Translator: WH

When he checked the mini-map, he didn’t see many rats around yet.

“If it’s like this, I’ll have to first make an underground hideout.”

As the mountain range is home to a flock of rats, the top priority was to secure a safe zone.

“Dirt Lump! Dirt Lump!”

He dug a hole from the inside of the observatory and went down.

After his skill became Level 10, it was two or three times easier to dig a tunnel.

In an instant a square underground cave was built.

Stairs were also made simultaneously while digging the ground.

“It definitely became faster.”

The soil that he was able to clump together in one sitting became bigger, so it was easier on all aspects.

“Let’s stop here for now and go back up there.”

This place was a shelter just in case an incident occurred, but the most important thing was to check out what was beyond the mountain range.

It would be nice to move only through the tunnel, but if he did that, he wouldn’t be able to identify what was beyond the mountain range.

Furthermore, he didn’t know what was behind it, so he can’t just bulldoze through the mountains without any prior preparations.

Jung Da-woon went back above ground and began to commit to climbing the mountain.

Of course, it was not possible to climb the monster rat’s habitat as comfortably as a hiker.

He checked the mini-map constantly and moved carefully.

“Growl! Growl!”

Dozens of ferocious-looking monster rats appeared and stood in the way.

The size of the monster rats ranged from small dogs to large dogs, and perhaps because it was near the entrance, there were a lot of rats the size of small dogs.

He could deal with up to twenty of them all at once, but when more came in, he quickly took refuge underground.

Then, he moved to a relatively quiet place while looking at the mini map under the ground, then came out again and moved quickly again using the Vigor of the One-Horned Boar.

“Observatory!”

A new observatory was built at the end of the first mini-map’s field of view.

[The Observatory is being built now.]

Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!

The second observatory was completed in half an hour.

It wasn’t some magic beanstalk, but it was amazing how the tower climbed up to the sky.

“Wow. It’s fast, very fast.”

Jung Da-woon was proud of himself and began to move from there again.

And at the end of the second mini-map, he made the third observatory.

[The Observatory is being built now.]

Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!

“That’s right, that’s right.”

It was a very smooth flow of process.

He still couldn’t believe it took only 30 minutes, considering he used to take one whole day building a tower under the scorching sun.

He was amazed at himself.

“Alright, once more, GO GO. “

And so again, he continued to build the next observatory…….

Suddenly a strange message interrupted him.

[Warning! Participants cannot leave Stage 1’s domain.]

“Huh?”

Jung Da-woon was startled and he rubbed his eyes and checked the message again.

“I can’t leave the area?”

[Yes. You’ll die if you go further!]

“Oh, don’t scare me like that.”

The Rabbit popped up suddenly and talked to him.

[It’s not called the Death Mountains for no reason. It’s the edge of the world. It’s not too late, so why don’t you go back? How’s that sound?]

“The edge of the world? What’s over there?”

[Ah, I don’t know. It’s just the edge.]

The Rabbit tied its ears tightly and shook its head as if it didn’t want to hear whatever he said.

Ignoring him, Jung Da-woon turned his eyes forward with a cautious look.

‘The ground’s color is different.”

The color of the soil had suddenly changed from here.

As if it was separated intentionally, as if cutting it off based on a certain line, the ground was dyed black.

“Is this where the real monster rats originate from?”

[Yes. Scary right? All the monster rats you’ve met so far are all just baby little rats]

“No wonder they were so weak. It was at the wolf’s standard at best.”

There’s going to be a lot of big, scary ones coming in from here on. Ooooh, scary. So why don’t we go back home now? We can’t even cross over anyway.]

” But I’m already on the other side?”

[Ah!]

In the moment when Jung Da-woon stepped on the black ground.

[Error! Error! You have left Stage-1’s domain.]

The new message blinked continuously.

Jung Da-woon’s eyes blinked at the sight of the message.

“……Uhhh, what error?”

[Holy shit! You really crossed over! Get back here right away!]

“Huh?”

Jung Da-woon discovered a peculiar scene in front of his eyes.

The Rabbit stood right in front of the black-ridden ground, stamping its feet.

As if they were blocked by a transparent wall, it couldn’t even dream of crossing over.

“By any chance, you.. …you can’t cross over to this side?”

Flinched?

[No, of course not. I can cross over perfectly well okay?]

The Rabbit shook its head furiously, its eyes shaking.

Jung Da-woon’s eyes widened.

“Wow. I guess it’s true? You really can’t cross over?”

[Course not! I’m the best in the universe when it comes to crossing over there okay? Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been known all around the neighborhood as a prodigy in crossing over to that side okay?]

“But then why are you still over there?”

[I’m a white Rabbit. Black stuffs are disgusting. Ah, horrendous. Ptuii ptuii.]

Yet, the Rabbit was actually wearing a black tuxedo.

“Pokyuuuu?”

On Jung Da-woon’s shoulder, Pokyuu tilted its head.

Pokyuu had already crossed the border regardless of its will.

“Somewhere a Helper can’t cross? Does that mean it’s not under your jurisdiction?”

Jung Da-woon’s gaze intensified.

When he found an area that did not belong to the stage, he became more convinced of his own conjecture.

As expected, this place must have divided only the “Stage” section over the existing world.

Maybe he was already out of the dungeon.

“……Then perhaps the reset will not apply here? No wait, does it reset every time a bunch of rats come out from here?”

The Reset was the most important system to maintain the dungeon.

If he could just check that, he would be a little bit more-…….

[Ahhh, I don’t know! Don’t ask me anything!]

“Huh? Hey!”

Shoong!

The Rabbit eventually ran away.

“That’s too bad. I could have gotten an answer if I persisted longer.”

Looking at its disappearing back in the sky, Jung Da-woon smacked his lips.

But it didn’t really matter.

He could just confirm it himself if he wanted to.

“I’ll find out if I construct a building and wait it out. There’s about two weeks left until the next reset.”

It was no longer a difficult thing to construct a few more buildings anyway.

Under the Dungeon’s system, all the buildings on the ground will disappear, and if the reset doesn’t happen……

“I’ll be able to construct as many buildings as I like without caring about the Dungeon resetting!’

In other words, it will be much easier to cross the mountain range in the future.

And one more thing.

“If that really happens, that means I found a clue about escaping the Dungeon.”

* * *

Jung Da-woon wandered around the black land and built observatories everywhere.

“Oh, I’m hungry. I’ve been working for three hours. Should I stop here?”

Jung Da-woon saw something strange while taking out the smoked meat from his inventory.

“Huh? What’s this?”

Mud Bricks (99), Mud Bricks (99), Mud Bricks (99),

Mud Bricks (99), Mud Bricks (99), Mud Bricks (99),

Mud Bricks (99), Mud Bricks (99), Mud Bricks (73),

Earth Golem’s Core, Mud Bricks (99)…….

There was a strange item that he had never seen before among the mud bricks.

“Earth Golem’s Core? Why is this here? Did I pick this up?”

When he tilted his head, he saw a brick that had golden light oozing out from it.

As he rummaged through it, a glow-in-the-dark bead the size of a fist popped out.

“……Ah, the Earth Golem? Is this what it is?”

The only Earth Golem around was the final boss of Stage-1.

It seemed like the core got sucked into his inventory along with the mud brick when he defeated it.

The shock of not being able to pass through the gate was so great that he had been carrying it around without knowing.

“The core of the Earth Golem? Are Earth Golems made out of this?”

He was suddenly filled with curiosity.

“Can I make one too?”

Come to think of it, he could make things such as a lion statue pond or observatory, couldn’t he also make a golem?

He didn’t know the process it takes to create an earth golem, but the ingredients were obvious.

Soil.

And Jung Da-woon was good at making something out of dirt.

“Should I try making it? I have plenty of time too.”

He didn’t know if it was really going to be created, but there was nothing to lose.

But if could really be created, it would be awesome.

* * *

He decided to make the Earth Golem underground, where it was safe.

“If I made it up there, it would attract needless attention from all kinds of monsters.”

If he really could create a golem, it would be very comfortable to ride it and move around the tunnel.

“If that’s so, I’m gonna have to make it a little smaller though?”

The tunnel was about 3.2 meters high.

It was about the height of four Level 10 mud bricks stacked together.

The golem had to be shorter than that.

“I think 2.5 meters would be a good enough height. Well, is it too small? Why don’t I just make it a four-legged golem?”

Come to think of it, it was a good idea.

The golem didn’t have to look like a human being, did it?

If it was going to roam around the cramped tunnel, crawling on all fours would be much more comfortable than walking and it wouldn’t fall.

“Then it’s decided, it’ll be an elephant.”

The size mattered, but he thought it would be better to model it after an elephant as it would be a better defense for when monsters rush in in the future.

Besides, it’s great because an elephant can use their trunks like hands.

Jung Da-woon immediately set to work.

Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!

He drew an elephant on the floor, and he piled up earth bricks while looking at it.

But when he actually started making it, a realistic problem broke out.

The soil on the stomach area was so heavy that it kept falling off and collapsing after.

Rumbling!

“Oh, it collapsed again. Then, how about emptying the inside to make the stomach area lighter?”

After much thought, he dug out the golem’s back like a basket.

It had become a basket-shaped elephant, but after some thoughts, it would be nice if he could put supplies in it like a truck.

“Okay then, change of plans, I’m making a basket elephant.”

Rumbling!

Still, it collapsed.

“Hmm, it’s not as easy as I thought. I think I should build another pair of legs in the middle to support the belly.”

He made another pair of legs in the middle of the belly.

As a result, its waist got longer.

It suddenly became a long-waisted basket elephant with three pairs of legs, but he decided to think positively.

“Well then. The bigger the luggage compartment, the better.”

Rumbling!

This time, its trunk crumbled.

“The trunk is so long that I can’t make it at all.”

But he couldn’t give up the trunk.

It was the golem’s only means of attack.

“Will it hold out if I put a mandrel to act as a support in the inside?”

After much consideration, he weaved some iron spikes and branches together and attached them to complete the trunk.

When the golem comes to life, even if he removed the mandrel, it would probably still be able to move on its own.

After making a trunk, he made eyes and mouth even though it wouldn’t be very useful.

A large lump of soil was sliced into thin pieces and ears were made and attached.

At first, he tried to make it roughly as an experiment, but the more he made it, the more he became greedy and poured his heart and soul into it.

“When the golem comes to life, it should probably have everything it needs to stand on its feet, right? I don’t know the answer, so I’ll just have to try my best.”

While assembling all the parts, the last thing he looked at was its head.

“It would be perfect to get on top of its head and fight.”

He found a suitable place above his head, and under it he drilled a deep square-ish hole.

It was where the earth golem’s core would fit.

Looking at the empty basket at the back of the golem, the safest and thickest part was its head.

It was the most suitable area as the elephant’s trunk can protect itself here.

After he finished making it, two days had already passed.

“Very impressive!”

Looking at the finished basket elephant, Jung Da-woon applauded himself.

Then, with a tense look, he took out the “Earth Golem’s Core”.

“Please…! Come to life!”

The core of the earth golem went into a pre-digged hole, and soil was filled over it.

Time passed slowly, and a moment later a golden glow burst from within the earth golem.

“Golem Producer!”

You have succeeded in creating an Earth Golem, a reliable friend who will always protect you!

The Dungeon is greatly impressed by your amazing creativity.

– Reward: The golem will faithfully carry out your orders

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