Labyrinth Story 108

Chapter 108 – 105 the Labyrinth Where Light Cannot Reach

= It is small. It’s about level 2.=

=How much is this?=

While Leshim simply answered =13 silver coins to Isilite’s question, Hwanin was staring at the phase stone in Isilite’s hand.

‘It must be something like a blood-colored stone or a pearl-colored stone.’

Even Hwanin was aware of the existence of the Sangsuk Stone.

Phase stone.

A type of material with a hardness higher than a certain level found in the body of a monster, it is a raw material for energy that is used in a wide range like the earth’s electricity.

It is a raw material and energy supplement for magic tools and magic tools, and when processed and attached to arms, special effects are activated.

It is also used as a material for potions and pharmaceuticals, and when ground in a special technique and sprayed like fertilizer, the effect of increasing the productivity of the area comes out.

It was the explanation I heard from Susa and the knowledge I learned from studying basic common sense in Wayford, but I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time. It was because learning general common sense came first rather than specialized knowledge like Sangsuk Stone.

So, this was the first time that Hwanin actually saw the phase stone. However, the shape was the same as the pearl-colored and blood-colored stones he possessed.

“…….”

Hwanin, who received the phase stone from Isilite, narrowed his eyes and looked at the vivid green phase stone. Then he takes off his gloves and holds the blue phase stone in his bare hand.

Tingling- A feeling of warmth inside the body being stimulated, along with a slightly slippery sensation spread over the skin.

A strange feeling as if body oil had been applied to the body.

There is no slippery feeling even when you open and close your fists and touch your skin. Just normal skin However, the slipperiness that seemed to cover the skin continued to be felt.

It was unknown what effect this green phase stone had, but Hwanin was certain that the pearl and blood-colored stones he possessed were phase stones.

‘I heard that an egg-sized phase stone varies from tens to hundreds of gold coins depending on its effect.’

A land seal who gave a pearl-colored stone. Bartul spilled bloody stones.

Hwanin muttered softly, noticing that the strength of the object had nothing to do with the level of the phase stone.

“Is it some kind of saree?”

=Yes?=

Hwanin also stared at Isilite, who was looking back at herself.

Before fighting Urger, he was going to show Susa a bloody stone. At that time, Isilite cleared her throat and shook her head, telling her not to do that.

As she returns her phase stone to Isilite, she looks at her meaningfully, and Isilite blinks her eyes and tilts her head slightly.

I gave her gaze to her Aspect Stone and then she looked again, but Isilite didn’t understand her and only blinked at her.

“…….”

It is a field that has nothing to do with knowledge. As it is a status that can only be raised through experience, Hwanin understood Isilite’s reaction.

And when her party started moving, Hwanin called Isilite and asked quietly.

“At that time, you knew what this meant.”

When I said it, touching the bloody stone inside her gray leather suit, she opened her eyes wide as if she had just noticed, then nodded her head.

=Yes. I know the owner believes in Susa, but I think it would be better to hide it.=

Then she whispers in Hwanin’s ear in a small voice.

=The Blood Phase Stone is extremely expensive because it focuses on life-related effects. If it’s that big, it will be really expensive, so hide it and don’t show it to anyone.=

“…… I get it.”

Hwanin, who returned her isilite to the ranks, looked at her from behind.

To say that it is extremely expensive is at least in terms of gold coins.

Hwanin was now able to understand the value of goods in this world as much as his eyes were opened to some extent.

Blood-colored stones, which were thought to have a mediocre level of fatigue relief and natural resilience enhancement, are things that anyone with a lot of money wants to have.

And Isilite, a former thief, must have noticed the value of blood-colored stones from the inn in Leheel Village.

That day, when she was alone with Isilite in the guest room, she was dressed so lightly that the bloody stones were visible from her clothes.

‘Exactly. From that day on, Isilite’s attitude changed.’

= Isilite. Raising a rare green Que and taking it to a transport station for labyrinth exploration is too much…… Isn’t that counterproductive?=

=It may sound arrogant, but the master will be a great adventurer or explorer. If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be strange for her to take the green Que to the transport station? =

= I agree with that……. If I were to lose it in the labyrinth, it would be heartbreaking.=

=They say life and death are always a piece of paper, right? You don’t know when and what kind of death will come, but I think it would be better to build more memories while being together rather than cherishing it far away. …… Of course, the decision will be made by the master.=

As she watched Issilite whispering with the White River in front of her, a bitter laugh flowed from inside her.

At least when she was on Earth she didn’t trust anyone herself. It was because she thought it was human to betray at any time when a big profit was in front of her eyes.

She is more comfortable not trusting anyone than to waste her emotions unnecessarily after being betrayed by the person she trusted.

‘It’s been about half a year since I fell into this world.’

If she had been herself when she was on Earth, her chances of networking would have been zero the moment Isilite stood in her way as her rogue.

If it hadn’t been for Susa, there would have been a collision, and like the human crumbs we encountered today on the third floor, everyone, including Isilite, would have been slaughtered.

However, due to coincidence, her relationship with Isilite has come this far.

‘I’ve changed a lot too.’

She chuckled and laughed out loud.

‘I’ll have to trust Isilite for something like this to happen. At least until she betrays me.’

The group broke through the labyrinth without hesitation.

After descending to the 7th floor, the group tours the entire cave, which is as wide as the sports complex, hunting heteromorphic species, monster centipedes, monster spiders, shriekers, gelatin cubes, etc. I enjoyed the taste.

Of course, those were only Resim, Baekryeogang, and Isilite, and Hwanin paid more attention to the heterogeneous species than to the others.

‘To taste the excitement of battle, I must be at least a level 5 labyrinth.’

If there were 3 or 4 monsters like Urgur…….

It’s thrilling just thinking about it.

=I need to find a campsite soon.=

While exploring the 7th floor, deliberately avoiding places where the light is dimly visible to prevent a quarrel, Lessim said as he saw the light bar gradually weakening.

=Depending on the amount of remaining energy, the light seems to be getting weaker?=

=Yes. This is a brand that lasts about 17 hours on a single charge, but the light gradually fades from about 3 hours left. 14 hours have passed since you entered the labyrinth, so it must be night outside.=

After looking at the map and finding an appropriately closed passage, the group started preparing for camp.

“As for the vigil, Mr. Baek Ryogang and Mr. Resim will be the first, I will be the middle, and Isilite will be the last.”

=Are you okay?=

Reshim, who knows that Hwanin is the only unemployed person in the party, asks with a slight concern.

After all, in terms of physical strength, the employed are better than the unemployed.

“I’m used to vigils because I have military service experience.”

= Ah. You did. Okay. Tomorrow, I will serve as the middle, the ladies will take the Mal, and Hwanin-nim will take the first.

Reshim, who had just decided on the night watch order, took out some tools from the pockets of the subspace and set them on the floor.

One is a magical tool that recovers the fatigue of people and animals within a radius of 7m from the point where it is installed.

‘This must be over 50 gold coins.’

The other is a magical tool that, when placed under a sleeping bag, emits warm heat so that you can sleep warmly.

‘This is also a high-end type with a temperature control function. Was it about 7 gold coins?”

The last is a deodorant magic tool that erases the smell.

‘I remember this being 12 gold coins too.’

=I prepared a tent, but it doesn’t seem to fit in the underground labyrinth, so I won’t install it. Miss, are you okay?=

=Yes. This sleeping bag is enough for me too.=

I’ve seen that sleeping bag at the magic shop directly under the Buyeo Mystic Association. It is a top-of-the-line camping sleeping bag that has fatigue recovery, temperature control, moisturizing, and warming effects.

The price was terribly expensive thanks to the fatigue recovery effect, about 38 gold coins.

Watching Resim and Baekryeogang, who did not show any sign of hiding that they were rich, Hwanin held his accusation inwardly.

If you had really found a job other than yourself, wouldn’t you have been strong even if there was a problem?

Baek Ryogang is a beauty that makes you look back many times when you see it on the street. And all the magic tools for camping were worth hundreds of gold coins.

=Wow, it really doesn’t smell.=

At Isilite’s exclamation, I turned to see Isilite cooking with a pot and two frying pans on three hotplates.

=If you take it close, it will be better.=

= Sound. It seems that household magic tools have been remodeled for labyrinth exploration. Will this be expensive?=

= Yes, well? I picked it up from the family storage…… I don’t know the price either.=

= Even if I can’t do it, I think I’ll do 10 gold coins. Mr. Reshim, I need to be careful.=

= Yes? What do you mean?=

=All of the magic tools Leshim pulled out look very expensive. A normal person might have black greed.

=Ah.=

Only then, as if realizing it, Reshim makes a dumbfounded noise.

=Of course, my master isn’t like that, so you don’t have to worry. He’d better not be seen by others if possible. =

Haha…….=

For dinner, Isilite showed off her skills (ingredients as well as seasonings came from Baekryeogang’s pocket), grilled matsutake mushrooms, potage with white bread slices, and stir-fried meat and vegetables. Satisfied and enjoyed dinner.

After that, she took a short break and before going to bed, Le Sim said with a serious look.

=Thanks to the magic tool that erases the smell, there will be no heterogeneous species approaching after smelling it, but as a roamer wandering aimlessly in the labyrinth can approach by chance, you must wake up the whole party when the vigil notices something strange.=

Hwanin had the experience of spending dozens of nights in a forest-type labyrinth, but she did not show it and gave it according to Resim’s intention.

The party, who spent the first night in the labyrinth without any problems, organized the camp.

= Even though I woke up, it was so dark, it felt like my body rhythm was broken. =

=I feel mentally exhausted.=

=Breakfast with hot soup will wake you up a little.=

For breakfast, we finished our meal with a clear soup topped with a vegetable stock stock, matsutake mushrooms and pieces of human flesh torn as thin as threads, and fluffy wheat bread from Baekryeo-gang’s subspace pouch.

=I’m sure the hot soup is in the middle of the day. Thank you, Miss Isilite.=

=Thank you, Issilite. Thanks to you, I had a satisfying breakfast. However…….=

Surprised to see Hwanin take out and eat beef jerky because two bowls of soup and three loaves of bread were not enough, Baek Ryeo-gang looked back at Isilite and widened his eyes.

Isilite, at some point, was holding a large piece of beef jerky in one hand and eating it.

= I, Mr. Hwanin. Me too…….=

Le Sim also gets jerky from Baek Ryeo Kang and eats it from her Hwanin.

Eating breakfast like that was surprising to Baek Ryeo-gang, who was an innocent young lady, so she expressed her concern while watching Hwan-in and Isilite.

= If you eat such a heavy breakfast…….=

= Yes. Lady, originally, warriors should have a hearty meal. That’s how you use strength.=

=Yes, is that so?=

=Yes.=

Even so, I wondered if he was eating too much, but he kept his mouth shut because it was rude to keep interfering even though he said he was fine.

The party who came down to the 8th floor found a mining point while searching the 8th floor, which is as wide as a small village, and also mined dark crystals, which are called special products of the labyrinth where light does not reach, and collected small labyrinth moss in the corner of the labyrinth. I also saw a small labyrinth fish in a puddle.

It took a whole day to spend time in battles with heterogeneous species that appeared midway through, and wander around a cave the size of a village.

Day 3 started on the 9th floor.

I learned that there was no difference from the 7th or 8th floors, except that the first-class heteromorphic species rarely appeared, but Baeknyeogang, Resim, and Isilite were completely immersed in exploring the labyrinth, so they didn’t care.

To Hwanin, who knows the Internet, the labyrinth where light does not reach is a boring place with nothing to say of interest.

However, Hwanin may be bored on the inside, but he performed the escort perfectly on the outside.

For only a few days of labyrinth exploration escort, he received 10 gold coins. The degree of boredom is solved by the power of money.

While escorting Lesim and Baekryeogang exploring every nook and cranny of the 9th floor, Hwanin and his party encountered a group of over 40 large, medium, and small monster centipedes in a 40m wide open space.

= Uh…….=
=The floor is strange.=

Except for Hwanin, the party initially thought that the black floor was alive and moving. So even when a group of monster centipedes rushed at the sudden light, they couldn’t react right away.

=…… !?=
= Hey…… !=

Anyone in the know knows how fast centipedes are.

When such centipedes grow to 60 cm, 1.9 m, and 4.7 m, they reach speeds that ordinary people cannot even chase.

In addition, the grotesque sight of dozens of centipedes with thousands of legs and long, shiny bodies is enough to arouse great disgust.

Hwanin immediately grasped the status of the party.

Baek Ryeo-gang, who had to demonstrate strong attack power with ranged attacks, was hardened due to the delicacy unique to women.

Reshim had learned and trained, and despite the gruesome sight, he twisted his face and held up his shield, but there were too many monsters flocking to him, and his movements were not smooth, as if his head was twisted by the sudden attack.

Isilite is the only one preparing to sweep with a saddle-stitched greatsword…….

‘No.’

It was clear to Hwanin’s eyes that the ranks of the battle line were in a halfway position and would not be able to exert their full power.

Her phantom passed by her, patting Isilite on her shoulder.

“Isilite. Stand back with her Mr. Bai Ligang and protect her.”

=Yes!=

Seeing her phantom walk away with her spear in hand, Isilite immediately wrapped her arms around her waist, embraced her in her arms, and at the same time stepped back behind her.

Shoot shoot shoot shoot…….

= These guys! Here!!=

Can-can-can!

It’s a bit late, but Leshim seems to have come to her senses, banging the shield with the hilt of her sword, drawing the attention of the monster centipedes.

“Mr. Lesim, please make a seat.”

At the same time, hearing Hwanin’s voice, he dragged about 13 monster centipedes that had been caught aggro and moved to the side.

As if coming to his senses from the sharp noise made by Reshim, the white dragon raised his staff, but before that, he opened his mouth at the shocking sight in front of him.

=Oh my God.=

Every time Hwanin wields a black spear, 2 or 3 monster centipedes are cut into pieces.

It looked like a monster centipede rushing to be cut by Hwanin’s spear.

It is shocking to see Hwanin throwing himself at the window like a moth attracted to the light, but the Hwanin’s movements are so calm that it is incomprehensible.

Baek Ryogang, who had seen the training of his family’s spear warriors several times, knew how powerful, strong, and rugged their movements were.

But who is that person? It’s as calm as if you went for a walk. I think I can do that too.

Kishishishi!

In the meantime, I was startled by the scene where a giant centipede, 5m long, rose up and tried to attack Hwanin, and the moment I closed my eyes and opened them.

‘…… When did he die there?’

In the blink of an eye once, Hwanin had moved about five steps to the right, and the giant centipede had been cut in three places or was pouring out of the air.

The battle didn’t last long.

More than 30 large and small monster centipedes could not cross the wall called Hwanin, and all were cut to death.

Just looking at his appearance, he had a plain appearance that didn’t look like someone who had gone through a battle.

It was only then that Baekryeogang knew. Why did Leshim pay him up to 10 gold coins to hire him as an escort and talk to him with respect?

And Baekryeogang came to believe what Isilite said to some extent.

He came up with a story that really strong people don’t look strong, and extraordinary people look ordinary.

=Lady!=

Leshim, covered in bodily fluids from a monster centipede, runs to look at Baeknyeogang.

=Are you okay? Where did you get hurt?=

=It’s okay because Hwanin-nim blocked all of them and Isilite protected them.=

Reshim looked back at Hwanin while letting out a big sigh of relief at Baekryeogang’s story, and opened his eyes wide.

As if a line had been drawn, dozens of monster centipedes were all dead near the line.

Reshim expressed her gratitude to Hwanin while salivating.

=If it wasn’t for Hwanin-nim, it would have been a big deal. I never thought there were close to 40 monster centipedes.=

The giant centipede monster is a Tier 3 heterogeneous species. Only like that, I see 4 of them in between. There are also more than 10 intermediate monster centipedes, which are level 2.

If it was a normal party, we would have been wiped out here.

“As an escort, it was a natural thing to do.”

Hwanin showed humility, but he knew that Baekryeogang and Resim were not going to go over with such words.

= Well……. I’m sorry. Because I’m inexperienced, I can’t help.=

=I should have attracted the attention of the monster centipede in the front row, but I missed the optimal time because I was frozen for a while. Sorry…….=

“The reason I am here is to prepare for such situations. You should be careful not to let the same thing happen twice, but it is also not good to be conscious of the reality and slow down your hands and actions. Cheer up.”

= Yes…….=

=Yes.=

Seeing that the topic has come to an end, Isilite interjects slightly and asks:

= Master. Is this the monster room?=

“Maybe. There must be 44 of them gathered.”

= With. The large monster centipede must be level 3, but there are 4 of them on the 9th floor. If it was another party, there would have been casualties even if they had endured.=

“It will depend on the composition of the party. They said that there were almost no other parties from the 8th floor onwards. Monsters like this in the future… There may be a room where heterogeneous species are gathered. It would be good to explore with a little care.”

=I will keep this in mind.=
=Yes.=

Isilite put on her gloves and began to search the corpse of the monstrous centipede with her dagger and stick.

= Ah, emergency food! Jiji, Jiji!=

Quet? Coo~!

“Okay. That guy is smart, and he knows what you can eat and what you can’t.”

= Yes? But.=

“If you eat and get sick, it is okay to feed the medicine. If you get scolded once, you won’t talk about anything from next time.”

= Well. If the master says so.=

“See more than that. Here, and here is the monster centipede’s weakness.”

= What is your weakness? Does the monster centipede have a weakness?=

“Unlike other mammals, these arthropods tend to live and move for a certain period of time even if their heads are cut off. The reason is because the nerves play a similar role to the auxiliary brain, and the place where those nerves are bundled and passed…….”

= Ah! Is that the place the owner pointed out?=

“Okay. If you get stabbed or cut there, you’ll quickly become helpless.”

From the 6th floor to the 9th floor, I witnessed Leshim and Baeknyeogang fighting the monster centipede more than 10 times.

In addition, Isilite even watched 27 monster centipedes dismantle. Hwanin had already figured out the monster centipede’s weaknesses and attack patterns.

He was a Hwanin who began to pass on knowledge based on his experience little by little to Isilite, and he began to listen closely to the story behind Resim and White Ryeo Gangdo.

And after a short lecture.

=Oops.=

= Lady? You don’t have to.=

= Oh, no. Since I’m in a party, I can’t just leave the dirty work to Isilite…… !=

= Big…….=

Baek Ryogang and Resim also began to search for the topological stone by digging through the monster centipede with dismantling tools.

I couldn’t stand the face of watching from the back of the car.

=Then, move the mess here. In cases like this, it’s easier to find the phase stone because the intestines spill out when you hold it like this.=

Jurreureuk, iron puck!

=…… !=

The already white Baekryeogang’s complexion turns even whiter at the sight of the monster centipede’s intestines pouring out.

=Please look for Mr. Lesim over there, not here. Master, could you shine the light bar a little this way?=

=Yes, yes.=
“Okay.”

Thanks to the help of two more people, the party was able to quickly clean up the corpses in the monster room, and obtained two more thumbnail-size phase stones.