Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

The place we're going to is the Heavenly Continent.

In my past life, I also ventured into that place to investigate information about gods and humans.

But in the end nothing was found.

Located at the northernmost point on the map, it is the only continent connecting the central continent and the demon continent.

Despite being named after the mainland.

But the land not only borders the central continent, but also allows one to traverse the Demon Continent on foot during low tide.

However, why would such a land be distinguished from the Central Continent and the Demon Continent as a different continent?

The reason lies in the altitude.

The Tian Continent is located above a sheer cliff at an elevation of approximately 3,000 meters.

There will be virtually no crowds coming and going.

When I went there before, I used gravity magic to reduce my weight and then climbed up little by little.

It feels like Korinta from Dragon Ball.

It's not that complicated now.

We can just use Icarus to fly up there, and Orstide should be able to keep up... right?

perhaps.

"Let's go, Rudeus."

"Ah, yes, I've arrived."

I took a deep breath.

Then, together with Alsterd, they stepped onto the teleportation magic circle.

……

……

then.

After exiting the teleportation magic circle, Orstide and I began to move quickly.

Because they knew the exact direction and shortcuts, they were able to move very quickly.

Alsterd was a fast runner.

With the help of Icarus's power, I can keep up with Orstide.

It took about five days in total.

We arrived at our destination.

One of the three most difficult mazes.

hell.

346. Heaven's Hell

The Maze [Hell].

The fact that it was named this way speaks volumes about the difficulty of this maze.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

It is hailed as one of the three most difficult mazes in the world.

Even just getting close to this area, you can already feel the scorching heat coming at you.

What a harsh environment.

Moreover, it is full of traps.

Each trap is so massive that it is not a place that humans could possibly enter.

Even the most skilled martial arts expert...

I wouldn't dare say I could even get inside.

In the distant past, Hades hid here and escaped the pursuit of Laxus, the god of death.

And now.

Alsterd and I are standing right here.

"Gulu——"

I vaguely heard someone swallowing.

Oh, it's me.

That's fine.

correct.

There's one more thing to do before we go in.

I took the stone Lala had given me out of my pocket and threw it on the ground.

"pat-"

The stone rolled on the ground.

then……

Nothing happened.

"..."

really.

Is it a prank?

I sighed.

Lala is clearly not a little kid anymore, but she always likes to play with these meaningless things.

It's really a headache. I'm sure I worried myself sick over her in my previous life too.

"Well then, let's go in, Rudius."

Alsterd reminded him.

"Yes, Icarus."

"Yes, I'm ready."

Orstide, and Icarus, to be precise, were preparing to enter.

Icarus will protect me the whole time.

Its lightweight yet sturdy body is protected by a royal-level barrier magic between its outer and inner shells.

With my magic, it can operate around the clock.

As long as Icarus is around, I am invincible.

Think so.

Alster and I began to enter the maze.

……

This labyrinth is called Hell.

True to its name.

hot.

Profound.

There is immense and terrifying pressure.

Although it is a continent located much higher than the Earth's surface, its interior is filled with flowing magma, much like the depths of the Earth's core.

It was not the narrow cave one might imagine.

The interior is very spacious.

The ceiling is tens of meters high beneath your feet, covered with countless barbs.

Is that a stalactite?

“Icarus, break off a piece and let’s see.”

"Yes."

Icarus extended his left arm out of the rock cannonball.

"boom--"

The spinning, accelerated rock projectile shot out and struck the stone pillar on the ceiling with perfect accuracy, knocking it down.

I immediately raised my hand and used gravity magic to wrap around the stone pillar, pulling it in front of me.

"Is this... volcanic rock?"

"It is not hard in terms of strength, but it has a high fire resistance."

Stop focusing on useless things and move forward.

Orstead said.

Without realizing it, he had already distanced himself quite a bit from me.

"Yes."

I followed immediately.

……

The Hell Labyrinth has almost no ground.