Episode 622
622. Side Story The Wizard of the Labyrinth (5)
The 3rd and 4th floors are orcs.
But it is not an ordinary orc.
Those who lead a tribe that ranks among the highest ranks of Orcs in the entire universe.
It was a being that would turn ordinary adventurers into a mess in an instant.
The empty layers continue to be filled. Meanwhile, Balbabamba complained.
[What does the master do while I design and refine the structure of the labyrinth?]
“I play a filling role.”
[Aren’t you going to fix internal errors?]
“Why am I doing that? “I made you to do that.”
[….]
Balbabamba kept his mouth shut. I felt an indescribable emotion for a moment, and then my mouth opened.
[It’s difficult. The area is too large. It’s impossible for me to manage everything by myself.]
“Really?”
[I need assistance. Since the owner doesn’t have to do it himself, could you create an additional manager?]
“Hmm.”
The man stroked his chin.
When I thought about it, it wasn’t wrong. It is impossible to manage this huge area alone.
‘Are you an administrator?’
Now that I think about it, wouldn’t the labyrinth be too dull if there were only monsters?
It would be better if there were people to guide adventurers. The man’s eyes lit up.
Those who have entered into a different contract with monsters.
They settle in the labyrinth and give quests and sell goods to adventurers who come to visit.
So how can such contractors be summoned to the labyrinth? The answer wasn’t difficult.
The labyrinth is a space where many powerful people gather.
Even if someone had a wish that was almost impossible, it could have come true someday with the help of an adventurer.
Those who have hopes that cannot be fulfilled. He makes a contract with them and makes them settle in the labyrinth.
It is beneficial for men to have a guide to the labyrinth. Adventurers benefit from quests and corresponding rewards. Contractors benefited from the possibility that their wishes would be fulfilled.
“There is nothing but gain.”
The man laughed happily. I have something else to do. It was very enjoyable.
How to distinguish between floors?
I don’t want it to be boring, so let’s change it to 10th floor units.
We have many thoughts and actions.
Time goes by like that.
They make contracts with more transcendental beings than before and seek out guides one by one. The floor also gradually fills with various monsters.
And a conflict with the ancient gods arises.
An event that will affect the universe for countless hours to come.
Even while such incidents were happening, the man did not stop designing the labyrinth.
And finally.
Even by the standards of the transcendental, a very long time has passed.
The labyrinth was completed.
* * *
“good.”
The man smiled satisfied. The labyrinth was completed without a single empty space up to the 100th floor.
Of course, there were still many shortcomings. The design of each floor and difficulty adjustment will have to continue.
But for now, the overall framework has been completed.
Now we can develop the labyrinth.
“then.”
What will we show to adventurers looking for the labyrinth?
The man thought for a moment and wrote down the words.
[This is a labyrinth created by a great wizard a long time ago, and it is rumored that anyone who conquers it will be granted a wish.] [
This is a place where they are trapped.]
[Horrible beings move breathlessly and living things die. Everything here exists to oppress you.]
[Eternal glory awaits you when you break through the deep and dark abyss.] I was so
excited while writing it that there were some strange parts, but it doesn’t matter. This is a problem that can be solved by fixing it later.
The man opened the labyrinth.
A labyrinth created by transcendents.
If you succeed in conquering the labyrinth, any wish can come true.
The news is known and spread throughout the universe.
And from each world, strong people who overestimate their power begin to gather.
Most of them die before reaching the 20th floor. The labyrinth is not easy. It was not designed to be easy enough for an overconfident talent to survive in just one world.
However, some reach deeper than that by utilizing their talents and relying on luck.
Of course, they too die before reaching the 50th floor.
The man watched their adventures and deaths with amusement.
If it had been before, the process wouldn’t have been enjoyable at all.
He is the god of adventure. We all knew how their adventure would end.
But he no longer dominates the concept of adventure.
Their adventures and struggles. Every single one of them was new and anticipated.
The man smiled satisfied.
As time passed by, the person who had descended the deepest into the labyrinth finally appeared.
He was designed by a man in depth. We went beyond the 70th floor and went even deeper. The man watched his challenge with interest.
But he was broken.
I gave in to the enormity of the labyrinth and gave up on further strategies.
The wizard made a contract with him and made him the gatekeeper of the labyrinth.
Time continues to pass.
Many adventurers challenge the labyrinth.
collapse and die
Some of them reach the end of the labyrinth after desperate efforts and struggle.
But they could not conquer the labyrinth.
They did not get their wish because they only reached the end.
After that, various incidents occurred and the man saw them.
Those who cannot penetrate the depths and are blocked control the labyrinth.
They call themselves guides of iniquity.
“What are those?”
I laugh out loud. An adventurer is trying to manage the labyrinth. It was a direction he had never expected.
“Spirit King, Grand Wizard… What the hell. “There are so many different things.”
I briefly considered intervening, but quickly abandoned the idea. Their actions should also be seen as an adventure. It was fun just the way it was.
Above all, those who conquer the labyrinth must be able to break through their pressure and go down.
You could think of it as another ordeal. The man left them alone.
Various people challenge the labyrinth.
However, none of them even reached the possibility of conquest.
“When will it come out?”
I can not know. Conquering the labyrinth means conquering the realm. It means that you have the qualifications to become a transcendent. There is a high possibility that it will not come out even if a long time passes.
But it’s not impossible.
As hundreds of millions of years pass, it may appear someday.
Until then, he was just having fun.
Time goes by like that.
The man saw a man who had gone back in time from a world that had been destroyed by the God of God.
* * *
“After this, you know the story.”
Taesan went down the labyrinth. He began conquering the labyrinth, overcame numerous hardships and hardships, and finally succeeded in conquering it by using the system itself.
“This is my story.”
Before a wizard becomes a wizard.
And the story after becoming a wizard.
Taesan, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“Is this the same case as the God of Fall?”
“There are differences in details, but can we say they are similar? In the end, he brought himself down to fill his own emptiness.”
The God of Fall went crazy with the very concept of falling.
Therefore, he even sacrificed himself to Gosin and hoped that he would fall on his own.
“But you solved it by emptying yourself.”
“okay. “Compared to you, I am a new person, but I also emptied myself.”
Taesan completely abandoned himself in the process of dealing with the usurper.
On the other hand, there was a clear difference because the wizard abandoned the concept of adventure.
But even so, both went through a process of emptying themselves.
“I felt endless emptiness. In the end, I abandoned my own concept.”
The wizard mutters quietly.
“I am the god of adventure. God of adventure. “The one who was Baramian.”
That’s the wizard’s name.
“Now I’m just a simple labyrinth wizard.”
“Are you satisfied?”
“Is there any reason not to be satisfied?”
The wizard laughed. It was a pure, spotless laugh.
“I gave up the adventure and took it back.”
I threw away what I had built up for what I wanted.
And I got what I wanted.
“And now I’m seeing the results of those actions right before my eyes.”
The one who conquered the labyrinth.
A person who became a transcendent in the process of conquering the labyrinth.
The Irregular of the Universe was born in his labyrinth.
“Are you satisfied? Very satisfied. What’s even more satisfying is that it doesn’t end here. I will continue to watch the labyrinth. After a very long time, someone will conquer the labyrinth again. And I will go to him and ask him. “What do you expect in return for conquest?”
The wizard’s adventure is not over yet.
He will continue to watch the labyrinth and enjoy the adventures of mortals.
Taesan opened his mouth.
“You are amazing.”
“…It’s an honor. “It’s the highest compliment.”
The wizard chuckled.
