Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 111

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Episode 111

“That damn bastard, acting all high and mighty.”

Im Hun-gi of the Phoenix Guild.

He thought escaping from the prison was purely a matter of luck.

“That’s right. Just like Hun-gi hyung said, he was just lucky, but he was acting like it was all his own skill.”

“That bastard. I heard he’s from Manwol?”

“Even if that bastard really did save us, how can we listen to someone from Manwol? Especially someone who’s been holed up in his room for 10 years – what would he know?”

And the Phoenix Hunters who followed him.

Most of them had similar thoughts to Im Hun-gi.

Yet their hands were holding several pieces of chicken that Choi Hyun-min had distributed.

“Munch munch… When we first came here, we just had bad luck and ended up like this. But not anymore, right?”

Im Hun-gi muttered while gnawing on a delicious chicken leg.

In fact, he had a plan from the moment they left the prison.

“Hun-gi hyung, so where are we going now?”

At his guild member’s question, he threw the chicken bone behind him.

“See that castle over there?”

“That’s been there since we arrived…”

“The color changed.”

“Huh? Now that you mention it… I think it was originally gray…”

The guild members widened their eyes at Im Hun-gi’s words.

Indeed, unlike when they first came to the Past Labyrinth.

The castle located in the center of the maze had changed color.

“Then it’s obvious. Even in regular labyrinths, we use changes in those giant structures or devices as guides.”

“So you’re saying there’s an exit inside that castle?”

“Of course, you idiots. Is there a labyrinth without an exit?”

“No.”

“Then if we’ve been wandering around for days and couldn’t find the exit, where else would it be?”

As if he had made some great discovery.

Im Hun-gi strutted with his hands on his hips.

The guild members beside him clapped with low exclamations of admiration.

“As expected of you, hyung!”

“Wow, I just noticed the color change now.”

“With our skills, we can easily handle something like that.”

“Then let’s enter right away!”

Im Hun-gi’s confidence had some merit.

He himself was a top-tier ranker.

The Phoenix Guild Hunters who came with him were also elites who wouldn’t fall behind anywhere.

They had never been defeated in labyrinth conquests together.

Naturally, this time would surely be successful too.

True to his mastery of martial arts.

Im Hun-gi clenched his fist tightly and glared at the inside of Rendin Castle.

Grrrrr!

The moment he made eye contact with the mechanical one-eyed monster inside.

He shouted so loudly that the ground seemed to shake.

“Let’s go, guys! Let’s show these stupid monsters how strong the Phoenix Guild is!!!”

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“Uh… the number suddenly dropped drastically…”

[8581/10000]

This was strange.

Just a while ago, the number of surviving Hunters seemed to be close to 9000.

After Im Hun-gi left, the number suddenly dropped significantly.

“Those idiots…”

Did Kim Eung-ryong also check the numbers?

He sighed while holding his forehead.

Roughly calculating the decreased number, it was similar to the number of Phoenix Guild members who followed Im Hun-gi.

A decrease in numbers meant.

Death-

“…It’s unfortunate.”

“What can we do. They brought it upon themselves.”

Kim Eung-ryong answered surprisingly calmly to Choi Hyun-min’s consolation.

Perhaps he had expected this from the moment Im Hun-gi said he was leaving.

‘Saving people is my top priority goal, but… I can’t do anything about those who left stubbornly.’

Choi Hyun-min felt the same way.

Even though they were Phoenix people.

Since they were trapped in the labyrinth, he had tried to help them too.

But if they gritted their teeth and refused help, what could he do?

Choi Hyun-min maintained silence for a moment.

‘Those people are those people. The people with me now are much more important.’

As if he had made up his mind, he opened the creature management window.

Whoosh.

Then a familiar system he hadn’t seen in a while unfolded before his eyes.

‘Let’s see… how many points do I have left now.’

Choi Hyun-min looked down.

[Remaining Lord Points: 20300]

Certainly, until entering the Past Labyrinth.

He only had 300 points remaining.

‘Just in terms of gaining points, this labyrinth isn’t a bad place for me.’

He had gained a whopping 20,000 additional points through quests here.

20,000 points.

With this, couldn’t he leap to the next level?

Choi Hyun-min turned his eyes with a slightly tense expression.

[Science Level Increase 8: Point Cost 12800] [Unlock Complete]

‘That’s right! Now I can upgrade to level 8!’

Previously, the level increase was definitely blocked.

By raising the domain level to 4, he could finally invest points in science level increase.

Glance.

Choi Hyun-min looked around before pressing the button.

Perhaps because the system window wasn’t visible to others’ eyes.

Kim Eung-ryong and the other Hunters looked at him and tilted their heads.

Normally he would have done this inside his room.

Feeling his face flush for no reason.

Choi Hyun-min quickly pressed the science level increase button.

At that moment.

Whooooosh!

The Rocket Troopers waiting for orders behind Choi Hyun-min.

Their bodies began to be surrounded by bright white light.

“What, what is it?”

“Those people… did they use magic or something?”

“Why are they suddenly like this?”

The process of obtaining next-generation weapons through science level increase,

It was a familiar sight to Choi Hyun-min.

But for them, it was their first time experiencing such a thing.

The Hunters stared at the Block Toys with dumbfounded faces.

Choi Hyun-min also looked at the light cluster with a strange smile—

‘…Huh?’

Why does it seem to be getting bigger?

He felt something ominous.

Clearly the Rocket Troopers were at most human-sized.

They were just holding long iron clubs.

But now the light cluster was gradually growing larger….

“Fall back!”

“Huh?”

“It’s dangerous to stay here!”

Choi Hyun-min urgently waved his hands toward the Hunters.

Seeing this, the people who had been standing dazed began stepping back one by one.

Even as he pushed the Hunters back.

The size(?) of the Block Toys continued to grow.

‘Don’t tell me they’re going to appear on horseback again?’

He had a similar experience once before.

Back then they appeared riding war horses and were much larger than before.

‘No, no! This is…. much bigger!’

The light cluster gradually expanding in size.

That massive light mass had already far exceeded the size of a knight.

‘Just how big are they planning to get?!’

Even the mounted knight was several times larger.

Now the Block Toys were growing even bigger than that.

“Wh-what the hell is that?”

“Those people…. are they really okay?”

Not just the Hunters.

Even the veteran Kim Eung-ryong, who wouldn’t bat an eye at most things.

He stared at the light cluster with his eyes wide open.

Even so, their gigantification showed no signs of stopping.

Beyond the size of horses.

Past the size of large cars, the Block Toys continued swelling up.

After expanding their bulk for quite a while, the moment the light faded from their bodies.

“Uh…?”

Did I see that wrong?

Choi Hyun-min looked as if he couldn’t believe himself.

He just blinked his eyes at the transformed appearance of the Block Toys.

“This is….”

“Tan…ks?”

Massive chunks of scrap metal.

Where did the soldiers holding long rocket launchers go?

In their place sat house-sized tanks, firmly positioned.

Not just one, but twenty-six of them.

“Why are these here?”

Still looking as if he couldn’t understand at all.

Kim Eung-ryong stared this way without even blinking.

The other Hunters also couldn’t take their eyes off the tanks, their jaws dropped wide open.

‘Did they evolve from rocket launchers to tanks?’

Since Choi Hyun-min was a Hunter.

He didn’t know much about modern weapons.

But at least he knew how powerful tanks were as weapons.

Moreover, these guys’ weapons were on a different level from ordinary tanks.

“Can you guys hear me?”

Leaving the shocked Hunters behind.

Choi Hyun-min quietly murmured toward the Block Toys.

—….

But only silence returned.

Don’t tell me the guys who were human until now have completely turned into machines—

Whirrrr.

—Ah, Master! Sorry for the late response!

—We’re inside this thing so we can’t hear well!

—Speak a little louder!

While he was tilting his head in confusion.

The top part of the tank opened like a lid.

And the Block Toys poked just their heads out from inside.

They seemed to be sitting in the cockpit controlling the tank.

That’s a relief.

They hadn’t completely changed from being human.

After looking at them for a moment.

He raised his tone slightly and pointed to the opposite side with his hand.

“Do you see that castle over there?”

—We see it!

—Wait a minute…. I think this head is turned in the opposite direction!

Whirrrrrr!

With one guy’s urgent shout.

The tank’s gun barrel that had been turned the wrong way rotated vigorously.

“Aaaaah!”

“Duck!”

Thanks to that, the Hunters who almost got hit in the head were startled and ran away.

—Oh! Now we can see!

Meanwhile, the Block Toys corrected their direction.

Their tanks were aimed precisely at Rendin Castle.

Whoosh—

Once ready, he took a slight breath and.

“If you can see it…. destroy it.”

He commanded the toys.

Then there was a brief pause.

—Understood, Master.

With a short reply, the tanks began emitting tremendous engine sounds.

Grrrrrrrr!

The engine noise produced by massive heavy equipment.

Along with it, the tracks of the military green tanks slowly began rotating.

“It’s really a tank?!”

The Hunters unconsciously stepped backward.

While they retreated.

Rumble rumble rumble.

The tanks charged toward Rendin Castle without a moment’s hesitation.

Raising clouds of dusty dirt.

“Whoa… What did I just see?”

“I know, right. Never thought I’d see tanks inside a maze in my entire life…”

Straight ahead.

Only straight ahead.

The tanks advancing forward relentlessly in a straight line.

At the massive noise they emitted, the monsters inside began reacting all at once.

Grrrr! Bark bark!

From orcs with one mechanized arm.

Harpies with lightning rods attached to their heads.

Griffins with steel wings and trolls shooting lasers from their eyeballs.

Monsters terrifying just to look at began charging toward the tanks simultaneously.

“Whoa… Those bastards are swarming all at once?”

“We would’ve just died if we had gone in there?”

“Crazy, how many are there? Even roughly counting, it looks like hundreds?”

“Now I understand why those Phoenix guys who ran away earlier died.”

It was truly an overwhelming number and a burdensome sight.

An appearance that would make even experienced seasoned hunters’ knees weak.

But did the tanks advancing forward have no such fear?

They continued straight ahead, approaching close to Rendin Castle.

The moment they got right in front of the monsters.

Whirrr!

They rotated their gun barrels toward them.

And then.

Stop.

For just a brief moment, the tanks didn’t move at all.

KABOOM!!!

An eardrum-splitting roar began erupting.

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