Just call me Thor

"Tell me, do you dare to face your nightmares?"

As the voice echoed, the space before Mike began to shift, as if an illusion was about to unfold.

If Mike guessed correctly, Morpheus's attack style likely involved illusions or dreams. Morpheus's talent might also be related to this. Such talents and abilities, when faced by others with slightly weaker willpower, would be an instant defeat if they fell for it!

But...

Morpheus had encountered Mike, who possessed the [Eye of Truth], like a cookie meeting milk.

[Eye of Truth activated]

[Truth reigns supreme]

What illusion or dream could deceive Thor's eyes?!

The distorted scene before Mike began to revert to its original state. The surrounding darkness receded like a tide, returning to a pure white space. Only an ordinary young man stood before Mike.

Mike had done his homework on Supreme Being [Morpheus], but this was the first time he saw Morpheus's true form.

The projection of Morpheus left behind was still very young, around level 100, and didn't exude a strong sense of oppression. In fact, he seemed rather approachable.

The young man before him didn't continue to attack Mike but instead spoke as if talking to himself,

"Ahem, this thing can leave messages? That's impressive. I can't believe I'm the first one here."

Mike held a camcorder in his left hand and had his phone's camera function open in his right, capturing every detail from the moment Morpheus started speaking. Recording Morpheus's embarrassing past was Mike's specialty.

Morpheus's message was unexpectedly long. As the first projection left on the Slaughter Stele, he might not have a time limit.

"...By the way, this projection is supposed to fight future challengers, right? Actually, I only know that one move. If you can break it, I lose."

Morpheus paused, his gaze lowering slightly as if looking at something,

"Anything else I want to say to future challengers? I want to say... this tower is truly amazing. We will explore more areas as quickly as possible.

Gregory told me a few days ago that the things in this tower could solve all of humanity's problems—poverty, hunger, pain... even death.

In short, I hope the future will be better and better."

Morpheus's smile froze on his face as his message ended. Hearing this, Mike fell silent.

Three hundred years ago, Morpheus had just entered the Tower of Truth. Based on Morpheus's progress, the Tower of Truth had only been on Earth for a few days.

At that time, the Abyssal Plane had not yet invaded, and the Blood War had not erupted. Everything was hidden under the guise of peace and tranquility.

Looking back now, Morpheus's optimism and hope for the future contrasted sharply with the brutal reality of the Blood War, making Mike's thoughts heavy.

In fact, Mike noticed a detail. In the last few sentences of Morpheus's message, his smile seemed forced, like he was trying to convince himself.

Morpheus didn't believe his own words.

Gregory might have been optimistic about everything in the Tower of Truth, but that was related to Professor Gregory's own strength. He probably hadn't succeeded in changing classes yet.

As an SSS-grade talent and the first human to explore the Tower of Truth, Morpheus naturally knew the most. He might have already sensed something ominous, had concerns but couldn't confirm them. He could only comfort himself that the worst wouldn't happen while accelerating the exploration of the Tower of Truth to gain the power to protect himself.

Regardless, this message spanning three hundred years was likely the first Mike had received.

"Don't worry. With me here, humanity's future will only get better."

Saying this, Mike stepped forward and high-fived Morpheus's raised hand, causing the projection to disappear.

A level 100 Morpheus only knew one move? This was new information for Mike. The legendary one-trick pony? More useless information.

Mike's figure disappeared from the challenge space.

"Five challenges completed!"

"Calculating conquest rating..."

Soon, the Tower of Truth announcement flashed again.

"Congratulations, participant Thor, for conquering the Fourteenth Floor with an SSSS rating, granting all humans in the Tower of Truth the buff [Slaughter Projections]!"

"Limited-time buff [Lightning Mastery]: +50% effectiveness for all Lightning skills for humans in the Tower of Truth, lasts 6 hours!"

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"Limited-time buff [Sweet Dreams]: +50% resistance to illusion-type skills for humans in the Tower of Truth, lasts 6 hours!"

"Limited-time buff [Fate's Reversal]: Grants humans in the Tower of Truth one use of [Fate's Reversal]!"

"[Fate's Reversal]: When hit by a fatal attack, locks HP at 1 and performs a forward slash, dealing massive damage..."

[Slaughter Projections]: Randomly summon a projection from the Slaughter Stele to fight. The projection's level matches the summoner's, inheriting 80% of the corresponding attributes and skills at that level.

Duration: 15 minutes. Summon limit: 3 times.

Note: You can specify a projection you have previously defeated.

Among the four buffs, a pattern was evident. [Slaughter Projections] was related to the Fourteenth Floor's content, summoning projections to fight. This buff was the strongest among all the buffs today!

For participants who hadn't cleared the Fourteenth Floor, the summon would be random, with a chance to summon anyone from the top 1-10,000 on the Slaughter Stele.

If they summoned projections like [Ares] or [Morpheus], they would hit the jackpot!

For those who had cleared the Fourteenth Floor, the projections they had defeated could be incredibly powerful! Take Maxen Stoneheart, for example. He had defeated [Ares].

If he could summon a level 980 Ares projection...

Wow—unimaginable!

Of course, this summon could only be used within the Tower of Truth, not outside.

As for the other three buffs: [Lightning Mastery], [Sweet Dreams], and [Fate's Reversal], they were clearly related to the top three on the Slaughter Stele:

Thor, Morpheus, and Ares!

...

As for other buffs, Mike wasn't very concerned. However, he was extremely interested in Ares's skill.

"So that's what [Fate's Reversal] does..."

This explained the battle with Ares. The reason Ares survived Thunderclap Strike was due to [Fate's Reversal]'s HP lock.

"This move is powerful. Even in death, it can take a few down with it." Mike decided he had to learn this move!

It seemed he still needed Maxen's help!

The personal reward for the SSSS rating on the Fourteenth Floor hadn't been issued yet, but Mike was used to occasional delays. After all, he had already achieved four SSSS ratings tonight! Wolf's Den might even give him a free pass!

Mike had many tasks to handle: going to Wolf's Den for some zero-dollar dining for the miners, setting up the Fourteenth Floor projection voice message, and aiming for an SSSS rating on the Fifteenth Floor...

But Mike put these tasks aside for now; he had something more important to do. Mike activated the Truth Mark, returning to the Core City of Truth.

"Exit the Tower of Truth!"

Lightning flashed. Mike's figure appeared in his dormitory, his shadow still beneath him.

Shadow Nine's voice carried a hint of curiosity,

"Why are you back so early today?"

Wasting no time, Mike took out a camcorder from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"This contains Morpheus's message from the Fourteenth Floor. Don't peek while I'm gone! I'm saving it to trade for Shadow Nine's help. Don't peek, and I won't tell you the password is admin123!"

A disdainful snort came from Guardian Shadow, "Peek? You underestimate me. I am upright and honorable! Go ahead, I won't peek!"

Mike's figure disappeared again. The camcorder lay quietly on the table. The dormitory was silent for a moment.

Click—

The light was turned on, illuminating every corner. A hand reached out from the black mist, picked up the camcorder, entered the password, unlocked it, and played the recording.

The actions were smooth and practiced.

A righteous voice came from the shadow,

"I always watch openly!"

"And with the lights on!"