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- Tower Climber
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She quickly glanced over to the branch commander of the healer climbers. Samuel’s face was as placid and apathetic as ever. Almost as if he’s not even surprised or worried about the explosion.
The door to their private arena box swung open and it was an E-rank city climber. Her face was pale with fear.
“They’re attacking the city!” she cried.
“What do you mean?” said the climber president.
“It’s unbelievable...but it’s a brand new monster wave!”
How was that possible? A monster wave wasn’t due for almost another month? None of the city’s defensive wards were even powered up to deal with a monster wave. The city was defenseless.
“Go warn others,” Sakura commanded as she rushed to the door to see if there were any threats coming from the hallway.
“I don’t know what you’re trying to do, Sakura,” said Samuel. “But it’s too late.”
The woman shuddered.
“There’s nothing you can do to stop it,” grinned the man.
* * *
The audience suddenly screamed with hysteria.
There was a sudden flash and a C-rank climber appeared beside Cyrus.
People in the arena were clambering over each other wanting to escape.
“Such idiots,” said Cyrus. “None of you deserve to live. You don’t even know why you’re scared. You just hear an explosion and you start running. You realize you’re all running in the direction of the thing you’re afraid of. Maybe you should just stop.”
Cyrus lifted up his hands and suddenly everyone in the arena froze in place.
Max watched all this develop as he too was stuck mid-run, unable to move.
But how was this possible? Paralyzing one person felt like a reasonable power, but the entire arena?
Unless—!
The climber who had appeared beside Cyrus. He was similar to the one they’d encountered in the waiting room.
The climber in the waiting room had the power to stamp out people’s powers. He was called a debuffer.
This climber had the inverse of that ability. He was able to magnify people’s abilities, strengthening them beyond their normal limits. This climber was a buffer.
The arena had gone silent.
No one could move while the strange screeches of monsters emanated from just beyond the arena’s walls.
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Max squirmed, still trapped mid-step.
Cyrus and his buffer companion had completely paralyzed the entire arena audience.
That didn’t just include ordinary citizens, but other climbers as well. People who were currently needed to help defend the city.
Cyrus laughed.