Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 58

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Episode 58

 

Wh-what the hell is this?!

 

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously stumbled backward and fell.

 

He was sure he had been looking at the Situation Board….

 

If it was simply the Bone Dragon being displayed on the screen.

 

Then he wouldn’t have been this shocked.

 

But.

 

‘From the Situation Board…. a dragon popped out!’

 

The Bone Dragon pulling its body out like a ghost from within the Situation Board screen.

 

The creature’s body began to leisurely swim around inside Choi Hyun-min’s Room.

 

Like a giant whale in the ocean.

 

Gulp.

 

‘A monster? Or something else?’

 

What exactly was that creature’s identity?

 

He tried to speak to it, but then stopped.

 

The invisibility potion.

 

Choi Hyun-min and the Block Toys were already covered with the invisibility potion.

 

No matter what action he took, the Bone Dragon wouldn’t be able to notice.

 

Grooooo-

 

The creature let out a low-pitched cry.

 

A feeling that made not just his ears but his head buzz.

 

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously bit down hard on his lower lip.

 

‘My head….’

 

Even during this, the dragon continued swimming through the air.

 

At the same time, it turned its head this way and that, moving as if searching for something.

 

‘Is it looking for something?’

 

It looked at the ceiling, then at the floor.

 

It examined each Wall thoroughly.

 

As if playing hide-and-seek.

 

‘Surely… it’s not looking for me, is it?’

 

That couldn’t be possible.

 

Choi Hyun-min instinctively kept his mouth shut due to the creature’s overwhelming presence.

 

Sssss.

 

So that no sound could be heard.

 

He breathed through his teeth, trying to suppress his presence.

 

Grooooo-

 

Grooo-

 

The Bone Dragon circled around the Room for quite a while like that.

 

How much time had passed?

 

When his tightly clenched fist had turned bright red.

 

The creature dove with a splash into the Situation Board screen and disappeared.

 

“….”

 

Did it leave?

 

Even then, for several minutes.

 

Choi Hyun-min remained frozen in his hiding position.

 

‘Did it leave?’

 

Only when he could no longer sense the Bone Dragon’s presence.

 

Huaaa-

 

Finally, Choi Hyun-min was able to breathe out deeply.

 

It’s gone.

 

He still felt bewildered.

 

‘What exactly was that creature just now?’

 

Choi Hyun-min stared blankly into space.

 

He looked at the air where the Bone Dragon had been swimming just moments ago.

 

Was there something in the Room?

 

No, that couldn’t be.

 

The Room only had toys and some small training equipment.

 

What amazing thing could there be for such a monster to come all the way here?

 

‘To call it a monster… it’s a creature I’ve never seen before in my life.’

 

Was it a monster from the Maze?

 

Even for that, despite having studied the Maze like crazy.

 

It was an existence he had never seen anywhere.

 

‘Among the monsters that rankers mentioned, or the already known boss monsters… there was no such creature.’

 

Only after his mind calmed down a bit did he become aware of his condition.

 

He had surely only been crouching down.

 

But somehow his body was soaked with sweat.

 

Moreover, he had bitten his lip so hard.

 

It was slightly torn with bright red blood seeping out.

 

“Are you guys okay?”

 

More importantly, were the Block Toys alright?

 

He belatedly looked into the screen beyond the Situation Board.

 

-Ah…. We’re fine.

 

-Something big passed by….

 

-Be quiet. Master will be startled.

 

-Ah, nothing happened, Master.

 

“Really? I’m relieved that you seem safe for now.”

 

Since it came from beyond the screen.

 

The Block Toys must have seen it too.

 

Fortunately, those guys didn’t seem to have suffered major damage either.

 

Since they had hidden their bodies with the invisibility potion, it seemed to be because of that….

 

‘Wait a minute.’

 

Come to think of it, Baldun had told him about this.

 

Which means….

 

‘Could it be that Baldun knew this would happen? Even that the Bone Dragon would come looking for me?’

 

He had earnestly insisted on using the invisibility potion.

 

Had he known about this?

 

‘I’ll have to ask after conquering the 15th Floor.’

 

For now, since he had reached the 15th Floor, let’s conquer this place first.

 

Since he had escaped from the Bone Dragon, it wasn’t an urgent matter for now.

 

“You’re not hurt anywhere?”

 

-Uh….

 

-F-for now, no, Master.

 

“Then shall we go straight up to the 15th Floor?”

 

Conquering the 15th Floor wouldn’t be too difficult for them anyway.

 

Just as he was about to leave it to those guys.

 

-M-Master. We don’t know the way.

 

“…What do you mean?”

 

-The path is strange.

 

-The path is not the path we knew.

 

The Block Toys suddenly started saying strange things.

 

Looking at the screen again, a completely different environment from before was being displayed.

 

“The terrain… has changed?”

 

The way to go down to the next floor in the Maze was through stairs.

 

As long as you dealt with the previous boss monster, you were given the right to use the stairs.

 

So going down to the next floor wasn’t difficult at all.

 

But…

 

Instead of stairs where there should be stairs, there was a massive cave sitting right there.

 

And that too-

 

‘Incredibly… disgusting.’

 

A cave filled with unidentifiable green slime.

 

Splash.

 

Dehof, who had been standing still, took a step forward first.

 

-For now, there doesn’t seem to be any problem.

 

It had such a disgusting visual that it reminded one of acidic solution.

 

Fortunately, the mishap of melting Dehof’s right leg didn’t occur.

 

-Are we going inside this too?

 

-The bald guy said it’s fine. We’re going too.

 

Splash. Splash.

 

The Musket Soldiers who had been watching from behind.

 

Without anyone going first, they rushed into the slime.

 

‘For now… it should be fine.’

 

Those guys were the same.

 

They didn’t seem to be feeling any particular pain.

 

-But where are we supposed to go?

 

-I can’t see any path here at all.

 

-It’s too dark, Master.

 

They had entered inside for now.

 

The guys were still wandering around as if they couldn’t see anything.

 

“…You can’t see anything?”

 

However, Choi Hyun-min tilted his head at the Block Toys’ words.

 

In his eyes, in the darkness-

 

That is, the inside of the cave was clearly visible like broad daylight.

 

‘Is it because of the Radar Mode skill?’

 

No, that couldn’t be.

 

If Radar Mode had activated in a place where everyone couldn’t see.

 

Like after drinking a stealth potion, he should only see golden silhouettes.

 

But now it looked no different from outside to his eyes.

 

-Can Master see?

 

“For now.”

 

-As expected of Master!

 

-Master, good eyes. Is it because you eat a lot of carrots?

 

-From now on, when carrots appear, I’ll give them all to Master!

 

“…”

 

Leaving their nonsense behind.

 

Choi Hyun-min gave instructions to the Musket Soldiers beyond the screen.

 

“From now on, Dehof will stand at the very front, and line up in a row behind him.”

 

-Behind the bald guy?

 

“Right. Just follow behind him in a line. And Dehof.”

 

-Speak, Master.

 

“From now on, you move only as I tell you.”

 

-That’s not difficult.

 

So Choi Hyun-min began guiding them along the path as he could see it.

 

It must be complete darkness for them.

 

“Step slightly to the right, then go straight ahead.”

 

“Turn left here, that’s right.”

 

“There’s a hole ahead, so be careful. Let’s go around the side.”

 

At first they seemed to struggle a bit.

 

But soon the guys were moving according to Choi Hyun-min’s words.

 

The way they creaked but followed along well was like watching kindergarteners.

 

After wandering in the darkness for quite a while like that.

 

-Oh? I can see light over there!

 

“Don’t run straight there. There’s a trap right in front.”

 

-Ah, got it.

 

Light began to be visible from the other side.

 

Of course, to Choi Hyun-min’s eyes it was just an ordinary exit.

 

The guys came out one by one like that.

 

And the moment the last guy came out of the cave.

 

Choi Hyun-min’s vision changed.

 

He hadn’t noticed while inside the cave.

 

But the moment they came outside, pure white light dominated his vision.

 

At the same time-

 

Crunch.

 

‘What sound is that?’

 

An unfamiliar sound was heard.

 

Crunch. Crunch crunch.

 

Wait, this is…

 

Snow?

 

They had just come out of the cave.

 

The moment they escaped from there.

 

What spread before his eyes was a vast snowfield.

 

‘Is this… the 15th Floor?’

 

Choi Hyun-min stared at the screen with dazed eyes for a moment.

 

Inside it was an endlessly spread plain.

 

And pure white snow was piled up everywhere.

 

-Master, there’s so much snow here!

 

-It looks similar to the color of soup rice.

 

-We shouldn’t eat it, right?

 

-It seems a bit cold…

 

The Block Toys that had gone ahead.

 

As if the stealth potion’s effect had worn off, they were regaining their forms one by one.

 

The guys were running around on the snow like excited puppies.

 

But Choi Hyun-min’s mind became confused instead.

 

‘That can’t be… what exactly is this situation?’

 

At this appearance completely different from the common knowledge about the Maze that he knew.

 

He narrowed his eyes and stared at the screen.

 

Meanwhile.

 

[Achievement: Forgotten Snowfield]

 

[You were the first to find the Forgotten Snowfield on the 15th Floor. A place filled with the Maze’s cold air. I don’t know if this land was originally like this though.]

 

[Reward: Lord Points 500]

 

A new message window appeared before his eyes.

 

Choi Hyun-min’s eyes widened.

 

‘500 points?!’

 

Just coming here gives 500 points?!

 

That’s the amount of points you’d only get after going down five whole floors.

 

Choi Hyun-min was momentarily stunned by the absurd reward.

 

But the moment he saw the next message that appeared after that.

 

He froze completely.

 

[Quest: Restoration of the Forgotten Snowfield]

 

[A snowfield whose existence was unknown has revealed itself. Please restore this place to its original form.]

 

It was already surprising to discover such a place.

 

But there was a Quest here too?

 

An ordinary Hunter might see one or two Quests in their entire lifetime, if that…

 

‘More importantly, original form means… this place wasn’t originally a snowfield?’

 

Gulp.

 

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously swallowed his dry saliva.

 

He slowly raised his eyes and continued reading the remaining message.

 

[Warning: Avoid the Lord of the Snowfield. If encountered, the Quest performer’s life cannot be guaranteed. Must avoid at all costs. Must.]

 

What does this mean?

 

“Avoid… the Lord of the Snowfield?”

 

The name alone didn’t give off a pleasant feeling.

 

What was most unsettling was that only the word “avoid” was highlighted in bold.

 

As if it were deadly poison that could kill with just a touch of the tongue.

 

How many times was the word “avoid” mentioned?

 

Glance.

 

‘Still… can’t see it.’

 

Choi Hyun-min rotated the screen this way and that to look around.

 

The vast snowfield stretched open in all directions.

 

Aside from the Block Toys.

 

There wasn’t even a single mouse to be seen, let alone the Lord of the Snowfield.

 

“You guys, have you found anything here?”

 

-What are you talking about, Master?

 

“Other people besides you guys… or maybe monsters.”

 

-Nah, there’s nothing like that, Master.

 

-Right. The only thing here is the craving for rice soup, nothing else.

 

-We can’t see anything but snow.

 

What those guys said wasn’t much different from Choi Hyun-min’s observation.

 

Even if something wanted to hide.

 

There weren’t any rocks or bushes nearby to hide behind.

 

‘Maybe it’s just an ordinary Quest and I’m being too sensitive?’

 

It might be about monsters in other locations.

 

Just as he was thinking this and trying to reassure himself.

 

Rustle.

 

Something seemed to be moving in one corner of the screen.

 

A shape that rippled very faintly like a heat haze.

 

At first he thought he might have seen it wrong.

 

But the massive rippling was gradually approaching the Block Toys.

 

At a very slow pace.

 

“Wait… a minute…”

 

-Huh? Master, did you find something?

 

-I looked and there’s nobody there!

 

-No need to be nervous! Just worry about going back and eating rice soup!

 

The guys didn’t notice anything at all despite Choi Hyun-min’s words.

 

Meanwhile, the rippling gradually closed the distance.

 

100 meters.

 

50 meters.

 

20 meters.

 

As the distance slowly narrowed.

 

‘That thing!’

 

In Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

 

A massive golden mass that he hadn’t been able to see until now appeared.

 

The huge mass crouched down like a frog-

 

Krrroar!

 

Then jumped straight toward where the Block Toys were.

 

“Everyone get down!!!”

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