Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 347



Hanghasa Labyrinth (1)

Grumbling!!

A whip of flame glowing softly in the dark labyrinth hallway.

Lennoc holding the flame that was blooming in his hand with one hand twisted his shoulder.

The body of the superhuman who was hiding in the darkness and rushing towards Lennok was immediately entangled in the whip that wriggled like a living snake.

Charrrrrrr!!

“Ugh!!”

“Fucking run away!!”

“No if you increase the distance I’ll shoot you back…!!”

Burbububbang!!

As magical power was applied the bodies of the four people were engulfed in flames and turned into ashes.

Lennok sighed massaging his shoulder which had suddenly become stiff.

“Whoa….”

Idiots who were confused and unable to make proper decisions even when they were caught with the whip.

It wasn’t a leisurely situation where even those who were blinded by greed could be saved.

“Are you finished?”

The sight of Evelyn walking out from the other side of a complicated labyrinth corridor shaking her hands.

Lennok nodded and asked.

“What about the other side?”

“It’s the same.”

Evelyn shook her head with a tired expression.

“The area outside the labyrinth is so wide that it’s meaningless to worry about latecomers now. “Until we reach the turning point it won’t be easy to judge whether we are ahead or behind.”

It has been two days since I entered the Hanghasi Labyrinth first attracting the attention of thousands of people aiming for the opening of the labyrinth.

Compared to Jindun’s reputation the maze they passed through was a series of relatively ordinary traps that deceive and kill people but the problem lay elsewhere.

“I expected it to some extent but I never thought it would have such a vast area…”

As Lennok said that he looked up at the ceiling of the labyrinth where not even a single ray of sunlight came through.

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A labyrinth hallway wide enough for three people to pass through with arms spread out.

Such corridors extend in all directions drawing an area that easily exceeds thousands of meters.

Compared to what was seen from the outside of the labyrinth the interior area was impossible in common sense.

It is reasonable to say that the space is endlessly distorted according to the image of the ascendant created inside creating a new area.

“I expected it from the moment I first came in but if the distortion of space is this severe it wouldn’t be surprising if there was a big difference in the time passing outside the labyrinth.”

“…I guess so.”

“Even if you finish everything and escape you will have to assume that the situation outside is different from what you expected.”

As Lennok said that he knocked on the white walls of the labyrinth hallway.

“It’s still not difficult to guess the direction but… being able to find the way back would be a different problem.”

“I still remember the way we came. “I think it would be a good idea to draw a map and record it from time to time.”

Evelyn said that but Lennok immediately shook his head.

“Remembering the route itself is not difficult. “The problem lies elsewhere.”

As Lennok said that he picked up an old notebook and handed it to Evelyn.

“Look at this. “This is a record obtained from the corpse of an explorer we encountered on the way.”

Thousands of explorers have attempted to enter this labyrinth to meet the Ascendant and steal his belongings.

Only a very small number of people returned alive from within and most of them did not achieve their purpose and only left behind corpses.

Lennok and Evelyn were also approaching the inside of the labyrinth using these corpses as guideposts.

“The outermost part of the labyrinth has a simple labyrinth shape but as you go inward the environment changes dramatically. “They say it gets worse especially at transit points called gateways.”

“The deepest environment is constantly changing in real time making it difficult to identify patterns or rules…”

Evelin frowned slightly and quickly skimmed through her notebook.

“If the environment of the labyrinth is different when you enter and exit it will be a headache.”

Lennok nodded.

“The fundamental reason why Hanghasa Labyrinth was created is very different from other historical sites. “This is probably the reason for this unique environment.”

Lennok muttered that and stared into the darkness beyond the labyrinth without saying a word.

It is abnormal in itself to create such a huge ideological campaign in a remote snowy field of the North Continent and then challenge for ascension without any concern for outsider interference.

The thoughts of transcendental people who have built up their own answers firmly enough to challenge ascension may be different.

Looking back at Jindun’s journey over hundreds of years it seems clear that the existence of this labyrinth itself was not created to welcome or reject outsiders.

If the Hanghasa Labyrinth is the result of creating the ascendant’s image as a world then what does it mean to challenge the ascension?

Lennok did not ponder for long between questions and delusions that seemed out of reach.

In the end if Jindun’s life or death is confirmed within the labyrinth all the answers will naturally follow.

“It’s a crossroads.”

Evelyn said.

“What do you want to do?”

“Any other traces?”

“There is no sign of anything within a few hundred meters.”

A fork in the road where the width and height are perfectly the same.

Until now we have used traces of abandoned bodies and belongings as signposts to choose our route but we are starting to have to pay more attention to choosing our direction carefully.

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Accessing the inside of the labyrinth itself is not difficult but finding the path to Jindun within it is another problem.

Lennok took out the monoscope that Lapis had given him from his arms and held it in front of his eyes.

An artifact that only Lennok who can roughly copy the magic power of an ascendant can see the effect.

Evelyn asked from the side.

“how is it?”

“You’re wrong. “I can’t see anything.”

“After all you shouldn’t have high expectations….”

With a slightly sullen expression her shoulders slumped she put down the bag she was carrying and patted her waist.

“Would you like to eat first before deciding on a direction? First of all it looks like I barely ate anything today.”

Evelyn’s suggestion is reasonable since we spent two days gathering information about the labyrinth and moving forward.

From now on if you go inside and face other entrants you won’t have time to replenish your nutrition.

The moment Lennok thought that and was about to nod his head.

“…for a moment.”

A trivial thought passing through my mind. However experimenting here is only for a moment.

I moved the monoscope that I had been holding to my right eye to my left eye.

At the same time activate the purple magic eye and check the red and blue options simultaneously through the monoscope.

Lennok who was looking at the scenery beyond opened his mouth slightly without saying a word.

“….”

“what’s the matter?”

Evelyn immediately turned her head at that unusual reaction but Lennok quietly lowered his gaze instead of responding.

“…It’s on the right.”

“what?”

“If you go to the right of the fork in the road you will find a space where you can rest.”

Lennok muttered as he lifted the bag that Evelyn had put down.

“Let’s go there first and talk.”

* * *

A small clearing that appeared in the direction Lennok pointed.

Two people crossed the crossroads and settled down between paths in more than five directions taking out snacks from their bags.

When you put magic power into a small packaged case and knead it it swells significantly and becomes enough to make a meal.

It doesn’t taste that good but it provides enough nutrients and satiety to last an entire day.

In a world where magic engineering is advanced even food for adventurers can be compressed and transformed efficiently through magical power.

“No fresh vegetables….”

Lennok laughed at the limp figure of Evelyn crunching on dried celery.

“Even if you make preserved food using the power of alcohol it is difficult to maintain its freshness.”

“I ate all the vegetables you brought…”

“It’s a wise choice. “It won’t have a long shelf life so it’s best to get rid of it as quickly as possible.”

After roughly preparing a meal and replenishing water Lennok told Evelyn about the information he had discovered.

“You can see it?”

“okay. Just in case I think I can at least confirm where Jindun is and its direction.”

“I don’t see how that’s possible.”

Evelyn frowned as she sipped the potion in a small bottle.

“Ugh but isn’t this so delicious? “It’s so different from what you’ve made so far.”

“Hold on. “Because it’s good for your body.”

“I’m not good at eating bad things.”

“Are you saying that after eating vegetables all day?”

“why? “Vegetables are much more delicious than meat.”

“….”

Preferring either meat or vegetarianism is not a strange taste in itself but wouldn’t it be strange to compare the taste of the two?

It’s not that I don’t have something to say but there’s no point in starting a discussion about each other’s taste bud cells here.

Lennok put aside his miscellaneous thoughts and neatly organized the information he knew and explained it to Evelyn.

There is a barrier surrounding the cracks located inside the Eight Roaring Fortress and the owner of the barrier is Jin Dun the ascendant.

And the time when he became an ascendant and the time when the castle barrier was created do not match.

After hearing the whole story Evelyn’s expression also became faintly stiff.

“…It’s an interesting story.”

“This is the only reason I can think of why I was able to guess the location of Jindun when I used this monoscope.”

Lennok’s imagery is a way of observing countless areas of possibility and bringing them into reality.

And Lennok’s Magic Eye is a way to project Lennok’s image intact and visualize parts of his ability in reality.

Basically the magic eye which visualized the possibilities moving in all directions centered on Lennok as red and blue areas was combined through the lens of a monoscope that tracks the desired magic power.

I can only say that it reflects the potential of the timeline that Ascendant Jindun originally possessed.

“To be honest it’s hard to take your eyes off it.”

“If you say so what on earth do you see through that monoscope?”

“boy.”

Lennok said.

“A boy is seen walking into the labyrinth.”

“….”

It was only then that Evelyn realized why Lennok was reacting so sensitively and her face hardened.

Lennok slowly raised the monoscope while receiving Evelyn’s gaze.

Activate the Magic Eye by placing your left eye on the lens. The moment when you visualize the realm of possibility with your own eyes.

I begin to see illusions that should never have existed in the first place.

[….]

A young boy with pure white blonde hair.

A boy with his entire body covered in an unknown white coating glances at Lennok and walks into the labyrinth.

He looks too young to enter this labyrinth. Is it the grudges of the dead or a memory that reflects someone’s childhood?

Considering the direction and owner of the magical power reflected through the monoscope the boy was probably…

Dozens of thoughts and assumptions ran through his mind but Lennok was in no hurry.

You shouldn’t make up your mind hastily. In the end whether or not they can meet Jindun may not be up to Lennok or Evelyn.

Rather than that I had to think more about why something like this was happening right now.

The cause of all these experiences is due to the cracks and barriers that were studied in the Eight Great Citadel.

Evelyn who managed the secret areas of the great city must have known something.

Evelyn said after being lost in thought for a while.

“I know what the barrier of the Eight Roaring Fortress says. A grand magic ceremony to seal the crack that was created when the fortress was built. “I’ve seen it myself.”

“….”

“But I don’t feel that the magic flow of the barrier that remains in my memory is the same as the flow in this labyrinth.”

“I see….”

Couldn’t you feel the similarity with Evelyn’s magic sensitivity?

Actually if he had already known he would have noticed the similarity and told Lapis before Lennok even arrived.

However the reason Lennok kept this fact from being told to anyone was because he thought that the fact that no one had noticed until now might itself be a clue.

Although it was difficult to hide it after seeing the illusion like now.

“According to what you said the barrier priest who was invited to the fortress was none other than Jindun himself… It’s difficult.”

“I guess we can think of two possibilities.”

Lennok looked at that and spread two fingers.

“First Jindun who was challenging for ascension secretly moved to seal the crack in the fortress for some reason.”

“What about the second?”

said Lennok folding his second finger.

“Jindun who was mortal and Jindun a transcendental person who was already attempting ascension existed in the same time zone.”

“….”

Evelyn quietly kept her mouth shut.

Because the assumptions Lennock was talking about were too absurd even for her to think.

My past and present self exist at the same time in the same time zone and leave traces.

Is such a thing truly possible for living breathing humans?

However even though Evelyn thought so she could not easily deny Lennok’s words.

“Don’t you think it’s an impossible task for transcendentalists who want to change the predetermined ending?”

As Lennok said she didn’t know how far the miracles granted to ascendants would extend.

Instead Evelyn wanted to hear more of Lennok’s thoughts.

The opportunity to have such a deep conversation and understand his fundamental way of thinking does not come often.

“What makes you think that?”

“Because the magic power of the castle barrier and the labyrinth were very different. “I felt the similarity but the difference between the two magical powers gave me a strong feeling that hundreds of years had passed before it was completed.”

Lennok stared into Evelyn’s green eyes.

“Did Jindun hide his magic on purpose or was it just a trace left behind for some reason? Which do you think?”

“well….”

Evelyn smoothed her ears and avoided Lennok’s gaze.

“At least I think you’ve already decided on an answer.”

The moment Lennok was about to respond a tingling noise rang out from the other side of the intersection the two had passed.

Coo…!

A faintly diluted impact sound like an echo.

However in this labyrinth it is an artificial sound that can never be considered a coincidence.

Immediately after the two people made eye contact at the same time as the scent of magic flowed like a wave from the other side.

“Does it seem right?”

“okay.”

Lennok answered taking out a candle from his pocket and lighting it.

“You are the first person with Aspect power to be encountered in this labyrinth.”

“The more people there are the more the advantages of this area fade. “Let’s prioritize losing weight whenever possible.”

Lennok nodded at the words of Evelyn who quickly cleared the traces and stood up.

In the process of entering the labyrinth didn’t it attract a bit too much attention and attention?

They collapsed the entire snowy mountain and entered the labyrinth first so considering the casualties incurred in the process there must be quite a few people gnashing their teeth at them.

If you meet for the purpose of exchanging information you may end up in an argument or a fight.

It’s not that I’m reluctant to fight but it’s difficult to escape from this labyrinth where I don’t know where to run.

Of course Lennok thought that with Evelyn he could deal with any powerful enemy that appeared.

Since meeting the Ascendant takes priority over killing the opponent it was right to act in a way that does not cause conflict as much as possible.

Hwiiii…!!

A cold wind blowing in the darkness of the hallway.

Naturally the faces of the two people stiffen slightly due to the thick smell of blood mixed in between them.

That was the moment when an unknown magical power filled the hallway and slowly approached.

thud!

With the sound of something dull falling something rolled out of the darkness and appeared.

It was a human head that appeared after rolling halfway through the floor of the labyrinth.

The face is full of signs of terrible pain as if the head had been torn alive and the cross section of the neck is torn to pieces.

“….”

Lennok and Evelyn were silent for a moment at that sight.

Immediately after that someone wearing a robe walked forward in the darkness.

A sticky squishy magic power emanating from the entire body. A complex magic pattern whose magic system is difficult to guess.

Life reactions that overlap and spread so much that it is difficult to think of them as being alone.

Level 7 Aspect ability. He must be a magician who has reached a considerable level.

Lennok and Evelyn naturally looked at each other and slowly widened their distance.

Even if you don’t try to attack first here your chances of winning are good. It is not too late to check how we come out on the other side and then enter the battle.

The moment the two people thought like that and warmed up their magic power.

Inyoung covered in a robe looked at Lennok’s face and said.

“I never thought we’d meet in a place like this.”

“….”

A male voice that I felt like I had heard before somewhere.

The man continued immediately without waiting for an answer.

“I heard that you participated in this project but I never thought I would meet you as soon as I entered the labyrinth…”

He muttered that and slowly took off his robe.

“Should I say I’m lucky or bad?”

Squinted eyes with a snake-like impression. An expression that is not only sharp but extremely sharp.

It is a face that is difficult to forget once it is remembered.

Only then did Lennoc recognize the young man’s face and frowned faintly.

“From the fucking beginning….”

A saint-level jeweler who was the head of the terrorist organization Falcion and now leads the criminal organization Eldervine.

Jaun Odis the most wanted criminal in the West Continent was standing in front of Lennok.

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