Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 45

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Episode 45

 

-The troll was defeated?

 

-Already? It’s only been 10 minutes since it started?

 

-My eyes aren’t playing tricks on me, right? I’m not the only one who saw it!

 

-Has it been… 5 minutes?

 

-No, who the hell killed it? Was there even anyone who got close to the troll?

 

-What are you doing, broadcasting station! You should have captured the scene properly!

 

KBC, which was broadcasting the raid live.

 

The viewer message board there was instantly filled with anger.

 

Kim Jung-soo and Hunter An Seung-woon, who were providing real-time commentary.

 

The two could only stare at each other wordlessly.

 

“Uh… So…”

 

“W-we didn’t see the exact scene either… but they’re saying the raid has ended.”

 

Confusion and shock.

 

The filming team also whispered among themselves for a while.

 

They were confused about not capturing the most important clearing scene.

 

Then suddenly.

 

“Ah! R-right now our filming team says one of the drones they deployed has footage of the Brutal Chief Troll being defeated…!”

 

“T-there’s something like that?”

 

“Yes, that’s right! F-filming team! Quickly, in real time…!”

 

Just one drone among countless others.

 

The moment they realized there was data in it.

 

All the broadcasting station’s personnel mobilized to dig into that single video.

 

“H-here it is!”

 

The video connection made urgently.

 

The footage transmitted through the airwaves only showed the massive maze and empty space with no one around.

 

“Ah… This seems to be around the southern part of the maze?”

 

“More precisely, it looks like the area slightly south of the center.”

 

“T-that would make sense. Most of the Hunters started from the north of the maze, so it’s natural they wouldn’t be caught in this drone’s footage.”

 

Kim Jung-soo and An Seung-woon, who roughly grasped the situation.

 

Fearing a broadcasting accident might occur.

 

They hurriedly began analyzing the screen.

 

The drone that had been stupidly filming empty ground for a while.

 

After some time passed, strange sounds began to be heard.

 

Thud-thud-thud-thud!

 

“What’s that sound?”

 

“It sounds like… horses?”

 

“Horses?!”

 

Along with that, a Hunter appeared.

 

No, more precisely, dozens of cavalry soldiers.

 

The moment they saw that sight, the commentators’ jaws dropped.

 

“W-what is this…?!”

 

“They’re really… horses, aren’t they?”

 

Riding horses inside a Gate?

 

And not just one or two people, but so many of them?

 

What was even more surprising was that they were racing through the maze as if they knew the way.

 

“How can they find the path without getting blocked even once like that?”

 

“R-right. I don’t think there’s been a Gate of this type before.”

 

The knights who rushed to the center of the maze without obstruction.

 

That sight caused great commotion inside the broadcasting station.

 

Some covered their mouths, only blinking their eyes.

 

Others gripped the papers with the script like lifelines and just stared at the screen.

 

“T-they’ve arrived! I don’t know which guild they belong to, but… we’ve captured the scene of the Mounted Hunters encountering the troll!”

 

While Kim Jung-soo’s shout spread across the nation through the airwaves.

 

The knights began swinging their spears toward the troll.

 

As if receiving someone’s orders.

 

Attacks precisely targeting one point!

 

“This is crazy… I mean, this is truly amazing!”

 

An Seung-woon bolted upright at that sight.

 

He was about to curse but stopped—

 

Immediately covering half his mouth, he let out an exclamation.

 

“This is the first time Hunter An Seung-woon has expressed himself so intensely!”

 

“S-sorry. More than that, those knights’ movements… they’re definitely not ordinary!”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Look at those movements! More than twenty people are precisely striking only the troll’s back! Even while riding horses and dodging attacks!”

 

Strike and retreat, strike and retreat.

 

Every time the troll tried to attack, the cavalry soldiers persistently focused on just one point.

 

Even An Seung-woon couldn’t help but be shocked by the teamwork and precise spearmanship they displayed.

 

“Still, the Troll King is definitely the Troll King! Even while receiving such fierce attacks, it shows no signs of falling!”

 

The troll that stood firm nonetheless.

 

It truly had the durability befitting the final boss of a raid.

 

“I wonder if they can defeat the troll before other Hunters arrive… Huh?”

 

Of course it wouldn’t fall.

 

Maybe the tide would turn when the Hunters arrived.

 

The two people who were thinking that to themselves.

 

The moment they saw one man following behind.

 

Their thought processes completely stopped.

 

“Heave-ho!!!”

 

A muscle mass that didn’t even wear clothes properly like a primitive human.

 

He ran between the cavalry soldiers and seemed to grab the troll.

 

Riiiiip!

 

And then tore it in half!

 

“Uh…”

 

“This is…”

 

Black blood gushing up like oil.

 

At the sight of him tearing apart a monster larger than his own body with bare hands.

 

Not only the commentators but even the viewers were horrified.

 

-W-who the hell is that person?

 

-Did you just see that? He tore apart the troll with his hands?!

 

-Which guild does that person belong to? Is he a ranker?

 

-This is insane… Is that even possible without any weapons?

 

Along with the raid clear success notification that appeared.

 

People watching the broadcast fell into confusion.

 

-I-is it really cleared?

 

-Then what have those Hunters who entered first been doing all this time?

 

-Just wasting time.

 

-But who is that person anyway? What kind of strength can destroy a troll with bare hands…

 

The broadcasting station’s commentary team was the same.

 

They alternately looked at the prepared script and the screen.

 

Then could only hurriedly bow their heads and end the broadcast.

 

“Th… Thank you for watching!”

 

“We’ll be able to share detailed stories about this raid through interviews next time…”

 

***

 

“This… This is impossible…”

 

Meanwhile, Choi Hyun-min, who had no idea what was happening outside.

 

He was in his room corner, unable to collect himself from the constant stream of message notifications.

 

[You have cleared the Abnormal Dimension XII raid for the first time, earning 100 Lord Points.]

 

[You have cleared the Abnormal Dimension XII raid solo, earning 200 Lord Points.]

 

…

 

He had simply cleared one raid boss.

 

Were there many achievements related to it?

 

Reward notifications pouring out all at once.

 

Choi Hyun-min had accumulated 2000 points in an instant.

 

“Wh… They give this many points at once?!”

 

Breaking a record on one floor of the Maze gives 100 points.

 

In other words, he had received rewards equivalent to jumping 20 floors of the Maze at once.

 

This was enough to immediately press for the next technology increase.

 

‘This means I can become stronger than I am now with just this one time?’

 

Gulp.

 

Becoming stronger than now.

 

He had already seen and directly experienced the power of these guys.

 

Each and every cavalry soldier was at a level stronger than most Hunters.

 

And he could jump up one more level from here.

 

Choi Hyun-min wanted to check the next enhancement of the Block Toys right away.

 

‘But… for now, the raid isn’t officially over yet…’

 

That could wait until after all this was finished.

 

Just as he was calming his mind with that thought.

 

[According to exclusive judgment, bonus rewards are given only to you among the participants.]

 

[You have obtained a Special Enhancement Ticket.]

 

Huh…

 

They’re giving more rewards?

 

Even more from here?

 

Choi Hyun-min froze for a moment at the additional reward that came belatedly.

 

He tilted his head and carefully opened his subspace.

 

Inside were various material items he had obtained before.

 

And there was one piece of paper he hadn’t seen before.

 

‘Is this it?’

 

Paper shining with silver light.

 

No, to be precise, it was a ticket made of stiff material like a business card.

 

When he used his appraisal skill on the paper, the item’s information appeared.

 

[Special Enhancement Ticket]

 

[Grade: SSS]

 

[When used on a specific item or target you own, it upgrades one level higher. Cannot be used on living beings or Hunters.]

 

[Cannot be transferred to others.]

 

“Hmm… Does it upgrade items?”

 

It seemed like a very good item…

 

But it felt a bit disappointing somehow.

 

For ordinary Hunters.

 

They could just use the ticket on expensive items they cherished.

 

An item upgrading one level meant.

 

Their abilities as Hunters would also jump by that much.

 

But Choi Hyun-min was a bit different from them.

 

He didn’t even enter the Maze directly.

 

And he didn’t have any special items he needed to wear.

 

‘It’s not like I can give it to someone else either…’

 

Choi Hyun-min groaned as he pondered how to use the ticket.

 

Suddenly, something flashed through his mind like lightning.

 

‘Wait. I’m sure… the description said it could be used on targets you own, not just items.’

 

Then…

 

Targets that aren’t living beings but that he owns—

 

Couldn’t it be used on the Block Toys too?

 

‘I should try it once when those guys come back.’

 

Just as he was preparing to take out the ticket.

 

Clatter clatter.

 

Something started pouring out of the Maze Toy.

 

When he turned his head, the cavalry soldiers who had entered the Gate for the raid.

 

They all burst out like a flood.

 

-Master! We have returned!

 

-Now it’s time for Master to keep his promise!

 

-‘That thing’… You didn’t forget, right?

 

Was it because their opponent was what it was this time?

 

Or was it because they had run through the inside of the maze for a long time?

 

The knights dismounted from their horses with exhausted faces.

 

-I, I should also be taken along… shouldn’t I…

 

Behind them, the barbarian warrior covered head to toe in black blood—

 

Dehof came trudging out.

 

Well, that guy would be the most tired.

 

The other guys moved on horseback, but Dehof moved purely on his own two feet.

 

“I know. I didn’t forget, so you can look forward to it.”

 

-Waaah!

 

-Woo! Woo! Woo! Master said he’d let us taste the ‘real thing’!

 

-A different world will unfold!

 

-I believed only in Master’s words!

 

-Another world! Another world!

 

Before entering this raid.

 

Choi Hyun-min had made a promise to the Block Toys.

 

If they conquered the boss monster before other Hunters.

 

Then he would let them taste food on a completely different level from bread or sausages.

 

From that time on, the guys filled with anticipation.

 

Whenever they opened their mouths, they chattered about ‘that thing’ like this.

 

‘Well… buying it for them isn’t difficult.’

 

Just as he was appeasing the guys.

 

Clatter.

 

The Block Toys that had been moving alive suddenly turned back into toys.

 

‘Hmm?’

 

At that sight, Choi Hyun-min unconsciously turned his head toward the door.

 

Sure enough.

 

Knock knock!

 

“Y-Young master! This is Kim Yun-hyun! The Master…”

 

Creak.

 

Secretary Kim’s voice could be heard, completely flustered.

 

At the same time, the door opened without giving him any time to prepare.

 

What appeared from beyond it was…

 

Not Secretary Kim, nor a hunter from another guild…

 

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

 

It was Choi Seung-hyun, the master of Manwol.

 

“Ah, ah… Master…”

 

“I’d like Secretary Kim to step out for a moment.”

 

“I’ll do as you command.”

 

What could be happening?

 

Chairman Choi spoke coldly, as if somewhat angry.

 

At his words, Secretary Kim hurriedly closed the door and went outside.

 

In the room remained only Choi Hyun-min.

 

And Choi Seung-hyun, just the two of them.

 

What had he come to say?

 

Feeling the cold gaze, Choi Hyun-min looked around nervously.

 

“Well, at least a chair…”

 

“No. It’s not necessary.”

 

The two men stood facing each other without chairs in the middle of the completely messy room.

 

It was Chairman Choi who spoke first.

 

“Did you handle the task I assigned you well?”

 

What, had some problem occurred?

 

It was just a single question.

 

But all sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind.

 

However, he hadn’t particularly done anything wrong.

 

Or caused any problems on the supply side.

 

So Choi Hyun-min carefully nodded his head.

 

“Y-yes…”

 

“…”

 

At those words, Chairman Choi said nothing.

 

He just stared directly at him.

 

Under his father’s gaze, Choi Hyun-min naturally lowered his head to avoid eye contact.

 

Even though they were clearly family and people from the same guild.

 

Facing him like this was still not an easy thing to do.

 

“Let me ask you something.”

 

After quite a long silence.

 

Chairman Choi slowly opened his mouth.

 

“Please speak.”

 

What was he trying to ask?

 

Supplies?

 

Or the contract issue with Cheongnok?

 

If not that…

 

Had something bad happened to the other hunters in the meantime?

 

As he gently raised his head.

 

He felt Chairman Choi’s gaze piercing down from above.

 

“…How did you do it?”

 

“What do you mean…”

 

“The raid. The raid clear… Was it your doing?”

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