How the Villain Lives

43. Endless labyrinth.

"Kieeeeeee!"

A steel that has a power comparable to a high-ranking ranker and is a little bit ahead of the others. They were not one of them, but ten of them were running. It was a situation in which no one could be nervous, but the people here were rather irritated rather than nervous.

"Fuck off!"

Quaaang!

The scream of violence overwhelmed the steel poets who were running with physical form and broke their strength. Subsequently, Yoo White Woo's restraining spell tied his feet, and the divine magic used by Kim Lee Hyun began to explode around him. Of course, it was impossible to kill steel poets that much. The finish was being done by others.

"Six left."

"Then I'll take care of the other four."

As soon as the feet of the Steel Pods were tied, they began to cut the throats of the Steel Pods, each with its own Sung-hoon and Mirina running forward as quickly as the water flowed. I couldn't touch the public in the middle. The hardness of steel has been strong enough to be among the monsters we've fought so far.

With the energy of a horn sword, rune blades twirling in gray begin to slash the steels. Mirina couldn't cut as easily as Sung-hoon. Due to differences in abilities, the normal method is hard to breathe into the skin. But that's what happens when you cut to the point of being superior.

'Focus your mind...'

Remove strength from the body and refine the mind until the optimal timing comes before wielding the sword. It was a dangerous situation that could be defeated in vain by the opponent's attack, but Miri felt no fear at all and just grinded and wiped his mind. Then he gives orders to the muscles of the whole body without missing the opportunity of the moment he comes.

Spank!

I wanted to see something flashing, but in an instant, the steel city's neck was cut off. If Sung-hoon shows a fast and spectacular movement consistently, Miri moves at a relatively slow speed like a gumben is crawling, and then slashes the enemy at a speed that cannot be chased only for one decisive moment. Then he slashed his last enemy at the same time as Sung-hoon and Miri.

It was a scene that was beautiful enough to be emotional, but everyone and the two parties who were watching it were rather gloomy. It was a wonderful battle that ended in the shortest possible time with excellent cooperative play and minimal losses, but the story begins to change if it is repeated more than once.

"53rd…."

The number of encounters with steel city so far.

When you deal with steel poets with the same number, the same pattern, the same skill for 53 times, it's not that great. No, it would be strange not to do so much. Now, with a familiar hand tease, I began to search the carcass of a steel poem. I had hopes, but the items that came out wildly remained unchanged.

"Anything special?"

"Exactly."

"Nothing really trivial?"

"Yes."

"Really, really, really?"

"I repeat, there is no real problem."

"... Yes."

The coercive limit, which I asked several times, retreated with a grumpy expression. The items were just a few nails of steel and a few defects called ancient shredded pieces of clothing, and there were no hints or other special items to help target the dungeon.

I was wondering if there might be something that could help in the ordinary objects. Yoohyun Choi, Yu White Woo, and some of the people who were confident in attacking the dungeon were staring into the snow, but I didn't think I would find anything like that.

It's a trap.

From the time I failed to return to the beginning, I assumed that this was not just a maze. The panic lasted only a moment. Ever since I found out about the situation, Sung-hoon has been calmly trying to control the situation and use it one by one.

The first thing I checked was whether or not this maze was in some kind of loop form. Whenever I crossed the crossroads, I left a mark that everyone would recognize for sure. However, not a single mark existed after dozens of crossroads.

"I don't think I'm constantly in the same position. Yoo Baek Woo?"

"I didn't get any magical feeling. while we're on the move."

The hypothesis of going back to the first time when we turned a few crossroads was discarded. I thoroughly investigated it because I wanted to see if there was any kind of truth in the patterns on the wall, but I couldn't find anything else, and I tried as much as I could.

However, I couldn't get a quick result at all.

'If you send a summon, it will be disconnected sometime. In the case of threads, a certain part of the thread is cut to its origin.'

If there is a constant spacing and the distance is extended within the range that people can recognize each other, no other abnormality occurs. I warned them strictly not to fall to distances they couldn't recognize because of what they didn't know.

'If this situation persists over time, I will have to experiment with people after all..'

"I'll turn my back."

"Are you okay?"

"… not yet."

Seong Hun, who was trying to get angry because he didn't even know what to say, suddenly suppressed his anger.

"I don't know, but isn't it a magical trap?"

"I'm done confirming that Yu White Woo and Ellie didn't do that, so I'm not going to."

"But we're clearly wandering, aren't we?"

"Absolutely. I doubt this dungeon is physically moving and making us wander around now. But it can't be."

"Don't be so impatient. It's not much time yet. If you take one step back and have the time, it's easy to solve."

If someone else had said this, he would have been so grumpy, but since the party who said it was preoccupied, Sung-hoon nodded his head marginally, creating a shaky rot beyond the mask. I need expert help to target the dungeon.

Sung-hoon sneaks into the room of people who are discussing various loots, coughing and focusing his gaze around.

"Hmmm. Anything?"

"Nothing."

"It doesn't matter if it's minor."

"Nothing trivial."

"... I see."

Seong Hun sighed as he scratched his head, whether he knew that he was just returning to forceful behavior. Eli, who looked at him, sighed with a small sigh.

"Items that come out here are ordinary items that don't mean anything. After all, you can't get a hint out of this item. I think the hint should be obtained elsewhere. Choi Yoo Jae?"

"I can't think of any skills, traps, mazes that I know. This is the first labyrinth of this structure."

The same monster with infinitely repeated crossroads. Even Choi Yoo-jae, who can be said to be the best bandit, was forced to raise his hands in the absence of any hint.

"Hey, how about this?"

"What do you mean?"

"I know there's a way out of the maze. The theory is that if you touch the wall, you can finally find an exit... Huh? Why are you hitting me?!"

A wizard said with an increasingly bright expression whether he thought it was a brilliant idea in his own way, but his colleague frowned on his back with a pathetic expression.

"Son of a bitch, don't you even think about how this maze is constructed?"

"What is the composition of this maze?"

"Ugh, you idiot. This is a wizard. Die! Die!"

"Ah, ahhh!"

The left-hand method is to touch the wall and follow it to check all the way to find the exit. However, such a method is easily broken even with a labyrinth composed of a pattern of times. It is a way to stay in the same place forever if you place the wall on the other side of the exit. Moreover, the labyrinth simply twisted the circular labyrinth much more complex.

A labyrinth in which blocks of squares are arranged endlessly in dozens, hundreds, thousands, or even irresistible spacings. It was impossible to get out of here using the left hand method. Choi Yoo-jae, who looked at the Wizard who was bruised by a colleague, explained the inconvenience by smiling bitterly.

"Of course, there are other ways to exclude one-off locations that can be used in situations like this, but that's only possible assuming that the maze is finite. If this labyrinth continues indefinitely, we can't find an escape route using the extended locomotive."

It was impossible in reality, but there was nothing strange in this world, even if there was at least one infinite maze. Of course, I didn't really think this maze would lead to infinity. Then I couldn't explain why I couldn't go back to the beginning when I first crossed the road.

'It is not even a loop format repeated for a certain distance. It's possible that it's infinitely connected, but there are some things that don't explain it. Shit, you shouldn't be impatient. Let's just calm down, calm down and think about it from the start.'

This gateway is the gateway to sentiment. A sentimental gateway that means the right heart.

'You must not move with impudence because you are swept away by changes in the situation around you. The name of the Gateway of Heart is Hint.'

"What are you going to do?"

Yu Baek Woo asked Sung-hoon on behalf of everyone's heart. Everyone's destiny is determined by the answers they now give. Since it was also a risk to his life and that of his colleagues, Sung-hoon thought about it as much as possible and opened his mouth after a while.

"Let's move forward a little bit. Choi Yoo Jae, are you keeping track of the way we've been going?"

"I'm doing it, but honestly, it's not going to help much."

"But you still have to do it. Yoo Baek Woo wants you to let us know if there is any strange magic movement. And from now on, I'm going to change the vacuum. I will reduce the consumption of arrows and potion types to the maximum."

"Reduce consumption?"

"Yes, this mission is quite likely to be a long war."

"Hey, what if it's a long war? About ten days?"

One person raised his arm and asked, but Sung-hoon shook his head and said:

"Under the same circumstances, I can't give you a definitive answer. Just remember, it's going to be a long war."

Some people quickly noticed the meaning of the words and made a stubborn expression. Ordinary people thought it would be a fortnight or a month. But that wasn't the real point.

'Unlimited, that means no answer.'

"From now on, the battle will be fought by warriors and wizards. Wizards should refrain from using catalysts."

"Got it."

"From what we've seen so far, it looks like there's a herd of steel at each of the second crossroads, so you might as well relax while you're on the move. So let's move on."

As Sung-hoon and Mirina took the lead, they began to move gradually. However, unlike the first challenge, there was a weak mix of anxiety, complaints, and fear in people's eyes.

"I think something's going wrong with this."

"I thought it would be easy to break up because the top rankers are gathered together...."

"You're just pushing forward? Isn't that too ignorant?"

"Let's be quiet and move for now. There's nothing we can do about it."

Contrary to what people are complaining about, top-rankers have scored higher than others on the behavior of Sung-hoon.

'First of all, it is important not to look anxious. In the same situation, moving on like this is a way to ease anxiety.'

'It is a one-dimensional way of thinking that is so simple…' If we keep moving forward, there might be some changes. '

'Hmm. Shall we separate people and split them in two? It may not be bad either, but I think it's best to try it later. Now I'm forced to follow the ghost's words.'

Each of them was making their own judgment and moving silently. For now, I realize that it is the only way forward that will seem simple. On the other hand, Seong Hun, who was unable to see his face because he was standing in front of everyone, repeated his thoughts while using all the arrogant statues.

'Breaking the wall, good. This is worth a try. Check for holes in the ceiling or basement. It's a little dangerous to share people and magically knock down walls, but it's worth a try. Are you sure you want to use all these methods?'

However, I thought if I kept going, I would get a clue of something. Even then, Sung-hoon didn't even expect to be explored long enough to use all the methods he thought and hadn't thought of yet.