Awakened as a Money-Spending Genius Enhancer - Chapter 89
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Episode 89
Chapter 89. What Kind of Bullshit Is This!?
The giant golem’s torso.
Kang Hoon focused on the pattern carved in its center.
“It looks like the same pattern that’s on all the Golem Legion?”
If there was a distinguishing feature, it was much larger and more elaborate than Kang Hoon’s Golem Legion.
‘Maybe the Golem Legion wasn’t abandoned after being hunted by someone.’
It was kind of like.
Before making a figure, you arbitrarily make it small and then throw it away.
“…It seems like the Crafter himself made it as a prototype and then discarded it.”
Among them, ‘Alba’ did have outstanding appearance and abilities.
But apparently, he was also a second-stage prototype.
That would make sense.
“That thing hanging from the ceiling. Alba, it looks exactly like your shoulder parts.”
This body placed before his eyes.
This ‘golem’ was definitely the real product that the Crafter truly wanted to make.
Kang Hoon instantly discerned the Ancient Magical Engineer’s intention.
Because he too was a creator.
Even so.
‘Truly eagle-eyed.’
Alba judged it so.
Because Kang Hoon had even figured out the directionality of the circuits.
“Those circuits. If you look closely, they’re all connected toward the biggest mask, right? Could there be some kind of relationship?”
Only after Kang Hoon asked that.
Did Alba also notice the existence of the mana circuits.
– These are mana circuits used to move artificial life forms. You can think of them as playing the role of human muscles.
Even while answering that way, inwardly he couldn’t help but be amazed.
To think that his own observational skills as a golem would fall behind his human master!
‘As expected of my master. Your eye for detail is sharp.’
Thus, while Kang Hoon was touring the workshop of an unknown freelancer(?),
Secretly, without anyone knowing,
There was a gear that began to turn.
Click, click…
“…?”
In the most secluded corner of the giant workshop.
From there, the first gear slowly began to rotate.
Creak, creak…
Due to old dust, the meshing gears didn’t align properly and spun freely once.
Creak, creak.
Twice.
Creak…
The moment it turned a third time.
Click!
The dust stuck in the groove fell away, and the next gear moved as well.
Thunk, thud!
Thudthud!
From then on, it was swift progress!
───────Whirrrrrr!
Clatter! Clatter!
Grind, grind, gri-gri-grind─!!
A tremendous earthquake occurred that loudly shook the entire giant workshop.
“As expected, there was some kind of trap?!”
Sensing something wrong, Kang Hoon staggered and regained his balance.
– It seems a hidden sensor has detected an intruder.
As soon as he grasped the situation.
─────Craaaaaack!
What had been stopped for so long.
No, what had never properly operated even once.
The ‘trap’ activated!
Roarrrrr────!
A bizarrely low voice screamed so loudly that bones trembled.
The source of the sound was the giant mask hanging on the wall.
No.
It was the face of the giant golem, Graviton!
“!?”
With both eyes wide open.
A face glaring at Kang Hoon with its mouth gaping wide!
At the grim sight, Kang Hoon shouted.
“It’s moving even though it’s not assembled? Is the face the main body?”
A crazy Enhancement Specialist who, far from being terrified, was curious about the mechanism.
Instead of answering his question,
Graaaa… Graaaaaaah──!!
Graviton only let out threatening screams.
It seemed it wasn’t a rational being like ‘Alba’.
What was even more tragic was.
Unlike the other thirty golems, the ‘command authority’ didn’t belong to Kang Hoon!
Therefore.
To Graviton, Park Kang-hoon was a target for elimination!
Centered on that Graviton’s head, the ‘circuits’ scattered in all directions began to move.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Only then could he understand.
This place, the ‘Magical Ruins Workshop’.
That name was wrong!
──This place was actually a ‘factory’ for assembling Graviton!
Kang Hoon intuited.
‘That’s the real boss!’
Grind!
Gri-gri-grind…!
Then, flash.
【 Update! 】
The Status Window informed him of an unexpected discovery.
【 ‘Twilight Ancient Ruins’ Hidden Boss: Graviton has been discovered for the first time! 】 【 Pioneer! Crafting Hunter, ‘Park Kang-hoon’ 】
Pioneer… really.
While it was nice to earn a title he hadn’t even aimed for.
The status window’s subsequent notification was utterly despairing.
【 Hidden Quest Generated! Defeat the Hidden Boss! Graviton LV.30 ( 0/1 )】
…Up until Kang Hoon jumped in for leveling up.
This dungeon’s level was 22.
Among them, the fake boss ‘Pharaoh’ was strangely low level.
“…So, the hidden boss. That ‘Graviton’ is… a level 30 difficulty boss?”
What an ominous thing to hear!
“Hey! Status window! Are you going to keep doing this?!”
Kang Hoon protested to the unresponsive status window.
“Why does it seem like every dungeon I go to gets strangely difficult? What kind of harassment is this?!”
Even while shouting like that.
Kang Hoon’s eyes were relentlessly tracking ‘Graviton’.
* * *
There are times when the status window appears on its own without the Hunter calling it.
First, the moment when the Hunter dies and is processed as deceased.
Second, system announcements that are made known to all Hunters on Earth.
For example, today.
At the filming site of the NetMinus documentary 【My Hunter Teacher: Korea Edition】.
That appeared before the eyes of all Hunters surrounding the massive set.
Like this message.
【 ‘Twilight Ancient Ruins’ Hidden Boss: Graviton has been discovered for the first time! 】
While the non-awakened PDs and staff moved and worked as usual.
“…What is this?”
All the awakened actors who were in the middle of acting stopped.
And.
“Twilight Ruins, isn’t that around level 20?”
“There was a hidden boss there…?”
“First discovery?”
Murmur murmur.
As they began conversations that ordinary people couldn’t understand.
The filming site became chaotic in an instant.
Among them were the so-called ace siblings who came as representatives of ‘Cheongjeong’.
Seri and Ji-seong were there too.
“Noona! Did you just see this?!”
“Yeah. What interesting content. To think a new boss would be discovered in that old dungeon at this point.”
“Wow, it’s been really long since I’ve seen a status window announcement.”
The siblings fell into the same memories.
“This is the first time since the last announcement we saw.”
“Right.”
“That was during the Tutorial Dungeon, right? We were so surprised when Kang Hoon hyung’s name suddenly appeared. ‘Record broken’!! We were like that.”
“Hehe… No matter what announcements appear in the future, we probably won’t be more surprised than we were then.”
As if to help the siblings’ trip down memory lane.
A second status window appeared.
【 Pioneer! Crafting Hunter, ‘Park Kang-hoon’ 】
“Ah~ Right~! The status window was exactly like this back then… Huh?”
“…Huh?”
The siblings’ cheerful chatter was cut short.
“…Ji, Ji-seong. What is this? Is this a replay of the previous status window?”
For the first time, Ji-seong saw it.
The most dumbfounded expression on his noona’s face that he’d ever seen in his life.
Of course, Ji-seong’s own expression wasn’t any different from hers.
“Pioneer…?”
“…Right now, Kang Hoon has broken another record, right?”
“It, it seems like it? No, does this make sense?!”
Just having one person’s name used in a system announcement is an incredible thing.
Hunters call it this.
『Achievement Monument』
System announcements are themselves eternal factual information and propositions.
Records shared with all Hunters are honor in themselves.
Just raising an ‘Achievement Monument’ once would be considered an tremendous accomplishment.
In the past, there were many Hunters called legends.
There were also those who, as rankers and heroes, raised ‘Achievement Monuments’ twice or more, up to a maximum of four times.
However.
Those were from 19 years ago.
When ‘dungeons’ had just appeared, everything was a new record.
But in times like these, a young new Hunter.
And a solo player at that.
Raising an ‘Achievement Monument’ twice?
“…My goodness!”
It was tremendous enough to shake the filming site.
“Wow, crazy! This name, it’s that Enhancement Specialist from the news, right?!”
“What is this! How does a Crafting Hunter raise an Achievement Monument?!”
“And twice at that!!”
Envy, shock, jealousy, admiration.
While there were Hunters going wild expressing all kinds of emotions.
Seri and Ji-seong, who were actually close to Kang Hoon.
The two siblings couldn’t be that happy.
“…A hidden boss.”
Unlike other ‘Achievement Monuments’.
When a ‘Pioneer’ Achievement Monument appears, accidents are bound to happen.
Eight or nine times out of ten, they’re fatal accidents.
“Don’t tell me…”
As if to drive home their uneasy premonition.
Kuuuung.
A Hunter standing at one side of the filming set puts down his axe.
He plants the axe into the ground like a stake and rests his thick forearm against it.
“Tsk.”
The giant warrior clicks his tongue.
He is an S-rank Dealer and the leader of Paryeondan, Korea’s 3rd-ranked guild.
Han Do-hyeok.
“I thought a decent S-rank had finally appeared. Looks like the Enhancer is going to die too.”
Words that were practically a curse.
However, none of the nearby Hunters dared to talk back to him.
The reason was clear.
“Right. Hidden bosses are at least 5 levels transcendent…”
“The Twilight Ancient Ruins is a level 22 dungeon, isn’t it?”
“The hidden boss is at least level 27 or higher. If unlucky, it could be level 30.”
“Sigh… I never even got to put in a request with the Enhancer.”
Meanwhile, there were already those praying for Park Kang-hoon’s soul.
The Hunters speaking as if it were someone else’s business felt at ease, but.
“Ah, aah… What should I do.”
Park Kang-hoon’s friend and colleague.
Seri was not at ease at all.
Her face had turned red from exploding worry.
Tadadadak!
She left the filming set at tremendous speed.
And.
“The Gate… I have to go to the Gate!”
She began running recklessly toward the ‘Twilight Ancient Ruins’ Gate.
Her younger brother Ji-seong quickly chased after Seri.
“Calm down, Noona! It’s already a dungeon he entered for solo play…! Even if we go, simultaneous entry is impossible!”
“Shut up! So you’re saying I should just sit still…?!”
“Noona…!!”
Ji-seong barely caught up to Seri and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
“Once someone enters a dungeon, it’s the Hunter’s business alone. There’s no way to help from outside. You know that! No matter how much it’s Kang Hoon hyung, by now…”
“You…! Say one more unlucky word. I’ll beat you to death!”
“Noona. But…!”
Park Kang-hoon is probably already dead.
Ji-seong’s lips, about to say those words, stopped abruptly.
“…”
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