Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 108

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Episode 108

“So this is the prison.”

A crude gray building.

Choi Hyun-min frowned slightly as soon as he stepped inside.

The stifling temperature and humidity.

The musty and unpleasant smell was impossible to view favorably, no matter how hard he tried to think positively about it.

“It seems bigger than it looked from outside.”

“It’s 3 floors above ground, 2 floors underground. It’s probably several times larger than it appears.”

When Choi Hyun-min turned his head, a gaunt Black Wind Hunter raised his hand.

He cleared his throat awkwardly, then continued speaking.

“I was here for about half a day before barely managing to escape… It was a more heavily guarded place than I expected.”

Heavily guarded?

That’s strange.

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head at the Hunter’s words.

If they were truly prepared for external intrusions as that person claimed.

They wouldn’t have been able to march in through the entrance so openly like this.

“Then why is there no one here now?”

“Well, I’m not sure. When I escaped, there were definitely strange creatures like those Minotaurs standing guard in every corridor…”

A long corridor.

After passing through the dreary passage that was nothing but gray in color.

Two branching paths appeared before their eyes.

One was stairs leading to the 2nd floor.

The other was stairs leading underground.

He turned his head to look at the man who claimed to have escaped.

The man stroked his chin and spoke.

“There was a prison underground. Besides me, other Hunters should be trapped inside there too…”

“What about upstairs?”

“I didn’t see upstairs with my own eyes, but considering the typical structure, there would be guards. Or perhaps important facilities.”

Then the primary destination should naturally be underground.

There was no point in visiting where the guards were, as it would only create more trouble.

The purpose was to rescue the Hunters inside the prison.

However.

‘Strange. The radar mode is pointing upward, isn’t it?’

A golden line extending long across the floor.

What the radar mode was pointing to wasn’t the prison underground, but the ground floor.

Specifically, the stairs leading to the 2nd floor.

It was sparkling as it crossed through the middle of those dull gray stairs.

“Then let’s go upstairs.”

“Pardon?”

Choi Hyun-min, who had been pondering after hearing the Hunter’s words.

He lifted his head slightly to look up the stairs, then spoke calmly.

“You’re going up instead of down?”

“That’s right.”

“But you said the prison was downstairs. Is there a need to go to the upper floor?”

A question mark appeared above Im Ye-seo’s head.

The other Hunters felt the same way.

Even those who had been chanting Choi Hyun-min’s name expressed similar doubts.

Of course, if Choi Hyun-min had only heard their words.

He would have suggested going downstairs without a moment’s hesitation.

Nevertheless, he didn’t yield.

“We go to the upper floor first.”

The radar mode had never been wrong.

It was even capable of seeing things that human eyes or predictions alone couldn’t grasp.

An EX-grade skill that could see through everything.

When it came to which one to trust, wasn’t the answer obvious?

Had she read Choi Hyun-min’s thoughts?

Or had her faith in Choi Hyun-min grown stronger than what she had witnessed?

Im Ye-seo—

She was the first to step forward in front of the Hunters.

“Then let’s go to the upper floor first as Choi Hyun-min says.”

“Seriously?”

“Won’t it be dangerous…”

Anxious gazes poured from all directions.

However, Im Ye-seo faced them head-on.

“If it weren’t for Choi Hyun-min, we wouldn’t have even made it this far.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“No, before that, we would have already died. Without even being able to find our corpses.”

“That’s also true.”

“Then who we should trust and follow now… there’s no need to say it, right?”

At her words, the Hunters became speechless.

If the Hunters themselves were in a situation where they had to trust and follow someone.

Following the person who had already saved their lives several times.

Was the natural thing to do for any human with a brain.

“Then let’s go.”

Choi Hyun-min, who had been looking around at the Hunters.

He voluntarily went up to the upper floor first.

-Wait, let me follow behind. We don’t know what might be ahead.

Quietly.

The Barbarian Warrior stepped forward in front of Choi Hyun-min.

Dehof, with his axe strapped on, headed upward half a step ahead.

“He’s quite a reliable person.”

Behind him came Choi Hyun-min, Im Ye-seo.

And behind them, the remaining Hunters of Black Wind climbed the stairs together.

“This seems to be the 2nd floor.”

The 2nd floor was quite different from the 1st floor.

Beige walls and brown floors.

Wallpaper and flooring that you’d typically see in ordinary offices were visible.

And even dark brown office desks and chairs.

No people or monsters were visible.

“Hmm… Something’s strange.”

“What is? Because there are no monsters?”

Had she naturally expected monsters to appear?

At Choi Hyun-min’s question, Im Ye-seo shook her head.

“No. It’s not because there are no monsters… This space itself feels a bit alien.”

“The space?”

“The maze and monsters we saw, and even the space downstairs, had a completely different atmosphere from the 2nd floor. Do you remember?”

At her words, Choi Hyun-min’s eyebrows twitched.

Right, now that she mentioned it…

The interior of the 2nd floor was definitely something they had never seen in the maze before.

In other words, the kind of things you could only see in the modern world we live in?

The cleanly finished wallpaper and floor.

And the modern desk was certainly very different from what they had seen so far.

Once he recognized this, the interior structure of the 2nd floor only looked awkward.

“The monsters are the same too. I was in a hurry earlier so I didn’t think deeply about it… But looking back, the general appearance of the monsters is completely different from those in the maze.”

At Im Ye-seo’s words, the image of the mechanical Minotaurs came to mind.

Unlike them, it wasn’t a type of monster Choi Hyun-min was seeing for the first time, but.

‘It is clearly different from typical maze monsters though.’

A form where machines and monsters were mixed together.

He hadn’t thought about why monsters with such appearances had suddenly appeared.

“Still, no monsters are appearing, so let’s be careful and go up.”

Fortunately, even though it felt a bit strange.

There were no attacks or ambushes like when they first came to the prison.

Most importantly, what the radar mode was pointing to was higher up than this.

It was the 3rd floor.

At his words, Im Ye-seo nodded and turned around.

“There doesn’t seem to be anything else special here.”

Since she and the Black Wind Hunters had already finished thoroughly searching even the desks and chairs.

Choi Hyun-min turned his steps without hesitation.

Step. Step. Step.

‘What could be on the 3rd floor? Monsters? Or maybe a key is hidden there?’

There must be a reason why the skill was leading him this way.

Choi Hyun-min climbed the stairs with his mouth tightly shut.

Climbing halfway.

When he turned to climb the remaining half.

The interior of the 3rd floor could be faintly seen above.

‘Surely there won’t be nothing here either.’

With each step up, the full view of the 3rd floor began to come into sight-

‘Hm? What’s that?’

The 3rd floor was also empty.

Except for a giant statue.

No, was it really a statue?

A completely empty white space.

A gray statue standing prominently in the center.

It looked like a giant monster with its back turned.

-Cover your mouth.

What?!

A familiar voice suddenly heard in his head.

-Hold your breath. Hide your breathing sounds and even the sound of blinking.

This voice.

It was definitely that man in white clothes.

It was the voice of that person whose name he didn’t even know.

‘What are you suddenly talking about?!’

Though the words and content were incomprehensible.

Choi Hyun-min instinctively followed those words.

Heuuup-

Choi Hyun-min blocked his mouth and nose with all his might while taking in a breath.

Creeeeak.

Then, as if it had been waiting, the statue rotated half a turn.

‘Wh-what is that?!’

The moment the statue turned forward.

Choi Hyun-min almost let out a scream.

He had thought it was an ordinary monster sculpture.

But in reality, it was something more terrible than that.

An Ogre with a half-split head and a vertically torn snout.

Its eyeball was dangling as if it had half melted down.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Its size was enormous, shaking the entire building every time it moved.

“Ugh!”

Im Ye-seo who was following behind.

She bumped her head against Choi Hyun-min’s back as he suddenly stopped.

“Mr. Choi Hyun-min? Why are you suddenly stopping here?”

“….”

“Did you find something unusual?”

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The statue gradually approaching.

No, the monster.

Choi Hyun-min still kept his mouth tightly shut.

He held up his finger to his lips toward the Hunters behind him.

Clearly a sign to be quiet.

Did they properly receive his signal?

Im Ye-seo and the Block Toys had puzzled looks in their eyes.

But they urgently covered their mouths with their palms.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The monster gradually getting closer.

The creature that had seemed quite far away before.

Now began to appear quite close.

‘Ugh!’

As the distance narrowed, the creature’s terrible appearance became even clearer.

Choi Hyun-min couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

The creature getting even closer.

Its terribly torn snout opened wide.

-Grrr… Strange. I’m sure there was a sound from around here.

Damn it.

Even its voice was terrible.

Choi Hyun-min was startled by the growling voice as if it had been ground by a millstone.

Still, he must not show it.

As if determined not to let any sound leak out.

He put strength into the hand covering his mouth to block it tighter.

Thud. Thud.

Now it had really come right in front of them.

Close enough that he could reach it without fully extending his arm.

Not just sight and hearing.

This time, smell also came to torment him.

Was this what rotting corpses smelled like?

The indescribable foul smell made nausea rise up naturally.

-No?

Crazy…

Choi Hyun-min almost let out a curse.

The frightening appearance and foul smell.

A frightening appearance and a disgusting smell.

Not only that, but the creature’s magical power.

The immense magical power felt from the monster was so threatening that even Choi Hyun-min, who was EX rank, felt tense.

-Did I… make a mistake?

Fortunately, was that man right?

After enduring without making a sound for a while, the monster slowly turned its body.

Good, at this rate I can buy some time-

-But why did you suddenly tell us to be quiet?

Just as he was waiting tensely for the creature to disappear.

A voice came from behind.

It was the Heukpung Hunter who had guided them to the prison.

Simultaneously, dozens of gazes turned toward him all at once.

And.

-So you were hiding here.

Heheh.

The creature’s vertically split maw.

This time opened wide horizontally.

Dozens of black tongues poured out from within like arrows.

Thwack.

They pierced straight through the Hunter’s head.

He was clearly wearing a high-quality helmet on his head.

But it was easily pierced through as if such things were no better than paper.

Swish.

Then it pulled the corpse over and swallowed it into its maw.

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

Horrifying sounds echoed through the empty space.

-Hmm… This doesn’t seem right. I should report to Master first. This doesn’t seem to be the place.

The monster muttered something to itself.

It chewed and swallowed the Hunter’s body until it was completely broken down.

Crash.

Like a stone statue crumbling, it collapsed into stone powder.

“….”

W-what just happened?

Even though that monster-like creature had instantly turned to powder.

Choi Hyun-min and the other Hunters couldn’t rashly open their mouths.

They just widened their eyes like marbles.

Silently exchanging confused glances without saying a word.

How much time had passed like that?

Just as it became painful enough to feel like their lungs would burst.

[The prison has been destroyed.]

An unexpected message appeared before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

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