The 10th-floor challenge was unique in its own way.

The climbers who participated in the challenge had three choices, Either they win, give up or lose their life.

It was the floor that marked the starting point of the ’actual Tower’.

It was said that only those who cleared the 10th floor could be called a real climber of the Tower.

Below the 10th floor, all the floors were just considered as a second tutorial for the experience of newcomers from the point-view of higher floor people.

Those who had some talent were the only ones capable of making it above the 10th floor.

It doesn’t mean that all players that passed the 10th floor had talents!

most of the time, all the summoners be it a good one with strong summons or a mediocre person who had no talent for the summoning, they would make it through regardless.

It was due to the unique trait of the test which favored the summoner-type climbers.

But except the summoning type climbers others found it too hard to clear the 10th floor.

And that’s why people from the most guild would station at tenth floor to recruit the climbers who had potential.

The tenth floor’s trail was conducted directly by the tower to maintain fairness, If an Individual is given that right then no matter how upright he is, he wouldn’t be able to fairly conduct the test. it may be due to his greed or due to a threat from someone else.

Normally there would usually be some people to watch the match from the guilds to look for potential recruits but this time there were all kind of people watching the tenth floors challenge.

Even some people who were settled in the 10th floor came to watch the match with curiosity.

It was all because of the Hype. Hype of the Dead Ruler.

The news that Shiva is participating was enough to attract the attention from all over the Tower especial from the guilds that were on bad terms with Bramhalok and Vaikunta, if somehow they could make him join there guild, then their life was set for this lifetime.

Shiva was no longer just a candidate for a Ranker, now he was someone who was set to become a High ranker, no guild would miss such a chance to recruit a high-ranker even if it meant opposing one of the big guilds.

Of course Shiva had no intention of being tied to a single guild or a place.

Setting all other matters aside, The time was for the start of match was already over. Shiva and the others were teleported to their respective courts.

The guys on Team A looked very nervous, they were anxiously looking around, biting their fingers and nails. They didn’t look for other team members rather they were looking among themself to find ’that’ person.

They wanted to know whether he was the same person or just someone with the same name.

of course, among these many eyes, there was also Siri.

She anxiously looked at the people from her team one by one.

’Not him, not him, nor her....."

Eventually, her eyes landed on a man wearing a rugged black robe.

’Wearing a rugged black robe...!’

She looked at him intently at his red eye that sparkled under the darkness!

’Burning red eye under the hood’

She looked at the two shorts scythes that were in his hands.

’Holding two short scythes like the god of Death!!’

Her eyes sparkled!

’It has to be him!!’

Her hope! this team’s hope! her bus to the 11th floor...

’It must be him!’

The dead’s ruler has appeared!

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<The trial of the 10th floor will take place in 1 min>

Shiva looked ahead at the opposite party members as he appeared on the court.

Each and every one of them was holding a staff and wearing different colored robes.

A smile was plastered on their face like their win was confirmed.

Seeing them oddly annoyed him.

anyway, the more bothering thing was the look that his team members were giving him! Their intent gaze was placed on them.

’What the hell is with them? Haven’t they seen any handsome men?’

He wondered.

Old sage: {Shameless!}

Shiva naturally ignored him as he continued to observe his teammates and his opponents.

Well, not like he needed to since his win was already confirmed.

<The trial of the 10th floor, Mass Kabaddi will now commence!>

<Rules:- A player from the opposite team will enter the court and will try to harm your team members, either try to hold him on the court to try to escape from his attacks>

<The person who enters the court has to at least injure a person before the span of 30s and should go back to their own court, failing to meet either of the condition will lead to certain death!>

<The climbers can give up if they can’t continue but has to make a decision before the raider from the opposite court enters their court>

<Giving up will be considered a failure in climbing the Tower>

<The team which has survivors will be considered as the winners and everyone in the team would be regarded for successfully clearing the challenge>

The notification resounded as the long-awaited match finally started with brief a explanation of the rules from the Tower.

<A toss will now be made !>

A big coin appeared above the midline which was flipped by itself.

The coin fell to the ground with the name of Team-B on the upside.

<Team-B has won the toss, wait for their choice>

"Shit!"

The team-A members cursed reading the notification but nothing could do anything against the tower now, can they?

Well not everyone was like that, From the perspective of Shiva, It all seemed like a short game for his entertainment.

<Team A has chosen to raid, Prepare yourself to defend>

A man who was as fat as an overeaten pig came forward passing the middle line.

The thing that they needed to do now was to stop him from going back or they should dodge all his attacks making him back away without any injuries.

The pig who came in didn’t take further steps but just stood there and summoned his summons.

Two pigs that seemed just like him appeared there and charged at the members of team-A.

Everyone on team-A looked at Shiva as if hoping he would do something.

but the person in question just summoned a Knight covered in full armor, Everyone present there knew about him, the Death knight Kapali. He stood in front of shiva like always.

A butler appeared beside him and provided him with a chair to sit on and a juice to drink.

’What the f*ck!?’

Everyone looking at him widened their eyes! Who the hell would leisurely sit like this in the middle of the challenge. They all just wanted to curse at him.

’How arrogant!’

They thought.

but I think some more, it was common for shiva to act like this, Why would He need to move when his summons could do all the work for him?

Siri who was placing all her hopes on him lost the color in her face seeing him leisurely drink the juice.

The pig bastard who entered the court also didn’t seem like he minded it since he also didn’t want to face the monster from the stories he heard just yet.

He thought they could manage to fight him when everyone else was taken care of.

Shiva who was indifferent to all of their reactions closed his eyes.

Now all the hopes of Team-A members were Shattered!

The two large pigs that the pig bastard summoned charged at the weak-looking man who was holding a shield, he was like a version of captain Amer*ca before transformation holding his Shield.

The pigs collided with him.

’Hup!’

He withheld the initial collision somehow using some skill but couldn’t stop them there and was pushed to the boiling lava on the opposite side.

"AhhhhAHAhahah!!!"

hell fell to the boiling lava and was burnt alive.

His scream filled the atmosphere with an eerie feeling.

The pig bastard also went back to his court as there were only 3s before the 30s deadline, he didn’t want to die in vain by staying more than 30s in the enemy court.

Shiva who heard the scream opened his eyes but the look on his face was still as indifferent as ever.

He looked at his team members with an intent gaze.

His gaze seemed to say ’Give me a reason to save your sorry asses’

Everyone who was dependent on him to pass this floor despaired seeing the indifferent look on his red and black eyes.

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daily Chapter~~