Chapter 110 – 107 the Labyrinth Where Light Cannot Reach
‘When this guy first evolved…… Was it when he encountered a live turtle?’
About three months have passed since then.
It is said that it takes about 1.5 to 2 years for a Que larva to grow into an adult Que, but the growth of emergency food is not without doubt faster than that.
It is already the 3rd stage among the 4th and 5th stages of growth. What’s left are stages 1 and 2, which means they’ll become adult green que in a few months at the earliest.
It was at that time that the light, which gradually increased in size while wrapped in emergency food, spread in all directions like an explosion.
=And.=
=Oops.=
=Hoo.=
And the appearance of the emergency food that appeared in the light was such that the party shed admiration without even realizing it.
The size of an adult Que is similar to or slightly larger than a racehorse. However, the difference is that Que has very strong legs unlike a horse, so it looks a little thicker and more robust.
The grown emergency rations were slightly smaller than those of the adult Que.
The height of the back was at Hwanin’s shoulder height, and the head was at the level of looking down at Hwanin.
Quet? Coo.
=Cute!=
= Oh my…….=
Isilite and Baek Ryeo-gang shed a small exclamation again at the sight of her big, pretty eyes blinking and tilting her head.
This is because the image of Kue, covered in cozy-looking green feathers, crying as she gazed at Hwanin was the epitome of cuteness.
Hwanin, who was momentarily froze at the sight of the emergency rations that were too big to grow, said, “Why are you so small?”
“You grew up.”
Coo? … Que~.
Hearing his friend’s story, the emergency food that looked at him only then said, “I’m all grown up now!” And flapped its wings happily, then was surprised.
I flapped my wings lightly, but my body was soft and floating.
Coup?! Quet! Que-!
I?! Flying! I have-!
It was an emergency ration that prevented me from flying in the sky for nearly two months because my body became heavy. Now, I was sullen thinking that I would not be able to fly for the rest of my life, but to be able to fly again. There was no better news than this.
The emergency rations let out cries of joy and flapped their wings to fly up, then hit the ceiling with a thump and hit the ground before falling to the ground, but the joy was greater than the pain.
Queeng! Quet, coo!
Hwanin sighed inwardly after he managed to get the emergency rations to express his joy.
‘It’s hard to read extensively because he’s stuck with his bigger size.’
Wouldn’t this be enough to fight low-level monsters now?
Hwanin shook his head lightly as he suddenly heard an auditory hallucination that he should call it combat rations, and asked for their understanding.
“I will take a break for a while. My emergency rations have suddenly grown, so I have something to teach you.”
There was nothing to teach.
What to do with emergency food in the labyrinth, what to do outside the labyrinth, and the course of action when a battle takes place.
“From now on, you will have to carry the burden as well. Either inside the labyrinth or outside the labyrinth.”
Quet? Coo. Whoops!
“Are you going to do it now? At first glance, your physique is superior to the other Que, but you haven’t grown up yet. No.”
Sniff. Quet!
“…… Then, start with the lighter ones and load them little by little.”
Que~.
“Are you okay?”
Noticing that the conversation had ended, Reshim asked Isilite with a slightly embarrassed expression.
=Hwanin-nim, can you talk to emergency food?=
=The owner says he can’t do it…… Mr. Resim also seems to have a conversation with the owner of the emergency food, right?=
=Yes. Don’t you think so, too?=
=…….=
=…… Miss?=
= Yes, yes? Something?=
= No…… I was asking if Hwanin-nim doesn’t look like he’s talking to emergency food.=
= Ah. Could it be through the mind? It is said that Que troopers communicate with the Que they ride and share their feelings even if they cannot communicate.=
Reshim, who couldn’t believe Baek Ryeo-gang’s behavior as she answered with a smile, couldn’t help but feel sad when she read the emotions in Baek Ryogang’s eyes.
Those eyes looking at Hwanin again after he finished talking. That act of holding your hand involuntarily.
‘It hurts less to not have feelings that can’t be fulfilled from the start…….’
She realized it quickly and made up her mind early on, so only good memories of her childhood remained. However, Baekryeogang is extremely poisonous with no antidote.
‘What can I do? What should I do?’
If you think about it common sense, it’s better to dry it. Baekryeogang’s status is incomparable to Hwanin’s.
However, no matter how much he is friends with Baek Ryeo-gang for 10 years and they say that they are talking in private, the relationship is definitely up and down.
Moreover, both men and women There are parts where you can step in and give advice, and there are parts where you can’t.
‘If Lenny was there at this time…….’
While Resim was struggling, the bulky but not very heavy load of emergency food was loaded on his back and he began to wander around Hwanin briskly.
Kue likes to ride something on his back.
It is an animal that not only carries its young on its back and raises them, but also selects its mates based on how heavy and large they can carry on their backs.
It seemed that such an instinct was gradually revealed, and the fact that the luggage was loaded on the back was very pleasing.
=The volume of the luggage is reduced, so I can move more actively.=
=Then would you like to stay in a two-man line next to me?=
=What about escorting the lady?=
=Isn’t Hwanin-nim in the back row?=
= Ah. Indeed.=
On my way down to the 12th floor, I was attacked from behind several times.
But each time, Leshim, who witnessed how Hwanin caught his senses in advance and slaughtered all of them in just one breath, gave Hwanin trust like steel.
It is the belief that no matter how many of them come, if they are Hwanin, they will kill them at once.
‘Even if I do my best, I wonder if I can even compete with Hwanin-nim…….’
=Then, lady, I will go forward?=
=Yes. Cheer up, Isilite.=
2 front row, 1 middle row and 1 horse, 1 back row.
In this formation, they move through the cave by relying on the light of the light bar to leave the cavity they entered for lunch and go down to the next floor.
Beok beok beok beok beok.
As the footsteps of the 4 and 1 resound in the gray darkness, I can faintly hear Resim’s voice teaching Isilite what to watch out for in her lead.
Isilite, who had been guarding her side, stepped in front of her, and Baek Ryogang, who was left alone in her middle row, glanced back at Hwanin, then slowly slowed her pace.
Naturally, the distance between the front row and the back row narrows.
“Miss. The ranks are broken.”
= Ho…… Being alone is lonely. Can Hwanin-nim come by my side?=
Could Baek Ryeo-gang not see the emergency rations walking beside him? Baek Ryogang, who interprets Hwanin’s gaze differently, speaks in a slightly downcast voice.
=That, I’ll just go forward…….=
“It won’t really be a problem. Lesim, I will change the formation to two rows.”
=Yes.=
As Hwanin increases his walking speed and shortens the distance from the lead, Baeknyeogang joins him, smiling brightly.
Instead of changing the 3rd row to 2nd row, the distance from the front was increased from 3m to 4m to match the range of the black spear. Baeknyeo River is in the middle, and Hwanin and emergency food are lined up on the left and right.
Hwanin, who opened his ears and headed for the stairs on the 13th floor, wary of the appearance of heterogeneous species, caught the strange behavior of emergency food.
The emergency rations, with its head raised, began to stare at the right side.
That’s the direction of the passage to the center of the 12th floor based on the atlas.
Hwanin intuited that this was an action that came from sensing the enemy, and warned his leader, Lesim, to be careful.
“Be careful when turning the left corner. The emergency rations seem to have picked up on the enemy.”
=Yes.=
=Four.=
The conversation stops and the footsteps become quiet. And when I entered a passage that was about 12m wide on the left and right.
=Change!=
I found five hideous creatures hanging upside down from the ceiling and grinning at me.
=Lady!=
=…… Blowing and raging blade wind!=
At Hwanin’s warning, Baekryogang, who had been preparing in advance, immediately launches the Blade Wind technique.
Wei Ying – Let’s go!
Aaaaa-!
Aaah-!!
Two bargulls, heteromorphic species with human heads and large bat wings instead of ears, are torn apart by wind blades and fall.
The remaining three fall from the ceiling and flap their wings. Hwanin, who witnessed the monster’s face distorted and its mouth wide open, immediately took out a stone ax and a dagger from his waist.
‘It was written that their cries have a paralyzing effect.’
A simultaneous throw, a stone ax lodged in the head of one and a dagger ripped off the wing of the other.
The remaining one was cut in half by Isilite’s greatsword strike and died. The fallen bagul jumped out and killed it with a lightning-like thrust.
Isilite spills her brain through the split skulls and looks around at the five lying dead.
=It looks more creepy than I thought.=
= I’m glad I didn’t mix with other heterogeneous species. It is said that their cries have a mild paralyzing effect.=
= Now that it’s on the 3rd floor, it’s definitely a dangerous heteromorphic species coming out one by one. If you hear a cry while fighting a giant monster centipede and get paralyzed…… Uhh.=
Hwanin, who watched Isilite for a while as she split open her skull and searched for her phase stone, praised her judgment as she stood next to Baeklyeo River.
It is not a good intention or a dark intention, but a statement for the mental management of the client as an escort.
“It was a good decision.”
= Thank you. Now I think I understand a little bit of what I have to do as a sorcerer.=
“Because a sorcerer is a job that can cause a reversal of the war situation with a single big attack. If he can grasp the situation from a relatively safe rear and use timely techniques to adjust the battle to flow in the favor of his allies, then he must be a true magician.”
= It seems difficult to just listen. =
“There is nothing in the world that is easy to reach a high level. For those who do not strive, the state does not open the way forward.”
=…….=
Do I need to put in that much effort in order to be happy?
Listening to each word of this person makes you think of many things.
“Good job. If you sense a presence in the future, just do it like you are now.”
Que~.
Seeing Hwanin, a man stroking his pet bird’s hair and smiling, Baek Ryeo-gang held a little bit of wind in his mouth.
‘What is it? It seems to be more sincere than the compliments he gave me.’
Returning to his seat, Hwanin is wary of Saju with eyes that seem drowsy at first glance. Baek Ryogang looked sideways at him and suddenly wondered what this man’s goal was.
At first, I heard from Resim that he seemed to be trying to refuse the escort request. However, he changed his mind and accepted the request due to the request fee of 10 gold coins.
‘I don’t look like someone who is swayed by money. Is there a reason?’
Baek Ryogang couldn’t hold back his doubts and asked carefully. What is your goal
“The ultimate goal of this journey is to return to our homeland.”
=Wouldn’t that be difficult?=
Hwan-in looked back at her for a moment at her unexpected curse of the White Ryeo-gang.
Is it revenge for the old-fashioned bullshit you did during lunch break earlier? For that matter, Baek Ryeo-gang doesn’t mean evil, but it’s an expression that thinks it’s a really difficult task.
After thinking about this for a while, Hwanin noticed something suspicious about Baek Ryeo-gang’s story that he brought out so naturally.
It’s difficult. Do you know where my homeland is?
At that moment, Heyern = Zod’s advice flashed through Hwanin’s mind.
= Power to the point that even the central power of the city cannot do anything to you. Until you develop enough power…… It would be better not to step into the leadership of the tribal union.=
Hwanin opened his mouth with a calm face without changing his expression.
“You know what kind of race I am, my lady.”
=Wasn’t that why you were wearing a hooded cape?=
Baekryeogang, who was just in case, thought that his guess was correct as Baekryeogang.
This man was truly from another world.
Hwanin’s accident accelerates as fiercely as when he first fell into the 6th grade forest labyrinth.
Hwanin, who quickly recalled people’s reactions and attitudes from Yulkam to today, stared at Baekryeo River with cold eyes.
‘People of low status do not know that I am from another world. It must be a story that is only spreading knowledge at least in the ranks of the barons.’
Are you going through a secret summoning ritual? As expected, after summoning aliens, treating them as aliens and using them to raise the level of culture and science in this world?
If so, it perfectly explains the familiarity of the quality of food, daily necessities, equipment, and culture in general. Heyern = Zod’s warning too.
‘Shall I kill him?’
Coo?
Baek Ryeo-gang, who was right next to him, as well as Leshim and Isilite, who are ahead of him, all look back at Hwan-in and cry softly, as he is so feeble to live that he doesn’t even notice.
If Baekryeogang survives and reveals his identity, it will be incomparably more troublesome and troublesome than being pursued by the Bloodhide Clan or the Lianarin Company.
There is no problem with the contract just because you kill him.
The current situation is in violation of item 1, ‘Eul (Hwanin) in the labyrinth, as long as his life is not threatened, he faithfully protects A (Baekryeogang) so that there are no problems with him.’
But killing them here is not allowed. Lesim’s clumsy activities left too many traces.
If Baekryeogang goes missing here, they will find out that the noble family was killed in the labyrinth, and an elaborate investigation will unfold immediately.
Then it would be only a matter of time before her true identity would be revealed.
A series of thoughts were organized so quickly that even Baekryeogang did not notice, and Hwanin answered with a small smile.
“The reason I wear a hood is to avoid getting caught up in trouble and trouble. The people who guessed my identity were only outstanding 7th class workers, unless they were from a noble family like you.”
Is it? Baek Ryeo-gang, who tilted his head, turned blue at Hwan-in’s story.
“So, do you want my life, Miss?”
=My, why would I want that?! Absolutely not!=
“Somebody warned me. He said things like my status could put my life in danger. The series of questions the young lady just asked were in line with that warning…….”
Asked if he wore a hood to hide his race. It is also interpreted as meaning that life may be in danger if the race is revealed.
Baek Ryeo-gang hurriedly held Hwan-in’s hand with a face as if she was about to cry.
=I don’t know what kind of warning he gave, but I never had such a dangerous thought. Trust me…… !=
Isilite and Resim, who were dismantling the bagul in a small commotion from behind, looked back, and Resim sighed, blindfolded by the misunderstanding, when he saw Baeknyeogang holding his hand as if hugging Hwanin.
“Then could you tell me why you asked that question?”
=…… Ah.=
Come to think of it, even the White Ryeo River was puzzled.
If you are your usual self, you will never bring up a story like that, in a way that makes the other person uncomfortable. However, as if he was used for something, he was jealous of Isilite and seemed to threaten him…….
‘…… Mental Invasion!’
Realizing the reason, Baek Ryogang immediately grabbed his staff with both hands and concentrated, and Hwanin almost struck Baek Ryogang’s neck with a black spear.
Recognizing that he was trying to attack himself with a staff, he tried to counterattack with his transcendent reflexes.
If it hadn’t been for the part of his emotions to have changed as he interacted with hundreds of souls, and if he hadn’t raised his mental strength through constant meditation, concentration, and physical training, Baekryeogang’s head would have been separated from his body and rolling on the ground by now.
Resim didn’t notice it, but Isilite did notice it from the experience of fighting with her phantom on several occasions.
She sneakily took a half-step behind Lessim and held the dagger for dismantling Hehyeongjong in reverse. It was to put a dagger in Resim’s neck as soon as Hwanin instructed with his eyes.
Seeing through that, Hwanin unknowingly sent a signal to say no, and then let out a small sigh.
Baek Ligang read that he was not trying to attack him, but was hanging something on his head.
I called Resim, who was looking at this with the sad face of a dog, and asked.
“Mr. What is the lady doing now?”
=Well, it’s like a mental protection spell.=
“…… Just hearing the name sounds like a very useful technique in the labyrinth.”
Reshim scratched the back of her head at the implicit question of why she didn’t use it until now and then said.
=Spells that protect the mind are not something that can be easily used and maintained. Requires a continuous chant or suitable reagent material.=
Lessim was also in a state of bewilderment. Because the lady who seemed fine until now is suddenly using a mental protection-type technique on herself.
Baek Ryogang puts the jewel of a cane on his forehead as if it takes time to cast the spell, and his lips continue to move.
Light starts to flow slightly from the green jewel and covers the white forehead of Baeknyeogang.
Hwanin, thinking that it was all right, explained to Reshim what had happened during the lunch break earlier.
= Ugh. Embarrassingly, I couldn’t even guess. I have no face.=
“It’s a pity that your mental power seems to have weakened considerably due to the work and the mental invasion, but it seems good to stop and return.”
=Okay. I will follow Hwanin’s opinion.=
Resim was sorry that she couldn’t see the forest floor and the large teleportation machine starting from the 16th floor, but she didn’t show it and nodded to Hwanin.
In the future, the labyrinth will enter countless times. It is too much to say that a problem arises for a young lady because of her own regret.
In the meantime, Hwanin’s head was spinning in a complicated way.
I learned from the labyrinth exploration for the past 6 days that Leshim and Baekryeogang’s personalities are as good as Susa’s, but what happened at the end was about to destroy the relationship they had built so far.
The answer was delayed because she was casting a spell on herself. Depending on how Baeknyeogang answers the last question, what will happen will be decided.
“…….”
The one who kills Baek Ryeo-gang and Leshim in the split options assumes the worst no matter how much he rolls his head.
Social leadership and the ruling class tend to react nervously when their authority is challenged.
But their children were killed by the lower ones?
Never tolerate They will try to catch the culprit by any means, which means that 1/4 of the world will turn into enemies.
The horse is 1/4, so almost the whole world turns into an enemy.
There is no reason to leave Luke and the wanted criminal, who is designated as a high-ranking baron, out of the four major races.
‘If that’s the case, is it just a matter of passing over to the forces of the evil faction?’
Assuming that kind of situation, I just laughed out loud.
If the damn guys forcibly summon them and try to kill them, this side has no choice but to struggle not to die.
You can attain Buddhahood through your words and actions. If so, he is a visionary who believes that it is possible to create a mixture of souls through words and actions.
‘If I continue to create hundreds of thousands or millions of mixtures until I die, it will be possible to turn the world upside down.’
Then you will be called the Demon King.
Come to think of it, it was Hwanin who thought that would be fun too.
A world full of enemies everywhere. You can commit blood and slaughter to your heart’s content until you die.
Then, along with the light source of the torches, from the only stairway leading down to the thirteenth floor, on the south side, a clattering sound began to be heard.
When I left the passage, I looked to my right and saw a group of torchbearers approaching in the gray darkness.
The number is 8 people. The distance is approximately 150 m.
All of them are professionals wearing an aura. One more thing here, the clothes are all unified, so I don’t look like an adventurer or an explorer.
The composition of the party is 1 warrior and 1 warrior, 3 archers and 3 magicians each.
The composition didn’t fit at all with exploration or adventure.
His movements and facial expressions seemed to check himself and the emergency food that followed him. And, from the color scheme of the leather armor worn by the authors, Hwanin instantly grasped the identity of the opponent.
‘The Bloodhide Clan.’
I want to cry, but it’s like slapping me on the face.
Hwanin smiled and grabbed the dagger at his waist.
[12th floor map]
