The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 403
404 – Given Role
The pure white light disappeared without leaving an afterimage. Like a flash of lightning, it appeared in an instant and disappeared without a trace. There was nothing where the light disappeared. The numerous goblins that filled the grassland could not even leave a trace.
I moved my gaze along where the light started. Although the distance was far away, I could only see the human form, but it was a familiar shape. It’s not common to see a sword that big like that. It’s definitely Roel.
“… ah.”
Just as rainwater falling from the sky is absorbed into the ground, Roel disappeared in an instant. With just one swing of the great sword, he killed 10,000 goblins and headed to the third floor.
Roel started running to get the Holy Grail. If you take your time, you will be late. I, who am inferior to Roel in everything, will have to work several times harder to catch up with him. Unable to control my nervousness, I shouted at Raelan.
“Roel has headed to the third floor!”
As if he hadn’t heard me, Raelan swung his staff and summoned a huge snake to push away the goblin clinging to the wooden fence. I left Ellie’s seat and walked up to Raelan and grabbed her shoulder.
“Roel is headed to the third floor!”
Raelan, who had his shoulder grabbed, stopped his staff and spoke to me in a voice full of annoyance.
“So what are you saying?”
“… “Isn’t it too slow now?”
The number that appeared above Raelan’s head was [4320]. At this rate, it will take a few hours to reach [0].
“Sounds like an asshole. Roel remembers climbing up to the 4th floor, so it’s natural that he would be faster than us up there. We have plenty of time, and my plan is perfect. “As long as no one acts out of nervousness and ruins the work!”
Raelan pushed my chest with the tip of his cane and added fiercely.
“Cool your head. You were the one who said there would be a break period from the 3rd floor. “Have you forgotten that Roel doesn’t get ahead just because he meets the conditions first?”
I chewed my lip as I saw Raelan saying that and turning again and swinging his staff. I was so excited to see Roel killing 10,000 goblins in one blow. From the 3rd floor of the labyrinth onwards, a rest period is set for each floor.
During the rest period, the person who entered the labyrinth is taken out of the labyrinth for a certain number of days depending on the floor. However, this is a clever trap that stimulates people’s psychology, similar to the escape points that can be found throughout the labyrinth.
Fighting through the darkness in an infinite maze with no exit, fighting monsters that can appear from nowhere, and fighting endless goblins, returning a normal life to those who have not been able to sleep or rest properly.
Even a bed in a shabby inn is more heaven than a few days in a labyrinth. If you eat honey beer and delicious sausages in a labyrinth where you lose your life if you relax, the sharpness of your mind that was sharpened by the trials of the labyrinth will become dull to the point of no control.
The longer the break, the fewer people will give up the peaceful daily life outside the labyrinth and step into hell again. The abyss, where we do not know what trials await us in the future, awakens a person’s survival instinct.
The first thing I should have known was that Roel could not head to the third floor right away. Originally, the plan was to use the rest period to return the Golden King to El Dorado within today. Like Raelan said, it was my fault for not thinking calmly before my emotions.
“… “Fuck.”
Suppressing the inferiority complex that had been making me nauseous for the first time in a long time, I headed back to Ellie’s side.
***
The church’s vice-religious leader, Belker, gritted his teeth as he watched Arz disappear before his eyes. Arz, who was fighting the Golden King to his heart’s content, was so immersed in the fight that he fought while releasing chaos, causing all the nearby goblins to die in the aftermath, thus achieving the condition of killing 10,000 monsters.
“――Oh no!”
“You stupid b*stard!”
As soon as Arz disappeared, the Golden King immediately changed his target and flew towards Belker. Although Belker did not have to fight directly, he could barely exhaust Confsion’s power on the second floor of the labyrinth.
“Everyone disperse and kill the goblins. “I will deal with the Golden King myself!”
As soon as Belquer gave the order, everyone dispersed in different directions. Perhaps because he had already set his sights on Belker, the Golden King did not chase after him and instead fired a huge amount of magical energy towards Belker.
Golden light flashed and a huge flash of light covered the ground. Bel Ker, who twisted space and slightly changed the direction of the flash to avoid it, brought his left hand to his face. Belker, wearing a mask filled with the power of chaos, gritted his teeth and spoke.
“This stupid dragon… How dare you interfere with the church’s plans!”
Enormous magical energy condensed from Belker’s staff, and a flash of darkness shot out. Chaos exploded along the path of the flash, emitting a tremendous roar.
Kwaaang!
Instead of dodging, the Golden King blocked the attack by covering his palms with magic from the front and struck Belker with his huge arms, which were formed using only magic.
Cooo!
Belker responded by releasing magical energy and pulling his body back, but the Golden King had already predicted the reaction and moved.
Belker tried to swing his staff, but the Golden King released his presence and pressured Belker’s soul, and pierced Belker’s chest with a fist filled with magic.
“Ugh!”
Belquer’s body flew backwards, with his entire chest, where his heart was, gone. The Golden King was alert and moved his wings to follow him, slamming his fist down with the intention of popping his head.
“Let’s stop there.”
“… .”
The Golden King’s fist stopped in the air as if caught. The Golden King narrowed his eyes at the intangible power that bound him and glared at the mask worn by Belker. The voice did not come from Belquer’s mouth, but from the mask.
“Lumiel, if you intervene in the story, I will also intervene.”
As the mask vibrated, the Golden King felt the causality of the world fluctuating. Realizing that this was an intervention that could change the massive trend, the Golden King lowered his fist, dispelling the magic he had raised.
The Golden King, who had been watching silently as the chaos flowing from the mask filled Belker’s pierced heart, opened his mouth.
“Sect leader, how do you know my true name?”
The Golden King was able to recognize the being who knew his true name. However, the religious leader was someone who had never been recognized by the Golden King. Even now that I said my true name.
At the Golden King’s question, a displeased sound could be heard from the mask.
“No parent forgets their child.”
Light flowed from the Mask of Chaos and created a small black sheet of paper. Finally, the turbulent causality of the world calmed down.
―■―
Despite the ominous energy contained within, the Golden King pressed the paper with his fingertips without hesitation.
A breath escaped from Lumiel’s mouth. Lumiel lowered his raised finger and immediately understood everything he had experienced. He also said that he should no longer be involved in the story.
There was a reason why the causality of the world fluctuated. It is a story created through a storm of probability. It is not Lumiel’s job to intervene in that.
“Just wait and see, it will be your full role.”
As soon as the cult leader finished speaking, Belker, who had healed the wound that killed him instantly, stood up straight. After glaring at Lumiel as if he were going to kill him for a moment, Belker picked up his staff that was rolling around on the floor and left.
Lumiel, who was slowly gathering his thoughts, felt a presence approaching and turned around. He is the one who came to the labyrinth with him.
“… “What happened?”
Conrad, known as the orchestrator of the world, seems to have sensed something abnormal even from afar. Lumiel shook his head instead of answering. Raelan said, realizing that he wasn’t going to answer.
“We will soon reach [0]. “Let’s go back together as promised.”
The Golden King nodded, checked the numbers above his head, stretched out his hand to the side, and released a huge amount of magical power. As everyone was watching the Golden King rapidly decreasing in number, a huge roar suddenly came from the mountain.
Kwaaang!
“Is the volcano about to explode?”
At Raelan’s words, Ellie stabbed Ross’ side with her elbow. Seeing Ross turning his head, pretending not to notice her, Ellie smiled mischievously and continued to touch Ross.
Lumiel, looking at that scene, was finally able to realize what request Nelson had made to him before parting ways for the last time.
“You too… “You’re a bad guy.”
The Golden King muttered in a self-deprecating voice.
***
Ellie, who had killed 10,000 goblins together before the volcano erupted and escaped the second floor, looked at the text that appeared in front of her.
[You have reached the 3rd floor.]
[The blessing of the Labyrinth makes you permanently stronger.]
[It is a rest period. There is 72:00:00 left until re-entry into the labyrinth.]
As the letters disappeared, the basement of the imperial palace that had been seen when entering the labyrinth came into Eli’s eyes.
When Ellie was smiling with satisfaction after feeling her magic power increase due to the blessings of the labyrinth, the Golden King motioned for her to come closer. As Ellie approached her, puzzled, the Golden King grabbed her by Ellie’s wrist.
“what… ?”
The Golden King looked at Eli, who was trying to pull his hand away, with half-closed eyes and said.
“gift.”
The Golden King’s magical energy rushed through his captured wrist. He tried to resist the invading magic at will, but Ellie could only stare blankly at the Golden King as the information flashed through her mind.
“… “This is.”
Instead of answering, the Golden King closed his eyes completely. Before Ellie could say anything again, biting her lip, Ross escaped from her labyrinth and approached her.
“are you okay?”
“Uh, yes! “It’s nothing.”
“… “It looks suspicious.”
“No.”
Seeing Ellie’s facial expression, Ross shrugged his shoulders and turned his gaze to the Golden King who closed his eyes. Ellie let out an inward sigh of relief as she turned around and rested her forehead.
There was a reason I didn’t tell Ross the truth. Because this was something only he could do. Ellie smiled brightly, as if she had never done that before, and she turned to Ross again.
He thought that he was destined to betray Ross until the end.