Chapter 209 – 203 Stupidity = Gottmogg’s Labyrinth
Is it because the checkpoint at the Baekwon wall and the checkpoint at the entrance to the labyrinth provide strainers twice? Inside the labyrinth, no one was visible beyond imagination.
Thanks to this, I was able to reach the 5th basement level without encountering another party, sweeping through each floor, checking for traps and purifying heterogeneous species.
In the first place, this trip to the labyrinth has a strong exploratory meaning with no requests, urgent missions, or time constraints.
In addition, the yard where the skills of the party are sure. If you proceed with a relaxed mind, there will be no problems.
Kwadeuk!
The skeleton wolf, whose skull was smashed by a light sword strike, collapsed.
=Compared to the Labyrinth where the light does not reach, the Heterogeneous species in the Prison Labyrinth are rather weak.=
Anne, who had never experienced the Labyrinth of Wayford, asked back.
=That much of a difference?=
= Yes. The heteromorphic species appearing there are centipedes, spiders, and winged heads, but they also use poison, disease, and paralysis. There were even five or six of them gathered together.=
Compared to him, the deformed species in the prison labyrinth here were sluggish and moved slowly, and the skeletons had poor durability, so they were not a threat.
In addition, the number of appearances is small compared to labyrinths where light does not reach, and the risk of being attacked by heterogeneous species during camping is low due to the existence of doors and rooms.
Looking at this point, the prison labyrinth seems to be easier, but the prison labyrinth has traps on each floor and a twisted structure, making it easy to get lost without a map.
Looking at the overall level, the difficulty of the two labyrinths is similar.
In terms of income, there is not much difference between the two labyrinths.
In the labyrinth where the light does not reach, the by-products and phase stones of the heterogeneous species are the main income, but in the prison labyrinth, treasure chests appear and various metal items and materials can be obtained from the labyrinth, so in terms of labor, the prison labyrinth is better.
However, unless you dismantle the facility to increase income, the labyrinth where light does not reach is superior in terms of profit…….
=It’s good because there are definitely no people.=
= Yes. I don’t have to worry about it, and I catch a lot of heterogeneous species, so I often get phase stones.
Hwanin and his party were rather making a bigger profit.
It was because they were almost monopolizing the heterogeneous species on each floor because they came in without passing the checkpoint.
While descending to the 5th floor, Lee Hyeong-jong purified a total of 125 animals, and recovered 6 first-class phase stones, 17 silver coins worth of precious metals, and a rusty sword, rusty shield, and rusty chain armor that were in the form of weapons.
He has already earned about 78 silver coins with the phase stone alone. Adding the selling price of precious metals and armaments to this amount equals one gold coin.
If it was 1 gold coin, it would be 2-3 days of profit for a normal 3rd class party.
If it was a normal party, it would have been a good thing, but Anne was satisfied with the rich Goh Hwan-in or Isilite, who carried more than two pockets for her personal child’s space, and did not care too much about money.
The party who came down to the 6th floor was able to experience a different atmosphere from the 1st floor.
First, the labyrinth got bigger and wider.
The floor height is 50cm higher than that of the 5th floor, and the aisle has also increased from 3m to 5m, giving a completely different atmosphere. Previously, it was an environment that stimulated a bit of atresia, but the second floor feels like a full-fledged labyrinth.
The size has also tripled compared to the previous floor, and the number of rooms has more than doubled.
From now on, it will take at least three times as long to search for one floor. If I work hard, can I go down 2 floors in a day?
As soon as Hwan-in came down the stairs, he looked around at the fork in her left and right paths and looked at her atmosphere.
=I don’t know if the light flowing from the wall has faded or if the passage has widened and faded.=
As Anne said, if you stand in the middle of the aisle, you can barely see the ceiling and the left and right walls.
All of the heterogeneous species that appear in this labyrinth do not hide their presence, so there will be no surprise attack, but the darkness creates primal anxiety and fear in people.
“Isilite, the lantern.”
When he is handed a magic tool, a steel lantern, and turns it on, a pale yellow light pushes away the darkness and illuminates the surroundings.
It’s fine now that I’m fine, but if fatigue builds up, I’ll feel uncomfortable even in this darkness, and when I start to feel that discomfort, my mental strength will be cut in real time.
The greater the inconvenience, the greater the speed, so it would be better to prevent it in advance.
After turning on the lantern and examining the room on the left, the group proceeded to deal with the heterogeneous species they encountered while moving along the aisle.
“Three corpses. Two ghosts. Skeleton Rat and Skeleton Dog.”
=The aisle has widened, so the number of people coming out has increased!=
Anne displays her fighting spirit and charges towards Hyungjong Lee, followed by Isilite.
Hwan-in waited behind Bi-sang and witnessed the battle between Anne and Hyung-jong Lee.
=Oh, these are a bit stronger!=
The movement of the corpse became a little closer to that of a person, and the reaction speed was clearly improved. The ghost’s movement speed also increased.
But even so, he is a heterogeneous species between the 1st and 2nd grades.
As if catching a mole, Isilite slammed the corpse’s head down and hit the two ghosts with the giant tower shield to annihilate them while destroying the two skeleton dogs running to the left and right of Anne with Red Rick, and Isilite nodded her head. Was
=It feels like the skeleton has become a little harder. Anne, if the beginning of the 2nd floor is like this, it will certainly become stronger from the 4th floor onwards, right?
= Um…….=
Thinking as if she had something to say, Anne nodded her head after a while.
=Well, Hyungjong Lee is in earnest from the 3rd grade. Level 4 on the 4th floor will give you a taste for fighting.=
=Is that all? I think I have something more to say.=
When Isilite, who was examining the heteromorph she had handled with a phase stone detection tool, asked, uhm, Anne let out her drool voice and put the Kang-, Warhammer on her shoulder.
=The prison labyrinth has grown. It seems like something might have happened on the 4th floor, but it might not be the case, so it’s hard to say.
=If it is 4th floor, it is 16th floor?=
=Uh.=
“There is no need to talk about things you are not sure about. I decided to check it on the 4th floor, and both will take care of it, but don’t be careless.”
=Yes.=
=Yes, Master.=
After hearing the ladies’ answers, Hwanin confirmed that the emergency was following him well, and then muttered as he stroked his left arm, which was covered in pale light.
“I need to find a campsite.”
As a result of checking the maintenance time of the soul orb, the current time is 9:00 PM.
It has been 12 hours since she entered the labyrinth. In addition, she came down to the 6th floor at once, but everyone is a professional and does not skip training, so she has enough stamina.
It’s an underground labyrinth where you can’t know day or night, so it’s okay to explore a bit more…….
‘I’ll have to distribute my pace as much as I have to spend 15 days in the labyrinth.’
= Is there a room nearby to camp? The rooms were all connected on the 5th floor.=
“Okay. There is a suitable room at the northwest end.”
= Then let’s go quickly. I’m slowly getting hungry. Are you hungry too?=
Couw.
Hwan-in, who petted Bi-sang who answered yes to Anne’s story, recalled the map on the 6th floor and started moving towards the room marked with number 38.
However, I was a little concerned about what Anne had just said.
The story that something seems to have happened on the 4th floor.
“…….”
If the heterozygosity was enhanced, this wouldn’t be a problem.
Isilite’s swordsmanship became strong enough to reach the 6th level after passing through the 4th and 5th levels through the tournament, and Anne was originally a 6th-class Holy Fighter.
Although the appearance of the spirits is very small and they do not receive the support of the spirit, they are capable people who can easily handle up to the 4th class heteromorphic species.
If there is one thing to be concerned about, it is the trap side.
Worrying about this and that, Hwanin entered the room marked number 18 and encountered a skeleton wolf the size of a horse.
The inside is about 13m wide and 22m wide. The room itself was spacious, but there are warehouse-like railings attached to the east and south walls for storage, making it cramped for two people to rampage against one large enemy.
“Isilite.”
=Yes.=
As soon as her name is called, Isilite, wearing Redrick over her shoulder, rushes at the giant skeleton wolf, which lowers its head and prepares to attack.
Dalgrak!!
The Giant Skeleton Wolf also lunged at Isilite, opening its mouth and making bone noises.
Kwaaaaang!!
Isilite thrust her greatsword down like a flash, splitting the giant skeleton wolf’s skull in half. It was a clean and tidy blow that had nothing to do with dodging or sleeping.
Hwanin, who had watched Anne approaching with her mark and even purifying the giant skeleton wolf, looked around the interior of the room, which was littered with soil, pebbles, and stone fragments.
Until this time, most of the rooms were just square like prisons, so it was the first time I had a room with a structure like a railing like this.
The broken helmet was placed on the edge of the railing in the southeast of the room, so I looked more closely to see if it had any meaning…….
‘It’s nothing special.’
It was just a broken helmet and an ordinary room.
Anne muttered as she listened to the broken helmet.
= With. The person who was wearing this must have had a broken head and died.=
= Just killed by a skeleton wolf…… It’s not a thing Did someone pass by and throw it away?=
=Well?=
Moving into the next room, Hwanin found a faded and torn tapestry hanging on the north wall.
A wheat field waving in the wind, a red sunset setting on the horizon, and a friendly village landscape surrounded by wooden railings.
Here and there, the torn and weathered tapestry depicts the Farghists before they became a city.
Issilite also sees it and reflects her curiosity.
= This is…… Are you a farhist? The scenery is somehow correct.=
“It’s like a memory of a building that played a role in the labyrinth.”
If the railing and helmet in the previous room were like that, it makes sense.
The phrase ‘gold is cursed’ on the 3rd floor must have appeared in that context. Didn’t it be said that Farghist grew greatly while discovering gold and silver mines around him?
Could it be that a prisoner who was brought to prison for money problems carved a message on the wall?
After taking an interest in Taffy, Hwanin took a look around the room and then approached the door to the north.
If most of the room’s structure and decoration are like this, you probably don’t need to worry too much about it.
Click, snap-
The moment he opened the door, Hwanin hit the two arrows that flew from the front with his scale and looked straight ahead with his brow slightly narrowed.
= Huh? What is the arrow?=
= It’s a poison arrow……. Isn’t the owner right?=
“Okay.”
He had the ring of divine protection from the wind he received from Seongju, so even if he stayed still in the first place, he wouldn’t have been hit, but he was a Hwanin deliberately knocked out for the sake of the party behind him.
The poison was only on the blade, and it was not necessary to clean the weapon because the arrow was hit with the arrow shaft, but Isilite took the balance just in case and began to clean it with holy water cloth and a general-purpose low-level antidote.
Hwanin, who handed the balance to Isilite, inspected the structure of the trap in the meantime.
‘It’s a pretty malicious rescue.’
The door opens when you open it from the inside, and it is designed to naturally touch the trap switch on the floor.
When the switch is touched, poison arrows fly from the wall in front of it.
When opening the door from outside the door, it was a natural position to step on, so if you make a mistake, two poison arrows could sprout from your back.
Anne sticks out her tongue as she carefully walks past her trap so as not to step on it.
= It’s the 2nd floor, now poison arrows are flying. Aren’t magic traps coming out on the 4th floor? Something like a transition trap, an explosion trap, or a transformation trap.=
=Anne. Be careful with your words. They say words become seeds.=
When Isilite growled, her face slightly worn, Anne, startled, hurriedly shook her hand.
= No no! This is something that has already been decided whether I say it or not, right? It’s not like the labyrinth listens to me and creates traps.=
=So, are you going to say anything in the future?=
=…… Jeshonhapnyudaaaaang!=
She apologizes first, as if she saw the disadvantage, but perhaps because she was too harsh in her tone, Isilite slaps Anne on the back.
Kang!
= Ah. Go away! Dew is bothering me!=
=My, when will I?! Anne first…… !=
Hwanin, who was writing down what he found while examining the traps, cast his gaze at the women who were arguing with each other.
Isilite and Anne fall away from each other while secretly avoiding Hwanin’s gaze.
Even while playing around like that, the boundaries between the owners are clear. Whether to call it wonderful or pitiful for not forgetting one’s duty and place.
Kyu.
It was an emergency crying out that it was pathetic toward such women.
[Prison labyrinth basement 6th floor]
