Chapter 51: The Bronze Labyrinth That Noticed Him

“As a Student, I don’t really have the right to criticize you… but…”

Anya looked at the Priestess seriously and said, “In this Party, only the Priest must not step forward. If something happens to your life, we will be in even greater danger.”

The Priestess, still shaken, nodded frantically.

“I understand… I understand…”

“As long as you understand…”

Anya nodded, then turned around and added, “But don’t worry. Here, even if I die, I will absolutely not let you die.”

Joey stood in the distance, watching this responsible Anya…

Die…

Although this kind of weak dungeon was annoying, there was absolutely no danger to one’s life…

Especially that Skeleton Soldier; even if it hit the Priestess, it would at most result in a small scratch…

However…

This person is quite interesting…

Joey looked at Anya with a playful gaze.

“That’s how it is. Let’s not waste time; let’s check the secret door first. I’ll lead the way.”

From this moment on, Anya became the little leader of the team.

The group then entered the small secret door next to the labyrinth…

“Whew…”

The Priestess panted as she walked…

“Why have we been walking for so long…”

Anya frowned, then looked at the watch on her wrist.

“It seems… we’ve been walking for half an hour… why haven’t we seen the entrance yet…”

Only Joey, walking at the back, smiled helplessly…

Ah, ah…

It’s Veiweiya’s malicious taste in dungeon design again…

We’re almost there…

“Oh! We’re here!!”

The Priestess pointed to a button in the distance.

“It seems to be right there!!”

Having nearly been killed by a Skeleton Soldier before, the Priestess had become cautious.

“Um… I was too reckless before… you guys go first…”

Anya nodded, then walked up to the stone button.

“Click!”

The moment that stone button was pressed…

“Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!”

The entire ground began to vibrate.

“Ugh! What… what’s going on!!!”

The Priestess’s legs went weak with fear, and she crouched on the ground.

“Is it… is it another trap!!!”

“I… I’m not sure either…”

Anya gripped her Longsword tightly and said, “Everyone, stay close. That way, if there’s danger, we can support each other.”

“Uh…”

Joey looked at the cautious Anya, frowned, and said, “It sounds like the main gate of the labyrinth outside has opened…”

“Eh?”

The Priestess and Anya both froze at the same time.

“Does that mean…”

A look of shock appeared on the Priestess’s face…

“We have to walk another half hour back to the main gate to get in!!!”

“We walked for half an hour just to come over here and press the gate switch!!!”

“It seems… that’s the case…”

Joey said with a shifting gaze.

That’s right…

The maps designed by Veiweiya…

Were exactly like this. Not only could the gate not be opened from this side…

But there was also a small hidden soldier stuck in the blind spot of one’s vision…

And…

You had to take a thirty-minute detour to trigger a button and then walk all the way back.

This was already considered merciful…

Other labyrinths had…

Poison pools you would fall into if you took a few wrong steps…

Or a Magic Barrier that would exhaust a Warrior after only a few dodges…

Or Magic that could only be used three times before Magic depletion.

The most ridiculous thing was that she would place signs in very treacherous places saying:

“There is treasure down here…”

When in reality, it was a cliff…

Because Humans nowadays were too clever, ordinary labyrinth difficulty was no longer enough to fool them…

So…

She chose this absurd method to disgust her enemies.

Her recent performance had been quite good…

She had already received mostly positive reviews in the Demon World…

No wonder she was called Gong Qi Yin Gao…

It seemed the Steam Era didn’t just represent the background of this other World…

It also reminded Joey of a certain gaming platform from his past life…

Thus, the group spent another half hour backtracking to the labyrinth entrance.

“Now we can finally go in…”

The Priestess nodded and said.

Then, under the scouting of Anya and Joey, the four successfully entered the labyrinth.

The interior of the labyrinth was also made of stone bricks, but because a Torch was placed every few steps, they didn’t have to exert effort to carry torches while walking.

However, there were no traps following that…

The first monster they encountered was…

A Slime…

Ah, ah…

So classic…

Joey looked at the blue, jelly-like thing in front of him.

The combat power of a Slime-type Lesser Demon Beast was very low, and its Desire for combat was ridiculously low.

Even a Bronze Rank 1 could defeat it.

“I’ll handle this one.”

Anya waved her hand to the three behind her.

“I’ve learned about Slimes in books.”

“Although they are low-level Lesser Demon Beasts, their mechanics are very interesting.”

“They are completely immune to physical damage, so even if we use a Longsword to slash it, we can’t break it.”

“Furthermore, I use Water Magic, which is completely ineffective against its magical resistance.”

“So, defeating it is still somewhat difficult.”

“However, it’s not impossible for a Beast to have no weaknesses; you just need to destroy its Magic Core…”

“Unfortunately, a Slime’s Magic Core can move at any time, so…”

While Anya was still rambling…

“…”

The impatient Joey simply raised the Longsword in his hand and stabbed it into the Slime’s interior.

He then channeled his Magic, infusing the Longsword with Elemental Magic.

“Boom!”

In an instant, the Slime evaporated.

“Wow! The technique Anya just mentioned is really useful…”

Joey said, putting on a look of admiration while watching Anya.

“Pfft, really useful…”

Hearing Joey act pampered, Aiki mocked him from the side.

As a result, she was glared back at by the Protagonist.

“Eh? But… I hadn’t even reached the part about how to kill the Slime yet…”

Aiki frowned and said.

“Ah… I just heard the countermeasure between the lines of what you were saying!” The Protagonist hurriedly explained, “And because my family is a Summoner family…”

“We are very knowledgeable about Lesser Demon Beasts!”

“There’s no need to fear Water Magic being countered by the Slime…”

“In fact, no matter what attribute the Magic is, you just have to find a way to pour the Magic into the Slime’s body and wait for it to explode…”

“Anyway… Anya, you really are reliable…”

“Re… reliable…”

Looking at Joey’s innocent, smiling face, Anya couldn’t help but feel her heart race.

She stared into the Protagonist’s obsidian-pure large eyes and swallowed.

“Hmm? Anya? Is there something on my face?”

The Protagonist tilted his head innocently and asked.

“Ah! No… nothing…”

Anya hurriedly turned her head away and said, “Then… then let’s continue moving forward!”

“Sure…”

The Protagonist continued to wear an innocent smile as he looked at Anya.

Ah, ah…

Teasing the little Chef Girl is always so much fun…

He hummed softly…

Following in the center of the Party, the Protagonist faintly wore a wicked smile.

However, Joey did not expect…

That such a Slime, which posed absolutely no threat to him…

Had attracted the attention of another person…

Seia followed the clues she had found and arrived at the Forest between the Entia Kingdom and the Demon World.

She suddenly raised her head, looking at the labyrinth before her, and frowned.

Then, Seia turned her head toward the Bone Greatsword on her back.

“Do you smell it too…”

“I felt it as well…”

“There is a very rich, yet not powerful Magic…”

“The Master of this Magic… feels like they aren’t using their full strength…”

“Why would such a powerful person come to a Bronze-rank labyrinth?”

“And… and…”

Seia suddenly widened her crimson eyes, her canine teeth baring as she smirked…

“This Magic…”

“Why is it so much like Joey’s?”