Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 126
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Episode 126
[Observer Alert Warning]
[Emergency situation occurring on the 40th Floor of the Labyrinth]
[Giant monster appearance]
[Full evacuation alert automatically transmitted]
The Monitoring Team of the Dimensional Management Office.
That place had been in a continuous state of emergency.
Ever since that one warning that suddenly burst forth.
“Damn it, what the hell is this?!”
Team Manager Park Hyun-cheol of the Monitoring Team.
He gritted his teeth at the alerts that kept ringing without rest.
“That thing that hadn’t rung even once in the past few months… How many times has it rung just today?”
The [Observer] was a system that detected and assessed threatening situations inside and outside the labyrinth.
An entity that captured crisis situations to report them, and predicted their scale to give warnings.
It was like an artificial intelligence that analyzed dangers and situations in the labyrinth, similar to a weather forecast.
Its accuracy rate was 99 percent.
Among existing systems, it was known to have the highest level of completion.
That was precisely the Observer used in the Republic of Korea.
‘That thing that wouldn’t even display a single message line for ordinary matters.’
Such an Observer was frantically displaying warning windows like this?
Even automatically transmitting evacuation alerts.
It was an alert that Park Hyun-cheol had never seen once in over 10 years of working in the Monitoring Team.
“Hey, what the hell is happening on the 40th floor to cause this?”
“Didn’t you see earlier? On the 40th floor… what was it? Something about the true master or whatever.”
“…You’re saying it’s doing this because of that?”
“The 40th floor is in complete chaos right now! All the people who went there have lost contact!”
“What?!”
At the words of a passing subordinate employee.
Only then did Manager Park snap to attention.
“What about the Rankers? Aren’t there any Rankers we can contact? Contact the Awakening Management Agency so we can call an emergency assembly…”
“We contacted them, but they said Kim Eun-jun and Hwang Gwon-seung are already on the 40th floor? And they’ve been there for a while.”
“Those two went there but still haven’t resolved it?!”
Park Hyun-cheol’s eyes bulged as if they would pop out the moment he heard the report.
Even Manager Park, who didn’t have much knowledge about the Hunter ecosystem.
He knew what kind of people those two were.
Ranking 16th and 17th, top-tier High Rankers.
The number of boss monsters those two had taken down together numbered in the hundreds.
The outskirts they had conquered were too many to count on two hands.
They were such remarkable Hunters that anyone would recognize their names.
Those two had been there for a while, but couldn’t take it down?
And this was on the 40th floor, which was far below their level?!
“We asked the Awakening Management Agency… They said those two probably don’t have a chance.”
“This is driving me crazy… What is this situation all of a sudden? Isn’t it just some boss monster?”
“Probably, we might need to scrape together all the top Rankers. The Observer has never reacted like this before, has it?”
It was a valid point.
Even Manager Park, who prided himself on working in this department for quite a long time.
That supremely aloof Observer system.
Making such a fuss and warning like this was the first time since 10 years ago—
The first time since he was assigned to the department.
“Contact the Rankers immediately and tell everyone available to assemble on the 40th floor! Tell them it’s an emergency situation.”
“Understood!”
Now that it had come to this, there was no choice but to go with an all-out war.
The purpose of the Observer system was to obtain information faster than anyone and respond accordingly.
If Manager Park didn’t make a decision like this, the 40th floor would become a wasteland.
“Also, send all the Hunters belonging to the Interdimensional Management Bureau to the 40th floor!”
“A-all of them?”
“It’s an emergency situation! Or was it just an ordinary boss monster and we’re making a big fuss over nothing?!”
“Th-that’s not it…”
How could that be.
The monster that appeared on the 40th floor.
It was clearly an entity that far exceeded the level of ordinary boss monsters.
The fact that several Rankers were struggling.
The fact that hundreds of people became unable to fight in an instant.
Most of all.
Beep! Beep-!
[Emergency Situation]
[Danger level detected on the 40th Floor of the Labyrinth: SSS]
[675% higher than the most recent high-risk occurrence]
[Urgent response required]
The Observer system reporting while constantly spitting out alerts like disaster messages.
Even if its behavior was annoying, its accuracy and calculation ability were at an undeniable level.
That meant…
‘We’re screwed… No, maybe we’re already screwed.’
The office had already become half-apocalyptic.
Employees frantically running around in all directions.
A4 papers scattered everywhere.
“Ah, yes. We’re currently assessing the situation, so please wait just a moment…”
“The problem occurring on the 40th floor is something we’re also aware of, so once orders come from above, we’ll immediately…”
“P-please don’t curse…”
“Dozens of Rankers have already moved to the 40th floor and are responding!”
The dozens of phones were already paralyzed from taking incoming calls.
Perhaps this place was in a more chaotic state than the 40th floor.
‘Let me report first. It’s an urgent matter.’
If they mobilized a ton of Rankers.
At least they should be able to deal with that thing.
If they could just buy enough time for them to be deployed…
Manager Park was gnawing his nails while staring at the Observer system.
Beep! Beep!
Beeeeep…
“Huh? What’s this?!”
The Observer that had been ringing like crazy.
Suddenly lowered its alarm sound drastically as if shutting its mouth.
Then, just as it seemed to fall completely silent.
[Emergency situation terminated]
[Danger level occurring on the 40th floor downgraded to C-rank]
[All previous commands are canceled]
It arbitrarily terminated the situation.
“Wh-why is this thing doing this?! Why is it deciding to terminate on its own?”
At those words, Team Manager Park Hyun-cheol’s expression was colored with bewilderment.
No way, just moments ago it was warning as if the world was ending.
It became this quiet in just a few minutes?
In this amount of time, the rankers probably haven’t even entered yet, right?
Manager Park stared blankly at the Observer System’s screen.
A system message suddenly popped into his mind.
[The true master of the 40th floor has been decided.]
[The Grand Duke of Alton has been born.]
[All life forms below will bow their heads toward the new master of the 40th floor.]
“What… What does this mean?!”
***
‘Is this really the end?’
Though he had expected Belmerer to be strong.
The creature’s power was at a level that far exceeded the predictions of Kim Eun-jun and Hwang Gwon-seung.
Both of them.
Screech!
As soon as it was hit by the arrow, Belmerer came flying straight at them.
Though it had the body of a bat.
Its speed and sharpness were swift enough to rival a hawk.
‘Too… fast…!’
Even they, who were top-tier rankers, couldn’t respond properly.
Even if more people were deployed.
This would only increase meaningless sacrifices.
The moment Belmerer, who had been flying in the distance, approached right before their eyes.
Hwang Gwon-seung unconsciously squeezed his eyes shut.
‘If I close my eyes like this, I’ll never open them again.’
His fist clenched tightly without him realizing it.
As if anticipating the coming pain, he gritted his teeth with all his might.
However, the situation completely went against Hwang Gwon-seung’s expectations.
Boom!
A sudden explosive sound.
At the same time, a massive wind shook the surroundings.
Once at first.
Then with consecutive explosion sounds that followed.
‘What’s that sound?!’
The two rankers gently opened their tightly shut eyes.
Then an amazing sight unfolded before them.
Screech…!
The giant gargoyle that had just been covering the sky as it flew toward them.
Belmerer, with its entire body torn to shreds.
Was crashing to the ground right in front of them.
Thud!!!
Was it because of the momentum from flying?
The giant gargoyle that had been falling downward with acceleration.
The creature passed by the two people with just a paper-thin margin.
Whoosh!
It slid across the ground, raising acrid dust, then came to a complete stop.
“What just… happened?”
“Is this thing… dead?”
Kim Eun-jun and Hwang Gwon-seung.
So shocked were they that the two looked at each other with dumbfounded faces.
Then suddenly coming to their senses, they hurriedly headed toward where the gargoyle had fallen.
Screech…
There lay Belmerer, who had just been charging at them with such vigor.
The creature was trembling like a rag, completely torn apart.
Its wings, which had been like a veil covering the sky, were all torn and only bare bones remained.
Its torso was also dented here and there.
Even its head, which had been firing petrification rays.
Was split completely in half, barely breathing.
“…Did you do this?”
“No way.”
The two people pointed at each other and tilted their heads in confusion.
Though they asked just in case, they knew.
That this was something that could never be accomplished with their power.
Tremble tremble.
Thud.
While they exchanged a few words with dazed faces.
The convulsing giant gargoyle simply collapsed and stopped breathing.
“It’s dead…!”
“Was there someone else here?”
If it didn’t die on its own.
Then someone other than the two of them had intervened.
At least as far as they knew.
There was no one who could bring down such a giant monster in the blink of an eye.
Top-tier rankers.
Even including Eun Ji-hun, who was ranked 1st!
‘Who on earth could it be?’
Hwang Gwon-seung hurriedly got up and looked around.
He swept the area with the sharp eyes of an archer—
“…Is it that?”
Over there in the distance.
He spotted tanks lined up in a row quite far away.
“Do you see something?”
And the moment he discovered a person among them.
Hwang Gwon-seung immediately launched his body forward.
“Follow me.”
“Huh, where are you going?!”
Kim Eun-jun had no choice but to hurriedly follow behind him.
Whoosh!
Though it was quite a distance.
Since they were rankers with such high magical power.
Closing that gap was an easy task.
When they got close enough for the two people’s voices to be heard.
Only then did the person on the other side notice them.
They could see him hesitating and taking a step back.
“Huh…?”
Step!
Between the tanks lined up like a castle wall.
What the two people discovered was a man much younger than themselves—
It was Choi Hyun-min.
“Ah, hello…”
Looking at the two people he had suddenly encountered.
Choi Hyun-min greeted them with an awkward smile.
At that sight, Kim Eun-jun and Hwang Gwon-seung stared at him with bewildered eyes.
“Uh… Um… Was that your doing?”
Hwang Gwon-seung was the first to speak.
He looked Choi Hyun-min up and down, then tilted his head as if finding it strange.
And for good reason.
‘Those clothes he’s wearing… somehow they look exactly like pajamas.’
All Choi Hyun-min wore was a fluttering piece of blue fabric.
On his feet were shoes that looked like indoor slippers to anyone who saw them.
He wasn’t even holding any weapons or magic auxiliary items in his hands.
It would be difficult for anyone to think of him as a Hunter.
“Yes…?”
At Hwang Gwon-seung’s question, Choi Hyun-min scratched his head and asked back.
“I mean… I’m asking if you’re the one who took down that Bat.”
Even as he asked the question.
The two Rankers were half-doubtful.
Starting with the clothes he wore, they were far from typical equipment items, weren’t they?
Cases like this were one of two things.
Either he really was a low-level Hunter just as he appeared.
Or if not that.
‘A Hunter of such high caliber that he doesn’t need to worry about armor or weapons…’
You know, don’t they exist?
Among the top-tier Rankers, there are occasionally those who use shabby equipment that doesn’t match their level.
Those who perform high-difficulty conquests that border on eccentricity.
The two people who had asked the question waited for an answer.
Choi Hyun-min looked at them and hesitated for a moment.
Then opened his mouth with utmost composure.
“Well… for now, yes?”
Perhaps…
This pajama-clad Hunter definitely belonged to the latter category.
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