Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 106

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Episode 106

Time stopped.

No, did it just feel that way?

Suddenly, everything around Choi Hyun-min began to move extremely slowly.

Im Ye-seo, who had come with him.

The movements of the Hunters in the distance.

Even the Block Toys that had been with him all along.

They moved slowly as if slowed down by 1000 times.

Even his breathing in and out became extremely slow.

The only one left intact in this place was Choi Hyun-min.

And-

-Honestly, I didn’t think you’d make it this far.

The man in the white trench coat.

It was him.

“You are….”

Was this the third time already?

This wasn’t the first time Choi Hyun-min had seen this man.

Yet he still didn’t know who this person was.

He didn’t even know why he appeared before him.

-No need to speak. Whatever you say, I won’t answer.

“….”

It was strange.

Rather than that….

It was eerie.

He had felt it before, but he couldn’t sense anything from that man.

The warmth and faint magical power that a person should have.

And vitality.

Pure white skin and hair beneath pure white clothes.

He stared directly at him without saying anything.

Step.

He took one large step forward.

-To be honest, I didn’t have high expectations. I thought you’d be devoured long ago.

He’s talking as if he knows me….

Choi Hyun-min had many questions he wanted to ask but didn’t ask them.

More precisely, his mouth wouldn’t open.

-Now that you’ve entered this place, the Maze will begin watching you. So….

Another step.

Step.

The distance between the two men grew closer.

Close enough to reach with an outstretched hand.

His eyes glinted between his white hair.

At the same time, the man slightly raised his right hand.

Snow-white.

His branch-like fingers, devoid of any blood, were raised.

Tap.

He lightly tapped the center of Choi Hyun-min’s forehead with his index finger.

A dizzyingly cold sensation penetrated through his skin.

At that moment.

Ding!

[You have completed the Quest.]

[10,000 Lord Points are awarded as Quest reward.]

Everything returned to normal.

The surroundings and Block Toys that had slowed down.

Even Im Ye-seo.

“…Are you okay?”

“Huh?”

Im Ye-seo, who had returned at some point, asked with a worried expression.

At her words, Choi Hyun-min seemed to open his mouth.

Instead, he asked her back.

“Didn’t you see it?”

Didn’t she see the same thing?

At Choi Hyun-min’s question, Im Ye-seo tilted her head in confusion.

“Of course I saw it.”

“You saw it?”

“The lamp, you’re talking about this, right? It’s this big, how could I miss it?”

She walked into the tent and picked up a lamp made of transparent gems.

No, that’s not what I was talking about….

Of course, they had entered the tent to find the gem.

“That’s not it, just now that person-“

“Who?”

“….”

“Was there another Hunter here besides us?”

She didn’t know.

Whether she didn’t see because it was such a brief moment.

Or whether the man used magic or some other method so she wouldn’t notice.

Either way, she hadn’t seen the man in white clothes.

He glanced at the Block Toys.

-Master, is there chicken here too?

-You ate that much and you’re still going on about chicken.

-Of course. Chicken never gets old no matter when you eat it.

-Actually, I feel the same way!

Those guys clearly hadn’t seen anything either.

“I must have been mistaken.”

“I see.”

Choi Hyun-min hastily made excuses after seeing that reaction.

When he waved his hand, Im Ye-seo looked at him strangely.

She nodded as if it was nothing.

Those toy guys didn’t seem interested in the first place.

“More importantly, is this lamp the gem we saw earlier?”

Diamond?

Or perhaps some other gem?

A large lantern made of gems with a clearly visible interior.

He wasn’t sure if it was actually made to be used as a lamp.

But from its appearance, it didn’t seem to serve as a gem.

“Would you like to see it?”

Im Ye-seo, who had been examining the lantern from various angles.

She judged it to be nothing special and held it out toward him.

Clink.

Choi Hyun-min reached out and took the lantern.

Then something amazing happened.

Whoosh.

“Huh, what?”

“It caught fire?”

Even when it was just sitting there.

Even when it was in Im Ye-seo’s hands, it showed no reaction at all.

But as soon as Choi Hyun-min lifted it up, a bright blue flame ignited inside.

Along with that.

Crack.

“Hm?”

“What is it? Do you see something strange?”

Cracks forming across the transparent surface.

Flustered, Choi Hyun-min held the lamp high and looked up at it from below.

Then once again.

Crack. Crack crack.

“What, what is this? Why is it doing this?”

This time the cracks appeared even more violently.

And then.

Crash!!!

“It broke…”

It just crumbled powerlessly.

Along with it, the blue flame that had bloomed inside

disappeared without a trace.

“Are you okay?”

Im Ye-seo, who had been staring blankly at the scene.

She seemed to come to her senses and looked back and forth between Choi Hyun-min and the fragments.

“It suddenly broke apart. I didn’t even apply any force.”

Choi Hyun-min looked down at his hands with a bewildered expression.

Im Ye-seo, standing beside him, slightly furrowed her brow.

“It must have been a type of mineral that reacts to mana.”

“There are such things?”

“Most Hunters wouldn’t know about it… We at Heukpung often deal with them when crafting items. Though the lamp from just now was made of a material I’ve never seen before…”

At her words, Choi Hyun-min bit his lip slightly.

If what she said was true.

This lamp wasn’t just a simple lantern, but an object meant to activate something?

Thud.

That’s when it happened.

A message appeared in Choi Hyun-min’s mind.

It was a system notification.

[The flame of the sealed lamp returns to Rendin Castle.]

[The fog surrounding Rendin Castle begins to lift.]

[Progress: 33%]

“Wait… a minute.”

This is…

A Quest?!

Or was the system trying to tell him something.

Without realizing it, his gaze turned toward Im Ye-seo.

She also flinched.

Her body trembled for a moment, then she immediately looked this way.

“…Did you see it?”

“It seems to be because of the lamp we just broke.”

Nod.

Im Ye-seo nodded at Choi Hyun-min’s words.

It seemed she had seen the same message too.

“You said we need to destroy Rendin Castle, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then… If we find and break the other lamps, wouldn’t that open the path to that castle?”

Her words made quite a bit of sense.

33 percent meant there must be at least two more objects with similar functions.

If they broke all of them-

‘It would mean all the [fog] surrounding that castle would lift.’

The two packed up the tent and came outside.

-Fire! Fire!

-Master, there’s a fire over there!

-Isn’t the castle burning!

Then the grayish mist that had been surrounding Rendin Castle lifted slightly.

Whoosh-

Blue flames began swirling around it like a dragon’s breath.

“That fire…!”

It was definitely the same color as the flame that had risen from the lamp.

Only then could Choi Hyun-min roughly understand the situation.

‘Something is blocking the way to Rendin Castle. The lamp serves to unlock those shackles.’

Then if they found the remaining two.

They would probably get a clue about this Quest.

They could also find a way to save the other Hunters.

“Did you see the message just now?”

As the two came outside, the Black Wind Hunters gathered around them.

Im Ye-seo briefly explained about the lamp to them.

“There’s definitely something there for sure.”

“That’s right.”

“If we need to find other objects, shouldn’t we look in places similar to this one?”

Then one of them-

A bald man slipped into the conversation.

“Do you have something in mind?”

“Heh, this is actually a bit embarrassing to say… When I was running away from those damn monsters, I saw other Hunters being captured…”

Then all eyes turned toward him at once.

He scratched the back of his head awkwardly and continued speaking.

“Actually, they weren’t from our guild so I only got a glimpse… But I saw some monsters I’d never seen before dragging several Hunters over there beyond the hill.”

“Beyond the hill? Is there something there?”

What the man pointed to was a green hill that bulged up on the opposite side.

It wasn’t particularly high, but it was quite large, completely blocking the view beyond it.

“There was something like a prison.”

“A prison?”

This time the Leather-Armored Woman slightly raised her hand.

She stroked her chin while searching her memory.

“It was quite a large building. I saw Hunters trapped inside too.”

Along with those words, the woman picked up a wooden stick.

Then she began drawing the shape of the building on the ground.

“About this big… It’s large… Just from what I saw, there were people from Phoenix Guild, Lime Guild, and Crimson Knight Guild.”

According to her explanation.

It seemed quite a lot of people had been captured by monsters.

“Actually, I also ran away from there, so it’s quite embarrassing.”

Haha. Ha.

The woman finished speaking and gave an awkward laugh.

Of course, knowing that her laughter didn’t come from genuine joy.

None of the Hunters present blamed her.

“Then let’s go there.”

Even though there was a Quest.

Choi Hyun-min’s priority goal was to save people.

No matter how good the rewards were.

‘…There’s an order to things.’

That wasn’t more important than the lives of thousands of people.

However, Choi Hyun-min’s words seemed unexpected to the others.

The Black Wind Hunters looked at him with surprised eyes.

“…Are you serious?”

“You’re going to enter that place?”

“It’s too dangerous…”

No matter how strong Choi Hyun-min was.

When even formidable Hunters had been captured, to voluntarily go there.

Such reactions were only natural.

To the Hunters’ questioning.

“The reason I came back here was to rescue the other Hunters.”

Choi Hyun-min answered calmly.

Although he had initially entered for the rewards.

He couldn’t abandon other Hunters who were dying or captured.

No, at least.

Manwol hadn’t taught Choi Hyun-min to do that.

Then something amazing happened.

“I, I’ll go too!”

“Then I’ll also…”

“Since Choi Hyun-min saved our lives, we should naturally help too.”

“Hey guys! You should help too! How much has Heukpung received from Choi Hyun-min!”

Without anyone asking them to.

The Black Wind Hunters volunteered to join and stepped forward.

They were looking at Choi Hyun-min with sparkling eyes.

“….”

What should he say.

Although he had gotten somewhat used to the outside world.

Receiving attention from so many people was still very embarrassing and made his face burn.

Choi Hyun-min remained silent for a moment.

He spoke quietly to the Hunters.

“I understand. Then… I’ll take the lead.”

The destination was beyond that hill.

The moment Choi Hyun-min turned his body and took a step in the direction the Hunters had indicated.

Kiiing!

[Skill: Radar Mode is activated.]

His eyes began to glow golden.

A skill?

Radar Mode suddenly activating?

But…

It should be a skill that’s normally always active.

The feeling was strange.

Something…

A feeling like the surroundings were becoming brighter and more expansive?

While he was tilting his head in confusion.

A message he’d never seen before appeared before his eyes.

[Skill: Radar Mode’s Hidden Mode is activated.]

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