Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 18

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Episode 18

‘Did EX-grade skills actually exist in this world?’

Choi Hyun-min froze for a long time while looking at the message.

He hadn’t even known if EX-grade existed when he first obtained the title of Transcendent Lord.

To think there were items of such grade as well.

Lick.

Choi Hyun-min instinctively licked his lips.

He carefully raised his hand and opened his subspace.

Empty darkness.

In that space where there should definitely be nothing—

‘It’s there! It’s really there!’

There was a book he’d never seen before.

The moment he reached in to touch it, he could feel its texture completely.

It definitely wasn’t an illusion or hallucination.

When he took the book out, it dropped outside like a normal item.

A book with a light ochre cover.

It had a simple design like an ancient tome from long ago.

‘I can’t tell what kind of item it is just by looking at it…’

If martial arts secret manuals existed, would they look like this?

After hesitating for a moment, he used his appraisal ability on the book.

[Skill Book: Radar Mode]

[Grade: EX]

[Allows interaction with invisible locations, systems, items, etc.]

[Effect permanently applied]

Then the book’s status window appeared before his eyes.

The moment Choi Hyun-min’s gaze naturally moved downward.

‘EX-grade! It’s really EX-grade!’

Gasp!

He almost let out a scream.

It really was an EX-grade skill book?!

For Hunters, skill books were items worth more than high-grade equipment—

No, they were worth even more than that.

Items that allowed you to acquire techniques or skills just by using them.

Simply reading them could let you fly through the sky or use healing magic.

Or they were items that could enable Hunters who knew nothing about magic to create giant fireballs.

However, while they were as difficult to obtain as plucking stars from the sky, demand was always explosive.

Naturally, their value was unimaginably expensive.

‘If I remember correctly, a single C-grade skill book easily costs over 30 to 40 million won…’

Even low-grade skill books containing basic magic or skills cost that much.

S-grade skill books made the news for being auctioned off for hundreds of billions.

‘S-grade easily exceeds 10 billion won… If this is an EX-grade skill book surpassing SS and SSS grades… How much would it be worth?’

Perhaps it would be worth more than could be calculated in money.

Of course, that was just in terms of monetary value—he had no intention whatsoever of selling it.

Money was nice, but any Hunter would want a high-grade skill.

‘But what kind of skill is this?’

Radar Mode?

He searched his memory, but there was no skill with a similar name.

That meant it was a skill not yet known to the world.

‘It says it makes invisible things visible…’

The description attached to the item wasn’t very clear either.

Would it let him see ghosts or something?

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head in confusion due to the extremely brief description.

After hesitating for a moment, he gripped the skill book tightly.

“Use.”

The moment his brief words ended—

Flash!

Golden light burst forth from the book he was holding.

“Ugh! What?!”

While he instinctively squinted, the book disappeared like a lie.

At the same time, his body was enveloped in golden light before returning to normal.

[You have used Skill Book: Radar Mode.]

[From now on, you will constantly receive the effects of Skill: Radar Mode.]

Two lines of messages appeared afterward.

And that was the end of it.

“What? Is that it?”

Since it was supposedly an EX-grade skill book, he had expected something a bit more impressive.

Like his body growing larger.

Or gaining rapid agility or something like that.

There were no external or internal changes at all.

“I’m sure it said something about seeing invisible things.”

Swish. Swish.

He busily turned his head this way and that, but his vision remained the same as usual.

—What are you looking at, Master?

—Does Master need a new sausage too?

“No, it’s not that.”

—Just say the word. If it’s Master, I can give you my saved sausage.

Even when he looked at the Block Toy with hopeful expectations, it was the same.

Nothing hidden appeared.

No third entity manifested or anything like that.

‘Tsk… I had some expectations.’

Since he thought there would be some amazing change.

Choi Hyun-min scratched his head in disappointment.

However, the change he had hoped for appeared just a little later.

And in a completely unexpected direction.

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[The record for Dungeon Basement 4th Floor has been broken.]

[Previous record: 55 seconds]

[New record: 3 seconds]

[Since a new record has been set, a new reward will be given to the record holder.]

“Nice!”

The next day, Choi Hyun-min challenged the 4th floor again.

Perhaps because it wasn’t as difficult as the previous boss monsters.

This time too, the Primitive Humans successfully conquered the 4th floor without any difficulty.

—Can we go back now?

—I want to rest a little, Master.

The screen that appeared to be the Transcendent Lord’s ability.

Inside it, the Block Toys were shown grumbling toward this direction.

“Hmm… It seems like we could challenge the 5th Floor right away today. What do you think?”

Had his greed as a Hunter grown?

Going down one floor in a single day was already an amazing feat.

He immediately wanted to try conquering the next floor.

‘It’s greed. I know it’s greed, but…’

I want to try it.

Was it because he awakened later than others?

In Choi Hyun-min’s heart, thoughts of conquering the maze faster were boiling over.

‘Going down two floors in one day is possible.’

Going down floors is possible up to twice a day at most.

Since it’s something the system allows…

It should be fine, right?

-We’re tired, master.

“You cleared it in 3 seconds. I think we could try one more floor.”

-We’re fragile, master.

-Ugh! Ugh! That’s right, master. Conquering multiple floors at once is dangerous…

“I recently learned about food that’s even more delicious than sausages…”

-Ugh! Ugh! A brave warrior never gets tired!

-Did you say 5th floor, master?

-Move aside, I’ll go first!

What truly honest fellows they are.

At the mention of more delicious food, the Primitive Humans who had been acting like they’d collapse any moment.

As soon as they heard those words, their eyes lit up and they were asking to be sent to the 5th floor.

“Let’s go, to the 5th floor.”

-Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! We go according to master’s command!

The soldiers raised their spears and shouted energetically.

As soon as Choi Hyun-min’s signal dropped, they ran toward the stairs leading to the next floor.

‘5th floor. Finally the 5th floor?’

Dungeon Basement 5th Floor.

The 5th floor was notorious in many ways.

Not only did the difficulty spike dramatically from the regular areas where ordinary monsters appeared.

The boss monster was also much stronger compared to previous floors.

Countless Hunters couldn’t even pass the 5th floor and had to stop their exploration there.

Because of this, the 5th floor’s regular areas were always crawling with Hunters desperately competing for monsters.

How fitting that it earned the name ‘Wall of Wailing.’

At least half a year.

Some even gave up their Hunter careers after being unable to pass the 5th floor for 4 or 5 years.

‘Will it be okay?’

The master of the 5th floor was the Silver Serpent.

A giant snake with silver fangs.

It had incredibly swift movements, and the moment you got bitten even once-

‘The Silver Serpent’s deadly poison… if you get bitten even once, it’s over.’

Paralysis at minimum.

If unlucky, instant death from the deadly venom it possessed.

Hunters challenging the 5th floor survived by bringing antidote items and all sorts of extraordinary equipment.

But Choi Hyun-min’s Block Toys were different, weren’t they?

All they had were iron spears and shields.

If they got unlucky and were bitten, there was no telling what would happen.

“Can you guys hear me?”

-We can hear you well, master.

-I can hear you too!

-Can you see me well, master?

When he spoke through the screen, they responded.

The Block Toys were simply cheerful thanks to the new food.

Choi Hyun-min reminded them with a worried expression.

“If it seems dangerous, you have to tell me right away. Got it? The Silver Serpent’s poison is deadly venom that threatens your life if you’re bitten even once.”

However, they were only carefree.

The Block Toys giggled and waved their hands dismissively.

-Hahaha! Don’t worry, master.

-We’ve faced that kind of guy many times before.

-That’s right, that’s right. Just stab it casually and it becomes snake skewer.

Hissssss-!

The moment they entered the 5th floor with their casual jokes.

A chilling sound rang in their ears.

‘It’s here!’

Silver Serpent!

The creature he had only seen in materials appeared before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

His impression of seeing it for the first time was-

“Why is it so huge?!”

He definitely thought it was only long?

Its actual size was like a python-

No, no.

It was even bigger than an anaconda?!

A thick green body.

And alien red eyes.

Silver teeth glinted between its disgustingly gaping maw.

Hiss! Hissssss!

An overwhelming feeling just from its appearance.

If Choi Hyun-min had been standing there instead of in his room…

‘I might have frozen up completely…’

Why so many Hunters experienced frustration on the 5th floor.

Now he seemed to understand.

Meanwhile, the Silver Serpent quickly examined the Block Toys.

Its unpleasant eyes moved left and right, then-

Shaaaaa!

It suddenly charged toward Hans who was in the lead.

As if to swallow him in one bite.

The snake lunged with its maw gaping wide.

‘D-dodge!’

Was this wrong?

Was challenging the 5th floor immediately too dangerous a decision after all?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind in that brief moment.

The distance between them closed in an instant.

And then-

Thunk!

A dull sound of piercing flesh came through the screen.

“Uh… huh…?”

-What a pathetic creature. How dare you charge recklessly?

He had definitely predicted a bad situation.

But the complete opposite scene was unfolding on the screen.

Soldiers who had somehow quickly deployed their shields and formed ranks left and right.

And Hans extending his spear straight out from the center.

The tip of his long spear had precisely pierced through the Silver Serpent’s snout.

-We can’t kill the boss.

-We’ll block for you, boss kills it.

-We’ve caught snakes over a hundred times. Snake is our toy.

Was it thanks to the increased Science stat?

Or was it thanks to the experience of fighting and defeating the Mammoth?

Those guys who formed a defensive formation in that split second.

Trusting them, I threw my strike, and the snake died instantly with its head pierced through.

[You have successfully cleared Dungeon Basement 5th Floor.]

It ended so quickly that even the clear notification appeared half a beat late.

[The record for Dungeon Basement 5th Floor has been broken.]

[Previous record: 1 minute 25 seconds]

[New record: 2 seconds]

“2 seconds…?”

Heh.

The moment I saw the record, a hollow laugh burst out involuntarily.

This was the 5th Floor where thousands upon thousands of Hunters lost their lives and got injured.

And I had cleared that 5th Floor in just 2 seconds.

Even Choi Hyun-min himself shook his head in disbelief.

But there was something even more surprising than that.

‘Wait… a minute. What’s that?’

The Silver Serpent collapsed helplessly after being pierced by the spear.

The moment its massive body sprawled across the floor.

The place where the snake had been coiled.

The wall beyond that spot began to glow with a golden light.

[Skill: Radar Mode is activated.]

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