Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 112
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Episode 112
‘This magical power is….’
Ranker Kim Eung-ryong.
He thought his senses were wrong.
He could hardly believe the tanks that had suddenly appeared.
The tremendous magical power emanating from them.
It was greater than any monster or hunter he had faced over decades.
‘Truly…. Is this magical power really pouring out from those tanks?’
Could tanks even possess magical power in the first place?
No, no. Before that.
How could such things be summoned inside the maze?
‘Choi Hyun-min… was it.’
Kim Eung-ryong’s gaze turned toward Choi Hyun-min.
On the surface, he was an utterly ordinary young man.
From what he’d heard, this was a friend who had been holed up in his room for 10 years….
Such a kid could wield this level of power?
Whooom. Whoooom.
‘This is definitely not some trick or illusion. My magical power is…. reacting.’
Perhaps from exploring the maze for so long.
Now when facing a strong opponent, the magical power in his body reacted before his physical body.
And that too….
‘I’ve never had such an intense reaction even once before!’
Wildly intense!
Even when hunting the boss monster on the 60th floor over several days.
His deeply sleeping magical power had moved calmly like waves.
But now, in response to Choi Hyun-min’s magical power?
A storm!
Massive waves like a tsunami constantly rose as if to swallow everything.
His own magical power was cowering in fear of being devoured by Choi Hyun-min’s magical power.
Like a Chihuahua barking fiercely in front of a large dog.
‘Where did such an absurd guy appear from?’
Half fear, half confusion.
While the ranker looked at Choi Hyun-min with complicated eyes.
Kwang!
The tanks that charged toward Rendin Castle.
A dizzying explosion sound came from that direction.
“Uwaaaah!!”
“Cr, crazy!”
At the vibration that shook the ground.
The hunters instinctively cowered.
Kim Eung-ryong also flinched, then deliberately coughed and tried to act nonchalant.
Until then, he thought the surprises were over.
‘…They’re crushing the monsters?!’
The truly surprising thing was what came next.
With the appearance of the tanks charging in relentlessly.
Hundreds of monsters swarmed in as expected.
Since they were the usual guys with mechanical parts attached, he thought it would be quite a tough fight.
Krrrung!
Kwajik.
Kyauuuuu-!
Kwajik.
“Th, this…. It’s too one-sided….”
The tanks were literally trampling the monsters.
Mechanical orcs being crushed by the tremendous tank treads.
Every time the gun barrels rotated, mechanical harpies flying through the air were helplessly knocked away.
Kieeeek!
“This isn’t some hallucination or fantasy…. right?”
“Pinch me…. Uwak! How could you pinch me so hard!”
“This is ridiculous. I put on quite a show just to catch one of those mechanical orcs!”
Comparing by numbers, 50 to 1?
No, easily 100 to 1?
There were only twenty-six tanks at most.
Monsters that seemed to number well over a thousand.
And those grotesquely mutated monster-like creatures couldn’t even move.
Moreover-
Kwang!!!
Vast magical power bursting from the long gun barrels.
The magical projectiles mercilessly exploding forward-
“They’re no…. match at all?!”
A single shot devastated everything around.
Kiiiik!
Monster corpses instantly bursting into flames.
Small bolts and nuts flew up from the shattered bodies of trolls and ogres.
‘This is…. real power…!’
The countless hunters who followed Choi Hyun-min.
They were half-dazed by the scene unfolding before their eyes.
How many rankers had they seen until now.
How many people called skilled had they witnessed.
Yet not a single one among them had shown such overwhelming force.
It wasn’t a matter of wondering if they could win in a fight.
It was a level where one had to wonder if they could survive even if thousands or tens of thousands of hunters attacked together.
The power of the tanks Choi Hyun-min summoned was truly formidable to that extent.
Kwang! Bang!
The artillery sounds echoing again.
“Urk!”
“Ugh…. I just can’t get used to this….”
Every time the tanks fired a magical projectile.
Hot liquid and mechanical parts were tangled and scattered everywhere.
The twenty-six tanks that had turned the entire enemy formation into a wasteland.
“Is it…over?”
In the brief silence that came.
The hunters who had been cowering stretched their necks out like turtles.
“It, it looks like all the monsters are dead.”
“All of them are dead?!”
“Then can we go in now?”
Could they now advance as well.
All those hunters’ eyes turned toward Choi Hyun-min in unison.
Like legion soldiers waiting for his command.
But Choi Hyun-min’s signal wasn’t over.
“Destroy everything. Don’t leave a trace.”
It was clearly something he had said to the Block Toys because of the Quest.
And it was in such a small voice that others could barely hear it.
Shiver.
Was it just his imagination that his single word today sent chills down their spines?
Rumble!
The tanks starting up again at Choi Hyun-min’s single word.
The next target of these terrifying steel monsters spewing intense heat was.
Crash!
Rendin Castle.
Not content with crushing monsters and shooting prisoners to death.
The tanks rammed straight into the castle with their bodies.
Rumble!
With that powerful strike, the fortress that seemed like it would never fall crumbled in an instant.
“Don’t tell me he’s going to destroy the entire castle?!”
“No way. That can’t be it.”
“Seriously?”
“Is it even possible to destroy that thing?!”
The Hunters panicked at the sight.
Kim Eung-ryong, who had been watching from the side, also gently grabbed Choi Hyun-min’s shoulder.
“You don’t really intend to destroy that entire castle, do you?”
A cautious question.
Of course, there was no attempt to dissuade him.
There wasn’t the slightest intention to oppose Choi Hyun-min’s will.
It was purely a question born of curiosity.
To his question, Choi Hyun-min nodded without even turning around.
“If we don’t destroy that, we can’t return.”
Of course, that was only Choi Hyun-min’s speculation.
‘If there’s a portal inside that can take us back, it won’t be too late to find it after completing the Quest.’
A Quest with an EX-grade reward.
Choi Hyun-min had no intention of giving this up either.
Crash! Rumble!
“I never thought it would be possible to destroy that castle itself.”
“Right. I’m seeing it with my own eyes, but I can’t believe it.”
“You feel the same way?”
He didn’t know how long it had taken to build Rendin Castle.
But conversely, it didn’t take very long to demolish it.
Thud! Crash!
Every time the twenty-six tanks spewed flames.
The ivory fortress crumbled helplessly.
They brought down the massive towers with main cannons.
And repeatedly rammed into the smaller structures with their bodies.
The Rendin Castle that had stood proudly guarding the center of the Past Labyrinth.
Even that massive structure crumbled helplessly.
Creak.
And the main castle that had soared the highest.
Even that began to tilt precariously.
Thud!
With a tremendous sound, it toppled over sideways.
At the same time, thick clouds of dust billowed up in all directions.
“A single Hunter can possess such power…”
Kim Eung-ryong stared intently at the scene.
With complicated feelings, he alternately looked at Choi Hyun-min and the ruined Rendin Castle.
While he was certainly happy about being able to leave the Past Labyrinth.
For a single Hunter to have such ability.
And not even a Phoenix Guild member, but a Manwol Hunter at that.
With complicated feelings, he smiled bitterly at himself.
“You should be able to enter now.”
Meanwhile.
Choi Hyun-min, who had been commanding the tanks from the front.
He pointed at the collapsed castle and spoke briefly.
Then the Hunters, who had been waiting only for his permission, cheered and rushed forward.
“Wooooo!”
“There’s an exit in there?”
“Run! Just run!”
Countless Hunters rushed forward all at once.
Without anyone taking the lead, they began rummaging through the ruins of Rendin Castle.
Then someone suddenly straightened their back.
“Found it!!!”
They shouted for all to hear.
No, it was closer to a roar than a shout.
At that voice, thousands of gazes instantly turned toward them.
Just as the Hunter had said.
Among the broken debris, a human-sized Blue Dimensional Gate revealed itself.
A dimensional gate that stood proudly, maintaining its original form despite everything around it being devastated.
The moment they saw it, the Hunters’ eyes went wide.
“It’s the exit!”
“Let’s go!!!”
Though they could have thought carefully about it.
The Hunters, who had suffered for days, didn’t hesitate for a moment and jumped inside.
One, two, three…
Watching the Hunters disappear beyond the dimensional gate.
Choi Hyun-min unconsciously opened his status window.
‘I hope it’s not a portal that leads to some strange place.’
[8581/10000]
[8581/9996]
[8581/9973]
…
Clearly, when people died, the numbers on the left decreased.
But this time, as Hunters escaped through the portal, the denominator on the right decreased.
That meant.
“It seems to be the exit after all.”
Thank goodness.
Choi Hyun-min, who had been watching, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“The numbers are decreasing. That place seems to be the exit.”
Im Ye-seo, who had been watching the situation from the side.
She too must have checked the numbers, as she showed a faint smile.
“Hey, the status window numbers are decreasing!”
“That really must be the exit!”
“What are you doing? Let’s go quickly!”
The other Hunters must have also checked the numbers.
The Hunters behind him, who had been cautiously assessing the situation, also carefully stepped forward.
Swoosh. Swooosh.
The figures of the Hunters gradually disappearing.
Had they gathered after hearing the bombardment sounds from somewhere?
The Hunters who hadn’t been with Choi Hyun-min also gathered one by one.
They rushed into the Dimensional Gate following the Hunters ahead.
7000.
5000.
3000.
The numbers rapidly decreasing.
“Aren’t you going in? It’s gotten a bit more relaxed now.”
Im Ye-seo, who had been standing with her arms crossed without saying anything, asked.
At her words, Choi Hyun-min pointed at the portal with his finger.
“Those people haven’t all gone out yet, have they?”
“Well, that’s true, but there’s no need to strictly follow the order when going out, right?”
She had a point.
Choi Hyun-min pondered for a moment.
He turned and asked Im Ye-seo instead.
“Then why aren’t you going out, Ms. Im Ye-seo? It seems a bit more relaxed now.”
“Same for me. There’s no need to strictly follow the order when going out.”
“….”
She must have something in mind.
At the zen-like conversation with Im Ye-seo.
Choi Hyun-min stopped trying to explain.
After all the additional Hunters who had rushed over also disappeared.
When the number of remaining Hunters became small enough to count on both hands.
Only then did Kim Eung-ryong of Phoenix slowly take a step.
“I’ll be going now.”
“Please be careful going in.”
“Choi Hyun-min… was it Choi Hyun-min?”
“That’s correct.”
The Dimensional Gate rippling in blue.
Kim Eung-ryong stood right in front of it, looking back this way.
He didn’t say anything for quite a while.
Then.
He extended his hand, full of wrinkles.
“I won’t forget. I swear on this Kim Eung-ryong’s name, I’ll remember today’s events until the day I die. Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Thump.
Two hands lightly clasped together.
“Then let’s meet again when we get outside.”
With those words, Kim Eung-ryong released his hand and disappeared into the portal.
Im Ye-seo also followed behind him, walking into the Dimensional Gate.
What remained was.
[8581/1]
“Finally, it’s over.”
Now if he went in too, there would be no one left inside.
However, Choi Hyun-min didn’t do that.
“It should be about time for a message to come.”
As if waiting for something.
He looked up at midair with his chin slightly raised.
And after some time had passed.
Ding.
At the familiar and refreshing notification sound.
Choi Hyun-min smiled broadly.
[Quest: You have succeeded in destroying Rendin Castle.]
“Finally, what was supposed to come has come.”
[Reward: Ability Awakening (EX Grade) will be granted.]
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