Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 255

249. Press Y

 

The faint light approaching me. 

 

To be exact, it was two pairs of lights.

 

‘It’s a car.’

 

I don’t know what’s going on, but— 

 

“Get out, you b*stard! Get out right now! Are you going to drive alone?” 

 

That’s not quite right, is it? 

 

I watched as three men rushed onto the stumbling car, smashed the window, and pulled out the driver inside. 

 

It happened in a short amount of time, and I couldn’t find any reason to get involved. 

 

If I get involved in this situation now, I have no idea where this quest will take me. 

 

“What’s this? You can’t even speak properly.” 

 

“Trying to live alone, you little b*stard.” 

 

While the bleeding driver was left abandoned on the ground, the rest of the guys began checking the trunk and inspecting the condition of the car. 

 

It seemed like they were checking things like how much fuel was left. 

 

“Keugh…” 

 

The men, who seemed completely uninterested in the well-being of the groaning driver, didn’t concern me at all. 

 

It seemed like they couldn’t even sense my presence in the first place. 

 

Of course, being an S-rank Hunter, my perception was sharp enough to notice them quickly, but the fact that these guys, who were so clearly visible in my sight, couldn’t see me… 

 

‘This fog, it’s not ordinary fog.’

 

It seemed that this fog had the effect of dulling perception. 

 

And the fact that they couldn’t perceive me because of the fog meant that they were not monsters. 

 

There were no notifications, and I couldn’t sense any magic either. 

 

I think I’ll need Alex’s help to find out more about the situation— 

 

Loading…

 

0%…

 

The system is in a loading state. 

 

I wouldn’t even know if communication with Alex is possible in this world to begin with. 

 

‘Merlin Grey doesn’t even show up in the message window, and I can’t ask the Demon King about the situation…’

 

I made that judgment and, ignoring the guys grumbling about running out of fuel, I swiftly jumped over the stone wall path. 

 

‘…This works.’

 

As expected, the stats for strength, stamina, and agility are really good.

 

I thought so as I looked at the building, which seemed to be a shrine, within Deoksugung.  

 

From the fact that the tiles on the roof are partially broken, it seems that the visibility inside the stone wall path is slightly clearer. 

 

The stone wall path, about 3 meters long, blocked the fog. 

 

I realized that and took a few steps along the stone wall while staring at the collapsed scenery of Deoksugung.

 

If it were usual, there would have been many tourists wearing the elaborate hanbok rented from the rental shops, taking pictures in front of Deoksugung, but now, there was no one inside the palace. 

 

I picked up a cellphone with a shattered screen that had been discarded on the ground. 

 

A discarded cell phone. 

 

There was a hard liquid on the edge of the LCD screen, probably blood.

 

The screen didn’t turn on.

 

‘The battery died.’

 

I put the phone into the inner pocket of my uniform and took another glance at the strange scenery. 

 

The destroyed cultural heritage, the people who had suddenly vanished from Jeongdong-gil in the heart of Seoul, and— 

 

“What is this? A passport?”

 

“This punk has a foreign passport?”

 

“Hey, take it.”

 

The voices of the thugs could be heard from beyond the stone wall. 

 

What could a world in such utter chaos possibly mean?  

 

That I have entered a completely different world? 

 

And could this world be the chaotic aftermath the Demon King desires? 

 

“Ahhh! This b*stard bit my finger!” 

 

“Sh*t. This crazy b*stard.” 

 

“Hey. Let’s just kill him.”

 

“Yeah! Kill him and take everything he has!”

 

I saw blood.

 

The moment I made that judgment, I quickly jumped over the stone wall toward the direction where the voices plotting the murder were coming from. 

 

“….!” 

 

On the other side of the stone wall, there was a man leaning against the wall, bleeding, yet his eyes were sharp and full of life. He was surrounded by men holding swords. 

 

“What? Did you just cross this stone wall?” 

 

“This woman, is she a monster?” 

 

“Hey, I don’t know, just kill them all…”

 

I turned my back on the men who seemed ready to stab me and grabbed the man leaning against the stone wall by the collar. 

 

The man struggled, trying to resist me, but I struck the back of his neck and swung his arm over my shoulder to lift him up. 

 

I didn’t feel sorry.

 

Because right after that, this window popped up.

 

A ‘Smog Spider (C)’ has appeared behind you!

 

I knew that the men had not yet sensed the magic that I could feel behind me. 

 

Even now, the massive legs and hair that I could see would likely be invisible to the men. 

 

Smog Spider.

 

The fog emitted by that monster has the ability to impair the five senses, including sight, touch, and hearing. It also reduces stamina and healing power. 

 

The only downside is that the fog itself is quite heavy, so it can’t pass over a barrier as small as a 3-meter stone wall. 

 

I jumped over the stone wall in one breath.

 

At the same time, beyond the stone wall, horrific screams and the sound of flesh being torn apart could be heard. 

 

“Kkwaaaaak…!” 

 

It was a scream of a completely different level from the one the driver, whom I was carrying, had screamed inside the car—this one was more desperate and frantic. 

 

Of course, that scream didn’t last long either. 

 

I leaned against the stone wall, waiting for the Smog Spider to finish its satisfying meal, then moved along the stone wall. 

 

The man didn’t move at all, probably because he had been hit properly earlier.

 

‘It’s wet.’

 

Or, judging by the amount of blood being spilled, he might just be dying. 

 

It would be a bit difficult if he died.

 

This person is not a real human. 

 

It’s no different from the creatures inside a dungeon. This world must have been created by the corrupted Demon King or the corrupted Human King. 

 

So I don’t feel sorry for this human’s death or anything.

 

If this person just woke up, I would become their lifesaver, and as their lifesaver, I only wanted to ask a few questions about this place to gather some information. 

 

So for now, I have to go to a place where all sides are blocked.

 

That way, I can use the ‘Housekeeping’ skill and heal this human.

 

I found a suitable hall and approached it, but then stopped abruptly. It was because of the ‘Giant Worms’ gathered near the hall. 

 

On the floor where the worms were huddled together, there was a sticky green liquid and red blood.

 

I thought I knew why the blood on my phone in my pocket was particularly hard.

 

I had brought a goblin pouch before coming here, so it wouldn’t be that hard to defeat them if I used a weapon, but it would take too much time. 

 

I made that judgment and crossed the stone wall again, then leapt into Jeongdong-gil. 

 

I scanned the partially destroyed buildings here and there on Jeongdong-gil, then entered an old Chinese restaurant building that looked relatively intact. 

 

As soon as I barely made it inside the building, the silhouette of a long Smog Spider’s legs was visible through the translucent window attached to the wooden door.

 

I waited for the creature to pass, then properly locked the door and placed the large round table of the Chinese restaurant in front of it. 

 

“…Haa.” 

 

A world where Seoul has been invaded by monsters.

 

Quite imaginative. 

 

I checked the condition of the man I had carried behind the round table I had set up. 

 

I rolled my body and inspected the surroundings, but aside from being hit a few times with a baseball bat, there didn’t seem to be any major injuries. 

 

The blood flowing from his face was all from the ruptured blood vessels in his nose and the inside of his mouth when he was hit in the face. 

 

It means that he might feel pain later on, such as a broken rib or something, but his life is not in danger right away.

 

‘In other words, he just fainted.’

 

Realizing that, I left him alone for the time being and activated my housekeeping skill. 

 

Would you like to designate this place as a ‘room’?

 

I pressed Y while looking at the abandoned Chinese restaurant hall, which was clearly left behind by both the chef and the owner. 

 

This place is not suitable as a ‘room’.

 

But this window popped up.

 

The condition for activating housekeeping is that all sides must be blocked.

 

However, this hall was too connected to the kitchen and desk to be considered blocked on all sides. 

 

I brought water from the kitchen and splashed it onto the man’s face. 

 

“Keugh…” 

 

I carried the groaning man around again and went up to the second floor.

 

There were various rooms for group guests.

 

‘The second floor hallway is unusual.’

 

No, it’s more familiar than unusual.

 

The interior of this place was more like a hotel than a Chinese restaurant.

 

I thought it was good and opened one of the doors on the second floor.

 

Click.

 

At that moment, the window in the room moved. It appeared to be just a branch, but just in case, I drew the curtains and used a wardrobe, which seemed to have been used for hanging guests’ clothes, to block the window. 

 

Then I activated my housekeeping skill again—

 

Room Number: 201

 

Hygiene: Very Good

 

Effect: The recovery speed of the room’s guest is increased by 150%.

 

 

The room had now transformed into a recovery room that could rival a healer’s hospital ward. 

 

The man’s breathing also quickly calmed down.

 

As I took a deep breath and was about to take off the man’s jacket and place it on the floor,

 

A bloody passport leaked out of the man’s jacket pocket.

 

It was a foreign passport with red and gold flowers.

 

Watanabe Touji

 

….?

 

And the name in that passport was something very familiar. 

 

System loading…

 

10%…

 

20%…

 

At the same time, the loading speed suddenly increased.

 

Flustered, I quietly stared at the man’s face. I drew two circles with my finger over the man’s face and realized.

 

This man was—

 

‘Watanabe’s Substitute.’

 

A person I knew.

 

Suddenly, it felt as if cold water had been poured over me, and a chill ran down my spine. 

 

The person I had thought was just one of the creatures in the world created by the Demon King was the person I knew. 

 

Could that mean—

 

30%…

 

40%…

  

  

I hastily checked the expiration date in my passport.

 

XX XXX 20XX

 

‘20XX…?’

 

Deoksugung Palace in disarray.

 

Bug-like monsters appeared near Deoksugung Palace.

 

And Watanabe was rescued there.

 

‘I saved that nerd Watanabe when he came to visit Deoksugung during the Great Disaster. He was about to die.’

 

I quickly made up my mind, recalling Uncle Junsoo’s voice.

 

 

100%

 

I am now in Seoul, 20 years ago during the great disaster.

 

You can assign the current hotel to Branch 4 <It’s Here!> under the authority of the ‘Administrator’! 

 

Do you want to proceed now?

 

Y / N

 

A window popped up at the same time as that realization.

 

System

 

Press Y.