With the notebook in hand, Se-Hoon immediately entered the workshop and began reading the notes Ludwig had left behind about his research for his pride: the Ascension Project.0

Upon reaching the top of the Tower and realizing the Whitespace, I became capable of reaching any space that exists in this world.0

With this transcendent ability—this so-called power—I successfully restored the collapsing fronts across various regions. Unfortunately, in the end, I still could not bring the war to a complete end.0

The vitality of the Demon Force was tenacious, and its source, the Abyss of Demons, remained a threat even to me as I am now. Thus, to defeat them, I needed more of these powers—more Perfect Ones like myself.0

But until then, how many people will die and how much talent will be lost? The method must be changed. I will use the Whitespace to create a gate to ascend to the pinnacle.0

“A gate to ascend…”0

The words, which seemed like a figure of speech, were proven to be anything but upon turning the page. In that entry, Se-Hoon found out that those words couldn’t be further from a mere metaphor—they were literally the core concept behind the Ascension Project.0

He wanted to allow people to skip every trial and instantly become a Perfect One by taking a gate created with the power of Space straight to the top…. What a terrifying idea.0

The Ludwig of the past clearly considered the very act of climbing the Towers of Heroes inefficient. And so, he sought to omit it entirely. However, even though...0