Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 116
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Episode 116
-Should we shoot?
The voices of the Block Toys coming from beyond the screen.
At their question.
Choi Hyun-min, who had been watching the screen from inside the room, nodded his head.
“Shoot.”
Thoom!
A heavy explosion sound.
Along with it, flames burst forth from the cannon barrel that stretched forward.
Hiiik! Hiik!
The mermaids who had just been ravaging the Hunters with their long tridents.
The moment the tank shells poured down on their bodies.
Splat.
Their smooth scaled fish lower bodies were crushed completely.
Hiiiiiik!
Scales flying in all directions.
That wasn’t the end of it.
-These fishy-looking bastards!
-I don’t like fish!
-Then let’s kill them first!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The tanks lined up in a row.
As they fired their cannons simultaneously.
Splurt. Thud.
The bodies of those who had been holding firm just moments before were crushed completely.
‘Strong. Even from my perspective… too strong.’
Choi Hyun-min watching that scene.
He unconsciously clicked his tongue while looking at his own creations.
‘Among the Hunters who go in and out of the 36th Floor, is there any Hunter who can sweep away mermaids this easily?’
Mermaids were half-human, half-fish mermaid monsters.
They were twice the height of humans.
With fish-like lower bodies, they hopped around like rabbits.
They were vicious monsters that killed Hunters with spears easily over 2 meters long.
Most importantly, the scales covering those bastards’ bodies.
Were so tough that even decent physical attacks could hardly leave a scratch.
They were one of the high-difficulty monsters that required bringing multiple mages to take down.
But that was only the story for ordinary Hunters.
Bang!
Crack!
Under the bombardment of tanks that had reached the extreme limits of physical force.
Those incredibly tough mermaids were being crushed like clay.
And in one shot at that.
Splurt! Bang!
‘At this level… they could just sweep the entire 36th Floor clean.’
The tanks lined up like the Great Wall of China.
The firepower they unleashed was dizzying enough to snap one’s mind to attention.
How many times had the fifty-two tanks breathed fire?
Choi Hyun-min staring blankly at the screen.
He couldn’t close his mouth seeing the 36th Floor turned to scorched earth in an instant.
‘Wa, wait… I’m sure there was a Mermaid King there too?’
He was certain.
He definitely saw the leader of the mermaids, the Mermaid King, fighting with other Hunters…
-It seems like a slightly bigger one died together with them, Master.
-It’s fish anyway. It smells fishy so it’s fine to kill it.
-That’s right. Since we can’t eat it anyway.
“…”
Did they kill the Mermaid King too?
Choi Hyun-min recalled the countless strategy guides he had read before becoming a Hunter.
[If you go up to the 36th Floor, absolutely. Absolutely do not try to fight the Mermaid King.]
[20 mermaids VS 1 Mermaid King. The side with higher survival rate is definitely the former!]
[Unless you’re a raid party from a top guild, absolutely avoid the Mermaid King!]
Having read countless essays like that.
The moment he encountered the Mermaid King, he was about to warn the Block Toys.
‘They blew it up without even giving me a chance to speak.’
Before he could say a word to them, it had melted under the tanks’ firepower.
Drip. Drip drop.
Fish scales scattering in all directions.
And unknown sticky liquid and flesh chunks.
Even until then, the tank barrels were still hot and hadn’t cooled down.
‘The tanks’ firepower aside, since the numbers doubled, I can definitely feel they’ve gotten stronger.’
The brooch he had obtained this time.
Thanks to choosing the [Reproduction] ability and doubling the number of his creations.
Choi Hyun-min’s firepower had reached an amazing level.
Of course, the Block Toys’ power wasn’t weak before either.
But now they were at a level where they practically covered an entire floor of the maze?
With their massive numbers and the firepower that came from it.
It felt like they were completely dominating an entire floor.
‘No matter how many times I see it, these guys’ power is amazing.’
Choi Hyun-min controlling the Block Toys.
If even he, their master, felt this way.
What about other Hunters?
“Ta, tanks, why are they here…”
Hunter Kim Seung-woo who had arrived before Choi Hyun-min and was fighting the mermaids.
And his party members.
They had been struggling against the Mermaid King when they encountered the tanks.
They were shocked senseless by that overwhelming visual and the destructive power they unleashed.
“How did tanks get inside the maze?”
“Surely those aren’t monsters too… Ugh! My ears!”
“Woaah!! This is crazy! The tanks are completely smashing those fish bastards!”
Normally, a few Hunters struggling with one or two monsters would be typical.
The moment dozens of tanks that appeared as if dropped from the sky breathed fire.
All those mermaids melted away like ice cream.
Even that vicious Mermaid King.
“Wow… Shit… Where the hell did those people come from?”
“How did they kill all the mermaids in one shot?!”
“Hey… even the Mermaid King disappeared in one shot the same way…”
The bombardment sounds from earlier were still ringing loudly in the Hunters’ ears.
Glance.
‘Sh, should I say thanks or something?’
Kim Seung-woo and the Hunters who had fallen to the ground in shock.
They glanced at each other, then limped toward the nearest tank.
“Th… Thank you.”
“Thank you for saving us.”
-….
But the response was silence.
No answer came from inside the tanks.
Instead.
Kurrrrrr.
“Huh?!”
The tanks that had given no response simply turned around and began moving in the opposite direction.
A thunderous roar that shook the entire maze.
And the Hunters instinctively stepped back from the vibrations.
They stared blankly at the moving tanks with dazed expressions.
“Wh-where are they going?”
“Wait… That looks like the direction of the Special Room?”
“…Boss?”
“Are they really Hunters? Going to the Special Room means they’re going to tackle the boss, right?”
Without anyone telling them to.
The Hunters kept their mouths shut as if by agreement and watched the tanks’ retreating figures.
Only one thought filled their minds.
“…How long will it take?”
“Well… The 36th Floor boss is pretty tough, isn’t it?”
“I think the 1st ranker took about 4 or 5 minutes?”
“So maybe 7 or 8 minutes?”
“Come on, no way. You think they’ll clear it that fast?”
“You just saw it. That person… no wait, those tanks. They were insanely strong.”
“Even so, rankers aren’t rankers for nothing, you know? 7 minutes is just impossible no matter how you think about it… Huh?”
The Hunters had gathered together at some point, watching the tanks disappear into the Special Room.
They tilted their heads in confusion as the tanks reappeared before their eyes.
They definitely just went in, didn’t they?
Did they give up already?
Kurrrrrr.
The continuously moving tracks.
They carried those massive bodies as they moved.
Then lined up and disappeared down to the lower floor.
“…That’s the direction where there’s an exit leading down to the 37th Floor?”
“No way… They already cleared it?”
“Come on, does that make sense? It hasn’t even been 10 seconds since they went in-“
Ding.
[The record for Labyrinth Dungeon 36th Floor has been broken.]
[Previous record: 6 minutes 32 seconds]
[New record: 4 seconds]
“…4 seconds?”
“Whaaaat?!!!”
The clear was so fast.
The new record notification appeared quite late instead.
The system only recognized it after quite some time had passed since the tanks headed downward.
The Hunters looked at each other with eyes wide as saucers.
“Th-that… Did I see that right?”
Isn’t that some kind of illusion?”
“Well, I saw it too…”
“Hey. Could that be… that EX Ranked Hunter?”
EX Ranked Hunter?
At those words, the Hunters’ eyes sparkled.
The legendary EX Ranked Hunter who was only rumors.
There were many stories about meeting them or who was EX ranked.
But whether that person was one individual or multiple people.
Nothing was known about what kind of weapons they used.
However, given the power those tanks had just shown.
‘Those tanks really might be the EX Ranked Hunter.’
“Let’s follow them.”
“What?!”
“Those people! If we buy a 36th Floor key right now and clear the Special Room… we might be able to chase after them!”
“W-well, I’d like to do that too, but…”
For Hunters, EX rank was an existence rivaling gods.
Everyone would equally want to meet them again, even by such means.
Of course, their hopes were crushed in less than a minute.
Because-
[The record for Labyrinth Dungeon 37th Floor has been broken.]
[Previous record: 7 minutes 9 seconds]
[New record: 6 seconds]
A message that appeared just as Kim Seung-woo and his party members were hurrying to follow them.
The new record notification for the very next floor had appeared.
“Crazy…”
Only then did the Hunters realize.
The tank they had seen wasn’t just a simple Hunter or a Hunter’s ability.
It was an existence of a completely different caliber.
One they couldn’t even dare to catch up to.
***
Choi Hyun-min’s maze breakthrough that began from the 36th Floor.
His power had already far transcended other Hunters staying at similar levels.
Choi Hyun-min leaped all the way to the 39th Floor in an instant.
“To think I’d live to see the 40th Floor.”
Gulp.
Until recently, he hadn’t even awakened.
He had only watched others conquer the maze.
Yet somehow he now faced the legendary 40th Floor.
‘From the 40th Floor… it won’t be easy to just break through like this.’
The 40th Floor of the maze held very special meaning for Hunters.
From the 1st to 39th Floors were areas where regular monsters appeared.
And Special Rooms with boss monsters appeared separately.
But from the 40th Floor onward, a massive space combining all of these elements appeared.
‘A completely different space. They even say Hunters are divided into two types: those who’ve reached the 40th Floor and above… and those who haven’t.’
Most importantly.
From the 40th Floor onward, Hunters from around the world all go through the same maze.
In other words, Hunters of the same level would all gather in one place regardless of nationality.
Naturally, the risk would multiply as well.
Yet many Hunters still headed downward because.
‘The rewards also multiply several times over.’
High risk, high return.
There were even Hunters who had the ability to go down to the 40th floor but gave up and endlessly repeated only the 39th floor.
And now it was Choi Hyun-min’s turn.
Of course, the answer was already decided.
‘If you’re a Hunter… you have to go down.’
Even before becoming a Hunter.
Choi Hyun-min had nurtured his dreams by watching Rankers’ videos over and over again.
Among those dreams, there was no such thing as earning moderately and being moderately satisfied.
Whoo- Haa-
A few deep breaths.
From here on, a completely different maze would begin.
A little, just a little bit of tension would be fine.
The Tank and Pilot Toy Soldiers that had gathered around him at some point.
Toward those little ones who were looking only at him with sparkling eyes.
Choi Hyun-min muttered quietly as if to himself.
“Let’s go, guys.”
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