Chapter 2121 – [Dungeon Maker.EXE]

The labyrinth trial has been completed to some extent. Once it is fully opened, there will be some parts that need to be modified, but at least for now there were no major problems.

So, my family and I decided to test drive it first. Since it is a facility for nurturing transcendental people, if our family full of transcendental people and transcendental species enters, the level of difficulty will be easy mode, but at least if the practitioners do not know the practicalities, will they use it? So, you should try it yourself.

“Shall I add a spirit?”

“No, that’s okay. I feel like if a spirit attaches to me, I’ll instantly grow to the level of a spirit king…”

“It’s not just evolution, it’s probably warp evolution.”

The spirit is not just a transcendental being, but also receives the will of the Lord? A spirit that has grown like that would be able to defeat even the Spirit King, who exerts power at the level of a high god in the spirit world, on his own.

It might be convenient to have, but I don’t really need it. So just come in.

Although there is no game system, it takes a lot of inspiration from it, so the early part of the labyrinth is more like a tutorial than a labyrinth. There are roughly 10 floors, and this is the floor that teaches you the basics of the labyrinth.

The labyrinth trial system and control personality basically tells you what to do. Before, he was not able to convey his will properly, but after growing up to a certain extent, he can speak fluently.

[Welcome, Mr. Worst. The Labyrinth Trial always welcomes challengers. There are currently no clear tier records for Worst. Would you like to challenge from the first floor?]

“Uh, okay. Do it.”

[All right. Go straight to the first floor.]

The first floor is the most basic combat training. There are many conditions for clearing the labyrinth, but battles occur most often, and even if battles are not the main mission, it is necessary as there are many times when you have to fight to clear it.

I thought about training them to kill small animals first, but I thought people here would be reluctant to ask them to kill animals from the beginning, so I chose something that didn’t look like a living thing at all. It’s like a small, plump slime the size of an adult male head.

It bounces well, but at best it only goes up to around your waist, and unlike its elasticity, if you attack it with a certain amount of force, you will die. If you just stab it with something like a knife, it will win, but if you hit it hard with your bare fist, it will die. In short, think of it like a water balloon.

Anyway, I lightly punched the slime. Wow!!! While doing so, fluid splashes out and the guy dies.

[Congratulations on clearing the first floor. Points as a clear reward…]

“Ah, I’ve made the point. It’s just a test anyway. So let’s move on.”

[All right. Enter the second floor.]

Afterward, I experienced the basic tutorial and cleared the floor. Although I am a transcendentalist, the tutorial difficulty level was not that difficult even for the average person. If you are a person with special abilities, it will probably be easier to move up.

And after clearing the 10th floor, I entered the full-scale labyrinth on the 11th floor. The place, which seemed to have a forest in the background, was quite large and large, so it seemed like it would take quite a while to look around.

[The condition for clearing the 11th floor is to hunt 20 wolves and then find a safe zone leading to the 12th floor.]

“Safe zone?”

[The area you are currently in is a safe zone, an area within a certain radius where you will not be attacked by hostile creatures. This is the starting point when starting from the 11th floor, and the goal is to find another safe zone that leads to the 12th floor.]

“It’s a combination of combat and exploration. It’s quite fun.”

It seemed like conditions or other things were probably added like this. Even considering the level of people doing this, it is an appropriate balance.

On the other hand, it was okay to just explore. They say they’re wolves, but they don’t chase people or form packs unless they get close to each other. Perhaps, if it were a higher-rise labyrinth, the level of difficulty would be different.

“Trial, are there any Easter eggs or bonuses here?”

[A greater reward to those who have gone through more trials. If you clear the alpha wolf that spawns randomly on the 11th floor and clear it, you can get a special reward.]

“There is something like that. It shouldn’t be the same for the person who worked harder and the person who ate it raw.”

[However, if you must be careful, there is a pattern among the Alpha Wolf’s battle patterns that summons wolves within a certain radius. Even if you challenge solo or at a party, it is difficult to catch unless there is a significant difference in skill.]

“Can I have a party?”

[It is not possible up to the 10th layer of the tutorial, but the party function is activated from the 11th layer. However, in this case, there may be penalties such as increased difficulty due to the party or reduced compensation.]

“That’s a good balance. What if I want to get a party of about 100 people to attack this place?”

[In that case, raise the wolves’ weight class by a few levels, increase their population, and make them act as a group. Of course, the leader is the alpha wolf in the FOE role, and strategic attacks such as attacks at night are also carried out.]

“If you do it in quantity, the harm will be greater than the benefit.”

In the first place, it is a facility that nurtures transcendental people. Since you are raising a few elite soldiers and not many soldiers, it is natural that there is a penalty if you try to crowd out the majority.

It seems to be well-balanced. If there is something lacking, it would be better to change it more in the future.

“But what about bringing in guns? It is possible to bring in weapons, so I guess you can bring guns in as well.”

[The higher you go to the upper levels of the labyrinth, the more difficult it is to use an opponent or an environment where guns cannot be used. Those who tried to climb up easily with guns will have their limits.]

“Then I’m glad.”

Even if they are not transcendental, those who have reached a certain level of ability will not be able to use guns. Even if you are a master at the peak, you can just look at the direction of the gun and avoid it, and a wizard who casts a defensive spell will have no problem getting hit as long as he has mana.

So, when you reach transcendence, it is better to overcome whether you are using a gun or fighting. Honestly, the fact that a transcendental person gets shot and dies is a fart.

While doing some testing, something suddenly occurred to me, so I asked Trial for a separate request.

“I would like to experience the highest level of the current labyrinths. Is that possible?”

[It is currently in a non-existent state due to resource saving issues, but it is possible to implement it right away. The highest labyrinth currently implemented is the 170th floor.]

“That’s high… Try it.”

[Then we will move to the 170th floor.]

Eventually, the 170th floor labyrinth was moved. It was a completely different atmosphere from the previous Wolf Forest.

First, the times are different. It was noticeable that there were modern city-like buildings here and there, but one thing that caught my eye was that I couldn’t see any decent buildings. If you look, you can see many shattered and collapsed buildings, and smoke was rising somewhere in the distance, as if a fire had broken out.

The area is also wide. Previously, Wolf’s Forest was quite large, but it was still wide enough to take a walk, but this one is at city level. If there is no proper means of transportation, walking all day would not be enough for the average person.

No, even if you have a means of transportation, it is meaningless unless you can fly. There is a road, but it is blocked by the remains of broken and collapsed buildings here and there, making it difficult to travel by car. This has a post-apocalyptic feel to it.

Eventually, I came out of the safe zone. Then I realized that as soon as I came out, I started to feel some strange toxic substance.

“This?”

[This is to test the viability part. First, it is a toxic substance sprayed by hostile species, and if it is active here for a long time, it will interfere with life activities and, in the worst case, lead to death.]

“Wait a minute, enemy species? Is this the floor that Ana planned?”

[The background was in charge of Zion, and the enemy species data was in charge of Ana.]

“Oh…”

If the previous Wolf Forest was about combat + exploration, this one feels like survival has been added to the theme. Toxic substances in the atmosphere will destroy life, and the challenger will have to use various means to overcome this.

A spiritist who has raised a water spirit will be able to cover it up by taking the water essence periodically, but if they consume that much power or the effectiveness of the water essence is insufficient, they will end up wasting time, and others will have resistance to poison or other detoxification abilities. You will need it. Each person’s method will be different, but in the end, it will all be better.

No, I think there would be at least one means to get up to the 170th floor, right? I guess this isn’t the only poison-related issue.

Afterward, the hostile species appeared at an alarming speed, probably because they sensed that I had left the safe zone. It is not just a simple hostile species, but a humanoid hostile species, and there are ten of them acting together.

Is it a balance patch of its own to use melee weapons such as power energy blades? But what was more terrifying than that was that they attacked together as one.

“Kaa Aak !!!!”

“Oh, that’s pretty good.”

Some attack me from the front, drawing my attention, while those on both sides keep me in check, and the remaining few attack me from behind. Unless you have a lot of confidence in the majority, you cannot stop their attacks. Moreover, the level of weapons is so high that you can’t fight them without using something like a sword.

It’s fast, strong, and judging by its exoskeleton, it’s probably even sturdy. To deal with those guys, I think you need to be at least an expert who can face a wall.

Anyway, after playing around and defeating them, I explored the 170th floor. Unlike the Wolf Forest on the 11th floor, there are many hidden elements around the 170th floor, so if you search the collapsed building, you will find an antidote that neutralizes toxic substances in the air for a while, a special anti-enemy bomb, or if you are injured and rescued, they will become your companion and support you. There were NPCs, etc.

“What are the clear conditions here?”

[There is a warp marker in the central part of the city where enemy species regenerate. If you destroy that work marker, it is cleared.]

“There must be another boss there, right?”

[In addition to the boss, there are also elite enemy species that serve as FOEs in certain areas.]

“The level of difficulty jumps up a lot when you get to the 170th floor… So I like it.”

There is still no one here on Earth who can reach the 170th floor. Excluding my family, even if we were to say that we were the strongest on Earth, we would be at a low level.

If there was something like a game system, it would grow quickly, but since we don’t have that, it will take time to get to this point. However, since it is a project that will be done over a long period of time, there is no particular problem. In the first place, it’s not like a transcendental person suddenly appears in a year or two.

After completing the basic inspection, I left the labyrinth. The labyrinth itself was completed, so all that was left was to build various amenities and buildings on Labyrinth Island.

“I commissioned the Shenless civilization, so it won’t take long to build the building. However, it’s a bit noisy due to other issues.”

“For what?”

“There are a lot of people asking how to buy land on Labyrinth Island… Even overseas, real estate agent sales scams on Labyrinth Island are running rampant.”

“In Korea?”

“Is it true that we are catching all the fraudsters and punishing them? Besides, there are so many cases like this that we are prepared in advance, so if they happen, we can catch them and punish them right away.”

“Then it’s okay. It’s not our problem, so there’s no need to worry about overseas scammers. If Koreans are the victims, I don’t know. And for the real estate issue, let’s make the entire Labyrinth Island Korean land and rent it out.”

“It will be noisy from the governments of each country.”

“Instead, we should say that autonomy is guaranteed for a certain area like an embassy. However, the Labyrinth Act should be given priority.”

“It looks like there is a federal government above the state governments, like in the United States, but has the power of the federal government been strengthened?”

“Obviously, since this is a big agenda, whether social or economic, there are definitely people who do something crazy. You can’t see those bastards making a fuss while talking about autonomy. Considering that, it’s better to make sure the authority of the Labyrinth Act is clear.”

“What if there is a backlash?”

“We guaranteed a certain degree of autonomy, but even then, if they are being rude, we should just kick them out. If you don’t meet these conditions, the country in question will ban access to Labyrinth Island, so I tell you to get out of there.”

“It’s nice that my husband is hot.”

Somehow it reminds me of Thiem’s ​​Tower. They built an island in the Pacific Ocean… Well, they got the motif from there, so it’s not strange if they resemble each other.

And there are differences. They have a game system, but there is no revival insurance, so if you die, it’s over. We don’t have a game system, so our growth is slow, but we don’t have to be afraid of death. Of course, if you die, you will be banned from entering the dungeon for a while and will have to pay a fee to revive, but at least it is better than dying and ending completely.

In any case, various facilities began to be built on Labyrinth Island by the Shenless civilization. We, Zion, who are good at construction, even planned the city, so a very neat and stylish city was completed.

“Building a high-rise building is a bit difficult because of the labyrinth trees, but there is no problem if you use space expansion facilities.”

“If you think about it, Labyrinth Island must be bigger than you think. It’s still the size of a decent city…”

“Well, isn’t it better if it’s wider? And considering the people that will come in the future, it’s better to be big than small.”

“That’s right.”

Not long after, the Labyrinth Island Trial was preparing to open. Portal facilities are also available, so you can easily travel to and from any place in Korea where a portal is installed.

Negotiation on national movement has not yet been completed, but it is planned to be installed separately at a later date. Countries have been hesitant until now as portal facilities can cause security problems, but this Labyrinth Island is such a big issue that everyone is trying to attract it. Perhaps public opinion will be good, so we will be able to install it soon.

Numerous people with special abilities, as well as ordinary people who aim for a hit or dream of becoming a person with a strong special ability, wait for the opening day with their own expectations.

How many of them can become transcendents?

… I think that if it takes several decades, a lot of things will come out.