Chapter 250 (1/2)

Death Mage 250 – One name is buried in history, and another is created

Once a Dungeon appeared, its entrance was typically fixed and did not move However, there were several exceptions to this

One category of exceptions was Dungeons controlled by Gods To elaborate, the entrances of such Dungeons theeons wouldthe Dungeons could find them, or create Teleportation Gates that would transport such worthy individuals to the Dungeon's entrance

The 'Labyrinth of Trials,' controlled by the God of Thunderclouds Fitun, had originally belonged to this category

“Of course, as Fitun has been destroyed and the Dungeon is no longer controlled by a God, it see chosen as worthy,” said Gufadgarn

As they listened to her explanation, Vandalieu and his coh the 'Labyrinth of Trials'

“If the labyrinth itself is not eon appear here, and why is it still here? I find it hard to ieon's entrance like I could with 'Labyrinth Creation,'” said Vandalieu

With his 'Labyrinth Creation' Skill, it was possible for hieons However, the speed at which itpace Even though it was in a Devil's Nest, adventurers had hunted in it every day, so the Dungeon would have been noticed if it and its entrance had been moved here at that speed

“It is likely that the entrance was Teleported here via space-attribute eon would be possible for an exceptionally skilled eon is one created by a God, and that God consents to and supports the process,” said Gufadgarn

It was as she sureon, had ordered one of his heroic spirit subordinates – a space-attribute eon's entrance in this location

The reason for that was that the monster horde necessary for his plan would take tieon's space to the Devil's Nest for a short period of time would have been insufficient for his purposes

If it were a choice between connecting the two points in space for the dozens of eon and si the location there, the latter consumed less Mana

He had likely never considered the possibility that he would be destroyed afterwards and his Dungeon would reiven his personality, perhaps he had considered it but didn't give it a second thought, not caring about ould happen after his own destruction

“I see By the way, there's a Dungeon directly controlled by a God in the Vidal Dereat eon created by that God nah”

“The 'Lizardreat marshlands I would not know the finer details, so I would have to ask Fidirg to find out, but perhaps he had not selected worthy challengers for the Dungeon,” said Gufadgarn

A Dungeon controlled by a God was no different froeon if the God did not select worthy challengers and simply let anyone inside

“And Fidirg was sealed away by Luvesfol, so I'eon anyway And there's also Luvesfol's 'Scaled King's Nest,' but Vandalieu and the others cleared it after he fled the Boundary Mountain Range, so he wasn't there,” said Darcia, thinking back to the past

However, her conclusion wasn't quite entirely correct Fidirg and Luvesfol had never given their Dungeons the ability to select worthy challengers in the first place

They had needed Dungeons to serve as their Divine Realms and in order to create monsters that would become their followers, so such a function would have had no use… though in Fidirg's case, thechallengers worthy of clearing a D-class Dungeon

“I see There are legends of heroes who happen to discover Dungeons that nobody knew about and received Artifacts and the divine protections of Gods froends of the same type?” asked Simon

“Coends like that Veld-dono hieon, received instruction from Vida, and acquired his trusted sword inside,” said Sam

“The legends about Veld-sensei are apparently fictional stories created by his descendants, actually He has a principle of not beco attached to weapons, after all,” said Darcia

“I know little about legends of heroes orshi+p Alda's forces However, any given God can only control a single Dungeon or perhaps two, or a third if they really stretched themselves thin If they had more, they could 'control' the inside, but they would have to lis such as selecting worthy challengers and arn “Therefore, I would believe that the enerations that came after the heroes”

The Gods were not able to control an indefinite nu the world's existence And to begin with, controlling a large nu

There weren't always dozens of heroes to challenge Dungeons

“I get that, but… it's hard to ieon controlled by a God There aren't any enemies,” said Natania

Indeed, Vandalieu and his co the Dungeon

They were already on the fifth floor underground, but Vandalieu already knew the Dungeon's layout due to the 'Labyrinth Creation' Skill, and with his directions, the party was sih empty fields, wastelands and deserts

The Dungeon was so peaceful that it was difficult to iine that it was a trial created by a God

“That's because the e just took place Most of the eon exited to the surface,” said Vandalieu

“There were quite a lot of theeon in the baseood job, after all,” said Darcia

Indeed, the reason for the Dungeon's peacefulness was the e caused by Fitun

The previous owner of Hof, as now one of the two horses pulling Saht about the fact that there would be a drastic decrease inabout where that drastic decrease would occur

“Still, you'd think there would be at least a few ht?” said Natania

“That is correct, Natania, but in tereons have less eons,” said Vandalieu

“Huh, really?” Natania said in surprise

Vandalieu nodded and began explaining

Difficult Dungeons tended to have less enerate new monsters

This was because higher-difficulty Dungeons needed enerate new monsters, and those monsters needed more time to multiply naturally

Even if eons, there was a lireat reproductive capabilities, would be replenished endlessly no matter how many were defeated

But this was not the case for monsters that required far ons and Mountain Giants

And if high-Rank eon's difficulty would jump up drastically There were few adventurers who could defeat high-Rank eons would be impossible to deal with Monster nues

“Well, F-class Dungeons only contain a single Rank 1 eons with the eons,” said Vandalieu

“Huh, I see I've only ever been on the first floor of a D-class Dungeon, so I had no idea,” said Natania, who had been a D-class adventurer with slightly above-average qualities beforeVandalieu and his companions

“As expected of so impressed

“That's new information to me, too,” said Melissa with a nod

“… Kanako, Melissa, you guys didn't know either?” Vandalieu asked in surprise “I thought you've been in quite a few Dungeons”

“Unfortunately, we've only ever been in Dungeons that are C-class and below, and the one that you and Gufadgarn made in the basement Before we joined you, we avoided the explained “If they checked our locations with Rodcorte while ere inside a Dungeon and kept a lookout at the entrance, we'd have been rats in a trap”

Dungeons wereeon only had a single entrance Kanako, Melissa and Doug had betrayed Asagi's group in their previous life and Muraka such places

“Even if there aren't any eneeon boss should have spawned Even if the Dungeon's controller has been destroyed, the inside of the Dungeon is alive Its functions shouldn't have stopped,” said Gufadgarn

“Yes, the fresh breeze, blue sky and bright sun eon,” said Si up at the sun that looked just like the real one

This scenery, which eon, was proof that the Dungeon was functioning normally

“Well, let's relax and take our time It would raise suspicion if ere to return too quickly, after all And I can use the ti Artifacts,” said Vandalieu

But as he said that, the very next floor – the sixth floor – resembled a fortress, filled with countless Undead Past that, there were more Undead, as well as insect-type and plant-typeit impossible for the party to relax

The Undead were charmed by Vandalieu's 'Dark Dream Demon Creation Path Entice theuidance The same was true for many of the insect-type monsters, but many of the plant-type monsters were not charmed

Thus, Doug and the others were gruainst the high-Rank plant-typethem one after another – the type that would appear in B-class Dungeons

Doug let out a frustrated scream “This tree monster is such a pain in the ass!”

“It's hard to use 'Venus' when I don't kno ans they have and where they are!” said Kanako

“I suppose if the fla trees on the Demon Continent were to move on their own, they would become monsters like these,” said Melissa

“Fang and Maroru's attacks won't work on these ive us a hand, perhaps?!” Simon shouted at Vandalieu

Fang barked loudly in agreement

Incidentally, they were currently fighting against Rank 7 Burning Treants, whose branches were filled with bright fla… Naturally, they possessed the 'Flah Level

“I believe in your abilities This is a Dungeon, so you can transform, use 'Chaos' and 'Familiar Spirit Demonfall' Do your best,” Vandalieu told his co their requests for help

“It seems that Fitun made sure that there were no Undead, insect-type monsters and plant-type monsters in the uidance Those eon is filled with them as a result,” said Darcia

“Where did he get the information that Bocchan can charm plant and insect uide all plant-type monsters,” said Sam

Darcia's observation was correct; Fitun had avoided using these monsters so that they would not turn to Vandalieu's side The result was the current situation, where the group was being attacked only by the plant-type uidance

Many plant-type monsters had no perception of pain, and weak instincts as living creatures They had no vital parts such as brains, hearts and spinal cords They were even enerally be defeated by crushi+ng the head

“It makes no sense that plants are evencomplained

Burning Treants were far, far harder than Rank 3 Ents, and even getting near oneoneself to the heat of its fla 'Hecatoncheir' to manipulate Vandalieu's arainst Hajiroup to have an advantage over theas his weapon was li some time for him to defeat them

Meanwhile, Natania and Siainst these enehter and Simon was a swordsman

“da Sword' I'roaned

He and Natania were able to use their spirit for-range Control' Skill They were using these abilities to attack the Burning Treants froh Natania had claws and fists that rotated through the air, Sie to the monsters

“'Rocket Punch!'” Natania shouted, sending both of her fists flying into the battle “Si them with your artificial arm will be more effective than your sword! The sword is just ht?!”

“Ah, now that you reed

With this advice, Si blows The hand dug deep into the trunk of the first Burning Treant he attacked with it, seee

The artificial limb, made of Death Iron, was a more powerful weapon than his sword that was made of ordinary iron

“This is no good I need to learn 'Unar Technique' or earn thea complicated expression

Although he was not a particularly renowned individual, he was a swords his sword

Maroru and Fang were nearby They had given up attacking with their fla Breath and fur attacks, which were ineffective on the Burning Treants, and were noorking together to engage in close-quarters battle

Fang growled as he confused a Burning Treant with his 'Aura of Darkness,' then Maroru let out a fierce squeak as she used her tail as a whip to strike in the opening that Fang had created, sla pieces of bark flying

As the Burning Treant staggered, Fang and Maroru roared and squeaked in unison as they rushed in and took the monster doith a powerful tackle