Chapter 100. The Chaos.
Luri sighed as she watched the victory screen flash across her monitor. The boss fight had been exhilarating at first—an intricate dance of strategy and reflexes—but now, the thrill was gone. She had won again.
Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, but the excitement she sought had already faded. It always ended like this. No matter how challenging a game seemed in the beginning, once she cracked the system and figured out the perfect strategy, the thrill vanished.
She leaned back in her chair, stretching her arms before reaching for her phone. Just as she was about to open another game to kill time, a notification popped up.
Incoming message from "CipherGhost."
Luri raised an eyebrow. CipherGhost was an old hacker friend—one of the few she actually respected in the underground world. Curious, she tapped on the message.
CipherGhost: "Yo, Luri, you gotta check this out. That weird ’Tower Game’ is blowing up in the hacker community. Seems like there’s a coded message hidden in it, but no one’s been able to crack it. Completing all 100 floors is insane. Think you can beat it?"
Luri smirked, a glimmer of intrigue sparking in her eyes.
A game that even the best hackers were struggling with? Now that sounded interesting.
She quickly searched for the game and downloaded it onto her PC. At first glance, it looked ridiculously simple. The interface was plain, almost amateurish, with pixelated graphics and an old-school RPG layout. But Luri wasn’t fooled. If this game was getting attention in the hacker world, there had to be more to it.
She cracked her knuckles and settled in, her gaze sharpening as she clicked on the "Start" button.
"Welcome to the Tower. Climb, and you may uncover the truth."
The words flickered on the screen, and then the game began.