Chapter 158 – 158. Gate Coagulator

[Wait, wait. Is this correct?]

“Huh? “What?”

[No, if the trials overlap too much…]

Agaf asks as if he’s going to be in trouble.

Certainly, I have three trials stacked on top of each other.

[Ordeal Name: Contract Murder]

[Details: When you next enter the makeshift labyrinth, three hitmen will appear to kill you.]

[Trial Name: Labyrinth Runaway]

[Details: When you next enter the simple labyrinth, all normal monsters will be changed to elite monsters, and the boss monster will enter a rampage state.]

[Trial Name: Highwayman]

[Details: 40 highwaymen will pursue you when entering or leaving the makeshift labyrinth. The highwaymen will run away if the odds are against them, and will reappear stronger the next time they enter the labyrinth.]

With three hitmen, all the monsters have turned into elite monsters, and 40 murderous robbers are chasing me with guns and knives.

“Is it worth it?”

Honestly, I think it’s worth doing. Even if you turn on all the strengthening skills that were turned off, you will no longer have to worry about getting a gun or knife stuck in your body.

[I see…]

Agaf couldn’t say anything more. She seemed to have no problem thinking about it. To be honest, I’m actually looking forward to it. Since he had already experienced fighting in the Forest of Outcasts, he was confident that he could slaughter them alone.

“Okay then.”

He decided to receive the fourth blessing.

Until this time, there were blessings related to space and time, blessings related to the labyrinth, and blessings related to stores. What kind of blessing will be given this time?

[Choose a blessing.]

[One. [Delete thirst]

[2. Deleted hunger]

[3. Delete sleep]

[Delete thirst: There is no need to drink anything.]

[Delete hunger: There is no need to eat anything.]

[Sleep deletion: You no longer need to sleep.]

“I never thought of this.”

The most important thing for survival is securing drinking water and stable food supply. A safe base is also important. If you don’t sleep properly, you can face big problems in many ways.

This blessing was a blessing that removed one of the three essential factors for such survival.

To be honest, since I already had a base that satisfied all three, it didn’t really matter what I got. Food can be produced on its own, and we found a way to obtain it separately within the mole labyrinth.

Even if you turn on the stamina increase skill, it becomes difficult to get tired. Moreover, only 2 hours of sleep a day is enough.

“Is it possible to live without even two hours of sleep?”

If you were a survivor who didn’t have everything like me, you would have a great deal of trouble choosing one of these three, but I had no reason to worry.

I just thought about what would be the most efficient way to survive in the future.

‘Eating together is quite important.’

Normally, people eat together to build bonds and strengthen their relationships. This means that even if I choose to delete starvation, I will still end up eating. And I said I didn’t have to eat it, but I didn’t say not to eat it, so I was sure I would eat it because it was delicious.

‘So it’s either thirst or sleep.’

Of the two, having to sleep is more inconvenient. If you can move for 24 hours without sleeping, you will be able to use more time than others. However, if you have to survive for a long time in an environment where drinking water is difficult to obtain, thirst quenching is better.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to delete sleep. Because I have items that help me secure drinking water.

Anyway, with this, I no longer need to sleep at all. Even if you don’t have to sleep, just sit still and rest and your fatigue will go away on its own.

As soon as I chose the blessing, trials arose.

[Trial Name: Guard Mission]

[Details: One lost child will be added to protect in the next simple labyrinth. All hostile creatures are locked on Mia. If Mia dies, it disappears along with the labyrinth. We must protect them until they escape the labyrinth.]

“Oh, shit. For a moment. Not this. Ah.”

The moment I remembered the ordeal, I thought I was really screwed.

No, it doesn’t really matter to me whether a hitman, a murderous robber, or monsters run amok in the labyrinth.

It’s just a matter of me going in alone, wiping everything out, and then coming out.

However, if you have someone to protect, the story is a little different. As soon as you fail, you’ll be trapped in a labyrinth.

“This.”

How about changing it to an infinite labyrinth as soon as you enter the simple labyrinth?

Then, since I can go out as I please, I think I can just ignore it as an ordeal. Isn’t it true? It looks like you have to change the spec to the infinite labyrinth before entering the simple labyrinth… Then, it looks like the ordeal will be applied again to the simple labyrinth you will enter later.

And even if I fail the mission and the liver disappears completely, I still have a daily return.

[Don’t make a fuss. Let’s just give it a try. Just pick an easy labyrinth.]

“Whew. I should do that. Haaah. Or should I just give Mia a lot of skills?”

[Make Mia strong enough to never die?]

“That’s right.”

[That’s not a bad strategy either. Make the escort object the best in the world. In a way, that is also an escort.]

Agaf and I wondered how to get Mia out of the labyrinth safely. For now, I’ll have to put the remaining two blessings on hold.

If you take more here, you’ll be lost, and you’ll be done.

I was too greedy. If you try to chew and eat everything in one go, you end up chewing and eating the whole labyrinth.

“Let’s go first.”

[I wish you good luck.]

After saying hello to Asmorphia, I escaped from Raythena’s collapsed sanctuary.

‘I have to become a bodyguard.’

I went back to the base and took care of this and that.

The preparations are roughly finished, so I’ll just relax for two hours and then enter the simple labyrinth that will be gathered in the activated gate coagulator.

Now that I think about it, I was able to enter the devil breeding grounds by clearing 10 simple labyrinths. How many have you conquered so far?

[Challenge: ‘Labyrinth Strategy Expert!’]

[Achievement conditions: Complete 10 or more simple labyrinths (4/10)]

[Achievement reward: Survival grade increased by 3, entry into weapon shop once, 5 old gold coins, fixed labyrinth ‘Devil Farm’ opened]

You’ve only conquered 4 so far. Well, I’ve been busy so far. There was no time to wander around the labyrinth.

‘Now that I think about it, there was also an abyss that I received from Asmorphia last time.’

[Labyrinth Type: Fixed Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Not measurable]

[Labyrinth name: Abyss – Crimson Zone]

[Access conditions: (none)]

[Assigned goal: Destroy pagan symbols – kill the Seeker of the Abyss]

[Goal achievement reward: Resurrection Stone Fragment, Golden Reward Box, Distorted Chaos Armor]

[Capacity: Unlimited]

Or, there is also the Forest of the Missing that was obtained after attacking the Forest of the Fallen.

[Labyrinth Type: Fixed Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Not measurable]

[Labyrinth Name: Forest of the Missing]

[Access conditions: (none)]

[Imposed goal: Destruction of pagan symbols – Destruction of idols of God]

[Goal achievement reward: Resurrection Stone Fragment, Golden Reward Box, Twisted Abyss Curtain]

[Capacity: 0/150 (number of people with pass)]

First, I think it would be better to quickly deal with the simple labyrinth and erase the backlog of trials. Because of Mia’s presence, my plan to attack at a leisurely pace went awry.

Well, anyway, let’s wait for now.

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Wow.

After 4 a.M., Gates slowly began to form.

“Wow.”

Four simple blue gates were created, a green infinite labyrinth, and two purple store gates. There was even a turquoise labyrinth. What is this?

“First of all.”

I checked the infinite labyrinth first. Because I have to register anyway.

[Labyrinth Type: Infinite Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Advanced]

[Labyrinth Name: Abandoned Fish Farm]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 15 or higher]

[Imposition goal: Normalize fish farms]

[Goal achievement reward: Advanced Magic Stone (10), 1000 old gold coins]

[Capacity: 0/10]

“A fish farm?”

It appears to have been a place where something was grown. The difficulty level is advanced, and the entry requirement is level 15 or higher, so it feels like there are a lot of facilities inside.

Also, unlike the Infinite Labyrinth up to this point, there were imposed goals and rewards. It’s quite salty.

“Register…”

Infinite Labyrinth was registered. It feels different from the fixed labyrinth.

A fixed labyrinth feels like you only get one entrance, and an infinite labyrinth feels like you eat the whole thing, so you feel more full in the infinite labyrinth.

“The difference is this guy.”

I stood in front of the turquoise gate.

What on earth is this? It’s a color I’ve never seen before. Oh, was this written in the survivor’s journal? I don’t remember very well.

If you stretch out your hand, you will understand.

[Labyrinth Type: Ascending Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Not measurable]

[Labyrinth Name: Rainy Ruins City]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 20 or higher]

[Imposed goal: Survive to the highest level of the labyrinth.]

[Goal achievement reward: yellow reward box (5), red reward box (1), power suit (1), bullet fist (1), medical nanobot (1), gate crusher (1)]

[Capacity: 0/5]

“It’s an ascending labyrinth.”

It is a labyrinth that I have never seen before. It seems that the more you conquer, the higher you go or the overall difficulty of the labyrinth increases.

“Up to five people can enter.”

The reward also felt quite different from the rewards that had been released so far.

Up until this point, the rewards had been a bit fantasy-like, but this time it had a cyberpunk feel. Power suits and nanobots, too. They even gave a red reward box as a strategy reward.

What’s even better is that this can also be registered like an infinite labyrinth. I’ll just register it and check in later.

You can go in and take a look at the situation, and if you think it’s okay, you can take your companions in, or you can attack it alone.

First, I need to turn a simple trash labyrinth into an infinite labyrinth and then turn it into a dimensional market. Then, it would be perfect to go into the dimension store, negotiate with the merchants, and bring them to the market.

And you have to choose a labyrinth that you can enter right away. A labyrinth that would be good for protecting lost children.

[Labyrinth Type: Simple Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Superlative]

[Labyrinth Name: Submerged Subway]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 5 or higher]

[Imposed goal: Survive for 7 hours until the subway arrives]

[Goal achievement reward: blue reward box (3), yellow reward box (1), labyrinth escape ticket]

[Capacity: 5/10]

This is a good reward and everything is good. But protecting Mia seemed difficult. What if we change it to a dimensional market?

No, but what happens to these five people who are already in? Are we all going to die?

I don’t know. Maybe it’s just the gate I’m looking at that turns into an infinite labyrinth. I think it feels like copying a simple labyrinth and making it an infinite labyrinth.

[Labyrinth Type: Simple Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Superlative]

[Labyrinth Name: Collapsed Storage]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 10 or higher]

[Assigned goal: Find the entrance leading to the basement inside the storage room]

[Goal achievement reward: Green reward box (3), fixed labyrinth – Demon King’s underground warehouse]

[Capacity: 22/40]

The second simple labyrinth gave a fixed labyrinth as a reward. There will almost always be pagan symbols in the fixed labyrinth. Moreover, seeing as it’s called a storage room, it looks like there’s a lot you can pick up. This is a rather lame labyrinth…

[Labyrinth Type: Simple Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Intermediate to High]

[Labyrinth Name: Artist’s Workshop]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 5 or higher.]

[Imposed objective: Go up to the rooftop to avoid the artist.]

[Goal achievement reward: Survival rating increased by 1, artist’s sculptural drawing, distorted self-portrait]

[Capacity: 56/100]

Thirdly, the reward was good and everything, but I thought this artist would be quite a groundbreaking idiot. Still, it is the least difficult of the four simple labyrinths. I think he can ask other party members to help with this.

[Labyrinth Type: Simple Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Advanced]

[Labyrinth name: Edible human specialty store]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 9 or higher]

[Imposed goal: Survive until the store closes]

[Goal achievement reward: Blue reward box (3), Man-Eater’s Luncheon, Man-Eater’s Apron]

[Capacity: 10/40]

“Haa.”

If I had 4 bodies, I would have gone in and attacked them all. It’s so unfortunate.

First, I can’t do this alone. You have to wake up your companions. There were many labyrinths that were too good to miss.