As Dante turned around, taken aback by Reijiâs words, Zerry had already pulled out her dagger and readied her guard.
The fog that gushed up like smoke was still thin, but they knew that it would only become thicker from here on out. They have, after all, already experienced the thick fog.
The Juggernaut descending from the high ceiling hung on a wire was too comical, but Silver Balance knew full well the danger of the automaton so they didnât even think of laughing.
ăWhat a troublesome parting gift.ăDante said.
He didnât know how Reiji knew the Juggernaut would reappear, but there is something he does know. He has to endure until Reiji returns.
(This is dangerous⊠I have to pull its attention away from everyone else and have them retreat to the previous passage.)
Is what Zerry was thinking.
ăWhat I noticed as I got older was that my recovery was slower, not to mention the weakening of my body.ă
Already gripping the thick and heavy iron lump of a mace in his right hand and a large shield in his left hand, Dante walked forward.
The Juggernaut landed in front of him, and the wire was smoothly pulled back into the hole in the ceiling.
ăBut itâs not all bad, either. I became more proficient at moving around efficiently, and above all, I learned how to be crafty.ă
The jewels on the Juggernautâs chest flashed with flickering lightsăŒseemingly almost the same type as the one Reiji defeated last time.\n
ăLet me demonstrate how to deal with giant monsters.ă
The wheels of the Juggernaut started rotating, and it approached Dante.
Dante got into his stance to greet the enemy.
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When the passage was completely closed, I couldnât hear any sound from the other side.
Did the Juggernaut appear? I should probably assume it did. This labyrinth⊠always slightly surpasess the worst we can think of.
ăLetâs go.ă
The cramped vent-like passage where I was in was not closed, so I proceeded by crawling through. It is my duty to check what lies ahead and return to the other side as soon as possible.
The surroundings suddenly widened and I was able to stand up.
It was a dimly lit small roomâonly 7 or 8 meters of length, width and height. I quickly realized that there was no exit.
In the center of the room, a cylindrical altar, of waist high, stood.
On the altar was a bookrest-like slanted stone slab with engraved lettersâthe letters glowed pale, emitting tiny phosphorescence-like particles into the air.
The luminescent particles were all the light in this room.\nAs I was about to approach the stone slab, I was taken aback.
A face was on the other side of the stone slab, on the upper part of the wall surface; my face. The face that looked to be in pain but looking straight ahead was probably the face from when I pulled the lever a while ago.
(So, originally, it should have been my face in âfearâ that was supposed to be engraved there, huh?)
Well, I donât really know. Itâs just a guess.
Honestly, this labyrinth is made in bad taste all-around.
I approached the stone slab again and followed the letters with my gaze.
ăI-I canât read it.ă
This is no good. It was the same ancient language that was written under the wall paintings previously, which, of course, I couldnât read. Ah man, I shouldâve studied this kind of thing before coming here!
As I was holding my head and half-lamenting⊠thatâs when it happened.
ăI left this here just in case, but I honestly didnât expect that someone who couldnât read the letters would reach this point. Rather than its unexpectedness, you should admire my greatness in preparing as much as possible even for those who cannot read the letters.ă
ă!?ă
When I heard the hoarse voice, I jumped back from the stone slab and pulled out my waist dagger.
ăMy name is La-Fisa⊠a member of the Fisa clan. I discarded my name long ago.ă
ăLa-Fisa⊠the creator of this labyrinth!ă\n\n(Oh damn, awesome⊠Dante-san is overwhelming!)
Dante-san easily parried the Juggernautâs giant build with his shield and occasionally counterattacked with the mace. He already broke one of the Juggernauts arms in this short time. It almost felt like I didnât even have to hurry.
I stretched out with my mind and picked up on the Juggernaut, and turned off the switch.
The Juggernaut stopped moving exactly at that moment. Dante-san and the others observed it with caution.
With that, it should be okay over there.
(Hmm�)
At that time, the large cliff that we passed by came to mind. The place which was outside the dungeonâs influence and where we were attacked by a large number of feeler geckos.
Since it was outside of the dungeon, clear images cannot be formed. However, I saw a huge silhouette below the cliff.
We were attacked by the feeler geckos, so we couldnât afford to check it at that time.
If not, we would have definitely noticed it.
It was such a huge and distinctive silhouette.
(Silver-coloured aerodynamic shape, like a shipâŠ)
There was no reason to doubt that it was not an airship.
And, even from the image mixed with noise, you can see the beauty of ităŒthe treasure of the Lev Magic Empire, the stolen magic airship âQueen of the Nightâ.