the type of person who doesn’t have a problem killing other Hunters. But…he only got to the fortieth floor, not the ninety-ninth floor, which means…1

I had a great example named Yoo Soo-Ha, the Fire Emperor and the psychopath of the century. I calmly analyzed what I knew.0

…The Demon King’s reward is definitely a trap. The Fucker would have probably chosen the Demon King’s reward the first time, but he regressed after realizing that it was a trap. I’m not sure what kind of trap it is exactly…2

However, my heart was still pounding.0

...It’s so tempting. This is the chance to get the Skill of the ninety-ninth floor’s boss monster.0

Even if the Demon King’s reward was a trap, there was one big difference between the Fire Emperor and I. Unlike him, I didn’t have to defeat the boss monster. I benefited if I just walked in and got killed by it.0

The ninety-ninth floor’s boss monster would be the strongest, aside from the hundredth floor’s…0

I would be lying if I wasn’t feeling greedy.0

Ninety-ninth floor…0

If I used conventional methods, how long would it take me to get to the ninety-ninth floor? One year? Five years? A decade? It would take a lot longer than that. Even the...0