Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 31

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Episode 31

“Wh…oa…”

Choi Hyun-min watched the cavalry’s appearance through the status screen.

He gaped at their incredible destructive power.

‘They’ve become… this strong?’

He already knew they were stronger than other hunters since they had been breaking conquest records before.

Hunt regular monsters to obtain keys.

Use them to defeat the boss monster on the 10th floor.

He never thought the entire process would take less than 3 minutes…

‘Has there ever been another hunter this strong?’

When he was training to become a hunter.

Choi Hyun-min would search for ranker videos every day.

Learning their combat techniques, memorizing their skills.

And also memorizing their records and achievements.

But none of them had come close to the records Choi Hyun-min was setting now.

‘Each one of them seems much stronger than most hunters.’

It happened so quickly that it disappeared from sight fast.

But it remained vivid in his memory.

The cavalry charging on horseback as soon as they entered the maze.

As they galloped, they swung their spears.

Multiple monsters collapsed helplessly at once.

Destructive power that swept through like a giant tractor plowing fields!

Eleven such beings gathered together to sweep away the monsters on the 10th floor?

‘I devoured all the monsters on the 10th floor by myself…’

Monster corpses falling like autumn leaves in an instant.

The loot they dropped also fell into the subspace with a pattering sound.

A few seconds?

No, a few dozen seconds?

Loot like monster hides and bones began filling the subspace.

And in less than a minute, the loot that came in.

A key.

As soon as the key appeared, the cavalry turned direction toward the special room.

The boss monster on the 10th floor wasn’t an easy opponent either.

Swoosh.

But it was no match for the Block Toys upgraded one level from Legion Soldiers.

-Kill it!

-If we return quickly, Master will be pleased!

-Let’s go quickly and eat bread!

The creatures urged their horses before the boss monster could fully reveal itself.

Eleven horses charging toward the center from all directions.

And knights on top thrusting with massive spears raised high.

How many beings could withstand such tremendous destructive power.

Thwack! Thwaaack!

Ridium, the boss of the 10th floor, torn to shreds by the long spears.

Though it was a troublesome creature that flew like a bat to torment hunters.

Choi Hyun-min couldn’t even see what the master of the 10th floor looked like.

That’s how powerful and destructive the cavalry’s strength was.

[The record for the 10th Floor of the Labyrinth Basement has been broken.]

“…Nice.”

Choi Hyun-min clenched his fist lightly at what he saw on the status screen.

But his expression still remained slightly tense.

‘Didn’t they say the boss on the 10th floor wasn’t the real one?’

Ridium’s corpse, tattered like rags.

Though the record-breaking notification had appeared after that.

He still watched intently beyond the status screen.

-Master, we’ll return now.

-Right. This is more than enough to qualify for our bread.

-Bread! Bread!

“No. Wait a bit longer.”

The knights who had torn apart the 10th floor boss at an absurd speed and were cheering.

The creatures who were excited about eating bread soon became dejected after hearing Choi Hyun-min’s words.

-We want to eat…

-You promised…

“The real boss is still left.”

-Real boss? Where is that?

That’s… right.

Come to think of it, he had heard about the real boss but…

‘I never heard how to summon that creature at all!’

Larmon, the real boss of the 10th floor he had heard about from Baldun in Aldea Village.

He was asked to eliminate it, but never heard how to summon it.

-We’re hungry, Master.

-We want to go back now.

Block Toys whining like children.

With their massive builds and heavy armor, hearing such words was almost eerie.

“Wait… just wait.”

But Choi Hyun-min still made them wait.

Surely… there must be a way.

Vrrrrr.

‘Hm?’

Vrrrrr.

Vrrrrrrr.

What’s this sound?

Phone?

‘Who’s contacting me?’

He glanced over to check his phone.

But there were no calls, not even a single text message.

“What… did I hear wrong?”

But the vibrating sound continued.

Where on earth is this sound coming from…

“Ah!”

Choi Hyun-min thought for a moment, then rummaged through his pants pocket.

The heavy vibrating sound began getting louder.

“No way… it was because of this?!”

The stone fragment he had kept in his pocket.

It was what he had taken from Park Gi-han.

‘I didn’t know what it was but kept it since he treasured it.’

A stone tablet fragment with unreadable writing.

When he took it out, it was shaking violently like a phone on vibrate mode.

Moreover, something looked different from usual…

“It’s glowing?”

Why was this happening?

It had clearly been just a blackish stone when he put it in his pocket.

But now it was wrapped in orange light and vibrating.

‘Why is it suddenly acting like this?’

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head at the sight.

It definitely hadn’t shown any reaction until now.

But the moment he conquered the 10th floor boss, it reacted so intensely.

-Master!

-Master…?

-Did he die standing up?

Was there something there?

He tried pressing the stone like a button and shaking it.

But no other reaction occurred.

It just kept flashing and vibrating repeatedly.

Was this really all there was to it?

Or was there something he didn’t know?

‘Park Gi-han, would that person know? No, that’s impossible.’

If he had known exactly what this item was, he would have already used it.

He wouldn’t have just carried it around in his pocket either.

No, before that.

“Wait… a minute…”

Was this really something to be used here?

Choi Hyun-min furrowed his brow in thought.

He called out to Hans beyond the screen.

“Hans.”

-What is it, Master?

“Can you receive items I give you from there?”

-It’s not difficult. If you put it in your subspace, I can take it out directly.

“Then-“

Click.

He opened his subspace and put the stone fragment inside.

Then he gestured toward Hans.

“I put a stone fragment in the subspace, so try taking it out from your side.”

-Understood.

If this wasn’t something to be used here, but in the Maze.

More precisely, if it was something that had to be used inside the Special Room on the 10th Floor…

Whirr.

Hans on the screen waved his hand toward empty air.

He rummaged around like that for several seconds.

-Found it. Is this it?

He pulled out an item glowing orange.

“That’s right, that’s it.”

-I took it out, but… what do I do with this?

Right, he had delivered it, but.

What should he do now? Just as he was pondering.

[The first fragment has reached the Maze.]

[You are given the opportunity to encounter the first Maze’s guardian.]

Keeng.

A message clearly appeared.

Along with it, Choi Hyun-min’s vision twisted and distorted.

Then when it recovered again.

“This place is…”

It was a different space.

He had definitely been in his room just moments ago.

Ochre-colored land with nothing on it.

He was on barren earth where not even a single tree existed.

And beside him-

-Master!

-Were you dragged here too, Master?

The Eleven Cavalrymen were surrounding him.

“You guys came here too?”

-That’s right.

-It seems the stone you gave us forcibly summoned us here.

Choi Hyun-min and the cavalrymen looked around.

But there wasn’t a single blade of grass or insect around them.

It was truly a wasteland itself.

They couldn’t even hear any sounds-

Crack.

“What’s that sound?”

A sound coming from across the way.

Had the Block Toys heard it too?

All twelve gazes turned toward where the sound came from.

Crack.

Crackle.

Vibrations of the ground shaking.

Along with that, the ground seemed to split in the distance.

Crash!

Something burst through the ground with a thunderous roar.

-Prepare for battle!

-Woo! Woo! Woo!

Hans urgently grabbed his spear.

Following him, his subordinate cavalrymen also tensely stared straight ahead.

“That’s…”

The identity of what emerged from the ground was…

A rat.

Moreover, a rat wearing silver-white heavy armor.

Its height seemed twice that of an Orc.

Its build, easily the size of a bull, was disgusting just to look at.

‘Is this guy the Larmon that Baldun mentioned?’

That creature who was supposedly the real master of the 10th Floor.

“Be careful. That guy is the real boss of the 10th Floor, Larmon.”

Choi Hyun-min spoke to the cavalrymen in a barely audible voice.

Twitch.

Had it heard those words?

Larmon’s rat-like head suddenly turned toward them.

-How surprising that you know my name.

“You… heard me?”

-You’re quite insolent, but since you’re a human I haven’t seen in a while, I’ll let it slide. More importantly… you’re quite heavily armed. I think the last humans came with crude club-like things.

Larmon muttered while twitching his nose.

Every time the creature spoke, its long whiskers wiggled up and down.

‘Stay calm, stay calm.’

At least they don’t seem to be showing one-sided hostility from over there…

Slurp.

I unconsciously licked my lips.

An overwhelming presence.

Was it because of its size?

No.

The killing intent and aura I felt from that creature was far superior to that of boss monsters.

-Well, the taste would be similar anyway. I’ve already caught four stupid humans… How delicious would it be if I ate them all together?

As expected.

Was it that creature’s doing that turned the Ridim Hunters into that state?

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The creature stared directly at me, then began approaching step by step.

With each step it took, the ground shook violently.

Then suddenly!

Larmon’s eyes turned bright red.

-This time I absolutely won’t let you escape!!!

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!

The creature suddenly changed its momentum and charged forward.

Larmon began charging like a predator facing herbivorous prey.

‘Dangerous!’

The target was Choi Hyun-min.

It was clearly charging straight at me.

Was it because it had the appearance of a rat?

The creature’s speed was incredibly fast.

Comparable to mounted cavalry.

‘Should I dodge?’

Many thoughts crossed my mind in that brief moment.

I hadn’t neglected my training as a Hunter.

Dodging once wouldn’t be too difficult.

But what came after was the problem.

Choi Hyun-min didn’t have any notable skills or techniques.

But what about Larmon?

‘If I get caught in webs like what happened to the Ridim Hunters, it’s over.’

It possessed not only simple physical strength, but also web skills that could render Hunters defenseless.

Moreover, it was impossible to determine what other abilities it had.

In that case…

‘It might be better to settle this now. While the creature’s eyes are turned and it’s charging in.’

Choi Hyun-min quickly reached his conclusion.

He shouted toward the cavalry blocking his path.

“Forward! Charge toward Larmon!”

Strength against strength.

These were creatures I was confident wouldn’t lose in terms of destructive power.

Let’s clash head-on.

The moment Choi Hyun-min’s command was given.

The Block Toys who had been staring at Larmon in a daze.

They silently nodded and spurred forward.

Neigh neigh neigh!

The Eleven Knights advancing forward with spears at their sides.

Usually they would be making all sorts of jokes while only looking for food.

-It’s Master’s command! We absolutely cannot run away!

-Advance! We charge forward only!

Did they instinctively realize this was a different situation than usual?

The cavalry charged forward with stern expressions.

The moment they and Larmon collided in the center.

Squelch.

With a sickening sound of tearing flesh, bright red liquid scattered in all directions.

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