YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia (3)

Chapter 435: Traps! Traps! Traps Everywhere!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

Explosions rang out time and time again. Flames engulfed the corridors and lightning danced along with it. It was a chaotic scene, not a semblance of serenity to be seen, smoke and dust brewing all over the place as clouds.

Two figures bolted across the sea of flames and explosions, steps light as a feather as they traversed the hellish landscape. They didn't just run by the ground, but on the walls and even on the ceiling, using every solid surface as their footing.

A smile was afloat on the young lady's face. She stepped on the mines and triggered the traps one after another. Yet before the raging flames could chase her, she was already out of reach, not a single lock of her hair touched by the turbulent flames.

Soon, the walls narrowed and the end was in sight. The long flight of stairs drew in closer and closer with every step they took, and before long, they made their stop. The cacophony of explosions was soon over as well.

"Whew～! That was fun!" ［Yuna］

"Fun, huh... Normally, people would be scared and trembling, you know? In the first place, traps are meant to be avoided, not triggered." ［Grey］

"Nah～! Don't sweat the minor details, Grey. I mean, now, people won't get hurt, right? We triggered every trap, after all!" ［Yuna］

"Haah... I guess you're right." ［Grey］

Grey wanted to say a couple more things, but with his fiancée as enthusiastic as she was right now, there was no way she would listen to his words. It was her first time diving in a Labyrinth riddled with traps every other corner, and she seems to like the novelty of the place has to offer.

Well, it was also thanks to her excitement and enthusiasm that all the dangerous traps are now disarmed. It may be a Labyrinth, but it wasn't so cruel to reset every trap after being triggered. Just once was more than enough.

Of course, with the presence of traps much higher than the previous Labyrinths, the abundance of treasure rooms and the number of monsters were also tweaked. It was so that balance could be achieved and everyone's hard work could be rewarded.

"Grey, come to think of it... How many treasure rooms are there on the first floor? There should be a lot, right?" ［Yuna］

"Yeah. We haven't explored most of the place, but I've already sensed over a hundred. That's almost twice as common as the other Labyrinths." ［Grey］

"Ohh～! Great! The knights should be able to gather a lot of funds, then! I'm sure everything will be helpful for rebuilding the Capital!" ［Yuna］

"Hopefully so... Well, enough about that. Why don't we head down the stairs, Milady? I'm sure there are a lot more traps waiting to be triggered." ［Grey］

"Un! Let's go!" ［Yuna］

There was no hint of hesitation in her eyes, the young lady immediately agreeing to Grey's proposal. She was about to rush off into the second floor, but thankfully, Grey was able to grab her by the hand and quell down her recklessness.

With Grey once again looking after Yuna like a parent, the two headed downstairs and traversed the Labyrinth carefully and cautiously, eyes swimming left and right as they quenched their curiosity and made sure to see everything was safe.

Normally, the stairs are safe zones, but in the Labyrinth of Thunder where traps were in abundance, there was no harm in being cautious. Thankfully, it was just as normal as the others, no signs of danger lurking within.

The stairs also served as a transitional space between the floors, more and more bricks embedded in the walls and veins of lightning running throughout the place, pulsing and radiating as if the Labyrinth of Thunder itself was alive.