Chapter 182 – The Space-Warping Labyrinth

There are lessons I learned from playing countless RPG games in my past life.
It means that those who open their mouths are the best followed.
Like laughing at people or overconfident in one’s abilities. Those guys always follow.

‘Focus on the mouthwash time. Fools.’

The same rule applies to the other world as well.
The ghoul mage who had ridiculed me as a weak water mage was now perfectly K.O.
The rotten body is frozen solid, so if you hit it with a staff, it will be smashed.

“Kuk-kuk.”

After landing on the ground, he laughed at the frozen ghoul mage.
I usually don’t laugh when hunting monsters, but now I laughed like a madman.

What? Is your water magic weak? Cheeky flame ghoul bastard.
The heat has cooked your hair, so you’re throwing a provocation that’s not like it.
Just now, that ghoul was caught off guard, not even capable of overpowering me properly. The price of carelessness was death.

“Hanna-san! Is it possible to make the swamp disappear?”
“Of course it is possible. We will clear the swamp now.”

The lower body of the ghoul mage was sucked into the magical swamp created by Hannah.
As Hanna uttered an incantation to cancel her spell, the muddy swamp turned into solid ground again.

“What kind of spell is it? It’s impossible for anyone who doesn’t know to create a swamp in one second.”
“It’s a [Mud Swamp] Spell. It can be said to be the most complex spell among earth property general-purpose magics. It’s very effective for tying enemies down just once. It doesn’t work twice, so you have to look for opportunities well. When you lose, if you look closely, you will see a precursory phenomenon.”
“Still, it’s pretty useful.”

Is it [Mud Swamp]? I also want to learn it when I get a chance.
It’s a rune mage that has to play in the middle of the enemy line, so the more mezes, the better.
Remembering the name of the spell, I approached the frozen ghoul mage.

“You fucking ghoul-.”

After holding the staff tightly, he swung it at the ghoul mage.
Kwajik! The moment the blow hit, the ghoul’s head was shattered.

Because it is undead, it can be resurrected when the ice melts.
I need to do a kill check.

“You have no body manners!”

Bang! Bang! I swung the cane a few more times and even tore the frozen body into pieces. The moment I cleaned up the corpse, I saw something that bothered me. It was the crimson quarterstaff dropped by the ghoul mage.

Come to think of it, it was an extremely rare item. Quarter staff monopolized production and distribution only in Ninggard. I didn’t know that I could get a cane that I couldn’t buy even with money in the labyrinth of Yoensu.
To be honest, I wondered why this precious object was in the labyrinth, but it probably wasn’t when I was thinking about it.

Roaring-!

There is still a wall of flame installed in the middle of the labyrinth. A wall of flame separated me and Hannah from the group in the back row. Thanks to that, I have no idea what’s going on behind the wall right now.
Judging from the ghouls’ cries, it seems they’re still fighting.

“A blizzard aaaaa-!”

Due to the battle with the ghoul mage, his physical condition is beyond words. My head was dizzy because of my lack of magic power, but I managed to activate the ancient spell.
A blizzard released from the tip of the staff slowly cleared away the wall of flame.
After a while I cleared the wall and saw what the group was doing.

“All you have to do is organize these bastards! Hold on a little longer, Kei!”
“Heo-euk…! Heo-euk…!”

The number of ghouls who attacked my party must have been quite large. Countless bodies of beheaded ghouls were laid on the path of the labyrinth. The four party members on the other side seemed exhausted, as if they had put in a lot of effort.

Even the lizard man, the brute, bleed all over her body.
In the meantime, only Rebecca was still fine. A red-haired female swordsman is seen performing a sword dance among the ghouls.

‘Is he going to organize everything by himself?’

As expected, one of her sword skills was like Rebecca, who was new to her.
Once she was able to handle mana, she was not pushed at all against the ghouls.
She never regrets what she did to wake her up as a third-rate fighter by beating her up.

Could it be that if you hit the nightshade twice, she will wake up as a second-class fighter?
Suddenly her hand itched.

“Rebecca! We’ve dealt with the ghoul with the staff.”
“Are you all right? I’ll finish here soon!”

Spotting me, Rebecca increased the speed of her curved sword.
A splendid sword dance as if a dancer were dancing. Rebecca killed all of her ghouls before taking her staff and helping out. The ghouls whose heads fell off struggled for a while before their breath stopped.

“Huh-. You and Hanna-san were suddenly separated and I was embarrassed. I seriously thought about whether I should jump into the fire.”
“Boo, jump into the fire? Why would you do something crazy like that? You were so daring you almost shrank your cheeks.”
“If it shrinks, I can straighten it out. I’ll spread out every single wrinkle and make it mandulman.”
“Ouch.”

I see Rebecca squatting her hands as if caressing her bouncy cheeks.
They were exchanging jokes when she saw the movement of her hands and she felt her dick ache slightly.
The moment I squeezed between my crotches, Rebecca chuckled and asked her question.

“But it’s great. How the hell did you deal with that ghoul that set fire to it? I honestly thought we would all be charcoal-grilled like this.”
“The ghoul completely looked down on me while we were fighting. It happened to me and Hannah-san because I was careless while talking about it.”
“I’m glad we won… But did the ghoul shake his mouth?”
“Yes. He could speak on the subject of ghouls. It was an ancient language, so it was hard to understand.”

She looked around her as she exchanged her conversation with Rebecca.
After hearing Ally’s detection results, she realized that there were no ghouls left around. She said the battle was over and it was time to pack her loot.

“The warehouse where the antiques were stored earlier. It’s not that far, so let’s go back?
“I’m Chansung-! It’s kind of hard to go back empty-handed even though I’ve been exploring a lot.”

After dealing with the ghoul mage, I decided to go back to the labyrinth’s warehouse and do farming. If you suffer a little more, your exploration results will increase, but you can’t go back.
We did maintenance for a while and then walked towards the labyrinth’s warehouse.

Of course, I didn’t forget to pack the ghoul mage’s quarter staff along the way.
I moved with a quarter staff in each hand.

‘Can I use the newly acquired quarter staff?’

My heart was pounding because I unexpectedly acquired the quarter staff. Since ancient times, dual wielding has been a man’s dream.

It’s much cooler to use dual swords than a swordfighter.
I think it would look damn cool if I held two wands and performed double sticking.
He shouts famous lines while shooting matchless with two sticks.

-Fully developed violence is indistinguishable from magic. My bongsul is magic, folks!

Could it possibly cause a magic (physical) syndrome in another world? I talked to Hannah while I was lost in the delusion of a man’s romance.

I want to check the questions myself.
Can you use two magic wands?

“Mr. Hanna. Is it possible to use two quarter staffs? Is it possible to hold a staff in both hands and use ice magic and fire magic? Please tell me it’s possible.”

Hanna answered my question in a straight line.

“It’s impossible. There is only one magic wand that can be wielded by one wizard. Magic wands have a strong tendency to monopolize their masters. It is impossible to cross both legs.”
“What if I forcibly take control by causing rune interference? I passed through the Quarter Staff’s trials that way.”
“If you try to take control by force, that red quarterstaff will self-destruct. You’d rather lose your life than allow it to walk. There’s actually a case where a wizard who tried to handle two wands caused an explosion.”
“Self-destruction… That’s too extreme.”

Could it be that if you get greedy, you will self-destruct from the wand side? He is unnecessarily proud of the subject of tools. The dream of double sticking that I had had quickly turned to nothing.
I opened my mouth to the crimson quarterstaff.

“Hey, wand girl. Become my tool. You’re much better than my ghoul master. I’ll give you a vacation.”

I tried to twist it, but it didn’t work at all.
The crimson quarterstaff threatened me with sparks around the handle. At the same time, the Nice Trond held in her right hand also directed her blizzard towards me.

Roaring!
Whii-i-!

“Kwaaaaak.”

Heat and cold hit me at the same time.
Let’s put the newly acquired wand aside. Why is Nistrond all of a sudden giving a damn? Are you rebelling against the owner of the tool?

“Luke-sama’s quarterstaff is jealous. He must have been angry because he flirted with another magic wand right in front of his eyes. As a wizard, please refrain from such actions.”
“These fucking tool bitches-! You have a needlessly ego when it comes to tools!”

It was when I was grinding my teeth at the quarter staff.
Suddenly, Kate’s crying voice came from behind.

“Demon-sama! A tool… Shouldn’t it have an ego? Heuh.”
“Oh no, what are you doing again?”
“I suddenly feel sad as a tool exclusively for Mongma-nim. Do you want to destroy your personality from the tools? It’s time to enrich your sensitivity to tools…”
“Absolutely not! Don’t cry.”

I had no choice but to stop rough handling the wands.
Suddenly, Kate’s nun sensibilities abounded, and she couldn’t just get out.

It was impossible to perform double sticking with a magic wand anyway. I had to find a way to use my newly acquired quarter staff differently. If you sell it whole on the market, you can make a lot of money. But thinking that I’m only making money with this makes me feel wasteful.

‘How could there be no way to use it as a weapon?’

The desire for power was greater than for money. No matter how much money you have in this world, if you do not have the power to protect your wealth, it will only be poison.
Personally, I had a strong desire to become stronger.

Before we knew it, we arrived at a warehouse with antiques.
After arranging the remaining ghouls in the warehouse, he picked up antiques at random. There was no discomfort in moving because I removed the water fog that was on the floor.

“Let’s go back now. I suffered for two days.”

It was finally time to finish exploring the labyrinth and return to the surface.

Exploration took time, but going back was comfortable. When you reach the fork in the road, just pick the wrong direction and you’ll be warped towards the labyrinth’s entrance. It is a labyrinth that can be done as quickly as it is possible to return.

“Wow, it’s outside-!”
“I want to wash up right away, so I’m dying.”

We packed up our antiques and got out of the labyrinth. When I went up to the ground through the underground aqueduct, I was able to breathe a lot of fresh air.

“We’ll gather again to explore the labyrinth within this week. You can disband everyone.”

The exploration has temporarily ended and the party members have disbanded, but I still have work to do.
As the party leader, it was to report the exploration results to the adventurer’s guild.

How to look at the runes and find the right path.
An ancient patrol journal found in the labyrinth’s bedroom.
Other than that, getting antiques and encountering a ghoul mage.
If you add up the quarter staff obtained, there are quite a lot of exploration results.

Among the adventurers, it is certain that he will be ranked in the top ranks.
It was when I was walking towards the Adventurer’s Guild.

Rumi, who was in her backpack, came to talk to me about her.

[You have acquired a new quarter staff. You can ‘strengthen’ the wizard’s quarter staff by tearing off the parts of the wand.]

Enforce… ?