I Don't Need To Log Out-Chapter 224: The Tower (1)

"Sigh… We don’t have much time. You need to level up fast."

Agema’s voice was uncharacteristically serious, a stark contrast to her usual playful tone.

Arlon, June, and Agema were seated inside a carriage, the wooden wheels rolling steadily over the dirt road. The rhythmic creaking of the carriage filled the silence, but Arlon could feel the tension lingering in the air.

They weren’t riding the carriage in the traditional sense—Arlon had already teleported it forward after renting it from a city. Normally, rented carriages weren’t allowed into battlefields, but Arlon had compensated the owner generously, ensuring there would be no complaints.

At first, he had wanted to teleport them directly to their destination, but since Agema couldn’t explain exactly where they were going, it wasn’t possible.

And that was troubling.

Agema always had answers.

So if even she couldn’t—or wouldn’t—explain… it meant something serious was happening.

Arlon caught onto this immediately.

"Why? What’s happening?" He turned to her, sharp green eyes narrowing in suspicion.

June, sitting beside him, also tensed. If Agema was worried, that meant they should be too.

Agema, however, simply shook her head. "I can’t tell you anything else. Just know that you need to hurry."

That answer only made things worse.

Arlon and June exchanged glances.

There was a weight behind Agema’s words, an urgency that neither of them could ignore.

But no matter how much they wanted answers, it wouldn’t change anything.

Their goal was already the same—level up as fast as possible.

Arlon exhaled, forcing himself to focus. "Fine. Then at least tell us—where exactly are we going?"

Agema leaned back against the carriage seat, her honey-colored eyes gazing at the ceiling as she began to speak.

"There is a place… Before Karmel wished for the power of the saviors, he thought long and hard about his choice."

June tilted her head. "Karmel? The guy who brought magic into Trion?"

Agema nodded. "Yes. But his wish wasn’t as simple as ’Give me the power I had on that other planet.’ If he had wished for something like that, it wouldn’t have been enough.

Even if he had wished for everyone to regain their former power, it still wouldn’t have been enough.**

Arlon listened carefully, already sensing where this was going.

"So… his wish was different?" he asked.

Agema smirked slightly. "Much different. He wished for something greater."

She held up a finger, as if recounting an old tale.

"His wish was more like this—’Let magic and swordsmanship exist on this planet. Let monsters roam the lands to grant experience.’

"Of course, that wasn’t his exact wording—I’m improvising. It’s been a long time since he told me his wish in detail."

June frowned. "He wished for monsters?"

Agema nodded. "Exactly. He brought them here so that the saviors—and even normal people—could level up."

That statement hung in the air, its implications heavy.

Arlon immediately understood what that meant.

If monsters hadn’t existed, then no one—not even the first saviors—would have been able to grow stronger.

Their presence had been necessary.

But…

"That must’ve caused a lot of problems," June muttered.

Agema let out a small sigh. "It did. More than you can imagine."

She rested her elbow against the carriage’s window, watching the passing landscape with an unreadable expression.

"The existence of monsters led to many problems. Trionian civilians—who weren’t strong like the saviors—were killed in large numbers.

New races were introduced to this world, leading to countless wars. But that’s not important right now."

She waved a hand, dismissing that part of the story.

Instead, she continued.

"The monsters spread quickly, overwhelming entire cities. Even the top saviors—known as the heroes of the past—stepped in, acting as exterminators. Hunters. Warriors.

"They did everything in their power to keep Trion from being overrun."

But despite their efforts…

It wasn’t enough.

"No matter how many monsters they killed, more were born every day," Agema explained. "The heroes were strong, but they couldn’t be everywhere at once.

"And the Trionians? They weren’t strong enough to handle even the newborn monsters."

Arlon crossed his arms. "Then what changed? What stopped the monsters from overrunning everything?"

Agema smiled slightly. "They got lucky."

Arlon raised an eyebrow. "Lucky?"

She nodded.

"There was one thing called the Tower."

The air in the carriage suddenly felt heavier.

June blinked. "The Tower?"

Agema grinned, her honey-colored eyes flashing with something akin to nostalgia.

"The Tower wasn’t just a building. It was more like a living entity."

Arlon’s fingers twitched slightly. Something that wasn’t just a structure?

That sounded dangerous.

Agema continued.

"The Tower emitted mana—a special kind of mana that attracted monsters like moths to a flame. It was a gift that came along with magic and swordsmanship from the other planet."

June’s eyes widened slightly. "So instead of spreading across Trion… the monsters were drawn to the Tower?"

"Exactly."

Agema nodded, pleased that she was keeping up.

"Once Karmel discovered the Tower’s purpose, he knew he had to conquer it.

It wasn’t easy, but once he did, he used his power to attract all of Trion’s monsters to the Tower’s location."

Arlon leaned forward slightly, intrigued. "And then?"

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Agema smirked.

"Then… he hid the Tower so that no one could release the monsters."

For a moment, there was only silence in the carriage.

Arlon slowly processed what she had just said.

Karmel didn’t just control the Tower.

He removed it from existence.

Even the strongest figures in Trion today had no idea where it was.

And now—

June frowned, crossing her arms. "Then why are we going there?"

But this time, it wasn’t Agema who answered.

"Think about it," Arlon said, his voice calm but firm. "If the Tower was meant to draw in monsters—if it’s been acting as a prison for them all this time—then that means…"

He trailed off, his sharp green eyes narrowing as he pieced it together.

"That means every single monster that was lured there during the first wish… no, even more than that. Every creature trapped inside for centuries is still there.

And if they’ve had all this time to grow stronger, then…"

June’s eyes widened as she realized what he was getting at. "Then there could be monsters even stronger than the Demons!"

Agema grinned, clearly pleased. "Bingo! Finally, you’re starting to use that brain of yours."

Arlon didn’t respond—his thoughts were already racing ahead.

Even stronger than the Demons…

That meant creatures beyond level 200.

It meant an entirely new tier of threats that no one in Trion had faced in this era.