The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Seeing the steel-colored metal exposed after the slate broke, the adventurers couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Super-hard metal [Adamant], possessing strength second only to the hardest metal [Orichalcum], is an extremely rare and precious material.

"To actually use this kind of material to build a passage, not only is the door made of the hardest metal [Orichalcum], but this entire labyrinth is actually constructed from [Adamant]..."

After hearing Wei Gong's speculation, the team members all wore expressions of disbelief.

Leffiya looked at these walls, feeling incredulous: "So, this thing that looks like a dungeon labyrinth was built by humans?"

"So, in order to build this seemingly idiotic labyrinth, some people even resorted to unscrupulous means, dragging the port city of Melen into it to make money?"

Bert sneered, rudely cursing: "Truly absurd."

His curse represented the feelings of all the adventurers present. Both the hardest metal and the super-hard metal are extremely difficult to obtain rare materials. Just to gather such a large quantity would require labor and funds far beyond their imagination.

"This can't be built in just three or two years... I think it would take decades, or even longer. Who exactly has been building something so extraordinary?"

Finn gazed at the passage, muttering to himself.

Gareth's voice sounded from the side, calmly asking: "So, are we going in now, Finn? I always feel like this looks like a trap."

"Yes, indeed. If we enter rashly, it will definitely be very dangerous."

Finn lowered his head, pondering for a moment. He gently rubbed his thumb: "But we have no other choice."

"Moreover, we have already made ample preparations and plans—let's move forward."

"Finn, abandon those weaklings."

Bert, who had been silent all along, said coldly, his gaze locked on the darkness behind the door.

His beast ears perked up, his nose twitching slightly: "There's a stench here that I find very unpleasant... I don't need weaklings to hold me back. Don't get in my way."

Bert's rude remarks caused the lower-level adventurers to show displeased expressions. Tiona and Tione even began to criticize Bert:

"Bert, why are you talking like that? We're comrades, don't always be like this."

"Rushing in without the help of supporters, how much do you think you or we can accomplish? This is basically the same as the dungeon. If we don't have weapons and tools, don't complain."

Tione also said unceremoniously.

Faced with the two sisters' accusations, Bert clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

Although he didn't want to admit it, what they said was indeed reasonable, especially when searching multiple forks in the road, which required a large number of people.

Seeing the stubborn young executives arguing due to disagreements, Gareth sighed helplessly.

However, at this moment, Finn made a decisive decision: "Everyone, split into vanguard, rearguard, and healing groups to advance. Ms. Tsubaki will stay here on standby in case of emergencies. Gather information about this secret passage while waiting for us to return."

Tsubaki nodded: "Understood, I will guard this place. Also—I will arrange for people to take these orichalcum back."

She stared at the ruined metal door, her eyes shining.

"In addition, members below the second level of adventurers are not allowed to enter and will stay here with Ms. Tsubaki. Tsubaki, I'll leave these people in your care."

Finn continued.

Rarely, the [Hero] Finn seemed to partially agree with the [Dire Wolf] Bert's suggestion.

"Conquering this [Artificial Labyrinth] doesn't require that many people, at least, not that many scouts."

Finn thought to himself.

The Lv.2 supporters seemed a little unwilling, but since it was Captain Finn's order, they obediently complied.

Tsubaki placed her hand on the hilt of her katana, chuckling: "No problem, leave this place to me."

"Let's go, Filvis, Oura, stay close to me."

Wei Gong spoke, softly saying to the two female elves who had been closely following behind him.

Filvis lowered her head slightly, her hair falling down, obscuring her eyes.

"Mm."

The elf girl responded in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum. She followed Wei Gong into the dim passage.

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Chapter 282: This is War.

"Hey, wait, are those two guys from other factions trustworthy?"

The [Dire Wolf] Bert spoke, questioning.

"As for [Holy Sword User], there's no need to doubt him, but those two..."

Finn said: "It's okay, the goddess has approved them."

"I want to help Shirou."

In front of the gods who were not allowed to lie, the two elves firmly confessed.

Therefore, Filvis and Oura gained the trust of the goddess Hestia and the goddess Loki.

"Anyway, they're just two more elves captured by the 'Elf Killer,' right? I'm already used to this kind of thing."

The goddess Loki sighed at the time.

Bert frowned: "Lv.3, not bad, I guess."

He seemed to approve of their joining, saying nothing more. Wei Gong then responded: "Afterward, they will act with me."

Leffiya quietly stood behind Wei Gong, giving Filvis and Oura a friendly smile.

Although the two elves didn't have a harmonious relationship with each other, they were both on good terms with Leffiya. They both smiled gently, responding to the elf girl's kindness.

In the distance, several Loki Familia girls looked over here, unable to help but smile.

"The yuri combination of elf beauties is truly pleasing to the eye. Thanks for the treat~"

"Leffiya-chan seems to be very popular too."

"Those three elves, plus Wei Gong-sama, their relationship feels really complicated."

On the other side, Ais silently stared at the wide-open secret base ahead, her mind in turmoil.

The team led by the first-level adventurers invaded the door.

With Gareth and Tiona, who possessed the greatest strength and durability, at the head of the team, they walked through the slate-covered passage.

"Seriously, I originally thought it was the enemy's secret base, but after coming in and taking a look... it's completely a dungeon."

Anqi exclaimed.

"Fortresses are usually built in a way that makes it difficult to move around, in order to prevent enemy invasion... but this is too exaggerated."

Tione chimed in, her tone tinged with confusion.

The single lane quickly turned into a complex maze, some splitting in two, some intersecting, and many more branching paths.

The paths branching out from the passage clearly became more and more numerous, forcing the adventurers to choose one.

Although it was a typical maze structure, its complexity was no less than that of "Daedalus Street."

Under normal circumstances, every time they encountered a fork in the road, they would have to send out scouts to carefully investigate the correct direction, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. But this time, because of the sword in Wei Gong's hand, everything became much simpler.

[Ariadne's Thread (Ari á Dn ē Ap ó Lito ADis)].

This is the sword that has sublimated from the heroic feat of Theseus in Greek mythology, who conquered the labyrinth.

The thread of fate will lead them to the correct path.

The passage was wide enough for four or five people to walk side by side, and the structure was always uniformly arranged as if precisely calculated, without any disorder. Many of the stones themselves were already cracked, giving a sense of long years.

"Ah!?"

Raul shouted.

"Raul!?"

Anqi and the others instantly became alert.

"It's nothing... just an ordinary statue."

Raul chuckled, lifting the magic stone lamp in his hand, illuminating a demon-like statue.

Realizing that he was just making a fuss, the adventurers who had been on alert all complained to him.

Wei Gong suddenly turned his head and said in a deep voice: "Raul-senpai, please move away a little."

"Ah?"

Raul subconsciously took a step back. The next moment, an arrow like lightning flashed past him, and the demon statue was destroyed in response.

"As expected, this statue was the source of the peeping sensation. Thank you for the reminder, Raul-senpai."

Wei Gong said.

"Eh? So it was a monitor?"

Leffiya widened her eyes in surprise.

"Raul is amazing~"

Tiona teased.

"He probably doesn't even know it himself..."

Anqi shook her head helplessly.

"Destroy all the statues encountered along the way."

Finn ordered, and Gareth unceremoniously swung his battle ax, smashing the statue in front of him.

After a while, Lienne, who was accompanying them as a healer, softly uttered an uneasy murmur.

"How should I put it, it feels... colder than the dungeon."

The dungeon is [alive]. This is a well-known fact. Various [anomalies] attack like a living creature, tormenting the adventurers.

However, from this artificial labyrinth, one cannot feel the [breath] of the dungeon.

This decisive difference gives people a lifeless, indifferent feeling.

And... a hint of coldness.

A gloomy silence, a faint, heavy pressure.

The meticulously crafted stone maze remained silent, simply continuing to give the invaders a sense of confinement.

"The advance route is restricted."

Gareth looked up at the orichalcum doors that appeared at the end of each passage.

"Should we break these doors open? Or continue forward?"

Tiona asked eagerly.

"Let's continue forward for now. The durability of the drills is limited, so use them on the walls as much as possible instead of the doors."

Wei Gong replied, placing one hand on the wall, feeling the cold, hard material: "If we get trapped, we'll break through the walls to pass."

Even if they could break through the doors, but as both are the hardest metal [Orichalcum], the effect of the drills was not very good, and the wear and tear was very serious.

But against the super-hard metal [Adamant], it would be much easier.

"Raul-senpai, you must protect the drills."

Wei Gong reminded.

A total of four drills were distributed to Raul and several other Lv.4 adventurers.

"Yes!"

Raul and several other adventurers nodded seriously.

The team continued to advance, and Koss and Anqi brought back reports of the forward reconnaissance.

"There are stairs ahead, seemingly leading downwards."

"There are no signs of enemies ambushing in the opposite direction either."

They stopped at a fork in the road, where the road formed a T-shaped divergence.

The guidance result of [Theseus's Sword] was: both sides were the correct path.