Chapter 127
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 127
Chapter Title: Floor 12 (3)
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"Under the power of holy light, may the blessing of the God of Wisdom be upon you. Chastity Temperance."
A shower of sparkling light descended over Ellie's head in response to Hitollis's prayer, the devout priestess of the God of Wisdom's chastity-focused cult.
Ellie's dazed expression, drool slipping unconsciously from her lips, finally cleared up a bit.
"Is that the miracle priests and paladins use to suppress their lust?"
"Impressive. Fitting for an obsessively virginal order."
Joy Hog and Ramel nodded as they watched Hitollis.
"Hitollis, has that fully suppressed the aphrodisiac's effects?"
Hitollis shook her head with an ambiguous look at my question.
"I've done emergency treatment for now. But the labyrinth's aphrodisiac is so potent..."
She trailed off and glanced at Ellie.
Ellie's nape and long elven ears were still flushed red.
Proof the aphrodisiac hadn't fully worn off.
"Any other options?"
"There are two ways to resolve it. Either hurry to the fountain on floor 10 and soak in the healing waters, or..."
Hitollis hesitated, swallowing hard before continuing.
She clearly hated saying it out loud.
Jubel spoke up, seeing her expression.
"Or plunge a baby-making rod deep into her womb, pounding until she squirts out her pussy juices nice and hard."
"J-Jubel! That's so vulgar!"
"What? It's true, isn't it? Did I say anything wrong?"
"W-Well, no, but..."
"So, what's the plan, Balkan?"
The party's eyes turned to me, the sole male member.
"This aphrodisiac lasts quite a while. Once you start, you'll be stuck here for at least three straight days and nights of nonstop sex. Vaginal creampie sex, of course. Her womb needs to be filled with semen for it to register as 'true mating.'"
Once you began, you'd be tied down for ages.
Weighing the exhaustion afterward and risks during, I made my call after some thought.
"Let's push to floor 10 as fast as possible."
"Tsk."
The party members clicked their tongues in disappointment. All talk, though.
"Smart choice. Masturbation's one thing, but guaranteed pregnancy sex in the labyrinth is too risky."
Sex in a labyrinth crawling with dangers?
Not even worth considering.
'If I had insane confidence in my skills, maybe.'
Sadly, not me right now.
Decision made—it was time to move.
"I'll carry Ellie. My sub-space backpack keeps my back light."
"No, I'll do it. Too dangerous for you."
"Huh?"
As I moved to pick her up, Joy Hog stepped in to stop me.
"What do you mean 'huh'? An aphrodisiac-dosed female clinging to your back, sniffing your week-unwashed male musk—what good could come of that?"
"It's basically begging to be fucked. Don't tempt Ellie when she's barely holding on to her reason. It'll just speed up her ovulation and crank her heat higher."
"A-And her breasts pressing into your back muscles... definitely risky..."
"Yeah. Super risky. Real dangerous."
Joy Hog, Ramel, Hitollis, Jubel.
All four female party members nodded in agreement.
"...Alright, fine. Let's go."
I scratched my nape awkwardly.
The labyrinth. Never easy.
"Ngh... Hnngh..."
Even as we navigated floor 9, Ellie's sticky moans echoed through the labyrinth.
"Ellie, try to stay quiet. I know it's tough, but hold it in."
"Hah... Y-Yes..."
She panted her reply and stifled her breathing.
I wanted to crank up our pace, but reality made it tough.
Floor 9 was smaller than average but packed with traps.
Similar vibe to floor 2, but seven floors deeper meant traps on a whole other level.
Monster traps, arrow traps, explosion traps, teleport traps—we had to tread carefully to avoid the deadly ones.
"Six minotaurs ahead!!!"
"Pruuuuh!"
And we still had to fight approaching monsters.
Not fodder like goblins, but high-difficulty ones like minotaurs.
If my senses weren't maxed, we'd be screwed by the ambush and traps.
The ambushing minotaur pack charged us once spotted.
"Pruuuuh!"
A roar full of confidence.
I yanked Bunny off my back and swung at the lead minotaur.
CRUNCH!!!
A heavy thud of rending flesh—the minotaur's upper body tore away viciously.
Explosive power from its massive size and weight.
Far beyond a normal axe.
"Pruuuh!"
The vanguard wiped out unilaterally.
The minotaurs froze instinctively in fear, if only for a moment.
Perfect opening—no need for words.
"Ramel! Now!!"
"Fireball!"
Ramel unleashed her stockpiled spell with a short incantation.
Minotaurs hit by the blazing fireball shrieked horribly.
The front two died instantly.
The remaining three engulfed in flames.
"Pruuuuh!"
The burning trio charged like warriors sensing death.
As if saying, Feel our pain!
Thud!
Joy Hog, handing Ellie to Hitollis, bashed two back with her shield.
"Pruuuuh!"
"Where do you think you're going?!"
One broke through—Jubel intercepted, but...
Clang!
"What?!"
Her blade, wrapped in dull sword aura, bounced off the minotaur's neck.
The flames around it then faded.
Revealing a minotaur with demonic energy cloaking its left side.
"Demonic aura one! Hitollis!"
"Legions of the God of Wisdom."
"⟨Blessing of Glory⟩"
Hitollis's holy power buff.
Pure white holy energy infused Jubel's sword aura.
I joined right after, wrapping Bunny in the same blessing.
[Blessing of Glory]
[Aaaah!!]
I thought I heard Bunny scream, but I focused and swung.
Slash!
CRUNCH!
Jubel's sword took its neck; my axe cleaved its waist.
Joy Hog finished her two.
Thud!
Battle over, I slammed Bunny into the ground.
"Whew. Tough bastards."
Our coordination was solid, though.
Perfect response for such a frantic fight.
"Still a ways to the descent portal. Better rest here tonight."
"Wouldn't it be better to rest briefly, grab what we need, and rush to floor 10?"
Joy Hog shook her head at my suggestion.
"I'd like to, but Hitollis and Ramel's stamina is shot. Pushing more today is risky. Plus, more traps ahead possibly. This area's trap-free—ideal for camp."
Priests and mages had lower stamina than frontline fighters; low condition meant party-wide drop.
Pressing on fatigued could invite bigger dangers.
Joy Hog was party leader.
Her reasoning was sound and convincing.
Still, a nagging worry—probably for Ellie.
"Got it. I was pushing too hard."
"No worries. Your boss's daughter got hit—makes sense. I get it."
Joy Hog was reasonable and empathetic when sober.
She understood my mindset.
Later, the party butchered the minotaurs for valuables and prepped camp.
"Heh. Floor 9 quality—nice minotaur hides."
"Four got torched, though. Still, decent haul. Mid-floors pay better."
After checking Joy Hog and Jubel sorting loot, Ramel prepping food, Hitollis tending Ellie, I eyed Bunny.
'Past floor 5, demonic monsters from 6 on.'
Frequency like last run, but oddity: none below 5 this time.
Coincidence?
Thwack!
[Kihiiik?!]
I wiped blood from the blade, then tapped the gold ornament with my Blessing of Glory-coated hand—Bunny vibrated lewdly with each touch.
Gluttony killed, so no demonic monsters below 5.
Speculation, but plausible.
'Idelbert said she'd reveal labyrinth secrets at mid-upper explorer rank. Then I can unravel these mysteries.'
For now, focus on climbing higher.
"A vibrating axe. Wild."
"Might actually be useful."
Party admired Bunny.
Visually, nothing more imposing.
"Cool, right? Shy guy despite the looks."
Thwack! Thwack!
[Hiiik...!]
I let them inspect closer by tapping.
Vrrrrm!!
[Hwoooo?!]
"Whoa, Balkan. Touching it makes it squirt like crazy."
"...Huh? Why's fluid leaking from the blade?"
"Hm. Drinking water substitute? Handy. No dying of thirst in here."
[......]
After the appraisal session, I slung the fainted Bunny back on.
We ate rations, set watches.
Ellie exempted, I took first watch out of consideration, then followed my routine.
"Hah... Hnngh..."
Others recovered overnight, but Ellie's condition worsened.
Tap tap.
"Hic... Hnngh..."
Ellie blankly tweaked her own nipples.
Vrrrrm!!
"Hah?! Hii?!"
Splash! Splish!
Her skirt lifted briefly then settled with a strong squirt.
Jubel's prodigy fingers now on herself.
Result: soaked skirt, faded from last night.
I swallowed hard and approached the disheveled Ellie.
"...Ellie. You okay? Back to your senses?"
"Y-Yes..."
"How many fingers?"
I held up one finger in front of her.
"Oppa dick...? Ngh..."
Not quite sane.
Embarrassed by her nonsense, she squeezed her eyes shut.
Then mashed her mage hat down to hide her face.
"Can you hold out?"
"I-I can... Sorry for being a burden..."
She gripped her hand to stop it reaching her nipple.
"It's fine. Party won't crumble over one shaky member. Rest easy."
She looked sad about dragging us down, so I stroked her head reassuringly.
"Hieeeek?!"
Splaaash!
Ellie shuddered violently, squirting elven nectar.
"..."
I stared at her worse-than-expected state, wiped the splash from my face.
Ellie got another Chastity Temperance miracle from Hitollis.
We resumed sweeping floor 9, reaching the end after half a day.
Found the portal to 10, but Ellie's state nixed mana sampling.
"Joy Hog, a word."
I pulled her aside.
"...Might pass out entering floor 10? What do you mean?"
She eyed me questioningly.
First time on floor 5 via teleport trap, I'd blacked out.
Floor 10: second multiple of 5 after 5.
[The One Wrapped in Light]'s warning spot.
Who knew what awaited.
Better insure.
"Long story. Not dodging—just don't know where to start."
"...Hm. Multiples of 5 skippable via fountain scrolls anyway. Fine."
Even suspicious, Joy Hog nodded casually.
Built trust paying off.
Handy having reliable members.
"Alright, let's go."
We gripped each other tight and crossed the descent portal to floor 10.
Whoosh—
A floaty sensation.
Ziiiiing—!
Immense shock hit at senses-shattering speed.
"Kahak?!"
"Wh-What, Balkan! You oka—"
Party voices faded instantly.
Strength drained from my body.
Crack. Creak.
Ominous sounds from joints, muscles.
"Nghhh...!"
Excruciating pain threatening to shatter consciousness.
I desperately clung to awareness.
In pain far beyond expectations, I scanned surroundings, analyzed.
'No enemies nearby.'
Not external impact.
Something changing inside me.
"..."
Suppressing screams and nausea—then.
[???'s Blessing resonates with your growth.]
[Repositioning body more efficiently.]