Facing this situation, even Sun Wukong, who was crushed under the Five-Finger Mountain for five hundred years, would probably have died on the spot!
"Equip Magic: Heavenly Garb!"
Hiyama summoned the fastest Heavenly Garb, flew towards Yue, and scooped her up into his arms.
"Master!"
Facing this certain death situation, for some reason, Yue felt no fear at all at this moment.
Perhaps it was because her Master was by her side, she thought to herself.
"Even if I die, as long as I can be with my Master, there's nothing to fear!"
Yue looked up at Hiyama's face.
"It's too early to give up, Yue," Hiyama's voice remained calm, as if nothing could shake him.
That's right, even in this desperate situation, there was still a way to escape!
That was the tightly sealed room deep within!
Powerful magic propelled the Heavenly Garb, and Hiyama flew at high speed with Yue in his arms, dodging one massive rock after another.
As he passed the Hydra, he simply waved his hand.
A silver-white ring on his finger glowed, and the Hydra's corpse vanished without a trace.
This was a spatial ring he had found in a platinum treasure chest, with thousands of square meters of space, more than enough to store a Hydra's corpse.
Closer! Closer and closer!
Thud!
A chunk of earth and rock, estimated to weigh hundreds of tons, fell, directly blocking their path.
"Azure Heaven!"
Yue softly chanted, her magic power rapidly depleting, and a blue sun suddenly formed!
Boom!
The azure-blue fiery sun violently crashed into the obstructing rock, blasting it into countless tiny fragments!
Bang!
The two embraced as they crashed into the mysterious-looking door...
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Chapter 28: The Great Labyrinth's Demise!
At this time, dozens of floors above them.
Rumble!!!
The ground suddenly began to tremble violently, and the space shrieked, as all the monsters frantically scattered!
"What's happening!?"
Meld, the Captain, was greatly alarmed; such a terrifying earthquake had never occurred in his memory!
"What's going on, Captain!?"
"Are we going to die!?"
"Oh my god! Has the end of the world come!?"
Hiyama's classmates were panicking like headless chickens, and many of the girls were so scared that they collapsed to the ground, some even losing control of their bladders.
"Quickly, evacuate the Great Labyrinth!"
"This Great Labyrinth might collapse!!!"
Meld, the Captain, roared, his eyes filled with terror.
This Orcus Great Labyrinth had existed for thousands of years; for centuries, countless adventurers had spilled their blood in this Great Labyrinth.
Countless lives had been lost here, but it had always stood firm.
Could today be its end?
What a joke!
And why?
Why today?
Meld, the Captain's heart was filled with questions, but he knew what he should do most at this moment was to lead this group of students out, not leaving a single one behind!
"Let's go, Kaori!"
Yaegashi Shizuku pulled Shirazaki Kaori; fortunately, they were currently on their way back, and not far from the Great Labyrinth's entrance.
"What's happening? Hiyama-kun, he'll be alright, won't he?"
Kaori was also terrified by such a horrifying scene, her face turning pale.
But her first concern wasn't her own safety, but rather Hiyama-kun.
"At a time like this, you're still talking about that guy!" Shizuku said, exasperated.
She was truly beyond help.
"Kouki, don't just stand there!"
As Meld, the Captain, was organizing the evacuation, he looked back and saw Amanogawa Kouki, the Hero, for some reason, still standing there in a daze!
"Powerful Strike!"
Seeing a massive rock flying towards him, Meld, the Captain, swung his greatsword and shattered the enormous chunk of earth and rock.
"Meld... Captain."
Kouki's unfocused pupils finally reflected Meld, the Captain's figure.
He said in despair, "Is there such a powerful monster sleeping below?"
"How are we supposed to fight this!"
"What are you talking about!" Meld, the Captain, was stunned.
"I'm saying, all of this isn't a natural disaster, it's caused by some kind of monster!" Kouki roared in despair.
Amanogawa Kouki possessed a skill called "Divine Perception"; the ability of this perception skill was extremely powerful!
It could detect magic sources within a five-hundred-kilometer radius!
From the beginning, Kouki had sensed two vast, ocean-like magic sources colliding deep underground!
Soon after, one of them disappeared.
And the other one intensified!
It was the culprit behind this terrifying earthquake!
In other words, this tremor, strong enough to destroy the entire Great Labyrinth, was not natural; it was caused by some kind of magic!
And magic of this magnitude could not be controlled by humans; it could only be some kind of world-destroying monster!
That's what he believed!
Amanogawa Kouki had never truly experienced fear before; he was a person with absolute confidence in himself.
Even the incredibly powerful Behemoth that almost wiped out their party.
Kouki believed that one day, he would definitely defeat it!
All he needed was time.
Given enough time, he believed he could easily defeat even humanity's greatest enemy—the Demon Army.
But...
Everything that happened today completely reshaped his worldview!
How could there be such a terrifying monster!?
A monster capable of shaking the entire underground Great Labyrinth was simply unheard of!?
Such a powerful monster, who could possibly withstand it! It's too difficult!
His classmates, who were fleeing not far away, also heard their conversation.
"Did you hear that?"
"I heard it, Kouki said all of this was caused by some monster!"
"How could there be such a powerful monster? We had no information about it beforehand!"
"Is the Church and the Kingdom hiding something from us!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves; Kouki's prestige among the crowd was already very high, and everyone believed what he said.
Such a powerful monster was not an opponent that these students could defeat.
Even so, the Church still sent them into the Great Labyrinth!?
Wasn't this sending them to their deaths!?
Consequently, many students in the party looked at the accompanying clerics with hostile eyes.
"What kind of look is that!"
"Are you questioning the Church!?"
The cleric, seeing the students' gazes, said angrily.
"Let's talk outside!" Meld, the Captain, said anxiously.
While they were talking, more and more falling rocks were descending; if they didn't get out soon, it would be too late!
"Meld, Captain, let me help you!" At this moment, the petite Taniguchi Rei stepped forward.
Magic power surged, and she began to chant a spell,
"This is a sacred domain, no enemy of God shall pass, 'Holy Severance'!!!"
A semi-circular sacred white light barrier, like the sky, protected everyone, blocking a large number of falling rocks.
Taniguchi Rei's divine profession was the very rare [Barrier Master], a class specializing in defensive magic.
Thanks to Rei's magic, everyone was able to successfully escape from the Great Labyrinth's exit.
...
Kaori, while igniting a purple-white magical light on her divine white staff, chanted recovery spells without delay.
At this point, everyone had escaped to a grassy area some distance from the Great Labyrinth to rest.
"Divine Grace, grant healing to all your people, Regeneration!"
As Kaori finished chanting, a sacred white light showered down, and although it didn't physically touch them, several injured people were healed simultaneously.
That was an intermediate light-based recovery magic capable of healing multiple people at once.
Just as she was about to cast the same magic on the remaining injured people,
A quarrel from not far away caught her attention.
"What do you mean by this!"
The tall man leading them was their classmate Yongshan Jugo; he was the captain of the judo club at school, and most of the people surrounding him were former members of the judo club.
These people were all strong individuals with a certain level of power.
"I hope you can give us an explanation," Yongshan Jugo said with a grim expression.