Tower Ascension

Chapter 48 - Corrupting The Power



"Run! Run!" When their leader died in a single strike, those remaining men ran like hell. But their voice woke up Peter.

\'Did I just distract myself from the battle?\'

Before he could answer to himself, Peter rushed towards those men. He didn\'t get any EXP notification but he didn\'t care. He wasn\'t going to let those who came to kill him run away. That\'s not how the world works.

He wanted to be a hero. But now, he was no longer a hero. And, even hero kills people who tried to kill them, right?

Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!

He instantly summoned his spirit armor and increased his agility. With his higher speed, he just swung his sword a few times until all of them died.

After that, he gathered them together and burned their bodies. People can find his clue especially if they belong to someone like Lucifer. That man could even hunt a single individual from millions of people who just practiced the skill he created.

Previously, he didn\'t dare to do that but now he was even more cautious because of Information Office\'s existence. After burning their bodies, he traveled a few thousand of meters and used the ring to teleport himself.

As he reached floor zero, he thought for a moment went towards the area of green goblin. This time he didn\'t even kill them. With his current agility, he simply grabbed those fire spirit grass and ran away. Coming to the isolated part of the forest, he took out the key and exited the tower.

As soon as he came out of the tower, he found himself in his own house. He looked outside and found it was still the nighttime.

\'It seems I only spent one or two hours. That\'s good! I can spend more time with Anne.\' He thought to himself and closed the door. While running outside, one thought came to his mind.

\'I am changing. That\'s for certain but I don\'t want to change for the bad. If my planning and cunningness change due to my change, I rather not change. I have been confined for so many years. My time has finally come.\'

\'I don\'t want to change into somebody I am not. I have suppressed all of that for five years. Why does it want to come back? I know what I need to do. And, I don\'t .... I do that to a certain extent.\'

Suddenly, Peter stopped on the top of the pole. He looked at the bright moon and clenched his fist \'I know what I need to do now. I am going to find a way to cure my parents. Then, I am going to kill that blood-sucking leech. I will make myself the wealthiest man on the earth.\'

\'I am going to form a group. Now, it\'s no longer about me surpassing my strength on earth. It\'s about me crossing each floor and making my way to the top. I don\'t know whether it is fate or a plan, but I am going to ascend this tower.\'

\'If power can make people immortal, then I will get power for me and my family. God of Destruction, God of Preservation, God of Creation, I don\'t know why these gods built this tower. But once I ascend it, I am going to find out.\'

\'Yes, I am going to seek that strength. Five years ago, power didn\'t choose me. Now, I am going to get that power at any cost.\'

After that, Peter jumped away from the pole and rushed towards Camellia\'s apartment. It only took him twenty minutes. After reaching in front of the house, he presses the doorbell. A few seconds later, Camellia opened the door.

"Peter, I thought you weren\'t coming tonight," Camellia spoke while wearing the mask.

"Why are you wearing the mask inside a house?" Peter looked at her and then turned at another figure. It was Anne. When she heard his name, she came rushing towards the door. But, she was also wearing the mask.

Suddenly, his nose twitched. In an instant, a pungent smell entered his nostril.

"Ugh!" That was so intense that he wanted to puke. He closed his nose but the smell didn\'t end. Camellia rushed towards the room and brought a mask for him. He hurriedly wore the mask. The mask filtered the air while Peter shouted "Who the hell farts this bad?"

At this moment, Camellia looked at the ground with shame in her eyes.

"Wait, you did?" Peter looked at her with amazement. He didn\'t know his girlfriend could fart this bad.

"Of course, I did not." Camellia glared at him and shouted but soon she buried her head and said "I\'m sorry. It\'s my brother!"

"How long has he been farting?" Peter suspiciously asked.

"An hour!" Camellia gritted her teeth inside the masked and answered.

\'No, I am never going to let that guy stick with my sister. Nope, never!\' Peter promised himself and asked "Why does he fart so badly? Why don\'t you take him to a doctor?"

"Because you made me run the entire day. And, that\'s why I had to eat whatever I could just to get enough nutrition. And, I didn\'t even get a chance to drink enough water." Daniel also wore a mask and shouted at Peter.

"It\'s your fart. Why are you wearing a mask?" Peter asked while pointing the finger at him.

"It might be my fart but the smell isn\'t mine," Daniel shouted.

"But, smell belongs to fart and fart belongs to you. So, technically, it is your fart." Peter analyzed his words and returned with a strong answer.

"Fart isn\'t the technical knowledge. You don\'t need to analyze it." Daniel replied and Peter tried to argue but Camellia shouted "Can you guys stop farting?"

"But, he is the one farting." Peter pointed his finger at the side and spoke with innocent eyes.

"Yeah, it is only my fart, sister." Daniel righteously agreed to Peter and looked at Camellia with confusion.

"Ugh! I mean stop talking about fart. What if the neighbor heard us? And, I need to spray the room perfume to maintain this room." Camellia shouted and walked while. She took the room freshener and started spraying it around.

"Don\'t bother! That room freshener has the smell of rose and the smell of fart travels faster than the smell of rose. You can do this once he stops farting." Peter answered her while looking at his sister. Hearing his words Camellia stopped spraying.

"So, why aren\'t you sleeping?" Peter asked as he patted Anne\'s head.

"Because I couldn\'t sleep. You just woke up today and the same night you went away. How could I sleep?" Anne pouted as she rubbed her head at his palm. She wanted to cuddle her brother but she restraint herself to show little anger.

"Sorry! Everything happened so fast that I couldn\'t slow down even by a little." It was true. From the moment he woke up, he had to push his brain faster than he has ever done. Thinking of the situation and making plans for everything.

And, also implementing that plan. Of course, he improvised too many things. He was supposed to spend more time with Anne but he only hasten his pace. Of course, he did that for her because he wanted her to start training as soon as she can.

"So, how about we go to bed? You need a proper rest." Peter spoke as he pulled her hand towards the bedroom but he only got confusion in her eyes.

"Ahh! Aren\'t you going to spend time with her?" Anne still had a hard time accepting Camellia as her sister-in-law. Her words startled him but he smiled and said "I will spend time with her but first, you need to sleep."

As he said, he looked at Camellia and smiled. She smiled back but he noticed a little bit of sadness in her eyes. Obviously, she wanted him to treat her just like his sister. Peter knows that but he simply can\'t do that.

His sister, mother, and father were the main reason for current him. Without their love and care, he would\'ve transformed into a greedy and emotionless guy. That\'s what Stone Heart represents. He wouldn\'t have a shred of emotions for anyone.

That\'s not what Peter is or someone he wants to be. Just that thought disgusts him. That\'s why he likes shameless personality and why he supported that personality. Because being shameless he can still become a greedy person but not to innocent or his family.

Only to the people that are already corrupted. For others, power corrupts them. But, he wants to corrupt the power. And, the only way to do that is by using his mind to the fullest extent while leaving the weakness for himself.

Because without weakness, you won\'t keep improving yourself. Perfection is the enemy of success. He doesn\'t want to be perfect. That\'s why he doesn\'t mind having his family as his weakness. Because that keeps him pushing towards success.

As for Camellia, he met her after those two years. She did change his life but that was his love life.. And, that\'s why he loves her only second to his family.