Chapter 168
-…I won’t be fooled.
Lee Han, who was a little worried about whether to dedicate the students of the Black Turtle Tower, answered calmly.
It was something that had already been experienced.
-If you offer one person as a sacrifice, they will open the way a little and ask you to offer another sacrifice. Don’t fall for such tricks.
-What are you talking about? Who would do such a dishonorable thing?
However, at Lee Han’s words, the stone statue in the labyrinth answered absurdly.
-I’ve been working at this school for a long time that I can’t remember. According to the rules set by the wizard who created me. The labyrinth rule here is one. When one goes to the punishment room, the other goes to the other side. There are no other rules other than that. Who would do such nonsense?
‘The principal of this school.’
Lee Han replied inwardly.
But anyway, I knew two things.
What the stone statue in the labyrinth said was not a lie, and that the headmaster of the skeleton had no more honor than the stone statue in the labyrinth.
“What’s wrong, I stopped…”
Salko, who was behind, stepped forward and heard the same telepathy.
Then he looked at Lee Han and nodded his head.
‘I’ll have to pair up two people and send at least one person forward.’
Salcho did not say, ‘How could I abandon a friend!’
He already knew that such a thing was a luxury at this magic school.
It takes some sacrifice to get what you want!
It was clear that the Black Turtle Tower friends who went to the punishment room would agree.
“What? What is it?”
Nylia also stepped forward and heard the telepathy.
Then he cried out in anger.
“How dare you sacrifice a friend!? Do you think Wodanaz or Tutanta here would accept such an offer?!”
“!”
“!!”
Lee Han and Salco were startled.
uh…
uh huh?
“for a moment. Nilia.”
Salko tried to stop Nilia.
I didn’t know how much the difficulty would increase if I rejected that offer.
It might be wiser to accept the offer now…
“Why?”
“Think carefully. I don’t know how picky that stone statue would be if I turned down the offer now. We may not be able to pass through it. Friends who went to the punishment room can come out later and try again. Wodanaz would think so too. Isn’t it?”
Salco looked at Lee Han. Nilia also stared at Lee Han with a shocked expression.
Lee Han cursed at Salco.
‘No, because he’s such a ignorant guy.’
I have to ask in a place where Nilia is not seen. How can I agree if I ask in a place where Nilia is not seen?
Lee Han replied with a straight face as if asking what he was talking about.
“no. Such a dishonorable offer is absolutely unacceptable.”
“look!”
“I see…”
Nilia as well as Ratford admired.
Salcho’s gang also looked surprised.
“As expected, Wodanaz…”
“The leader of the Blue Dragon’s Tower isn’t doing it for nothing.”
Apart from his wickedness, he had no choice but to acknowledge Lee Han’s dignity as a leader.
The uprightness of not yielding even an inch in a situation where even Salko is stepping back.
“You must be looking at the stone statue of the labyrinth! We do not accept such filthy deals!”
Nylia immediately loaded the arrow and shot it. The stone statue in the labyrinth answered firmly.
– Then prove your honor with your skills!
With a gurgling sound, the appearance of the hallway began to change.
‘I’m already starting to regret it…’
* * *
When the change in the corridor was over, Lee Han was standing in the middle of the labyrinth.
Not alone. I don’t know if it’s fortunate, but it fell in the same area as Salcho.
Salko looked at Lee Han and asked.
“Do you still think I shouldn’t have accepted it?”
“…of course.”
Lee Han replied without changing his expression.
I regretted it on the inside, but there was no reason to reveal it to Salchow.
Seeing that cold face, Salcho nodded approvingly.
“I don’t know anything else, but I have no choice but to acknowledge your honor.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
‘I’m going to offer salko right now, so can you let me go?’
Lee Han thought to himself, but the stone statue in the labyrinth did not answer.
Salco raised his wand and cast a spell.
“Gather, soil.”
Salko was so talented with the earth element that even Lee Han, the other tower member, had heard rumors about it.
The soil gathered under the wall of the labyrinth, and a slope was created that could be climbed.
“Excellent. Salco.”
I don’t know how complex and wide this labyrinth is, but trying to get out of it with the straight method was stupid.
“Uhhhhhhhh.”
However, Salchow knelt down with a pale face.
He had consumed all of his mana to create a pile of dirt.
“Are you okay?”
“It’s okay… it’s okay. Let’s go up and see the road.”
The two stepped on the mound and climbed onto the wall of the labyrinth.
Then, the scenery of the vast labyrinth came into view.
…the hallway, right?
“……”
“……”
The two students were at a loss for words. Lee Han quickly regained his composure and said.
“It’s a little wider than expected, but let’s make a path with magic and move in a straight line.”
“Muh… that’s impossible. It takes this much magic to go over a wall.”
“no. I will. do not worry.”
“Does it make a difference if you do it?”
Salcho said as if he was talking about something.
No matter how good Lee Han was in magic, it was not a problem that could be solved.
Even going over one wall consumes this amount of mana, so how is Lee Han different?
At most, if you cross two or three walls…
“Gather, soil. Gather, soil.”
Lee Han swung his staff while checking the spell.
I had never dealt with the earth element as I had to prioritize training for other elements, but luckily the magic that Salco was using was not that difficult.
Circle 1 < Creation of soil > should be able to learn on the fly.
Salcho asked curiously.
“I thought water and lightning were your main attributes, but did you cook the soil?”
“no. You will learn it now.”
“????”
Salko looked at him from behind like a madman, but Lee Han didn’t notice.
“Gather, soil!”
“!”
I was lucky. The order was successful at once.
‘It’s easy because I’ve struggled with other elemental magics.’
It was nice to know that the sufferings suffered by Professor Voladi and other villains were not completely useless.
Piles of dirt began to rise from the floor.
Salko looked at it and thought.
‘I’m learning it now, but that’s about it… It’s really amazing.’
It was new to admire Wodanaj’s magic ability now, but it was surprising.
The guy who is learning now can succeed at once.
Even Salko, who had some pride in earth elemental magic, had no choice but to admit it.
Quarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
“…?”
Salko’s expression changed strangely as the pile of dirt piled up larger than expected.
Uh…
how long will it last?
Drooling!
I could hear the walls of the labyrinth shaking around me.
< Creation of soil > magic was not magic to create something out of nothing. It was close to magic that drew nearby soil.
Now, the walls of the labyrinth lost their balance and were shaking due to the forcible dragging of the soil supporting the walls from under the floor.
Salchow was horrified.
“Wardanaz! What the hell…?!”
The piles of earth, piled high enough to easily bury a few people, knocked over the wall with its weight and, not enough, knocked over the weakened surrounding walls.
Then, the walls of the labyrinth fell in series and a large path was created.
“…You’re aiming for this?!”
Salchow couldn’t help but shudder beyond his astonishment.
To make a road aiming for this in such a short period of time.
How could this even be thought of in the same grade?
“Exactly. Salco.”
“…!!”
While Salko shuddered, Lee Han stroked his chest inwardly.
‘From now on, I’ll have to practice the elements I’m using for the first time in a really safe place.’
He was arrogant and almost died when he was buried in the dirt.
* * *
“Gather, soil!”
“Gather, soil!”
“Gather, soil!”
“????”
Lee Han broke through eight more walls. Of course, it wasn’t the same way as before.
He calmly piles up a pile of dirt and steps on it.
Salcho asked, not understanding.
“Isn’t it faster to do it like before?”
“I had to conserve my mana.”
“ah. Right. I’m sure it will.”
In the meantime, friends who were scattered elsewhere also joined.
“Wardanaz!!”
“I’m here to save you!”
“Gather, soil!”
“Wardanaz? thank you?”
“Gather, soil!”
“Wardanaz…!”
At first, the students of the Black Turtle Tower, who were happy to see Lee Han and Salko who came to rescue them, began to get scared.
Like a wizard possessed by some evil demon, Lee Han was only repeating the spell.
“Wardanas, are you okay?”
“Don’t talk. because it interferes with concentration. Gather, soil!”
Lee Han memorized an incantation and memorized it again and again.
Students who joined late were embarrassed.
“Aren’t you… not going to collapse?”
“How do you not fall down?”
Using magic three or four times in a row was about ‘Wow, that’s amazing’, but after dozens of times in a row, that kind of reaction didn’t come out.
It’s just wonderful.
“Tutanta. Aren’t you surprised by that?”
“at all!”
Before coming here, it was Tutanta who had seen Lee Han vibrate the walls and build a road with piles of earth many times larger than that one.
That level of continuous magic was no longer surprising.
“!”
‘Tutanta…! Isn’t that amazing!’
‘You mean that even Tutanta can do it!’
The students of the Black Turtle Tower could only exclaim. Aren’t you surprised by that continuous magic!
‘If I meet the White Tiger Tower guys later, I’ll have to tell them that Tutanta can do something like that.’
* * *
‘This?’
Lee Han, who quickly broke through the labyrinth in a straight line, hesitated.
Surprisingly, as the mounds were piled up, the walls began to rise accordingly.
The stone statue in the labyrinth spoke to Lee Han.
– I will praise you for breaking through the labyrinth with your wit. However, if you want to pass through the wall without finding the exit of the labyrinth, of course there are restrictions.
‘Well, I ate too raw.’
While other students would have found their way with all kinds of wisdom and magic, Lee Han just summoned an infinite pile of dirt with his magical powers and broke through…
– Now, if you break through this wall, you’re outside. If you want to try it, try it. young students.
Hearing what the stone statue in the labyrinth said, Salko was seriously troubled.
Salchow now had a way to get through this last hurdle.
‘Should I tell Wardanaj about the family magic?’
The Tutanta family, the foremost stonemason family in the empire, had many arcane magics.
Salcho himself didn’t learn it because he wasn’t up to the level yet, but he secretly memorized magic in order to learn it when he got his skills someday.
I was a bit reluctant to tell Wodanaz about the magic, but I couldn’t help but help Wodanaz break through the labyrinth by himself.
After much thought alone, Salko came to a conclusion.
“Wardanaz. I have magic to teach you.”
Boom!!!!!
As soon as he finished his words, a huge ball of water hit the wall.
The sphere of water that rotated and made a bloody sound tore through the walls of the labyrinth.
The stone statue in the labyrinth praised Lee Han.
-excellent. a young student You have proven your honor with your skills! It’s okay to pass! Blessings on your road ahead!
“thanks.”
Lee Han swung his staff and brushed off the water.
The labyrinth wall that waited quietly was an easy opponent compared to the monsters Lee Han had faced so far.
He was able to prepare for the attack as much as he could.
“……”
“By the way, Salco. Are you going to teach me magic?”
“…Yes.”
Salko’s expression was dark. Lee Han was puzzled.
‘Why are you like that?’
