The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 435



436 – Invisible things

Although I experienced difficulties in level 99, the final one was no different from what was in the novel. The dome collapsed, revealing the door to the 5th floor. When the door appeared, everyone cheered, happy that they had survived. Everyone nodded to each other and headed toward the door, as if they wanted to get out of here quickly.

As I was looking at the back with Ellie, I inadvertently fixed my gaze on the letters floating above their heads.

[100/100]

I feel a strange sense of discomfort. Although it was nothing different from what appeared in the novel, it somehow made me want to scratch my eyebrows. Ellie, who is quick-witted, studied my expression and asked.

“why?”

“I feel like I missed something.”

“… This is the end, right? “What else is there?”

The rescue team that shared memories of the 4th floor in advance knew that this was the end. Scratching my chin in response to Ellie’s question, I checked the spatial coordinates I recognized just in case. There is nothing wrong… .

“Look, there’s something.”

Ellie’s head jerked to where I pointed.

“I can’t see anything… ?”

Spatial coordinates could not be recognized where something, such as a person or object, was occupying the space. However, something clearly invisible was pushing away the coordinates of the space I recognized and occupying the space.

“Wait, everyone stop!”

Derok, who had been holding onto the handle at my urgent shout, raised his hand in surprise as if he had been burned by something hot.

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“W-what!”

The people following Derok also turned and looked at me with puzzled faces.

“There is something invisible.”

Everyone looked serious at my words. They thought that the door that appeared was a trap and that step 100 was not over. But that door is real. There was no difference from the description in the novel, and the design was different so as not to be confused with the escape door.

So what on earth is this? Ellie solved that question. All of a sudden, synthesis magic was poured onto the place I pointed. Although it was a radical method, the effect was certain. The spatial coordinates I recognized disappeared, as if something invisible was moving.

“It moved! “It’s alive!”

I implemented a spear of shadow and swung the spear straight towards the place where the spatial coordinates disappeared. But there was no feeling from the spear blade. Still, everyone grasped the situation at my shout and showed their guard towards the invisible enemy.

“Are you sure? “It’s impossible to confirm even with magic?”

Instead of answering Valentine’s doubts, I pointed to the place where the spatial coordinates disappeared with the blade of the spear.

“excuse me!”

As if Raelan had been waiting, he threw away the magic stone bomb he had packed for emergency use. An explosion occurred with a loud noise. At that time, there was movement as if something had come out of the black smoke. Smoke was scattered on one side. Derok and Kelton noticed this and swung their swords towards that place almost at the same time.

“under!”

I rushed in and swung my spear as if sweeping the floor. For the first time, I felt something on the window sill. It feels quite light rather than heavy. He stepped on the pole and launched himself into the air.

“stomach!”

Valentine, who was skeptical, reflexively used flame magic that could hit the widest range. As long as the body was floating in the air, there was no place to escape. Finally, something blackened by Valentine’s flames fell to the ground. Ellie quickly approached with her wand pointed and spoke in a confused voice.

“raccoon… ?”

The raccoon came to its senses at the sound of that voice and hurriedly got up and ran away into the labyrinth, making the sound of footsteps. Ellie, who was looking at her blankly, belatedly swung her wand, but the raccoon was already long gone.

“What kind of invisible raccoon is there…” ?”

I made a bewildered expression at Valentine’s absurd voice, and then realized that the letters above my head had disappeared. Was simply driving out the raccoon a condition for getting through the final stage?

“Wait, what did the raccoon drop?”

As Ellie tapped something with the tip of her wand with a wary face, Derok went closer and checked what the raccoon had dropped.

“knob?”

“… ?”

Deroque touched the handle with his fingertips and confirmed that there was no problem, so he lifted the handle and showed it to us.

“What is this for?”

Raelan nodded in response to Derok’s question.

“Hey, there’s a door that needs a handle.”

All our heads turned to Raelan’s words. What looked like a door appeared on the wall of the labyrinth. It felt like I could open it like a door by just inserting the handle.

Suddenly, Ellie tapped my forearm and took a step back, so I reflexively followed suit. When De Roque, who was holding his handle, realized belatedly that he was standing alone in front, he gave us a bewildered look.

“I’m holding the handle anyway, so you can just finish it.”

Derok glared at Raelan for a moment, who was being sarcastic even when he said the right things. He hesitated and then slowly put the handle back in. As soon as he heard the clicking sound, Locke threw his body backwards, and when he realized that there was nothing wrong, he got up from his knees and muttered to himself.

“Luckily it wasn’t a trap. “If it was a trap, it would have been dangerous if we hadn’t reacted quickly.”

“… Quickly open the door. “Because it’s more embarrassing for people who see it.”

Derok cleared his throat and spoke at Valentine’s point.

“Hmm, but… “If there are two doors, doesn’t that mean one is a trap?”

“Or it could be a treasure room where a huge reward awaits in the labyrinth.”

Kelton, who was next to Colton, nodded in agreement. Although she was puzzled by the door, which did not appear in the novel, somehow I thought that the door was not a trap. Completing the steps above means you have the qualifications to head to the 5th floor.

Raelan looked at the door in turn for a moment and thought about it, then slowly opened his mouth.

“You have a higher chance of getting rewards from the labyrinth, such as treasure or luck, than from traps. The chance of a coincidence that a door matching the handle dropped by a hidden monster suddenly appears on the wall of the labyrinth is very low. Or it could be a treasure room like Colton said. However, there is a good chance of encountering a monster guarding the treasure.”

Raelan turned and pointed to the door that first appeared.

“If you go through the first door that appears, you can safely head to the 5th floor and escape the labyrinth. But the second door is a gamble with the risk of not knowing what’s there. “Each person must make their own choice.”

After Raelan finished speaking, everyone outside the rescue team was worried. When we were driven to the brink of death by a level 99 enemy, we wanted to get out of the labyrinth right away, but when something that we didn’t know was a reward or something appeared, everyone became greedy. The magic of the labyrinth that stimulates people’s desires was still the same.

Raelan and Lamine approached us. Since I was the leader of the rescue team, it meant that they would follow my choices. Without hesitation, I approached the second door. Although it was an obvious variable, it did not change the major trend.

The reality is that no matter how hard I try now, I cannot win against Roel and the cult leader. So, I need to use variables as much as possible to change the situation to my advantage. Because that would be the way Jin Xian advised me to lead the story to the desired ending.

I held on to the handle and looked over my shoulder, and Ellie nodded and grabbed my shoulder. Lamine and Raelan followed suit and grabbed her by the shoulders. While she was thinking about it, Locke and Kelton also came up and tried to put their hands on Raelan’s shoulders, but were hit on the forehead by the staff Raelan swung. In the end, it seems like everyone chose the second door.

I don’t know what variables await, but without hesitation, I grabbed the door handle and opened it.

[congratulations! You have reached floor 4.5.]

***

The stars were twinkling brightly above our heads. The stars had gathered in one place, forming a beautiful silver river like the Milky Way. Under the sky full of stars, we left the door and stared blankly up at the sky. Then, we heard a voice from somewhere and turned our heads at the same time.

“Oh my, it’s been a while since I’ve been a guest. “It’s a good thing you didn’t give up on your walk tonight, since you are a legitimate guest who came across the door in search of the real ≪Moon≫!”

Is the rabbit next after the raccoon? A human-sized rabbit, wearing a purple suit and a fedora, walked on two legs and approached us pretending to be friendly. Everyone was wary of the sight and pointed their weapons, but the rabbit didn’t pay any attention, as if it was a familiar reaction, and took out something from his waist.

“Now, we will issue temporary citizenship to everyone. To obtain full citizenship, you can do so on the third floor of the largest and most beautiful building near the whale fountain in the center of the city. Then first of all… .”

The rabbit who was writing something down on a notepad suddenly stopped and said as if he remembered something.

“ah! My introduction is late. I am Runnerbit. “He’s a great guest manager in paradise!”

“… Paradise?”

At my question, Runnerbit smiled, showing his front teeth, and handed me his temporary citizenship.

“sure. “It is the only paradise in the labyrinth and the end point of the world.”

While saying that, Runnerbit pretended to tear my temporary citizenship in half. At the look in Runnerbit’s seemingly harmless eyes, I tore my temporary citizenship in half despite Ellie’s dissuasion.

Squeak-!

The starlight from the sky slowly fell to the floor. The light that fell into the endless grassland began to glow, and soon I saw that what had been hidden in darkness was shining with starlight and revealing itself.

“This is… .”

A huge city appeared before my eyes, boasting overwhelming grandeur. She said, sticking out her chest as if she was proud of her runner comb.

“Welcome to Paradise, Eclipse.”