I’m the only magic tower owner Chapter 59

I’m the only magic tower owner episode 059

Disaster.

The Hunter Association names disasters that are expected to cause serious casualties among the ‘abnormal phenomena’ that affect regional areas.

And now, Korea is facing a new disaster.

The labyrinth dungeon.

The Labyrinth Dungeon is a fairly unique type of disaster. Multiple dungeon gates open in a wide area, and like regular dungeons, they do not disappear even after defeating the boss, but remain in place.

And among these, only one dungeon has a hidden ‘portal to the labyrinth’.

You must go through this portal and defeat the Irregular Boss of the Labyrinth Dungeon in order for all dungeon gates to disappear and the disaster to end completely.

If you do not defeat the boss of the labyrinth dungeon in time, monsters will pour out from all the dungeon gates that have been opened and a terrible massacre will occur.

Korea has already experienced two labyrinth dungeons.

A rank 2 labyrinth dungeon held in Daegu City 12 years ago.

It was completely cleared after two days.

And six years ago, a rank 3 labyrinth dungeon opened in the Gyeonggi-do region, including Seoul.

It is said that the dungeon leading to the boss zone was discovered in just 30 minutes. The government announced that it would immediately send certified hunters to end the disaster, but at this time, players across the country rose up in protest.

I had prepared well to grab a share, but what would I do if the dungeon closed in just 30 minutes?

The players were on the verge of starting a riot, and the government eventually postponed the attack on the boss zone until the 5th day.

During those five days, chaos unfolded.

All the players in Korea came to Gyeonggi-do and went through the dungeon as if to relieve their thirst for hunting.

The number of players who grew up at this time was enormous. That year, the number of registered hunters reached an all-time high, and numerous star hunters were born.

People called them the ‘labyrinth generation’.

As a result, not only did the status of the Korean hunter world rise significantly, but a large number of high-quality magic stones came into the market.

It recorded a large number of positive results and its magic stone processing technology also rose to the highest level in the industry, making it the envy of the entire world.

The hunter world in Korea once enjoyed its golden age thanks to the Labyrinth Dungeon.

And it is said that the labyrinth dungeon will once again be held in Korea.

This time, it’s a max rank 4 dungeon.

This range includes most of South Korea.

Naturally, the entire nation went into an uproar. Everyone was talking about the Labyrinth Dungeon, and all the capabilities of the hunter world were focused on this disaster issue.

Of course, the magic tower cannot be left out of this famous feast.

I was thinking about the books I had brought from the main library, spread out in the lobby on the first floor.

Maps were hung on boards installed everywhere, and Ea and Jinbora were discussing.

“Then this range is not included?”

“There is a need to expand the scope here…”

Everyone is in a very serious mood. At that time, Jeong Seo-jin came down from the second floor carrying a laptop.

“Tap owner, I am reporting this. I will compile all the information so far and summarize it.”

“Oh, you’re here!”

Everyone gathered in front of Jeong Seo-jin’s laptop. Jeong Seo-jin clicked the mouse and opened several windows.

“First, I looked for examples of labyrinth dungeons on the Erendel continent, but there were too many examples.”

“I guess so.”

The same is true for the Earth right now. Labyrinth Dungeon is a widespread disaster that occurs not only in Korea but also around the world.

“When trying to translate the disaster that occurred in Erendel to Earth, the only source we can use so far is ‘mana coordinates.’ Moreover, mana coordinates are not a concept fixed by the terrain, but are flexible, so it takes some time to search. I got caught.”

Jeong Seo-jin, who was giving a series of explanations, lightly quenched his throat with EA’s perilla leaf mojito and continued.

“So we calculated it based on other disasters that occurred in Korea around the same time. This is the most likely one.”

Jeong Seo-jin calculated the extent of the labyrinth disaster recorded in the Erendel literature and made it into a circle, and then applied this to the Korean Peninsula.

“and……!”

“Mmm!”

A range that includes almost all of South Korea.

It includes parts of North Korea’s Gangwon-do and Ulleungdo, but the lower Jeollanam-do region and Jeju Island are not included.

“This labyrinth dungeon looks certain. It’s the same as the scope revealed by the Hunter Association.”

“I think so too.”

“Then can we estimate the location of the ‘portal to the labyrinth’? The most important thing is which dungeon that portal is in.”

Jeong Seo-jin pushed up his glasses.

“Unfortunately, there was no direct mention in Erendel’s records, but it was said to be in the vicinity of ‘Territory Kariras.’ If we roughly apply the scope to Korea, it is as follows.”

A new red circle range has appeared on the Korean Peninsula. Everyone looked with wide eyes.

“Roughly, the range is Gyeongbuk.”

“Yes. It is a line that connects to Mungyeong, Andong, Yeongju, Yeongdeok, Pohang, Yeongcheon, and Gumi.”

“Can’t we reduce it further here?”

“In the records, it is only indicated as the Kariras territory area, so there is a concern that reducing it further may cause reliability problems.”

Well, there’s nothing I can do about it. I nodded.

“Okay. For now, let’s decide on this range and search through the dungeon wherever we can, hoping to find a ‘portal’.”

“Ah, by the way, senior! How much was the reward for finding the portal to that labyrinth?”

“Even if you don’t clear it yourself, the discovery reward is 10 billion won.”

Everyone’s mouths opened.

“I couldn’t guess the exact location, but it’s true that we’re at least a few steps ahead of others. Let’s make sure we find it.”

“Of course! Fighting for 10 billion!”

“Lord of the tower. When you discover the portal, what do you plan to do with the boss monster inside?”

“I’ll go and think about it then.”

I have once defeated an irregular boss in a rank 2 lava cave. But the next step is the Irregular Boss of a rank 4 dungeon.

Will I be a good match for you? Irregulars are beings with unquantified strength, so I haven’t figured it out yet.

For now, it would be beneficial to just discover the location of the dungeon and report it, so we decided to move flexibly depending on the situation.

I called right away.

“This is CEO Shin. Yes, yes. I would like to ask you about the party composition.”

* * *

As it was a national-level disaster, the scale of this hunting was different.

The government launched an ‘Emergency Disaster Response Committee’ centered on the President.

The Hunter Association has established a groundbreaking hunting system that includes all players in Korea, excluding those outside the power group, into the ‘strategy group’.

In fact, 90% of the Korean Peninsula was within the scope of the disaster, so cooperation from not only certified hunters but also general players was essential.

First of all, any player with a track record of hunting rank 2 or higher monsters could form a party.

If you submit your ID at the nearest district office and register your party, you will be able to use the command web service provided by the association.

The association’s command observes dungeons held on the Korean Peninsula, confirms their locations and ranks, finds parties suitable for conquering the dungeons, and gives them instructions.

The party that is put into the dungeon and clears it checks whether there is a ‘portal’ leading to the labyrinth and delivers it to the association.

If the attack is successful, rewards will accumulate and can be received after the disaster is over. Of course, all magic stones and by-products from the dungeon belong to the hunter himself.

The hunter world heated up.

In particular, for licensed players aiming to become certified level 5, this labyrinth dungeon was an opportunity for genius that would never be seen again in their lives.

Hunter supply stores screamed with joy at the sold-out sales, and guilds and management announced that they would use all their spare power to train players.

Even ordinary people were trying to get a share by acting as ‘scavengers’ who disposed of or stored the monster’s corpses.

-Chinese authorities announced plans to dispatch a total of 209 hunting teams to Korea.

-With 7 European countries promising support for this labyrinth dungeon… … .

-This is Tokyo. There is a long line of players waiting to apply for dispatch to Korea in front of the association.

Due to the World Hunter Convention, when such a national disaster occurs, support comes in from all over the world.

However, the government and associations were having a hard time. That’s right too.

-Why are we accepting support from overseas hunters when we are dying because we have nothing to eat?

-I absolutely hate people who try to take a step. Hunt on your own land.

-Don’t bring diplomatic issues into domestic hunting. How long are you going to pay attention to China?

-If you give permission for this, the citizens will all turn their backs. Guess I’ll never vote for the ruling party again.

Domestic public opinion was quite pessimistic about external hunting support.

Perhaps because the prevailing perception was that others were taking away the rice cake they were supposed to eat, everyone poured out irritable criticism.

As I was looking through the comments on the article, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

‘… … ‘The world works in such a strange way.’

We live in an era where the abnormal phenomenon of monsters killing people becomes a value and a right.

Can this situation be expressed in words that adults often say, ‘the world has changed a lot’?

Ultimately, the government announced that it would limit the number of external hunters due to negative public opinion.

Several countries, including China and Japan, expressed strong regret at this. Support for hunters is done on a moral level to prevent human casualties, so there was opposition asking why restrictions could be placed based on interests and gains and losses.

However, public sentiment is low in the government ahead of next year’s election. There was no reversal.

As I was looking through various articles, I came to my senses when I saw the time displayed on my smartphone.

‘I need to get up soon.’

I am now in Mungyeong. Our party planned to cover the Gyeongbuk region from here, going around Yecheon and passing through Yeongju and Andong.

‘Who was the party member?’

I checked the file that Representative Shin Nara sent me.

[Certified level 5 Yang Hee-jong.]

[Certified level 5 Yoonji Jo.]

‘… … Ugh, the CEO held the party too tightly?’

I delegated all party composition to management and didn’t pay much attention to it, but I had no idea that two Level 5 certified members would join.

‘If this happens, I will inevitably have to hear something.’

After bracing myself to some extent, I headed to the park parking lot where I had met.

Because of the disaster, people had fled the city, and the parking lot was deserted, with few cars to be found. So I was able to quickly find my team members.

A man is sitting in front of a trailer vehicle. Around him, people who appeared to be technicians were putting him in a suit. The man was talking on the phone with a somewhat serious expression while looking at documents as if he was checking the dungeon briefing.

“Hunter Yang Hee-jong. Check suit on/off function.”

“Please also check the sphere object function.”

If it is Yang Hee-jong, then he is the person on the list.

If they travel with a professional technical team, they are treated almost like a large guild.

At that time, Yang Hee-jong, who was checking the suit’s function, looked up and made eye contact with me.

“Oh, you’re also a member of the H-D1 team, right?”

fantasy,