Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 68

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Episode 68

 

‘Did I do the right thing?’

 

Even after Chairman Choi had left.

 

Choi Hyun-min pondered for a long time in that spot.

 

But….

 

He couldn’t hide it forever, could he?

 

‘It’s not like I’m going to hide it forever anyway.’

 

Besides, his desire to be active as a Hunter belonging to Manwol.

 

Remained unchanged from before until now.

 

No, it felt like it was burning even more fiercely than before when he hadn’t awakened.

 

Although his level wasn’t that high….

 

That could be solved by conquering the Labyrinth faster from now on, couldn’t it?

 

‘To be able to proudly say I belong to Manwol like other Hunters…. I need to go down at least one more floor.’

 

So as soon as the next day came, Choi Hyun-min immediately set out to climb the tower.

 

His goal was to conquer beyond the 17th Floor all the way to the 18th Floor.

 

“With this much, there’s nothing to worry about, right?”

 

The number of Musket Soldiers had also increased to twenty-six.

 

Most importantly, Dehof had gotten a new weapon.

 

“How’s the newly made axe, Dehof?”

 

-To be honest, it was unexpected.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

-It was so thin and light that I thought it would break easily. But it’s heavier and sturdier than I thought, and seems just as good as what I used before.

 

Even when fighting barehanded, Dehof was already powerful enough.

 

But after equipping the axe made of adamantium, he became a completely different being.

 

Especially with the added destructive power that was relatively lacking before.

 

Now he was practically like a living, moving tank.

 

‘Now I don’t need to be afraid at all when facing boss monsters.’

 

With Dehof at the front and the Musket Soldiers’ gunfire supporting from behind.

 

There would be no place they couldn’t break through.

 

“Let’s go, guys. To the 17th Floor.”

 

So Choi Hyun-min sent the Block Toys down to the Labyrinth.

 

The victory report came much faster than he had expected.

 

[The record for Labyrinth Basement 17th Floor has been updated.]

 

[Previous record: 7 minutes 6 seconds]

 

[New record: 11 seconds]

 

‘Crazy…!’

 

It was shocking.

 

Even double digits would be hard to believe.

 

Their hunting skills shown on the screen were truly shocking itself.

 

The Musket Soldiers lined up in a row.

 

The moment twenty-six rifles spat fire.

 

Dehof threw his body at the boss monster.

 

The axe filled with heavy power went crack-

 

The moment it split the monster’s head in half.

 

Bullets that flew in by a hair’s breadth poured down precisely into the center of its forehead.

 

No matter how strong a monster, even if it was boss-level.

 

‘Damn strong.’

 

Before their firepower, it was worse than a fluttering piece of paper.

 

Even the 7-minute record that the 1st place ranker had set.

 

Before the firepower that the Block Toys unleashed, it was truly child’s play level.

 

So much so that even their master Choi Hyun-min was shocked to the point of falling over.

 

[The record for Labyrinth Basement 18th Floor has been updated.]

 

[Previous record: 9 minutes 11 seconds]

 

[New record: 13 seconds]

 

The 18th Floor conquest that followed immediately after.

 

This also didn’t take very long.

 

Rather, the time spent getting keys to enter Special Rooms took much longer.

 

‘Though even saying it takes time is embarrassing….’

 

While most Hunters struggled to kill one monster.

 

The Block Toys just had to move a finger to pull the trigger.

 

And monsters would collapse helplessly.

 

There was no way anyone could beat them in a hunting competition.

 

Special Room keys that might or might not be obtained after hunting for days.

 

These guys would get a whole bunch in less than a few minutes.

 

-Master, we got lots of keys!

 

-Thirty-two of them, thirty-two!

 

-Will you trade this many for thirty-two bowls of soup?

 

“Ah, no…. I don’t need that many.”

 

Unfortunately, only one key was needed, so they weren’t very useful.

 

But Choi Hyun-min had broken through to the 18th Floor in an instant.

 

‘It would be nice if I could go up more in one day.’

 

From floors that required keys, the maximum number of floors that could be conquered per day was two.

 

He wanted to ride this momentum and break through to the 20th Floor right away.

 

“There’s no need to rush. Getting to the 20th Floor is possible tomorrow too.”

 

Should he spend the remaining time training?

 

Thinking that, Choi Hyun-min was about to call back the toys.

 

[The village chief of Lennon Village wishes for your royal visit.]

 

Huh?

 

Lennon?

 

A message notification that suddenly appeared.

 

It contained a message that Lennon Village was summoning him.

 

“Lennon… is that Gordon?”

 

Gordon, the village chief of Lennon.

 

Such a sudden notification.

 

What could be happening?

 

He moved to the 15th Floor of the Labyrinth with the other Block Toys.

 

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-Savior! We have been waiting only for your royal arrival!

 

-Savior!

 

-We thank you for the Savior’s grace!

 

Choi Hyun-min teleported to the 15th Floor with flashing light.

 

The first thing he encountered as soon as he opened his eyes.

 

“Uh….”

 

As if they had anticipated where he would appear.

 

People prostrating themselves toward him.

 

Seeing hundreds of people doing this made him feel incredibly embarrassed.

 

“You, you can stop now….”

 

He still wasn’t used to standing in front of many people.

 

When he frantically waved his hands, the village chief at the front-

 

Gordon gestured toward the people behind him.

 

-Everyone step back for a moment.

 

At his instruction, people stepped back as if it had been rehearsed.

 

Even so, they half-hid themselves somewhere.

 

He could feel their gazes as they peeked out with just their heads, staring intently this way.

 

It felt like being a celebrity drawing everyone’s attention.

 

“More importantly, is there something urgent?”

 

Choi Hyun-min changed the subject with an embarrassed face.

 

When he asked, Gordon let out a short “Ah” exclamation.

 

-Actually… I have a small favor to ask of the Savior, so I shamelessly contacted you.

 

“A favor?”

 

Hesitating.

 

He glanced back at the people behind him, then slowly opened his mouth.

 

-Actually, our Lennon Village was a much larger place than what you see.

 

“Is… that so?”

 

-That’s right. It may be hard to believe… but it was a place where far more people lived than now. Naturally, there were countless travelers and merchants coming and going.

 

So that’s how it was.

 

Choi Hyun-min’s gaze naturally swept across the village.

 

Lennon.

 

At first, it had just been an empty snowfield.

 

It was he who had made it into a proper village like this.

 

‘More developed than this… huh.’

 

Gordon glanced at him cautiously, then continued speaking.

 

-It wasn’t just this place, but a large village that extended all the way to Kora’s Boundary.

 

“Kora…?”

 

-Ah, that is, the 25th Floor of the Maze. It extended all the way there.

 

At those words, Choi Hyun-min’s eyes widened.

 

One village was the size of 10 floors of the Maze?

 

-So I was wondering… could you help our Lennon regain its original form?

 

Ding.

 

As Gordon’s hesitant words ended.

 

A Quest notification appeared before his eyes.

 

[Quest: Advance to Kora’s Boundary]

 

[Find traces of the ancient village hidden on the 25th Floor.]

 

[Reward: Unknown (EX Grade)]

 

Choi Hyun-min doubted his own eyes.

 

Am I seeing things?

 

An EX Grade reward?

 

‘A Quest with an EX Grade reward.’

 

Had the system ever guaranteed a reward of this level?

 

Gulp.

 

He unconsciously swallowed his dry saliva.

 

“On the 25th Floor… is something hidden there?”

 

Choi Hyun-min asked Gordon with a tense face.

 

However, the answer was a bit different from what he had expected.

 

-Actually, I can’t be certain either.

 

“Why not?”

 

Can’t predict it?

 

Wasn’t it Gordon who had asked him to find it in the first place?

 

-Actually… the village being that large was quite a long time ago. How long ago from now… I don’t know exactly.

 

“…Then you don’t even know if it exists?”

 

Nod.

 

Gordon nodded instead of answering.

 

But Choi Hyun-min didn’t believe his words.

 

No, more precisely, rather than not believing-

 

‘Gordon means he doesn’t know for certain either. But… the fact that a Quest appeared…’

 

The system had directly given him a Quest.

 

That meant.

 

Something definitely existed there, 100% certain.

 

Though he couldn’t know if the village existed or if there was something Gordon was hoping for.

 

‘Since it’s a place the Quest is pointing to, there’s plenty of reason to go, right?’

 

Besides, as a Hunter.

 

One couldn’t just pass by an EX Grade reward, could they?

 

“It seems like it would be difficult to find with just that. The 25th Floor is a place that other Hunters have conquered countless times.”

 

At those words, with a start.

 

Gordon’s body trembled.

 

-You mean other explorers have already passed through Kora’s Boundary?

 

Of course.

 

If you counted the number of Hunters who had climbed to the 25th Floor even once,

 

it would easily exceed tens of thousands.

 

‘But even so, I’ve never heard of anyone discovering anything strange on the 25th Floor.’

 

Gordon groaned and pondered for a long time at those words.

 

-I… understand.

 

Had he made some kind of decision?

 

He bowed deeply toward him.

 

Then spoke in a voice low enough that others couldn’t hear.

 

-Then… I will give this only to you, Savior.

 

“…What is it?”

 

Clink.

 

Gordon touched his neck, then pulled out a necklace from within.

 

A large pendant.

 

It was a golden pendant slightly smaller than a fried egg.

 

-This is a necklace I’m giving to the Savior. With this… it will probably help at Kora’s Boundary.

 

“Why are you giving this to me?”

 

What was this that it would be helpful?

 

From the outside, it just looked like a slightly large necklace.

 

Then Gordon spoke with a serious face.

 

-I heard a prophecy.

 

“A prophecy?”

 

-On the day the next Savior appears, if this necklace is given to them… Lennon would be saved. On the day Lennon froze.

 

A prophecy.

 

He seemed to have heard a similar story in Aldea too.

 

Though that time it was in the form of a stone monument.

 

-I don’t know who it was referring to, but… since you are the one who saved Lennon now, Savior… I thought it was right to give this to you.

 

“…”

 

-Please accept it.

 

Could this be a joke?

 

But to dismiss it as such, Gordon’s eyes were far too serious.

 

“If you insist that much…”

 

Choi Hyun-min carefully extended his hand to receive the pendant.

 

He naturally put it around his neck as if it were obvious.

 

Clink.

 

A light metallic sound brushed past his ears.

 

‘Nothing’s changing, huh.’

 

He had secretly thought something would happen.

 

Since nothing changed, Choi Hyun-min’s face grew sullen.

 

-We hope this will be of help, Savior. We believe in you, after all.

 

“Thank you.”

 

Maybe there’s something else to it.

 

Even while lightly bowing his head in greeting.

 

Choi Hyun-min still couldn’t take his eyes off the pendant.

 

He instinctively flipped the pendant 180 degrees.

 

Unlike the front side with its various decorations.

 

The back was just a plain golden plate.

 

Well, it’s a necklace, so that’s natural, isn’t it.

 

Just as he was thinking that.

 

‘Hm?’

 

Strange patterns were carved here and there.

 

More precisely.

 

Letters.

 

Unrecognizable letters were densely packed across the back of the pendant.

 

“This is… those letters I saw back then?!”

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