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

Harvey recently discovered that something was wrong with his body.

First, there is an allergy to everything sacred, including blessings, healing spells, and even life potions.

Secondly, he doesn't seem to feel hunger.

They can eat the food, but they can't digest or excrete it at all.

This is going to be a bit tricky.

Sure enough, I am no longer human, but a monster.

"Mr. Blaze, will this really work?" Adventurer Bell asked with some concern as he sat opposite him.

This is the first level of the Starfall Labyrinth, and Harvey's current identity is the adventurer Blaze.

He was dressed in a black, form-fitting chainmail suit, wore a black turban, and his face was mostly covered by a black armor mask, with only his eyes visible.

His figure was tall and imposing; anyone who saw him would think he was a mysterious, handsome man in black.

He crafted all his equipment himself using the [Forging] skill.

While their craftsmanship is naturally inferior to that of traditional blacksmiths, the addition of imagination and ease of shaping makes the profession of alchemist extremely rare.

"You'll just wander around the entrance to the labyrinth with this refined iron ore," Harvey said calmly, "leading the raiders into the labyrinth."

"But those guys are cunning."

"Not as cunning as me."

"Um, okay."

Bell gritted his teeth and slapped his cheek hard with his hand, causing his cheek to instantly become flushed and swollen. Thanks to this action, his eyes also reached an astonishingly resolute look at this moment.

Mr. Blazer was the one the mysterious knight sought out to help him.

They will definitely avenge Ollie and Lincoln.

After glancing at Bell's unwavering figure, Blaze broke off a branch and threw it into the campfire in front of him.

Sitting on a tree stump, I sat by the campfire, lost in thought.

After that day, Harvey rushed back to the cabin on the southern outskirts of Byronding, only to find that the original cabin had collapsed and become a ruin.

Rena, the younger sister, and Klara, the witch, have both disappeared.

To facilitate his activities in Byrondin, he changed his attire and registered as an adventurer with the guild under the name "Blaze".

For the next few days, Harvey tried to find his sister, but to no avail.

However, he encountered Lilith, the female knight who had killed him earlier, in Byrondin's lower city.

Harvey learned through rumors among adventurers that two monster attacks had recently occurred in a small village on the outskirts of Byrondin. By the time Harvey arrived, the scene had been brought under control by the Church of Frey, and the monsters had been eliminated.

The so-called monster was a scourge, and Harvey could sense it.

This means the witch was in the vicinity.

However, Harvey was unable to investigate due to the presence of Frey's Church.

We can only wait until the next case occurs, then get to the crime scene before the Frey Church, and follow the trail to find Clara.

If she truly meant no harm to the siblings as that adult claimed, then Lena would surely be by Klara's side right now.

As for the waiting process, Harvey did not forget the master's instructions. He found the adventurer Bell in Byrondin and helped him deal with the threat of the labyrinth raiders.

Harvey had already set a trap using [Alchemy LV5], and now he was just waiting for the raiders to fall into it and be lured by Bell to the first floor of the labyrinth.

Ultimately, plunderers are all opportunists who bully the weak and fear the strong.

The guild did try to manage them, but these people were like rats in the sewers, digging holes called "rat tunnels" in various places.

These "rat trails" are interconnected, and even the raiders themselves don't know where they lead.

Rumor has it that the largest "rat tunnel" in the capital city has been dug directly into the depths of the "Kings' Labyrinth".

Even if all the raiders are killed, as long as the greed in the human heart is not extinguished, new raiders and new "rat paths" will always emerge.

Harvey broke off another branch and threw it into the fire.

Just as he was about to think about his next plan, he suddenly frowned, then quickly got up and smothered the fire with a handful of dirt, then crouched down and hid behind a mushroom tree.

At the entrance to the maze, Bell raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, his face somewhat pale.

Behind him, two labyrinth raiders dressed in animal skins and wearing red turbans, with ferocious smiles on their faces, were shoving Bell forward with their scimitars pressed against his neck.

It seemed they were asking him to lead the way.

"No, don't kill me." Bell's voice trembled with anger, which he used to feign fear.

"Give me your teammates' names, and we might consider sparing your life."

The raiders behind him grinned maliciously.

Both they and Bell knew it was a lie.

The looters would never leave anyone alive.

Bell led the raiders to the spot where the campfire had been, raised his hands, turned around, and answered tremblingly:

"He was just here..."

"Um?"

The red-turbaned raider glanced at the extinguished fire; embers still remained, indicating that the fire had been put out recently.

He was immediately enraged.

"You've tricked us, kid!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bell, who had been timid and hesitant, instantly switched to a fighting expression, reached into his pocket with his right hand, and threw a cloud of powder at the raiders, instantly covering them in dust and obscuring their vision.

"Mr. Blazer! The rest is up to you!"

Bell shouted.

He also wanted to take revenge himself, but with his level 15 strength, he could only stand aside and watch.

[Disguise LV1]

Bell's figure blended into the environment and disappeared.

"Cough cough cough... You little brat, you're asking for it!"

The two raiders kept fanning the powder in front of them; it was spicy and pungent, seemingly black pepper for seasoning.

Just as they were about to give chase, their feet slipped, and they lost their footing and plummeted downwards.

Centered on the raider, a ring of earth began to collapse, revealing a circular trap three meters in diameter with spikes made of stone at the bottom.

Just as the raider fell to the bottom of the trap, eerie screams filled the entire first level of the Starfall Maze.

"ah!!!"

Spikes pierced their bodies, creating numerous holes and firmly securing the two raiders to the bottom of the trap.

Harvey appeared, clapping his hands together sharply, making a crisp sound, then squatted down and pressed them to the ground.

The magic surged wildly, and the trap in front of them began to slowly shrink.

Cries of "Please let us go!" "I'm sorry!" "No!" echoed from within the trap, but they could not stop the walls from slowly closing in.

Finally, after making a sound like squeezing ketchup, the two raiders transformed into anime characters.

They remained forever beneath the labyrinth.

This is the combat style of the [Alchemist]: making flexible use of terrain and materials to achieve unexpected strategic effects.

His individual combat strength isn't particularly strong, but if you give him enough magic power and raw materials—think of Jackie Chan entering a furniture store.

Harvey slowly exhaled, thus fulfilling one of the great man's requests.

Just as I was about to go and find Bell's location, I turned around and saw a shocking scene.

In the distance, Bell lay on the ground, a deep wound on his side that exposed bone, blood trickling out and staining his clothes red.

Before him stood another raider wearing a red turban, taller and with a more ferocious look than the previous two, who was raising his scimitar, ready to finish off Bell.

Sensing Harvey's gaze, the tall raider turned his head and smiled at him with undisguised murderous intent in his eyes.

Harvey felt a chill run down his spine.

The third raider!

I hadn't seen him before... Damn it! Is he an invisibility skill?!

The raider's eyes were clearly a warning to Harvey: "You're next."

He was prepared to kill Bale in front of Harvey.

No! Bell cannot die! This is a mission assigned by that lord!

Harvey immediately slammed his hands on the ground, and cracks began to appear in front of him, spreading towards the raiders.

...Get there in time!

Clearly, the ground cracked faster than the raider could swing his blade.

"call out--"

In the blink of an eye, the sound of a sharp weapon slicing through the air reached my ears.

[Powerful Throw LV2]

A black sword struck the raider from behind with incredible speed. In an instant, the sword pierced the raider's chest. The hilt was wedged in his back, preventing the sword from exiting through his chest. The immense impact propelled the raider's body several meters away, and finally, the sword tip embedded itself in the ground, pinning the raider to the ground like a kebab, rendering him unable to move.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Even the pain couldn't keep up with the speed of that sword strike. It wasn't until a moment later that the raider let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"ah!!!"

Harvey rushed to Bell's side and poured some medicine on his wound to speed up the healing process.

Bell endured the pain from his wounds and, with Harvey's help, got up. The two of them caught their breath before starting to search for the righteous adventurer who had come to their aid.

However, they did not see the so-called adventurers.

It's a skeleton.

Large groups of skeletons, lined up in neat rows, slowly descended the stairs from the second floor.