Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 76

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Episode 76

 

Hmph-!

 

The head of Manwol, Choi Seung-hyun.

 

He let out a snort while looking at the TV screen that filled one entire wall.

 

It wasn’t a sneer or one of arrogance—

 

‘Hyun-min!’

 

It happened because he couldn’t hold back the laughter bursting out.

 

The media constantly chattering about the 25th Floor.

 

The TV was endlessly talking about the mysterious Bald Warrior.

 

—Many Hunters agree that the ‘Bald Warrior’ played a major role in what happened on the 25th Floor….

 

—Even ranker Park Dae-yun was amazed by the ‘Bald Warrior’s’ combat abilities, saying they were at an incredible level….

 

—While everyone is desperately searching for the whereabouts of the ‘Bald Warrior’ who saved them all….

 

Others were curious, wondering who that person could be.

 

But Chairman Choi already knew who it was.

 

‘That’s definitely…. one of the guys I saw in my youngest son’s room.’

 

The day he learned about Choi Hyun-min’s awakening.

 

He had seen it clearly.

 

Dozens of Block Toys moving like soldiers, surrounding him.

 

The appearance people were describing perfectly matched one of those guys.

 

Moreover, there was Manwol’s recent raid.

 

Chairman Choi also remembered the appearance of the Bald Warrior who had appeared then.

 

He had brushed it off at the time.

 

But now he knew for certain.

 

‘It wasn’t a mercenary or support troops. In the end…. even during the raid, it was Choi Hyun-min, this kid who was active.’

 

The media and Hunters probably had no idea.

 

“…Chairman? Chairman?”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Did something good happen?”

 

To Chairman Choi’s ears as he watched TV.

 

His worried secretary’s voice reached him.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Oh, no. It’s just that you keep laughing while watching TV, so I thought something good happened….”

 

Something good.

 

Something good, huh.

 

Chairman Choi shrugged his shoulders at his secretary’s words.

 

“Something good…. Yes. There certainly is.”

 

“Is that so? May I know what it is?”

 

At those words, Chairman Choi fell into brief contemplation.

 

The fact that a new Hunter had appeared in Manwol.

 

Choi Hyun-min.

 

Should he announce this fact to the outside world?

 

‘…The fact that my youngest hasn’t talked about it outside means he doesn’t want to bring it up.’

 

He was someone who wanted to become a Hunter more than anyone.

 

Chairman Choi wasn’t unaware that the kid had been confined to his room for 10 years, only training.

 

For such a kid to keep his mouth tightly shut meant….

 

‘At least not now.’

 

Let’s wait a little longer.

 

Chairman Choi came to that conclusion.

 

After growing more as a Hunter.

 

Wouldn’t it be sufficient to reveal him to the outside world after that?

 

“Ah…. No. The fact that the 25th Floor incident was resolved well, isn’t that good news?”

 

“That’s right. You do have a point, yes….”

 

Hold back, I must hold back.

 

Chairman Choi consciously rolled his lips inward.

 

Until the time comes, he wouldn’t tell anyone.

 

But even if he kept his mouth shut, could he help his body’s reaction?

 

The secretary let out a small sigh watching his chairman’s shoulders constantly trembling.

 

‘Even when the Chairman tries to hide something, it’s too obvious….’

 

***

 

Bang!

 

Rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat!

 

Rat-a-tat-a-tat!

 

Gunfire filled Choi Hyun-min’s room.

 

Not just once or twice, but continuous gunshots that made his ears ring.

 

“Woooah!”

 

And the person involved, Choi Hyun-min.

 

He couldn’t take his eyes off the screen where the gunfire was coming from.

 

“What is all this?!”

 

The Block Toys that had become Gatling Gunners.

 

As soon as they were equipped with new weapons, he immediately sent them down to the 26th Floor.

 

Since Choi Hyun-min was ignorant about guns.

 

He actually hadn’t expected much….

 

‘This is just monopolizing the entire maze?’

 

The new weapon, the gatling gun, far exceeded Choi Hyun-min’s expectations.

 

The long rifle he had used before.

 

Though its destructive power and range were exceptional.

 

Since he had to fire shot by shot, there were limitations for short-term hunting.

 

But now?

 

—There, it’s coming.

 

—It’s a wyvern.

 

—I’ll shoot.

 

No complex commands or complicated operations needed.

 

Just lift the gun and pull the trigger once—

 

Rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat!

 

Bullets spraying out like water from a showerhead.

 

A single shot was enough to tear through a monster’s body.

 

Firing dozens of them per second, the maze monsters had no way to withstand it.

 

“I’m starting to feel bad for the other Hunters.”

 

So there was no need to huddle together for hunting like before.

 

Twenty-six Gatling Gunners.

 

After scattering them one by one throughout the maze.

 

—Enemy spotted!

 

—Firing!

 

—It came toward me, so I’ll handle that one!

 

The moment something entered their sight, just a flick of a finger was enough.

 

With that single finger movement, monsters turned to powder.

 

Each Gatling Gunner had become a moving turret.

 

“Crazy…. What the hell is that?”

 

“Isn’t that a gatling gun?”

 

“That’s not what I’m asking, you idiot. How can you bring weapons like that into the maze?!”

 

Firearms like guns and explosives were prohibited inside the Maze.

 

It wasn’t the government blocking them, but the Maze itself was rejecting such items.

 

There had been attempts to assemble guns and gunpowder inside to fight monsters.

 

But strangely, the guns and gunpowder made that way couldn’t inflict even the slightest damage on monsters inside the Maze.

 

That’s why when exploring the Maze.

 

They had to use swords or bows imbued with an awakened person’s mana for attacks.

 

But the scene unfolding before the Hunters’ eyes on the 26th Floor.

 

Completely overturned all the common sense they knew.

 

“…Are those people some kind of special forces?”

 

“That’s nonsense. The military couldn’t even enter when the Maze first appeared.”

 

“Then what are those people?!”

 

Tremendous firepower.

 

Usually there’s no such thing as a perfect weapon.

 

If firepower is excellent, there should be some other weakness.

 

But the Gatling Gunners didn’t even show such flaws.

 

Destructive power was destructive power.

 

Amazing rate of fire.

 

Even their range was so long.

 

They would finish hunting before archers could even spot monsters with their eyes.

 

Rat-a-tat-tat!

 

“Was there a monster over there?”

 

“I didn’t see it either…”

 

“Just where do those people belong?”

 

“This is crazy… I never fell behind anyone in hunting speed. But in front of those insane weapons, I can’t even present my business card…”

 

Thanks to that, one entire floor of the Maze became completely empty.

 

It wasn’t that monsters had decreased.

 

Those crazy Gatling Gunners who pulled triggers the moment monsters appeared.

 

They were spread throughout the entire 26th Floor.

 

And what was truly amazing was something else.

 

“Huh? Those people are moving?”

 

“Where?”

 

“They’re heading toward the Special Room.”

 

“Aren’t they people who just came up? But they’re already going to attack the boss?”

 

How long had it been since they hunted regular monsters.

 

The Gatling Gunners immediately challenged the boss monster.

 

If regular monsters were speed bumps.

 

Boss monsters were no different from massive walls.

 

Ordinary Hunters absolutely must!

 

Must take sufficient time and attack slowly-

 

[The record for the 27th Floor of the Labyrinth Dungeon has been broken.]

 

[Previous record: 7 minutes 21 seconds]

 

[New record: 3 seconds]

 

“Huh?!”

 

“3 seconds?!”

 

“Th-this is those people’s record, right?”

 

“Wow… Shit… What the hell am I looking at right now?”

 

The Hunters widened their eyes at the ridiculous record.

 

They were definitely watching with their own two eyes.

 

From those Gatling Gunners entering the Special Room to coming out.

 

“No matter how strong they are, they cleared the boss in 3 seconds?”

 

“Even going to the bathroom and just washing hands would take longer than this.”

 

“Where the hell did those people suddenly pop out from?!”

 

An impossible record.

 

Even though they were directly witnessing the moment it was set.

 

The Hunters were denying their own eyes and minds.

 

“Ah! I got it! Those people are the EX-grade ones, those people!”

 

“Crazy… Those people are those monsters?!”

 

“Right! They said they use gun-like things, and it was true?!”

 

“If I had known, I should have gotten an autograph…”

 

While the Hunters were chattering among themselves in surprise.

 

The Gatling Gunners’ march didn’t end there.

 

The Block Toys who immediately went down to the 27th Floor.

 

Conquered the 27th Floor at an even faster speed than the 26th Floor.

 

[The record for the 27th Floor of the Labyrinth Dungeon has been broken.]

 

[Previous record: 8 minutes 19 seconds]

 

[New record: 6 seconds]

 

‘Just how strong can they become?’

 

And Choi Hyun-min, who had watched all of this together.

 

During the time two floors were conquered.

 

He couldn’t close his mouth even once.

 

“This isn’t a level that can be compared to before?”

 

Such a drastic change.

 

Perhaps it might be natural.

 

Even in actual history, after guns were invented, they developed rapidly.

 

‘Just one increase in scientific power and it’s this much…’

 

What form would they take from here on.

 

Even Choi Hyun-min himself felt afraid.

 

-Master, we’re back!

 

-Our weapons got a little better.

 

-It’s not that the weapons are good, we’re the strong ones!

 

-So, where’s the soup rice?

 

Meanwhile, the ones who returned through the Maze Toys.

 

Could they feel their drastically increased power too.

 

With machine guns slung over their shoulders, they swaggered as they approached.

 

“You guys, isn’t that thing heavy?”

 

Usually machine guns aren’t weapons people can hold and shoot.

 

But they held them by hand like rifles and fired away.

 

-Not really heavy.

 

-This much is just a toy, a toy.

 

-If there were two, we could hold and shoot two.

 

The guys acting like it was nothing in response to Choi Hyun-min’s question.

 

Then suddenly did their thoughts change.

 

-Ah, no! Aah…

 

“What?”

 

-A-actually it’s too heavy but we were trying not to tell Master…

 

-Th-that’s right…! It’s so heavy our shoulders feel like they’ll fall off…

 

-Soup rice… If there was soup rice, everything would be fine… Right now there’s no soup rice so it’s too hard…

 

Suddenly pretending to be weak and slumping down.

 

Due to inherent joint problems, they couldn’t even sit properly and toppled over sideways.

 

What are these guys.

 

Did they suddenly develop the intelligence to know how to fake illness too?

 

Pfft.

 

Choi Hyun-min couldn’t help but snort at the Block Toys’ act of feigning sickness.

 

“Unfortunately, it looks like soup rice will be difficult today.”

 

-What?!

 

-No way! That’s the only thing we were looking forward to from the Maze!

 

-Then we’ll die like this…!

 

“All the shops around here are closed for the day.”

 

-We don’t know what ‘closed’ means, but we’ll kill it!

 

-We’ll kill the closed!

 

-Let’s go! To catch the closed!

 

“Instead, I’ll order something else for you.”

 

Something else?

 

The guys who had been rolling around on the floor throwing tantrums.

 

The Block Toys’ eyes sparkled as if they had never acted that way, at Choi Hyun-min’s words.

 

-Something else means…

 

-A different type of soup rice?

 

-Sausages and stuff don’t suit my taste anymore.

 

-I still think they’re fine though…

 

Sausages are good and soup rice is good too.

 

But there’s a certain food that’s meant to be eaten on days like this.

 

“Secretary Kim?”

 

Choi Hyun-min got up and threw open the door to his room.

 

Secretary Kim, who had been waiting outside, jumped in surprise and answered.

 

“Ah, aah! Yes, yes! Young master.”

 

What could this be about at such a late hour?

 

Secretary Kim’s eyes widened in confusion, not understanding what was happening.

 

Choi Hyun-min held up four fingers toward him.

 

“Four chickens. Half and half, please.”

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