Chapter 15: The Demon King and the Bug
The inner city of Yod.
In the middle of a small, simple temple, a huge stone gate towers over the center of the temple, and the huge whirlpool in the gate is like a black hole, swallowing the surrounding light.
Next to the gate, two Templars stood in the doorway, acting as guards of the labyrinth, as well as managing the candidates of adventurers who were waiting in line in front of the gate to be assessed.
"There's a guard in the labyrinth here." Green was a little surprised. The labyrinth of the village of Lapura is completely unmanaged.
"Ahem, ahem!" Natalie coughed twice suddenly, "Green, please don't talk nonsense. The last time you tried to enter the labyrinth without permission, didn't Sister Mary Sue stop you? Sister Mary Sue has been doing a good job of managing the maze. ”
Green blinked.
"Alright, let's not talk about that." Natalie handed the watch to Green, "Let's get in line." When it's your turn, give this watch to the maze guards, and you'll be able to enter the Labyrinth of Trials. ”
"Okay." Green took the form.
"You have this sword with you." Natalie handed a short sword to Green.
"No need." Green raised the wooden sword in his hand, "I have this. ”
"You don't have a weapon, although you can weaken the combat power of the 'clone', but there are still some ordinary monsters that need to be cleaned up before challenging the 'clone'." Natalie paused, "Take it." You're a transcendent warrior, and clones aren't much of a threat to you. Clones only have fighting instincts, not intelligence, and will soon squander their fighting energy. So you only have to survive the first few seconds, after which the clones are no threat to you. ”
The Labyrinth of Trials is not a labyrinth of twists and turns, but a ring-style challenge. In the Labyrinth of Trials, a wave of mobs will be spawned every minute, and the further back you go, the stronger the mobs become, and the Labyrinth Lord is a copy of the challenger himself.
Clones have the same strength, equipment, items, and combat instincts as their originals, but they lack intelligence, which makes them inflexible in combat. To put it simply: as soon as the clone comes out, it will open a big move without a brain, just front. Therefore, the transcendent warrior only needs to be intimidated for a few seconds, wait for the clone to waste his fighting energy, and then abuse it casually.
Green only brings a wooden sword into the maze, although it can greatly weaken the strength of the maze lord and reduce the difficulty of the boss battle, but it will also make it extremely difficult for Green to face the mobs - you can't just consume the "Chaos Mana" amplification move in order to clean up the mobs, right? It would be embarrassing if you were defeated by the mob before challenging the clone.
Natalie makes a lot of sense. After hesitating for a moment, Green stopped insisting and took the short sword handed by the girl, and then tucked his wooden sword into his belt.
At this moment, the gate of the labyrinth suddenly "boom! ~" The ground closed with a thud.
"Thomson! ~" A middle-aged man exclaimed, "How is this possible! Why is this happening!? ”
Green looked at the man who called out to the earth strangely: "What's wrong with him?" ”
Looking at the closed gate and the holy emblem on the gate, Natalie's face couldn't help but sink: "...... It turned out to be dead. ”
"Dead?" Green looked at the closed door, and a hint of strangeness flashed in his eyes, "Didn't you say that you can leave the labyrinth at any time?" ”
Natalie sighed: "In the middle of the battle, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents at all?" ”
As soon as the gate closed, the Templars who managed the labyrinth began to arrange for the next adventurer to enter the labyrinth.
I saw an adventurer holding a short sword, walked to the gate of the labyrinth, pushed open the gate of the labyrinth, and plunged into the whirlpool with the encouragement of his companions.
"The trial labyrinth isn't big, it's about the size of this temple room. Once you enter the labyrinth, you will see a Trials Bracelet on the altar beneath the statue of the goddess that looks exactly like the adventurer's bracelet. As soon as you smash the Trials Bracelet, you will be forcibly ejected from the maze, which also means that you have failed the assessment. If your life is in danger, don't hesitate! If you fail the assessment, you can come back next time, and if your life is gone, it's really over. Natalie reminded Green again of the dos and don'ts in the Labyrinth of Trials.
"Well, I understand. I'm not going to joke with my life. Green looked at the grief-stricken adventurer, nervous.
"When you put on the Trials Bracelet, a Labyrinth Lord will appear exactly like the Challenger. After killing the Labyrinth Lord, put the "God-Given Crystal" dropped by the Labyrinth Lord on the Trial Bracelet, and the Trial Bracelet will become a real adventurer's bracelet. Natalie gestured to the bracelet on her wrist, "Don't pick up the Trials Bracelet too soon, because as soon as you pick up the Trials Bracelet, the Labyrinth Lord will appear immediately." Don't delay it too long, either, because the ordinary monsters in the maze will only grow more and more, getting stronger and stronger, and once it exceeds twelve minutes, even the extraordinarily strong will be very dangerous. ”
Natalie explained to Green some of the situation of the trial maze and her own experience of clearing the level, while Green was in line with the assessment team and listened to Natalie's explanation.
Looking at Natalie's nervous expression, Green had a feeling of taking the college entrance examination.
The pace of progress of the team is fast. Most of the adventurers came out a few minutes after entering the labyrinth, and except for the unlucky guy who died before, there were basically no more deaths in the future, and it seems that the mortality rate during the trial is indeed not high.
"It's almost you." Natalie looked even more nervous than Green.
"Hmm~"
Holding the short sword in his hand, Green's heart slowly fell silent. When it comes to combat skills, Green is still a little confident.
There weren't too many people involved in the assessment, and the average assessment lasted only a few minutes, so it was Green's turn very quickly.
After handing over the application form to the guards, Green pushed open the door and stepped into the maelstrom.
In an instant, the scenery in front of him changed, and Green stood in the middle of a spacious temple.
On the altar in front of the temple, a bracelet emitted a faint magical aura.
Green quickly turned around and looked at the door of the temple.
When an adventurer enters, the first monster will rush through the gate of the temple, and then every minute after that, a monster will rush in from outside the door. Adventurers must take out the mobs in the shortest time possible, then pick up the Bracelet of Trials and take out their clones before the third wave of mobs appears!
When Green turned his head, he saw a slime crawling slowly into the temple.
"Looks like I'm lucky!" Ignoring the monster, Green turned around and rushed towards the altar, picking up the bracelet on the altar and putting it on his wrist.
The bracelet was easily placed on Green's wrist, and suddenly shrunk and fastened to Green's wrist.
Green took his weapon and looked around.
To Green's dumbfounding, the boss didn't show up.
According to Natalie's introduction, after wearing the Trials Bracelet, the boss should appear, but Green scanned the temple and saw no other monsters except for the slow slime at the door.
"It's ...... Something went wrong?" Green was a little confused, "Damn! What should I do now!? Should I find a GM? Looking for customer service? ”