Survive the labyrinth with EX-grade traits

The black smoke and countless threads and tentacles that had erupted from Irmela’s body instantly covered the Colosseum.

“What the hell is this?!”

“Ahhhh!!!”

“Why, why is Medea doing this?!”

The purple-black threads and tentacles, which were falling like a heavy rain, pierced and bound not only the audience but also the performers who had been watching from the back.

And where I was standing was no exception.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!!

“Get out of the way! Lumia!”

I shouted in a panic, but Lumia, with her eyes wide open in shock, and the people sitting nearby, except for a few, were just standing there, frozen in fear at the sight before them.

My attempt to warn them had failed.

I couldn’t use a protective barrier like Yeriel to protect everyone.

Grip.

“Huff!”

I grabbed Lumia and twisted my body to an invisible area to avoid the tentacles.

Boom!!

The tentacle that had just passed by me and Lumia slammed into the stone seats, shattering them into fragments.

Whoosh!!!

Other tentacles grabbed and crushed many people, or pierced their bodies with threads.

“Gasp.”

“Dad!!! Dad! Open your eyes! Please, please wake up!”

‘Damn it. If I had realized this a little sooner, if I hadn’t just shouted and had tried something different… would the situation have been different?’

Crunch.

I almost blamed myself, but I clenched my teeth and cleared my mind. It was time to act, not think.

Fortunately, not everyone was just taking the damage.

“Please protect us foolish ones from evil!”

[Holy Protect]

Boom!

“Freeze the enemy! Breath of Cold!”

Crunch!

This was the 5th district of the Labyrinth City.

In other words, there were just as many adventurers and people with similar abilities as there were ordinary people.

Although many had been injured, there were also quite a few people who had blocked or dodged the attacks with light-made barriers, various attribute magic, and various activated trait-based techniques.

Huff.

“Everyone, come down! We need to stick together! If we stay here, we’ll all die!”

A burly man who looked like a barbarian, standing at the front of the stage, shouted for everyone to gather.

“No, that won’t work.”

[Irmela casts ‘The Legs of Tehelrum’.]

Whoosh!!

The tentacles, modeled after the disgusting legs of the Evil God, had already caused devastating damage with just one shot, and now the same process was about to repeat itself.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but we can’t let the culprit who ruined our circus run wild anymore!”

Hoo!

The director, a magician and the leader of the circus, appeared on the stage and fired magic at the sorceress, Irmela.

He cast a wind bullet without incantation.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!!!

Dozens of small magic spells began to pierce the tentacles that were once again emerging from behind her.

“Director!”

At the same time, the performers who had managed to block the attack from behind also jumped onto the stage.

“Where’s the real Medea?! Tell us where she is, or we’ll kill you!”

The twins shouted as they rushed towards her.

Their entire bodies were burning with brown magic power.

Their clenched fists and bulging veins on their foreheads showed how much they cared for Medea and how angry they were.

Boom!!!

“Hehehe. Do you know how much power I’ve been saving up for this moment? Medea? What should I do? I’ve already sucked her dry to the bone!”

Irmela seemed unaffected by the powerful blow that could shatter a house-sized rock.

As the barbarian shouted, Lumia and I quickly moved down to the front of the stage, thinking hard.

‘It’s not her physical abilities that are keeping her going. It’s the A+ magic power that’s powering the barrier. We need to gather and find a way to deal with this.’

“We’ve gathered, but what should we do now?”

“My child! My daughter’s arm is pierced by a thread! Is there a priest here?! I’ll reward you with potions or money, please help!”

With hundreds of people gathered, their collective monologue made the situation seem even more hopeless than when they were scattered.

“Everyone, be quiet! We need to join forces with the circus performers on the stage who are holding back the monster!”

The man in the white armor was clearly a paladin.

If my memory served me right, he had been sitting near us.

As expected, he stood in the center of the crowd and pointed at me.

“You, I heard you shouting about a shell and an Evil God’s minion earlier. I won’t ask how you found out about that, but do you know anything else about this evil monster?”

“Yes, that’s right! Medea attacked us after that man stood up and shouted! I remember it clearly!”

Where should I start and where should I end?

Yeah, I don’t have time to analyze the situation right now. I’ll just say that I have an observation trait and it should be fine.

I revealed everything I knew, starting with her real name, Irmela, her uncensored stats, and the fact that her magic power was A+ rated. I also revealed all the trait names that had been revealed.

‘The problem is that I can’t see the detailed information about the traits because of the barrier.’

It was good to realize that Chaos wasn’t all-powerful, but… why did it have to be at a time like this!

“Damn. Magic power rating A+? Don’t joke with me!”

“It would have been better if I hadn’t heard that. That’s the level of a magic tower elder or a guild elder! A low-level adventurer like me would die in an instant. How are we supposed to defeat something like that?”

“And that’s Arar. Damn it!!! It’s all because of her. She’s bringing bad luck and she’s going to kill everyone here!”

“…”

When one of them started to panic and point fingers, hundreds of eyes turned to them.

Even Lumia, who didn’t easily show her emotions, seemed scared and afraid, or perhaps she was blaming herself, as she sobbed softly and tears fell from her eyes.

“It’s really, really my fault again… because I wanted to watch the circus… sniff. Sniff.”

Crunch.

These ungrateful bastards, I shouted to save them and shared the information, but instead of questioning the guilty party, they’re picking on Lumia?

‘Oh yeah, I’ll grant your wish and kill you.’

Whoosh!!!

“Gasp.”

Lumia’s tears made me lose my mind.

Whoosh!!

“You’re killing people?!”

I didn’t care.

“Hey, I know you’re angry, but stop it!”

Crunch!

I heard a voice trying to stop me, but I ignored it and cut the throats and vital points of the instigator.

Boom!

“Aaaahhhh!!!”

The barbarian, unable to bear the situation any longer, stomped his feet and clenched his fists, silencing the crowd.

“Why are you saying things like that when you asked for the information? What does Arar have to do with this? You should be cursing the monster that’s causing trouble over there, not blaming one of our own. Right?”

“Gasp. But. That guy killed someone…”

Thud!

The barbarian waved his arm to cut off the words and pointed to the people who were pierced by threads and tentacles, barely clinging to life.

And next to them were their families and loved ones, anxiously looking on.

“Shut up, you worthless bastards!!! Before you blame an innocent person, talk about joining the fight! Priests, heal the living people first! And those of you with potions, don’t be stingy, take them out and give them to the injured!”

Thud!

“You stupid bastards. Even a dumb barbarian like me knows what to do, so are you really that confused? Or are you just pretending not to know and using this opportunity to make someone a scapegoat?”

“…”

“What are you doing? If you don’t move now, I’ll kill you all myself!”

The barbarian’s sharp words silenced the crowd.

Soon, the priests began to heal the injured, and adventurers took out their potions and approached the wounded.

Grip.

“Lumia, look at me. Look into my eyes!”

In the meantime, she was still sobbing, looking at the tear stains that had fallen to the ground. I grabbed her head and made her look into my eyes.

“Even if everyone suspects and blames you, I’ll always be by your side. Just like before, I’ll cut out the mouths and throats of those who blame you.”

Slick.

I wiped the tears from her eyes with my thumb.

“Even If it’s really your fault and you deserve to be blamed, I’ll stand in front of you and block everything.”

“…”

“So don’t be hurt by words that aren’t even true. You didn’t survive just to be hated and slandered by these bastards, right? If you’re feeling overwhelmed, don’t cry, just hide behind me. Okay?”

“…”

“I, I won’t cry. I’m sorry.”

I gently held Lumia’s hand.

“No, don’t say sorry.”

“…”

“Th, thank you.”

Good. I smiled and patted her head.

“Then, I’ll go and give out some potions.”

“Yeah. Don’t worry about me. If someone else picks a fight, I won’t just stand there shaking anymore.”

I nodded at her determined eyes and walked towards the injured.