Chapter 181
Chapter 181
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 181
Chapter Title: The Great Labyrinth is Dangerous - 1
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Two dimension gates appeared right in front of me and to my right.
The one straight ahead was definitely the one I'd been using before.
You could tell from the gently rippling surface.
So the relatively plain one on the right...?
"Let's see..."
I stuck my arm in, and it slid right through without any resistance.
The air was a bit chilly on the other side.
I poked my head in to check, and it was the beach shelter where we'd set up camp.
It was around my cabin, but people were gathered in the middle.
They seemed to be chatting away.
"The right dimension gate leads here..."
I peeked into the front gate, and Mi-kyung spotted me, waving her hand.
It was the usual spot that always opened.
"Oppa, you done with everything?"
Everyone turned to look at once, making me feel embarrassed all over again.
"Yeah, just a sec."
I mumbled a reply and pulled my head back out.
"Close the dimension gate."
This time, the front one—the one closest to me—shut.
What if I approached the right one and gave the command?
"Close the dimension gate."
Sure enough, the right dimension gate closed smoothly.
To sum it up:
A second dimension gate leading to the other world had appeared for me.
A normal room getting an extra door might seem useless.
But dimension gates were on another level entirely.
You could move them around.
Place the second one somewhere convenient, and you could travel anytime.
"This is straight out of a fantasy teleport..."
The only downside was having to go there in person for the initial setup.
After a few experiments, I'd figured out how to control the second dimension gate.
Opening it worked the same as the original, but you had to approach it to close it.
"Feels like the entry conditions might be different too."
I'd test that later. For now, checking my skill slots, there it was: Resilience, big and bold.
"A murderer skill, huh."
Getting it without properly killing a murderer was pretty wild.
Did exploiting the bug do it?
Either way, Resilience's effect was fantastic.
It cut status ailment effects by a whopping 70%.
That included exhaustion, weakening, and such—excluding system ones like Battlefield Shackles.
"Perfect for when I trigger Berserk."
I'd always suffered exhaustion after going all out, but now I could keep moving.
I equipped my items one by one, and my status window looked like this.
And that wasn't all.
With buffs from Soo-yeon, and activating Primal Life—aka Berserk—my stats would multiply by 1.7 times.
I could boost them further with tangerines, emperor honey, and horn mushrooms too.
"So the final stats would be..."
Health 41, Strength 34, Agility 34, Dexterity 27, Perception 31...
"I'm a total monster now."
It felt like I'd hit the limit, but there was still room to grow.
3-tier skills to snag, and Ji-man working hard on the crops.
"Could push to 40 eventually."
Two skill slots were empty, though.
Becoming a murderer gave me a unique skill, overwriting Truth-Seeing Eye and Death's Brand.
Recovering from murderer status was fine, but the skills didn't come back.
"Eh, just grab new ones."
Having two extra slots was secretly thrilling.
Room for growth.
Owl Bear was too low-level, so wait for griffons or other monsters.
Or head to the Great Labyrinth.
"Everything's higher level there..."
Unless you're a freak like me obsessed with lore, most wouldn't know.
Even basic monsters in the Great Labyrinth had jacked-up levels.
Cases of getting skills there even after surpassing lizardmen levels proved it.
Anyway, no time to dawdle.
Battlefield cleared around here, so time to check on Hyung-jun hyung.
He'd beaten other Chinese groups and cleared his battlefield.
His wife was probably hiding, so quick grab to the Korean shelter.
"Gotta fetch Seok-hyun too."
Lots to do.
I hopped on the motorcycle and revved it up.
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By the time I wrapped up, it was evening.
A normal person would've been wiped out, but my stats and skills had me feeling fresh.
Body fine, but mind... not so much.
"Prepared for it, but damn, it's bleak..."
Survivors' safe zones had shrunk massively compared to before.
Even with real-time intel and orders from the Korean shelter, recovery was a pipe dream.
Might never happen.
"If the ghoul flowers unleash their stored energy, it's game over..."
Civilization crumbles, full fantasy world.
Sturdy structures might remain, but pointless.
"We're better off, at least."
We've got the shelter.
Others are probably dying inside.
Thinking of upcoming patches and expansions, wonder if we'll even survive.
Especially the final one...
"Focus on the Great Labyrinth for now."
I scratched my head and stepped through the dimension gate.
Curious folks swarmed me.
"...That's how it went down. So no wandering off anymore. Yeo-ul made a big map of the Seoul area..."
"Uncle, here."
She handed over a huge prepared map.
Explains the speed—she based it on Korean shelter intel.
Sharp as ever.
"Our safe land is just this stretch, right?"
Her finger traced from Yeouido to Gimpo Airport.
I added a circle under Gyeongbok Palace in Gangbuk.
"This too. Territory's expanding, but still risky for now. Stick to these two spots."
Mi-kyung peered at the map and pouted sadly.
"Die if we go outside?"
"Not die, but Battlefield Shackles hits, screwing your abilities. Gotta kill someone else to lift it."
"Scary..."
Faces fell all around.
Da-jung patted Yu-hyun and Mi-kyung's backs.
"No worries. Invincible Kimbap Uncle'll expand our turf."
"Sacrificing the Chinese camped east..."
Ji-man's words. I nodded gravely.
"We gotta survive. No choice. Let's settle this."
I pulled a highlighter from my bag and colored the map.
"Provinces unknown, so exclude 'em. Our turf's here. Safe Zone this, Danger Zone everything else."
"Survivors scattered across Seoul all funneled to Safe Zones. Battle Royale sparked fights, bad blood everywhere."
"Auction house was insane. Bad intel killing folks, hit jobs..."
Sighs all around at Soo-yeon's words.
Battle Royale's real terror came after.
Rumors and incitement turned allies to enemies, sparking bloodshed.
Korean shelter was chaos central now.
Even total anarchy seemed more stable.
I capped the highlighter and stressed:
"We're way better off. Everyone alive, safe ahead. Just mind this, and..."
I opened dimension gates—two appeared.
Gasps.
"Huh? Not just one?"
"Different vibe?"
"I'll check."
Seok-hyun dipped into the second and popped back.
"No points used."
"Zero points?"
"Whoa, that's awesome..."
Guilty twinge.
100 points per use was a burden for everyone, including me.
Except Da-jung, no one spent freely.
They'd scrimped and donated to me.
My points topped 27k thanks to that.
I addressed the group.
"Anyway, extra dimension gate now. Totally separate from the original—maybe fix one permanently somewhere? Thoughts?"
Silent Geom-in spoke up.
"Idea: Build a shelter in the Great Labyrinth?"
"There?"
Weird but intriguing.
Confused looks; Geom-in fetched his laptop, played footage.
...My voice. Super embarrassing.
"Reviewed Sung-ho's Great Labyrinth clear vids nonstop. 2F has a spot—underwater cave, shelter material."
"Oh yeah, that place."
"Lizardmen fight spot."
"Earth guy Uber'd a lizardman pack while we chilled?"
Da-jung gritted her teeth; Seok-hyun tilted his head.
"Did I?"
"You did! Victims remember, perps forget!"
Stunned faces.
Bored, so make drama.
I fast-forwarded, refreshing memory.
"But 1F's way riskier. We're fine, but..."
"Nah, passage connects to 1F. Hunt there."
"Good memory."
"After you went down, I built the shelter. Felt like my secret hideout."
Shelter fanatic through and through.
Geom-in's idea seemed solid.
Great Labyrinth entrance swarmed now.
We could bypass, but others? Nightmare.
Straight to 2F? Breeze.
But setup meant me opening the second gate there personally.
Lots of prep...
To Ji-man:
"Shade Grapes—enough for Great Labyrinth runs?"
Great Labyrinth's night dwarfed city's—pitch black.
Some glowmoss, but Shade Grapes crucial.
He grinned.
"Grew 'em good. Shade Grapes and more—effects killer. Use 'em."
"Great. Shelter it is. I'll open the gate later; set up our stuff meantime."
I rummaged my bag, laid out resurrection scrolls.
Original 2 plus 2 more: total 4.
"Used Skill Expansion, Item Expansion, Face Mask myself."
No complaints.
Fair—I earned 'em the hard way.
Handed one to Da-jung, kept one.
"We roam a lot, need one each. Seok-hyun doesn't, obviously. Two left—communal."
"Communal...?"
"Always carry one outside. Go with me, Da-jung, Seok-hyun, or Geom-in."
Geom-in beamed at his name-drop.
Quiet Seok-hyun spoke:
"Can play in Great Labyrinth? Some already in."
Despite beatings and warnings, curiosity won.
Auction house flooded with live reports.
Foreigners spotted, trap deaths, etc.
Great Labyrinth deadly, but prime farm spot.
Greed unstoppable.
I held up two fingers.
"Minimum pairs. I ditched a map project—Geom-in, scout it?"
"Got it."
"Rest, keep routine. Get lost in there? Headache."
Paths, traps, beefed-up monsters.
Da-jung stood, clung to my back.
"Done talking?"
Knew what she wanted.
I cleared my throat, stood— she dangled airborne.
"Alright... chores till dinner."
Heading to cabin, Yu-hyun approached cautiously.
"Hyung, summarized auction rumors..."
Notebook intel impressed even me.
Shelter folks jotted rumors from auction browsing.
Handy summaries. No big scoops.
Returned the notebook.
"Good work. Keep it up—helps."
"Will do. You're out and about a lot."
He grinned, spotted Da-jung, bolted.
I pinched her thigh.
"Ow."
"Scared him off."
"Didn't do anything?"
Sure.
In the cabin, Da-jung leaned on the table, ass out.
"I'm desperate. Pound me quick."
What a sudden throttle.
Short hotpants, long legs—lust stirred.
I gave her what she wanted.
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Battle Royale left deep scars on survivors.
Fights everywhere, mostly ending in death.
Safe Zone seekers left Danger Zones monster-rampant.
Monsters roamed wild; environment shifting.
City turning forest, jungle.
Great Labyrinth's emergence offered hope.
Returnees: risky, rewarding.
Glowstones helped, but not enough.
Hopes pinned on Kimbap Lover.
Only confirmed Labyrinth conqueror.
Other veterans vanished—sky-high or underground.
Expectations drew crowds to entrances nationwide.
Some clans tented up, claiming turf.
Then four veterans appeared together.
Crowds buzzed, parting ways.
Crowds awed by veterans' aura, but Survivor1 disappointed.
Survivor1 strode confidently, ignoring shade.
He matched other veterans shoulder-to-shoulder.
The four pushed through crowds into the Great Labyrinth gate.
Others followed, but Seok-hyun's face popped out—mass panic.
"Enter, get beat."
No takers.
Seok-hyun's entrance patrols famous.
Could mob, but no agitators.
They waited patiently... but no exit.
Hours passed.
[The Great Labyrinth is Dangerous - 1] End