Chapter 1584 – 1584. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
I entered the labyrinth with the AM unit.
I didn’t plan to go straight to the lowest level of the labyrinth. First, I would focus on adapting to the labyrinth by descending to the 50th floor.
I had Yuria and Melissa, but there was no telling if the Demon King was hiding in this labyrinth. There was no harm in being cautious.
‘I received information up to the 72nd floor from Tatari. If they haven’t tampered with the information, there shouldn’t be any problems.’
The Rabbit Labyrinth was divided into the lower levels from the 1st to the 50th floor, and the deeper levels from the 51st floor and above.
The 50th floor was also a dividing line between veteran adventurers and ordinary adventurers.
“It’s dark and damp, which is unpleasant,” Melissa said, frowning as soon as she entered the labyrinth, despite having said she was looking forward to it.
“That’s just how labyrinths are,” I replied casually, taking out a map from my pocket. It was a map of the first floor of the labyrinth. It was relatively simple, being the first floor.
‘They said you can’t get your bearings in the labyrinth.’
That’s why the map was drawn based on locations. I found this way of looking at the map more convenient.
‘This is the entrance… If I walk for about 20 minutes, I should be able to descend to the second floor.’
After checking the map, I looked up.
“Yuria.”
“Yes, Master,” Yuria responded immediately, leaving Melissa, who was complaining, and approached me.
“Warp gate. Can you set one up?”
Yuria calmly looked around.
“It’s impossible. The inside of the labyrinth seems to be a completely different space from the outside. It feels twisted. Since variables keep appearing, complex calculations are needed for warp gates or teleportation, making them impossible.”
“What about short-range space movement magic like Blink?”
“That’s possible. Blink doesn’t require calculating coordinates as long as it’s within sight.”
I felt disappointed that I couldn’t use the warp gate. If I could use the warp gate, conquering the dungeon would have become much easier.
Next experiment.
I took out a space movement scroll from my pocket. The coordinates of the space movement scroll were set to a hotel in the city.
Tzzzzzzzzzz.
I tore the space movement scroll. And nothing happened.
“Space movement scrolls are also ineffective.”
This meant that the only way to get out of the labyrinth was through the entrance.
‘I need to be careful.’
Having been reminded to be vigilant, I spoke to the maids who were waiting for my instructions.
“Space movement scrolls and teleportation don’t work. Let’s descend carefully.”
“Yes, Master,” the beautiful maids replied in unison. I felt pleased.
The combat maids advanced. There was nothing I needed to instruct separately. Melissa, the leader of the AM unit, led them perfectly. Moreover, the combat maids were not so weak as to be overwhelmed by the labyrinth.
A lizard with a small horn on its forehead appeared in front of us. It was a monster called a Lizardhorn.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As soon as they saw the monster, the combat maids pulled the triggers of their M16s. The bullets that poured out of the assault rifles pierced the lizard’s body.
Shweeeeeeeek!
The lizard’s roar was heard. It wasn’t just one or two. At least ten or more were running towards us. Melissa clicked her tongue.
“They’re running towards us after hearing the gunshots. It would be better to equip silencers. Even if it doesn’t completely eliminate the sound of the gunshots, it’s better than nothing.”
“Um. So, Captain, can we fire?”
“Fire.”
The combat maids’ rifles spat fire. The way they shot was different. Most of them fired in bursts, but there were quite a few maids who shot carefully, one bullet at a time.
I watched them and asked Yuria.
“How long will firearms be effective?”
“I estimate they will be effective up to the 30th floor. After that, we can use special bullets.”
We continued to advance.
•••
We arrived at the 10th floor of the labyrinth in three hours. It was still a cave environment. Except for the ceiling being higher, the path being wider, and more complex, it was not much different from the first floor.
Crack, crack!
I quietly admired the walls of the labyrinth.
A wall that had been empty suddenly cracked open, and a monster crawled out from it. It was true that monsters were being created.
‘A Red Orc, huh?’
The newly born Red Orc showed endless murderous intent and hatred towards humans. The Red Orc rushed at us with its bare hands. The combat maids laughed at the thumping Red Orc and pulled their triggers.
Tutatatatatata!
Bullets rained down. The Red Orc, which had just been born, died in less than 10 seconds, its entire body riddled with holes.
“You guys… I’ve been thinking this since earlier, but aren’t you wasting too many bullets?”
“There aren’t many opportunities to fire bullets like this. We should fire when we can. It’s okay, right, Master?”
The combat maids looked at me with cute smiles. Their intentions were obvious, but I grinned and nodded.
“When else can you fire so freely? Fire as much as you want. We can always get more bullets.”
Bullets were something that could be obtained as much as we wanted if we tried.
We left the monster corpses behind and moved forward. Adventurers killed monsters and earned money by collecting magic stones or byproducts. We were not adventurers. We moved on instead of spending time collecting monster byproducts.
“Master.”
Melissa came close to my side and called out in a small voice.
“Why?”
“As you know, we’re being followed.”
“We’re being followed? I didn’t notice.”
My attention was focused on the maids. The combat maids’ skirts were short, and every time they moved, their skirts would flutter, almost revealing their panties. It was a different kind of charm than showing panties outright.
“Didn’t we pass some adventurers earlier? Some of them fell behind and started following us. I think… it’s the Guild Master’s doing. What do you think, Madam?”
Melissa’s eyes turned to Yuria. Yuria was not flustered by the playful title of Madam.
“I think the same as Melissa. The Guild Master doesn’t know his place and is causing trouble.”
“Master. What should we do?”
“Bring them here.”
As soon as I gave the order, Melissa raised her hand. She gave orders to the combat maids with hand signals. Five combat maids turned around and ran towards the followers. The followers panicked and tried to run away.
But it was useless. After a few gunshots, the combat maids brought the followers back. There were three followers in total.
Now that we had captured the enemies, it was time to extract information. I stepped forward and used the Bone Crushing Technique. They couldn’t last even 10 minutes before opening their mouths.
“I’m Rogi from the Bayer Adventurer Party! I was just following orders from the leader! I don’t know the reason! I was just following the leader’s orders! P-please spare me!”
“Bayer Adventurer Party?”
It was a name I had never heard before. The answer came from Yuria.
“They’re a famous adventurer party in the labyrinth city of Rabbit. I’ve heard they’re one of the top ten adventurer parties.”
I asked the trembling man.
“How do you deliver the information you get from following us? Is there a separate meeting place?”
“We use notes. We leave notes with information at a designated place. Another party belonging to the adventurer party takes the note and checks it.”
“That’s a cumbersome method.”
It might be the best method in this labyrinth.
I asked a few more questions. He couldn’t answer. He was just a low-level member.
The useless man’s life was taken by my Fire Lotus Dagger. The corpse was left carelessly inside the labyrinth.
“Master. My gut is telling me. They’re setting a trap and waiting for us.”
Melissa said in a serious tone.
“That’s quite a coincidence. My gut is saying the same thing. So, are you worried?”
“No. I just want them to show up quickly since it’s annoying. The AM unit is not weak. They can’t even be compared to most knight orders. And we have Madam on our side. To be honest, if Madam stepped up, wouldn’t this labyrinth conquest be over in a day?”
“The problem is that the Demon King might be hiding in this labyrinth.”
“But even that Demon King would be crushed if he ran into Madam…”
This was a glimpse into how Melissa thought of Yuria. It wasn’t hard to understand. Yuria, who had reached the level of a Grand Aura Master, was that formidable.
“Instead of complaining, just do your job.”
I lifted Melissa’s skirt and slapped her butt, which was covered in a black thong.
Slap! A sharp sound echoed.
“Ah! I, I understand.”
Melissa, with my handprint on her butt, walked forward.
I turned my head. Yuria was looking at the ceiling. I wondered if there was a bat or something and looked up. There was nothing.
“Yuria?”
“I apologize, Master. I was distracted for a moment.”
“Was there something?”
“I felt a gaze from the ceiling, but when I looked up, there was nothing. Should I say it was just my imagination?”
Yuria’s eyes narrowed slightly. She seemed unsure.
On the other hand, I, who trusted Yuria more than she trusted herself, was certain of her senses. If Yuria felt a gaze, then someone was really looking at her.
‘Is it the Demon King? Or did the Adventurer Guild Master pull something?’
Either way, there was nothing I could know right now.
•••
32nd floor.
The environment changed to a meadow.
Here, monsters called Steel Trolls appeared. As their name suggested, they were trolls with skin as hard as steel. Except for their excellent defense, they were no different from ordinary trolls.
Tutatatatatata!
Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting!
The problem was that their steel skin was so hard that it could deflect bullets. Of course, the combat maids were not flustered.
“Prepare special bullets.”
At Melissa’s words, the combat maids changed their magazines in unison.
Special bullets.
Bullets made by dwarves and engraved with magic by wizards.
“Shoot sparingly, one bullet at a time.”
Despite Melissa’s words, the combat maids began to fire bullets while pulling their triggers. The special bullets had enough power to turn the Steel Trolls into rags.
“Wow, seriously. This is so stress-relieving.”
“Guns are the best after all.”
“I wish we could fight like this every day.”
The combat maids laughed. But their laughter didn’t last long.
“W-wait a minute! Captain! Master! There’s a huge monster horde in front…!”
That was because a monster army of at least 200 monsters was rushing towards us, kicking up dust in the distance.
It was a phenomenon called a monster wave.
‘…The monster wave was supposed to appear in the deeper levels?’
There was a possibility that it was a monster wave caused by another reason.
