Volume 9, Chapter 35: Rise of Monsters 25 Skull Rain
Three minutes later, the dolls came out from the passages. I looked at the minimap and helplessly spread my arms.
“Only the passage with the rotting smell and the sixth passage on the right aren’t connected, all other paths are connected. Is this a joke? Are the people who designed this maze psychopaths?”
“Perhaps they just wanted to waste time~”
Falan said smiling,
“Because the labyrinth changes every hour~ If you didn’t finish walking in an hour, it probably would change appearance~”
“That makes sense. Putting it that way, there is also that sort of setting.”
I nodded.
“Luckily we had the dolls explore, otherwise it would take a really long time.”
“Hmph, so we can take the fifth passage on the left.”
Aliyah seemed unsatisfied that we hadn’t taken her opinion immediately.
“Okay, just check to confirm it’s safe. But then again, the other is a dead end, could it be that the two passages are related? Of course, I’m referring to before.”
“In any case~ We should move quickly~”
“Falan is right, the one hour time limit is coming up, and yet we are here talking nonsense. The labyrinth is about to change.”
Finished, Aliyah went over to the fifth passage on the left.
“Wait, let’s at least lead the way with a doll?”
But Aliyah didn’t listen at all and immediately went into the passage. I helplessly shook my head, put the dolls back in my ring and followed her.
Falan followed after me.
The passage was very long. The end wasn’t visible even under the two lights.
However, as we continued to go deeper, the smell of rotting flesh became increasingly intense.
When we arrived at a certain spot, I glanced at my minimap.
“Here......”
I touched the wall on the right and knocked.
The stone put off a hollow sound, like there was a cavity behind the wall.
From the minimap I could see, behind it was just the dead end.
“Completely unnecessary designs, why make this kind of route?”
“Maybe they were incredibly bored. Walk quickly, or else I don’t know when we will be able to leave this place.”
Just as she finished the entire labyrinth suddenly shook. I quickly jumped towards Aliyah and the wall on the side turned sealing up the passage.
“So that’s how it is.”
I looked at the exposed passage, nodding.
“The 22 passages will always have an exit, and the other passage is connected to another route, this is a really frustrating design.”