Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 124

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Episode 124

“The entire Assassin Unit was wiped out?!”

Lee Jung-woon, the head of Phoenix Guild.

His jaw dropped at the devastating news delivered by his subordinate.

“Y-Yes… The life patterns of all 50 members dispatched to the 40th Floor have completely disappeared…”

“Does that even make sense?! What kind of people are the Assassin Unit members! They’re all carefully selected A-rank or higher that we’ve been training for over 5 years! And you’re saying they’re all gone?!”

The Assassin Unit was a group that boasted the highest combat power among Phoenix’s internal organizations.

While they had failed missions before, not once had any members died and failed to return.

It wasn’t just one or two deaths either—

Complete annihilation?!

“We also found this news hard to believe, so we sent people to the 40th Floor to directly check the last location where signals were detected…”

“And?”

Clatter.

Lee Jung-woon glared at his subordinate with fierce eyes.

At his reaction, the subordinate pulled out a small bracelet from his chest.

A silver bracelet with location tracking functions.

It was an item made to assess the wearer’s condition by injecting a small amount of mana.

Since all Assassin Unit members wore these bracelets.

It was possible to determine their life or death status, as well as maintain constant communication with Phoenix Union.

“We found… this.”

“This is the bracelet we gave to the Assassin Unit members?”

Lee Jung-woon frowned deeply as he received the bracelet.

What should have sparkled beautifully in silver under normal circumstances.

Was broken and bent, unable to maintain even its original form.

Moreover, with scorch marks scattered here and there—

“…Did someone throw it into fire?”

A strange burnt smell.

The unpleasant odor was quite similar to the smell of gunpowder.

“We found it near where the traces disappeared. It was around Anton Village…”

Clatter.

The subordinate stopped mid-sentence and pulled something from his chest, pouring it onto the desk.

Bracelets that looked similar to the first one he had taken out.

More precisely, they were broken bracelets that had become fragments and pieces.

“…”

The moment he saw that, Lee Jung-woon was completely speechless.

“When we collected the discovered pieces and reverse-tracked them, we were able to read exactly 51 codes.”

“Damn it…”

He had hoped otherwise…

The moment doubt became certainty, Lee Jung-woon pressed his temples firmly.

How much effort had gone into raising the Assassin Unit!

His head throbbed so much that he could barely keep his eyes open.

“So… all the Assassin Unit members are dead, is that what you’re saying?”

“We haven’t found the bodies, but at this point, that seems to be the most reasonable conclusion.”

“So… they’re dead… all of them…”

Even though his subordinate had already reported it.

Lee Jung-woon repeated the same words several times.

That’s how unbelievable and unwelcome this news was for him.

‘This won’t do. This isn’t a problem I can handle alone.’

This incident couldn’t just be overlooked, not just for Lee Jung-woon, but for the entire Phoenix Guild.

Lee Jung-woon gritted his teeth while groaning from his headache.

He gestured toward his subordinate with a deep sigh.

“Yes, Master.”

“Bring the Shadow King.”

“The Shadow… King…”

“Call Cho Sang-young, that guy. The entire Assassin Unit has been wiped out, we can’t just sit here!”

How could he not understand even this short statement in one go.

I should gradually replace this guy too.

Lee Jung-woon muttered to himself at his subordinate’s hesitant response.

“Sir… the Shadow King also died in this operation.”

Upon hearing those words from the other side, his eyes snapped wide open.

“What… did you say?!”

Did he mishear?

The Shadow King is dead?

The Shadow King wasn’t simply like a leader of the Assassin Unit.

He was a founding contributor who had been with Phoenix Union since its early days.

And even now, he served as a spiritual pillar for Phoenix and Lee Jung-woon.

He was like the main support beam of a house.

But…

That Cho Sang-young is dead?

“Don’t joke around. There are things you can joke about and things you can’t.”

“I’m sorry, but this isn’t a joke… Among the Assassin Unit members’ bracelets we found this time, we also discovered the Shadow King’s…”

Come to think of it.

The Assassin Unit Hunters he had sent were definitely 50 people.

But his subordinate’s report mentioned 51 people.

As if remembering those words, Lee Jung-woon’s eyes wandered aimlessly.

“That’s, that’s nonsense! Who is Cho Sang-young that you’d say he died so easily!”

An existence with unparalleled combat power even among S-rank Hunters.

To the extent that even top rankers feared his ambush attacks and destructive power.

The power that Hunter Cho Sang-young possessed was overwhelming.

It was overwhelming…

But why! Why did he die?!

‘That can’t be… That can’t be true!’

It wasn’t like he had given an order to kill a nation’s leader.

At most, it was just one Hunter.

And just a young brat who wasn’t even dry behind the ears.

He was even a greenhorn rookie who hadn’t been a Hunter for more than a few years!

“So… Choi Hyun-min, that one young greenhorn took down the entire Assassin Unit and the Shadow King?”

“We, we haven’t confirmed that much…”

Huff. Huff. Huff.

His head felt like it was going to explode.

Along with that, his breathing began to become violently rapid.

This shouldn’t be happening.

Lee Jung-woon’s heart rate also increased rapidly.

“I need to rest for a moment, so go outside.”

“Understood—”

Burst.

Lee Jung-woon was gasping from the devastating news.

He lifted his head toward the office door that had suddenly opened.

“It’s, it’s an emergency, Master!”

“What are you…”

The secretary who always handled Phoenix’s affairs.

The one who never lost his composure no matter what happened, came running with a face like the sky was falling.

“A cooperation request has come from the Interdimensional Management Bureau!”

“Cooperation… request?”

“Well… they’re asking if they could receive the Source of Life we’ve been keeping…”

“What kind of nonsense… Which bastard is it?! I should go directly to the Interdimensional Management Bureau and confront them! If I speak to the director, I’ll make sure those words get shoved right back…”

“It’s an order from Minister Kim Chul-woo!”

“Minister Kim Chul-woo?”

“And it was a demand to deliver it immediately right now.”

His hands trembled and his mouth went completely dry.

Of all people.

The Interdimensional Management Bureau that wielded absolute influence over hunters and guilds.

The head of that place directly gave such an order?!

Why!

“Say we don’t have it! That’s not some children’s toy… A person who clearly knows how we obtained the Source of Life, that precious item!!!”

“They even declared that if we don’t hand it over, they’ll dispatch officials to collect it directly.”

The moment those words ended.

Vroooom.

The sound of car engines starting from beyond the window.

Lee Jung-woon’s mind snapped to attention.

It wasn’t the sound of just one car.

Which meant—

Swoosh!

Hastily pulling back the curtain behind him, dozens of black cars revealed themselves beyond the window.

And they were vehicles with the Interdimensional Management Bureau’s mark prominently displayed on their hoods.

The moment he saw that sight.

“This can’t be… This can’t be… happening…”

Bubble bubble bubble.

White foam began forming from Lee Jung-woon’s mouth.

Then he slid down and collapsed like a puppet with cut strings.

“Master! Master!”

“Are you alright? Master!”

Seeing this, the secretary and subordinate urgently called out to Lee Jung-woon.

But their voices couldn’t reach him as he had already fainted from shock.

‘This can’t… be happening…’

***

—It’s impossible!

At the mention of summoning the gargoyle.

Todur firmly shook his head.

—Nothing is known about where that creature inhabits or when it appears! Naturally, there’s no known method for summoning that thing either.

But Choi Hyun-min’s expression was utterly calm.

He calmly asked back to the village chief who was shouting that it absolutely couldn’t be done.

“What if I found a way?”

—You… found one?!

The habits of gargoyle-type monsters.

He planned to use the habit of creatures that reacted intensely to the life force of certain humans.

And the item that emitted even stronger life force than the few humans with strong vitality was—

Click.

It was the Source of Life.

Instead of answering, Choi Hyun-min pulled out a box from subspace.

Following his movements, Todur’s gaze moved downward.

—What, what is this?

Though it looked like a shabby wooden box on the outside.

The life force emanating from within couldn’t be hidden.

Unprecedented curiosity dwelled in Todur’s eyes.

“It’s the Source of Life. Something that can summon the gargoyle…”

As the box opened, the familiar green light poured out brilliantly.

—This… can summon the gargoyle?

“It’s not certain, but we have to try what we can.”

It’s not 100%.

But the best way to restore all those villagers.

Is to defeat the gargoyle, the master of petrification magic.

To do that, don’t we have no choice but to try any method available.

“Let’s go outside. We can’t summon the gargoyle here.”

—Ah, understood…

Gulp.

Did the word gargoyle naturally create tension?

Leaving behind the anxious Todur, Choi Hyun-min climbed the stairs first.

The two passed through the passage to the surface—

They emerged from the village chief’s house.

And when they came out to the entrance where all of Anton Village was visible.

Choi Hyun-min carefully took out the Source of Life from the box.

‘If my thoughts are really correct… the moment I activate the Source of Life, it will react.’

Then he carefully grasped it with both hands like handling a steamed bun.

But the Source of Life showed no reaction whatsoever.

‘Is this not how to do it?’

Simply touching it with hands produced no reaction.

Choi Hyun-min pondered for a moment.

Like creating subspace, he gently infused his mana into the Source of Life.

At that moment.

Blue aura flowing from his palm streamed like thread.

Then it was sucked directly into the green gem.

Whiiiiing.

The source began vibrating intensely as if responding to this.

Along with it, the green light seeping from the gem gradually grew stronger.

“Whoa?!”

Starting from the brightness of a small light bulb to the brightness of a phone.

It spread in all directions like psychedelic lighting, then became enormous like a giant billboard.

“It’s getting bigger?”

—Wh-what on earth is happening? Why is this suddenly…?

The light suddenly bursting forth.

At the same time, the life force flowing from the gem also became noticeably stronger.

The flustered village chief asked toward this direction.

However, Choi Hyun-min was equally unsure of the exact reason.

Just as he was about to say something to him.

Screech! Screeeeech!

Chilling screams began to be heard from far away.

No, to be precise.

‘It’s a gargoyle! The sound of a gargoyle crying!’

Unpleasant cries like scraping metal could be heard from all directions.

When he raised his head, he could see creatures flapping their bat wings one by one in the distance.

‘One of these bastards is the one who turned the villagers to stone.’

At that sight, Choi Hyun-min unconsciously clenched his fists tight.

He didn’t know which one was responsible.

But if they were just Gargoyles, even if there were many of them.

He could deal with them using the power of the Block Toys.

Just as he was about to approach the Block Toys on the outskirts.

‘That thing…!’

A being flying from beyond the horizon.

Behind hundreds of Gargoyles that filled the sky densely.

The moment a bat dozens of times larger than them revealed itself.

Ding.

[The true Master of the 40th Floor reveals itself.]

A System Message sent a dizzying notification.

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