Chapter 1: Is Anyone Here?

Solo Farming In The Tower

Sigh… I’m exhausted… completely drained.”

Despite his monthly salary barely reaching 2 million won, Sejun manages to save 1 million won each month by cutting down on living expenses after paying his rent and student loan installments. This has allowed him to accumulate a sum of 12 million won in his savings account. However, even though this is a considerable amount, it falls short of Sejun’s goal.

“Phew. When will I ever be able to buy a ticket? Can I even afford one?”

Sejun sighed, overwhelmed by his challenging objective.

A mysterious 99-story black tower appeared out of nowhere in the heart of Gangnam, Seoul, ten years ago. The tower boasted geometric patterns and a structure defying the laws of physics.

Towers of a similar nature appeared simultaneously in 100 cities across the globe. Although each country conducted an investigation into the tower that emerged within their borders, they reaped little benefit from their findings.

The information they uncovered revealed that the tower stood 990 meters tall, constructed from a material so strong that even a nuclear bomb couldn’t damage it, and had no visible entrance.

In an unexpected turn of events, people started emerging from the tower one by one. They seemed to pass through the walls of the tower naturally.

Investigators swiftly identified these individuals, learning that they were people who had recently vanished.

“How did you enter the tower?”

Responding to the investigators’ questions, they explained that they hadn’t entered the tower but had been sucked into a black hole. When they regained consciousness, they found themselves on the first floor of the tower.

Thus, information about the tower began to unfold through the accounts of those who emerged from it.