Chapter 215: I''m Not Doing AllatWe all peered down the hole that opened up.

    "...It''s pretty dark down there." [Raon]

    "10 mel for you to jump in right now." [Solace]

    "Guys, please don''t joke about this." [Wilharrow]

    "Are you kidding? I''m a noble. I''m rich." [Raon]

    "Thank the gods." [Wilharrow]

    "So you''re not gonna do it?" [Solace]

    Raon looked me dead in the eye.

    "Better have those 10 mel ready." [Raon]

    Then he jumped.

    "Wha-?! What''s wrong with you guys?!" [Wilharrow]

    Glancing between me and the hole, Wilharrow made the sudden decision to also jump.

    "Okay, then. Are you guys going to jump too?" [Solace]

    "...Can I ask for you to carry me?" [Fina]

    "I''ll jump myself." [Leon]

    She crossed her arms and straight up dropped.

    "Huh. Alright, Fina. Shall we?" [Solace]

    I offered her my hand.

    "You''re going to make me feel embarrassed." [Fina]

    She took my hand before jumping. Darkness consumed us as we fell and I switched the grip on Fina to a princess carry. We fell for a very long time. So much so that I worried that we''d die from the fall.

    "Fina, do you have any levitation spells or anything?" [Solace]

    "...I can''t really say that I do." [Fina]

    "Oh." [Solace]

    So we may have made a terrible mistake. As I began to regret my actions, my feet hit solid ground.

    "Urgh!" [Solace]

    Don''t mind the grunting. There wasn''t actually much force behind the fall. It was a reflexive grunt, like how you say "ow" if you bump into something.

    "Huh?" [Solace]

    It was like all momentum vanished. It was strange because I was staring at solid stone ground.

    "Fina? You alright?" [Solace]

    "Y-Yes..." [Fina]

    I let her down slowly while observing our surroundings. From the looks of it, none of our allies were here. We were stuck inside what seems to be a cube-like room, lit from torches burning blue fire.

    "Fina, do you recognize anything here? Any lore drops you might know of?" [Solace]

    I can''t say that there was much decoration for Fina to figure out. It was all smooth stone, excluding the one large pathway that was practically screaming to go there.

    "I have a small guess, but I can''t be too sure right now." [Fina]

    "Y-You do?" [Solace]

    It was honestly just a joke.

    "The blue flames are something that appears in legends and myths. It''s only been used by only three people. It''s symbolic. Maybe one of them made these ruins?" [Fina]

    All that from just blue flames is crazy.

    "I think we should move on. There''s nothing left for us here." [Solace]

    Fina agreed.

    "I sure hope the rest are okay." [Fina]

    We followed the path, which was also lit by a bunch of torches burning blue. The more we walked, the more I felt like we might''ve missed something. It was literally just a really long hallway. I was starting to get bored until I heard an eerie clicking noise.

    "...What is that sound?" [Fina]

    "Uh-oh." [Solace]

    I''ve seen enough horror movies to know what was going on.

    "Fina, we might have to run soon." [Solace]

    In front of us appeared a doll-like... thing. It looked like a mannequin, but it actually moved. It also had a bunch of swords sticking out of it, so that was a bit freaky. The only good thing was that it had no face. It''d be more scary if it was staring at me with artificial eyes.

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    Name: N/A

    Race: Siyr

    Class: N/A

    Gender: N/A

    Age: 2119

    Level: 50

    Health: 3000/3000

    Mana: 10000/10000

    Strength: 1000

    Agility: 500

    Intelligence: 10

    Willpower: 0

    Status: Worn out

    Skills: N/A

    Unique Skill: N/A

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    Its stats were incredibly strange. Especially its status. It was like I was inspecting an item. Oh wait, it IS an item. An item called Siyr.

    "Do you think it''s going to attack us?" [Solace]

    The Siyr approached us in an unsteady walk, its joints clicking as it moved. It used its rickety hands to pull out a sword, which basically answered my question.

    "Fina, this doesn''t have any historical value right?" [Solace]

    "I''m sure it does." [Fina]

    "Oh. Well, too bad." [Solace]

    I immediately rushed up to the Siyr and tore its arm off before it could swing. Continuing on, I grabbed its head and crushed it.

    "That was ea- wait, I don''t want to get cocky." [Solace]

    Then I heard more clicking sounds.

    "Man..." [Solace]

    Looking down the hall, several more Siyrs made themselves known. I could''ve sworn I cut myself off before setting a flag.

    "I really don''t want to deal with this." [Solace]

    Since Fina was unable to use magic without the mana crystals, it was up to me to remove any threats.

    ("Guess I''m in it for the long run.") [Solace]

    I charged in, receiving blows from all the Siyrs. Thanks to my sturdy body, all their attacks either bounced off, or broke. I mean it literally considering some of them were using super rusty swords.

    "|Vortex Arts|." [Solace]

    Twisting my body in odd directions, I shredded the Siyrs without much effort. The only annoying part was that more kept coming.

    "You have gained |Experience|. |Experience| limit has been reached. You have gained a level." [Spirit Guide]

    At least it was good for leveling.

    "Fina! Make sure to follow at a distance!" [Solace]

    I wasn''t sure if she replied over the sound of me breaking a bunch of moving mannequins, but I assumed so. The path was endlessly long. I tore through tens, hundreds, maybe thousands if I was being generous. It was probably hundreds if I was being real. Either way, they only stopped when I reached the end of the path.

    "Oh, come on! Another room?!" [Solace]

    Just like the beginning, it was a cube-like room. This time, it had three paths excluding where we just came from.

    "Alt? Is something wrong?" [Fina]

    Fina approached from behind. Turns out she did listen.

    "I finally got it, Fina. We''re in a goddamn labyrinth." [Solace]

    The number one thing I hated most in video games were mazes or labyrinths. They were just so annoying. Like, they''re not even hard. Just time consuming.

    "You know what? Let me try something." [Solace]

    I walked up to a random wall.

    "|Reinforce|. |Enchant Flame|." [Solace]

    "Alt? What''re you-" [Fina]

    "|Explosion Arts|." [Solace]

    I struck the wall, causing it to shatter upon impact. What was behind the wall appeared to be the middle of another path.

    "Nice. It works." [Solace]

    "Eh? What?" [Fina]

    I could now put my grand plan in place. Just go straight.