Chapter 264 – Renew the Infinite Labyrinth (1)
In front of the boss room on the 30th floor.
[Go in.]
I took the lead and powerfully opened the iron door of the boss room forward.
A space full of darkness.
As light slowly comes in from the ceiling, the appearance of a huge cavity is clearly revealed.
Sea water is lapping on both sides along the road that stretches out in the middle, and in the middle of the cavity, there is a wide area of land that appears to be a place for raids.
And in front, it is visible.
A ‘mermaid’, whose body is almost 10 meters long and the size of a small building, is sitting alone on a throne-like place.
[Tsk.]
As soon as I came in, I sighed.
I expected it, but as expected, my bad prediction was not wrong.
‘It was good to prepare in advance.’
There is a strategy that I have planned in my head without letting others know.
I thought I would take on the angler shark leader comfortably without using that tactic, but unfortunately, I ended up dealing with a powerful enemy.
“Handsome guy. Wait a minute.”
Zenith called me from behind.
[Why are you doing that?]
“Something is strange. Stop for a moment.”
It might be a bit awkward to call her a sexy guy, but she called me with a nervous look on her face, as if the awkwardness didn’t matter.
“That’s not what it was supposed to be. It was supposed to be a huge shark. The boss on the 30th floor isn’t like that.”
[That is, another boss must appear?]
“Okay.”
Everyone else started to get nervous.
“It’s not the one we knew. Originally, a monkfish shark with a body of about 3 meters was supposed to pop out. There was no throne or anything, just a large circular piece of land over there…”
Those watching the scene through my vision were also taken aback by the sudden appearance of a giant mermaid, and quickly began looking for information.
-Count! This is my first boss!
-I’ve never seen anything like that…! It’s a monster that isn’t in the data!
Not in the data.
It is the first demon beast to appear.
“Why is such a demon… “
“The fact that the angler shark captain doesn’t appear means that something is seriously wrong with the labyrinth…?”
It is accurate.
That demon is a demon that doesn’t appear in normal situations.
[No problem. You just have to react flexibly.]
But I know the identity of that giant mermaid.
[Director Laura. What do you think?]
“…It looks like the labyrinth was waiting for us. It looks quite strong. At least…It looks like it’s on the 40th floor.”
Laura immediately took out the bow of light with a nervous face.
“But I don’t lose. When I grow up, I can win.”
[Then there is an answer.]
He glared at the mermaid with a more tense face than usual, and the others each took out their weapons and raised their guard.
[It looks like the labyrinth has prepared a surprise party, so I have to tell everyone throughout the labyrinth. Before the labyrinth went ‘runaway’.]
“Huh? Now, wait a minute. “The labyrinth is going crazy?”
[Okay. Isn’t that exactly the situation right now? They come out like that and wait before the explosion.]
When I mentioned the rampage in the labyrinth, the party members who came down with me and those at the command center site also had expressions on their faces.
“Well, what is your basis for saying it’s a sudden runaway?”
[Look at that, Charlotte. Up there, it’s hard to see, but look above your head.]
Above the giant mermaid’s head, there was something that looked like a very small phrase.
[Named.]
“Wide Queen Nepturian…?”
[The name is absolutely brutal. I think that mermaid is the queen of the sea elves.]
We have encountered many Nameds so far, but this is the first time we have seen such a large Named since the spawning Desmonica we found inside the walls of the labyrinth.
And even with my gaming knowledge, I know the entity called ‘Tide Queen’, but this is my first time hearing the name Nepturian.
It’s probably her own name in this world, like Desmonica of Spawn.
[Perhaps because we captured too many sea elves, the queen came out in person.]
If an entity that would not normally appear, there must be a reason for it.
[It could be because they killed too many people in other labyrinth areas, or it could simply be because they kidnapped a sea elf and the queen got angry. Either way, there is no doubt that the demonic beasts of the labyrinth will begin to boil over sooner or later.]
I know the reason, but I have to explain it to my group and people based on the situation.
[If her queen considers her her her her sea elves her her her her her her her her children her her her, then now we are the kidnappers of her daughter her her her. Hehe.]
Judging from the information and experience I have now, it is certain that they came out in anger at the fact that the sea elves, who could be considered part of their family, were taken as slaves.
‘I’m glad it worked out as per the gimmick.’
Just as when you attack a bear cub, the mother bear jumps out and attacks the person, the same goes for the infinite labyrinth.
When too many entities are slaughtered or captured, the labyrinth goes into emergency mode and the boss of that floor pops out. The boss is the head of that entity.
If you kill a large number of slimes, you will become a Slime Queen.
If you capture a large number of succubi, you will become a succubus queen.
In the former case, we physically eradicated it, and in the latter case, fortunately, we were able to pass through safely as a result of meeting in person and making a deal.
And now, we must pay the price for the mass kidnapping of sea elves.
[Ah. It is delivered to the knights spread throughout the labyrinth through the headquarters. Act according to the manual.]
“Are you serious?”
[Nero, don’t you trust me?]
There is no return without risk.
And the current risk is not a high risk, but a sufficiently controllable risk.
[I didn’t say anything until now, but I expected this to happen.]
Because it was like that in the game.
[This is not a man who could not expect things to go wrong while carrying out such a large-scale operation. And there’s a runaway? Rather, the sea I hoped for.]
Boom.
As soon as I took a step forward, Nepturian opened his eyes.
The gaze of the three-white eye, with only the white eye without the pupil, was somewhat surprising and frightening, but it is not an opponent that cannot be defeated.
[Leader. From now on, just follow all my instructions. First of all-]
“Uh, is that?!”
An unexpected voice was heard from behind.
“How can it be so huge…?!”
[What are you doing!]
I suddenly grabbed the collar of the young knight who jumped out from behind and quickly made him retreat out of the boss room.
[Who entered the boss room on their own?!]
“U-that…! I’m sorry…”
[Sorry! Damn it, Sir Bernhard!]
I handed the article over to Bernhard, who was hurriedly running from behind.
“I’m sorry. I suddenly ran out, saying I was anxious about something.”
[…Tsk.]
“Hey, sexy guy?! The queen is starting to move her hands in some way?!”
Goo goo goo.
Light began to twinkle throughout the cave.
If you look at it as a natural scenery, it was a perfect scenery to captivate people’s minds, but I saw something different.
[Tch. This is why I came in with 6 people.]
“Yes, yes…?”
Goo goo goo.
Changes began to occur throughout the labyrinth.
A red light that made you think ‘fucked’ just by looking at it began to twinkle in the labyrinth.
[Bernhardt. You take responsibility for this person and tie him up well. Put him in jail.]
“Prison… Do you mean?”
[Okay. If you really are…Lord Lambert!!]
Since he is a knight with an adventurer background, it seems a bit awkward for Bernhard to collect him.
Then you should call an expert.
[I don’t know anything else, but I really hate suffering because of variables caused by others rather than variables caused by myself. Sir Lambert, welcome.]
“Did you call me, Duke?”
[Okay. Tie up this man. And take him to the count’s castle over there and detain him.]
“Okay. Follow me.”
“S-sorry…”
The young man was caught by Lambert and retreated.
‘I should either cut it off or something.’
Trolling is unforgivable.
If a problem arises due to a strange variable, it is most likely due to someone like that.
“Huh?”
Lambert frowned and stopped walking.
“Gong. I have something to tell you urgently.”
[What is it?]
“This young man… I guess…”
The moment when Lambert, holding the young knight’s wrist, was about to say something.
Kyaaaaa!!
A scream rang through the labyrinth.
It was such an intense sound that it felt as if the eardrums would explode with ultrasonic waves, and everyone covered their ears with their hands.
[It has begun. Except for Laura and the six knights, everyone else went to the entrance of the 30th floor. Lambert takes the guy to the ground. While we are attacking the boss, be careful not to let the creatures spawning on each floor flow back to the upper floor.]
“Isn’t there a runaway just now?!”
[That’s right. Runaway.]
What people are most worried about is the runaway in the infinite labyrinth.
[Laura. What happens when the infinite labyrinth starts to explode?]
“Uh, first of all, countless demons are created, strong demons jump out, and demons begin to come up to the upper floors through the portals on each floor, and eventually…”
[If you make a mistake, the ground will be flooded with demonic beasts. But think about it this way. What if each district can handle all the risks caused by overflow?]
“…Is this hunting?”
[Yes.]
Perhaps because she spent the most time with me, Laura immediately understood what others did not.
[I have changed many paradigms here so far. The same goes for war. I will also change the paradigm for conquering this labyrinth. Let’s call this ‘runaway’ by a different name from now on.]
If you say that the labyrinth is running wild, it looks like something dangerous.
[Magic Stone Farming Festival.]
If there are countless monsters that can be hunted, wouldn’t the efficiency of farming increase if you hunt them all?
In terms of gaming, it is no different from just challenging from normal difficulty to hard difficulty.
And if you have enough ability to conquer hard difficulty, the hard difficulty labyrinth simply offers better rewards and is a more reliable farming area.
[Tell this to everyone. From today onwards, I will call Infinite Labyrinth’s runaway ‘crunch mode.’]
