The maze was built starting with the mother skeleton replenishing its magic.

Lance did not rush into the portal, but instead explored the new labyrinth through the rift.

Unlike the darkness and dampness of his own home, this "Starfall Maze" was clearly much brighter.

As far as the eye could see, countless blue specks of light, resembling particles, rose continuously, turning the surroundings into a blue world.

These specks of light emanated from some entirely blue mushrooms.

The surface texture of mushrooms is irregular, they vary in size, and their surface appears soft and slippery.

The uneven mushrooms, like batteries, continuously sprayed blue light spots upwards, creating a mesmerizing and dazzling effect.

That was all Lance felt in those three seconds, after which he closed the portal.

Oh shit.

It's just the first level!

What the hell!

Despite the criticism, even Lance was curious about the mysterious and fantastical underground world of the Starfall Labyrinth.

Not to mention adventurers.

"Mr. Lance... what was that just now?"

Angelica, who had been silent until now, stammered out a sentence.

Judging from her appearance, the priestess was so shocked that she briefly lost her ability to speak, and she has only just come to her senses now.

"A portal," Lance said.

"Could you elaborate a little more?"

Angelica placed her right hand in front of her eyes, pinching a tiny gap between her thumb and forefinger, and looked at Lance through the gap as if pleading.

"Then I'll only say it once, so listen carefully."

"Uh-huh!"

Looking at Angelica's serious expression, Lance explained:

"I can open portals to any dungeon, but maintaining them consumes a lot of mana, so I'll inevitably need you to replenish my mana in the future."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Angelica exclaimed, clutching her chest. "I've never seen such an ability before!"

"Stop sighing." Lance beckoned to her. "Come here and give me some mana."

That one attack cost Lance 400 magic points.

The two held hands and sat down against the wall of the maze, waiting for the magic to be transferred.

During this time, Lance began to think about a strategy for the "Starfall Labyrinth".

Information is of paramount importance.

As we all know, jumping the gun without information is the most reckless and undesirable behavior.

In particular, Lance is unsure whether he can be resurrected after dying in other dungeons.

Even if he could be resurrected, as the lord of the Skull Labyrinth, the resurrection time would be as long as 7 days, making the cost of death too high.

Just then, Angelica tilted her head and leaned against Lance's arm.

"Mr. Lance is amazing; he never seems to be afraid."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Lance said. "We're not going to die."

"But the thought of not even having the right to die makes me uneasy," Angelica said, seemingly somewhat downcast. "Perhaps it's a curse."

That's because you have no goals in life and no principles in your heart.

Although monsters cannot leave the labyrinth, this does not mean that Lance cannot interfere with the world on the surface.

To explore unknown new worlds and, after gaining a foothold, slowly permeate the earth—just thinking about it is incredibly exciting.

There's no time to feel lost.

He pulled his arm away and then stroked Angelica's little head:

"Perhaps this is a test from the goddess, a test of the sincerity of your faith."

"Huh? Is that so!"

"Perhaps." Lance stood up after saying that. "When you leave the labyrinth as a human again someday in the future, you'll understand when you pray to the goddess again."

Lance doesn't know if he can transform into a human, but he can't be ambiguous when it comes to using psychological manipulation.

Paying attention to the mental health of employees is also part of the work of maze management.

Lance didn't wait for his magic to be fully replenished. He stood up and beckoned a maze bat that was hanging upside down above his head.

The little creature has two sharp teeth, and apart from its wings, it looks somewhat like a mole. Its pupils are red, but its eyes are inexplicably clear.

Its cries sounded just like a rat's, and the bat tilted its head as it looked at Lance.

(A puzzled squeak)

He then opened a portal to the first level of the Starfall Maze, grabbed the bat by the foot, and threw it towards the portal like a paper airplane.

"Get out of here!"

"(A terrified squeak!)"

Take off, Drone Number One!

After confirming that the bat had reached the first level of the Starfall Maze, Lance closed the portal and activated the [Shared Vision] skill.

Lance's perspective instantly switched to the bat's first-person view, feeling like he was playing a first-person flight game.

He was also able to observe the information on the first floor properly.

If the cost of Lance's death is too high, then let other monsters take the lead!

Let me take a good look at what this Starfall Maze is all about.

The picture is so shaken.

Fly more steadily!

Gradually, Drone No. 1 calmed down, its field of vision stabilized, and it remained above the first layer of the sky.

Judging by sight, it is at least ten meters above the ground, and this height is far from reaching the top of the maze, so you can imagine how large the space on the first level is.

The entire first level presents the structure of a natural cave, with many stalactites that have formed downwards and are attached to the surface of the walls, which is quite spectacular.

The ground is composed of mushrooms of various sizes, underground rivers, and green, moss-like plants.

The ground was mostly covered with mushrooms. In addition to the blue glowing mushrooms that Lance had previously glimpsed, there was also a large forest composed of unevenly arranged mushrooms.

This mushroom is different from the glowing mushroom; it is much larger, even towering, with its huge cap resembling a giant umbrella.

Besides the mushroom forest, there are underground rivers that resemble streams.

The riverbed varies in width, and the riverbanks are covered with dark green moss, making them look slippery and messy. However, a little further away from the underground river, lush green grass grows.

Further ahead, a huge, half-open door stands on the grass.

The door frame was gold and engraved with runes that Lance couldn't understand, and behind the door, a staircase leading downwards could be faintly seen, presumably the door to the second floor.

This greatly shocked Lance, whose house was only one story high.

It's one thing if other people's mazes have good landscaping and a nice environment.

Even the gate is built so grandly!

After getting a general understanding of the environment on the first floor, Lance began to search for information about adventurers and monsters through the bats' vision.

No adventurers have been found so far.

As for monsters... he wasn't really sure if the frogs swimming in the underground river counted as monsters.

Apart from being much larger than the frogs that Lance stereotypes them to be, they really look the same.

Ah!

Drone No. 1 and the frog made eye contact.

Ah!

Why did you jump over here!

The yellowish-brown frog seemed to have springs in its feet; it leaped up from the ground with a burst of power from its hind legs.

Lance then realized that the size he had seen before was only due to observation from a distance.

When the frog got closer, Lance couldn't help but sigh.

What a big frog!

Its size was at least half that of Bruce; it was no exaggeration to say that it blotted out the sky in front of bats.

Then the big frog stuck out its dark green, sticky tongue and wrapped it around the bat, pulling it back into its mouth.

"(A desperate squeak!)"

Lance's perspective didn't switch in time, so he experienced what it felt like to be eaten by a frog in the first person.

No! Drone Number One!

Cut off [Shared Vision] Lance facepalms.

This was truly a wonderful adventure.

But who eats bats with their frogs?

"Mr. Lance?" Angelica looked at Lance with a puzzled expression.

He had just stood there motionless, looking very serious, which made Angelica afraid to move.

Lance glanced at her, said "I'll be gone for a while," and then disappeared from Angelica's sight.

Inside the resurrection space, Drone Number One was nowhere to be found in the Maze Bats' lounge, which made Lance's heart sink.

If you can't revive after dying in other dungeons, the cost would be too high.

Just as I was having a headache, a white light flashed in front of me.

Drone One's clear eyes met Lance's.

(A pitiful squeak)

came back!

This means that monsters that die in other dungeons can still be resurrected in their original dungeon.

But why didn't the bat appear here immediately after it died?

Lance suddenly thought of something.

It must have not died immediately after being eaten, but was slowly digested until it finally succumbed to its injuries...

Poor Drone Number One.

Lance flicked his cloak and reappeared in the maze.

This time, he summoned all the bats in the maze, a total of seventeen.

I plan to release them all at once.

"You split into two teams. One team, fly as fast as you can towards the second level of the maze! Don't stop!"

"The other team, take care of those troublesome frogs. Don't let them interfere with the first team. You'll be highly praised when you get back!"

These maze bats aren't very intelligent, but they can still recognize the most basic commands.

Lance opened the maze portal, and the bats spread their wings and rushed in.