Chapter 58 – To the Labyrinth! (4)
Infinite Labyrinth is extraterritorial.
There are those who argue that the law of Permaten or the law of the kingdom should be applied, but no matter how you think about it, it is virtually impossible to invoke the law of the kingdom in this ‘other world’.
Still, since everyone is basically a person who comes to the Infinite Labyrinth to make money, there are some rules to be followed in the name of making money.
Do not cause harm to those who come to the lower floors and toil at the magic stone mining site.
Do not carelessly steal or take things from others within the labyrinth.
Don’t try to kill people carelessly.
The infinite labyrinth is a lawless area with its own rules.
That’s why these unscrupulous scum are coming forward now to carry out so-called ‘hunting’ against the people of my knights.
Even this basement level is a place where Permaten’s law does not apply.
‘Aiming for places where there are no guards.’
There are no other eyes here now.
Then, after committing murder here, if there are no witnesses, the crime of murder is not established.
Although the fact that he killed him is acknowledged, murder in the Infinite Labyrinth is not a particularly criminal act, but in the end, the only things that lead to murder are ‘circumstantial evidence’ and ‘witnesses’.
Anything can happen in the infinite labyrinth unless there is solid evidence that can accurately record the situation as an image, such as a video recording magic or video playback stone.
So.
‘How do I do it?’
Although Laura mercilessly beat them away, they are following behind us all the way to the gate leading down to the basement.
“…What should I do, sexy man?”
[I’ll just have to watch it first. How far will they chase me? More than that, thanks to those guys, one thing was confirmed. Isn’t that right, Serica?]
“…”
Celica covered her face with her hands.
Because she looked quite different from her usual ‘sword maiden’ appearance, the ‘rapists’ had no idea that Celica was a sword maiden.
[If I had noticed, I wouldn’t have approached in the first place. If you try to pull off a trick, you might lose her head.]
“It’s a pointless move… Do you dare harbor lustful desires toward us, Lord So’s women?”
“Chief. It’s not just lust, these are people who are trying to rape.”
“Even though it’s on the first floor?”
“Even though it’s on the first floor, there are a lot of horny bastards who try to target women-only parties while there are no people around.”
Jur Dias pulled the dagger from the dagger sheath strapped to his thigh.
“Shall I kill you?”
[Well.]
I’m not hesitating to kill.
I don’t hesitate to order my knights to kill.
[I think it would be better to make him suffer something more terrible than to kill him here. There is no need for us to feel uncomfortable.]
“What are you going to do?”
[Go straight to the 3rd floor. As far as I know, ‘they’ are on the 3rd floor. Right, Serica?]
“If you’re talking about those… That’s right. Let me guide you right away.”
Rattling.
A wide cavity visible as soon as you arrive at the end of the cave.
There is a magic circle in the middle, and beyond it, you can see what looks like stairs going down.
‘This is the boss room.’
Boss room located at the end of the cave.
The boss on the first floor is so weak that some people specialize in attacking only the boss.
“…! Are you here?”
[Shh. Let’s talk through Laura. Currently, I am a living armor man belonging to the Knights Templar.]
“…Understood. Knight Commander Laura. I have received your call. Would you like to take the boss with you?”
“No.”
Just as she had already been told, Laura pointed to the passage leading down.
“We’re going down to the third floor right away.”
“I understand. You came at the right time when the boss was about to be summoned… “
[Then just check for a moment and leave.]
As soon as I finished speaking.
Goooooㅡㅡㅡ
The magic circle on the floor began to glow red, and the people in the vacant lot on the first floor began to raise weapons one by one.
Pickaxe.
Everyone was holding a pickaxe, and everyone was holding the handle tightly and waiting for the smoke coming out of the magic circle to disappear.
Pa–ah!
A strange being that appears in the magic circle with a red light – the boss.
It is.
“I only heard about it through rumors, this is my first time seeing it.”
“‘Obelisk’.”
[Hmm.]
Confirmed through records.
It is an element that does not exist in reality.
And that tells me that this world is not a game.
“I’m glad it’s not a boss mob.”
[Did you say that boss mobs only appear when certain conditions are met?]
“That’s right. Unless you’re intentionally trying to deal with a boss mob, there’s no need to summon a boss mob. An obelisk will rise up.”
Jurdias quenched his appetite.
“While mining magic stones in a mining site, when an obelisk rises, it is broken down to harvest more magic stones. This is a history that has been repeated in the lower levels of Fermaten for the past several centuries.”
[If you have the strength to swing a pickaxe, you can make money, but everyone wants to work. To be exact, I don’t want to be able to do other jobs, but all I need is to be able to use a pickaxe.]
Kang, Kang, Kang.
People began swinging pickaxes at the obelisk.
It wasn’t like pickaxing that had any soul in it, and the look in his eyes was like, ‘It sucks, but it’s a job and I do it for the money.’
But people like that are the pillars that support the bottom of this Fermaten economy.
Thanks to them, the commission for the price they mine and sell the magic stones will all be collected as taxes for the Count Permaten family.
So, for me, I am grateful to them.
Only.
“…Young man. I’m going to keep chasing you.”
[These are people who, even if they work hard with a pickaxe, are not enough, so they just want to kiss someone else’s woman. Tsk.]
It deserves to die.
[At least we should give him a merciful death. Branch, Director Laura. To the 3rd floor.]
“Yes! Then, we will pass through the second floor and go down to the third floor.”
Ah.
There are two reasons for stating the obvious.
One is to convey it to the perverts who are listening to us with eager ears.
And the other one.
[It’s a very convenient labyrinth with a warp gate.]
You can skip every 5n+1 floors at once.
Looking at this, it feels like a trace of a game, but…
‘If this happens, it’s a god game.’
Because P.A.O. Was a game where you had to conquer each level from the 1st floor to the 100th floor.
‘It’s a trash game with no skip rights.’
After all, reality is the best.
* * *
Infinite Labyrinth, 3rd floor.
“Oh, bitter, I think it would be perfect if I peeled that off and ate it… “
The men continued to gorge themselves as they chased after the women’s party who were walking ahead for a while.
A woman with blonde hair and a rabbit headband.
A female thief with navy blue hair and tight-fitting clothes.
And a silver-haired female swordsman wearing a black coat.
“What should I do with the golem?”
“A golem is just a golem. You don’t put things in it and move it around. It’s just a porter.”
“Well, these days, men are not hired as porters at women’s parties. It’s a shame. In the past, it was fun to follow behind women as porters and watch them shake their butts.”
The men continued to taste and chase after the three women.
These are women of the highest class.
I don’t know how skilled they may be, but there is no way that the women who go down ‘without using the warp gate’ are strong.
“Hey. But she has that silver hair from earlier. Isn’t she that girl?”
“Is she that girl?”
“Why, the sword whore.”
“Phew. Why would the sword who be here like this? She must have gone straight down to the 50th floor, not the 3rd floor.”
If the silver-haired female knight were a sword maiden.
They wouldn’t have been looking back from the beginning.
“Did you see the Sword Master hanging out in the little swordsmanship class? It’s the same thing. If the Sword Maiden is here, we’re all screwed. And where are there one or two silver-haired female knights?”
“That’s true.”
“That silver-haired woman is mine. Hehe, it’s been a while since I got to eat it properly… Huh?”
Clutter.
Beyond the passage.
In what was thought to be a dead end, a steel golem, Living Armor, that seemed to have been left behind by the party, stood blocking the passage.
“What is it? Is it blocked and under control?”
“Let’s sneak inside.” Hehe, isn’t it like taking a shower in the labyrinth?”
“Or doing some urgent business.”
The men slowly moved their bodies to both sides of the Living Armor.
And.
Boom!
“Whoa?!”
I vomited blood due to the sudden attack from Living Armor.
“Now, wait a minute…! This is a control system…!”
[I wish I had just left.]
Flashing.
The inside of the Living Armor helmet sparkled with red light.
[You are weak. But people like you are the most dangerous.]
Puck, poop.
Living Armor mercilessly abused the men and pinned them to the ground.
The men were dumbfounded by the overwhelming difference in strength, and Living Armor grabbed the collar of one of the men and lifted him up.
[It looks like they are going around the 10th floor and stabbing newcomers in the back, but they picked the wrong opponent.]
“K-keu…! Ah, now, wait…!”
[If your eyes roll because you want to have sex with a woman, I will do it.]
Clutter.
Living Armor threw the man into the cave.
“Big, big…!”
The man corrected his posture, spitting out the blood that had accumulated in his mouth.
“Fuck, what!”
“Well, it’s the result of judging based on one’s dick without even looking at the other person.”
“Are you…?”
The navy blue haired female thief smiled wryly.
“I thought everyone farming on the 3rd floor was new? I’m sorry.”
Sticky.
Something approached the man from behind.
“I tried to rape a woman, so getting raped to death by a female monster wouldn’t be so bad, right?”
“W-What… ?!”
[It’s a simple logic. The law does not apply in the infinite labyrinth.]
Clutter.
[Isn’t this a fitting ending for those who try to prey on other people’s women?]
Living Armor tapped her fist towards the man’s solar plexus and pushed him back.
[Oh my. Her brain got eaten by a dick and she ended up dying while having sex with a female monster. It must be a noble reward for you.]
“Ugh, ugh!!!”
[Think good thoughts.]
Knock.
[Wouldn’t it be better to be eaten to death at least than to be beaten to death?]
