LIGHTNOVELSTORY Welcome to Dungeon Hotel
Chapter 204
“Uncle, do you think you can ride this motorcycle around here…?”
Even before I finished speaking, Uncle passed by on a motorcycle. There’s nothing in the hallway? Thinking that way, I could see someone peeking out from behind a shelf in the middle of the corridor. Navy hats with gold leaves, indigo suits. It was a typical Bellboy, and it quickly ran to Uncle. Without a moment’s hesitation, Uncle sped his motorcycle towards it. He maintained his speed and lifted the front wheel, slamming it down to crush it. ‘That’s how you were supposed to use it? It wasn’t for riding, it was a weapon!’ The monster was naturally crushed to death as a result. A ‘Corrupted Bellboy (D)’ has appeared ahead. The speed of the Harley was so immense that the notification window for the monster’s appearance showed up only after it was already dead, leaving me speechless. But Uncle just ran his hand through his hair and clicked his tongue. “It’s been a while since I last rode, so I can’t show my full skills. Hihi! I need to show Junghyo my cool side! It’s all because of these narrow hallways!” After showing off his amazing driving skills and putting the motorcycle back into his bag, Uncle grinned at us. It wasn’t just cool, it was scary. I thought I had seen enough amazing S-Class hunting through Han Woohyun and Dad, but Uncle’s hunting was scary in a different way. Unlike his usual smiling appearance, his concentration increases to a high level the moment he discovers his target, and his brutality kills the target without a moment of hesitation. ‘Uncle didn’t look like his usual self at all.’ While I was still in shock, Uncle spoke to us with his back turned. “But there are so many rooms here, so it will be quite difficult to find Suzuki Yuto’s family. Right?” “That seems to be the case. For now, I think it would be a good idea to search step by step, starting with room 301.” Han Woohyun answered. I saw Uncle nod his head in response to Han Woohyun’s answer. “…?” But why isn’t Uncle coming back and just staying over there? Room 301 starts from this side. The moment I thought that, a large seal appeared above Uncle’s body. A ‘Corrupted Angry Bellboy (C)’ appeared ahead! What is this? Angry bellboy? It’s just angry, but why does the rank go up? At the same time, a giant Bellboy, swollen in size as huge as the Ogre, tried to swing its massive red-fisted punch towards Uncle. Uncle opened the bag in the air, stepped back slightly, and then took a somersault on the overturned motorcycle. ‘That’s what happens?’ When Uncle pressed a button near the handlebar, spikes shot out from the front of the motorcycle. Uncle brandished the spikes threateningly and pulled out a gun from the bag. Misoon Workshop’s Magic Gun! There is a reason why Han Woohyun and Dad prefer swords rather than guns within the dungeon. If you don’t hit the monster’s weak spot accurately, bullets won’t cause as much damage as you might think. However, are you saying Uncle shoots while riding a motorcycle? It is likely meaningless. And even— Vroom vroom! Especially if the motorcycle turns 360 degrees. Uncle’s motorcycle charged straight into the wall, climbed up along the corridor’s wall, spun around, and continued firing shots. Shoot! Shoot! Despite the unbelievable accuracy, he was somehow always hitting weak spots. ‘Why?’ It was then. ‘Uncle! More monsters…!’ A ‘Corrupted Angry Bellboy (C)’ appeared ahead! A ‘Corrupted Angry Bellboy (C)’ appeared ahead! A ‘Corrupted Angry Bellboy (C)’ appeared ahead! Although they are C-Class monsters, more than 5 of them appeared in the hallway. “Rather than searching step by step, wouldn’t it be better to search quickly? These guys seem like they won’t die easily.” After reloading his magazine, Uncle spoke calmly. That is correct. Didn’t I just see with my own eyes the corrupted bellboy that he had killed that turned into a corrupted, angry bellboy? That’s why he didn’t deliver the fatal blow. I have a feeling that the more I provoke these monsters, the more numerous and stronger they become. In fact, I’ve heard of a tower dungeon where other monsters on each floor won’t die until you defeat the boss monsters. Although it’s very rare. At that time, Han Woohyun held my hand. “Let’s go in from Room 301.” I looked worriedly towards Uncle. “Uncle, isn’t it….” Dangerous? Before I could finish my sentence, Uncle dropped straight from the ceiling to the floor and blasted away the C-Class monsters swarming towards him with his motorcycle. Five monsters that seemed to be three times the size of Uncle were pushed along with the motorcycle to the end of the hallway. A long whistling sound came from Uncle’s mouth. “It’s fun, maybe because it’s been a while!” …I don’t think it’s dangerous. To worry about a guy who is S-Class and has that level of hunting skills and is just crushing it here is not only not helping him, it is only putting the civilians we need to rescue in danger. Moreover, seeing monsters roam the corridors like that suggests the 3rd-floor boss monster, the clear condition of this level, is inside one of the rooms. So, we need that device to make us enter the room. “Are we all going in separately?” “No. Let’s go in together.” Han Woohyun spoke firmly. “If there is a person to be rescued inside, it is easier to be in a team of two.” I nodded and opened the door to room 301 with Han Woohyun. The moment I opened the door to room 301 and entered. A window appeared in front of me. Congratulations on checking into Room 301. Check…in? ‘I’ve been feeling this since earlier, but the concept of this dungeon is…’ I turned around, wondering if I was the only one seeing this ridiculous window. Then, as I looked at the empty space, Han Woohyun made a similar expression to mine, and behind him, with a click, a door appeared and closed. What is this? And at the same time, a new window appeared in front of my eyes. The accommodation fee is a life. What? At that moment, Han Woohyun pointed to the empty space and said, “They say if you don’t escape within 15 minutes, you’ll die.” If you don’t escape within 15 minutes, you will die. Cause of death: Drowning. And at the same time, I felt the water rising beneath my feet. It’s really messed up. * * * First, let’s find the cause. Where does all this water come from? “P, please save me!” The answer became clear quickly. The sound is coming from the bathroom. When I opened the bathroom door, I saw a person trapped inside the huge shower booth. The woman, drenched up to her neck in water, desperately shouted at Han Woohyun and me as soon as she saw us. “P, please open this!” She seemed to be a civilian trapped in Room 301. Since she speaks Japanese, she is most likely a resident of the mansion. The moment I try to open it without hesitation. Another window appeared in front of me. Opening the door reduces the time limit by 5 minutes. Do you want to continue? Y/N What on earth is this? So, it seems like the mechanism is that when the shower booth door opens, more water floods into the room, reducing the remaining time. After seeing Han Woohyun, his eyebrows were furrowed. “You can see that window too.” “Mhm.” Should I open it or not? Instead of saying that, I first looked at Han Woohyun. These types of labyrinth games and escape room dungeons have surprisingly strict time limits. Since my life is not the only thing at stake, I can’t just leisurely say that I should save people. With 5 minutes deducted from the original 15, we were left with only 10 minutes. However— “I think it’s better to save that person and get information rather than extending our lifespan by 5 minutes.” This guy. Surprisingly, he thinks the same thing as me. It’s not like I’m completely oblivious at times like this. Having obtained Han Woohyun’s permission, I opened the door without delay. Because this favor is definitely beneficial. If it’s going to be beneficial, it’s better to win their favor by showing a quick rescue. “Pheugh… Ugh… Cough…!” As soon as the door opened, as expected, water began to fill not only the bathroom but also the narrow hotel room. Fortunately, since the shower booth occupies almost half of the hotel room, the water only rose up to the calves. A woman who looked like a wet mouse fell down after being swept away by the water. I helped her up so she wouldn’t get hurt. “Are you okay?” “I’m, I’m okay… It’s okay. By the way, who are you two? Are you here to save me from being kidnapped?” The woman asked earnestly. Kidnap. It was a sentence that gave me a strong feeling that this woman probably didn’t have much information either. It seemed like she didn’t even know that the mansion she lived in had been renamed in the first place. Still, just in case, she asked a few questions here and there. “I don’t remember anything at all.” “Where is Takeshi?” “A dungeon? So what happens to me now! What about the other residents?” I judged it to be a waste of time. We decided to postpone calming her down for now, as the time limit was 10 minutes… no, now it was down to 8 minutes, and we had to prioritize other tasks and spoke in Korean. The water was now up to our knees. Moreover, it feels like the speed is getting faster. “The water comes from over there.” I pointed to the water gushing out of the faucet in the shower booth. I tried to block it or lock the faucet, but it seemed like there was some kind of barrier that prevented Han Woohyun from accessing it. Later, an opinion was raised that we should just cut it with a weapon, but it was rejected because cutting it would only make the water come out faster. “There’s no drain or window either.” Things like lights or canvases that have started to float on water. And I felt strange as I looked at the bed, which didn’t float and was submerged under the lapping water. I felt like I was a passenger on the sinking Titanic. It may sound quite romantic, but the water was rising so fiercely that it threatened to swallow us up. The woman rescued from the bathroom was praying to God in a panic on the bed. Han Woohyun pulled out everything from drawers and similar places to find clues before the furniture got even more soaked. “You said that in the escape room game, you can get out by combining hints and guessing the correct answer, right?” “Mhm.” Hyejin asked me to go, so I did it in Jeongcheon-gun. “There’s a newspaper and a gun here… This is a will, but the last signature line is torn.” Han Woohyun made a quite sharp point. “It seems like we should guess the name of the room’s owner.” As soon as Han Woohyun said those words, he approached the woman and asked. “Did you write this will? What’s your name?” “A, a will? Why would I write a will…! My name is Mayu.” Han Woohyun shouted the name into the air once and also wrote it down on paper. But nothing happened. I quietly watched Han Woohyun diligently reading the water-soaked writing that was hard to see. And I thought. If this dungeon here is really inside the hotel— I think something like this is possible…? I shouted familiar words into the air. “Housekeeping!” With a determination to give up if it doesn’t work out. And that moment. The water that had risen up quickly disappeared from the room. …Oh. This works. Hello! You can also buy the advanced chapter in Ko-fi now, just click the ko-fi button and look for the title of the novel in shop. Thank you for your support!
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