Chapter 17 (1/2)
Exploring the Labyrinth for the First Time
Opening the huge gate and looking down the long stairs, the walls and ceiling gave off a pale lu metallic mirror
“When you touch this and recite the spell, you’ll enter the maze Is everyone ready?”
I see, is that why there was a six person restriction?
Each person nodded, touching the mirror
“Then, let’s go Labyrinth, open your gates before the explorers”
Waves spread out from where we touched, and our bodies teleported to another location
The next thing I knew, though the passage was siht Even if I looked behind us, there was no mirror
“What do we do to return?”
Lulu asked timidly If she didn’t say it, perhaps no one would have worried about it
“Along the outer sides of the labyrinth are mirrors to return From here… the distance should be a bit of a walk”
Maal had memorized the map up to the third floor
“What do we do? For now should we look for monsters to accustom ourselves to the labyrinth? There are almost no traps on the first floor and there are a lot of monsters that can be killed even I can kill by myself”
“Hht
Her goal was the last floor She found no et used to it
“First of all let’s decide our order”
Serge said that in a tone that showed he was still excited It was definitely ih
Ria also had a plan for this
“Maal and I as vanguards, then Carlos, Lulu, and Serge in that order, with Gig bringing up the rear, alright?”
“Ojou is going to be in the vanguard?”
Carlos showed disapproval, but there was a perfectly good reason for it
“First of all, Gig is in the back to cope with attacks fro attention to traps so we don’t walk into them Moreover I’m so far up in the line next to her since I can notice eneicians to be in the center, and when a fight happens Maal and Carlos will switch locations Is there a problem?”
It ell-reasoned, so they decided to go with that for now
At at rate, since this is a labyrinth that you can’t die in, it ood to experience death once
“Which reic to teleport to the surface?”
Like Evac for exaon Quest Teleports you out of a dungeon to the entrance]
“Unfortunately not I can only teleport ic to use, it’s difficult to use in a fight”
“Ah, so how long will it take to get to the second floor?”
“It generally takes about half a day while being careful While hurrying, about half that?”
“Alright, then let’s advance carefully while also adjusting our levels on these small fry enemies?”
The party formed rank and advanced
The passage ide enough for five adults to easily fit side by side Occasionally hearing the sounds of fighting from far away, probably other explorers
“Couldn’t we join up after co inside?”
“That’s right But considering the size of this place, I think it would be difficult The spot the mirror transfers you to is random”
The labyrinth seeo, but for parties with the strength to go down that far, it’s difficult to work together
Before long, a presence crept up froe
Ria and Maal noticed quickly
“Serge, stop it’s ic Maal, finish it off with an arrow Let’s raise our levels with this for a bit”
Soame Even if you lived an ordinary life, this would come up
Although you could earn a lot of experience by special practice and training, the fastest as to kill monsters
When you kill a ic power–also called the Deh it’s said to reinforce your power, the experience is a definite
Themonitor lizards, snakes, and huoblins
Because they were equivalent to et any ic stones, but it’s fine
“Treasure chest detection How does it work?”
The wall faintly sunk in, there was definitely a treasure chest there
She asked Maal while ht it would open itself, Ria’s guess was incorrect
“Would you like to try it out?”
“Yeah, it’s locked, so it h”
“That’s right Everyone go back a little”
Standing before the treasure chest, Ria put her hand on her waist katana, unsheathing it to try and sink it in
Theit, smoke flew out
“It’s poisonous! Use anti-poison ic!”
Maal cried out in a hurry, but Lulu calmly stopped her
“It’s alright, Ria has poison resistance”
“Ah~, s”
E wrong with Ria She was holding a sic potion in her hand
“Serge, what is this?”
“It’s a ic power”
At times like these, the Identify Skill is convenient Since it’s ly difficult to use
Whenever a treasure chest appeared after that, it was dealt with in a similar way
Maal began to doubt theof her existence on the way, but Lulu comforted her
“Since Ria is like that, there’s no helping it”
Even traps felt like they would broken through in a similar way
When Maal found a trap using her Fairy Eyes, Ria would purposely stomp on it
Spears protruded out, arrows ca, and she fell in pitfall traps, but she was completely unhurt
There was a pitfall trap with spears lining it, but she grasped thehtly with her hands and didn’t let her body touch them
“Though the spears aren’t that good, I wonder if we can throw theood arrow reserve as it is”
Then about one hour of walking later, she knocked on the wall and spoke
“Hey, are we not allowed to break this to shorten the distance?”
She said so the concept of a labyrinth