This damp passage is excessively long, and the deeper you go, the more slippery the ground becomes.

The feet of the group had become muddy, and the moss-lizard that attacked from time to time from the fork in the road also greatly slowed down the progress of the group.

"Haven't you arrived yet, Tyr? That's not what you said. ”

A tall freshman whined at the fat Tyre, a little suspicious of what the other had said.

More than five hours have passed since departure, but there is still no end in sight to the cave, and more than a quarter of the trainees have been wounded.

As the ground became muddy, the lizards moved much faster, their webbed limbs moving in and out of the muddy water.

However, the freshmen were affected by the muddy terrain, and their mobility and reflexes were reduced to varying degrees.

Although Roentgenium's cures and clever treatments were reassuring, it was irritating to be in this dark and cold environment for a long time.

Tyr glanced at the tall man helplessly, and patiently explained:

"What I said before is the time it takes to keep moving all the time, and it's inevitable to waste time when encountering monsters, not to mention that you are all novices, and many places before had to be reminded by me to remind the commander to pass safely, which naturally increased the time lost."

"But don't worry, this cave will be through soon, and our final destination is very close to the exit of this cave, as long as nothing else, we can definitely reach it in an hour."

After receiving a definite answer, the tall freshman's face softened slightly, and he stomped on the skull of the young lizard in front of him, and said in a muffled voice:

“…… I hope what you say is true. ”

Chu Ge didn't pay attention to the conversation that was happening here, but stared closely at the moss lizard in front of him that had been cut in two, and the expression on his face was a little uncertain.

It's not because there was any accident in the battle, with his current attributes and equipment bonuses, even if he is affected by the terrain, it is easy to deal with monsters like moss lizards.

He'd killed more than ten moss lizards since he entered—yes, more than ten, but that's where the problem came in.

'The Eighth Head...... It's true that you can't harvest SP value, is it the uniqueness of the Olali Labyrinth itself, or is there a problem with Lapis Lazuli Feia? ’

He could be sure that no one had helped him when he had killed the moss lizard just now, and that there was nothing unusual about the prey before it appeared.

However, he didn't receive any prompt from Noah to get the SP value, and this was the eighth time.

If memory serves, after he killed the third moss lizard, the SP gain prompt disappeared.

At first, he thought it was because he interfered too much, but after several experiments later, he finally determined that the problem was his own.

'I'll only try to go outside and try to kill other second-order creatures. ’

Just as Chu Ge and the others continued to advance into the depths of the labyrinth, a special guest came to the dean's office of the National Academy.

"You guys came very quickly this time, I thought I'd have to wait a little longer."

Noticing the acquaintance who pushed the door in, Heinrich continued to process the papers on the table, and said without raising his head.

Denilos took off his gray robe, slapped the dust off it, and threw it on Heinrich's beloved sofa.

After receiving Heinrich's urgent letter a few days earlier, Denilos realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately set out from Brewell and rushed to the royal capital.

"I don't know who begged me in the letter to cry and cry, do you want me to take it out and read it now?"

Compared to the time when he met Sam in the Silva Sanctuary, Diniros's face at this moment was a little less serious and a little more wild.

At least Eno hadn't seen an old priest who would joke with others.

"Humph! Your precious apprentice is now under my control, and I can decide what to do with him. Heinrich twitched his index finger and looked up with a dark face.

After hearing Heinrich's words, Denilos did not care, but said happily:

"Did you really get Ino in? Okay, old man, I was a little worried about that. ”

Heinrich frowned, and after a few repeated observations, he realized that Denilos' smile didn't look like a joke.

He hesitated for a moment before he asked the old priest:

"That boy named Ino, your disciple, what do you think of him?"

"What do you think?" Denilos was stunned, then smiled bitterly,

"How so...... He had both ambition and perseverance – but he just wasn't talented. ”

After sighing, the old priest said regretfully:

"I'm afraid I can't be a big weapon."

- Are you old enough to be blind?

The words were swallowed back by Heinrich.

After confirming that Denilos was indeed not joking, he said in a deep voice:

"Are you serious?"

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

When he saw Heinrich's expression of wanting to speak and stopped, Denelos noticed the strangeness of the other party.

Heinrich put down the quill in his hand and explained the experience of Chu Ge's entrance test to the old priest concisely, and even the secrets in the third level were completely explained.

"Nodashir actually made that decision...... But does Ino really have that kind of power? ”

Denilos's face was mixed, happy that his disciple would finally have the opportunity to realize his dreams, and worried that his disciple lacked enough talent.

"The road of a strong man is not easy, if possible, I still hope that he can live in peace and security...... By the way, where is Eno now? I want to see him. ”

Heinrich replied:

"Now he should be in the third layer of the Great Labyrinth for the Reward Trial, if you want to see him, wait for him to come back and ......"

Boom Boom Boom ......

The roar in the depths of the labyrinth turned into the sorrow of the earth, spreading painfully in all directions.

"What!? Why do you ...... even during the day? ”

Feeling the tremors, which were much more violent than the night, Heinrich jerked up from his chair, his face covered with shock and anxiety, and the beads of sweat on his forehead could not stop falling.

"I don't have the time to continue grinding here, you wait here for a while, I'll gather the remaining few people, and then set off for the twelfth floor immediately!"

With that, Heinrich broke down the door, leaving Denelos alone in his office.

"Twelfth floor...... It seems that Ino will have to wait until he comes back to see Ino. ”

The old priest looked at his wrinkled hands and smiled kindly.

******

Compared to Denilos, who was in the National Academy, the freshmen who were exploring the Great Labyrinth felt a stronger tremor.

"What's going on...... this!"

"The cave is going to collapse! Run! ”

"I'm being dragged by a monster, wait for me!"

"Bastard! Don't push me! ”

“……”

Not only the freshmen who explored the labyrinth for the first time, but even the fat man Tyr was startled by the shock, but fortunately, the exit of the cave passage had appeared not far in front of him, and a group of people rushed towards the light.

Yu followed closely behind Chu Ge and used a spell to expel the two moss lizards that were rushing towards this side.

"Is it a delusion? How do you feel that this monster is a little more fierce than just now......"

She was keenly aware of the anomaly around her, and a hint of worry flashed in her pale blue pupils.

Chu Ge's expression also became a little solemn, but it was not because of the vibration caused by the Great Labyrinth, but because of the sense of ominousness that suddenly surged in his heart.

'Without warning...... Is it what's going on? ’

After a short sprint, the group finally broke out of the cave and reached the third level of the Great Labyrinth.

"The environment is not bad......"

After experiencing that kind of damp cave for a long time, everyone suddenly felt that the environment on the third layer was extremely intimate.

It is a low rift valley surrounded by not high cliffs.

The verdant bushes, the sparse trees, the air no longer permeated with an unusual viscosity, and even the light overhead turned into the white light of the earth.

It's faint, but it makes you feel warm.

"It scared the hell out of me just now."

"What the hell is going on?"

"Tyr, you haven't told us about it."

Fat Tyre wiped a handful of muddy water from his face, which had been splashed on his face when he was running, and he gasped and explained to the crowd:

"The maze seems to have changed a bit lately, but I haven't encountered anything like this before."

After saying that, he continued,

"Is everyone out, hurry up and keep going, it's about twenty minutes away."

He looked around and saw that there was one less number, and two of the remaining people were covered in dirt, as if they had just been fished out of the mire.

In fact, there were three people who had an accident while fleeing in the cave just now, and two of them slipped and fell due to the terrain, but they quickly followed.

The rest of the guy was out of luck, as he was bitten on the ankle by a moss lizard as he escaped.

Although the moss lizard was quickly killed, he had already been left behind by his companions for a long distance, and his travel speed was affected, so he unfortunately lost his qualification for this reward.

He appeared at the exit of the cave with the two leading teachers.

"The access rune on your ribbon has disappeared, and you should be able to return the way you came, but it is estimated that it will be dangerous for you to go back from this road alone, so let's wait until the others have finished it before we can go together."

After a few hateful glances, he only nodded stiffly in agreement.

Röntgen came over, apologetically and with a little excitement, and said:

"I'm sorry for what happened, but let me heal your wounds, it's hard to be bitten by those guys."

“…… Thank you. ”

Although he was indignant in his heart, he was still sensible and did not refuse such a free good thing.

But at this moment, several strange cries suddenly came from the low cliffs on both sides, and the sound was full of bloodthirsty violence.

Three velociraptor monsters appeared in everyone's field of vision, and less than half a second after encountering them, they rushed down from the cliff and rushed straight at everyone!

After feeling the breath on the three monsters, all the freshmen looked shocked, and even the expressions of the two leading teachers changed.

One early third-order, two mid-third-order!

At this layer, where there were occasional traces of the third order, three actually appeared in front of them in one breath!

If anyone can read the madness in the eyes of these monsters, then they can know that these three monsters were deliberately driven here!

"Special circumstances, we have to take action!"

Without much hesitation, the two leading teachers rushed directly to the front, stopping the two monsters, while the remaining one pounced on the new students.

In addition to the blood-stained eyes, the raptor's claws were also a dazzling fiery red, and each time the claws swung their claws, they brought a flame into the air.

Fat Tyr shouted as he stopped the red-clawed velociraptor from advancing with a spell stone:

"There is only one head and the early stage of the third order, don't panic, keep the planned formation!"

Being able to stand at the top of the freshmen of the National College, the quality of this group of students is still very good.

After seeing the situation clearly, they immediately regained their composure and launched an attack on the attacking monster according to the established plan.

After all, compared to the fear of an unknown anomaly such as the vibration of the labyrinth, the third-order enemy was much more ordinary.

Like most cadets who were accustomed to close combat, Chu Ge was assigned to a position in the front row.

The guy who had lost the reward was standing with his hands on his chest, quietly watching the encounter in front of him, wondering if anyone would lose his reward again like himself.

Generally speaking, this group of students with an average rank of mid-second order should not have much of an advantage when facing a red-clawed velociraptor in the early stage of the third order, but the actual combat power of each of them is much stronger than that of someone of the same rank.

Under Tyr's command, they were able to neutralize the red-clawed velociraptor with ease—but that was only theoretical.

"This monster ...... What's going on? ”

"Doesn't it feel pain?"

When attacking, the velociraptor didn't care about its own situation at all, and the target was a bite.

In this case, the effect of other people's containment attacks suddenly weakened a lot, and the injured immediately appeared among the students in the front row.

However, although this kind of deadly attack will cause a lot of pressure on the formation of the students, it will also cause the monster's own injuries to increase rapidly, which is not cost-effective at all, and it is not something that a monster with a normal IQ will do.

And Chu Ge also noticed a strange thing, that is, after injuring a student, the red-clawed velociraptor would change its attack target and turn to other students who were not injured.

'Is the purpose just to hurt the Academy...... ’

When thinking of this, Chu Ge couldn't help but look at Roentgen beside him, and the other party also turned his head to look at him as if he had noticed his gaze, revealing a warm smile.

Chu Ge and You are all among the few remaining students who have not been "treated" by him.