Chapter 40 – 040. Archis Great Labyrinth (8)
No one was dissatisfied that Eun-hyeon took over the order of the party at Alex’s suggestion.
It was because the power of the javelin he showed was so strong that it remained in his head.
But unlike him, it wasn’t that there were no complaints or questions at all.
“Senior…”
Ayesha cried and grabbed Alex’s sleeve.
Looking at her twinkling eyes, it sounded like she was going to abandon herself and depend on someone else, so she was showing an uneasy look.
Alex persuaded her with a bitter smile at her Aisha appearance.
“This could be a good opportunity for you too. The author’s strangely overwhelming brute force can hardly be imitated, but perhaps something can be learned from it. Take a look and learn. I believe you will be able to grow more.”
“I do, I will try!”
Aisha clenched her fists as if she had never made a sad face, and she immediately gave up her will.
Searching for and detecting threats in advance and making quick decisions on the fate of the party were also virtues that an order should possess.
Apparently, Princess Yuria was leading these party members, but Alex took the place of the actual leader, and Aisha took the place of the order.
Since she joined the Royal Guard Knights, Aisha, who was one of the newcomers among the knights’ archers, has shown herself to be quite outstanding in terms of her abilities, but she is still immature in terms of her experience.
Even at the moment when she has to make a bold decision based on her various experiences, she hesitates and cannot make a decision easily.
What she lacked in her was her experience, so Alex had no doubt that her Aisha would be able to see, learn and grow a lot through her grace.
It was purely Alex’s guess that Eun-hyeon would have rich experience in the role of order, but that guess was not wrong.
‘There is a saying that a good leader is one who respects the authority of the order.’
[You’re a kid who knows how to lead people.]
Belldandi, who usually never praised other humans, smiled at Alex.
‘Hmm, those eyes…’
Eun-hyeon sensed that something strange was flowing behind her, and felt that Aisha’s eyes looking at her Alex were unusual.
She looked at Alex’s younger sister, Eleanor, and she also looked at Alex and Aisha, squinting her eyes to see if she was thinking the same thing as Eun-hyeon.
“You have a face that looks complicated.”
“… No. It’s just that my older brother said before that a talented archer had joined the Order. She said she often took care of me, saying that she was like her sister because she was the same age as me, but she said that was that woman.”
“But why are you upset? I think she is past the age to be jealous that her brother was taken away.”
Eleanor frowned at Eunhyun’s words and replied.
“You are talking nonsense. How old do you think I am? Only… You are doing a lot to protect me and her mother, but she just thought that at least if she met a woman, she would meet a good woman.”
I wonder if it is the feelings of a younger sister who thinks of her brother who is suffering from her.
“Okay.”
Eunhyun shook her head.
“The Archis Great Labyrinth is divided into three levels. Didn’t I explain earlier that this labyrinth is a labyrinth where the ordeal for welcoming the successor of Archis, the owner of the labyrinth, is installed?”
The party members focused on Eunhyun’s words and nodded their heads.
It was because there was a big difference between acting knowing the information about the dungeon in advance and acting without knowing it.
This was also an obvious mistake for Yuria, who knew even a little bit of information about this dungeon, not explaining it to her party members beforehand.
To avoid her suspicion of how she knew the information about this dungeon, she became vigilant and almost killed the party members.
Yuria, who was listening to Eunhyeon’s explanation, realized it and bit his lip.
‘Even if I was suspicious, if I had shared information like that person, wouldn’t I have fallen into a trap so vain… ?’
While thinking about that, Yuria listened to Eunhyeon’s explanation.
She was very suspicious of the identity of Eun-hyeon, who knew more detailed and accurate information about this labyrinth than herself, but decided to prioritize listening to his story.
“Beasts are not born on the 1st floor by default.”
“However, we have encountered witch beasts on the upper floor a few times.”
“Those are demonic beasts coming up from the second floor. Basically, the first floor, which is connected to the entrance of the labyrinth, mainly has many traps that dry people’s blood.”
Eleanor frowned, perhaps remembering the vicious traps the four party members fell into on the first floor.
Falling to the second floor due to a ground-breaking trap is also a first-floor trap.
“Basically, puppeteers refer to themselves as ‘dolls’ or ‘golems’ in all activities. Stick to the way you utilize golems. The same goes for reconnaissance and exploration. Let’s ask Aisha, the archer. What would it be like if there was a golem that looked exactly like a person who could remotely manipulate it precisely, and could use it to search for monsters and traps?”
“Uh… I don’t think the risk is reduced and it will be very convenient.”
“That is also one of the strengths of the puppeteer. As much as it is, there is an obvious disadvantage that it is difficult to use because it requires great care and talent to precisely manipulate one doll.”
“Is it that difficult?”
“It is very easy to manipulate and move one’s own body, but at the same time, it is not easy to manipulate dozens of parts or joints of other objects as one wants.”
Aisha tilted her head as if she couldn’t quite understand.
“Then what is the second floor we are on now?”
“The second layer is simply a test of your strength. In short, strong or weak.”
“Simple.”
“Pause for a second.”
“What?”
“It is a trap. Aisha-sama, follow me.”
“Yes, yes!”
Aisha nervously replied to Eun-hyeon’s voice pointing at her, and she followed Eun-hyeon.
“This is a magic enchanted trap. If someone steps into a certain space and the movement is detected…”
Eun-hyeon picked up a stone that had fallen around and threw it toward the area she was pointing with her finger.
Chi profit
White smoke began to blow from the small holes between the walls on either side.
As the smoke emitted from the holes began to fill the space, at the same time, the temperature inside the labyrinth began to drop rapidly, and Eunhyeon and Aisha kept their distance from each other to avoid contact with the smoke.
Eventually, as soon as the spray of smoke ended and the smoke completely disappeared, Aisha’s complexion turned white when she saw the frozen walls.
It was not only Aisha but also the other party members who hardened their complexion as they watched the smoke emanating cold air that froze her around.
She imagined what would have happened if she had walked forward without thinking and set off her trap.
She felt that until now she had been lucky that she hadn’t been through those pitfalls.
“I will teach you how to dismantle.”
“Yes!”
Aisha, who felt that she was definitely inferior to Eun-hyeon in the field of exploration, immediately recalled the encouragement Alex had given her, and listened to Eun-hyeon’s words with concentration.
Since then, while exploring her labyrinth, Eun-hyeon made Aisha experience various traps, and she taught her how to dismantle them.
Aisha was very busy learning the teachings of her grace, being quick to understand and putting into practice what was taught to her.
“Are you aiming for this and handing over the seat of the order?”
“At least because I thought it would be a good experience.”
Looking at Aisha, who quickly absorbed Eunhyeon’s teachings and showed an ambitious appearance, Merdin glanced at Alex.
“Anyway, that’s a really great thing. It’s much better than most veteran adventurers. Have you tried inviting me to join the Knights?”
It seemed that Merdin already liked Eunhyeon quite a bit.
It is clear that she looks stronger than herself and has had a lot of experience in the expedition, but she does not show off her abilities or show off her arrogance, and makes Aisha go through various traps and promotes her growth, leaving a good impression. .
“Because she’s not the kind of person who wants that.”
Alex also thought for a moment that it would be very reassuring if a talent like Eun-Hyeon joined the Knights, but considering his behavior and personality, the answer was fixed, so Alex didn’t recommend it either.
“Oops. Too bad. It’s not easy to meet a guy like that.”
“It’s the same.”
Alex smiled bitterly and agreed with Merdin.
“There are demons ahead. Judging by the characteristics of the object, it is a Minotaur.”
‘The beef is back. This is an opportunity.’
Eunhyun said while glaring in the direction of the Minotaur, which she sensed with flashing eyes.
[Hey… You still haven’t given up.]
After committing blasphemy by ignoring Belldandi, who was looking at her with a pathetic expression, Eunhyun looked at the party with hard expressions and said,
“Shall we try to catch one?”
“I almost died while catching that beast on the floor above it…”
“It will be wrong. I’m not going to step out, but a good priest just came in.”
“You weren’t so reluctant to accompany me on an expedition, but now you’re using it well.”
When Eleanor pouted at Eun-hyeon and made a sarcastic remark to Eun-hyeon, Eun-hyeon smiled and replied.
“Since you don’t seem to have had a proper experience of monster hunting, I’m trying to give you a good experience.”
Eleanor’s eyes, which had been looking at her disapprovingly, began to strain before she knew it.
It was because the thumping vibration inside the labyrinth reminded me of familiar memories.
Recalling the same feeling she had when encountering the Minotaur on her first floor, Eleanor squeezed her own staff and stared at her dark front.
“Let’s have beef for dinner, then.”
Eunhyeon continued talking as she saw the Minotaur appearing in the dark.
“Let’s start hunting.”
Oooooh!
The roar of the Minotaur, which was exhaling a rough snort, signaled the start of the battle.
The party members, including Eleanor, did not show much hesitation while frowning at the Lion’s Roar of the Witchbeast, which they had already encountered and experienced once.
“Princess. ‘Goddess blessing’.”
In the case of encountering a demon, Eunhyeon gave the order as set in advance, and Eleanor quickly memorized the divine magic spell.
[Beloved Goddess. Please watch over the lambs that the Goddess looks down on so that no one will hurt them.]
[Pious one, bless your actions]
[Vesta’s Blessing]
[Strength]
[Haste]
The blessing of the goddess Vesta manifested through Eleanor’s prayer covers all party members.
Feeling that her overall physical abilities, including her strength and agility, improved, Merdin threw away her nervous atmosphere and opened her mouth with a grin.
“It’s a blessing I haven’t received in a long time. After all, your brother is no joke.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. If you mess with them, they will kill you.”
“Yeah~Yeah~”
“Aisha-sama, load your arrows and wait. Princess, please prepare the magic that can generate the highest firepower among the magic that can be used. Merdin-nim, you have to aim for the timing I mentioned earlier.”
“… Yes.”
“Let’s try something, whatever.”
If it wasn’t for a man named Eunhyeon anyway, he would have been dead.
Merdin thought so, but she felt grateful for Eun-hyeon’s actions that saved her.
Her close friend Alex trusts Eun-hyeon to the extent of being strange, and even guides them so that they can gain experience like this, but there was nothing she couldn’t listen to.
Alex and Aisha share the same mindset.
It was the moment when the newly formed Princess Yuria’s party grew little by little through Eunhyun.
“Come on, attack!”
As soon as they heard Eunhyun’s command, Merdin and Alex rushed towards the Minotaur.
It wasn’t like the first encounter with the Minotaur, a blood-trembling slaughter battle, but the time of ‘education’ to teach new adventurers, which Eun-hyeon was so familiar with, began.
