Chapter 332 – 326 the Spawning Pool Labyrinth
It’s been two days since I entered the labyrinth that came to be called the spawning pond.
Hwanin and his party were moving to the right along the edge of the labyrinth, going around an impassable place where the trees were entangled like a wall.
Rather than blindly going into the depths, it was to move along the outskirts and roughly estimate the width of the labyrinth and grasp the ecology of the labyrinth.
Even in the midst of this, they encountered spawning ponds without a break, and battles continued without a break.
If you follow the smell of water or move in the direction where the heterogeneous species came, spawning ponds of various sizes will appear without fail, and a battle will break out again with the heterogeneous species staying around the spawning pond or with the heterogeneous species that came belatedly following the noise of the battle.
As a result, eight large and small spawning ponds the size of a soccer field or slightly smaller were arranged, and close to 90 heterogeneous species gathered in places like dead ends were also dealt with, but the party could not reach the edge of the labyrinth.
=This magic tool that my sister made is not broken, right?=
= Yuri unnie can’t give something like that to the owner. =
=That’s right.=
I moved east for two days using a compass magic tool pointing north unconditionally, but the wall or edge still did not appear.
Kukkoom!
The soul explosion orb is sucked into the snout of the thorny frog that was preparing to spit without a single mistake, and at the same time explodes, spraying blood and flesh.
“The thorny toad is the end.”
=Yes!=
=Okay! Whoops!=
At the same time as the explosion of the last thorny frog, the women of Hwanin, who had been moving a little passively, immediately changed their stance, rushed towards the parasitic tentacle toad and poison arrow frog and literally slaughtered them.
Yesterday evening, when I was fighting with 7 heteromorphs, a melee broke out when 9 more heteromorphs were added.
And once a dangerous situation happened, while fighting with a total of 16 different species, Isilite almost got hit by a poison arrow frog.
At first, I trusted my own ability and left all the judgment.
Hwanin judged that with their abilities, even if there were 10 of them gathered together, they would be able to wipe out level 3-4 parasitic tentacle toads, thorny toads, and poison arrow frogs alone.
However, as the two of them fought each other while playing freerolls, the battles were mixed together, and the frequency of being attacked from all sides naturally increased.
Usually, the party does not deal with more than twice the number of members in the labyrinth.
Enemies of a similar class are naturally dangerous, and even if their class is lower than the party level, if they are overwhelmed by numbers, an unpredictable situation may occur and their lives may be in danger.
Neither Anne, who had a lot of experience in the labyrinth, nor Isilite, who only had the experience of traveling with her Hwanin, had little experience fighting against such a large number.
Because of this, there was some noise on the first day, but from the second day, Hwanin stepped in and coordinated the battle.
“Isilite! Take care of your left and right sides and your back! The enemy is not one!”
=Four!!=
“Anne! The enemy’s rearguard is dispersing! Are you going to miss it like this!”
=Sorry!!=
“Do not recklessly charge into the enemy horde!”
“Place another enemy in line with the poison dart frog’s charge!”
“Pay attention to the movement of the pack, not the movement of the enemy!”
As a result of giving instructions from behind so that they could demonstrate their skills in one-on-one battles, Issilite and Anne quickly began to adapt to one-on-one battles.
After a while.
Isilite, who had slashed the last of her heteromorphs out of 16, looked around at the monsters that had exploded, cut and dismembered, and let out a sigh.
=Master, you worked hard.=
“Good work.”
=Anne did a good job.=
= Yes, you too. Wait a minute. I’ll cast the spell of detoxification.=
She strikes the head of a poison arrow frog wriggling while she is still alive, crushing her, and then returns and casts the spell of detoxification on Isilite, and she herself receives the effect of her spell.
Isilite asked, nodding her head lightly in thanks.
=Is the remaining phase power okay? It’s the 4th battle in the morning only.=
= Yes. I like the effect of the phase power regenerating ring I received from Mr. Malvin in Owling as a reward. We still have about 60% left. Aren’t you tired?
=It’s me, my master replenishes my energy every time.=
Hwanin, who infused Isilite with the energy flowing from the magical gi-guwon, listened to her girlfriends’ conversations, opened her notebook, and looked at the map she had recorded so far, and was immersed in her thoughts.
‘The labyrinth is wider than expected.’
I spent two days moving except for combat and rest time, and I still don’t feel like I’ve reached the wall.
If the movement was done in a clockwise direction, you would have thought that the labyrinth was circular, but now it is moving in an almost straight line even though there are curves.
“…….”
Hwanin’s eyes turn to the magic tool compass, and then to the girls who are looking for the phase stone in her corpse field with her topology stone detection tool.
From the actions of the girls wandering around here and there, the feeling of increased fatigue is transmitted.
It’s not physical fatigue, it’s a picture of mental fatigue accumulating rapidly while dealing with the dark jungle forest, the unpleasant smell of rotting water puddles with high humidity, and the sticky and muddy amphibians.
Here’s the labyrinth’s mind-invading effect.
‘It’s difficult like this.’
On the second day, I planned to speed up the exploration after checking the corners of the labyrinth and checking the internal ecosystem and environment of the spawning pond labyrinth.
However, the achievement rate achieved in the expected time was only half. I only checked the ecosystem of the labyrinth.
Hwanin finished detecting her phase stone and fired a wave of tranquility as he watched them return. Then, both make mentally relaxed expressions, as if taking a hot shower on a cold day, then come back to their senses and smile at Hwanin.
“I need to correct the route.”
= Huh? Yes?=
“The inside is wider than what I saw from the sky on the flight.”
The place Hwanin entered was the middle of the forest covered in blue fog.
That’s why, considering the speed of the party’s movement, I thought that the corner of the labyrinth would come out if I held it for about two days.
“But when the two days are over, the third day begins, and the end is not in sight. Even though it is moving 1.3 times faster than expected.”
No matter how you think about it, the area of the spawning pond labyrinth is more than three times wider than what you see from the outside.
At this rate, it is unreasonable to inspect the entire labyrinth and destroy the core and core within a week.
“It’s not like I’m lost because I’m tempted. If you go into the center, there will be stronger heterogeneous species, but since time is not unlimited, I think we should avoid wasting time wandering around the outskirts.”
= What…… It’s almost a theory that an open labyrinth is wider than an extended labyrinth. Speaking of a 4th grade labyrinth, the 20 floors of a normal underground labyrinth are spread out into one floor. It has to be wide.=
“Okay. So, since I have adapted to the environment and the types of enemies to some extent, I plan to move toward the center of the forest with the feeling of filling the empty space on the map.”
After looking at each other for a moment, his women nodded. Because in this situation, there is no sharp method.
Hwanin started to tell them about the plan he had made based on his guess as he moved eastward.
“Most of the spawning ponds I saw on the way here were submerged with animals and other beasts. There were no people.”
=Yes.=
“I can’t be sure, but I can read that for this reason those toads and frogs prefer women.”
=For what reason?=
“An object that is so fragile that it can be completely contained in its snout and cannot injure the inside.”
Isilite and Anne’s expressions hardened as they noticed what Hwanin was about to say.
=… A woman whose body is weak when her phase power drops and loses her weapon would be suitable.=
=Because men have tough fingernails and claws, molars and strong teeth…….=
There is a space inside the oral cavity that can contain a person’s size, and there is a genital organ for reproduction inside.
Considering the characteristics of men and women in these two things, such a conclusion cannot but be drawn.
“For that reason, humans will be treated as high-class hosts among these amphibians, and naturally, stronger individuals than weaker individuals will take such hosts as they deserve.”
=Because strong heterogeneous species usually live inside the labyrinth…….=
Anne listened to Isilite’s muttering.
=The spawning ground outside the labyrinth… That must be why there are no people in the spawning pond. If you go inside, there will be people in the spawning pond.=
Because of her anger, Anne’s tone naturally hardened.
Hearing that voice, Hwanin swallowed the words he was trying to say.
A person who is faced with great despair, pain and suffering is more likely to die and remain as a soul.
Heading towards the center, there will undoubtedly be the souls of the victims.
She was a Hwanin who decided that if she woke up with the wave of tranquility and the injection of aura, she would be able to obtain information about this labyrinth, but she instead brought up another story that had been postponed due to high uncertainty.
“Okay. The more you go into the center of the labyrinth, or the more comfortable you are in the labyrinth, the more human traces there will be. She should be able to save a bit more time that way than figuring out the overall shape of the labyrinth and going to the center. There is also the aspect that if you go around the edge of the labyrinth and kill all the heterogeneous species without any gaps, you will be safe, so it’s not bad…….”
= Ah! If you go fast, maybe you can find a living person?!=
The moment Isilite answered with her flower-tinged face, Hwanin felt the dark forest light up and shut her mouth for a moment.
I didn’t put the rescue of the living person on the number of things.
There is also an aspect of becoming safe, so there is nothing wrong with it, but Hwanin, who was about to say that it was not good because it took a long time, was a little taken aback, but she answered without showing it.
“It was two months ago that the women were first taken away.”
=Choi, could the women who were taken away recently be still alive?=
“I guess so. And those women must be near the core. I think going straight to the center of the labyrinth to save any number of women is a shortcut to suicide.”
Hwanin’s story was cold to hear, but it was an extremely reasonable and straight-forward story about her exploration of the labyrinth.
Even the party that rushed in to destroy the labyrinth cleaned up the surroundings first before fighting the core in the deepest part.
What if it was an open labyrinth with one floor? Of course, the burden increases.
If you can rescue a person who has been dragged away, it’s good to do it. That said, it’s a total turn of events for this side to take risks in order to rescue them.
Anne understood that she was helpless, but she was a little depressed.
“…… It’s late today. Let’s camp nearby.”
= Yes….=
Hwanin, who spent the second night after entering the labyrinth, could confirm that Issilite and Anne’s expressions improved significantly, perhaps because they had spent the night.
However, Hwanin was still thinking about his actions yesterday.
“Then let’s go.”
= Yes. Dew, I’ll ask your side.=
=Leave it to me.=
Hwanin looked at the backs of the girls who were moving forward and asked himself a question.
‘I don’t like being hated by Isilite and Anne.’
At that time, if she had come up with the best plan she had in mind, the girls who were outraged by the shape of the spawning pond labyrinth would surely have been disappointed with her remarks.
So far, there have been many decisions made that deviate from human reason.
In Farhist, Gilles = Bexle and his companions were unilaterally declared evil and annihilated.
Inducing a conflict between Kravery and Farhist (I heard that the atmosphere between Farhist and Kravery at the time of leaving Hellumen was extremely savage, so it wouldn’t be strange if a war broke out right away).
Assassination of Bijalux’s Aldhelm for seriously hurting his heart.
Using Cedar’s soul to assassinate Aldhelm.
He didn’t even think about saving Staretta (he could have saved her somehow if he had cut off her limbs and used Force and Serenity Wave).
Of course, these were all sexual misfortunes or an extension of the spirit mission activities.
Isilite and Anne also understood that and actively cooperated with Hwanin’s actions.
Exploring this labyrinth is, in a broad sense, to help Kravin Village, but if you’re just helping, there’s no need to come all the way here.
All you have to do is stay in the village and repel the attacking xenomorphs until support comes from Prabur.
However, entering the labyrinth with her own greed and using the victim’s soul to achieve her greed is something that Issilite and Anne will be disappointed no matter how much they think about it.
Hwan-in imagined the disappointed girls looking at him with contempt and contempt.
…… If you don’t like it, just think that’s it.
This is a superficial feeling. It’s unpleasant to look deep inside…… No, it’s wrong with those feelings. I felt a more fundamental emotion.
Negative emotions such as bitterness, displeasure, and rejection. Those feelings are followed by the thought that you hate the situation itself.
What would you do if you assumed that such a situation shut up?
She will consider breaking up with her if she ever gets into trouble with them.
It is clear that if you break up with them, you will feel low for a while and your physical condition will not be good. No, there is no doubt that he will feel extreme boredom and annoyance, throw away all activities of soul work, and live as he pleases.
Even if they leave, the emergency will remain by his side.
Now, if you use the emergency ability to fly for more than 3 hours and the knowledge and skills you have acquired so far, you can enjoy a good meal as an aristocrat even if you are not a king in this world.
After finding a professional slave and sealing her mouth tightly, she wanders around the labyrinth, catches a heterosexual species, earns money, buys a mansion, and rescues her maid and her maid.
As she sprinkles money, she will continue to take in her concubine, who is her job, and absorb her spirit energy and pursue convenience with her own knowledge and live a life of revelry.
“…….”
But it’s a rough road.
= Huh? Doryeong, there is a spawning pond, but it seems that the road beyond it is blocked.=
“… Is it like the wall you passed yesterday? Can you break through this time?”
=I’ll try it.=
A living wall created by intertwining trees so that one cannot see beyond one meter. Arriving there, Anne grabbed her hammer of punishment with both hands and tried to swing it, but Isilite stopped her from behind.
=Anne, I think it will be easier to make a path with a sword than a blunt weapon, so I’ll do it.=
= Ong. =
Issilite, who held her Anne behind her, created her light sword and approached a tree that grew densely like a wall.
Her phantom gave her her lesser elemental code, and Isilite increased the length of her enhanced multiple swordsmanship due to her buff, then proceeded to cut down her tree without mercy.
Tsuak-Koo-Gung, Ku-Goo-Gung-
Each time it is cut, a line of white light is drawn in the air, and five or six trees are cut down at the base and fall down.
The tree that fell down and blocked the road making a roaring sound made the way for the convenience of the Hwanin following Anne.
Hwan-in followed him and stuck closely behind him, pressing his head with the tip of his beak on his back and stroking the mischievous flight attendant.
The touch of the soft feathers tickled between his fingers, but Hwanin was recalling his past to the extent that he could not feel it.
In the past, when he was working for the company, Hwanin saw his motives and shooters laugh, get angry, and get annoyed at women’s issues, thinking that he was wasting his emotions on meaningless and worthless things.
To be honest, he was devalued as a pathetic person who couldn’t control one of his emotions, but when he experienced it, this emotion is not the kind that can be easily controlled.
Even when he lets go of his emotions and clears his mind, he takes it back as if he never did.
‘So, taking into consideration the feelings of the girls, did you say the second best instead of the best? In order not to destroy the current relationship with them.’
So far, I have done a few things such as adjusting my schedule or providing convenience in consideration of them.
However, since she had never prioritized their feelings over efficiency like this time, she was a little perplexed by the feeling that she was not like herself.
As a result, thoughts tried to develop defensively, but Hwanin suppressed the reflexes of such thoughts.
It’s a little confusing and it seems like you need time to organize your thoughts, but if you think about it, it’s not necessary.
Female friends send infinite trust and affection to themselves. If you think that your change is also to repay that kind of heart, it will be easily solved without any problems.
One question he has is why he suddenly became like this, but it doesn’t seem to matter even if he doesn’t know.
‘Maybe this feeling will grow and turn into love.’
Hwanin unknowingly laughed. Love, indeed, can’t be a word that makes chicken meat rise.
But at the same time, it is expected. When he learns love, he wonders if he will be able to act like his parents.
Anne, who was walking in front of her, looked back at her Hwanin’s small laugh, but she shook her head as if it was nothing, and she turned her head in front of her again.
Hwanin also put aside his useless thoughts and began to closely monitor and monitor his surroundings.
What if…… If Hwanin had been staying in the village or had a lot of time moving between villages, she would have easily found out the cause of her change through reflection.
For Hwanin, the only true family is his deceased parents.
Other than that, it is divided into three categories: People who are good to keep close / People who don’t care if they die / People who should be killed.
Isilite, Anne, and Yurpa also belonged to that three-part division.
In her head, she thought of them as girlfriends and her actions also treated them as girlfriends, but subconsciously considered them as strangers.
It was, but it was a good time for my parents, and that evening, as the two sons, I clearly felt the fence of family. Hwanin strongly felt the nostalgia of family in his girlfriends, and such nostalgia made some changes to Hwanin’s unconscious.
Isilite, Anne, and Yurpa. Even the fantasy and emergency that laughed and chatted outside the house. I came to recognize them as family, albeit vaguely, subconsciously.
Isilite is dedicated to serving herself even at the expense of herself.
With her bright and outgoing personality, Anne shows off her retriever-like affinity and approaches her sincerely like her girlfriend.
Similar to Isilite, Yurupa devotes herself to throwing her body away without expecting anything.
If it wasn’t for the words and actions that the girls have accumulated on a regular basis, this would not have happened, but because of the process of devotion and affection, the result of trust and family came out.
The day will come when Hwanin will know.
Her true bond was not on Earth, but in another world, Nione Breath.
= Huh? Master, a labyrinth has appeared.=
Hwanin and the others made the road for about an hour and at one point found a cloud of fog that was dyed blue and wrapped around them.
It is the boundary line that separates the inside and outside of the labyrinth.
=So this is the eastern edge of the labyrinth?=
“If we had kept moving yesterday, we would have found the eastern wall on the second day.”
This can be referred to as the margin of error. Hwanin took out his notebook and rescheduled it again, telling her girlfriends.
“I’m going back there.”
Then, returning to the place where he started to build the road, Hwanin began to follow the wall to the north.
= Another wall. Do-ryeong, pierce here too?=
“Okay. From now on, go straight up until you reach the north wall. Isilite, ask for it whenever a wall appears.”
=Yes, Master!=
Hwanin and his party began to pass through, rather than turning around, when a wall made of intertwined trees appeared.
In the meantime, the three amphibians in the spawning pond attacked due to the noise, but Hwanin, who had been acting like a wait-and-see from behind, actively stepped forward to wipe out the heteromorphic species, so the group’s movement speed was incomparably faster than before.
As a result, we reached the northern end of the right wall of the labyrinth in one day.
=Uh, if you calculate like this, you can find the center of the labyrinth?=
“It is not exact. It’s just a rough guess.”
Applying triangulation, Hwanin calculated the direction where the center would be, albeit roughly, using the maps he had drawn so far, the azimuth angles, distances, and compasses he had written down.
Accuracy is about 60%. It was a terrible figure, but it was a result that could be achieved because he was convinced that the labyrinth was a square.
Still, it’s better than nothing, and it’s no problem since the second search has been confirmed based on that area.
The only consumables consumed for the past three days were 3 days worth of food and 16 holy water cloths used to wipe the body and armor.
There were 84 pieces of holy water cannon left, 12 days worth of food, 7 days worth of food in a personal bag, 19 days left, and none of the potions, restoratives, and herbs prepared for abnormal conditions were used.
Hwanin thought of the humans to be dispatched from Prabur and decided that time was the greatest enemy.
“We will camp here for today.”
However, I do not intend to rush. This won’t be the only opportunity to see the heart of the labyrinth.
After confirming that the current time was 9:00 p.M. And declaring camping, Hwanin looked at the map in his notebook again and quietly wrote down the events of the day on one side of the notebook.
(Spawning pond labyrinth day 3)
