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Episode 40: The Giant Maze

- Forty-seventh floor, basement of the Alistair Labyrinth.

'This hierarchy makes the whole thing a huge maze. Please be careful when being challenged because you don't have any coverage when you get lost. "

Such a sign was erected where it came out in the Transfer Magic Formation.

Left and right are separated by a stiff special wall and blown out on top.

It was a division to the left and right about ten meters down the road, though straight to the front.

"How big was the labyrinth?

"If you're thinking about the hierarchy you've been through, you'd better think there's ten kilometers of square footage."

"I can't! Because I can't normally think about going through a maze built in such a vast space"

Sonia objected to me when I heard about the breadth of the labyrinth.

My personal feelings were in front of a vast maze.

But now we're in a hurry competition. I don't have the time to be playing.

"Who said anything about seriously attacking the maze?

"Huh...?

Put down Sonia, who has no idea why, and slap the Devil's Sword against the wall.

I know the direction and distance to the exit thanks to the "Compass of Heaven". If you go in the direction of the exit and break the wall, you don't need to go straight to the maze.

But...

"Chip, don't you think that's gonna work?"

A wall that hasn't been scratched one, even though it struck a demon sword that increased its destructive power.

Iris beats the magic flame by imitating me, and Leesia punches the wall with the light of [Holy Embrace (Divine Breath)] around her fist.

Attack of two offensive members of the family participating in the attack.

Still a wall nestled intact.

"... I can't do this"

"Apparently, it's not just a stiff wall."

The two of them had given up destroying the wall.

"This wall has the effect of fogging magic into your skills and magic. I think it is possible to destroy an attack with an amount of magic beyond the allowable limit…"

You have enough magic to keep that going to the exit?

I can't even think about it.

More and more magic is being sucked into the labyrinth as we move on to the lower levels in the first place. We have to make an attack that consumes a lot of magic under such circumstances.

"I have no choice. Proceed normally through the maze…"

"Oh, why don't you go up there?

"... wait!

I tried to stop Sonia from trying to fly, but it's already too late.

When I turned around, I was jumping to a height beyond my reach.

generating a force field of space firmly on the soles of the feet, scaffolding it to reach higher places than the walls that make up the maze,

"Psst!"

It's falling.

"I was there..."

Stand up rubbing where Sonia punched him with a buttcake.

"What the hell...?

"Normally, you don't have the ability to deactivate skills and magic on the wall alone. Probably because of the same effect on the space above the wall, all the magic was deactivated the moment it bounced over the wall. If you think about safety, it's dangerous to go from the top."

Prohibition of thorough cheating.

If you can't destroy the wall, you must be able to jump over the wall and cheat.

Though the other members didn't try because they thought so, the detoured Sonia accidentally tried it.

Although I'm glad the magic was deactivated at a slightly jumping height, it's very dangerous if it was deactivated and dropped to the ground in a place where it jumped all at once.

"We don't have a problem with the maze. Anyway, there's a" compass of heaven "here that not only indicates the direction of what you're looking for, but also the direction you need to go."

"That's hard too."

"Duh, why!?

"It's a matter of magic consumption."

Proceed to try and plug into the divide.

Which way should we go, right or left?

If "Heavenly Compass" is used at the center of the divide, the compass needle shows the right.

"I see. Exit's to the right."

Sonia walks out as she peers into the compass.

but I'm dizzy and I can't follow.

The members who knew it would happen also stand beside me and peek into my face worried.

"Well, you consume a good amount of magic just once."

"Considering that even my magic power is used in the labyrinth, I can only use it about ten times a day. Thirty times is the limit for all of us."

A giant maze built using vast spaces.

Will the division be completed thirty times after all?

Besides, even if you have enough critical magic, your destination is on the fiftieth floor. I have to clear three levels even if I clear the 47th basement.

Today's clearance will not be possible with all the magic running out.

"One, I have a suggestion"

Marie shrugged as she looked up at the ceiling.

"Fly me up as far as you can."

"... what are you going to do?

"Magic and skills are deactivated the moment you go higher than the left and right walls. But it shouldn't be deactivated about the magic that was used before it crossed the wall. I want to get a panoramic view of the maze with the momentum jumping up."

Information is needed to use Marie's skills [Future Watch (Hoocher Vision)].

When it was also on the 47th basement floor, instead of the map, there was not even any strategic information out there.

We must determine the route to proceed on the basis of the information we have explored and obtained on our own.

"Instead, make sure you catch it"

"Okay."

Turning to the voice, Leesia was holding both hands together and lowering her posture.

The light of [Divine Embrace (Divine Breath)] is already around.

"Um, in this case, men help women..."

"Isn't that nice?"

"... no, it's nothing"

Marie, aided by a slight dissatisfaction, rides Leesia's hand and is launched up into the air as Leesia shakes up her arm.

I jumped higher than the wall, but it doesn't look like it's falling.

As it continues to fly over the sky, it circles its gaze and checks the whole maze.

It comes naturally in a few moments.

Leesia holds Marie, who has fallen.

"I knew I wanted Mr. Rio to take it."

"I'm busy right now so please use my skills"

"Yes......"

Marie, taken down from Leesia's arm, uses [Future Observation (Future Vision)].

One minute, two minutes...

"That's a long time..."

"That's how long it will take to see the future."

"... I see it"

Marie shrugged looking exhausted.

According to Marie, the future I saw by skill also allows me to multiply the time and see a few hours of sight in minutes, but if I get too much information in a short time, it's a huge strain on my brain.

I don't know the area unless I'm a skill user.

"How'd it go?

"Take the divide on the road ahead twice to the right, five times to the left and three times to the front..."

I'll tell you which way to go in the divide that's by the exit.

But I need a minute.

"Hey, listen to me for confirmation, how many times did we have a split?

Marie remembered exactly the directions to the exit.

You'll probably be able to get to the exit if you keep going with the sight you saw.

"There were 1404 divides to the exit… this is the shortest distance…"

"Hey!"

Marie was holding her left eye.

There's blood coming from the edge of my hand.

"The burden of skill was just more than I imagined. No problem. You can get there in about five hours if you hurry. Given the tactical speed over there, it's likely to be unplugged. Let's hurry up."

He tells me to hurry, but I'm not in a position to continue my search.

"Leesia, carry him."

"Okay."

"Sorry for the inconvenience"

"That's all I need."

Not very much, but we can't remember everything on the right route.

We need Marie to come and show us the way. However, treatment is necessary.

"Button"

Call the buttons leaving voicemail at the bottom of the labyrinth.

I would have liked to turn the button, which is the person in charge of treatment, to the Explorer in case of injury, but it is Cattleya who should not be in the current party. That's why I was letting Cattleya stick around leaving a message.

Should be fine enough to temporarily call it back for treatment.

'Thank you!

But it was the buttons that were really in trouble.

"What happened?

If something happens to the body of the button, there is a good chance that the danger is imminent on Katrea's body with him.

'That's what I should explain...'

As far as the voice is concerned, there is no appearance of injury to the button.

But there are signs that you're in a hurry, so you might want to deal with it early.

"Briefly describe the situation over here"

Instead it was Nanaka who answered in the same way.

"Right now we're in the boss's room on the 45th floor underground"

"What? Why are you in there?