Chapter 157 - The White Wraith King’s Sanctuary 2 (1/2)
[The Pitch Black Labyrinth is a battlefield with five challengers.]
[Each challenger is assigned a unique role and must perform the corresponding mission for a limited time.]
[A challenger who does not complete the mission within the time limit will be forcibly transported to the previous stage.]
[Note: If the number of challengers required for the game is not satisfied, the empty seats will be filled with individuals created by the system.]
[You are the Devil Hunter.]
[Please check the note in your hand to confirm the mission’s details.]
Long system messages obscured Woohyuk's eyes.
He was now in the fourth stage.
Soon enough, he would reach the place where the White Wraith King was located.
'But would be pointless for me to face him alone.'
In the past, he had successfully raided the Sand Temple of the White Wraith King.
However, he wasn’t able to defeat the White Wraith King.
'I need the help of Eteria Rodinus to obtain the Sangreal Chronicles.'
The Sangreal Chronicle was most likely a reward that would not be handed out to average adventurers.
Woohyuk suspected that the White Wraith King had been asked by a wiseman from the past to protect the Chronicles.
Therefore, in his past life, Eteria Rodinus would have easily obtained the Sangreal Chronicles without having to fully conquer the ruins.
They were the only ones qualified to receive the relics of their predecessors.
'There must be some sort of reason why the White Wraith King isn’t contacting Eteria Rodinus right now.’
The White Wraith King probably didn’t want to disclose information about the Chronicles whilte the demon king’s army was invading his ruins.
However, he believed that the White Wraith King was paying attention to the current activities of Eteria Rodinus.
While organizing his thoughts, Woohyuk opened the note he was holding in his hand.
[The role of the Devil Hunter is to take over the labyrinth and eliminate the Wraith and the Fanatic who are fighting against enemies.]
[Depending on the situation, the Devil Hunter can fight his enemies by allying with the friendly Priest or the neutral Retired Mercenary.]
[However, the Retired Mercenary has no personal skills, so be careful not to mistake him as the Fanatic.]
In other words, he had to have good discerning eyes and kill only his enemies.
But since Woohyuk considered everyone his enemy, he could attack anyone he met indiscriminately.
However, in order to complete the mission within the time limit, some cooperation with non-hostile roles was necessary.
Woohyuk recalled the past as he watched the note turn into dust and disappear in the wind.
‘I also played the role of the Devil Hunter in the past.'
It was difficult for them to prove their role because they weren’t granted any skills by the system.
However, one way or another, he eventually succeeded in identifying all five challengers.
But at the end, the Retired Mercenary betrayed him, and all his efforts were almost in vain.
'This time, I will pay special attention to the Retired Mercenary.'
In addition to the roles given by the system, Woohyuk had to take into consideration the actual interests and goals of the challengers.
The reason the Retired Mercenary betrayed him in the past was because he belonged to another clan.
At that time, several clans were competing for the Sand Temple of the White Wraith King.
'But it's great that I don’t have to watch out for allies this time.'
In the past, he had entered the ruins with his vassals unknowing of the games awaiting them.
He had only brought a few elites with him, and they had entered the ruins while keeping a distance between each other, so he never encountered them as enemies during the games.
However, when he did meet them as allies, there were moments when they were hindrances.
There were one or two times when they barely achieved the mission within the time limit.
Woohyuk walked along the pathways in the labyrinth as he recalled the past.
Swoosh!
A trap installed on the stone wall about twenty steps away was activated, and a poison arrow flew over Woohyuk's head.
Woohyuk simply avoided it and went to the place where the arrow was shot out of.
'There is a secret passage in this labyrinth.'
The only one who knew this fact from the beginning of the game was the challenger with the Wraith role.
If he used the secret passage, he could hide himself for a while or quickly move to another area.
This secret passage was an advantage for the Wraith, but it was useless in this game as Woohyuk was already aware of it.
'If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to kill the Wraith early in the game.'
If he came across someone in the secret passage within 10 minutes, it would obviously be the Wraith.
With slight excitement, Woohyuk drew an inverted pentagram on the stone wall with a hole.
The pentagram originally symbolized the divine star of David, but the witch cult inverted it and used it for evil magic such as devil summoning rituals.
Rumble.
Not long after the pentagram was completed, some of the stone walls shifted and moved aside.
A secret passage emerged, and Woohyuk immediately surveyed the inside.
'I don't feel anything in there.'
The Wraith seemed to have decided to scan the labyrinth’s structure before using the secret passage.
Woohyuk regretfully exited the secret passage.
Suddenly, the sound of metal hitting metal rang out in the distance.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
An armed conflict had occurred between challengers.
Woohyuk hurriedly dashed towards it.
When he arrived at his destination, he saw a blue-haired male demon and a cat-like beastwoman in a fierce battle.
“I’m telling you, I’m the Priest!”