Chapter 60: To the Labyrinth! (6)
Chapter 60: To the Labyrinth! (6)
The Labyrinth, 5th Floor.
While people were busy hammering away at the Obelisk, I realized I had reached my limit.
[This is as far as I can go.]
Beep, bee-beep.
The massive Magic Stone embedded in the Living Armor’s chest began to flicker.
As if signaling that a giant hero’s transformation only had three minutes left, the Magic Stone’s light began to fade.
[It seems the temporary Magic Stone I prepared can only handle up to the 5th floor.]
"Ah..."
Laura and the rest of the party looked deeply disappointed.
[You could continue on your own from here, but I’m not particularly fond of that idea.]
Rapey bastards targeting my knight order have already appeared as early as the 1st floor. To deal with those types proactively, my presence is mandatory.
In this party, I don’t just play the role of a porter; I am the 'brain.'
[We’ve managed to scavenge some Magic Stones while moving from the 1st to the 5th floor, and I’ve confirmed everything I needed to. Based on this, I know I just need to equip a higher-output Magic Stone or station another Living Armor here to act as a relay.]
Reaching the 5th floor on the very first expedition.
This was undoubtedly an encouraging result.
[I’ve checked the state of the Infinite Labyrinth on the way down and cleaned up some of the labyrinth’s trash, so I’m satisfied. Do you wish to go deeper, Captain?]
"Hmm..."
Laura licked her lips regretfully, but she placed a hand on my gauntlet and gave a beaming smile.
"I want to go down with you, Lewd Man. I don’t think I can do it without you. What about the others?"
"Regardless of the party composition, reaching the 5th floor on the first run is a sufficient achievement. Let’s plan to reach the 10th floor or deeper next time. What do you think, Serica?"
"Hmm..."
Serica stared at me blankly for a moment before turning her head away.
"...It does make me crave a drink."
"......."
Laura shot a quick glance at Serica, but Serica kept her eyes fixed outside the tent and said nothing more.
[Then we’ll consider the 5th floor cleared for now and head back up. I’m sorry, but to get back to the 1st floor—]
"Aaaargh!!"
A sudden scream erupted from outside.
The party and I immediately readied for combat and rushed out.
"What’s happening?!"
"The—the Obelisk!!"
Whirrrrr.
"The Obelisk has an 'erection'—!!"
Those who had been diligently mining Magic Stones scrambled away in horror at the Obelisk’s bizarre transformation.
"That sight is..."
[Is it going rampant?]
I had seen this before.
The towering spire began to shift into a strange, grotesque form, its surface turning into hideous, writhing flesh.
"...A Rampant Obelisk on the 5th floor? That’s rare."
[Perhaps an unusual situation has occurred.]
Maybe someone’s insults reached the labyrinth’s ears, or perhaps the labyrinth went berserk after sensing my 'Magic Power.'
"Isn't that... dangerous...?"
[It is.]
Riiip.
The flesh on the pillar split open.
The way the tip of the pillar tore vertically, and the way the top gradually took on a more angular shape, was highly reminiscent of 'that.'
"Uh, that... it looks exactly like..."
[It looks like a total dick.]
The Obelisk had become a cock.
I wasn't joking; the Obelisk was literally transforming into the shape of a penis.
'To think they scammed people by calling that a "giant bamboo shoot" or a "giant mushroom."'
The developers of this world were definitely perverts.
To use the bizarre designs of the Infinite Labyrinth to create a special boss mob that looks like that when it goes rampant...
It was nothing short of a giant dick.
"W-what should we do...? It looks so gross I don't even want to fight it."
"It’s fine. For an Obelisk on this floor, that’s the extent of its transformation."
"Then what do the lower floors look like...?"
"Well."
Yurdias and Serica both scowled.
"...They have bulging veins, or sometimes steel spheres... like piercings attached to them."
"Ugh."
Laura made a face of pure disgust.
"That’s trashy..."
Seeing Laura look so repulsed and contemptuous was so damn sexy that my main body, far away, felt like it was about to throb and erupt.
[Captain.]
"Ah, yes!"
And seeing her expression flip instantly to a bright, Golden Retriever-like smile the moment I called her made my cock stand even taller.
—Heeut...! The—the essence reaction... it’s getting even stronger...!
Right now, Astarotte was at her wits' end, clutching my throbbing dick, but the signal to the Living Armor was becoming clearer than ever.
'This is a breakthrough.'
Now that I was linked to the Living Armor, I realized that the hornier I got, the more power I could exert.
[If we leave that thing alone, more people will fall victim to it. If that happens, the day-laborer miners won't be able to earn money here.]
"T-then what happens?"
[To compensate for that lost revenue, Count Fermaton will have to work harder. He’ll have to do more territorial work to settle the accidents here, which means his administrative duties will pile up.]
"Administrative duties piling up... Ah!!"
Laura gasped in horror.
"T-then...! Oh, no...!!"
She realized it.
The time Ruji Fermaton spent on administrative work was time purely dedicated to 'work,' with absolutely no room for sexual acts or indecency, no matter how much she tempted him.
In short:
[If we leave that thing be, the paperwork will increase by at least five pages. Per day, at that.]
My working hours increasing meant Laura’s sex time decreasing!
"Hah!"
Laura immediately drew her weapon.
Gripping her golden bow, she entered a combat stance, and the others followed suit.
[Fortunately, we’re the only ones here right now. Let’s finish this before those coming up from the 6th floor reach the warp point.]
"......Hehe."
Serica drew her sword and took a stance.
"Even if it’s something that filthy, it’ll still 'feel good to cut'...!"
A sharp, keen energy began to coat Serica’s blade.
Though it was shaped like a sword, Serica’s weapon—the 'Blade'—was one that favored 'slashing' over 'thrusting.'
'I wonder if she’d be better off just using a katana instead of a straight sword.'
Her skill in freely manipulating the Aura she layered over her blade depending on the situation certainly made her one of the strongest humans alive today.
'This is the power of the swimsuit.'
Underneath her coat, she was wearing a swimsuit.
No one would ever guess this woman was Serica just by looking at her outfit.
But anyone seeing that brilliant silver Aura would know.
That this woman was the 'Sword Maiden.'
However.
[Laura, you attack first. Keep firing while avoiding the movements of our allies. Yurdias, focus on intercepting the enemy’s long-range attacks. Serica... slash to your heart’s content.]
I was the one giving the orders.
[Captain, does this work for you?]
"Ah... yes!"
Laura aside, the others looked at me with slightly surprised eyes.
Understandable.
The man who usually just sat around playing with his dick was now devising plausible combat tactics for a labyrinth battle.
But it was too early to be surprised.
'I’m the guy who took Ruji and cleared all 100 floors with zero deaths.'
I was a combatant too.
[This should do.]
I happened to find something good among the weapons dropped on the ground.
[This is the true legendary weapon.]
"Um, Lewd Man...? Is that a legend?"
[Indeed.]
I gripped the handle firmly.
[Whatever I use becomes a legend.]
Its name: the Gockgang-E.
[With this, I can break anything in the world.]
I hoisted the pickaxe high.
[Captain. Your command.]
"......!"
Laura drew her bowstring and took a deep breath.
"We will now destroy the Rampant Obelisk! Knight Order, commence the attack—!!"
With Laura’s command.
[Wooooooo—!]
I charged forward with the pickaxe.
[It’s farming time—!!]
The Rampant Obelisk.
It was 'money.'
* * *
At that same time.
"Countess! There’s an abnormal reaction on the 5th floor of the Infinite Labyrinth!"
"What?!"
Zenith, who had been receiving a massage in the nude, bolted upright.
"A rampage?! On the 5th floor? Not the 50th?!"
"Yes! The 5th floor!"
"...The situation seems minor then. Any casualties?"
"None. The miners evacuated quickly, and there should only be adventurers on the 5th floor right now."
"I see."
Zenith frowned as she threw on a coat.
"To think a Rampant Entity would appear on the 5th floor. Have you contacted the Adventurer’s Guild?"
"The message just went through. A subjugation team will likely be formed."
"Understood. I’ll go to the Young Lord."
Zenith walked briskly toward the Young Lord’s office.
"Excuse me, Countess. The Young Lord gave orders not to let anyone in..."
"Move, Amy. This is an emergency."
"No matter how urgent, he said not to disturb..."
"There’s a rampage in the Infinite Labyrinth. It’s dangerous."
"...Understood."
Creeeeak.
The door opened.
Zenith brushed past the retreating Amy and entered the room.
"Young Lord. We have a big—"
"Ah. Mother."
"Ahut, hngh..."
The Young Lord, Ruji, was gripping the Golem Controller, focused intently on the image reflected in the crystal ball.
With a mage sitting on top of him.
"I need to focus, so could you help me out?"
"H-help? With what...?"
"A Rampant Entity appeared on the 5th floor of the Infinite Labyrinth, and I’m currently fighting it, but Master Astarotte is exhausted, and the signal keeps cutting out."
"......What?"
It was an incomprehensible sight, but the mage Astarotte certainly looked extremely drained.
"So, Mother, please help."
Ruji spoke.
"Could you sit here next to me and stroke my cock?"
"W-what...?!"
"It’s to take down the Rampant Obelisk."
With a perfectly serious face.
"It’s urgent, Mother. Hurry over and jerk me off."
He demanded a handjob.