Episode 689. Labyrinth ‘The Horizon’s Boundary’ (2)
How long has it been since the intruders came in?
The gardener’s face, which had been expecting a brutal scenario, became more and more distorted as time passed.
“What, what are these?”
It had to be that way.
Because the traps he had prepared were being destroyed without any protection.
No, is that all?
If you attack in a normal way, it won’t be so unfair.
The processes tainted by shortcuts have dealt a serious blow to the craftsmanship of gardeners.
“This is my first time torturing a plant. No matter how bad they are, seeing them suffer makes me feel a little guilty….”
Teresa sprinkled holy water made using divine power.
Since Jinhyuk had made the surrounding air extremely dry with his ‘Primetime Flame’, the plants were in desperate need of even a single drop of moisture.
In the end, I had no choice but to absorb the water full of divine power, as if I was drinking hydrochloric acid.
“The feeling of guilt will soon disappear as you continue to do it. See, now you can skillfully adjust the concentration of the holy water.”
“Hehe. That’s right. I guess I’m slowly getting used to it as I keep doing it.”
Teresa blushed at Jinhyuk’s compliment.
Sweet potatoes and spirit trees were also disrupting the ecosystem by eating the leaves.
The gardener pressed his fingers against his aching temples.
okay.
Up to that point, it’s understandable.
But what I absolutely couldn’t stand was the man with black hair.
The young, blue-eyed boy known to others as ‘Jinhyeok’ was doing something that was hard to even describe.
Hururuk.
The burning labyrinth.
The garden that boasted perfection was reduced to ashes moment by moment.
As if that wasn’t enough, he destroyed the stone statues honoring ancient beings and built a statue of himself on top of them, took a commemorative photo with it, and urinated in the lake he had painstakingly created.
He continued to engage in behaviors that could lead to cardiovascular disease.
Of course, traps that had been meticulously prepared to counter that tyranny were also activated, but none of them worked.
Kookwakwakwakwang!
Phew!
The pattern is read perfectly.
Even considering that we are only at the beginning of the labyrinth, this is absurd.
Finally, the gardener, unable to bear it any longer, summoned his direct subordinates.
“Everyone, right now… Everyone, gather together!”
[Three designers answer the gardener’s call.]
Woohoo!
Labyrinth designers with different appearances and split spaces.
They were a group of elites selected from among the geniuses who designed the various labyrinth traps that existed throughout the tower.
Among them, the small-bodied being in the middle possessed talents that were more outstanding than those of the others.
“Did you call? Master of the Great Garden.”
Balseter.
A magician who was in charge of the mental ward.
Although he was a member of the lower levels of the Tower of Trials, he was scouted to the upper levels by designing creative and elaborate traps.
In fact, there was even talk in the industry that he would have designed a much more powerful labyrinth if he had been born in the upper echelons rather than the lower echelons.
“That’s right. Those fearless bastards dare to come into my garden and wreak havoc. You, you’re destroying all the traps you were so confident in!”
“No way.”
“It’s a place where even the gods and great heroes couldn’t endure and buried their bones… Hmm. Maybe it’s because it’s still the beginning.”
The labyrinth designers quickly scanned the movements of the intruders after they entered the labyrinth, to see how they had managed to break through the traps.
I heard the sound of rapid eye rolling.
But just one person.
Senior designer Balsetermann was frozen in place for some reason.
Shiver shiver!
A body trembling.
The red swirl pattern on the signature ball was stained with sweat and slowly dripped down.
“Balseter. Why are you doing that?”
“I guess you lost interest because so many insignificant people came. Well, it’s like those who didn’t have the right personnel or organization came in by luck.”
“Well, look at that over there. It looks like he’s somehow managed to break through by enclosing the ancient bells and spirits in his body. Tsk tsk.”
The two designers laughed as they watched the haphazard breakthrough.
It’s not that the individual specs are bad, but that’s only limited to combat.
If you can make full use of the well-designed labyrinth, it wouldn’t be that difficult to crush those guys.
“That, that’s right. I don’t want to see my garden ruined any more. You guys go and stop it yourself. Th, and that black-haired guy, you must capture him alive and bring him before me. I, I will, I will take care of it myself.”
The gardener looked at Jinhyeok and had no choice but to grind his teeth.
I felt like I had to give it to the plants alive and let it slowly melt away for at least 100 years before I could feel better.
“Don’t worry, Gardener.”
“We will make your request come true soon. I hope you enjoy your stay here.”
Impenetrable labyrinths that have never been conquered.
Those who are trapped in their own castles never know.
What a real monster is.
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How does it feel to be brutally toyed with, to have your pride trampled on, and to have your very existence denied?
They never know.
“Euuuu…!”
Balseter reached out, but the two designers had already teleported towards where the Goinmul Corporation was.
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Woohoo!
The space splits open, revealing residents in the form of a chameleon with rolling eyes and a seductive fox.
“Oh. You’re here.”
Jinhyuk discovered the two.
The rest of the members also stopped what they were doing at the approach of the stranger.
I instinctively felt that it was not done out of goodwill.
“They’re all gathered together in a very crowded manner.”
“Hehe. Should I introduce myself?”
“There’s no need for that. They’re going to die soon anyway.”
The designers were talking amongst themselves about what was good.
Usually, friends with very high self-esteem tend to show such behavior patterns. Because they can’t tell the difference between poop and soybean paste until they eat it.
Jinhyuk did not ruin the show and waited patiently until it was over.
There was no reason for this side to rush in the first place.
Because we had to buy time until the clue arrived.
Only after their petty boasting reached its peak did the two designers use their full abilities.
“This will be the last time you see us.”
“Don’t worry too much. The suffering won’t last long. Oh, of course. You won’t die comfortably though, since you were ordered to be brought in alive.”
A giggling laughter echoed through the air.
at the same time.
[The labyrinth changes begin!]
Kukukukung!
The terrain and objects moved around frantically.
The entire labyrinth is about to be rearranged as the designer wishes.
A wall made of plants moved at an invisible speed.
Leaves of a completely different color from before cluttered my vision.
We have brought in powerful and threatening things that only appear after the middle of the labyrinth. The difficulty of the traps will also be incomparable to before.
surely.
Labyrinth transformation is a pretty dangerous ability.
Because each and every blow inflicted amidst the countless irregularities would be more than enough to inflict fatal wounds on the intruders.
but.
‘Hermen on the 33rd floor and Itmisha on the 27th floor. Those guys.’
If you calculate the pattern that the two like and the nature of this labyrinth, and that they will choose the most threatening option to quickly appease the gardener’s wrath… .
It’s not that difficult to predict which type of arrangement will be preferred.
Bam.
Jinhyuk jumped into the middle of a completely changed maze.
The new plants responded immediately.
“Keeeeee!”
“Koooooo!”
Green liquid flew between the sharp teeth.
It is an acidic liquid that can even digest magic stones in one breath.
The vines and various small insects also attacked mercilessly.
[Glacier sculpture ‘Frost Wind’ is activated!]
Branches made of thin ice spread out like spider webs.
It was a defensive skill that boasted strength that was stronger than average steel, despite its thin thickness.
however.
Crunch! Crunch!
The earwig’s pincers cut through the ice that had been shaped like a glacier.
Chitchitchitchitchitch!
Two-headed insects quickly closed the distance, making an ugly noise.
“That ice stick is no match for it!”
“It’s impossible to run away now. We’re in too deep.”
The moment Jinhyeok took a step to evade, the sound of metal clashing rang out repeatedly.
A new type of trap has been triggered.
Wriggling.
The ground rippled and purple tentacles rose up.
Kwakwakwakwang!
Kwaaang!
The place where Jinhyeok had been just a moment ago was turned into a wasteland.
Naturally, Jinhyuk’s body, which had to take the storm-like attack with his bare body, turned into a well-trimmed piece of meat.
Only the puddle of blood indicated that there had been any living creature here until just a moment ago.
“How petty.”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
The two labyrinth designers snorted as they looked at the sunken ground.
I had high expectations for it, but it ended before I could even relax properly.
It’s so trivial and boring that it’s making me really annoyed.
It was definitely that kind of feeling that spread throughout my body.
Until a creepy voice was heard right behind him.
“Hey. It wasn’t a trap. It was a meat grinder. Very.”
“……!?”
“Wh, what?”
“Shh, if you look back you’ll be in trouble.”
A cold sensation crept into the napes of the two labyrinth designers’ necks.
It was a blade that was so cold it chilled me to the bone.
“how?”
“Oh, you’re asking why I’m here all right when I should be messing around over there?”
It’s simple.
“That thing over there is a clone of me.”
A fake made from residual moonlight.
The main body leisurely wandered around the new labyrinth, targeting the designer who was pressing buttons gloomily behind it.
“No, that’s ridiculous. No matter what, there’s no way there could be a clone so perfect that we wouldn’t notice it.”
For thousands of years, distinguishing between the fake and the real has been a major task.
The labyrinth designers are specialized in deceiving and tricking their opponents.
But they simply could not accept the fact that the sunflower humans were superior to them.
But the feelings of anger and humiliation did not last long.
Gulp.
The blood flowing through the neck is particularly cold.
As my head cooled down, the reality that I had been unable to see began to slowly come into view.
The first thought that came to mind was this.
How… did their location get discovered in such a short period of time?
Even if it is possible for a clone to do so, the labyrinth designers in the newly changed labyrinth will create a stronghold in the most secret and safe place.
Even for the most worn-out of experts, it is impossible to find the innermost part this quickly.
And yet, the fact that he achieved the impossible… .
… … Are the levels different?
Far up there.
All this could be explained only by looking at the ants crawling in the sky above, overlooking everything.
In other words.
If a labyrinth designer designs traps to corner the rats,
This man is a hunter who hunts everything that seems to have grasped the essence of the labyrinth itself.
“What, what do you want? Since you’re not killing me right away, I guess you have something you want?”
“Now I can finally understand.”
Jinhyuk smiled faintly.
Even without this, the plan was to create a clue to attack the gardener through these.
Despite their cruel nature, these two guys hate seeing themselves suffer, so if you scare them just a little, they will become docile lambs and do whatever you tell them to do.
But at that moment.
Woohoo!
A purple wave rose from the bodies of the two designers.
“…uh?”
“huh?”
Before I could even figure out what it was, there was a powerful explosion.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
“Kwaaaaak!”
“Ahhhh!”
A body burning alive.
The gardener, sensing the betrayal, took action.
“Ugh… He really has no humanity at all. No matter what, does it make sense to use and then kill his comrades?”
Jinhyuk bit his lip because he couldn’t stand the injustice.
If it were me, I would never have done it, even if it was because of a guilty conscience.
Anyway, this card that would have easily reached the gardener is gone.
But the misfortune doesn’t just continue.
Tiring!
A status window appeared that could blow away Jinhyeok’s bitterness in an instant.
Fantasy, games,
