Chapter 640 – 633 Labyrinth of the Sea of Rising Clouds
After the sound of the beautiful melody, the women guessed the cause of the sound.
= After all, isn’t this the sound of angels singing? I heard that the knights say that this place is an island of angels in other words.=
=It is written that the angelic heteromorphic species appears from the inside of the 4th floor. I have to go inside for a while, but can I hear the song all the way from there… ?=
=Since the island is said to be straight rather than circular, I don’t think the singing voice from the inside was transmitted.=
= Right. It is said that strong winds continue to blow above the clouds.
= Then hide under the clouds… ?=
Ayeong, Anne, and Isilite exchange stories, and Baekryeogang and Yurpa look over the sea of clouds where thick clouds form quietly.
= Um… I can’t see anything in my eyes. You can’t even see inside the clouds. Do you see something in Yuri unnie’s farsightedness?=
= No… There are only a few flying birds. It looks hazy even with clairvoyance as if the cloud speed is full of phase power…=
As if no answer came out, Yurpa gently rubbed the Hwanin’s chest, then found the area where the Hwanin was inside and poked it with her finger.
= Yuna~. Is there anything detectable in your elemental art?=
“… Doesn’t exist. As Yurpa said, even the spirits won’t be able to see inside the clouds.”
=Is it because there are dangerous monsters living in the clouds?=
“No. It’s a cloud of corrupted phase power, so the spirits don’t want to enter it.=
With her head poking out of Hwanin’s inner pocket, Hwanyeon’s eyes only saw the wind spirits excitedly flying around.
Especially at the top of the clouds, this tendency is great, and as you get farther from the ground, you can see not only intermediate level spirits, but also high level spirits.
“Hmm… Is it at least 10km away from where the high-level wind spirits hang out? Just how wide is this labyrinth?”
=The book says there is up to the 867th peak.=
“Anyway. Hwanin and Bisang tell them not to go above the clouds. Not only the wind created by the wind spirit, but also a strange wind, so if you make a mistake, you will fall into the sea of clouds.”
Hearing her warning, Hwanin looked again at the booklet describing the Labyrinth of the Rising Cloud Sea.
The reason why the girlfriends just cared about the singing voice was that it could be her Labyrinth’s active mental invasion attack.
However, in the booklet, it was only briefly described that ‘in the labyrinth, a melody called the angel’s song resonates from time to time.’
There is not a single line mentioned about the cause, the problem caused by it, the accident that occurred, or the incident.
= Ah. I hear you again. =
=… ? Oh, I can hear it too. =
A few seconds after the words of Anne and Ah-yeong, you really start to hear the singing voice coming from all directions.
Hwanin closed her eyes at the right moment and closely examined her stomach and the change in her body condition.
If this is a kind of attack from the Labyrinth, it will affect the phase flow that responds to energy such as phase force.
Isilite and Anne also follow and contemplate the inside, and Ayoung and Yurpa each take out their signs and wands to perform magic protection secrets and mental protection spells.
… ♩ … ♪ … ♪
The sound that flowed in their silence stopped and after a while, Issilite muttered with a slightly puzzled expression.
=… I don’t feel anything. =
= Me too How are Yul and Ayoung?=
= There was no external stimulus to the magic protection. Isn’t it phase power… ? Are you Ahyeong?=
=I was wearing mental protection, and so was I.=
The women, who confirmed that no one had achieved success, naturally looked at Hwanin, who still had his eyes closed.
“… I also don’t feel anything strange. Even the spirit’s eyes do not see any signs of unusual attacks, so it must be a simple song.”
Even Bisang, who was carrying some of the burden, and Silu, who was calmly on the back of the emergency room, did not show a hostile reaction to the song.
Anne, who received the labyrinth booklet she had already read through several times, quickly turned it over, she said.
=It’s not mentioned in the booklet, but it’s a place that Palatum’s knights have been using as a training ground for hundreds of years. The fact that we haven’t figured out anything strange even after doing this is just a labyrinth aimed at neurosis.=
= It’s a little contradictory to say that a song that makes you feel at ease is an attack to induce neurosis. =
“Come on, let’s leave before it’s too late.”
As of now, there is nothing wrong with the song. As Anne said, it would be correct to see it as a device to induce neurosis.
The response would be to act on the mind at that time, so Hwanin, who decided to spread the wave of peace at that time, took strides forward.
A reddish sunset is rising little by little on the distant horizon, as if time is synchronized with the outside.
Night will come in a few hours, so you’d better get as far away from the entrance as possible in the meantime.
After about 2 hours.
Stepping on dry leaves and climbing a relatively low and steep mountain path, the group was attacked by a fearless deformed species several times.
As stated in the booklet, they are all flying types, but they are not deformed species with distorted and ugly appearances, but birds of prey that have changed by accepting some phase power into their bodies.
Bald eagle, black kite, buzzard, banded hawk, osprey, caracara.
In addition to birds of prey, there were large magpies, crows, grouse, hornbills, and birds such as cranes and storks.
Monsters that are only 1st or 2nd class heteromorphic species, but when an ordinary traveler encounters them, they must be very nervous because they have to fight at a disadvantage in a state where air supremacy is suppressed.
Such birds became good targets for Baekryeo River.
Wedge liquid— … Cucumber!
The giant crow Heterogeneous, who avoided the first arrow, was hit by two arrows that followed and fell into the sea of clouds scattering gray feathers.
=Lyegang, you missed one step. You didn’t shoot without thinking, did you?=
= Yes. His eyesight is so good that he reacts whenever he tries to shoot an arrow, so he guided it with the first shot.
=It’s a good decision, but arrows are the life of an archer. What if I just wasted my life? For those of you who have good eyesight and are good at dodging arrows, think about how you can hit them.=
=… I think you can shoot in the direction that cuts off the flow by tracking the bird’s wingspan and flight trajectory.
= Did you know? I know why not use it?=
= My older brother showed me when I was learning the sword… I didn’t know that would apply to bows.=
=Ah.=
The purpose of entering the Labyrinth of the Sea of Rising Clouds is Baekryeogang’s shooting practice and training.
Upon hearing the information that the Knights used the labyrinth for training, they originally planned to narrow down three people and only look at the 4th or 5th floor, but the regent changed the plan because of Teiamus.
For that purpose, Baekryeogang’s bow skills were rapidly improving. He starts to use not only continuous shooting and howitzer, but also curve shots using wind in strong winds.
Cheek-Puck!
Kit it!
An arrow that flew in an S shape in an invisible wind storm pierced the neck of a xenomorph, three times the size of Earth’s buzzard.
Heterogeneous Jong falls to the edge of the shore with a large arrow stuck in his neck.
Ah-young, who watched it, raised her thumb and said.
= Great You said you were a windman before you were alive, right? So I guess I can intuitively feel the flow of the wind.=
= Yes. Even though we’re far away, somehow I think I know.=
=It’s a natural archer’s quality.=
Embarrassment blooms on Baek Ryeo-gang’s face as A-yeong makes a fuss and holds a lightning-shaped bow in her arms.
= Brother! I’ll bring you what I caught!=
“Okay.”
=Ryogang, let’s go.=
=Yes.=
Anne, who had been watching from behind her as they ran towards her, with her long ears pricked up, wary of the appearance of her enemy, opened her mouth.
=It is rather comfortable that there are no other adventurers or explorers.=
“Surely. Anything that approaches is no better than an enemy.”
Isilite nodded her head to Hwanin’s empathy. It reminded me of the workers who suddenly turned into thieves in Wayford’s labyrinth where light did not reach.
However, Yu Lepa, who was crouching down under her bony tree and carefully plucking her flowers, looked back at her briefly and asked if she didn’t sympathize with her.
=So?=
= Yul said that she didn’t go into the labyrinth, right? Have you ever heard that the most dangerous thing in a labyrinth is not heteromorphic species, but people?
Are those guys approaching mediocre explorers, or bandits looking for an opening here?
It is natural that the more factors that stimulate thinking, the more mental fatigue increases.
Carefully digging up her roots so as not to damage them, Yurpa carefully shook off the soil and patted her on the waist, then stood up and asked:
=I’ve heard of it, but I was wondering if it’s okay to be wary of people and heterogeneous species alike.=
=Yes, but it could be someone who is really hurt and is asking for help?=
= Whoops. Miss Anne is nice~.=
Feeling her face heat up a bit at her praise, she deliberately changed her subject.
=By the way, Yul has been digging something since before, what is it?=
= Huh? Ah~ I saw herbs and flowers that grow only in high mountains here and there. If you order or something, you have to pay 2 silver coins for a flower like this.=
Looking at the flower in her hand, Anne widened her eyes.
Is a flower the size of a palm so expensive? On the way back, her sister picked up about 8 of them, so that alone costs 16 silver coins. Yes!
16 silver coins is a large amount of money that an ordinary person from the city can earn by working for half a year.
Even so, the ability of the party was enough to earn hundreds of gold coins a month if they wanted to.
It was enough to earn over 30 gold coins from a few hunts in the forgotten old city labyrinth.
It’s surprising, but I’m interested in other things than that.
=That means this is a high mountain area, but the air is not very thin. It wouldn’t be too high if the clouds were flowing under your feet.
= I’m a little out of breath? Isn’t it because the ladies of Anne have excellent physical abilities?
=Uh, I think my physical strength got better after becoming a spirit knight.=
The group, who had been exchanging stories and practicing shooting against the new heterogeneous species that appeared, proceeded rather quickly, exclaiming exclamations the moment they reached the highest peak seen from the entrance.
=Wow!=
=Oh?=
Like a snake crawling, the ridge continues all the way to the horizon made of clouds in front.
To the left and right, the rolling sea of clouds stretched out far to the end of the field of view, and hearing the voice of an angel again amidst the setting sun dyeing the sea of clouds red, I can only think of how beautiful and dreamy it is.
Is there any other place in the world where the word sea of clouds fits so well?
Baek Ryeo-gang, who was deeply immersed in the scenery that stimulated the girl’s sensibility, found something and called Hwan-in and the women.
= Older brother, older sisters. Look at the sky in front of me.=
=… Hmm? Something is flying and fighting… Is it It’s too far away so I can’t see it well. =
= I’ll try using remote sighting for a moment… Flavians and angels. The Flavius are wearing the armor of the Sky Knights, and the opponent has a halo above his head and a pair of large wings… It looks smaller than a little fingernail, so I don’t know more.=
It is a distance vision technique that can expand the field of view up to 100 km, but the fact that it can only be seen at about 1/3 the size of a little fingernail means that it is the maximum field of view.
“100 km ahead is probably around the 4th floor.”
= It’s quite far. It will take a few days just to go back and forth normally.=
Hearing Anne’s story, Hwanin also nodded her head slightly.
The text on the booklet that says it is made up of islands seems to correspond to the entrance to the labyrinth, and the ridge continues.
Even if you go up and down along the ridge, 100km is a distance that would require at least one day and three days if it is long.
Hwan-in looked at the sky that was gradually turning black as if she had sprinkled ink on her and sang Hwan-yeon in her arms.
“Hwanyeon, is there a place to camp nearby?”
「Okay. If you go down there, there’s a spot that looks like a basin, but you won’t be able to see it from the outside.”
I followed the place that Hwanyeon told me, and there was a place that was really sunk enough to camp for about 8 people.
“The sun will set in a few tens of minutes, so we camp here today. Tomorrow, we aim to reach the 4th tier zone.”
=Yes, Master.=
=Yes.=
=Yes!=
Trees cover the surroundings, but if you light a fire, you can see the terrain from afar.
Hwan-in told Hwan-yeon to build a wall with dirt like an igloo, and then she and Anne and Ah-yeong went around the area to pick up firewood.
From thick and large twigs to small twigs for kindling.
Ah-young, who had been picking up everything she saw, asked.
= Sister. Cooking is done with magic tools and there are magic tools for thermal sleeping bags, but do you really need to pick up firewood to start a fire?
= Seul Lee says that the taste is completely different from rice cooked with firewood and cooked with a stove. And don’t you feel relieved when you see the bonfire?
=Ah, I used to be an assassin, so I like dark things. Anyway, I’m looking forward to seeing Issilite unnie grilling birds for dinner!=
= Ah… It’s been a long time since I ate grilled birds. The sweet and sour grilled bird made by Seuli Lee was really delicious…=
As Anne muttered to her with a vague expression, Ayoung blinked at her and opened her mouth with a coy expression.
= Ugh. I think this question is a bit like that…=
=What is it?=
=Sister, if you do tree planting, you can’t eat meat or even fish. How are you holding up? Also out of love for her brother? =
= Huh? Yes, yes… G?=
= Wow! As expected, Anne is respected! In just one year, she was able to grow a tree and curb her desires. As expected, the lineage of the royal family is unique!=
Anne laughed awkwardly at Ah-young’s pure admiration, then slightly turned her head away.
How could she tell the truth to a child who admired her innocently like that? She said that Hwanin’s semen was so delicious that it would kill her lust for her meat.
“…”
Suddenly noticing that Hwanin was smiling strangely, Anne secretly approached him and stabbed her in the side.
=Why are you doing this?=
“I didn’t say anything.”
=… The timing of your smile is strange. =
Hwanin smiled at her cute grumbling and looked at Ayoung, who was diligently picking up her firewood.
“Ayeong will know when the tree issue is resolved… I just thought it would be a good idea to let you know in advance. Before being treated like a pervert sister later.”
=Ugh.=
But. I don’t know now because of the access ban, but when Ah-yeong starts to be embraced by Doryeong…
As Anne let out a small sigh, she began to weigh her chances to tell Ah-yeong her truth.
The party, who spent the first night feeling like they were camping outside rather than a labyrinth, began to speed up a bit after clearing the campsite.
Time for Yurpa, who has no physical strength, to follow on a flying broom while the rest of the party proceeds as if they were running.
By the second day, the singing voice of the angels was not bothered too much, and Hwanin and Baek Ryeo-gang took care of the flying variants that appeared.
= Ooh…=
The problem is that the number of heterogeneous species that fell from the dagger thrown with the barrier mage made by Yurpa was more than that of heterogeneous species that fell after being hit by an arrow shot by Baek Ryeo-gang.
= And… Isn’t it true that Yul and Doryeong charge the phase power for the barrier on their own?
= Yes. It’s really scary…=
The barrier is rechargeable, consuming phase power to form a panel and use it for an attack.
Therefore, when the charged energy is exhausted, Hwanin, who cannot handle the phase power, cannot recharge it, so she handed it over to her girlfriends to recharge it.
Hwanin, who found it a bit cumbersome and annoying, gradually reduced the number of times he used the barrier.
It’s convenient if you have it, but if you don’t, there’s nothing to regret.
The control distance of the barrier is about 10m, which can be said to be a medium distance, but you can make up for that much with your skills.
The only useful thing is throwing, but if you can’t recover the panel that formed phase force as energy, the amount of charge will be severely consumed.
It was, but after collecting all the relics of Grimoam and being able to handle phase power skillfully, the story changed.
It was because he was able to charge his own barrier, and because the power of the soul orb had become too strong to use carelessly.
If you have strong mental power or a monster with a high level, you can resist to some extent, but if you are attacked by a soul arrow, the soul will be directly damaged.
It’s a story that if you’re a person with weak mental power or lack of willpower, it’s nothing strange if you say “Kwak” And die instantly.
Moreover, as I learned that overlapping panels can withstand considerable force, the number of uses of barrier panels gradually increased, and as a result.
Fubuk, Puck!
Kwuk, Kiyik… !
Each time Hwanin swings his hand, a panel dagger of 2 to 4 feet, the size of a palm, flies in a sharp trajectory, and each time 2 or 3 heteromorphic species fall down.
Focusing on the fact that it can move freely up to 10m, the panel dagger flies in a parabolic and linear motion that can never be imitated with a bow, so the heterogeneous species can not avoid or block it and is shot down.
Not only that, but when a tree obstructs the view, he leaps up using the panel as a stepping stone and scatters the panel dagger like a fan, causing the deviant species that have come in a hurry to fall.
At the same time, Baek Ryeo-gang’s confidence plummeted.
It wasn’t long before Hwanin’s overwhelming throwing skills let him down, and Baek Ryogang started shooting arrows at Hwanin like a stickler, with sparks burning in his eyes.
After receiving permission, he mobilized not only normal arrows but also thunderbolts from his thunderbolt.
Even the sound of the thunder that resonates when shooting to win the shot down point was used as an aggro to attract Lee Hyeong-jong’s attention.
= Heh…=
Time passed and it was time to eat lunch, and Baek Ryogang, who had used up all the superior stamina of the dragon’s body, stumbled and groaned and rolled over his fallen leaves.
Like Hwanin, he runs and jumps, jumps between trees, and shoots an arrow while doing so.
White stars were twinkling and floating in front of Baekryogang, who had been lying down exhausted from doing this for five hours.
As her beautifully swollen breasts swelled and subsided over and over again, Ah-young approached and poked at her breasts.
=Ryogang-ah, are you alive?=
=Ju, Jugeul, Gatahang…=
Her heart beats irregularly due to her excessive physical strength, and her lungs also crave oxygen uncontrollably, so hee-hee-hee-breathing sounds flow from her mouth and nose.
It would not be strange if she suffered a heart attack due to her rapid and excessive physical exhaustion.
The superior and excellent resilience of her dragon body quickly calmed the situation. Her breathing and heart rate are stable enough that she ran a full marathon.
Seeing through the situation, Ah-yeong released the sex art of rejuvenation she had gathered in her hand and poked her sweaty cheeks.
= 53 to 85. It is a figure that includes the heterogeneous species who were attracted by the sound of the thunderbolt of the thunderbolt bow. Of course you are 53. I have 85 older brothers.=
=…=
She bit her lips, which had been a little pale, and a look of resentment began to form in her eyes.
=If only the missing arrows were hit, the score would have been 66 to 72… Need more practice The practice of hitting the target in any situation…=
Ahyeong smiled at her burning desire and pressed the ridge of her tall nose.
= Let’s add physical training to that practice. You’re fine, but you’re on the verge of fainting right now. =
=… Yes.=
=Don’t worry. It’s only been about 15 days since you started handling the bow. You will be able to grow more in the future. Having taught martial arts to hundreds of people, I guarantee it!=
= Yes. Thanks.=
While Baek Ryeo-gang and Ah-young were determined to practice harder, Hwan-in was looking at the map of the labyrinth of the Sea of Clouds again, feeling a bit uneasy.
It’s just a simple map made up of long, winding lines and countless dots, but why is it so unsettling?
“About this much?”
Hwanin, who derived the distance traveled by calculating the running speed and time, marked a point about 1/7 from the entrance.
Hwan Yeon, who was looking at the same map while climbing on his shoulder, nodded his head.
“That map is more accurate than I thought. The surrounding terrain fits quite well.”
“I drew it while flying in the sky, so there’s no way it would be inaccurate…”
Hwanin stopped talking and stroked his chin while looking at a map of islands.
When I ran all the way here, the ridges were all connected, but why was the map sparsely drawn like an island? Why did they say 867 peaks (islands)?
“…”
Hwanin’s eyes softened as soon as he noticed the reason.
Clap clap clap hands, drawing the attention of the girlfriends who were preparing the meal, said Hwanin.
“I’m sorry. Move again.”
= Huh? Why?=
“It is dangerous here. Let’s go to a higher elevation and rest. Move right away.”
=… ?=
=… ?=
The women who were preparing lunch didn’t understand why he suddenly said this, but they believed that he wouldn’t give meaningless instructions, so they started moving to the peak ahead as he led them.
He thought he was going to eat, but that only grumbled a little for the delayed emergency.
On our way to the summit, Yurpa, who had been following us on a flying broomstick, suddenly turned around and shouted in a startled voice.
= Baby! Behind! Clouds are beginning to cover!=
Just as she said, the sea of clouds rolled over and quickly engulfed the low-lying ridge.
It was the spot where the group stopped for a while.
