The second level of the Deadly Sin Labyrinth Greed
The guild staff of the Adventurers Guild awaited in places other than the Gem Golem’ habitat. In order to prevent any tragic accidents from happening during the grand festival.
[GAAAAAA!!]
“Aghhh!! My arm! My arm!!!”
“Damn it! Die! Die!!”
“Man… it’s getting really bad here…”
Turner, a healing mage, was among them. She caught the pitiful participants who couldn’t even reach the Gem Golem and treated them.
Turner was part of a silver-tier adventurer group based somewhere around the upper or middle levels. This time, thinking she could make some quick money with the festival on the timing of her vacation after a long dive into the labyrinth, she realized the job forced upon her was not worth the effort.
“Uwaa! Let go! I can still fight!”
“You’re about to lose your arm, of course it’s impossible. Sleep!”
The commotion caused by new adventurers was overwhelming, and Turner was getting tired. Were rookie adventurers really this foolish? Was she once like this too? She wondered as she ran around.
“Injured or wishing to retire, come this way!”
“We’ll safely escort you out of the labyrinth!”
“Be careful! If too many people gather, it’ll attract monsters!”
Other supporters besides herself were also quite busy. She thought back to her past, scoffing at the idea that dealing with newbies and the smoldering copper ranks would be easy.
“Don’t push yourself too hard, okay? We’ve got a long way to go.”
“Rodz san.”
And there was Rodz, the receptionist for the Adventurers Guild, arriving there. She seemed to be using the skills of a healing mage. Well, today, the reception at the Adventurers Guild wouldn’t be that crowded, given that most non-participating adventurers had gathered to watch the festival.
“Rodz-san, you’re so skillful.”
“I’ve done this countless times. As a supporter.”
As they worked together on the treatment, Rodz’s efficiency stood out. She quickly categorized the severity of the injuries and addressed them one after another. I had always thought she was an excellent receptionist, but she turned out to be quite versatile. There might be truth to the rumor that she used to be an adventurer.
“Is it always like this?”
“Hmm…”
Rodz furrowed her brow, looking a bit troubled.
“This time, there are more injured people. We should be cautious,”
“What do you mean?”
Rodz pointed with her chin at an adventurer wrapped in bandages who had recklessly charged into a group of monsters and was easily defeated.
“There are always a few who self-destruct in their haste, but this time, there are more of them,”
“Isn’t it just that there are more foolish adventurers this time?”
“That’s a possibility… but be careful,”
Rodz’s voice carried a strange weight, as if she anticipated something.
“For silver-ranked adventurers, it might not be much, but for those of white or bronze rank, it’s a high-stakes gamble,” sh
“You never know what might happen or what someone might try,”
“Exactly,”
Turner took Rodz’s words to heart and focused even more on treating the injured in front of her, preparing for the storm that seemed to be approaching.
Turner also made up her mind that she would not be a supporter of the next and future Festivals.
This job is definitely not worth the reward.
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“We can’t just give away information that’s crucial to our fate so easily.”
Orlok, the leader of the Red Ogres, recalled how easy it was to trade with the rookie adventurer Shizuku. His intuition that these newbies sniffing around the Gem Golem had found something was spot on. It was a jackpot.
“We can’t give away the information for free. Please, forgive us.”
When the girl was alone, Orlok and his men intimidated her into revealing the information. She desperately tried to negotiate for a single gold coin, but inwardly, Orlok was smirking.
This girl was an amateur.
The going rate for information on a bounty like this could be as high as 30% of the bounty itself. He had heard rumors that the bounty for the Gem Golem was even higher due to the festival. She was about to give away this information for less than 10% of its value.
Even if they did use violence, the Adventurers’ Guild would definitely punish them. But this naïve silver-haired girl spilled the beans so easily without realizing it.
“Fine. The deal is done,”
Orlok said, reveling in the pleasure of taking advantage of the ignorant.
He and his men laughed, oblivious to the girl’s change in demeanor as she smiled a completely different smile behind their backs.
The Third Level of the Deadly Sin Labyrinth Greed
The bronze-ranked adventurer group Red Ogres hurried forward, aiming to reach the Gem Golem as soon as possible. They weren’t panicking, knowing the Gem Golem’s goal was to guard the door.
This was a significant advantage. The labyrinth’s terrain changes sporadically but not frequently.
“Where’s the door?”
“This way! Hurry!”
Knowing the door’s location from the previous day, they just had to head in that direction. Luckily, no terrain shifts occurred on that day, and they had won their bet.
“Haha! The others must be running around aimlessly!”
“Praise the goddess of victory! And that girl!”
“Don’t get complacent!”
Orlok shouted, snapping his team back to focus. They couldn’t afford to relax.
“That pair hasn’t given up on the Gem Golem yet! Don’t think it’ll be easy!”
“Yeah, yeah, we got it, Orlok. We won’t underestimate them,”
Orlok glared at the fool who almost spoke out of turn. At the entrance to the main corridor leading to the door, he gave further instructions.
“You two, stay here,”
Out of the five, he had two stay behind to hinder any rivals. While killing fellow adventurers was prohibited, other forms of interference were allowed in this competition.
“Take down anyone who comes through here, especially those kids,”
As Orlok and the remaining two advanced toward the Gem Golem, Grog, one of the guards, looked back and scratched his head.
“Will they even come this way?”
“They were desperate enough to insist they’d join the festival hunt themselves,”
The girl had pleaded tearfully that they only traded information and would participate in the hunt.
They had laughed and agreed, with no intention of letting her or her partner defeat the Gem Golem. Hence, the watch.
“Well, they might not come head-on, but who knows? They’re just two kids,”
“But…”
Grog started, gripping his axe and staring down the corridor as an eerie glow of magic illuminated a boy and girl duo.
“They’re here.”
“Dumb move,”
They braced themselves and shouted.
“Stop right there! This is a no-go zone!”
“If you don’t want to get hurt, scram!”
The two adventurers showed their weapons and yelled. The duo didn’t respond, charging straight at them without hesitation. The sheer intensity made Grog frown.
“Any closer, and we’ll kill you! Are you ready for that?”
“Not ready to die,”
the boy replied calmly, his voice steady and unshaken. His demeanor required caution, and Grog tightened his grip on his axe.
“Well, then…”
“But are you sure you should only focus on us?” the boy added.
In the next moment, countless adventurers burst from behind the duo.
The story goes back to the night Shizuku confessed her actions to Ur.
“They were onto us,”
Shizuku quietly revealed.
“What?”
“The information about the Gem Golem’s characteristics and ‘purpose’ spread more widely than we thought. Many adventurers were watching us closely.”
Ur slowly absorbed Shizuku’s explanation, feeling as if he had swallowed a bitter medicine.
The true value of Magica’s ‘Gem Golem strategy’ lay in its simplicity. However, because it was so simple, keeping it exclusive was crucial. Anyone could execute it, so no one could know. Ur had thought he could monopolize the information, given its source from an exceptional mage.
He was wrong.
“Of course. Everyone’s desperate. It’s only natural.”
But Magica hadn’t guaranteed that.
“No one else has such precise information,”
she had assured. This implied others might have some idea about the Gem Golem’s loophole. They might not have Magica’s extensive knowledge, but they had enough insight to spot someone who did.
Ur a had been exploring the labyrinth daily, fighting Gem Golem drawing attention. So,
“The door and the Gem Golem’s destruction might turn into a battle…” Ur realized.
If it came to that, anything could happen. There was no certainty, and if a stronger team arrived, their chances of winning were slim.
Ur’s ‘safe strategy’ had been flawed from the start.
“So instead of hoarding information, I chose to sell it. I’m sorry for not explaining it to you to avoid suspicion,”
“You sold it to the Red Ogres,”
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