Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 92

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Episode 92

“So… you’re telling us to pay 30 billion won right now?”

Jeon Woo-jin, the head of Heukpung Guild.

He couldn’t help but snort at the words of the man standing before him.

“This amount is already a significant concession on our part, considering your guild’s reputation. Originally, the Phoenix Union calculated the amount to be around 45 billion won.”

“What kind of nonsense is this!”

Bang!

Jeon Woo-jin slammed down on the round table between them, his anger flaring up.

Im Ye-seo, standing beside him, flinched slightly.

“Particularly for joining forces with Manwol Guild to systematically interfere with our union’s activities and profiting from it. We are billing you the aforementioned amount.”

Swish.

Regardless of his reaction.

The man in the suit across from him nonchalantly held out a sheet of paper.

It contained the Phoenix’s outrageous demands written in contract terms.

“…So you’re doing this because we helped Manwol?”

“You should be more precise. We’re talking about the damages you caused to our union.”

Could there be such unreasonable demands?

Jeon Woo-jin gritted his teeth at the rising fury.

Crack.

He wanted nothing more than to tear up that contract right now.

And punch that man square in the jaw.

But who was he dealing with?

The Phoenix Union.

If you wanted to survive as a Hunter.

If you were someone running a guild with Hunters.

Weren’t these Phoenix guys the ones you had to watch out for unconditionally?

‘Crazy bastards! They know damn well we can’t pay that amount!’

He glared at his opponent with blazing eyes.

But that was all he could do.

Even though Jeon Woo-jin was one of the top rankers.

He couldn’t hit that man who looked weaker than him.

Nor could he defiantly tell them to go ahead and try.

All he could do now was keep his mouth shut and let out rough breaths.

“If payment is not made within three days.”

“…”

“The Phoenix Union will send rankers directly to ‘execute’ enforcement.”

Execute!

The moment he heard those words, Jeon Woo-jin’s eyes widened.

Execution meant.

They would bring Hunters of the Phoenix Union to openly cause havoc.

Right here, at Heukpung Guild.

Police and military would be meaningless.

No, these were people with power so great that even government agencies couldn’t stop them.

Even if Heukpung Guild, much smaller and more insignificant than Phoenix Union, asked for help.

No one would come to their aid.

A perfect checkmate.

“…”

Jeon Woo-jin couldn’t give any answer to the man’s words.

They had presented an amount that was impossible to pay from the start.

And they couldn’t win if they fought back.

Whichever path they chose, it meant death for Heukpung.

“Well then, I’ll see you in three days.”

Flutter.

The man turned around coldly, leaving only those words behind.

The contract he left behind fluttered in the wind and fell to the floor.

But Jeon Woo-jin neither picked it up.

Nor said anything to the man.

He just.

Stared straight ahead with vacant eyes.

And Im Ye-seo, who had been standing beside him, was the same.

‘Manwol…’

To think they would pull this ridiculous stunt just because they cooperated with Manwol.

Manwol.

Manwol…

In a voice too quiet for Jeon Woo-jin to hear.

Im Ye-seo repeated Manwol’s name over and over.

Perhaps…

In this situation that could be called a perfect checkmate.

Couldn’t someone have a solution?

That’s when it happened.

A person’s face came to mind.

Im Ye-seo stared at the dejected Jeon Woo-jin for a while, then clenched her fists.

If she had to grasp at straws.

She would grasp them, no matter what.

She would struggle somehow.

‘Let’s go, to Manwol.’

***

-It’s dangerous, my benefactor. I shall handle this.

Fire bolts raining down from the sky.

Choi Hyun-min’s body froze at the sudden situation.

A white robe fluttered in front of him, blocking his path.

“Ian!”

The mage, Ian.

Without looking back, he stood in front of Choi Hyun-min-

And extended his hand toward the sky.

At the same time, a brief word flowed from his lips.

-Barrier.

At that moment.

Whirring.

With a heavy vibrating sound, a massive shield spread overhead.

The blue translucent barrier reminiscent of a dome.

Perfectly covered Choi Hyun-min and the Block Toys.

And even the village above them.

Kwaaaaaa!

Could the difference of a sheet of paper be like this?

As soon as the barrier formed, flames poured down on top of it.

As they hit the ground, they melted the floor completely.

Hissssss!

The ground burned away, sending up smoke.

Yet the massive barrier Ian created didn’t have even the slightest scratch.

Was this an unexpected situation?

When the flames spewed by the Train Robot couldn’t even touch a hair on Choi Hyun-min’s head.

The creature’s massive body swayed for a moment.

Then it spat out even larger flames toward them again.

Whoooosh!

-Not a chance, you ignorant pile of scrap metal! How dare you try to harm my benefactor!

Flames that seemed twice as large as before.

It was a massive wave that turned the entire view orange.

However, this time too, the creature’s attack couldn’t penetrate the barrier Ian had created.

The moment the flames touched the mysterious blue barrier.

They evaporated and disappeared without a trace.

-Now is the time, my benefactor!

At that moment, Ian turned his head and shouted to Choi Hyun-min.

At the Mage’s words, he quickly nodded and.

“Get ready!”

Machine Gun Soldiers-

No, he shouted toward the Block Toys who had newly acquired rocket launchers.

-Huh!

-Ah, got it, Master!

-Pull yourselves together! Master is giving orders!

The guys startled and hurriedly grabbed their rocket launchers.

Though it was a weapon they were handling for the first time.

The Block Toys’ posture and movements were already perfect.

-R-ready!

Click. Click.

They placed the rocket launchers on their shoulders and knelt on one knee.

Perhaps because the opponent was an Interrupter.

Unlike when they usually swept away monsters, their faces were full of fear.

But compared to when they faced their first Interrupter, this was remarkable progress.

The guys looked at him while holding their rocket launchers with trembling hands.

Choi Hyun-min shouted loudly as if he had been waiting for this moment.

“Fire!”

The moment his shout spread around.

Thoom-!

The rocket launcher spat fire with a dull sound.

Thud! Thung!

Something shot forward along with it.

Choi Hyun-min’s gaze instinctively followed behind.

The destination was the giant Train Robot.

The moment that pile of scrap metal entered his field of vision.

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion shook the surroundings.

At the same time, flames erupted on the Train Robot’s face, releasing a tremendous shockwave.

“Wh-what is this?!”

And that was just the beginning.

The moment the first shot started.

Artillery fire poured down afterward.

Bang! Kaboom!

Under the continuous bombardment from the rocket launcher soldiers.

“It caught fire…?”

Choi Hyun-min opened his mouth wide in surprise.

An impossible speed.

The shells flew at a speed his eyes couldn’t even follow.

That monster-like creature couldn’t move an inch.

But what was truly amazing came next.

-Second round, fire!

-Die, you bastard!

Thung! Thud!

The Block Toys had instantly reloaded in no time at all.

The rocket launchers, reloaded at tremendous speed, hit the creature’s body again.

Devastating artillery fire.

The shockwave felt vividly even from a distance.

It was powerful enough to make even Choi Hyun-min, who had ordered the shooting, tense up.

“What kind of ridiculous…”

Screech.

Screeeeech.

Under the continuous rocket launcher barrage.

The Train Robot that had been spewing fire and causing chaos just minutes ago.

Its body seemed to tilt greatly-

Rumble!

Didn’t it just fall backward helplessly as if nothing had happened?

At the same time, metal fragments burst out in all directions.

Thud. Thunk.

The moment its parts fell out and rolled around here and there.

Boom!

With one explosion, the Train Robot’s body was completely incinerated and disappeared.

‘It became this strong?’

And Choi Hyun-min, who had watched that scene from beginning to end.

He rubbed his eyes several times as if doubting his own sight.

‘Even more than when handling machine guns… It seems several times stronger.’

Though it couldn’t be quantified.

Choi Hyun-min, who had been with these guys continuously, could see it.

Compared to when they handled machine guns that poured out hundreds of bullets.

Now, firing rocket launchers had become much more powerful.

And what was truly amazing was Ian’s existence.

Mage, Ian.

Though there were Hunters among them who handled this type of magic.

Naturally, their numbers were so few they could be counted on one hand, so their value was astronomically expensive.

Hunters who dealt with magic were that precious and rare to see.

Among them, Ian could be said to be at an exceptionally outstanding level.

‘At least among the Mage Hunters I’ve seen, there was no one… who cast magic that quickly.’

The speed and accuracy of casting magic.

That alone was comparable to top-tier rankers.

Moreover, even against the tremendous flame barrage the Train Robot unleashed.

The power to defend without a single hair being harmed.

If that magical power could be used for attacks…

Gulp.

‘…It would be incredible, probably.’

A level that was hard to even imagine.

Having Ian as his subordinate couldn’t be more fortunate.

-Master!

-Master, are you okay?

Choi Hyun-min stared blankly at the spot where the Train Robot had fallen.

Seeing him standing there like a statue for quite a while, the Block Toys gathered around him.

“Huh? Oh, um.”

-Did you hurt your head?

-If you hurt your leg, get on my back. Of course, that guy will have to carry you.

“No, I’m not hurt.”

-Then that’s a relief.

They were already strong enough before.

Now the Block Toys had become monsters.

And even the newly acquired Mage.

Choi Hyun-min silently looked back and forth at them.

[The Transcendent Lord has defeated the First Obstructor.]

He let out a small exclamation at the message notification that appeared belatedly.

“Ah! That’s right!”

He had forgotten.

The reward he would get for defeating an Obstructor!

[You have obtained an EX-grade skill book as a reward.]

A skill book?

Again this time?!

Choi Hyun-min’s eyes widened.

The skill book he got last time contained Radar Mode.

A skill that finds all invisible terrain and objects.

Though it wasn’t directly related to combat ability.

Things that even Hunters with high levels or grades couldn’t see.

It was truly a cheat skill that only allowed Choi Hyun-min to see them!

‘What will it be this time?’

His face grew tense with anticipation.

He carefully opened his subspace.

A pile of miscellaneous items accumulated from defeating monsters.

Finding the newly acquired skill book among them was easy.

Flash!

The skill book glowed alone and proudly beneath a pile of stinking monster hides.

It was gleaming golden as if it were a lump of gold.

Choi Hyun-min slipped his hand in and pulled out the book.

‘An EX-grade skill.’

He used his appraisal skill on the book with a tense expression.

Then information about the skill book appeared before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

The moment he read the first line.

Choi Hyun-min’s face hardened.

“Berserk… System?”

At the ominous name of the skill book.

Choi Hyun-min’s gaze quickly moved downward.

He rapidly read through the text written below.

Then opened his mouth wide as if he couldn’t believe it.

“No way…!”

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