"We can ask about the guild's issues after we get back. Now that we're here, why not just head straight to the Maze Master's location? As long as we get rid of him, even if there's a chance of a maze riot here, it won't happen in a short time."
"Um... ..."
Lucien thought for a moment and nodded.
"That's good. With you here, conquering this maze shouldn't be a problem."
“Help—!!!”
Just then, Russell's cry for help was heard in the distance.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the sound.
Then they saw Russell running out of the woods with a panicked look on his face, looking back from time to time.
"Russell, what happened?!"
Irene asked quickly.
But the next moment, her expression froze.
Because a huge black cloud flew out of the woods behind Russell...
"Oh no, it's the swamp mosquito!"
“Run!”
Lucien and his companions were about to escape, but when they turned around, they found a large dark cloud flying behind them.
To be precise, it was not just the back, but the surroundings were surrounded by black clouds, and those black clouds were approaching them rapidly.
"How can there be so many?!"
Lucien's face changed drastically, and he shouted quickly,
"Erin, hurry!"
"I'll be right there!"
Irene immediately cast a spell to create a shelter on the ground where she could hide.
"Wait, you guys try to save me first!"
Russell screamed.
The swarm of demon mosquitoes behind him was about to catch up with him. With such a huge number of demon mosquitoes, it was not difficult to imagine that once they caught up, he would probably be sucked dry immediately.
“Russell—!”
Several people looked at Russell anxiously, but they had no good solution. Even if they went to rescue him, they would only get themselves involved.
It seemed that Russell was about to die here.
Boom——!
A giant dragon-like flaming dragon suddenly appeared behind Russell and burned all the demonic mosquitoes that were about to catch up with him.
After that, the flame did not go out, but instead formed a huge circle of fire around everyone.
Rumble...
The fire circle spun faster and faster, and its scale grew larger and larger. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge firestorm, quickly spreading across the entire swamp.
Lucian and the others stared blankly at this devastating scene, their mouths hanging open for a moment, unable to utter a single word...
Until a few minutes later.
The huge firestorm was finally extinguished.
The moment the flames in the field of vision dissipated, the whole world seemed to be washed by water and became exceptionally bright. The fog that originally filled the swamp disappeared without a trace, the quagmire that could be seen everywhere evaporated, and the ground was burned into very hard stone.
Looking around, all you can see is bare ground. The plants that should have existed in the swamp have no roots left.
"Solved, let's go to the next floor."
Hulim said as he put away his wand.
“… …”
Everyone looked at her in silence.
"What's wrong with you?"
Hulim tilted her head.
"Hulim... forget it, let's keep going."
Lucian replied weakly.
I thought I had some idea of Hulim's strength, but it turns out it was just my own assumption...
After experiencing the attack of the swarm of demonic mosquitoes, Hulim simply let go and pushed through each of the next levels.
If it weren't for the fact that using large-scale magic would cause great damage to the maze environment, causing the maze to take a long time to recover, Hulim's progress might have been even faster.
"The entrance to the last floor is in front."
Froz said after returning from exploring.
"Have we reached the last floor yet? This is too fast. It feels like I haven't done anything yet."
"Because Hulim is too strong."
"Damn it! My chance to show off my skills has been snatched away!"
"Russell... you idiot, have you forgotten who was almost killed by the demon mosquito before?"
Not long after, a dilapidated building that looked like ruins appeared in everyone's sight.
In the center of the ruins, there is a spiral stone staircase leading downward. The light inside is dim and you can't see the end of the stone staircase.
"Hurry down and take out that boss quickly, so we can go home and have a good drink tonight~!"
Russell clenched his fists, looking eager to try.
Lucien looked at the dark passage below, but a trace of doubt arose in his mind.
Why is the light so dim down here?
Without staying at the entrance for long, the group of six walked down the stone stairs.
I don’t know how long I walked before the ground became flat again.
"Huh? Are we already here? Why is it so dark?"
The pitch-black scene before his eyes made Russell unable to help but ask questions.
Although the monster maze is generally deep underground, each internal layer has a special design that can simulate the natural environment on the ground. Not only is the climate and temperature similar, but even the day and night are no different from those on the ground.
The Black Swamp Maze is a swamp environment. Under normal circumstances, the light may be dim, but it will never be so dark. It is not night yet.
"Something's a little strange... Flotz, can you investigate?"
"I'll try."
Flotz replied, disappearing beside the crowd in two or three steps.
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