The maze was built starting with the mother skeleton replenishing its magic.

[Berazha's Blessing: Turning Pain and Despair into Strength]

If I remember correctly, the evil witch Angelica kept mentioning seemed to be a follower of Belzaha.

Could this adventurer in front of me also be one?

After a moment's thought, Lance opened a portal and threw the adventurer named Harvey into his labyrinth.

Prepare for both possibilities.

If he ultimately doesn't survive, at least dying in Lance's labyrinth will trigger the [King of the Labyrinth] effect, granting him a boost of experience and skills.

If he survives, hand him over to Angelica. With the help of translator 3413, they should be able to find out something.

It also serves to appease Angelica, who was thrown out as bait; she'll definitely love this gift.

"What was that just now, partner?" 3413 raised his hands, seemingly surprised by Lance's teleportation portal.

"The portal to my labyrinth," Lance explained, then looked up at the forest before him. "3413, can you find the location of the magic crystal?"

"Of course, I mean, I know this place like the back of my hand."

That's so reassuring, my partner.

Following the direction pointed out by the little finger, Lance plunged into the forest.

It was quiet all around. A waterfall in the distance cascaded into the lake, and a strong wind blew in this direction, rustling the branches and bushes.

To be honest, the atmosphere in the forest was rather oppressive. If it weren't for the fact that there was nothing unusual about the 3413 on his shoulder, Lance would have liked to just open the door and leave.

"Over there, partner." 3413 pointed ahead. "There's a magic crystal mine over there."

Following the direction of the finger, Lance looked and saw a purple crystal, about the height of his calf, standing on the ground. Centered on the magic crystal, purple, almost vine-like patterns spread outwards.

Its colors are vibrant, beautiful, and mysterious.

Is this the magic crystal?

Lance approached, and before reaching out to touch it, he rationally asked, "Is there anything special about this thing?"

"You've come to the right person, partner." 3413 crawled up Lance's leg to the ground, looked up at the magic crystal, and said, "Magic crystals taste better when they're boiled in water."

"Eat?" Lance shook his head helplessly. "How's the quality of this magic crystal?"

"You have to trust 3413's taste, partner," Metal Spider said with a hint of pride. "This is the best piece around here."

Lance slammed the black sword down hard, but not even a nick appeared.

"So hard."

"Let's leave it to Gentleman 3413!"

The little spider's hand blades were extremely sharp, slicing the magic crystal off as easily as cutting wheat along its roots.

With both hands raised above his head, he climbed up Lance's body again onto his shoulders.

"You need to give me at least a quarter of your energy, partner," 3413 said. "I can't remember the last time I recharged."

Lance took the magic crystal and weighed it in his hand.

It's lighter than I imagined, so is this the material humans use to make wands?

"It's still early, let's find a few more pieces before heading back... 3413?"

As soon as Lance finished speaking, he noticed that the little guy on his shoulder had curled up into a ball and fallen to the ground, trembling at a very unnatural frequency.

A red light flashed continuously above their heads.

The original intonation and rhythm of the dubbing voice has been transformed into a purely mechanical sound.

"Danger—Danger—Danger—"

Immediately afterwards, ripples, like green sonar radar, spread outwards in bursts at an extremely fast speed.

What happened?!

Lance was in a panic and was about to open the door to leave when he suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Since Lance was reincarnated as a skeleton, he hasn't felt "cold" for a long time.

Looking back, the edge of the forest was shrouded in a gray mist that was gradually spreading toward Lance.

From the gray fog, a knight clad in white armor slowly emerged; in Lance's understanding, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a mecha rather than armor.

With sharp angles, it appears light and sturdy, holding a white longsword in its right hand and a shield in its left, half of its body shrouded in mist.

The gray mist followed behind him, dissipating with each step forward until it almost completely obscured the knight, leaving only his red-glowing eyes visible.

"You've crossed the line, Skull."

The knight's voice drifted over slowly, like an ancient bell, carrying the weight of time.

Human language? Adventurers?

Without any hesitation, Lance raised his hand and opened the portal to the Kru Labyrinth, kicking 3413 inside.

run!

Before diving into the portal, I rushed to check the knight's attribute panel.

【Name: First Edmund】

[Level: LV.65]

[HP: 12400/12400]

【Magic Power: 9400/9400】

[Race: Forsaken]

[Classes: Knight (Level 10), Holy Swordsman (Level 5), Pyromancer (Level 5), Oathbreaker (Level 5)]

The level and attributes are already ridiculously high.

Lance didn't remember any of the subsequent talents and skills, but he did remember the most eye-catching one.

The Master of the Labyrinth (Starfall Labyrinth)

This knight is the final boss of the maze.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The Kru Labyrinth, in the surrounding forest.

Glenn carried the heavily wounded Harvey slowly along the main road leading to Ross Town.

"Thank you."

Harvey managed to say thank you with difficulty, but after a violent coughing fit, his face grew even paler.

"Luckily, I had some medicine with me," Glenn said with a smile. "How did you get such serious injuries? That maze..."

That's only half the story.

He swallowed the second half of the sentence, "The monsters are all quite friendly."

Harvey shook his head with a wry smile, his voice very weak.

"I seem to have lost a part of my memory. My most recent memory is of preparing to go to the Starfall Labyrinth to investigate the cause of the deep tremors."

"Isn't that labyrinth in Byronde?"

"Is this not Byronde?"

Glenn turned his head with some surprise to look at the tall adventurer.

"This is Ross Town. I found you in the Kru Labyrinth."

He found out.

It must have been the Skeleton King who did it.

Glenn can now barely distinguish the skeletons in the Krug maze.

First and foremost is Mr. Skeleton, the kindest man who handed Mr. Ethan his diary and took him to pay his respects at Mr. Martin's grave.

Then there's the aloof and cool skeleton instructor who's been guiding him lately.

The shy and tall one is just the Skeleton Captain.

Then the master of the entire Kru Labyrinth, dressed in purple-black armor, is the Skeleton King.

The Skeleton King's ability to open portals to other places suggests that he rescued the adventurers before him.

"By the way, I am Glenn Edmund, a new adventurer from Ross Town."

"Harvey, a member of the team 'Platinum Unicorn'."

"Bylundin's C-class squad?" Glenn asked in surprise.

"That's right." Harvey clutched his head, his face contorted in pain. "But I think I've forgotten something very important..."

"It's alright, we'll be in Ross Town soon. I'll take you to find the healer."

"Thank you," Harvey said sincerely, then asked, "Do you live in Ross Town?"

Glenn found this question a bit difficult to answer.

Because he's been living in the maze lately, either mining or fighting the skeleton instructor.

Both their level and strength increased rapidly.

"I'm staying in Ross Town for the time being," was the only answer Glenn could give.

Harvey smiled.

"Please come to my house after I recover. I live in a small house outside Byronding in the south. I have a very cute little sister, no, I should say two."

"Little sister... I'm so envious. I only have one spoiled young lady."

The two walked for about ten more minutes and could see the gates of Ross Town in the distance.

Just then, the sound of hurried hooves came from behind.

Glenn helped Harvey to make way for the carriage, but the carriage stopped right in front of them.

A familiar figure leaned out of the carriage and waved to them.

"Is everything going well, Mr. Ethan?" Glenn asked with a smile, somewhat surprised, as he greeted Ethan in the carriage.

"Something's fishy," Ethan sighed, then looked at the two of them. "Want a ride? Your friend seems to be quite badly injured."

After saying that, Ethan looked at Harvey's face.

I feel like I've seen this somewhere before.

Before Glenn could answer, Lilith's clear, yet urgent voice came from inside the carriage:

"get off!"

"what?"

Lilith kicked Ethan out of the car and then told the driver to drive away quickly.

Glenn stared at Ethan with a blank expression.

He went alone, but returned with a beautiful blonde twin-tailed female knight.

Glenn was about to step forward and introduce himself to the female knight.

Lilith had already drawn her longsword from her waist, the tip of which was aimed directly at Harvey's neck.

Glenn looked at Ethan with surprise.

Ethan looked at Lilith with surprise.

Only Lilith seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, her expression extremely serious.

"This person is infected with a blood curse."