Chapter 89 – 89. Exploring the Infinite Labyrinth (2)

A four-legged, hairy beast measuring approximately 1 meter in size with long front paws.

At first glance, it looked like a vicious Magul dog, but upon closer inspection, its head looked more like a bat than a dog.

Also, the guy’s eyes seemed to have degenerated and he couldn’t see clearly in front of him.

Instead, it had a disgusting nose and large ears that served as eyes. It finds prey using detection through sound waves and an incredibly high sense of smell.

With their high detection ability, they had already sensed the presence of Han Jun-ho and Park Young-sik from the moment they entered the cave.

In short, they were waiting for the two people, or rather the two prey, to go deeper.

Even if each individual is weak, from the moment you gain numerical superiority, you will be able to outmaneuver your opponent.

Rather than having high intelligence, that was their original hunting method. This is because it was the weakest creature in Demon Cave 3.

Thanks to that, if you crawled deep into the third cave without realizing it, you would have been surrounded by bats and would have died.

“Well, I don’t think there’s just one of those… They’re jumping out.”

“Okay, let’s go back quickly.”

Park Young-sik and Han Jun-ho could easily handle up to five of them. However, when the number increased from 10 to 20, it became unbearable.

Of course, if Baek Ah-yoon, Kim Hyun-ah, who has wide-ranging skills, or Kang In-ho were involved, the story would have been a little different, but right now, there were only Park Young-sik and Han Jun-ho.

If they start fighting, one of them will definitely get seriously injured or bleed.

So it’s right to step back. Their goal today is reconnaissance of the labyrinth, not a complete attack.

“Kiaaa!!!”

Of course, the magical beasts in the cave had no intention of letting them go easily.

“It’s coming!!!”

“Ugh!!! Spray your blood and run!!!”

“Now, wait a minute!!”

Han Jun-ho took out a vial containing his own blood that he had previously put in his bag.

Strangely, Junho Han, who possessed photosynthesis, healed faster than others. He caught this and had already cut himself and put his blood in a glass bottle before exploring the labyrinth.

Even if you hurt yourself, you will get better soon.

In fact, Jun-ho Han, whose body was gradually becoming closer to a plant rather than a human by accepting photosynthesis, recovered quickly from his wounds, and as long as he drank enough water and received plenty of sunlight, his body naturally reached its optimal state.

Instead of losing the fun of eating, you become complete with just water and sunlight. He was able to replenish all the nutrients with just unpolluted water and tanning with a solar lantern.

Moreover, it is a fact that no one knows yet, but if Kang In-ho’s improved constitution was given to Han Jun-ho, who has photosynthesis, the only nutrients that needed to be supplemented were water and sunlight, so he could build the strongest body very easily and quickly.

It was as great an advantage as the penalty of not being able to eat food. Of course, if Kang In-ho had not chosen the solar flashlight, it would have been an unanswerable skill.

-Click!!!!

Anyway, the glass bottle that Han Jun-ho threw hit the ground and shattered, blood spreading everywhere.

“Fire!!!”

Han Jun-ho ran at full speed and shouted at his blood that had spread.

At that moment, his blood ignition was activated and flames rose. The quadrupedal killer bats that were chasing the two people stopped at the sudden heat and burning smell.

“Run!! Run!!!”

“Aaaaah!!!!”

Taking advantage of the momentary pause of the inhumane bats, the two people ran away like crazy. The moment you stop for even a moment, you will both be surrounded by demonic beasts and bitten to death.

No one even knows what would happen if bitten by those monsters. It could be just a bite, or it could be a strange disease spreading throughout the body and death.

You won’t know unless you bite it. Of course, neither Park Young-sik nor Han Jun-ho wanted to know what would happen if bitten by that monster.

“Keeeee!!!!!”

“Kyaaaaa!!!!!!!”

The quadrupedal killer bats howled at their fleeing prey. Jun-ho Han and Young-sik Park arrived at the exit sweating and jumped into the safe zone without even looking back.

“Haa.. Haa.. Fuck…”

“Woman, Yeongsik.. Are you alive..”

“Yes.. Wow.. Fuck… Wow… I really… I thought I was really falling behind.. Collock. Cough.. Haha..”

Survived. I was able to survive thanks to my quick judgment and improvisation.

“Whoa..”

“My legs are shaking.”

The two people laughed for a while at the pleasure of being alive, and then finally left the hallway. Then, Seunghee Han, who was organizing the common living area, shouted at the two people.

“Dad! Is it over already!?”

“Huh? No! He ran away! It’s dangerous here!”

“Eh..”

What on earth was in there that made my dad, who was fighting zombies in droves, run away? Han Seung-hee was very curious about what was inside, but she quickly shook her head.

I thought it must be very dangerous since this was the place where my father, who was much stronger than me, escaped.

“Youngsik… Let’s go to number 4 this time.”

“Yes, hehe.. Ah! Uncle.”

“Huh?”

“We had that. “Hunter’s incense burner.”

“Huh? Ah. Ah! That! Ah…”

Park Young-sik and Han Jun-ho, who remembered the hunter’s incense burner only after escaping from the third cave.

It was an item that created a kind of safe zone by emitting a scent that animals disliked when fed with magic stones.

“This time, I turn it on from the moment I enter.”

“That’s a good idea. Two magic stones would be enough to look inside and come out.”

Han Jun-ho and Park Young-sik took a moment to catch their breath and stood at entrance number 4 with the hunter’s incense burner on.

Even though it was hard, I couldn’t stop. Because they have to pay for their own food, they can live comfortably without being watched. First, I had to look around all the entrances I was in charge of and then leave.

“Then I’ll open it..”

“Okay. Phew. Let’s go.”

Entrance number 4 opens with a squeak.

As soon as the door was opened, the smell of damp soil and the unique smell of plants came out.

Also, as we exited the narrow cave, a very wide space opened up. It was a large and spacious space where you could barely see the ceiling.

Moreover, unlike Magul No. 3, which was extremely dark, Magul Cave No. 4 had some visibility thanks to the glowing plants blooming here and there and the luminous stones embedded in the walls and ceiling.

It felt like I had entered a forest at night in a fantasy world.

“First of all, the floor is made of dirt.”

“It would be more accurate to say this is mud.”

“I see. The grass is growing too. “Can grass grow like this in a cave?”

“It’s normal for it to not grow because there is no sunlight, but since it doesn’t seem to be an environment on Earth to begin with, I can’t say for sure.”

“Huh..”

If Magul Cave No. 3 was a natural cave, No. 4 seemed to have been forced to create a forest inside a large cave. Moreover, for some reason, the further we went inside, the more dense the virgin forest became.

Accordingly, Park Young-sik opened the dictionary of labyrinth plants that he had brought with him in advance, collected plants similar to those listed, and packed them in his bag. Han Jun-ho stood guard holding an incense burner.

But the deeper we went, the more wet the dirt on the floor became. Also, there was stagnant water everywhere, so it felt like I was walking into a swamp. As we moved further from the entrance, there were more plants and the rustling noise increased.

There was something around. But it doesn’t come close.

Park Young-sik and Han Jun-ho moved forward even though they felt the presence of something. 50 minutes passed like that. Immediately after feeding the 6th magic stone into the incense burner, the two felt the need to go outside.

“Now.. How long have we been in..?”

“It’s been about 50 minutes since I came in. I went deeper than I thought. Shall we go out now?”

“Well, that would be good..”

The two turned towards the entrance again to exit the forest.

But as we headed towards the entrance, the rustling sound got louder. Something was coming.

It’s as if they don’t even care about incense burners.

“Kkiek!!!”

“Aaaaah!!!”

“Oh my!!!”

And when he finally left the forest and reached the cave with the hidden entrance, something jumped out of the grass and pounced on Park Young-sik.

-Puhwaak!!!

“Ugh…!”

“Youngsik!!!”

The machete that came out of the grass was cut in half by a sharp swing of the machete.

“I’m okay. Haa.. Fuck.. What is this?”

“Huh..”

Fortunately, Park Young-sik was fine. Soon the two people identified the dead creature on the floor.

“This is…”

“It’s a lizard…”

“It’s a strange-looking lizard..”

It was a lizard that looked to be about 60 centimeters long. But for some reason, it didn’t seem like it was just an animal, but it was holding a spear carved out of wood. A beast that uses tools. This was a pretty serious story.

“This… He’s holding a weapon… Is this guy a caveman?”

“Let’s just drag the body out first.”

“Yes..”

Soon the two went outside again.

Dragging the body of a dead lizard beast.

******

“This place is deeper than I thought.”

“I see…”

Baek Ayun’s team had come down to the third floor of Cemetery No. 2.

The first floor, which I first came down to through the spiral staircase, was narrower than I thought, so I was able to look around quickly, and I was able to go down to the second floor through the stairs leading down.

The second floor we came down to was wider than the first floor, but there were traps installed here and there, and there were many locked doors.

In the end, Baek A-yoon’s team realized that in order to properly tour the second floor, they needed Han Seung-hee to break down all the locked doors or open the door.

First of all, an hour had passed since we came in, so just as we were about to give up the exploration and go back outside, Hyuna Kim happened to find a hole and ladder leading to the third floor hidden under the tombstone.

They entered the third floor with the intention of just going in and checking.

“The third floor is a bit spooky. Right.”

“Yeah.. The air is colder than before.”

“It’s ominous… Let’s get out quickly. Because I knew what it felt like… “

Entrance of the 3rd floor. The three felt a strange sense of foreboding. They felt like something was looking at them, and they felt a little creepy and eerie for some reason.

This was no illusion. People were looking at them from everywhere.

“Let’s go up.”

“Yes..”

They gave up further entry and went up.

It was the right choice. If I had gone one step further, I would have stepped into Bonginji.

Probably two out of three couldn’t walk out unscathed. Even if you turn on the exorcist’s lamp, there are dangerous people lurking.

******

“Wow… That wasn’t a joke either.”

“I really thought I was going to die.”

The group gathered in the common living area shared information about the labyrinth. According to the conclusion they reached, it was assessed that Grave No. 2 and Magu Cave No. 4 were safe when the hunter’s incense burner was used.

“There’s something like this crawling out of the 4th cave..”

And together they checked the body of the dead lizard beast.

The body had already been dismantled and the magic stone stuck in the heart had been removed.

“He’s a beast who can’t even use incense burners..”

“Magic stones are low-level.”

“First of all, let’s share the items we have farmed in the labyrinth.”

Soon after, the five people shared what they each brought.

I planned to save only a few of these and sell the rest through a trading window.