We explored the second floor of the Teleportation Labyrinth for about five days.
Our luck wasn't great. We had to clear most of the areas before we found the Teleportation Magic Circle leading to the third floor.
It was drawn exactly as recorded in the books.
I stepped into the magic circle decisively and was teleported to the third floor.
The difference between the third floor and the second was that, besides the Scarlet Venom Spiders and Steel Crawlers, there was another type of monster: the Frenzied Skull.
This monster possesses low-level intelligence and can command the Scarlet Venom Spiders and Steel Crawlers.
Furthermore, many random Teleportation Magic Circles appeared on the ground. I remember Roxy stepped on one such random circle on the third floor, which led her into danger.
So, feeling very uneasy, I reminded Roxy from the front to watch out for the random Teleportation Magic Circles on the ground.
After I shouted that, the whole party froze.
Paul, Rudy, and Elinalise all stared at me dumbfounded.
Paul scratched his head and said blankly:
"Dorin, you're from the Prodia Family, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Paul. Is there a problem with that?"
"It's like this. Roxy is already with Rudy. So, I'd like you to restrain yourself. I know about your family's... 'preferences'. But those 'preferences' also depend on the person."
And just like that, I got warned. Damn it, why does being from the Prodia Family automatically mean being a flat-chest lover? Your Notos Family are the ones with the big-breast obsession, but I don't see your son Rudy going after busty girls.
Oh! Wait, he did in his previous life, but I've intercepted that now. Never mind, let's not talk about that!
"Uh, Mr. Paul, you've misunderstood. I think Roxy is the most likely person in our party to make a careless mistake. That's why I specifically reminded her. There's no other meaning."
Paul clearly didn't believe me, but he didn't dwell on it either. He just laughed it off and let it go.
It seems he plans to warn Rudy to be on guard against my possible attempts to'steal home' in the future.
Hmph, judging a gentleman's heart by a petty man's standards. I am absolutely not interested in flat chests in the slightest.
The Frenzied Skull monster, because its only weakness is the humanoid skull on its body, isn't a very easy opponent for swordsmen to deal with.
But in our party, Rudy can use Rock Cannonball, and I can use Wind Blade. So, it's not difficult to handle.
With enough mages and frontline fighters present,
no matter how many monsters there are, they won't pose a major threat to us because the corridors are narrow.
Whether it's monsters or us, at most only two can engage in close combat at a time.
So, the monsters can only come to their deaths two by two.
I kept my 'Perception Flow' active the entire time. Any movement from enemies within 50 meters was within my perception range.
Frenzied Skulls can cast Earth Magic for ranged attacks. But under the perception of my 'Perception Flow', I can deflect all the magic they cast. They pose no threat to us.
After I deflected several magical attacks, Paul was impressed. He also knows advanced Water God Style, but he probably hasn't practiced 'Perception Flow', so he can't perform such feats.
We advanced triumphantly and quickly conquered the third floor.
This labyrinth was clearly an inverted pyramid shape. The first floor was much larger than the second, and the second was larger than the third. While exploring the third floor, we wasted two fewer days than on the second.
And that was with being careful about the random teleportation circles. If we had charged recklessly, we could have traversed the entire third-floor maze in two days.
After reaching the fourth floor, the entire state of the labyrinth completely changed.
The first three floors still had an ant-nest-like structure, with winding, complex passages leading to a room at the end.
Starting from the fourth floor, it transformed into a structure resembling a stone-built ruin.
The corridors and rooms were straight, and both the paths and buildings were made of stone.
It made me feel as if I was no longer in an underground labyrinth, but rather teleported to the ruins of some ancient city-state.
But aside from the stone corridors and stone houses, we found no traces of any civilization left behind.
Starting from the fourth floor, Scarlet Venom Spiders and Steel Crawlers no longer appeared in the labyrinth. In their place were Armored Warriors.
An armored undead-type monster. Moreover, these Armored Warriors were more powerful in combat than the previous three types of monsters. They wielded greatswords and could use many sword techniques.
It made me wonder if this monster was formed from transformed human corpses.
Although Armored Warriors can use sword techniques, their speed isn't particularly fast. Anyone with decent physical reflexes can dodge their sword attacks.
Their main issue is the armor they wear. Swordsmen can only attack the joints of their armor. Attacking the armor directly isn't very effective.
Paul attacked using his armor-piercing sword, which he had picked up on the market.
I used a holy magic spell, Holy Lament of Serenity, to enchant my meteorite sword with holy magic. This way, I could deal massive damage to undead monsters.
After my blade gained holy attribute damage, whenever I approached an Armored Warrior with my sword, it would cover its eyes as if afraid of sunlight.
They basically lost all ability to resist.
I didn't hesitate to send them to their rest. If this monster was indeed a mutated form of human remains, I was also willing to purify their souls so they could be reborn sooner.
During the battles, I unexpectedly discovered that Paul's fighting style was very unique. It didn't belong to any particular sword style.
If I had to say, it resembled the practical combat style of the North God Style, but in reality, he used techniques from all styles.
I saw him use techniques from the Sword God Style, Water God Style, and North God Style, from beginner to advanced levels.
Moreover, his combat wasn't limited to techniques; his primary goal was to defeat the enemy. So occasionally, I'd see him attack enemies with parts other than his sword, like his fists or feet.
Paul must be a very talented fighter. If he specialized in the practical combat style of the North God Style, he might even reach King-class.
But I think his current fighting style suits him quite well.
After being delayed for three days on the fourth floor, we finally found the Teleportation Magic Circle to the fifth floor.
By then, we had been in the labyrinth for two weeks. Keith suggested we return to rest and resupply, then tackle the labyrinth in one go.
I didn't really care either way. As long as we had enough rations, it didn't matter if we went back to rest or not.
But Paul was still very worried about Zenith's safety. We had already been delayed for a long time due to personnel issues before.
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