chapter 17
Amelia’s Labyrinth (4)
Oak.
A monster born with much stronger power than humans.
The history of humans on this continent could be seen as a history of war with the Orcs.
Humans were helplessly defeated by Orcs, who were physically much stronger than humans and had excellent fertility, and at one point, Orcs almost took over the land.
As humans developed weapons and awakened to mana, the situation reversed, and now they live in places where humans cannot reach and are treated as mere monsters.
“It smells terrible.”
Princess Riena raised her hand and swung it once, as if Carol had shown it, and muttered as she approached the orc.
“Don’t be alarmed.”
“of course.”
Lotus small magic gong (蓮花素手魔功) is basically close to strong qigong.
In other words, it means that from birth, it was made appropriate for a warrior of a high level to learn.
Originally, at the age of Princess Riena, it was common for her to not be able to properly draw out her power.
However, her outstanding talent and enormous yogi succeeded in realizing at least some of the realities of martial arts, even though she had only recently learned martial arts.
A cluster of bright stars like starlight began to form on Princess Riena’s long, slender fingers.
Unlike the goblins, the orcs didn’t shudder despite receiving Princess Riena’s spirit from the front, and were looking for an opportunity to wield their clubs while turning sideways.
When Princess Riena slowly approached the orc.
The club was swung.
A straight and quick attack.
It was an attack that did not contain energy and relied solely on the strength of the body, but it was a powerful attack that could inflict a fatal wound on the human’s fragile body if it was hit properly anywhere.
one step.
One step of the mysterious Soul-Won Preview that Princess Riena had mastered easily dodged the Orc’s desperate blow.
Princess Riena, who avoided the attack, gently placed her hand covered in pure white steel on the orc’s abdomen.
thud!
white jade hand
With a dull sound, a huge hole pierced the orc’s abdomen and the body collapsed backwards.
“Ughh, they’re more disgusting than goblins.”
Princess Riena frowned as she avoided the falling orc’s flesh and organs.
“Anyway, that resembles a human to an extent, so it’s my first time, but if it’s that level of reaction, I’m on the compliant side.”
“okay…?”
“yes. At first, there are many cases where you can’t catch a rabbit properly, let alone a goblin or orc. After all, killing is not that easy.”
“That’s right.”
Carefully avoiding the corpse of the orc, Princess Riena took her steps again, capturing the energy that was like a shining star.
* * *
“It is a three-pronged road.”
“Umm… Where should I go?”
As a result of walking on a single road without monsters for a while, I came across a road that split into three branches.
I widened my senses and sensed it, and I understood roughly what it felt like.
“Your Highness, Princess. There is a hard road, a normal road, and an easy road. Where would you like to go?”
“It’s definitely the hardest way.”
I chose the most difficult path without any hesitation.
Well, it was too easy for Goblins and Orcs to reach Princess Riena’s level.
Even if it was a monster of a higher rank than that, it would have been destroyed at once with the energy of the white jade.
Even if monsters on the order of orcs and goblins came in droves, she could annihilate them as long as she had no reluctance to kill them, which was at Princess Riena’s level.
“All right. Then you can go to the rightmost road.”
The further we walked, the narrower the hallway became wider and wider.
“I think there is something.”
“Yes, coming soon.”
“How do you know from such a distance without seeing it yourself?”
“You just have to sense it with your senses. This is enough for Her Highness, the current level of the princess, so I’ll tell you later. It’s not difficult once you know the tricks.”
“Oh, really…!”
Originally, anyone who has mastered martial arts can do it, at least a little bit, but in Princess Riena’s case, it was as if she was learning martial arts in reverse order, from difficult to easy.
thud. thud.
On the other side of the road, there was a wide cavity closed on all sides.
The closer I got, the louder the thumping sound got.
When I finally arrived at a place that was so wide that I couldn’t believe it was an interior space, a huge giant whose body was made entirely of stone was thumping around the cavity.
“Golem?!”
Seeing Princess Riena’s surprise, it seemed that a golem like that was not commonly seen.
“Considering the level of students, it is probably a place created with the intention of not fighting in the front, but rather improvising and breaking through through the exit in the back.”
“Why?”
“Of course, Her Highness the Princess is an exception.”
In fact, not only Princess Riena, but also Stella and Maximilian among those I saw would be able to crush that golem head-on.
As if it was nothing special, Princess Riena was approaching the golem first, gaining momentum without me even saying anything.
A gigantic size three times that of Princess Riena.
It doesn’t seem like it’s attacking with ki, but its gigantic size and mass make it an enormous means of attack in itself.
Besides, it’s probably because it’s a weapon made with great care by the Archmage, and the body is strong enough not to be scratched by ordinary swords.
Perhaps sensing Princess Riena approaching, the golem, which had been walking without direction, stopped and began to be wary.
“This is going to be a bit difficult in one shot.”
“If you get used to detecting the feeling, you can find the nucleus and destroy it with one shot.”
“It’s because I still don’t know exactly what that feeling is.”
bang!
While the priests were having a peaceful conversation, the golem abruptly closed the distance and struck down with its huge arm like a hammer.
As the stone dust scattered in all directions, Princess Riena was blurry in her vision for an instant.
“I dare to be arrogant without reason.”
Even though she was surprised while she was talking, Princess Riena, who lightly evaded it, released the energy she had accumulated so far with a distorted expression.
An attack that pierced a huge hole in the middle of the orc’s body.
Similarly, he blew off one arm of the huge golem he had attacked, but the fragments of the shattered arm came together again and returned to their original state in an instant.
Looking at the flow of energy, it seemed to be the principle of receiving energy from the depths of the labyrinth and regenerating it through the nucleus inside.
It certainly didn’t seem like the normal students made it into an accident.
If only I had put so much effort into making it.
Princess Riena wouldn’t lose if she took the time, but judging from the current situation, she would have to fight like that for a long time.
“I will just tell you now. You can think of it as a kind of sixth sense, like the five senses. Feeling the energy inside her body is also a kind of feeling. Concentrate on feeling the energy outside, like feeling a bet.”
“I know what you mean… but it’s not easy…!”
Princess Riena said while avoiding the cooking golem’s attack.
“It’s better to close your eyes. When it comes to realizing the senses, sometimes the five senses get in the way.”
“Then, if I get hit and die, will you take responsibility?”
“I will block an attack that is dangerous enough to kill you.”
Originally, it wouldn’t be the way to do it in such an extreme situation, but anyway, the golem itself must have been made so that it wouldn’t seriously injure the students.
Even if a dangerous situation arises, it won’t matter much because I’m by your side.
In fact, if possible, this method was the surest way to awaken the senses.
In the face of an attack that is so strong that it threatens one’s life, extreme concentration will be displayed.
“Aww! You can’t see any attacks! Is it really going to happen?!”
“…”
Princess Riena was running around in all directions as if her tail was on fire.
“There’s no point in training if you do that, Her Highness. You have to slowly feel the outside air and try to avoid it.”
“Is this the proper training method? How do you feel and avoid it with your eyes closed?”
“Don’t worry, it’s a traditional, proven training method that boasts a history of over hundreds of years.”
“What the hell is the traditional training method of some crazy group…!”
“There is such a place.”
“Crazy training maniacs…!”
There were many more methods than this in Murim, so this can be said to be a proven training method.
Even while Princess Riena jumped and jumped around like a frog, the golem continued to observe Princess Riena’s movements, and as if she had adapted to her irregular movements, she quickly closed the distance and struck down her arm.
thud!
Pacheonsuraji 破天修羅指. The attack just now could be dangerous even for Princess Riena if hit properly, so she lightly released the energy accumulated in her fingers and shattered the golem’s arms. I don’t mind if there is any problem.
“oh…!”
“If you are in danger, I will help you like this, so concentrate. Concentration.”
“huh. I’ll try.”
Princess Riena, who had quickly regained her mental and physical stability, as if realizing who was behind her, slowly stepped on the wishful thinking ahead of time and began to evade with her eyes closed little by little.
“You are doing well.”
two steps. one step. The number of steps required for Princess Riena to evade gradually decreased, and at some point, she avoided the golem’s attack with minimal movement.
“This is how it feels.”
As if in admiration after realizing the feeling, Princess Riena spat out the words.
bang!
At the same time, he fired his intestines and accurately destroyed the golem’s core.
“As expected, the answer was to believe in Her Highness’s talent. I knew you could do it.”
“That… is it?”
“yes. Among the people I saw after coming here, there was no one with greater military talent than Her Highness the Princess. Even that famous hero was inferior to Her Highness’s talent.”
“Go… Thank you…”
As if she wasn’t used to compliments, Princess Riena wiggled her hand and approached.
“It seems that the labyrinth ordeal has ended here. If you go out that exit, it will be over.”
“huh.”
“It’s nothing special than I thought.”
“This is a place created to give chicks who have no real combat experience experience real combat. It was even for first graders.”
“I was expecting a little bit, though.”
“In the first place, Her Highness’ level itself is too good to be called a mere academy first year. Throughout this academy, there won’t be many stronger than Her Highness the Princess.”
“Isn’t that empty…?”
“I am serious. Even if you haven’t learned much about martial arts, if you’re at this level, you’re looking forward to the future.”
“Who is the disciple, of course.”
“For now, we are of the same age.”
“Age doesn’t matter when it comes to learning.”
Despite being elevated by Yogi, he was oddly rational.
“My disciple had to bow nine times to become a disciple.”
“Can I do it now?”
“I just did it. If you don’t have to do that, don’t worry, I’ll teach you well.”
“Yes, Master.”
I don’t know what kind of law it is to speak casually as a master.
Isn’t this place Moorim?
“welcome….”
After leaving the exit, we were greeted by a tired young man.
I don’t know how badly I slept, but it’s sad to see that my eyelids are dark.
“Is it over?”
“Yes… that’s right… just climb on top of this magic circle…”
The young man spoke in a voice as haggard as his face.
“You worked hard, Her Highness the Princess.”
“huh. You suffered too.”
As we climbed above the magic circle, a white halo of light enveloped us as before.
“…Where is this?”
Princess Riena tilted her head.
According to the guidance, I should have returned to the place I started from, but I was moved to a place I did not know at all.
And it stimulates my senses, familiar and longed for.
I felt an extremely hideous and dangerous aura.
magic.
Intense demonic energy covered the heavens and the earth.