[401-600] THE EVOLUTION OF A GOBLIN TO THE PEAK

Chapter 444 - Living Labyrinth

Souta's group secretly arrived in the Buckshawn state. The living labyrinth was situated in this place. They cleaned up the part of the forest and camouflaged the floating fortress to make it look like a mountain.

Only a few people were left to guard it and they didn't worry about people stealing it. The controls of the floating fortress were with Torkez so no one would be able to control it or move it. The original controls of the floating fortress were left to Jamine and Torkez simply created a duplicate control to pilot the one that they brought.

The people that were left to guard it were Gyun's party which Alice brought and a few comrades of Torkez when he was fighting the empire decades ago. Eleven people were left inside the fortress and they were training to improve their strength.

Souta even said that they could come out and explore the forest and fight some monsters to improve their experience in combat.

Doranjan, the dragon, and Yuko were too eye-catching so they had to sneak in at night while Souta used his [Dark Cloud Hunting] spell to block everyone's vision so that no one would notice the two.

This simple event caused a commotion and a lot of people talk about it but then it quickly died down as some people said that it was only a normal mist. No one was harmed in this strange phenomenon so people didn't take it seriously.

The rest of the group didn't even stay longer in the Buckshawn state. They entered the living labyrinth to the 35th floor to meet with Yuko and Doranjan.

On this floor, the monsters were getting stronger and they could even rival C-rank experts in Imperium. So the group stayed here for a day to rest and Souta explained his plan to train here.

They easily cleaned the monsters of this floor. The C-rank power level was nothing compared to Souta's group which was composed of high-level creatures.

Souta sat down and narrowed his eyes while pinching the bridge of his nose. He felt dizzy and his urge to kill was getting stronger.

'I think that you need to relax. Just resting for a few days isn't enough as you are still mentally exhausted. You have killed countless people and felt the emotion of their souls because of that artifact. At this rate, you will be consumed by your monster instinct and will become a mindless monster.' Saya's voice was filled with concern. 'You don't have to burden yourself too much.'

'I know... I'm trying to calm down and relax but I still kept hearing it.' Souta replied to her.

At this moment, Alice approached Souta and asked, "Are you okay, Souta? Is there something wrong?"

She knew Souta for a long time so she could easily notice that he was out of it. He wasn't in his usual self and demeanor. He looked exhausted in her eyes.

Souta took a deep breath and exhaled before he answered Alice.

"Yes, I'm fine. I just need to rest for a while. Also, tell everyone to prepare. It's time for you to have a parasitic essence eater to raise your combat prowess."

He said as he looked straight into her eyes.

Alice maintained eye contact for a few seconds before she broke it with a sigh.

"Fine, I will trust you for now. If I saw any sign that you're still out of it then I will quickly stop you from going deeper into this labyrinth whether you like it or not."

She stood up and walked a few steps before she turned her head and added, "Just remember that your health is more important than this labyrinth. We can always go back here anytime so if you are feeling sick then I'll stop you."