Chapter 5: Chapter 5
"That's my black turtle " Rak didn't reply to Khun but praised Baam.
"That must be a lucky turtle " Rak continued, while looking at Sasuke.
'It can't be a mistake.' Khun is suspicious of Baam. 'We were right next to him, and it pushed back.'
"I'm going to pass this silly test. " before Rak could move two steps, Khun stopped him by grabbing his cloak. "What was that for?" shouted Rak.
"Let's see what the others do." replied Khun, as he sat down.
The others are trying to pass the shinsoo wall and some are pushing the wall hpoing they could pass but to no avail, while other regulars are trying hard to past the test Lero ro and Baam are chatting with each other. "You seem bored, why won't we make a bet this time?" Lero ro said.
"Huh, what game?" Baam asked, preplexed.
"We'll guess who will pass through the shinsoo first." He looked at Baam with the same smile. "If you're right, I'll answer whatever questions you want."
"Really?" Bam is surprised.
"Yes. And If I win, you'll answer mine." Lero ro said.
"Okay." Baam look at the other regulars and choose carefully. 'Who should I choose?, I want to win this bet so I can find rachel.'
'I choose...' Baam look at Anaak.
"The bob-cut girl/I choose the green girl." Lero ro and Baam said at the same time." Huh? We picked the same person." Both off them surprise they choose her and looked at each other.
"Is there a reason you choose her?" Lero ro ask.
"Just an Instinct." Baam said.
Both of them answer right, Anaak looki g at the shinsoo wall and walk past through easily, followed by hatsu who also pass the shinsoo wall easily. "It's a tie." Lero ro said.
"Yes." Baam thought he wouldn't get an answer because they tie.
Lero ro look att Baam who is sad began to spoke. "But tying against a ranker is an achievement." He look at Baam smile. "I will answer your questions."
"Really?" Baam look at Lero ro Excitedly, he will ask Lero ro If she has seen rachel.
Robert who is standing next to Ho and Laure spoke. "Let's go shall we?" Ho noded his head and Laure woke up walking to the shinsoo veil, While Robert walk behind them.
Laure pas the shinsoo wall easily then he lied down on the ground again sleeping on the floor with his blanket, Ho walk past through same as robert. "It looks like the three of us are lucky." Robert said.
"Yes, I thought we will not pass this test but looks like we are lucky." Ho look at Laure who is slreeping on the floor. Suddenly a gunshot rang out throughout the room, all of them began to look the one who did it.
"We're out just because we can't pass this test?" A boy carrying the sniper and green cloak was the one who did it and cause a commosion. "But that worthless shrimp got lucky and amde it through?"
"I'm way stronger! I don't care If you're a ranker, I could easily kill you!" Lero ro stares at the boy who insult him and says he is stronger than all of them, then he gets up and began to walk until he reaches the shinsoo veil.
Lero ro walk past the veil and until he reaches in front of the boy. "Come to die?" He pointed his weapon at Lero ro's head.
'What an idiot, did he lose some brain cells?' Robert look at the man like he is the most idiot person in the tower.
"One last mercy." Lero ro said.
"Huh?" The boy is confused.
"Shinsoo has no limit." Shinsoo began to emerge violently around Lero ro and the boy. "It can make you immortal and granted you unlimited power..."
Shinsoo began to move and wrapped violently around the idiot as he scream in pain. "If you can withstand it." Lero ro increased his shinsoo concentration and bloddlust towards the idiot. The idiot began to feel more pain and screaming anguishly.
"On the 30th floor and above, you'll have to endure shinsoo of this concentration daily." Lero ro said.
"This? Daily?!" The idiot held his head in pain, he is disbelief that people have to endure this kind of pressure on the upper floor of the tower.
"I won't doubt your strength, you just weren't chosen. That's all." Lero ro make the pressure of the shinsoo and bloodlust he directed to the idiot dissapear.
The idiot kneel and gasping hard of air. "I threw away everything! Everything! Even If I go back, there's nothing left of me!" The boy began to cry saying that he left everything behind to climb the tower and since he had nothing left to return. Lero ro ignored him and slowly approached Baam. "The gods do not exist, because if they did exist, they would be imperfect... And to be perfect They are cruel ... "
All the regulars looking at the scene began to spark detetrmination as theu tried to pass the shibsoo veil. "That guy is weak." Robert words surprising Ho.
"Huh, what do you mean he is weak Mr. Robert?" Ho is surprise and confuse of his words.
"He gave up too easily because of Lero ro's words, that is why he failed and won't survive in this tower." Robert's words surprising Ho.
"Listen to my words carefully Ho." Ho heard robert's words began listening to him and Laure, who was thought to be sleeping, quietly listened to their conversation.
"If someone or anybody said that you don't have the potential or failed on something, Ignore them and those words because those people didn't know what achievments those people will make or maybe even surprise them!" Robert look at Ho directly on the eyes. "With hard work and determination, you will achieve your goal, even people who are talented still needed to be train in order to get strong. And most importantly If you have a dream achieving something, don't give up on it."
Ho listen to Robert's and process his words, he is surprise of his words even Laure and they his words has meaning in life. Like he warned them not to give up easily and don't let others holding you back. "Why did you tell me this?" Ho asked, why robert telling him this.
"Because I have seen people with strong will and hard work achieving their dream. And you will need it in the future." Robert said. "These people dreams are reaching the top of the tower and they will do anything neccesary even dirty their hands."
Ho look again at the regulars who are working harf to push through the veil as they didn't care if they are hurt because they will do anythinh to climb the higher until they reach the top of the tower. 'Achieving Dream, huh.' He didn't know why but he will remember his words, Laure who heard Robert's words ponder for a moment then sleep again.
Robert's expression gradually turned darker as he imagined what it would be like if he was someone in that man's position.
What if he trained hard his entire life with the dream of climbing the Tower, giving up everything... Only to be declined at the starting line because he was not 'The Chosen One'.
'Fucking bullshit...'
Robert clicked his tongue inwardly, but then he shook his head.
He hated this kind of reality, but since he luckily did have talent and strength, he dropped the thought, since it didn't concern him.
'I guess, stopping these people here with this barrier would at least allow them to turn back and keep their lives.' Robert sighed as he glanced at Lero Ro who was slowly walking back.
In the distance, he saw the man in a tracksuit forcefully pressing his face against the rubbery Shinsoo barrier and repeatedly being bounced right back.
That man tried again and again while his face was being twisted, but he wasn't making any progress at all.
At that time, many people had already passed through the barrier while the rest mostly stood at the back with depressed expressions, it seemed as if they already gave up.
As Isaac came closer, the man in the tracksuit shouted out loudly to the sky, "Aaaaah! The chosen?! Whatever! Who chooses who?!"
The woman next to him smirked and also began pushing at the Shinsoo wall.
""Aaaaaaaagh!...""
The two then kept pushing against the barrier with their hands, trying their best to push through while shouting out. 'These two are desperate but I don't think their change.'
Robert admire two of them as they keep pishing until they past the veil, he like their spirit for not giving up. "Come on you two, keep pushing, you can do it!"
Shibisu and the woman momentarily stopped as they look at him, then smirked and keep pushing at the wall while shouting.
"I will pass this test!"
"I will reach the top of the tower!"
Robert smile behind his armor and open his system to but two handkerchiefs, shibisu and the women just finished squeezing through barrier while wearing twisted and painful expression.
"I made it!"
"Yes, I passed!"
The two shouted out in unison while gripping their fists and expressing utter joy, their entire faces covered in blood.
Robert step forward, as he attracted their attention. "Here, you two better wipe those blood of your faces." He handed both of them a handkerchief each of them.
The two showed awkward expressions at first, but then laughed it off, noticing that Isaac wasn't making fun of them, but genuinely wanted to help them.
"Haha... thanks!" the tracksuit guy grinned with a joyful expression as he wiped off the blood.
"Thanks." while the woman sent thanks to Robert as she proceeded to do the same.
As the two wiped off most of the blood and let out sighs of relief and joy, Robert stretched out his hand toward the man in a tracksuit, "By the way, I'm Robert."
The man in a tracksuit smiled back and returned his handshake. "My name is Shibisu, nice to meet you."
"Serena." The woman smiled at Robert while thoughtlessly giving the handkerchief back to him, this time covered in blood.
Robert push both of those handkerchiefs to them. "You two can keep it." He didn't need those blood soaked handkerchiefs anyway.
After having some talk with shibisu and serena, he bid farewells to them and return to his team, Leoro-ro made an announcement, "Those of you who passed the test, follow me. The next test will be on a first come."
When all the reamining regular teams lined up, they were lead to a plaza. A cute-looking girl in a gold-black outfit with yellow hair bound into pigtails stood in front of everyone as she cheerfully announced: "Those of you who passed the test, make a line! The next test will be on a first come, first served basis!"
"Hi, I'm the test guide, Yellowy. The test will be conducted one team after another. For the remaining teams, please wait and follow the guide robot's instructions."
Following that, the many teams present slowly formed a very long line.
With many Regulars pushing each other to be the first to take the test, Robert and his team got the last position in the line because Laure was sleeping like a pig and they had to drag him to the line.
Once the queue was in place, Yellowy announced: "Well, the test will begin. The first team may enter now."
After the first team entered the testing room, silence descended among Robert's group. Staying outside, they had no way to know what the next test was about.
'So the door test have arrived.' Robert knew they just need to open any door within five minutes, so he didn't have to worry as they could pass this test. He look at his team, Ho is reading a book while Laure just sleeping like usual. 'This is going to be a long day isn't it?' He look up at the transparent ceiling as it shows a clear blue sky.