Chapter 136
Right after I finished organizing my thoughts.
I headed straight for the passage of light.
‘Here the road bends again to the right… … .’
It was a passage that had already been attacked once, so there was no difficulty in proceeding.
The monsters have already been dealt with. The location of the trap is already known.
This passage is no longer dangerous.
Shyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
“Huup!”
The moment I thought so, a bunch of arrows flew from the side of the aisle.
I was frightened and used the barrier and at the same time lowered my body.
Because the trap was so sudden, it was not possible to respond perfectly.
The slightly refracted arrow that slightly missed the barrier grazed my forearm.
Fortunately, the wound wasn’t too big.
‘… … It’s a surprise.’
With a sigh of relief, I took out antiseptic, bandage, and ointment from the first-aid kit I had brought with me and quickly healed the wound.
Normally, I would have left these residual scars alone, but in a labyrinth like this, I definitely need to treat them.
Especially in a labyrinth that boasts extreme difficulty like here.
After disinfecting and applying ointment, I started to bandage.
‘Before that, that trap hadn’t been activated.’
Wrapping the bandage, I glared at the direction the arrow flew.
It’s a trap that didn’t trigger when I passed this place earlier.
There was another trigger, and did you accidentally step on it this time?
‘No, it can’t be. I’m going the same way as before, with no difference.’
I am even moving along the footprints I left earlier.
The previous me and the current me are showing movements that are almost 99% identical.
Nevertheless, a new trap has been triggered.
that means this.
‘… … After learning about the traps in the aisle, is it a second trap installed to deal with the second person?’
Should we call it a hidden trap to repel unwary intruders?
‘I really can’t be careless.’
I thought you were nervous enough. It seems that it was still clumsy.
I raised my alertness to the extreme again.
‘… … after. If you do this, it’s like you’re back for the first time.’
This is not the time to waste your attention unnecessarily.
With that thought in mind, I slowly made my way down the aisle.
Be very meticulous, paying attention to potential hidden traps.
‘Here again bends 12 degrees to the right… … .’
As he grasped the location of the landmark, he hurried his steps.
* * *
About 20 minutes passed like that.
After getting the information I wanted from the passage of light and returning to the cathedral, I was grinding my teeth.
“Really, this beggar-like labyrinth… … .”
The person who created this labyrinth is not an ordinary nerd.
A sadist who specializes in bullying people. Or a psychopath.
‘Or maybe both.’
Hidden traps stopped appearing after the arrow trap earlier. Very poor quality.
‘It’s a labyrinth that accurately penetrates the psychology of a real person… … .’
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were no additional hidden traps?
okay. good there
Actually, nothing dangerous happened to my body.
But the only thing that didn’t happen was the body.
The hidden trap earlier was a trap that gnawed at my spirit, not my body.
‘Doubtful. Because of that trap earlier, I had to go through the second raid with extreme tension like the first time.’
If there is one, think that there are two or three.
The presence of one hidden trap was enough to gnaw at my nerves.
‘… … after. It’s going to be a little hard to pass through the passage of darkness.’
invisible threat.
It’s a name I made up, but it was a device that fit the name of the hidden trap.
I got up again and started walking down the dark passageway.
‘after. Let’s go with caution.’
Slowly, paying attention to the hidden traps that are likely to be set up in the dark passages as well. I made my way very slowly.
‘Bends 7 degrees to the left here. It went about 132.45m… … .’
As with the passage of light, while checking the terrain.
Following the footprints I left earlier, I walked towards Darkness, the pterosaur of darkness in the deepest part.
* * *
The deepest part of the labyrinth of desire.
The owner of this labyrinth, Aslan Polo Hamruin, was contemplating the subject Yul with an interesting gaze.
‘Avoiding traps or attacking labyrinths doesn’t mean my skills are bad.’
The place where Shin Ha-yul is is at the beginning of the labyrinth.
Even though it was several tens of kilometers away from the deepest part of Aslan, it seemed to be right in front of my eyes.
Asran has the power to see anything that happens in this labyrinth with her own eyes.
‘If you look at how to deal with the monsters that have been placed, your magical prowess isn’t bad either.’
about 3 hours.
The conclusion that Aslan drew from observing Shin Ha-yul was ‘It’s not bad’.
‘It was also very nice to defeat the dream-eating specter in the abandoned cathedral.’
It’s a bit lacking as the successor of the lord, but that’s enough to give you a narrowly passing grade.
‘It’s okay.’
Mimir and Elena.
Other than that, it was a shocking sound for people who knew Asran.
To think that Aslan acknowledged someone other than Ray.
Could it be that I am dreaming?
Or is the sun about to rise in the west tomorrow?
He must have opened his eyes when he said that.
It was rare for Aslan to acknowledge someone that much.
‘That’s why I don’t understand even more.’
Aslan’s eyes shone sharply.
‘A person with that level of skill couldn’t even see through that level of tricks.’
A four-pronged aisle that started at the abandoned cathedral. It’s not that difficult to attack that way.
With a certain amount of knowledge, it is structured so that you can easily pass through it with a certain amount of caution.
‘By attacking the aisle, it’s not that he lacks knowledge, and he’s not caught in the second trap, so he’s careful enough.’
It was strange that the heir didn’t notice that.
‘Such a person. Why don’t you know about the singularity of the nine-tailed fox?’
Gumihos are not classified as ‘monsters’ but as ‘divine beasts’.
That’s why I’m not blindly hostile to humans.
If you ask for a conversation after preparing a reasonable price, it is the gumiho who responds.
In other words, if you know a lot about nine-tailed foxes, it’s not that difficult to pass through that passage.
But that heir didn’t seem to know anything about the nine-tailed fox.
Judging from the look on his face when he met the gumiho earlier, it was clear that he did not even know that the gumiho was a ‘shinsoo’.
Why?
Aslan narrowed her eyes and pondered.
And soon he succeeded in establishing a hypothesis.
‘Perhaps, in the age of the successors, there are no divine beasts left?’
I don’t know how much time has passed since the era of the Bytenor Empire, but it’s clear that an indescribable amount of time has passed.
If that amount of time had passed, it wouldn’t be strange if all the Shinsoos had disappeared.
And if the divine beast had disappeared, the legends and information that followed would have disappeared to the other side of history.
‘If that’s the case, the successor can’t attack that aisle.’
If you don’t have knowledge about gumiho, you can never attack.
Therefore, that heir cannot attack the labyrinth over there.
‘… … Troublesome.’
Aslan Polohamruin was given the task of ‘evaluating’ the future successor by Ray.
This labyrinth of desire is a place that exists for that ‘evaluation’.
Success in clearing this labyrinth itself is an indicator of passing.
however.
‘Ignorance due to the difference in knowledge between the past and the future is not subject to evaluation.’
This cannot be a fair evaluation.
It is not ignorance that you have not learned the knowledge that cannot be learned, but it is natural.
Watching as it is is something that a supervisor with the duty of evaluation should not do.
‘… … It’s not my intention, but I’ll have to step in.’
Aslan clicked his tongue and stood up.
First of all, you can get that heir out of the four aisles, and then evaluate again.
‘After crossing that passage, there is no special trick like that. That would be enough for an evaluation.’
After that, all that was prepared was the labyrinth itself, such as traps, monsters, and poisons.
That was enough to evaluate the successor.
Thinking so, Aslan took a step forward.
‘We’ve almost reached the end of the passage of darkness, so now we’ll go back to the abandoned cathedral and head for the passage of nothingness.’
If so, if you go to the passage of nothing now, it will be roughly the right time.
Aslan started running toward the aisle of nothingness.
Crossing the labyrinth so quickly.
‘… … what?’
It showed sudden behavior of Shin Ha-yul.
‘… … Go into Darkness’ shelter?’
Having reached the end of the passage of darkness, Shin Ha-yul entered the great cavity where Darkness, the pterosaur of darkness, was asleep.
At that moment, Aslan’s expression immediately distorted.
‘You fool! Giving up!’
even if there is no way Making the choice to wake up Darkness.
‘I was wrong. That successor is unqualified.’
Aslan stood upright with a disgusted look on his seat.
Aslan Polo Hamruin.
He gives up thinking there is no way, and hates those who act on their emotions.
Coo-goo-goo-goo-!
I heard the whole labyrinth tremble.
‘Woke up.’
The roar of the pterosaur of darkness, Darkness, shook the entire labyrinth.
‘Tsk. Although I have no intention of seeking an heir who is not qualified to inherit my lord’s magic… … .’
I must stop the pterosaur of darkness, Darkness, from going rampant.
As if he didn’t like Aslan, he clicked his tongue again and rotated the mana circle.
‘Check coordinates. link. Spatial connection.’
9th Circle Archmage.
He is a talented person who can use space-time magic, which is the only one in the empire other than Ray.
‘9 circle space magic. hyperloop.’
Aslan Polo Hamruin.
His body turned to light and disappeared.
The place where he appeared again was the shelter of Darkness, the pterosaur of darkness, in the deepest part of the passage of darkness.
Aaaaaaaaaagh!
A tearing cry unique to birds hit Aslan’s ears.
The sound was pretty annoying.
‘Go back to sleep.’
Aslan reached out his hand towards Darkness.
The magic to use is ‘eternal rest’.
A 9th circle magic that completely freezes the target’s physical activity and forcibly stops it.
‘forever… … .’
It was when Aslan tried to cast magic.
Suddenly, the expression on the heir’s face came into view.
‘… … Are you laughing?’
Despite receiving Darkness’s murderous gaze, he was still smiling.
Like I really like this situation.
Rather, as if it was a purpose to create this situation.
He was smiling brightly with a bright expression that showed hope and joy.
‘… … Wasn’t it desperation?’
I could tell because it was Asran who hated stopping thinking.
That expression is not the expression of a person who has given up on something.
‘… … There are other purposes.’
It is certainly.
That heir came here with a clear purpose.
‘Then, I’ll watch it for now.’
Asran canceled ‘Eternal Rest’. At the same time, the presence was erased.
The signs that were almost non-existent are now completely gone.
‘Now, what are you going to show me?’
Since ancient times, the person with that expression was one of the two.
Or a foolish person who is obsessed with arrogance and conceit.
‘Or a rare genius.’
Which of the two is the successor?
That’s when Asran’s eyes shone with anticipation.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
A cry was heard from beyond the wall.
It’s a slightly different sound from Darkness’s cry, but it’s oddly similar.
‘… … Horus?’
It was the cry of Horus, the pterosaur of light.
The moment he heard that sound, Darkness’ eyes turned back.
Darkness gazed at the wall where the sound was heard.
That moment.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh-!
The wall exploded, and a pillar of light shot out.
and.
‘Horus… … How do you feel?’
A pterosaur of light, Horus, appeared on the other side of the shattered wall.
