After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply-Chapter 493 - : 371, fourteenth floor, Labyrinth of Desire of the Succubus King_2
Chapter 493: 371, fourteenth floor, Labyrinth of Desire of the Succubus King_2
“Hehehe…”
A deep laugh echoed from the throat of the red-haired middle-aged man.
He closed the newspaper, grabbed the sheep’s blood on the table, and downed it in one gulp.
The bright red smeared across his thick lips, making his smile appear especially sinister:
“That wild seed brought back by Bellini? Iron Level? Hehe, hehehe, not bad, I must have misjudged. Not only did she not die outside, but she also became Star Rank… Hahahaha!”
The grating laughter made Dawen’s scalp tingle.
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The man before him, with an ambiguous attitude and exuding an air of terror, was none other than the one known as the Bloody Baron, Augutuo.
Over a decade ago, he had reached Level 39, but due to his limited talent, even with the Divine Light, he struggled to take the final step.
Since then, Augutuo’s personality had grown increasingly odd, preferring to hide in a cold study, drinking the fresh blood of various animals.
Even his flames carried a subtle, almost imperceptible chill.
Dawen felt that his father was becoming stranger and stranger.
Augutuo set the newspaper aside and grinned, “Prepare a gift for me, in a few days, I wish to personally visit my daughter.”
“Yes, my lord father!” Hearing that Augutuo was finally willing to see Lia, a flash of joy crossed Dawen’s eyes.
Despite Lia’s seeming indifference towards family, if she could gain her father’s recognition, or even praise, she would surely be giggling under her blankets.
…
News that four teams from White Dove City had made it onto the Adventurer’s Weekly spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, sweeping through a thousand miles at the speed of thunder.
The adventurers from White Dove City, when encountering adventurers from other cities in the wild, distinctly felt the contempt in their eyes fade away, the sense of superiority was gone.
“Ah? You’re an adventurer from Aoxia City? Isn’t that the crappy city at the bottom of Cangqing Province?
Nowhere near our White Dove City, where four teams have the potential to ascend to Sunrise Level, all featured in the Adventurer’s Weekly.
I’m only Level 10, and I still get a monthly adventure stipend of one Gold Coin.
Hey, I reckon your Aoxia City isn’t up to scratch, probably getting just a few silver coins a month, right?
Ah? Not even one silver coin? Tsk, tsk, brother, you have it tough.”
Some of the adventurers from White Dove City who were accustomed to being looked down upon had changed their meek attitudes, puffing out their chests with pride when outside.
They vigorously unleashed the scorn they once suffered upon those cities even worse off than White Dove City.
The people from Aoxia City were angry but dared not speak out, for White Dove City had four people featured in the Adventurer’s Weekly. This was a sign that they were taking off!
If White Dove City had even one team that made it into the Sunrise Level, the city’s ranking could soar, breaking into the top one hundred and fifty of Cangqing Province!
White Dove City had the clout to look down on them!
Being left behind meant being insulted; it had become a traditional skill among adventurers.
If you don’t want to be insulted, then go climb the World Tree and become stronger.
Creating a cycle of “Dragon Slayers eventually becoming dragons.”
That afternoon.
White Dove City, 14th floor of the World Tree.
The Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team, after resting for a night, entered the World Tree ten minutes ago.
They arrived in this pitch-dark world that seemed to lack up, down, left, and right, like a black box.
“Eeya!”
Monica thought she had fallen into the abyss, letting out a cute scream.
Here, you couldn’t see anything like a floor under your feet; it was pitch black underfoot and overhead, and for a moment, the brain couldn’t distinguish up from down, making Monica feel dizzy and lean on Lin Da.
“Take deep breaths, relax your body slowly!”
As Lin Da spoke, he took out a bag of flour from his Space Ring and scattered it on the ground.
With that, there was a “floor” to prevent any visual illusions.
“The team leader is so amazing,” Monica said with an admiring expression.
Lin Da felt somewhat embarrassed.
Being constantly bathed in his teammates’ admiration could easily go to one’s head.
He looked around at his teammates: Monica, Lulu, Kafni, all in uniform adventurer’s battle clothing, brown dungarees, white shirts, and a tactical belt laden with a bunch of magic scrolls and potions.
Everyone was vigorous.
Once the Phoenix Tail Flower Team cleared the 14th floor, Tasya could join them for subsequent levels, greatly enhancing their combined combat capabilities.
Lin Da, with a stern face, said, “The Mystic Realm of the 14th floor, recommended strategy level is 28, and our average level is just over 35.
But let’s not get complacent.
Even the simplest Mystic Realm has the potential for mistakes!
Until we leave upon completing it, we must not let our guard down!”
“Yes!”
The three nodded in unison.
Then, Lin Da looked ahead.
In this dark and empty space, only there lay a huge ancient building.
Shaped like a cube, its walls soared into the dark void, with no end in sight.
Primitive totems were carved all over its surface.
People wearing grass skirts and carrying bows and arrows knelt before the woman on the throne, their faces full of awe.
Curved ram’s horns, a black peach heart tail… Lin Da observed the woman’s image, his expression subtly changing.
Succubus?
In the ancient history of adventurers, succubi were seen as symbols of desire.
It appeared that this layer was related to desire.
“The leaf has appeared!” Kafni said.
In narrative Mystic Realms, each person would receive a maple-leaf-shaped leaf from the World Tree to receive the narrative.
Kafni had participated in the “Dark Night City” and recognized it quickly.
Lin Da caught the leaf from the void and looked at it closely.
[14th layer Mystic Realm: Labyrinth of Desire]
[“Human hearts are composed of desires; he who can control human hearts can make adventurers his beasts of burden.”—The Queen of Succubi, Lilith.]
This Labyrinth of Desire is a projection of a building left by Lilith in some place.
Historical records state that adventurers lost in the Labyrinth will be beheaded by the Executioner, while men of handsome appearance will become the beasts of burden for Lilith.
However, this Labyrinth of Desire is a projection of history.
No matter the gender or appearance, anyone who gets lost in the Labyrinth of Desire will be attacked by the Executioner.
The Executioner brooks no defiance.
Please follow the rules of the Labyrinth of Desire, break through the trials one by one, and make your way to the center of the Labyrinth.]
[Optional Objective 1: Succeed in all trials]
[Optional Objective 2: Fail in all trials]
[Optional Objective 3: Kill ???]
Above was all the content on the leaf of the World Tree.
After reading through it carefully, Lin Da put away the leaf and looked again at the ancient cubic building ahead.
In his mind, he mused: So the name of this building is Labyrinth of Desire, and the method to pass it is to make it to the center of the maze.
This narrative Mystic Realm had three optional objectives. The first two were clear at a glance: either succeed in everything or fail in everything.
Given Lin Da’s style, he would naturally choose the former.
As for the third one, it required the adventurer to kill something.
Specifically what they were meant to kill remained a mystery.
The biggest feature of narrative Mystic Realms was the unknown. In games, they were called ‘meat pigeon’ levels, generated by algorithms at random.
In Another World, it became similar to an original narrative instance with infinite loops.
And after every adventurer cleared it, they would lose their memories of it, which meant that later adventurers could not refer to the experiences of their predecessors.
Lin Da, as a visitor from Another World, was an exception and would not be affected by the memory erasure. His teammates, too, were similarly unaffected.
“The rules are clear now, let’s move out!”
Lin Da led the members of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team to the entrance of the labyrinth.
It was a stone door ten meters high and more than twenty meters wide, big enough for giants to pass through.
Thick white mist billowed within the stone door. The moment Lin Da and others stepped through, a mischievous girl’s laugh echoed around their ears:
“New toys, reveal your vulgarity before desire to entertain me, your Lord Lilith~ By the way, the Labyrinth of Desire does not welcome children who come too early; the Executioner will take direct care of them!”
“Is this the voice of the Succubus Queen Lilith? Isn’t she a monster above level 90?”
Lin Da was startled.
But then he remembered that the leaf from the World Tree stated that this labyrinth was a historical projection.
Therefore, “Lilith” was also part of the projection, simulated by the Mystic Realm, and possessed only a fraction of Lilith’s power.
If they were to face the actual Succubus Queen now, the only fate for Lin Da’s team would be to be drained dry.
The surrounding mist surged and turned into a dense white that blinded their eyes.
“Team, Team Lord!”
“Lin Da?”
“Ugh, I feel like my brain’s going to malfunction!”
The exclamations of team members resounded from all directions.
