Survive the labyrinth with EX-grade traits

20 gold coins were a given, and a B-grade item was on par with my Silver Radiance(The Armour).

I readily accepted without any reason to refuse.

“I’ll cast a wide-area recovery technique, so quickly bring the injured person to my side.”

“A wide-area treatment instead of focused treatment… Anyway, I’ll trust you!”

While Dyson went to get the injured person, I summoned Solas and held it high, shouting.

“Those who need treatment, bring the injured person to my side with items or money! The payment is upfront! Please be aware that it’s not free!”

Murmurs filled the place.

A lion beastkin with a mane approached and asked.

“Treatment? Are you sure you can heal? The priest also looks like an ordinary mid-to-low-layer level.”

“Then, what, can I just run away after taking the payment? I can’t do that in this situation, right?”

“Hmm. Indeed.”

“And, everyone’s potions are gone, and there’s no priest in the party or their mana is depleted, right? When someone offers to heal, you have to grab the straw, right?”

The lion beastkin muttered, saying that his thoughts were short, and apologized to Yeriel.

“Priestess. I’m sorry for looking down on you without thinking. I didn’t mean it that way.”

“It’s, it’s okay.”

Well, he was a decent beastkin.

“Here, here’s an item and 10 gold coins. This is the best I can do now.”

“⋯Here. We’re two people. Please help.”

After putting the offered rewards into my backpack, I prepared for the treatment.

Come on, if things go as planned.

Anyway, it’s just infusing mana and using the technique. No need to be nervous.

I placed my hand on the chest of Silver Dawn.

I slowly infused mana, spreading it throughout the armor with a feeling of subtlety.

‘The Shining Light.’

[‘The Shining Light’ is cast.]

Haaah─

[A 30-second area is created around the user.]

[The health of allies within the area is continuously recovered, and damage from hostile entities is reduced.]

Shining light.

True to its name, which means dawn or a sign of hope, a faint light pierced the disconnected space and shone on me.

“Ooh.”

“Huh! The bleeding is stopping!”

But that wasn’t the end.

‘Brilliance.’

[‘Brilliance’ is cast.]

[Brilliance has a certain chance of causing ‘blindness’ to hostile entities within a 100m radius and heals the wounds of allies.]

As I grasped the hilt and infused it with mana, Solas’ blade shone, emitting an immense amount of light.

Flash─!

Despite the sudden burst of light, it was fortunate that the technique itself clearly distinguished between enemies and allies.

The caster, myself, and those gathered around me did not experience any eye strain or complain about damage.

‘This is what equipment is for.’

Each technique had a cooldown time of 30 and 7 days, respectively.

Although the cooldown was long, both were worth it.

At least for now, I was a walking healing totem and a paladin who healed everyone.

“Show me your wounds!”

Additionally, during this time, Yeriel approached some of the seriously injured and used her healing skills to assist in the treatment.

“Heal with light.”

Her single healing skills, which were a bit ambiguous, were sufficient when combined with my techniques.

‘I received the reward, and most importantly, we have mana left.’

Indeed, it was significant that Yeriel, the priest, had passed through the trial without any combat.

Saaah.

After 30 seconds, the blue light faded and eventually disappeared.

The wailing that had filled the place subsided, and in its place, there was awe.

As soon as he checked the condition of the vanguard, Dyson approached me and bowed his head, forgetting his age.

“Thank you so much.”

“Please raise your head. Anyway, I did it for the reward, so I feel a bit embarrassed.”

“Haha. This is a little secret, but I’m the oldest, so I took the lead, but in reality, that friend is the leader. In other words, you saved the core of a party.”

Huh.

‘I was completely fooled.’

“If that friend had died, the Erebon party would have disbanded.”

“Th, that’s it.”

“That’s right. It’s not just about doing good deeds without expecting anything in return. Anyway, thanks to you, he’s alive, so there’s no reason not to express gratitude, right?”

Not only Dyson, who expressed gratitude on behalf of the unconscious Douglas, but also the other injured who had their wounds healed, each expressed their gratitude.

Even the serious lion beastkin’s subordinate.

“Grrr. Thank you! If it wasn’t for you, my arm would have been amputated due to necrosis. In a party without a priest or cleric, it’s a bargain to survive with just one item!”

The elf archer and masked thief from the quiet heavy armor party.

“My internal injuries were so severe that I thought I was going to die… Thanks to you, I’m alive.”

“Bro, thank you so much. You’ll be blessed.”

‘Hmm. Well, I don’t feel bad.’

I rubbed my neck awkwardly.

Anyway, the difficulty of the trials seemed to be no joke.

Perhaps they became more difficult depending on each person’s strength.

‘Tsk. If you’re going to give a reward at the end, why not send them back after healing their bodies a bit instead of just letting them go.’

Anyway, the labyrinth and everything else were not easy at all.

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“Now that I think about it, we don’t even know each other’s names. Let’s introduce ourselves. You know my name, right?”

“Yes. I heard your name, but I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Ahren. I don’t have a surname, so just call me casually.”

“Good. Ahren, if you ever need help later, come to the magic tower and look for me. I’ll gladly help you once.”

When I look closely, among the numerous jobs, I seem to be entangled with magicians, who are as rare as priests.

Dyson stroked his beard and asked.

“By the way, Ahren, were you a paladin of the Church of Light? That’s what it seemed like, but your equipment is a bit different.”

I understood that he mistook me for a paladin because of the techniques I just used, but if I agreed without thinking, I would be taking the shortcut to trouble.

Impersonating a priest, cleric, or paladin is a crime, you know.

If word gets out that I’m a paladin who emits light from his sword and receives grace from the sky, it’ll be a headache.

“Haha. What a joke. It just looked that way because of my traits. I’m not a paladin or a member of the church.”

“Haha. Is that so? I was actually half-believing it.”

Since the issue of the injured was resolved and the atmosphere improved, I took this opportunity to ask a question I was curious about.

“Huh? What came out of the portal we entered?”

“Yes. Since we have to stay put until everyone comes out, right? I wanted to exchange information and pass the time.”

“Haha. That’s a good idea.”

⋯Oops!

I realized it as soon as I said it.

For us, the trial was like a treasure chest that gave us unique items, but for them, it was a living hell that took away their companions.

‘Damn. I was so excited because everyone was praising me that I lost my mind.’

“I’m sorry. I was thoughtless and brought up a wrong topic. Should we change the subject?”

“No. You asked a good question. Now that I have a third party to talk to, I want to tell you everything and send off the sacrificed person.”

Dyson told his story with a nostalgic look in his eyes.

The second portal that Dyson’s party entered was a portal where a forgotten evil god, a self-proclaimed great demon, was a transcendent.

Unlike our trial, where each person challenged the trial separately, their entire party had to go through as many gates as there were party members.

And each gate had a mid-layer named monster.

” You didn’t suffer any physical harm during the trial? Hmm. We didn’t have any concept of a spiritual body. It was just a matter of life and death.”

Crazy.

The demon of envy appeared and brought out the hidden desires within everyone, and before they were defeated, the seeds of division were sown.

Through the demon of pride and greed, the party was almost split up.

Thanks to Douglas, the vanguard, who kept harming himself to resist the demon of lust, they were able to break through.

And when they were all dispersed by the demon of sloth, the last in line, the priest set himself on fire with divine fire and managed to send everyone through before dying in a blaze of glory.

Dyson said that although they received a massive reward in the labyrinth, he shook his head, saying that he would need to rest for at least a few months when he returned.

“The remaining four of us each obtained unique items, but… I don’t know. Here! That’s it. Now it’s your turn!”

A forced bright voice.

So, I put aside my seriousness and continued the conversation in a way that sounded as pleasant as possible.

Of course, I left out the parts that were too personal.

The reaction to the part about cutting off his dick was the best.

⋯By the way, why are the remaining two portals so late?

Could it be that both parties were annihilated?

“Hey! It’s coming out!”

At someone’s shout, I immediately looked ahead.

‘Who could it be? Logan? Or the short guy?’

Thud.

“Sa, alive!”

“You idiots. I told you to trust me! That brother didn’t say the number 7 for no reason, right? I had a feeling at that time!”

“Yes, the reward you mentioned was indeed huge.”

The seventh portal disappeared, and from the air, the halfling archer’s party fell one by one.

“Huh. I’m tired. Huh?”

The halfling, who was in a pitiful state, looked around and ran towards me.

But it was impossible.

Thud!

She was thrown back by Veronica’s shield as she ran towards me.

“Ugh!”

“Are you crazy? You’re running towards us without even being in the same party.”

“Ouch. That hurt.”

‘Is she also the leader of a party of idiots like Dyson?’

I don’t know if she’s just acting harmless or if it’s a racial trait.

“I’m so happy that I ran towards you without thinking! Oh, handsome brother! Thanks to you─”

As the halfling jumped and tried to say something to me, a voice rang out.

Whooo─

[All paths to the seven stars are closed.]

“Kyaaak!”

“Ugh!”

Huh?

There was no trace of the fourth portal, and Logan’s five-person party had also disappeared.

“That warrior’s party must have been annihilated. ⋯Well, looking at his temperament, it seemed like he would die early anyway.”

“⋯.”

To be fair, the other four, except for Logan, also died because of me.

‘Consider it as bad luck for meeting the wrong party leader. Anyway, one party had to enter.’

Yeah. Strangely, I didn’t feel any guilt.

Thud. Boom.

Waaaah─!

“Uwaah!”

“Kyaa!”

“Hold on tight, everyone!”

Soon, the space collapsed, and without even a chance to say goodbye, everyone was sucked into somewhere.

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4th Floor.

A forest with lush vegetation where goblins and hobgoblins appear in groups, similar to the 3rd floor.

‘Did we skip a floor?’

We ended up skipping the 3rd floor and falling to the 4th floor.

“Kie?”

And it was near the village where the portal was located.