Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 10

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Episode 10

‘It changed! Their appearance completely changed!’

The moment the second science increase was applied.

Choi Hyun-min’s mouth gaped open in amazement.

If before it was just their leather clothes and weapons that changed to some degree.

‘Their entire appearance has transformed?’

They were finally wearing proper cloth clothing.

Previously, they had essentially been wearing raw leather itself.

Now it felt like they were wearing ‘clothes that actually looked like clothes.’

Moreover, their weapons had also changed from bows to sharpened swords.

And on the opposite side, they even had round shields.

“So this is what a science increase means.”

If their appearance before had been that of true primitives and barbarians.

Now they looked like properly trained ancient soldiers.

It felt like watching the development process of human history unfold.

Rather than leveling up, the word ‘evolution’ seemed more fitting for their appearance.

‘Then… have they definitely become stronger than before?’

What he was most curious about was their abilities.

The monster they would have to face next wasn’t just any goblin, but a Goblin Lord several times stronger.

Even though they had evolved one stage, he couldn’t easily feel at ease.

“How do you feel?”

He casually asked while looking at the ones whose appearance had changed.

Then the toy blocks, who had been marveling at their own bodies.

They waved the swords they were holding toward him.

-We got new weapons!

-Our clothes changed too!

-Ugh! Ugh! We feel stronger!

-Use more civilized language, you idiots.

…How strange.

It felt like they had leaped across an entire era with the science increase.

Yet those guys’ behavior and way of speaking were still exactly the same as Primitive Humans.

Only Hans had gained a slight—

A very slight amount of refinement(?).

“If you’ve become stronger… I’d like to try challenging the 1st Floor boss now. What do you think?”

-Boss?

“The Goblin Lord. We can only go down to the next floor after defeating that guy.”

-We already know that.

As he’d felt before, these Primitive Human guys seemed to already know well about Hunters.

Or about the Maze system.

Then there was no need to explain further.

“Then… let’s go.”

-Let’s go! We warriors will move on behalf of our master!

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! If anything threatens our master, we’ll kill them all!

-Let’s go, Goblin Lord!

As soon as the words fell, the guys rushed into the Maze with their usual battle cries.

They swarmed in like elementary school students after class ended.

[Trait: Manifesting the power of the Transcendent Lord.]

Then a display board appeared as if it had been waiting.

A huge screen appeared before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

Dungeon Entrance.

He carefully raised his eyes to watch what the guys were doing.

‘They… can… do it, right?’

***

“Fuck… How many times have we failed now…”

Hunter Jeong Man-soo.

He slumped down at the Dungeon Entrance.

Clank.

His heavy plate armor made a metallic sound as it hit the ground.

Then Yu Eun-soo from the same party crouched down beside him.

“It’s lack of talent, talent.”

Hah-

A sigh mixed with lamentation.

At those words, Jeong Man-soo vented his frustration.

“Even if I lack talent, this is too much. How many months have I been failing on the 1st Floor now?”

“What can we do? We should be grateful we’re not dead. Just because you’re good at killing goblins doesn’t mean the Goblin Lord is easy to handle.”

Jeong Man-soo and Yu Eun-soo.

The two were Hunters who had formed a pair to hunt together right after awakening.

They had been attacking the 1st Floor thinking they had quite a bit of talent.

But they hadn’t been able to advance to the 2nd Floor for several months.

The Goblin Lord.

The slaughterer of novice Hunters and a massive wall.

In fact, about half of those who awakened as Hunters gave up without getting past the 1st Floor.

The only strategy was ‘talent.’

Or only a few Hunters backed by huge guilds or sponsors, wearing equipment worth tens of billions, could earn the right to go down to the next floor.

“In the end, we have no choice but to upgrade our equipment.”

“That’s probably it. Both you and I received C-grade abilities from awakening. Even looking at other people’s stories, they say it takes a full year of investment to get past the 2nd Floor. And they spent a fortune or two on money.”

“This is driving me crazy…”

Isn’t this enough? How much more do we have to do?

They should be moving to treat the wounds they received from the Goblin Lord.

But the two people didn’t even move from that spot due to their sense of defeat.

Then-

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! We’re catching the Goblin Lord!

-We’ll trade the Goblin Lord for sausages!

-Ugh! Ugh! Warriors don’t feel fear!

-I told you to use dignified speech, you blockheads!

When a loud commotion was heard, both people’s gazes naturally turned in that direction.

“What’s with those people?”

Eleven people were swarming in making strange noises.

No, more than that, why were their outfits like that?

“Those people must also be people who awakened not long ago. Judging by how they’re talking about the Goblin Lord.”

“It seems that way… Those guys are screwed too.”

“Why?”

“Look at their equipment. Does that look like equipment for people who are going to attack properly?”

Old-fashioned clothes that would only appear in history books.

The swords they were holding were also so crude that you’d wonder if they were properly forged.

“You’re right. It’s like… people who popped out of the Bronze Age or something?”

“Even though they say equipment appearance has nothing to do with performance… I can definitely tell that won’t work for attacking.”

Having already failed the 1st Floor attack countless times, the two had seen many others fail like themselves.

The common factor was shabby equipment.

While abilities couldn’t be confirmed with the eyes, equipment was immediately apparent.

“Want to make a bet?”

“A bet?”

Two people muttering quietly after they had completely hidden themselves.

“How many minutes those people will last before coming out.”

“Well? There seem to be about 10 of them though… Maybe they’ll last 10 minutes?”

“That’s being generous. I’m thinking about 5 minutes. Their weapons don’t even look like they’ll work in the first place.”

Just as they were chatting and predicting the strange hunters’ record.

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!

-Sausage! It’s sausage!

-Don’t block the way, you uncultured fools!

The people who had entered the maze just moments ago came pouring back out.

At this sight, the two hunters snickered.

“That was faster than expected?”

“How long did it take?”

“Less than a minute, I think?”

“I was going to bet on 10 minutes. That would have been a disaster. One minute.”

Sure enough.

Challenging the Goblin Lord with such shabby equipment.

Not lasting even a minute was, in a way, completely natural.

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! We must return quickly!

-I eat the most!

-No! It’s mine! You go eat grass!

“Those people seem to have given up already.”

“Of course. They got crushed in one minute, would they want to try again? You only retry when it’s somewhat manageable.”

In their minds, there was no picture of those strangely dressed hunters winning.

Just another common hunter who clumsily rushed in and failed…

[The record for Labyrinth Basement 1st Floor has been broken.]

“Huh…? What did it just say…”

“Wh, what’s that message?!”

“Did you see it too?”

“It just said the 1st floor record changed…”

Was there someone else who entered the 1st floor just now?

Jeong Man-soo and Yu Eun-soo-

The two people’s gazes met in mid-air.

‘No way, right?’

‘Those people just now…?’

The two hunters were flustered by the new record notification.

The moment they saw the exact record numbers that appeared next.

“Cr, crazy!!! Does this make sense?!”

“What the hell, those people! This ridiculous record!!!”

They urgently jumped up from their seats.

Then they turned their heads toward where the strange people had gone.

But wherever they went, they had vanished like a lie.

“What did I just see…”

***

Goblin Lord.

The hell of novice hunters, and the absolute gatekeeper.

Even the current top hunters.

That monster that made them despair countless times during their novice days.

‘I did raise Science twice… but probably won’t succeed on the first try.’

Having studied for a long time to become a hunter.

He was well aware of how notorious the Goblin Lord’s reputation was.

‘If I fail, I should focus on hunting on the 1st floor for a while and find ways to gather points.’

With no particular expectations, he focused on the screen that appeared before him.

‘That’s the Goblin Lord…!’

The Primitive Humans entering the special room where the boss monster appears.

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously swallowed dry saliva watching them.

‘It’s definitely something hunters would struggle with.’

A massive build incomparably larger than the goblins he’d seen before.

Compared to it, the Primitive Humans looked like dwarves.

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Goblin Lord, big!

-Don’t be scared! It’s just sausage material!

-I’m going first!

-Ugh! Ugh! I’m going too!

Yet the guys rushed in fearlessly.

Kwaooooo!

The Goblin Lord roared loudly as soon as enemies appeared.

Just hearing the sound was enough to make one’s knees weak.

But the Primitive Humans showed no intention of stopping.

Instead, they grinned and raised their swords straight-

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! This is a warrior!

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! This is sausage!

They swarmed from all directions like a colony of ants.

Kuooo!

The enraged Goblin Lord.

It swung the massive sword it was holding to block the block soldiers.

But-

Swoosh!

That was the end.

‘…Did they win?’

The Primitive Humans twisted their bodies and easily dodged the attack.

As if they had been waiting, they plunged their swords into the Goblin Lord’s body.

Thunk! Thunk! Swoosh!

A sword piercing through the center of its back.

After that, swords flew consecutively into its chest, thigh, and shoulder.

Just by appearance, it seemed questionable whether those swords could pierce that thick hide.

Yet they penetrated more sharply than any other weapon.

-You uncivilized fools. You should give me a turn too!

The Lord became covered in wounds in an instant.

Seeing this, Hans muttered with a displeased face-

Slash!

He swung his sword horizontally and severed the Goblin Lord’s neck.

It was a neck thick enough to remind one of a pillar…

It fell off like clay from Hans’s single strike.

“It’s… over…”

[You have successfully conquered Labyrinth Basement 1st Floor.]

How much time had passed.

To think it ended before he could even blink a few times.

-Master, we have returned!

-We returned before the sausage got cold!

-Our food, where did it go?

The guys who disappeared off-screen in an instant, then returned to the room.

Choi Hyun-min stared at them with a dumbfounded expression.

“What, you’re back already?”

-It wasn’t particularly difficult.

Well, I was watching directly so I know that…

Did they really clear the 1st Floor?

This easily?

Just as he was staring at them with bewildered eyes.

A new message appeared before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

No, to be precise-

A global message delivered to all Hunters.

[The record for Labyrinth Basement 1st Floor has been broken.]

[Previous record: 2 minutes 31 seconds]

[New record: 11 seconds]

[Since a new record has been set, new rewards will be given to the record holder.]

…Are my eyes playing tricks on me?

The previous record was definitely well over 2 minutes.

But my record…

11 seconds?!

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