Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World

Chapter 023 – Red Light

Red Light

The next labyrinth exploration will start in a small room in the middle of the second level where many monsters wouldn’t appear.

It’s doubtful whether I’d be able to earn the money for Roxanne by locking myself into the dungeon, but since it’s late at night there isn’t anything else to do.

I exited the hotel and immediately warped to the labyrinth using the wall next to the entrance way.

Finally, I made good progress on the exploration of the second level.

As soon as I entered the labyrinth, I came across a small room that should be next to the boss room.

Perhaps because it’s late at night, there aren’t any people waiting for their turn.

When fighting the boss, I think I should use Durandal.

I took out Durandal, replaced “Mp recovery rate x5” with a fifth job, and approached the room in the back.

My equipped jobs are Warrior and Swordsman.

If I only equipped three jobs, I could equip “10x decease in required exp tnl”, but I gave up on it.

Because it’s a boss battle, it’s better to focus on safety than the experience value.

Magic or Rush might be useful for something.

The back door immediately opened.

I braced myself and entered the neighboring room.

Smoke gathered and a demon appeared.

White Caterpillar Lv 2

As the name suggests, it’s a white species of green caterpillar. Just one size larger.

The first floor’s Udo Wood was the same. I wonder if variants of the monsters that appear on the level become the boss?

While I was thinking, an orange magic formation appeared underneath the caterpillar’s chest.

Crap. It’s going to spit out thread.

Since it’s a different type of demon from the Green Caterpillar, it might have a different special attack, but it’s likely going to spit something out of its mouth since it’s a similar caterpillar.

While watching the demon’s mouth, I prepared my firewall.

White Caterpillar has used String Shot.(TN: lit. spit out string) It’s still just string.

Immediately after the caterpillar spit out its string, I created a wall of fire in front.

The string that was supposed to cover me was burned in the fire wall.

The sound of burning string echoed faintly.

Magic was already useful.

If I switched out the third job, Wizard, for Warrior, what would have happened?

I moved to the side and attacked using Durandal.

Even with pursuing with Rush, another magic formation appeared.

I take a step back and prepare my fire wall while watching the demon’s movements.

Stupid. How many times is it going to repeat the same actions?

Though, I am just one person.

Because it’s a boss battle, it’ll probably become a drawn out battle.

The enemy’s aim is to spit out thread and seal my movements, which is a good strategy.

Conversely, it would be terrible for me if I got constricted.

I’d likely be bashed, if I was unable to move satisfactorily.

I’ll defeat it before that happens.

I moved to the side and swung Durandal.

With my sword overhead, I used Rush and slashed at the monster.

Durandal struck against the monster’s head.

It hasn’t died, yet?

As expected, is it because the boss is lv 2?

It pulls back at once, and a magic formation can be observed at its feet.

However, the White Caterpillar tries to ram me instead of shooting its string.

I hurriedly tried to avoid it, but my right elbow got hit.

Enduring the pain, I swung Durandal through the monster’s flank.

Finally, my sword tears through the monster. The White Caterpillar lay defeated.

Silk Thread

The demon disappears into smoke and only a shiny thread remains.

This thread might just be a luxury item.

The White Caterpillar seemed to be quite intelligent.

It first carried out a strategy of trying to seal my movement and switched to direct attacks when it lost room.

Is it intelligent?

However, it’s likely to be just a simple program.

It’s difficult to understand with Durandal, but the Green Caterpillar might have a similar behavioral pattern.

Can you even call that intelligence?

Also, the special attack, which I nullified with the firewall, was done twice.

Or after using it twice, it realized it was useless and switched to physical attacks?

I looked around the room.

There is nothing in particular.

The party that passed through before me managed to avoid being destroyed.

I went into the next room and moved to the third floor.

The small room that is the entrance to the third floor is almost the same as on the first and second floors.

There is a black wall behind and the path extends in three directions.

The second floor’s boss room had a shortcut back to the entrance, after all.

The first floor was on the right and the second was in front.

Then, the third floor should be on the left.

With Durandal in hand, decided on three jobs and entered the left passageway.

Needle Wood Lv 3

The first monster that appeared was a Needle Wood.

Is the third floor level 3?

I rush over and throw out Durandal.

With Durandal, even a Lv 3 only takes a hit.

Assuming the level 3 monsters are stronger, because I’ve been raising my own level this much isn’t a problem.

Kobold Lv 3

Next, a kobold appeared and seems to be the monster of the floor.

It’s a dark blue midget. It has big eyes, pointed ears, and fangs sprouting up. Its face is huge. It’s two heads tall and its face is about half its body.

It has a knife in its right hand. Isn’t that a weapon?

I’m afraid of the knife.

Although the damage from the monsters bash attacks disappeared from Durandal’s HP Absorption, would cuts disappear as well?

It might be alright to be cut, but what about how I’m cut?

Losing an arm would be terrible, but a finger might be alright.

Or, if my organs were gouged out?

If a nerve is cut?

Is the lost blood replenished by the HP absorption?

These various questions made me anxious.

Of course, I don’t want to try and see what happens.

The victory goes to the one who makes the first move against an enemy with a weapon.

I prepared Fireball.

A ball of fire appeared overhead.

Slow.

The movements of the kobold were sluggish.

It wasn’t even able to take three steps till the ball of fire closed the distance.

The confused monster was caught in the fireball.

The kobold is wrapped in flames and collapsed.

Weak!

The kobold went under with a single Fire Ball

So weak. Kobolds are weak.

I thought one hit of Fireball wouldn’t be enough.

In comparison, the Green Caterpillar Lv 2 took two hits and the Needle Wood Lv 2 took three.

Kobold Salt

When the kobold dissolved into smoke, it left behind a white fang.

White fang sounds nice, but isn’t it just ordinary salt like the name suggests?

Since my level rose, I can afford to stick it into the item box.

I took out the item box while making sure no one was around.

Now, there are 33 gold coins and 21 silver coins put in the item box.

Putting it in my item box should be safer than the rucksack on my back.

Because it’s troublesome to cast the spell in front of people, I might not be able to use the silver coins.

I want to think there isn’t magic to steal the contents of my item box.

Before dealing with the enemies of the third floor, I thought I would need Durandal, but if these weak kobolds are the opponent, it won’t be necessary.

I put Durandal away.

I kept the third job and equipped 5x Mp recovery speed.

Green Caterpillar Lv 3

Kobold Lv 3

Next ones to come out were companions. That’s convenient.

The same time I discovered them I cast Fire Storm. Sparks attacked the two monsters.

The kobold fell with that alone.

I threw a Fireball at the remaining Green Caterpillar.

The monster endured the inferno.

The level two caterpillar died with two shots, but that doesn’t seem to be enough for a level 3.

As expected, it seems to get stronger from Lv 2 to 3.

I sent a third one to the approaching caterpillar.

If the first blow that attracted it wasn’t Firestorm, I could have fired three shots with room to spare.

The Green Caterpillar falls. Leaving behind thread, it disappeared into smoke.

Kobolds are weak.

They’re weaker than the caterpillars on the second floor.

It might be that I shoot strong magic, but even the knights and hotel guy, treated it as a disappointing monster.

Isn’t it a monster for beginners that should normally appear on the first floor?

Although I don’t know whether there is a reason it appeared on the lower floors, since it’s so weak.

Because there isn’t a reason for them to appear, there might be no reason.

The reality might be that.

And speaking of my limited experience, I think it’s fine for kobolds to be on the third floor.

Even though kobolds have big blue face, it leaves a bad taste since they’re similar to humans.

If you had a demon-like human in your party from the beginning, you might have lost your composure.

Needle Woods are clearly plants and Green Caterpillars are caterpillars.

Gradually you become accustomed to the difference, would they then be unable to cope with the kobolds?

Also, kobolds are holding knives.

When facing an enemy holding a knife, after all it will create a sense of fear.

Only after being gradually accustomed to the labyrinth, monsters, and leveling up, was I able to shake o