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The labyrinth has been around for a long time.

They say it has existed for thousands of years, even as long as there are records.

Despite its existence for such a long time, a cave-like entrance made of stone on earth is there without decay.

Okay, let's go.

Just ahead of the entrance is a stone staircase, down which becomes the first floor of the labyrinth.

"I see. Is this Cave Field?"

The stone staircase, the soil and the cemented walls and ceilings had turned the ground into soil, and the thin, light-emitting ore into a place that protruded from all over the walls and ceilings. Knowledge of rumours, but that can't be pulled out of the wall in part of the labyrinth.

The road was also ten meters wide, so that such a path would spread from the entrance on the ground floor to all sides. Without a map, we would be lost, but even a simplified map would be fine if we just reached the exit.

More concerned than that, there was something like a column of crystal that emitted pale light about three metres high sticking to the wall just next to the entrance.

When I wonder what it is for, the crystal column suddenly emits a strong light.

"Damn, you're not twisted this time"

"Well, we've got a lot of material, so let's just say"

"That's right, leader."

When the light subsided, at some point six men stood over the magic formation.

"Hmm, what is it, Bowes?

I noticed a man equipped with a sword and a shield called Leader was being gazed at by me.

"Oh, you're a beginner"

"Yes, today will be my first labyrinth challenge"

"Daimyo, you were surprised to see the first time that metastatic crystals were used."

"Metastatic crystals?

"Oh, this is how the entrance to each floor has metastatic crystals. Touching this guy is a substitute for being able to move to whatever hierarchy you want in an instant."

"Really?"

With this, you don't have to bother attacking the shallow hierarchy to get to the deep hierarchy all at once.

But the world wasn't that sweet.

"I'm sorry to hear that. This guy can only transfer to the hierarchy he's been diving in. We've dived to the eighth basement before, so it feels like we can move there in an instant."

"Thanks for letting me know"

"That's about as good as that. The rookie didn't kill me easily."

"Are you guys a party?

Many adventurers, not just the labyrinth, are partying with their peers to tackle the request.

Think about the number of people needed for the fight, the distribution of rewards, the balance, etc. It will be roughly four to six people.

The party that appeared in front of me was also made up of avant-gardes equipped with two-handed swords on their leaders, scouts equipped with daggers, bowmen equipped with bows and arrows, wizards equipped with canes in robes and supporters carrying large backpacks on their backs.

I guess I should throw a party in the future too, but it was hard to throw a party without even knowing what I could do.

"Yeah, if you want to move on too, you need to."

Especially if you need support.

There's no way you can fight while you keep carrying your luggage, you get material as an adventurer, and you need a professional companion to take it home.

Also, some demons can't be defeated without using magic.

There is a need to align numbers with such measures.

"Are you all leaving already?

"Yeah, we're fine, but one of us is out of time."

The supporter's expression was a little less superior.

"Out of time?"

"The labyrinth consumes magic when you dive for a long time. That's why I can't dive long without magic like him."

I mean, I can't dive for long, either, with less magic.

Then, when I greet him lightly, he breaks up with the men's party.

"Why don't we just go upstairs?"

It is also necessary to touch the metastatic crystals located upstairs in order to be able to use the metastatic crystals.

But nobody's here.

I walk about ten minutes underground on the first floor, but I don't even run into demons, on the contrary.

"I knew the first basement wasn't popular."

The deeper you dive, the stronger the demon appears. Conversely, no great demons appear on the first basement floor. This means a hierarchy that is priceless to adventurers who are after demonic material. Furthermore, it is highly unlikely that the chest will come out on the first basement floor.

"Finally, or..."

Keep walking for ten more minutes.

Goblins finally appeared in front of me.

"Gah!"

Goblins, too. You finally notice my presence in the passage with nothing in the cave. You approach me swinging a wooden stick in your hand.

"Huh."

When you exhale into a long battle to calm down your feelings, you slowly (as a goblin, I'm going to be running) come near you, goblin. Wield your sword.

At the next moment, the neck of the goblin is severed, the head falls to the ground and the torso that has lost its neck collapses.

"Oh my goodness..."

That's all I could say if I were to say my candid thoughts.

I think even the goblins I encountered near the village were a little stronger.

"Speaking of which, the deeper the labyrinth dives, the stronger the demons become."

I was just wondering if a very strong superior species of demon would show up, but apparently not, and even if it were the same goblin, the goblin that came out upstairs underground could be stronger than the goblin I just defeated.

However, there will be no problem if we are not alarmed when it comes to strengthening.

Well, about the goblins you knocked down...

"In the case of goblins, only materials that can be redeemed are as good as demon stones and weapons."

When I take the knife out of the belt I put on my hips, I pierce the left chest of the goblin. Moving to cut open his chest as it was, his body was sometimes small as he searched inside with a knife, and he quickly found the demon stone.

A small green sphere appears when removed with a knife as it is.

This is the Demon Stone that any demon has.

Demon Stone has long been used as a power source for various magic tools (magic items). There are also a number of magic tools throughout the city of Alistair, such as to move the bamboo used for cooking from the street lights that light up the main street even at night... its range is diverse.

However, Goblin's Demon Stone has weak powers and buys them out in Adventurer Guilds and such, but you should get about five copper coins from the feeling you just fought for.

I pack it in the bag I brought because it won't even be luggage because it would be better or smaller than it isn't.

"And then..."

Sometimes the weapon Goblin has sells, but the weapon Goblin defeated had is more of a substitute than a wooden stick...... for holding a fat trunk intact.

This can even be luggage after being suspicious as to whether it can be sold unlike Demon Stone.

When I give up collecting weapons, I walk out again.

"We're already here."

Keep walking for ten more minutes.

Less than half an hour after entering the labyrinth, he stepped on the first basement floor, and a staircase leading to the second basement appeared in front of him.

In the end, I only fought once with weak goblins and never encountered any other demons.

"The purpose of getting used to it is to go upstairs."

Going down to the second floor, there was a similar sight as when we reached the first basement floor, with a metastatic crystal beside which emitted pale light.

Unlike when I was on the first basement floor when I touched it for now, it emitted a pale light.

"Well, what do we do from here?

I can't say I'm used to leaving like this because it's still too early in time and I've only had one fight. Because of this, we decided to proceed to the upstairs exploration because we also have a map.