Chapter 21
Conquering the Weekly Dungeon (2)
Weekly Dungeon Management Office.
A woman and two men stood anxiously in front of the record board.
They were members of Yubaek.
“Haha… so this is really happening.”
Secretary Kim Byung-jin scratched his head.
Once Park Chang-seok’s secretary and Yoo Ji-ah’s superior, he was now Yubaek’s secretary.
That’s the power of money.
“So… he’s really starting a low-tier weekly dungeon time attack…”
“It’s a bit early, actually.”
Yoo Ji-ah smiled quietly.
“It’s only been a week since we gave him the summons. Even if he fails to break records, we should support him.”
“Yes, of course. But…”
Kim Byung-jin looked slightly uneasy.
“Do you really think he can break the records for all the weekly dungeons?”
“Hm?”
Yoo Ji-ah raised one eyebrow—a gesture asking him to continue.
“Well… he did set the Tuesday dungeon record, but we haven’t heard how he plans to clear the others. There are other skilled gamers in Korea, you know.”
“True.”
“What if it was all just bluffing…”
Even with Kim Byung-jin’s worried tone, Yoo Ji-ah didn’t lose her smile.
“Worried?”
“No… not really, but…”
“This is my business, funded by my own money. Even if something goes wrong, it won’t affect your salary. I’ll make sure nothing happens to your career either, Tae-seop or Byung-jin.”
Yoo Ji-ah of Daesung Group.
She definitely had the power and money to back it up.
And…
Yoo Ji-ah thought.
‘He’s hiding something.’
Look at Baek Jin-woo entering the dungeon earlier—so confident, so relaxed.
He acted as if breaking low-tier dungeon records was nothing.
‘If that’s real…’
Then it happened.
Bang! Crash!
Chaos erupted in the record board management office.
“Another record! Another one!”
“What record?!”
“Monday Dungeon, low-tier! 4 minutes 12 seconds!”
“Wow! That’s three minutes faster than the previous record! Who is it? Who did this?!”
Hearing the excited staff, Yoo Ji-ah’s heart started pounding.
Really?
Was it true?
He set a record on his first try?
Even faster than expected?
“C-Crazy.”
Even the worried Kim Byung-jin muttered unconsciously.
“…Baek Jin-woo?”
“Hmm, that name sounds familiar.”
“Isn’t that the player who set the Tuesday dungeon record?”
“Oh, right. Baek Jin-woo!”
Hearing the staff, Yoo Ji-ah clenched her fists tightly, closing her eyes.
“…It’s done.”
This business… at least a moderate success.
At best, a huge hit.
Battle of Summoners’ weekly dungeons had an ‘Auto-Battle’ system.
Once a team was assigned to a dungeon, summons would repeatedly clear it and return with rewards automatically.
And it worked in real life too.
Time was GMT+9, Seoul time.
Until midnight, summons would keep clearing the dungeon.
At midnight, rewards and summons were sent to the player’s storage automatically.
Setting it up was simple.
Starting from the second dungeon clear:
[Do you want to activate ‘Auto-Battle’ for this team?]
[Y/N]
Click ‘Y,’ and it was done.
Baek Jin-woo removed the trainer from Team 3 and placed Lamba instead.
- Huh? Why me?
“Trainer needs to train the others. If you run today, you’ll miss training. You don’t want that, right?”
- Aha! Jin-woo! That’s mean! I’ll do it! I’ll do it no matter what!
Hearing she could skip the hellish training, Lamba was overjoyed.
Bread or not, skipping training now felt like the best gift.
“Good. Control the others properly.”
From now on, training would work like this:
Summons doing auto-battle would farm hard, the rest would train endlessly.
And Sundays were rest days.
‘There’s also a Sunday dungeon.’
It exists, but it’s meaningless—only clear it for records.
‘Rest is important for both players and summons.’
Trainer had said it, so it had to be true.
It would definitely help the summons grow.
“Now, back to the open field.”
After spinning Team 3, Baek Jin-woo returned the equipment to Yoo Ji-ah.
“Here. Just leave it like this, right?”
“Yes, Jin-woo.”
Yoo Ji-ah’s gaze was more respectful than before.
Kim Byung-jin and Hwang Tae-seop?
They even brought their hands together, showing full respect.
Baek Jin-woo felt quietly proud.
“I honestly didn’t expect you’d break the record in one try.”
“I told you I would.”
“Yes, you did… but still.”
Who could have imagined someone would actually do it?
“The video has all the footage. If you have more questions, just text me. Nothing else needed, right?”
“Um… yes. But what about the media for this record?”
Like last time, she wanted it to pass quietly.
This time, it would be harder—no other players breaking records.
“Just leave it.”
Baek Jin-woo answered coolly.
“Really?”
“Well, it’s not even a world record. And there’s a lot more I plan to show. No need to be surprised yet.”
From Tuesday to Sunday.
He would keep going straight ahead. No time to be shocked.
And he knew rumors couldn’t stop him.
“Just… protect my family well.”
That’s all he cared about.
Especially in Korea, where gangs were rampant.
“Yes, understood.”
Yoo Ji-ah’s eyes shone reassuringly.
Who asked for this?
Even if she had to use Daesung’s power, she would protect them.
“High-level security will be assigned for now. Jin-woo, just keep doing what you’re doing.”
Tuesday.
Baek Jin-woo easily cleared the Tuesday Dungeon.
He could have memorized the map and run it, but he just smashed it with Spotted Komodo.
‘Since we’re recording this…’
If he ran perfectly now, a sub-1-minute time was possible, maybe even breaking the world record.
‘No, that can’t happen.’
Some attention was fine, but not from the Five Emperors abroad.
Why?
‘No one knows if they’re truly good people.’
He had met some of them before, but most he had never met in person.
They might even see his appearance as a threat.
Better to avoid it for now.
At least until his Fire Dragon unlocks its potential.
Anyway.
The core units for Tuesday Dungeon were two:
B-rank Spotted Komodo and B-rank Wind Hawk.
Komodo, whose main skill was “Giant Slime,” crawled slowly to the boss room.
Baek Jin-woo applied Wind Hawk’s speed buff to Komodo.
Result:
[Boss monster defeated!]
[Dungeon cleared!]
[Clear time – 00:03:10]
Early 3 minutes—Korean record broken.
It was even ranked 79th in the world.
‘Rachel did 2:25, right?’
If he added speed runes and leveled the hawk, he could match it.
‘With the trainer unlocking potential, a sub-1-minute run is possible.’
That would come later.
“Time for auto-battle today. Need refinement materials.”
Tuesday’s record was broken easily.
Wednesday Dungeon gave defense-related runes instead of attack runes.
Set in snowy mountains, extremely cold.
Entering without resistance slowed movement.
[‘Frost Cat’ (C-rank) summoned]
[‘Wind Hawk’ (B-rank) summoned]
[‘Titanium Golem’ (B-rank) summoned]
[‘Fire Dragon Mage’ (EX-rank) summoned]
[‘Horn Fairy’ (C-rank) summoned]
Cold resistance monsters were necessary; Frost Cat was the best choice.
- Nyaaaooong!
This blue cat gave balanced cold resistance to all five summons including the player.
Wednesday Dungeon worked like Tuesday Dungeon:
Reach the boss quickly and attack!
Unlike slow, non-aggressive slimes, the snowy yetis were fierce.
As soon as they entered, snowballs flew.
The Titanium Golem protected them.
- Uwooooh!
This metal golem amplified shields for 3 minutes, acting as a tank.
“Wind Hawk, speed buff.”
- Kkyyooot!
He buffed movement and ran across the snowy mountain.
On the giant golem’s shoulders?
Player and summons rode together.
‘Wow, dizzy.’
Riding a running golem was thrilling, but he had to get used to it.
For clearing Friday Dungeon, this was essential.
Thump, thump, thump!
Ignoring countless yeti attacks, the Titanium Golem ran straight ahead.
It used a special route.
Straight route was slower, but a high slope at the back was perfect for the golem.
Reached the top in under 3 minutes.
Thump, thump, thump!
The only downside: dizzy from fast ascent.
Baek Jin-woo muttered:
“Fire Dragon, get ready.”
- ……
The dragon, being filmed, silently prepared magic.
Calmly raising its mana was almost sacred.
Whoosh!
Charging through the blizzard toward the peak.
[Warning! Warning! Warning!]
[Boss monster appears!]
- Gwoooaaar!
A huge, threatening snowy yeti roared.
‘Phew.’
Low-tier dungeon, luckily. If top-tier? Three times bigger.
Blue shield around it—Horn Fairy removed that shield.
Baek Jin-woo controlled Horn Fairy to break the shield.
‘And…’
It had ice attribute. Fire summons were needed.
Perfect for the Fire Dragon Mage.
Other players would need a fire-element dealer.
“Fire Dragon, now!”
- ……!
The dragon flared its eyes, swung its staff, and fire magic engulfed the yeti.
[Boss monster defeated!]
[Dungeon cleared!]
[Clear time – 00:04:22]
Once again, the best record in Korea.
And from that moment, Korea began to take notice.
