Five years ago, humanity’s strongest Tower Climber was betrayed at the peak of his conquest.Rael Arden, known only by his codename Phantom, was the silent genius who cleared impossible floors, crushed monsters with forbidden magic, and shaped the rules of Tower exploration. No one had ever seen his real face—yet his legend was feared across the world.But at the Tower’s summit, the teammates he carried to glory stabbed him in the back. For power. For godhood. For fear of what he might become.They thought he died.They were wrong.Reincarnated in secret, Rael awakens in a modern world that’s on the edge of collapse. Dungeons bleed into cities. Monsters evolve. The Tower is no longer just a gate—it’s infecting the world. And the very ones who betrayed him now rule from the shadows, hiding behind titles, guilds, and lies.But Rael isn’t alone. His soul split across hidden clone bodies, each designed to infiltrate, gather information, and prepare for war. As each clone reawakens, his power grows—and so does his rage.With him are three women tied to his fate:Selene, the shadow rogue who never betrayed him.Lyra, a curious researcher drawn to the legend of the Phantom.Aeris, the sword saint who still mourns his death… and may not be as loyal to the enemy as she seems.Now, Rael hunts the seven betrayers who destroyed his past.One by one, they will fall.But revenge is just the beginning.Because deep within the Tower, something else is waking—an ancient force that even Rael feared. And this time, the world may not survive unless the Phantom reigns again.

The moment Rael stepped out of the hidden chamber, the Tower groaned.


Stone creaked. Mana veins flared. An ancient protocol buried deep within the system core flickered for the first time in centuries:


Rael raised his hand, fingers tracing invisible code in the air. His voice was calm.


You are now recognized as Authority: Zero.


In the city above, the Tower's floor ranking display began to distort. Several names vanished. Others were shuffled violently.


Hunters watching the monitors panicked. A tower collapse meant death. But this wasn't a collapse…


And at the top of the rankings, an unfamiliar name appeared:


Aeris, watching from a rooftop, whispered the name with a tremor in her voice. "...He's not hiding anymore."


Deep within the tower, Rael summoned his system menu. A sleek black interface responded to his will:


Chapter 22 - Chapter 22 – System Authority: Zero