Eternal Tower, Third Floor.

Ninetieth Grid.

The boss lay defeated at Ye Bai's feet, having been thoroughly cleansed by the Heavenly Thunder. It was so moved that it turned itself into ashes.

"Time for the joyful message board moment again."

Ye Bai walked over to the message board.

Reaching a 90% exploration rate was a rarity.

Many with S Rank and SSS Rank Talents were stopped at the boss level, left with only regrets as they settled their level scores.

With fewer people reaching this point, the messages on the board were even scarcer.

After all, not everyone would leave a message.

For instance, the third Supreme Being—Carefree.

Ye Bai had always heard that the human race had three Supreme Beings: Nightmare, Traceless, and Carefree.

Each had their own roles.

Nightmare guarded the Blue Planet, Traceless fought in the Abyssal Plane, and Carefree watched over the Eternal Tower, attempting to clear it!

These details were openly written in the textbooks of the human race.

Even the Abyssal Plane knew this clearly.

The existence of Supreme Beings, as ultimate weapons, was a deterrent in itself.

Only by brandishing their swords could they scare away those with ill intentions.

Among the three Supreme Beings, the one with the least information and the most mystery was the last one—Carefree.

Ye Bai had passed through 90 grids and checked 8 message boards, none of which had any messages left by Carefree!

"This one... also has no message from Carefree!"

Ye Bai opened the message board.

[Nightmare: A 100% exploration rate is just so plain and dull!]

[Traceless: Above, you didn't clear with 100% exploration. Remember my name, the first to clear with 100% was me!]

[Xue Meng: I'm really fierce!]

[...]

Amidst the messages from the Supreme Beings, Xue Meng's sudden appearance was a bit jarring for Ye Bai.

It was like a group of top students suddenly having a slacker among them. While everyone was studying hard, the slacker was busy taking selfies and posting them online.

The scene was oddly out of place.

At this point, the significance of showing off with messages was minimal.

But Ye Bai didn't want to miss any chance to show off... ahem... Ye Bai meant to leave something for future generations.

[Asura: Next, it's time to witness a miracle!]

A mage is also a wizard!

Borrowing this phrase seemed reasonable.

Closing the message board, Ye Bai checked the time.

"1:01. At this pace, after clearing this level, I can head straight to the seventh floor!"

The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors were interconnected. If he achieved a 100% exploration rate on the third floor, he could skip the next three floors and go directly to the seventh.

With the Eye of Insight's guidance, Ye Bai avoided deadly traps, negative buffs, and more, moving smoothly forward.

In fact,

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The challenge of the last ten grids wasn't as daunting as Ye Bai had imagined.

There was no exponential increase in difficulty; instead, it was surprisingly smooth.

"Just ahead is the hundredth grid!"

[Exploration Rate: 98%]

Seeing the prompt before him, Ye Bai frowned slightly, realizing things weren't as simple as they seemed.

"There are 100 grids in total, and each step forward increases the exploration rate by 1%.

That means, when reaching the 100th grid, the exploration rate isn't 100%, but 99%!"

Like lightning piercing through the night, illuminating the world, Ye Bai glimpsed the truth.

"When entering this level, the Eye of Insight had already hinted.

To achieve a 100% exploration rate, first reach 99%, then add +1%. So that's what it meant!"

Eye of Insight: [So that's what I was thinking, huh? I get it now! Yes, that's exactly what I meant!]

Ye Bai: ......

Ye Bai looked ahead at the dark entrance, exuding an eerie vibe.

This was the final step!

100 grids, 99% exploration rate!

When Ye Bai made his choice, he entered a vast and empty mine.

"Strange, shouldn't there be traces of Medusa's husband here? Why is there nothing?"

Ye Bai searched around, finding the entire mine empty, with no strange notes popping up.

When something is unusual, there's always a reason.

With everything Ye Bai had seen and heard along the way, the story's outline began to form in his mind:

A monster capable of petrifying people suddenly appeared, immensely powerful, and wreaked havoc.

The miners who encountered the monster had no choice but to flee into the abandoned mine, hoping to escape through another exit.

The monster might be related to Medusa.

Medusa's husband, to make amends for his wife's destruction, ventured ahead alone, marking the path for those who followed.

The miners, using Medusa's marks, slowly advanced through the dangerous mine, paying a hefty price even so!

The source of all chaos, all clues, pointed to one person—Medusa!

Medusa, Medusa, easily reminiscent of the mythical serpent monster.

Finding nothing, Ye Bai turned his gaze to the wall.

The Supreme Being, Nightmare, had once sent a message through someone, telling Ye Bai to blast the wall for unexpected benefits.

On the wall, Ye Bai saw a familiar message board.

On the message board, there was a familiar message from Nightmare.

[Nightmare: I get it, Medusa's husband has long been dead, and the woman behind the stone pile is a lonely soul. This is a tragic story of a loving couple. There's no trace or relic of Medusa's husband here, but his love still lingers in the air, silent yet profound! I'll reluctantly draw a heart for him.]

Next to the message was a crudely drawn heart.

Ye Bai's face darkened. What kind of understanding did Nightmare have!

The problem clearly lay with Medusa!

That creature was likely the monster capable of petrifying people.

Whether it was the giant lizard or the miners, all the creatures Ye Bai encountered in the tunnels, the source of all chaos, was Medusa!

"Wait... Nightmare told me to blast the wall as soon as I got in."

"Could this guy be trying to get me to erase his embarrassing history for him?!"

If Ye Bai had followed Nightmare's instructions and blasted the wall without thinking,

The message board would likely be destroyed, and Nightmare's embarrassing history would be wiped clean!

"Click—"

Ye Bai took out his phone and snapped hundreds of photos.

Then, he took out a DSLR and pressed the shutter hundreds more times.

Film, USB drives, hard drives... any device that could store photos, Ye Bai used them all.

"Bringing a DSLR while exploring the Eternal Tower is perfectly reasonable!"

After doing all this, Ye Bai smiled and put away the pile of stuff, continuing to look down.

Blackmailing a Supreme Being with their embarrassing history?

Not quite appropriate.

But keeping a backup for himself was certainly wise!

[Traceless: Are you stupid? That woman has serious issues. I'll go back and cut her down first.]

A hot-tempered guy, ready to take action.

Ye Bai didn't expect the Supreme Being Traceless to have such a side!

Ye Bai's gaze moved further down, and there was more?!

Besides Nightmare and Traceless, someone else had been here and left a message?!

[Carefree: A boring story]

A message from the third Supreme Being?!

Ye Bai took out his phone again.

"Click—click—"

This could be considered the calligraphy of a Supreme Being, right?

After taking the photos, Ye Bai faced a dilemma:

How to clear with a 100% exploration rate?

The three Supreme Beings had all been to this mine and lingered in this grid.

Without exception, they all ended their journey with a 99% exploration rate, unable to go further.

The same problem stood before Ye Bai.

If this was a puzzle, the three before him had failed for various reasons. Could Ye Bai solve it?

He could directly see the answer.

Oh, then it's fine.

[Method to obtain the final 1% exploration rate!]

[1. Break the wall in front, open the miners' escape route, and save some miners to clear with a 100% exploration rate!]

Seeing the Eye of Insight's prompt, Ye Bai frowned again.

If that's the case, it means the Supreme Being Nightmare's message to Ye Bai was indirectly telling him how to clear the level!

"Old ginger is spicier, a Supreme Being is indeed a Supreme Being!"

If Ye Bai didn't have the Eye of Insight, relying on Nightmare's hint, he could still clear with 100% exploration!

[2. Go back and confront the snake woman who deceived you. After defeating her, all petrified beings will be restored, and the mine will no longer be dangerous, allowing a 100% exploration rate clearance!]

Two choices lay before Ye Bai.

One was within reach; just break the wall, and Ye Bai could immediately achieve a 100% exploration rate and clear with an SSSS Rank score!

The other required going back.

Retracing his steps, even more troublesome!

[If you choose to go back, you must clear each mine. The monsters in the mines will enter a berserk state, becoming even stronger!]

[Eye of Insight time check: 1:08]

[Remaining time for this Eternal Tower session: 4 hours, 51 minutes, and 46 seconds]

The two choices before Ye Bai:

To let go of past grievances, shed all burdens, and help the miners escape this nightmare.

They might gain temporary safety and peace, but in some unknown night, they would still be awakened by nightmares, shivering, tears silently wetting their cheeks.

Or... go against the current, wielding a sharp sword, breaking the chains, and personally ending everyone's nightmare?

For Ye Bai, this choice had only one option.

"Go back!"

"Today, I'm going to see if this snake woman is as beautiful as they say!"

[How would I know? All I know is she's, well...]

After Ye Bai made his choice, the Eye of Insight cooperated fully.

[Eye of Insight navigation activated, 5 meters ahead, turn around, oops, turn around...]

100 grids, each with 3 mines, each mine filled with berserk monsters!

300 mines meant 300 battles!

And Ye Bai had less than 5 hours, averaging less than a minute per battle!

Even for Ye Bai, the pressure was immense, racing against time!

Like a gust of wind, he charged into the first mine, swinging his staff, unleashing full firepower, and going on a rampage.

"Wind Fury!"

"Blessing of Thunder!"

"Heavenly Thunder!"

"Ignite!"

"...."

...

Blue Planet.

Time: 1:20.

It had been 19 minutes since anyone heard a story from Asura's message board!

The last time, Asura left a message at the 90th grid: [Next, it's time to witness a miracle]!

The whole world was watching him, waiting for a miracle to happen.

And they waited, for 20 minutes!

"What's going on? Can anyone see the message board at the 100th grid?"

"What are you thinking? The message board can only be viewed in the Eternal Core City by those who have reached it!"

In human history, quite a few people had reached the 90th grid, if not a hundred, then at least eighty.

Asura's message at the 90th grid was leaked by a War God!

But only three people had ever reached the 100th grid: Nightmare, Traceless, and Carefree.

Now, there might be a fourth.

Asura!

No one was surprised that Asura could reach the 100th grid.

What everyone anticipated was whether a miracle would truly be born.

Could Asura clear with a 100% exploration rate?

20 minutes had passed, and no one knew the answer.

All they could do was wait.

Tonight, the world was sleepless, focused on Asura.

Waiting for an Eternal Tower announcement!

Waiting for... a miracle!

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