Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"- You can't. Me and Hervolte have taken control of the compartment and taken control of it..."

Claudia seemed to be trying to detect something with her eyes closed, but eventually she said so with her face up.

"You were talking about the fact that the last Guardian took Claudia's dominion from the center over time."

"Right. We've given up on the last Guardian for a while, so all central control is shifting to that side."

The Labyrinth Centre is the domain of the Last Guardian. Thus there is a part of the labyrinth that does not extend Claudia's power.

So first, it takes the form of expanding the scope of exploration around the entrance connecting Claudia's castle to the center.

If we take back the Rust Guardian's dominion into Claudia's hands... we can expand our exploration more safely.

Structures such as passageways, like normal labyrinths, vary with age… but some critical installations on board do not change themselves. It is also necessary for Claudia to draw a single transfer circle for the loot transfer, but there is no problem.

"Are the Guardians in the centre, too, as special as Master Hervorte, after all?

"The Guardians just below the Last Guardian... I wonder. Like Tiers, there's a certain way that you only know how to fight, and even if you can communicate your intentions, there's more to that command than the Last Guardian is up and running. You have a high degree of judgment for that."

"One thing I can say - destroy the Guardian guarding the compartment, or reach some critical equipment on board, and Claudia's use of the technique will return control of the compartment."

Claudia and Hervolte answer Grace's question.

They can't say where and which Guardian there is because the compartment will be replaced at the monthly age.

It's with the labyrinth above that mapping will be wasted over the course of months. However, it is possible to keep points for transfer, such as securing a safe relay point for exploration…

Either way, if you find a central Guardian, it's worth actively destroying. Even if we can't pull into this side like Belius and Hervorte, it's going to be possible to put the compartment under Claudia's control for the period leading up to Guardian regeneration.

Well, I know what to do and what to do. Let's keep going in line.

The passage leading from the square is - spacious but free of shields.

The ceiling is also high there, and it is easy to do 3D combat… conversely, is it difficult to avoid combat?

It's me, Sheila, Illumhilt and Serafina because we're gonna need detection. Grace follows that lead group, Pietro follows. If you have to, Pietro can take a maneuver to yang enemies trying to make their way to the rear guard with a single person.

Ashley, Mallane, Rosemary and Claudia are at the center of the line. Lavine and Eclair are also waiting near their husbands, respectively. Ignis and Durahan escort the rear guard members from both wings.

My lord is from the labyrinth of Hervorte and Belius. Belius is at the rear of the line in order to take advantage of the height of detection and the length of range to avoid being attacked from behind.

In the event of an overhead assault, Valor traveling overhead in the center of the queue responds. Cadkeus similarly guards the foot of the middle of the line. The overall movement is also… Now it can be grasped.

"So let's move on."

"Okay."

Nod each, line up and continue down the aisle.

No change in sound, temperature, or magic response. Spacious passage but no sound at all. It would be due to the nature of the magic bed that is a scaffold. I can't hear a sound without a pretty strong impact.

"I've never seen such a quiet place. You may not hear footsteps as your enemies approach."

Sheila says. Right. Then...

- Wake up.

Create an Aqua Golem in the Creative Golem and make it just a little bit ahead of our scouts.

Can this crush the unintentional blow of the encounter in the corners, etc.? It can also be insurance if you overlook a floor or wall trap.

Mallane used a lantern to cast a phantom on the golem, tailoring it to a knightly look. Hmm. I wonder if this will also work as a token.

The lord - in Belius' neck, the two are moving forward looking back and checking. Something like a boulder hell guard dog. That's convenient.

- Wait.

That's how it was going, but while stopping the golem movement, he stretches his arms to the side and stops the movement of the line.

"Did you find something?

Rosemary asks.

"Yeah. There's something different about the magic reaction on the floor than anywhere else"

There is a range of strange magic reactions across the aisle across a certain place.

"... if you proceed normally, you'll definitely step on it, it's about as wide as it gets. I think it's like a magic trap..."

"Can you show me a little?

Claudia comes forward and takes a closer look at the pattern in the aisle.

"Here it is."

Within it, Claudia points to the corner of the print.

Among the tattoos on the floor that emitted blue and white light - there was a magical formation of characteristic triangles.

"What trap?

"It's an alarm. As soon as the trap is set, the guards on board - the demons - will move back and forth in the corridor and rush."

"Are you going to get pinched all of a sudden? It's troublesome."

Ashley rounds her eyes to Claudia's words.... Setting these traps on a long main road just as soon as you get in, huh?

... concentrate your forces to frustrate at the nose before they go everywhere if you want to intercept the intruder exactly, without stepping inside, huh?

I don't know if it's a moon ship defense program or if the Last Guardian is doing it intentionally...... it's a pain in the ass inside.

I came to see the strength of the demons on board the moon, but the first battle could be a massive one. I'd like to find a small group of enemies to fight for once.

Well, we also have to go beyond this trap floor beyond what has been the main road so far...

"Don't step on this - maybe it's a good idea to fly all the time"

"Hey. We can keep going."

Illumhilt giggles. Right. Then proceed without any problem with the trap floor sensing range.

If that's the case, it's quick to talk. We all move up, jump over the trap, and keep going through the air.

That's how - I could see a square frame, painted on the walls of the aisle with blue-white prints similar to floors and columns, as I flew a little from there.

"Sidewalk."

Hervorte says. You've come down the aisle and it's your first split.

"No abnormalities in magic reactions"

"Mm-hmm. It doesn't sound or smell"

"Likewise, I don't feel the temperature."

Well... But I don't feel anything, so I don't necessarily feel anything. Because demons like armored soldiers are difficult to sense as long as they remain still.

Therefore, considering the possibility of enemy soldiers waiting at the bend, the main unit stopped to avoid a pre-emptive attack and put the golem ahead.

And the moment two golems stepped into the room on the sidewalk...

One part pierced his torso by a crystal spear-like object that flew from the back of the aisle, and the other part was swept away from his head by flashing light. Apparently, there's a guy waiting over the door section that leads to the side.

"Big there -! Something else is approaching this way!

Sheila stands up.

The first thing that popped up - was a streamlined object the size of a person's head. He must have been the one hiding in the overhead part of the aisle. Not large. An enemy apart from a spear that flew from the back of the aisle.

Floating metallic body. He has a teardrop-shaped torso and has as large a hand on either side as his torso. Spreading that hand aside, a blade of blue and white magic unfolded from the area equivalent to the fingertip. He unfolds like a wing and hangs on to me that was in the lead as it were.

If you take the magic blade in Uroboros, there will be sparks scattered around you. When he deploys a magic circle in the rear, he sprays his magic - trying to push it in with forces that are not commensurate with his little body. This one also supports the body with a shield and cuts with a double sword on the spot.

"It's Tiers! Be careful!

Claudia's voice of caution echoes.

Tears, huh? Claudia already gave me the lecture.

It looks special - it's a floating golem with no smell, no sound, no temperature.

They also say each piece of equipment is different - but I guess this guy is the type equipped with a melee blade. The Tears are two, including the one I'm dealing with. This one looks like the type with flying gear on both arms, and Sheila's already moving to deal with him.

And slightly later, the demon Sheila described as large also showed up.

It's a demon whose whole body consists of thin bone-like parts. The overall form is close to Arkeny. It feels like a man-shaped upper body is mounted on a torso with multiple legs.

Shield on one arm. He is equipped with a crystal-like spear on his other arm. Bonetrooper, they say. The head is also an imitation of the skeleton - but to see a line of magic running on the surface, the bone would be just a story of appearance.

Bourntrooper, as he jumped out of the entrance, stuck to the ceiling of the aisle, upside down with his multilegged leg.

- Let me measure your strength.

It was - Ignis - that popped up with the words. I'm accompanied by Rosemary's created Magic Slave, but Rosemary herself hasn't come forward.

Bonetrooper rolls out the crystal spear in his right hand towards Ignis. It was thought to be far out of the way in time - when it stretched with fierce momentum, Ignis approached it.

Ignis deviated greatly from it by using the armor on his left hand. I don't stop, I go in. In an instant, the crystal spear shrunk at the hand of the bone trooper and became the size of a sword.

Big Upper Stage. Bonetrooper takes the hammer blow.

If you want to do a power reconnaissance, bring Ignis. The last time Grace defeated a deep demon in melee combat, the next step is to gauge the power of the central demon in Ignis alone.

"Then I will go with the guard"

I know, so Grace flies back. The enemy is small. He said he didn't need to build a defensive position and could observe his power difference one-on-one.

I was wondering what would happen because it became a massive battle during the Battle of Endewills - a small unit to set up an unintended strike. He would be good as an opponent in a fight to measure his strength.

He wields Uroboros nearby and strikes down the slaughter of the Tiers. Tiers waves his two-handed magic sword vertically and horizontally as he flies around.

It's a response inside. They can do quite a few melee fights, too. But...

"It's late -!"

Strike down Uroboros with magic. The weapon in both hands is bounced and the guard taps into the palm bottom where it is empty, striking the shock wave inside. The motion stopped for a moment. There - a magical uroboros flew in alone arguing loudly, slamming in from the big upper section. Palm bottom from the bottom. It's a form of eating the blow of Uroboros from above.

I grabbed Uroboros and wound him up intact, and as I blew Tiers to the ceiling, he crashed into the ceiling once and rolled into the aisle. You can't come up.

Armor is there. When it's impacted inside, it's brittle. But the true price of the Tiers, like Little Soldier, would be something that would be demonstrated in mass battles and accidental strikes. It's not that far on its own, but it's not insulting.

If I looked at Sheila - she would have exposed herself inside a barrage of blue and white light bullets.

Tiers hasn't run out of Sheila's movements to show up and disappear and disappear.

"Not yet - Theodore's training is tougher"

Sheila slips through the light bullets that are scattered and fleshes to the Tiers. Knock the water blade into the junction between the armor and the arm. The tip of the pearl sword clashes against the junction, and the wrapped water penetrates the armored interior of the Tears. If Sheila kicked Tiers in and released a thunderstorm while flying big back - this one rolled to the ground and stopped moving.

Flood it and energize it, huh? It's a valid hand for someone with armor. I guess the lightning strike damaged the internal control mechanism.

Again - if you are alone, you have no problems with individual combat power.

Bonetrooper after that? Ignis hits the bone cavalry standing around with the walls and ceilings scaffolded from the front.

Five minutes without rosemary enhancement and so on. Stagger each other's weapons while switching heavens and earth with fierce momentum. Metal sounds echo through the labyrinth center.

For a moment. Bonetrooper's moves caught on. The spear, which deviated with a shield as it stepped in the blow of the great hammer that had been shot into the hanging, pulled wide back, was being shot into Ignis' throat with intense momentum as it was.

Normally, that's it. But Ignis is not a living person. Ignis steps in without a problem. The hammer, which should have been misaligned, had rotated large by upper body and had been tapped into the shoulder of the bone trooper with a velocity greater than the front.

- Too bad.

A mocking rosemary voice. The manipulative yarn tangles into the bonetrooper's arms and hind legs from the Magics Rave that was accompanying him at the same time as the blow. Multiplied by the impact of the blow, Rosemary's manipulative thread grabbed Bonetrooper's limbs.

The guard opened. There - Hook claws hooked up to the sternum area. The next moment, the explosion sounds. A pile bunker popping out of his armor smashes his sternum, crushing his skull from the inside out into his brain.

The pile bunker was pulled out. There, a battle hammer swung down from the Great Upper Stage. So does the bone trooper.

It's hard to tell because they're all inorganic people... but as far as the magic reaction goes, it doesn't seem like they've been deactivated.

I guess the bone trooper also had the necessary mechanism for control, either inside the sternum or inside the cranium. Maybe they crushed that.

"It'll work well enough. If it's the size of the scouts, it doesn't seem like a problem."

I sent a glimpse to the bonetrooper where Rosemary stopped moving and leaked that sentiment.

"I agree. But so are those stretching spears, but I guess I'll have to watch out for the unintentional blows because the Tears are also small"

When I said that, Mallane nodded with a strange face.

Explore the interior of the room on the sidewalk. I make mirrors out of light magic, and I investigate the interior without stepping in - Hmm. Apparently, it's a small room reserved just to strike. Nothing more.

But... don't let the golem get ahead of you. If the opponent moves, Sheila can detect signs from the sound, etc.

All right. For starters - let's move on while avoiding accidental strikes.

"What about Sheila? Are you hurt?

"Mm-hmm. It's okay."

"Ignis isn't a problem either. I let you go for the thick part of the armor."

The next time I make sure there is no damaging damage, I'll peel it off. Transfer the Bourne Trooper spear and one Tiers outside, extracting the demon stone for the rest.

Then we rearrange the line and move further back.

That's how I was going down the aisle - I saw a big gate in the distance. A blue and white square frame blocks the back of the aisle. Claudia stops her leg.

"Beyond that door... I'm here. It's the Guardian."

"Don't we have a big room at the end of the main road to make a detour, or what? I knew it, to make sure we intercepted."

The intruder is not a measure, but a policy of twisting with force? Maybe it reflects the nature of the Guardian who keeps this compartment.

"... I've noticed over there -! I'm coming!

With Claudia's words, something glows behind the aisle.

From far across the aisle - something flew towards us. A flying object based on white.

With a sharp angle of shape it approaches us with fierce momentum as it ejects magical light backwards. And I've come as far as I can clearly see, and that deformed. At that moment - the excess magic becomes a wave, conveying a tingling sensation on your cheeks.

He looked like he had decorated Tiers in large size, expanding into a man-shaped - white knight with similar armor. Is this… a variable golem?

"Paladin......!

Claudia said. Central Guardian...... Paladin?

When he set up Uroboros and concentrated his magic, he put a blade on his right arm, looking at me, in front of his chest so that the knight could do so.