The Dungeon Management Office.

A woman and two men stood nervously in front of the place where the ladder was managed.

They were the members of "YooBaek".

"Haha, 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 the secretary of 「YooBaek」.

That was the power of capital.

"To think that he would actually attempt a time attack on the dungeon of the low-ranked day of the week..."

"It might be a bit early for him, honestly."

Yoo Ji-ah smiled gently.

"It's only been a week since I gave him the summons. Even if he doesn't break the record, we should cheer him on, of course."

"Yes, of course, but..."

Kim Byung-jin had a slightly worried expression on his face.

"Do you really think he's going to break all the records for the weekday dungeons?"

"Hmm?"

Yoo Ji-ah raised an eyebrow.

It was a gesture inviting him to speak if he had more to say.

"Well... we acknowledge his achievement in the Tuesday Dungeon, but we haven't heard anything about how he plans to clear the other dungeons. It's not like Korea doesn't have players with over a year's experience."

"That's true."

"But if all this is just bluster..."

Despite Kim Byung-jin's worried tone, Yoo Ji-ah did not lose her smile.

"Are you worried?"

"No, it's not like that, but..."

"This business was started with my own money. Even if your fears turn out to be true, your salary won't change. Since you trusted me and followed me so far, I'll make sure that it doesn't affect your or Tae-seop's career.

Yoo Ji-ah from the Daeseong group.

She clearly had the power and the money to make it happen.

And...

Yoo Ji-ah thought.

It feels like he's hiding something else.

Just look at the confidence and composure Baek Jin-woo showed when he entered the dungeon earlier.

It was as if setting a record in the low-ranked dungeon was nothing.

If that's really the case...

At that moment -

Bang! Bang!

There was an uproar in the leaderboard management office.

"Another record! Another record!"

"A record? What kind?"

"The Low Rank Monday Dungeon! Four minutes and twelve seconds!"

"What? So he's beaten the previous record by three whole minutes? Who is it? Who did this?!"

As the staff buzzed with excitement, Yoo Ji-ah's heart began to pound.

Ah.

Really?

Is it true?

He broke the record on his first attempt?

And at a faster speed than expected?

"C-Crazy."

Even the constantly worried Kim Byung-jin mumbled to himself.

"Baek Jin-woo?"

"That name sounds familiar."

"Isn't he the player who broke the Tuesday Dungeon record before?"

"Oh, right. Baek Jin-woo!"

Hearing the staff, Yoo Ji-ah clenched her fists tightly and closed her eyes.

"It's done."

This business is a success!

At least a moderate one.

At most, an absolute hit.

* * *

The weekday dungeons in Battle of Summoners had an 'auto battle' system.

Once a team was set up in the dungeon, the summoned creatures would continue to clear the dungeon over and over again, eventually returning with a pile of rewards!

And this system was fully replicated in reality.

The time was GMT +9.

Until midnight, based on Seoul, South Korea's time zone.

As long as it was set, the summoned creatures would continue to clear the dungeon.

When midnight struck?

The rewards and summons would automatically be placed in the player's inventory.

It was easy to set up.

From the second time the dungeon was cleared on the day of the week.

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[Do you want to start Auto Battle with this team?]

[Y/N]

-

This message would appear, and all you had to do was click 'Y'!

Baek Jin-woo took Hun-gyo out of Team 3 and added Lamba.

- Huh? Why me?

"Hun-gyo has to train the others. If you do this car race today, you can skip the training. Are you not interested?"

- Hey, Jin-woo! How could you say such a touching thing? I'll do it! I'll do it for sure!

At the thought of skipping the hellish training, Lamba immediately brightened up.

Forget all the treats.

Skipping training right now was the greatest gift of all.

"Okay, then. You just have to control the others.

From now on, training would follow this pattern.

Summons on auto-loops would farm diligently, while those that weren't would train endlessly!

And Sunday would be a day of rest!

There is also a Sunday dungeon.

But to explain further, it was meaningless.

It just needed to be cleared for the record.

Rest is important for both players and summons.

Since it was said by none other than Hun-gyo, it must be true.

Surely it would also have a significant effect on the growth of the summons.

"Alright, let's go again. Back to the open field."

After setting up Team 3 for the auto-loop, Baek Jin-woo returned the equipment he'd borrowed to Yoo Ji-ah.

"Here. I'll just leave it here, right?"

"Yes, Mr Jin-woo."

Somehow Yoo Ji-ah's look had become more respectful than before.

And Kim Byung-jin and Hwang Tae-seop?

They looked at him with such admiration that they even clasped their hands tightly.

Seeing them act as if they were serving a noble figure made Baek Jin-woo feel proud.

"To be honest, I was surprised. I didn't expect you to break the record in a single attempt."

"I told you I would break it."

"Yes, you did say that, but..."

Who'd have thought there'd actually be someone in the world crazy enough to do it?

"The footage should all be recorded in this device. If you have any further questions, feel free to text me. Anything else you need?"

"Er, yes. But what should we do about the media coverage of this new record?"

She asked if he wanted to keep it quiet like last time.

It would require the help of director Park Chang-seok at headquarters, but it might be harder to handle this time.

It wasn't as if other players had broken new records.

"Just leave it alone."

Baek Jin-woo replied coolly.

"What? Really?"

"Well, it's not like I broke a world record. Besides, I have so much more to show that it's too early for anyone to be shocked."

From Tuesday to Sunday.

He plans to keep pushing forward without looking back, so don't be surprised just yet.

And Baek Jin-woo knew very well that it wasn't the kind of rumour that could be contained anyway.

"Just... please make sure that you protect my family."

The only thing he cared about was his family.

Especially since this was South Korea, where gangsters ran rampant.

"Yes, I understand."

Yoo Ji-ah's eyes sparkled, as if to tell him not to worry.

Who made this request anyway?

Even if she had to borrow the power of Daeseong, she would protect them.

"For now, there will be the highest level of security around you. Please just keep doing what you're doing, Mr Jin-woo."

* * *

Tuesday.

Baek Jin-woo cleared Tuesday's dungeon with ease.

There was a method where he could have memorised the map and just sprinted through, but he just took it down with the Striped Komodo.

Since it's being recorded for the show anyway.

If he went full speed now, he'd easily break a minute, and if that happened?

He would probably even break the world record.

That won't be enough.

He was willing to attract some attention, but he didn't want it to reach the One Heaven, Five Emperors overseas.

Why not?

Because no one really knows if those guys are really decent people.

There was history between them, and he'd be happy to see them if they ever met in person, but they were people he'd only met virtually.

They might even see him as a threat.

I hope it doesn't come to that, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

At least until his Explosive Dragon unleashed its latent potential.

Anyway.

The core units of the Tuesday Dungeon were two monsters.

The B-rank Striped Komodo.

And the B-rank Wind Falcon.

The Striped Komodo, feeding on the Giant Slime, slowly crawled towards the boss room.

Baek Jin-woo cast the Wind Falcon's 'Increased Movement Speed' buff, a well-known speed buffer, on the Striped Komodo.

As a result.

-

[Boss monster handled!]

[Dungeon is clear!]

[Clear Time - 00:03:10]

-

He easily set a new national record of just over three minutes.

It was even a record in the world rankings.

He was ranked 79th.

Rachel got 2 minutes and 25 seconds, didn't she?

If he equipped the Komodo with movement speed runes and trained the Falcon to its peak, he'd get that speed.

Of course, if I could tap into its latent potential through Hun-gyo, a one-minute time would be within reach.

That could come later.

It was something that could be solved with time.

"Another auto-loop today. Need to farm more grindstones."

Tuesday passed without a hitch, and another record was broken.

* * *

Unlike the Monday dungeon, the Wednesday dungeon was a day of the week dungeon that awarded defensive runes.

The main location was a snowy mountain, and it was incredibly cold.

Entering without preparation would even trigger a movement speed debuff.

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[Frost Cat (C-rank) will be summoned.]

[Wind Falcon (B rank) is summoned].

[Titan Golem (B rank) is summoned.]

[Explosive Dragon Sage (EX rank)] is summoned.

[Horned Fairy (C-rank) is summoned].

-

Therefore, a monster with resistance to cold was essential, and the best among them was the C-rank Frost Cat.

- Meow!

This blue cat provided balanced cold resistance to all five summoned creatures, including the player.

The mechanics of the Wednesday Dungeon were similar to those of the Tuesday Dungeon.

Get to the boss as quickly as possible and attack!

However, unlike the maze of low-aggression slimes, the snowy yetis were ferocious.

As soon as you entered the dungeon, they would hurl snowballs and charge in a frenzy.

The unit used to counter this was none other than the B-rank Titan Golem.

- Roarrrr!

Made of solid metal, the Golem boosted its shield for three minutes and took on the role of a tank.

"Wind Falcon, speed buff."

- Shriek!

He cast the speed buff, allowing them to run across the snowy mountain.

The destination was the top of the snow mountain.

On the shoulder of the giant golem?

The player and the summoning were riding along.

Wow, this is dizzying.

Just to be on a golem's shoulder as it thundered forward was incredibly exhilarating.

I'll have to get used to it.

Especially since clearing the Friday Dungeon would require enduring so much without a problem.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

Ignoring the attacks of countless yetis, the Titan Golem charged straight ahead!

It followed a strange route.

It took a long time to climb the main path, but by climbing the steep back slope, which only the Titanium Golem could traverse, it reached the summit in less than three minutes.

Thud, thud, thud!

The only downside was the dizziness caused by the rapid ascent.

Baek Jin-woo, barely able to steady himself, muttered to himself.

"Explosive Dragon, get ready."

- ......

Of course, the Explosive Dragon didn't react since they were filming, but he silently prepared his magic.

The way it calmly gathered its mana was almost reverent.

Whoooosh!

They broke through the blizzard and continued to race towards the summit.

-

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[The Boss Monster appears!]

-

- Roar!

A massive, menacing Snow Mountain Yeti roared in front of them.

Phew.

Good thing this was a low level dungeon; if it were a high level dungeon?

The Yeti would be three times as large and imposing.

A blue barrier surrounded the Yeti, and it was up to the Horned Fairy to remove this shield buff.

Baek Jin-woo immediately controlled the Horned Fairy to remove the shield.

"And.

This thing had an ice attribute, so he had to destroy it with a fire attribute summon.

Explosive Dragon was perfect for that.

Other players who couldn't get their hands on the Explosive Dragon Sage would have to bring an appropriate fire-attribute damage dealer.

"Explosive Dragon, now!"

- ......

Woosh!

The Explosive Dragon responded with a fiery glare, swinging its staff, and the flames engulfed the Yeti for several minutes.

-

[Boss monster dealt with!]

[Dungeon is clear!]

[Clear Time - 00:04:22]

-

As expected.

Once again, it was the top record in Korea.

And...

From that moment on, the whole of South Korea went crazy.