Chapter 550 – 543 Giant’s Forest Labyrinth
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Shaking my head.
In the middle of the endless prairie. Seeing the low-level land spirit sweeping the ground, raising both hands small and shaking his head, the Fleur-clan tracker, wearing a green hooded cloak, opened his mouth in exhaustion.
= Captain. Completely missed the trace.=
The Fleur tribe chaser, who was caught in the pouring rain, looked back at the answer that did not come back.
There, Fleur, a woman with aristocratically braided hair as blue as water, was looking up at the sky.
Seeing her unwilling to respond, the female pursuer sighed heavily and, like a captain, took off her green hood and began to pounce on her.
The raindrops soaked into her green hair, making it moist, and the excessive use of spirit power and communion with the spirits created heat on the crown of her head.
The female pursuer, who had been smoking a light steam over her head, spoke to her again with a grunt.
= Majesty. Make a decision that the mission cannot continue and stop and return, right? You’ve done enough for this.=
= No. Keep track =
The pursuer let out another deep sigh at the stubborn answer that did not suit the thin and fine voice.
= Uh~ It rained and all the traces disappeared, but how to track it down? The traces were faint and faint, but now the rain has washed away all traces of them. It is said that it is also embarrassing. =
=If Seongje and his party suddenly strayed from the main road, there are two reasons. One is that he noticed our pursuit and started breaking away and disturbing, and the other is that the target was the Labyrinth, not Palatum in the first place. Considering the movement path of the traces, it is judged that the purpose is to search for the labyrinth, not to disturb the departure.=
= Huh? Captain, do you know the location of the labyrinth in the Great Plain of Sijur?=
= Don’t know So don’t spare your spirit power and release all the children to explore the area.=
=…… Uhh.=
=Answer.=
=Nue~.=
In response to her defiant tracking officer’s reply, the woman called Captain sighed inwardly as she brushed her rain-soaked blue hair.
The two members of the unit following him also show signs of exhaustion from the ever-increasing deadlines.
An emergency order sent down from above on the way back after completing an external organ mission. It was the pursuit and contact of a specific person.
It was a long-term mission that lasted 3 months, and I thought I would finally go back and rest, but another long-term mission was issued without a promise. Tired but…….
‘Guys who are comfortable with speed.’
The captain, who knew the current situation in the family in detail, was not comfortable with her, unlike the girls.
If we analyze the mission instructions written on the messenger, it reveals an atmosphere in which the elder faction and the princess faction will face off in earnest in the family.
If you think about it, it is highly likely that the Gongnyeo faction sent someone to contact Seongje. Depending on the result of their mission now, the rise and fall of the family could be divided.
The captain felt the need to instill the seriousness of her case into her protruding subordinate’s head and opened her mouth.
= Looking at the order from the institution, it is revealed that not only we, but also the palace of Radsea and the council of the home country are moving to contact the Holy Emperor. Even the Gongnyeopa knew that we were moving like this, so could they be quiet?
=…….=
=If either side makes contact before us, this side’s mission is a failure. It is directly related to the fact that it poses a great threat to the city and the family. I know you’re tired from your long mission, but the current pursuit is so important that we are being ordered to do so. For the sake of the city, for the sake of the family, do your best.=
=… Ah true If you say that, you can’t help but be motivated.=
Seeing that the pursuer summoned a number of water, wind, and earth spirits, the captain closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them, and his eyes widened.
This mission must not fail.
‘Even if I kill all the other pursuers…….’
The aftermath brought about by Elkata’s vision of seeing was approaching Hwanin.
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The undulating black curtain at the entrance of the labyrinth appeared after going down about 20 steps.
And, like the prison labyrinth of a Farghist, when they passed through the black curtain, they were greeted by a completely different air and atmosphere from the outside.
The fresh smell of the rain and the forest disappeared in an instant, and the scent of the thick forest pierced the group’s lungs.
Stairs, left and right, and the hard earthen walls of the ceiling remain unchanged.
Even though there is nothing to be illuminated, the outline of the cave is vaguely visible.
The party was silently descending towards the end of the stairs, as if the darkness had opened its mouth in front of them.
=Seueuyup-=
Anne took a deep breath in so that the chest of her leather armor top slightly swelled, and quietly opened her mouth.
=It’s like the smell that gently flowed from the entrance. The identity of the labyrinth seems to be the same.=
=Then the key is whether the labyrinth is still level 5 or has grown to level 6 or higher. Miss Anne, do you know how long the stairs are?
Anne, who kept her mouth shut at Yu Lepa’s muffled question, put her hands behind her long ears and focused on the sound of her going down the stairs.
Then she answered with a slightly puzzled face.
= Uh…… The echo is a little strange?=
“How strange.”
=The reverberation sound of a general passage disappears after a certain attenuation. However, in this passage, it feels like the echo attenuation suddenly increases.
=Are you saying the aisle suddenly widens?=
Before Anne could answer Baekryeo-gang’s question, the evidence began to appear in front of her eyes.
The staircase, which was about 5m wide, suddenly widened left and right, and even the ceiling began to rise.
=…….=
=…….=
The width has widened by nearly 100m, and the ceiling has risen that much. Then the darkness seemed to suddenly approach.
Whii-
=Oh, the wind…….=
Just like Isilite’s small voice, the wind that smells like a forest blows thinly in front of you as if it has substance and passes by the surroundings.
“…….”
Hwanin, not surprised by this change, looked back at the Que who were following him, looking relaxed as if he had been relaxed by the smell of the forest, then opened her mouth.
“If the Quues aren’t nervous, it must mean that the area around the entrance is relatively safe. But if you have to run away from the giant, it would be a bad idea to come this way.”
= That’s right If it’s this wide, the giant will be able to chase it to the end.=
I don’t know how big the giants are, but at this height, most people should be able to chase them.
The reason for assuming such a situation was that the height of the floor was too high.
Anne, who has been to many labyrinths, brings out an opinion derived from her experience.
= Maybe this place looks like a fault labyrinth? =
“Okay.”
It’s been a while since we came down while talking to the wall on the right. In terms of depth, it is about 150m.
Still, the stairs are not over and the ceiling continues to rise.
Baek Ryeo-gang asked in a small voice as if he was dead, as if he was intimidated by these changes.
=Tsu, the height of the floor… It has to do with the depth of the labyrinth… Do you have…… ?=
= The fact that it supports this height without any support means that the labyrinth has some strength. It would be better if the isolation transformation was applied to the sky, but the fact that a labyrinth of this height is divided into several floors means that the power of the labyrinth is enormous.=
= Well, then…….=
“If there were a few more floors like this, it could be a 7th or 8th grade instead of a 5th grade.”
Yurpa and Baekryegang, who had little experience in the labyrinth, swallowed their saliva at what that fact meant.
According to what I just said, it means that there are a mix of 1st to 5th grade heterogeneous species on this floor, and if the labyrinth is 7th or 8th grade, it means that 7th to 8th grade heterogeneous species may also be roaming around.
Then, at the sound of a small voice coming from inside his pocket, Hwanin opened his collar. Then the gurgling, powerless voice becomes clearer.
“Ugh… Hwanin, I think this is a place where spirits can’t use their power…….”
“What do you mean?”
I looked around with the enhanced spirit vision, but I couldn’t see anything suspicious.
“This entire labyrinth…… It seems to be absorbing the power of nature little by little……. The lower or lowest level spirits won’t even show up at all, and even the middle level won’t last very long…….”
= As the labyrinth changes, it absorbs natural power and uses it to maintain its existence. =
Hwanin, who felt the same way as Anne’s analysis, who was listening to her, looked into her inner pocket and asked.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m half and half, so it’s okay…. It’s a bit weak right now, but once you get used to it, you’ll be able to move…….”
“Okay. Rest until then.”
“Yes…….”
It is a narrow inner pocket. It must be inconvenient to not be able to lie down properly and have to curl up like a fetus…….
However, there is no place to leave it alone. Hwanin closed her collar and opened her mouth.
“As you all have heard, the help of fantasy is no longer available. Be a little more nervous and look around. Yurpa hug Silu and stay with the Que. Emergency, you protect Yurpa and the other Que.=
Kyaew!
=Hey, Hwanin-nim, what should I do?=
“If you’re as skilled as you are, you’ll be able to fight even against a 4th-class alien. Don’t overdo it, stay by my side.”
=Neet.=
After deciding on the position of the party, after about 10 more minutes of going down, the party’s talk completely disappeared.
The ceiling was now so high that it was invisible, and the wall on the other side of the stairs had also disappeared into the darkness.
At that moment, the darkness that had blocked the vision in front of my eyes suddenly began to recede.
The party continued to descend the stairs, becoming more nervous about the sudden change…….
=…… Wow.=
= This, this…….=
Then, I opened my eyes wide enough to be speechless at the scene in front of me.
A forest covered in water fog from the moist rain blocked the group’s path, and unlike ordinary forests, everything was at least 10 times larger than outside.
Anne, who had found something, pointed to it in a voice that showed her bewilderment.
= Dew. Hey, is this a soothing flower?=
= It fits, but the size…… We only do our hair…….=
When Anne points to a white flower bud half the size of her own head, she mumbles Isilite as if she has nothing to say.
Usually, the size of a wild flower is about the size of a human fingernail. It’s partly because their heads are small, but I can’t believe the buds of those wild flowers are the size of a human head.
Isilite hesitated for a moment before she began digging into her waist-high lullaby.
Once it is appeased, it can be used as a digestive aid, and it is delicious even if it is seasoned or blanched.
Recalling Dalrae Ttukbaegi Bulgogi, Issilite pulled out Dalrae and stuck out her tongue. Usually, the leaves as thin as a thread are as thick as a green onion.
After sniffing and sniffing, Isilite cuts off the tip, wipes it well, puts it in her mouth, and tries to mumble.
=…… Yes. The smell and taste are soothing. =
At those words, Anne’s eyes brightened strongly.
If it’s this big, the mushroom must be big too.
A mushroom the size of a man!
Couw. Persevere
At that time, the big rock was kicked, and the flying fish kicked and pecked the ground like lightning to the point of making a loud sound.
Before long, an earthworm that was long and big enough to think it was a snake was bitten on the beak of the flight that was lifted.
= Hey, is that an earthworm? Isn’t that a snake?=
Seeing Kurti, Kufin, and Kura share it, Yurpa asked in a trembling voice, but the other women didn’t answer. No, I couldn’t
Hwanin, who looked at it with her girlfriends for a while, opened her mouth.
“…… I think I know why the spirits can’t use their power. Pay attention everyone It seems that not only the forest but also the creatures have become gigantic.”
The women just nodded their heads quietly as they watched the two-meter-long snake earthworm disappearing in the beaks of four Que (Silu was too small to eat).
