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

The man with the high nose held a long sword to prevent the monsters from suddenly attacking them.

Faced with the strange phenomenon before them, they did not think of launching an attack.

Then a few small skeletons ran out from the entrance to the next room, stood up straight when they saw the three adventurers, and began to clap.

The applause was rhythmic, in 3/4 time.

Then a small skeleton appeared, holding a plaque with the words "..." written on it.

"Please put away your weapons and cross your arms over your shoulders; that's a gesture of respect to the goddess Frey."

"By the way," the black man whispered to his companion, "don't you guys think these skeletons look a lot like the ones from the Starfall Maze?"

"Holy crap! It really is!"

A high-bridged nose and wide eyes.

No wonder it felt familiar!

That's it!

Although the skeletons in the maze are basically all the same (with some individual differences), a "gray-white army" recently appeared in the Starfall Maze.

Those skeletons only attack monsters and possess a certain level of intelligence; they will trade equipment with adventurers.

Later, during the witch incident, the labyrinth and the Undead King descended, revealing the background of the "Grey March".

They are the minions of the King of the Labyrinth.

This resulted in adventurers in Byrondin generally having a favorable impression of monsters like skeletons.

"If that's the case... then that person's title is 'King of Labyrinths,' meaning labyrinths are all his territory?"

The leather hoodie shared his guess, which immediately drew agreement from his two teammates.

And if this labyrinth is the territory of that king... perhaps it really is possible to go inside and visit.

After all, that person doesn't seem to be an evil being. If something really happens, as long as you kneel down and sincerely call out his name, everything should be fine.

"How so?" High-nosed guy looked at his teammate.

After a moment's hesitation, the three put away their weapons as instructed on the plaque and assumed the posture of Freya followers praying to the goddess.

What shocked them was...

The skeletons before them bowed to them in the same manner.

Humans and skeletons were worshipping each other like this...

After doing all this, the skeletons happily ran into the next room, waving to the three of them as they went, signaling them to follow.

"There shouldn't be any danger, right?" the black man said hesitantly.

"If there was any danger, why would I have bothered saving you, you perverted leg fetishist, that day?" The man with the high nose rolled his eyes and cursed.

The three of them discussed it and decided to follow the skeleton inside to explore.

Just as I was about to set off, I heard shouts from behind.

"Wait a minute!"

Looking back, it turned out to be Zoro, the fully armed escape king.

As he ran closer, he braced himself on his knees and took a few breaths, wiping his mouth with his sleeve while cautiously surveying his surroundings.

"You defeated that skeleton hound?"

"Where did this skeleton hound come from?"

"No?"

Zoro was taken aback, then frowned and carefully looked around again.

That dead dog was guarding the first room of the maze, where did it go?

After a moment, he looked at the three-person team in front of him and asked, "May I explore with you?"

The three exchanged glances. They had heard of the "King of Escape" before. Taking him along would ensure their safety, but they would also get a larger share of the reward.

"That's possible, but the reward will only be 100 gold coins. Are you willing to accept that?"

"Money is no problem," Zoro waved his hand, looking like a tycoon.

"Then... I won't give you any?"

"Money isn't the issue, but at least treat me like a human being!"

"Tch." The man with the high nose pursed his lips, looking regretful.

So the three-person team became a temporary four-person team, and followed the skeleton into the maze.

The fact that monsters don't attack adventurers on their own is rather unusual for Byrondin's three-person team.

But Zoro sees it differently.

When he came before, the monsters in the maze were incredibly fierce, including skeleton hounds in "Sword Saint Mode" and subterranean wolves that could use magic with perfect teamwork.

As for the skeletons in the maze, they are all incredibly cunning and will always ambush you from various corners.

Upon noticing that the three men weren't attacking the skeleton who had led the way, Zoro asked:

"Aren't you going to attack that skeleton?"

"Your thoughts are dangerous." The leather hooded man glanced at him. "Don't forget this is a labyrinth, the territory of monsters."

"Huh?" Zoro was stunned.

Aren't labyrinths always the territory of monsters?

The black man explained from the side, "The monsters are being relatively friendly so far, but it's hard to say what will happen if we attack first."

But this wasn't mentioned when we came here before... Zoro muttered to himself.

"What's your team's name?" Zoro asked again.

"The Supreme Gentlemen," the man with the high nose said with a smile, "We are the 'Supreme Gentlemen' team, a group of true gentlemen."

"Holy crap! A treasure room!" exclaimed the man in the leather hood, pointing ahead.

"Where? Where!"

The man with the high nose bridge stared wide-eyed.

Where did the gentlemanly demeanor go?!

Zoro quickly tried to dissuade him, "Don't go! That treasure room is a trap... I told you not to go!"

The three people in front of them rushed into the "L"-shaped treasure room as eagerly as hyenas that had spotted their prey and were extremely hungry.

Zoro was frantic outside the room.

Although he always runs ahead, Zoro is an upright adventurer, and his escape is not the kind where he abandons his teammates; rather, he runs with them.

Seeing that the three were about to fall into an ambush, Zoro didn't have time to think too much and rushed over with his weapon.

Ok?

Shouldn't there have been a skeleton lying in ambush here?

"Watch out, there might be a skeleton inside the box... Holy crap!"

Zoro couldn't help but swear.

Instead of skeletons lying in ambush inside, the box contained... gems!

A red gemstone the size of a thumb! And there are four more!

"Here, everyone who finds it gets a share." The leather hooded man tossed the ruby ​​to Zoro and exclaimed, "Indeed, a labyrinth with treasure chests is a true labyrinth."

"Agreed."

I second that.

Zoro looked at the gem in his hand, his feelings inexplicably complicated.

Is it that easy? What about the previous maze?

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"Angelica, did you put the jewels in the treasure chest?"

Lance spotted the adventurers in the treasure room using the [Shared Vision] skill.

"We put some in," Angelica replied, "but most of it remained in the lord's room and wasn't put in."

"Well, at least this part is done quite well," Lance nodded.

According to his plan, he would put a small portion of the gems into the treasure chests and leave the majority in the lord's room as a reward for clearing the level.

Taking advantage of Angelica's "drastic changes," he took the opportunity to completely overhaul the maze.

Therefore, these adventurers should take the gems and call it a day.

He'll have to unleash the dogs if we go any further in.

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Having gone to the treasure room, the little skeleton who had led the way was nowhere to be found, so the four of them had no choice but to slowly move along the walls of the corridor.

Upon discovering a fork in the road, they proceeded into the first ring road. By calculation, they should have already entered three levels.

They even encountered an adventurer team that had entered before them, who were now being led by a skeleton into an "E"-shaped room.

Inside the room were several stiff zombies holding plaques, on which were written in a way that was common to humans, recounting the deeds of the goddess Frey.

"Frei is a benevolent goddess who will bless adventurers on their journeys and ensure that ships sailing the seas have smooth sailing."

"The sky is Frey's domain; when you gaze at the sky, the goddess also gazes at you."

"Berazha's witches are evil; they will harm the world."

Isn't the divine magic used by Priestess Frey specifically designed to target the undead?

Why do these undead still worship the goddess Frey?

The native adventurers of Ross Town naturally couldn't understand it.

But the three "highest gentlemen" could vaguely guess what was going on.

If the monsters in this labyrinth are minions of the "King of Labyrinths," then everything in this labyrinth represents what that king wants to convey.

In other words... the King of the Labyrinth worships the goddess Frey?

No.

wrong.

Frey's domain is the sky, so the Labyrinth King's domain is the underground; he is the King of the Underground.

This person's rank is no lower than that of the goddess Frey.

In other words, He is a god?

And if these two deities are related... is the "King of the Labyrinth" also one of the Eight Pillar Gods?!

Due to historical and cultural differences, there is no definitive conclusion regarding the Eight Pillar Gods and the Eight Demon Gods on this continent.

The fact that there is no "King of the Labyrinth" in human cognition does not mean that it does not exist in the belief systems of other races.

This is truly... an accidental intrusion into the imperial palace!

I am terrified!

"Should we put the gem back?" the black man asked with a smirk.

The leather hood and high nose bridge gave a shiver.

She stiffly turned her head to look at him.

Then he nodded.

"Let it go."