Chapter 135
After the unknown specter monster disappeared.
Using the cathedral as a base camp, I started exploring the surroundings.
Equipped with the artifact I brought beforehand, ‘The Four Seasons’. After activating Shinan, he searched the four passageways connected to the abandoned cathedral.
“… … I’m tired of all of them.”
After about 10 minutes of observation, curses came out of my mouth.
It was also true that the momentum flowing out of the four aisles was all very unsettling.
The movement of mana is strange, and the energy of mana is also strange.
No, everything is just weird.
‘Where are you going?’
All of them are reluctant, so I don’t know which path to choose.
To be honest, I don’t want to go through all four aisles.
Going in there with my own will is like putting your own head in the jaws of a starving tiger.
The pressure flowing from that aisle is that enormous.
It is best not to go in if possible.
‘But I can’t not go in…’ … .’
My goal is to find an overseer waiting here somewhere.
It’s dangerous to find him and you have to move first no matter what you do.
Whether it’s the tiger’s jaw or hell, you have to move forward.
If you don’t act, you’ll be locked up in this forever.
‘In the first place, this isn’t a very safe place either.’
I turned around and looked at the abandoned cathedral.
According to Mimir, this abandoned cathedral is a dangerous spot that belongs to the top 3 places to avoid.
‘There is no guarantee that the mysterious specter monster that tried to deceive me will not appear again.’
In the first place, the advantage of ghost-type monsters is their tenacious vitality.
For some reason, it disappeared now, but it probably didn’t disappear.
It is certain that it will reappear when time passes and its strength is restored.
We must leave this place before it recovers its strength.
“… … It really sucked.”
Once again, a dirty curse came out of my mouth.
It’s a situation where you really can’t help but not want to curse.
I let out a sigh as the ground went out.
‘Anyway, I have to choose one of these four aisles.’
I checked the aisle again.
‘If I had to choose, which would be better?’
In turn, passages that can be expressed as light, darkness, flame, and nothingness.
Which of these four aisles should I choose?
There is nothing here to know where is the safest and where is the most dangerous.
The reluctance is the same for all four.
‘I guess I have no choice but to leave it to chance.’
In times like these, it’s better to just let your intuition do the trick than worry about it. Where would you like to be the safest?
‘If it’s safe, then is it light?’
I turned my gaze to the aisle on the left side of the cathedral, through which the light continued to flow.
Image or symbolically, light is the safest feeling.
If I had to choose between these four passages, the passage of light would be the best.
‘good. First, go to the passage of light. Let’s come back if it seems dangerous.’
With that in mind, I moved toward the passage through which the light flowed.
* * *
After entering the passage of light, about 15 minutes had passed.
“… … Wow, I almost died.”
Not as a metaphor, but as the dictionary says, I almost stopped breathing.
The trap that had just been triggered was that dangerous.
‘If it wasn’t for Mimir’s advice, I would have really died.’
A trap that cannot be grasped even with a divine eye.
As it was a physical trap that did not use mana, I almost got caught helplessly without knowing anything.
Mimir said, ‘Watch out if the mana trap is biased to one side. There is a high probability that another trap is hidden.’ If I hadn’t said that, I would never have avoided it.
“… … after.”
Even thinking about it again makes my heart thump. How surprised she was by the guillotine that suddenly jumped out from under her.
I almost couldn’t avoid it even though I followed Mimir’s advice and kept an eye on the empty floor.
It was such a quick and sharp trap.
‘Let’s proceed with a little more caution.’
I raised my senses even more. You never know when or where something will happen.
You have to be prepared for all variables.
If you are not prepared, you will die.
With such desperate determination, little by little. I made my way very slowly.
Another 10 minutes passed like that.
‘… … I’m going to have a nervous breakdown like this.’
By the time my head starts to throb from excessive tension and overuse of mental power.
‘door?’
A white door came into view in the distance.
Originally, I should have been happy that I had arrived, but I couldn’t possibly be happy.
Doubt outweighed joy.
‘… … trap… … is it?’
I had only walked through the passage for 30 minutes, but I felt keenly that this labyrinth was an unusual place.
This labyrinth is a nerd-like place that specializes in deceiving people.
Is there a door like that in such a stupid labyrinth?
Simply put, that is a trap.
Even if that isn’t a trap, there are 100% traps around me.
I was so sure
‘From here on, activate the new design and proceed.’
I refrained from using it because it was accompanied by extreme mental power consumption, but now it is not a situation to save mental power.
‘God’s eyes.’
My eyes opened, and my vision changed 180 degrees.
A new world that Mana shows.
Relying on my faith, I moved slowly.
very slowly to be okay no matter what happens.
I walked down the street in a cold sweat.
however.
‘… … Is everything okay?’
Contrary to my expectations, there were no traps on the way to the door.
No, it wasn’t just the road that was without traps.
There were no devices on the door either.
Even when I touched it with my hand, there was no reaction.
‘… … Then it’s really just a door?’
It can’t be.
How could this labyrinth be so kind… … .
I wondered and looked at the door again.
Maybe it exploded as soon as I opened the door.
I even thought about it, and I really looked it over.
But the door was clear.
It really didn’t look like anything.
‘… … Let’s open it.’
All that remains is to open the door. I swallowed dry saliva and slowly opened the door.
Kiki-Ik-!
The door opened halfway with the sound of a rusty door being opened.
And why there were no traps around this door.
I could see why.
Through the crack in the half-open door, he could see something through it.
“mi… … .”
crazy.
I couldn’t even utter those words.
I’m afraid he’ll hear my voice and notice.
I desperately covered my mouth.
‘Why is there such a guy here?!’
Pure white feathers that seem to have been made by light.
A beak that seems to embody ferocity.
At first glance, a gigantic body larger than the size of a fairly modest building and wings larger than that.
Lastly, a soft halo of light covering the entire body.
‘Pterosaur of light… … Horus.’
A mythical species that only appears in stories within myths as well as being a disaster species outside of the ranks.
Beyond the door, Horus, the pterosaur of light, was in a deep sleep.
I stepped back without even breathing.
‘If he wakes up, it’s over.’
Please I desperately hope that he doesn’t open his eyes, and I little by little. I went back the way I had come little by little.
* * *
After that, about 2 more hours passed.
After escaping Horus and safely returning to the abandoned cathedral, I entered the passage of darkness and nothingness.
And I realized
“… … Are you really crazy?”
This labyrinth is not normal.
I wonder if this was made for real people to attack.
‘Horus alone was shocking enough… … .’
Horus was connected to the passage of light and was located in the Great Cavity.
‘Darkness in the passage of darkness… … .’
Darkness, a pterosaur of darkness located in the passage of darkness.
‘Evil Eye in the Passage of Nothing… … .’
Even Evileye, the watcher of hell located in the aisle of nothingness.
In all three passages I checked, non-ranked disaster species and mythical species were deployed.
I say it twice because it’s important, but I don’t think it’s really crazy.
It’s crazy because they’re all asleep. If I was awake, or if I woke up in response to my movements, I was unconditionally dead.
‘Anyway, I can’t pass through the first three passages.’
As long as those monsters are in place, passing is impossible.
‘All that’s left now is the passage of flame… … .’
As expected, there is a high probability that the passage of flame is no different from the previous three passages.
The fact that non-ranked disaster species are deployed in all three aisles means that non-ranked disaster species are also deployed in the remaining flame aisles.
‘… … no You should think of this the other way around. If you think of common sense, there is a high possibility that non-standard monsters such as non-ranked disaster species are placed in the passage of flame.’
This is the page of the fifth test, a place that exists to test future successors who have entered the 5th circle.
There’s no way it’s structured so that I, the 5th circle, can’t break it.
If you think so, there is a high probability that non-standard monsters such as non-ranked disaster species are placed in the passage of flame.
‘It doesn’t make sense that there are non-ranked disaster species in all four aisles.’
As it is a place that exists for testing, it probably wouldn’t have made it impossible to attack at all.
Therefore, there are no such things as non-ranked disasters in the passage of flame.
no, it shouldn’t be
‘… … If you check it, you’ll know.’
I thought so and moved to the passage of flame.
* * *
30 minutes passed.
I returned to the abandoned cathedral.
“… … This is not it.”
The situation was hopeless.
“Gumiho… … .”
fourth and final passage.
At the end of the passage of flame, a nine-tailed fox, an unranked disaster species, lay asleep.
My anxious premonition was right.
All four aisles were blocked by non-ranked disaster species.
‘Is it true that defeating non-ranked disaster species is a strategy condition?’
Unbeknownst to me, I laughed out loud.
I don’t know what to say.
“… … It’s ridiculous.”
I scratched my head in frustration. What should I do in this unanswered situation?
‘The chance that I can defeat the disaster species outside the rank is 0%.’
The non-ranked disaster species are so powerful that it is difficult for even the 8th circle archmage to deal with them alone.
You can tell just by looking at two monsters, Fenrir and Gigantos, that appeared in the 3rd magic stone warehouse not too long ago.
Dozens of wizards from 6th and 7th circles clung to the red magic tower, the 8th circle mage, and managed to defeat it.
The ones that are that strong are disaster species outside the ranks.
Can I take that guy down by myself?
It is impossible even if heaven and earth are turned upside down.
‘However, the non-ranked endangered species here are mythical species that only appear in mythology.’
Horus.
Darkness.
Evil Eye.
nine tailed fox.
These four monsters are legendary monsters that only appear in stories.
The fact that they were classified as non-ranked disaster species in the Monster Encyclopedia was only based on past records.
No one has ever seen those four monsters.
‘An ancient monster that lived in Master’s time.’
As of now, I can’t win.
Never.
Attacking this labyrinth is impossible.
‘no. It can’t be impossible.’
As I said, this Labyrinth of Desire is a place that exists only for testing.
There is no way that an attack is impossible.
It shouldn’t be impossible.
Clearly, the law of destruction exists.
‘That means. In other words, defeating the non-ranked disaster species deployed in the four aisles is not a strategy condition.’
There is a different strategy for this labyrinth.
Didn’t Mimir tell you right away?
When entering the page of the fifth test, it is said that at least ten hours of grace should be left.
In other words, this labyrinth is designed to be conquered within ten hours at the earliest.
In that moment, my mind cleared.
‘Then there is no reason to be anxious.’
As long as strategy exists, there is no reason to be anxious.
If there is a way, it can be found no matter how difficult it is. No, I will look for it.
I sat down on the spot.
Then, grabbing a twig of the appropriate length and thickness that had been rolling around, he began to write letters on the floor.
‘Let’s organize the information one by one.’
Information from Mimir.
The information obtained earlier from the mysterious specter disguised as Delta.
And finally, the information obtained by observing the four pathways.
Every single thing I saw with my eyes, felt with my skin, observed with my eyes, and heard with my ears.
Everything was written on the floor and moved.
‘There is definitely an answer.’
This is a test.
Candidate is me.
The presenter is Master.
If so, what is the author’s intention?
Why did Master put such a dangerous place on the page of the fifth test?
‘Think about it. think.’
My hands, pupils, and head moved without rest.
Trance.
I mobilized everything I had and did my best to solve the answer.
How much time had passed like that?
uhhh-
By the time I heard sobs coming from the abandoned cathedral where no one should be.
“… … This is it.”
I have concluded
“This is the only strategy.”
It may be a bit unreasonable, but if you succeed, you can definitely finish the attack.
I found it.
