Chapter 248: The Familiar Object (1/2)

”I think we will not be able to progress this fast if not for you becoming our lamp post, Daisuke.”

Yumiko jokingly said as we arrived in front of probably another major room of this labyrinth.

After that room full of traps, we smoothly passed through more rooms where oftentimes, there was nothing in it.

The last time we've seen a Dark Elf was back at that room full of Traps where they left behind some kind of hint on what they will do next with their words after being terrorized by seeing us unscathed.

That room was most likely carefully prepared by them. For it to result in nothing, they're now down to their last resort. And that is to use whatever it is that they mentioned earlier.

”Really. A lamp post?”

Well. It's quite close, especially in this dark place wherein anyone could get lost easily.

”Those who got lost managed to go back to our group guided by this Energy Zone of yours. Isn't this as good as a lamp post?”

She giggled and the others also had smiles on their faces. With her words the tension that they were feeling on some of them was relieved.

Yumiko surely noticed the growing tension on the others, especially those with lower realms. The effect of the Daze debuff was probably higher on them. Now that we're in front of another major room, clearing our minds will be better.

After a few laughs, we all then turned our focus back to the room in the front. We're already close to the Core just by judging the density of the Dark Energy being emanated by the room.

Yumiko also started to notice the thickness and through what I told her, she absorbed and converted every Dark Energy we stumbled upon to further her Mortal Pathway. She's close to completing it and probably once she finished her Mortal Pathway, her Transcendent Pathway will instantly appear before her.

Too bad for others but, if they did the same, they'll just get corrupted by it.

”Eh? It's empty.”

Jayna muttered in surprise after seeing what's waiting for us behind the door.

It's just like that trap room, however, compared to that, there was really nothing in sight.

Or so I thought.

”No. Look at the middle.”

Yse pointed at the unusually lit place in this Dark Labyrinth. Her eyes were shining once again and she probably detected the lifeforce of whoever's waiting there.

After I focused and observed the place she pointed at for a while, three figures could be seen there. And based on the pressure they were giving off, they're all 5-leaf Dark Elves and close to Transcendence at that. A man and two women. They were holding something in their hands.

Upon seeing those, I instantly tensed up. Those things were strikingly familiar.

”What's wrong, Daisuke?”

Yumiko and Jayna asked in unison. They're the ones closest to me and they surely noticed the subtle change in my expression.

”Yumiko, we might have to fight someone with the strength of a Transcendent.”

”What do you mean?”

With my words, not only the two girls were confused but also the others.

It's quite rare for me to lose composure due to my Adaptability and more often than not, I never showed it as it will always die down instantly. However, those things held on their hands were something I would probably never forget.

”If I'm not wrong, those spherical objects they're holding. It's something which calls upon an Incarnation of someone stronger than them in exchange of their own life.”

Back then it was used by the Corrupted Priest at the World of Systems to summon an Incarnation of a Transcendent. Though that Incarnation only reached around Grandmaster-class or a Rank 5 Mortal back then, it's probably dependent on how strong the sacrifice is.

That Corrupted Priest had the strength of more or less a Master-class, it was only forcibly heightened due to his corruption which burns his lifeforce.

I thought it was a rare commodity but they have three here and they were all held by three 5-leaf Dark Elves. It was probably held by those in charge of the invasion and only in dire circumstances will they use it.

While they were mulling over what I said, eight more Dark Elves showed up behind the three Dark Elves and all of them have the same thing held in their hands. Some of those were the ones we saw at the other end of the Trap Room.