Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 98

94. (ENG) I can’t stand the story of meeting a Paladin while playing DunTube…!

 

—They’ve entered the fifth floor now.

 

It was then.

 

Junghyo’s receiver rang.

 

Junghyo responded to Shim Jiyoon’s voice, which she heard through the receiver on her wrist.

 

“Yes.”

 

She bought the receiver in the dungeon in advance from Aunt Misoon’s workshop and gave it to Shim Jiyoon, Hong Seongoh, and, just in case, Min Kangjin. 

 

‘I can’t believe Hong Seongoh…’

 

She had no idea that Shim Jiyoon was even contacting him.

 

‘No, it must have been weird not to reach him.’

 

She is the one who immediately reached out to Kang Sangchil.

 

After listening to her story, Shim Jiyoon said that she had been in contact with Hong Seongoh from the time Hong Seongoh gave an interview about Paladin. 

 

Of course, she has the image of a kind daughter of a wealthy family who supports Hong Seongoh’s son’s medical expenses.

 

‘…Why are all our guests…’

 

Well. The distracting thoughts end here. 

 

“To the 5th floor of the Tower of Minos.”

 

As soon as Junghyo said that, the revolving door started moving again.

 

Junghyo made Min Kangjin promise several times.

 

“If it’s dangerous, you have to come to me right away. Because I have to let you and the ‘sacrifice’ escape.” 

 

“Yes, Noona. But what exactly am I filming? You said it was a crime scene, I think it would be better to contact the police or the association…”

 

“It’s both a crime scene and evidence of a crime.”

 

Junghyo explained briefly.

 

She didn’t explain in detail to Min Kangjin in case something went wrong.

 

“First of all, I understand. Shall we go then?”

 

“Mmhm.”

 

Junghyo and Min Kangjin went to the 5th floor of the Tower of Minos through the revolving door.

 

—…Foolish humans…!

 

And as soon as they arrived, she saw a familiar monster and the shadows of two hunters. 

 

‘Minotaur (A)’ has appeared in front of you.

 

However, this guy’s name didn’t have the word ‘fallen’ attached to it. 

 

‘That means…’

 

Junghyo first hid Min Kangjin in a corner of a maze-type dungeon. 

 

* * *

 

The 5th floor of the Tower of Minos.

 

Shim Jihyuk, who was fighting the A-Class monster Minotaur that appeared in front, gradually increased the distance from Seol Byungsoo, the hunter who was fighting with him. 

 

He kept checking Seol Byungsoo’s movements out of the corner of his eye. 

 

Seol Byungsoo seemed to completely trust him.

 

Because every time he moved, he gave up a vital point to him in the back.

 

No.

 

Isn’t it natural?

 

Because he can’t imagine that someone on the same side will attack him from behind.

 

Shim Jihyuk waited for the moment when the Minotaur’s eyes turned red.

 

And the moment when the Minotaur spits out the sentence taught by interpreters from the Baekho Guild.

 

—Salvation or sacrifice?

 

He was planning on sticking a sword into Seol Byungsoo’s back at that moment.

 

“Kwieeekkk…!”

 

When Seol Byungsoo cut the Minotaur’s shoulder, the Minotaur let out a terrible scream.

 

Shim Jihyuk was shocked by the movements that made him look like he was going to have to kill the Minotaur by himself, even though he was an A-Class hunter. 

 

“Team leader…! Please come in a little more!”

 

But Seol Byungsoo, who was sweating a lot because it must have been too much for him to handle by himself, quickly asked for support.

 

“I’m trying, too!”

 

Shim Jihyuk answered in a relaxed voice.

 

Trying? How ridiculous.

 

Shim Jihyuk stayed behind even when the monster’s attack targeting Seol Byungsoo’s side narrowly avoided.

 

When Seol Byungsoo was thrown, the Minotaur’s rough hands dug into his neck.

 

The Minotaur’s eyes glowed red.

 

“….Grrrr….!”

 

A strange voice came out of the Minotaur’s mouth along with heavy breathing.

 

Seol Byungsoo seemed to be trying to look behind him even while he was being strangled.

 

Shim Jihyuk. He expects his team leader to help him.

 

But Shim Jihyuk was only focused on that sentence.

 

—Is it salvation? Or is it a sacrifice?

 

And the moment he felt like he heard that sentence. 

 

Shim Jihyuk raised his sword.

 

To put a sword on the back of Seol Byungsoo, who is unable to move because Minotaur is holding his neck.

 

The hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

 

Shim Jihyuk, who had already learned what stabbing people was like, hesitated.

 

But soon—

 

‘A punk worse than his older brother or younger sister.’ 

 

As his father’s voice rang in his ears, those hesitations were washed away.

 

The hand holding his sword gained strength.

 

He’s going to kill him. 

 

His father who ignored him. His younger sister who also ignored him.

 

All of them.

 

Shim Jihyuk thought so and stabbed him with his sword.

 

Puk.

 

As always, there should have been a strong resistance in his wrist, as if the flesh and muscles were being torn apart.

 

It should have, but…?

 

Clank!

 

Instead, the sword bounced out.

 

Not only did it bounce, but his entire body floated and got stuck in the dungeon wall.

 

“F*ck!”

 

Shim Jihyuk cursed as his whole body felt like it was ringing. 

 

When he finally came to his senses and woke up, Seol Byungsoo’s surprised face was looking somewhere. 

 

Clearly, there was a person who was not a monster standing in the dungeon where there were only two people until a moment ago.

 

It’s a woman wearing a white helmet.

 

She was glaring at Shim Jihyuk, then scattering the cloak that wrapped around Seol Byungsoo behind her.

 

“…Really… You live up to my expectations.”

 

“…Who are you…?”

 

“Does it matter who I am, or does it matter that a hunter attacked the same hunter?”

 

Seol Byungsoo shouted at Shim Jihyuk as if he had finally realized what the Paladin said. 

 

“Are you trying to attack me from behind?! W, why the hell…?!”

 

“T, that’s not true… I, I…!”

 

At that moment, the angry Minotaur’s attacks rained down on the three people.

 

Realizing that there was no time to blame Shim Jihyuk, Seol Byungsoo immediately took an offensive stance again.

 

At that time, an arrowhead passed behind Seol Byungsoo’s head.

 

Srrk!

 

The arrow hit the Minotaur’s leg.

 

“Kweeeeeek!”

 

Seol Byungsoo, who saw the Minotaur’s leg break, aimed for the timing.

 

Taking advantage of the Minotaur’s movement being blocked, he gathered mana and chanted his skills.

 

‘Heat wave rain.’

 

The skill that had been saved from before began to burn the Minotaur’s entire body.

 

“Kwiiiik, kwiiik!” 

 

The Minotaur was unable to resist and fell sideways, groaning.

 

‘I did it…!’

 

Seol Byungsoo’s defeat of the Minotaur meant Shim Jihyuk’s failure. 

 

‘Damn it!’

 

Shim Jihyuk realized this and ran without looking back.

 

First of all, since there is no evidence, let’s first go back to the group and tell them that Seol Byungsoo betrayed him. 

 

And they hold Seol Byungsoo responsible and kick him out of the guild. 

 

As for the fact that Seol Byungsoo had no reason to do that, his father will take care of it.

 

He may have to get hit a few times, but he’s not the kind of person who would see his son being arrested for murder.

 

Yeah.

 

So—.

 

It was then.

 

When Shim Jihyuk entered the maze passage, a red light was clearly looking at Shim Jihyuk.

 

“Huh…? Hello! Who is this! Now I see a face I recognize. Shim Jihyuk. A hunter from Baekho Guild. We saw each other before when we were filming at the Baekho Guild, right?” 

 

A broadcasting voice floating around everywhere.

 

A clearly visible red indicator that recording is in progress.

 

And a familiar face to everyone in Korea.

 

And a face that everyone in Korea is familiar with.

 

The person standing across the maze door was Min Kangjin.

 

“…How did Kangjin-ssi get here…?”

 

He’s sure only his team entered the Tower of Minos with permission from the association?

 

Shim Jihyuk gritted his teeth.

 

Min Kangjin spoke while still holding the camera.

 

“It looks like there was a trap in the dungeon where I was filming. Because it was connected to the 5th floor of this tower…”

 

There were times when traps had things that broke down the barriers of space.

 

This dungeon can also be connected to another dungeon.

 

Why did Min Kangjin fall into that trap and come here at a time like this?

 

Shim Jihyuk was on the verge of turning away.

 

But in the meantime, Min Kangjin asked Shim Jihyuk with a look that was both for broadcast and for slander.

 

“But why… did you attack the same hunter just now?”

 

Even this punk.

 

He just filmed the entire scene.

 

Shim Jihyuk immediately took Min Kang-jin’s camera as soon as he realized it.

 

Min Kangjin was helpless and lost the camera.

 

“Oh… oh… excuse me…”

 

“Where are you putting the camera!”

 

Shim Jihyuk crushed the camera like crazy.

 

Min Kangjin stayed still as if he had no intention of stopping him.

 

When Shim Jihyuk gasped and saw Min Kangjin again, Min Kangjin tilted his head with a unique pure smile.

 

“Just now. It was a live broadcast. It’s already been aired.”

 

“….?!”

 

Min Kangjin smiled brightly and waved his hand toward the back.

 

“Did I do well, Noona?”

 

When Shim Jihyuk looked around in confusion, there was a Paladin standing there.

 

And a few days later.

 

Min Kangjin’s live broadcast was compressed into various edited versions and decorated all over YouTube.

 

(ENG) I can’t stand the story of meeting a Paladin while playing DunTube…!