Floor 11, Part 2

- Hello. We meet again. (Zekker)

- Long time no see. (Leon)

- These are all your members? Just one party? (Gilgamesh)

- Well, we joined with three parties, but one got wiped out, and one can't get there just yet. (Zekker)

- Do you think anyone has reached the Boss Room yet? (Alexis)

- Nah, I've talked with Uma too, but they haven't reached it. (Zekker)

As they were fighting together for some time, they were ambushed suddenly by a group of unknown players.

- Where did they come from? (Leon)

- Get in formation, everyone. Zekker, don't go on your own and stay with us. (Zeros)

- Nah, I'll chase those two to see from which guild are they from. (Zekker)

- Dante, be sure not to die. (Alexis)

- Why are they all Assassin class? (Gilgamesh)

- I got one. (Leon)

- Try not to kill all of them. Ah… These two ran away. (Zekker)

- They were quite weak. (Gilgamesh)

- Yeah, some of them died way too fast. But how could they get this far when being low-levelled? (Zeros)

- Are they just pk-ing? (Zekker)

- Many players and monsters are high levelled here. Not sure they can kill someone as they ambushed just now. Maybe they just steal the loot or take the scraps of the dead ones. (Alexis)

- Anyway, that was weird. (Zekker)

- Yeah. (Leon)

After this incident, they were a little more cautious around other players, but the players they met after that were from different guilds that knew at least the Zekker's group, so they didn't try to approach the party. And like this, another day flew by, Apollo and Dante making level 100 too. Finally, they found some stairs leading to the lower level.

- This must be the last level of this labyrinth. (Zekker)

- You think? (Alexis)

- Well, Uma told me the other day that he was on the 7th level and there were no monsters, but the maze was so messy that they couldn't find anything. (Zekker)

- Then let's go and find that boss room already. (Gilgamesh)

As they were walking through the 7th level of the labyrinth, Zekker got a message from Uma to see if they were on the 7th level because they found the boss room, but they couldn't enter because of a special condition. So they talked to meet up in front of that door.

As they got after 3 hours in front of the boss's room, they saw Uma's party waiting there.

- Those must be them. (Zekker)

- So that is Uma. Why does he feel so familiar? (Alexis)

- Maybe you remember him from when we defeated that 7th Floor Boss. He was at the entrance waiting for us. (Zekker)

- That guy and some of his party members were survivors of that fight with the Death Knight on the 4th Floor. (Gilgamesh)

- You're remembering some players? That's unusual coming from you. (Leon)

At the same time, another group of players was coming from the left. It was a familiar figure. Hercules and some of his party members just arrived here as well.

- Oh? We meet again, my friends. (Hercules)

- Ugh… Why him. (Dante)

- So, you guys joined this labyrinth as well. (Alexis)

- Of course. But some of my guild members died in the process. Anyway, I'm glad to meet you here. (Hercules)

- You guys are friends with him? (Zekker)

- We got a bit friendly last floor, but I didn't expect to meet up with him again this fast. (Alexis)

- Good thing you guys arrived here. Seems like more and more interesting figures are joining us. (Uma)

After a short time, another group was approaching. It was a party formed by members of the Blue Divine Dragon guild.

- What's with this gathering? (Slaber)

- That huge door should lead to the boss, no? (Karna)

- What should we do, Guildmaster? Are we waiting for our members to arrive here? (Oberon)

- Nah, let's talk with these guys, as they were here already. We can't waste too much time waiting for our members. They might enter the room in the meantime. (Slaber)

- Oh, the Blue Divine Dragon arrived as well. (Uma)

- Do you know them? (Alexis)

- Just by the name. (Uma)

- They are one of the top guilds, just like us and Uma's guild. (Zekker)

- I know that guy. He's my rival. (Leon)

- Does he know that? Or it's just in your head. (Gilgamesh)

- Anyone using a spear is my rival. Even this guy. He looks strong as well. (Leon)

Leon said as he pointed at Drakon.

- How come this many bigshots gathered here? (Slaber)

- Well, this entrance has a requirement which didn't allow us to enter yet. (Uma)

- Let's see… (Slaber)

~Entrance to the Minotaur Champion(S), the Boss of this labyrinth.~

~Requirements to enter: at least 30 players, each player level to be at least level 100.~

- 30 players? Then it must be a strong one. (Slaber)

- The requirement works perfectly with the one when you enter the labyrinth. The one saying a guild can join with 30 members. It must be for this. (Alexis)

- So, what do we do Slaber? Seems like we can't enter until our party members arrive here. (Karna)

- Why don't we just join with the people here? (Zekker)

- I'd like to do another raid with my friends. (Hercules)

- Yeah, I'm a little curious about this group that got Zekker's attention. (Uma)

- Well, I don't know who these 5 are, but if you three vouch for them, I have nothing against it. (Slaber)

- Let's see how many we are. (Zekker)

Phantom group – 5 members.

Zekker party - 6 members.

Uma party – 7 members.

Hercules party – 6 members.

Slaber party - 7 members.

- Yeah, we have enough members. I can assume that you all have level 100, no? (Zekker)

- Yes, we all have level 100. (Uma)

- The guys that are with me all made level 100 too. (Hercules)

- There is no problem here. (Slaber)

- Dante and Apollo made level 100, no? (Gilgamesh)

- Yes, they made it yesterday. (Alexis)

- Then, we can go in. (Zekker)

~You have entered the Minotaur Champion(S), room. Defeat the Minotaur Champion to clear the labyrinth and advance to the next floor.~

Inside, there was a huge room with pillars on each side. Here, the Minotaur Champion was waiting for our players to come. He was a huge monster, twice as big as normal minotaurs.

~Minotaur Champion(S), Lv. 111~

- That thing is huge. (Leon)

- How do we do our formation? There are too many variables. (Slaber)

- Each party leader shall lead their people. We need some guys to take care of his minions as well. (Uma)

- He's just waiting. Seems like he doesn't want to attack us yet. (Zekker)

- Do we need some guys to take his aggro in the meantime? (Karna)

- We should put our tanks to get his attention. (Alexis)

- That would be dangerous. (Slaber)

- Let's just fight him and kill it already. (Hercules)

- So, no one has a plan. (Gilgamesh)

With no one taking the initiative, they started to kill some of his minions, which were approaching the players.

~Minotaur Warrior(A), Lv. 104~

~Minotaur Warrior(A), Lv. 104~

~Minotaur Warrior(A), Lv. 105~

- We can handle these guys, but I have no clue what we do with that big cow over here. (Leon)

- We must wait for the rest of them to come up with a plan or something. We can't just fight him and risk dying. (Alexis)

- Yo, shall we try to fight that Minotaur Champion a little? To test his damage and to see what attack patterns it has? (Zekker)

- Give it a try. Take the tankers and the ones with bigger attack ranges with you. Drakon, Leoxses, you guys go with him. (Uma)

- So we go to fight him. Then I'll follow Uma's lead. Karna, you with Oberon will go assist Zekker. (Slaber)

- Guys, take care of these weaklings. I'm going to join that party over there. (Hercules)

- Shall we join them too? (Leon)

- Yeah, you with Apollo go with them. (Alexis)

- Let's see… Chris come here. So we have 3 Lancers, 2 Knights, 2 Guardians and… Why are you here? (Zekker)

- I can't lose all the fun fighting that one. (Hercules)

- Okay then. Let's give it a try. (Zekker)

And so, while the rest of the players continue to fight the lower minotaurs, the newly formed group goes to attack the Champion.

- He's quite fast. Almost as fast as us. (Karna)

- I know. I feel like I have to keep up the pace with him, not him with us. (Drakon)

- Our tanks are no match for his attacks. Every swing is too strong and heavy. They are barely blocking his attacks. (Zekker)

Hercules gets in front of the tanks to block his next attack, but it gets blown away by the Champion.

- Oh? He's way stronger than I expected. I didn't thought he would push me back that hard. (Hercules)

In the brawl that takes place for the next couple of minutes, the Champion feels like he is stronger and stronger. After a while, he kills two players, and when he does another strong attack, manages to kill another one.

- We can't beat him if we try to block his attacks. Try to kill those minions faster and join us. We need every fast guy that is here. (Zekker)

- So breaking defences is his forte. I'll handle these two minotaurs. Yunan stays here with me. Artemit, Shark, and Marcus go and help them. (Uma)

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- Guildmaster, shall we send some people to them? (Morgan)

- We don't have fast fighters with us, except for me, Karna, and Zzeus. You know how our formation works. 3 damage dealers and 4 tanks. (Slaber)

- I can go to help them if you like. (Zzeus)

- Wait here for a moment. We will join both after we finish these. (Slaber)

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- What are you thinking, Gilgamesh? (Alexis)

- I'm not sure, but I think of joining the rest of them against that one. After all, if we kill that one, we will clear this labyrinth. (Gilgamesh)

- Can I go with him? (Dante)

- Okay, I got it. Go to them then. And you, Dante, stay here with me for now. (Alexis)

After some guys joined the fight against the Champion, it seemed like it was a little bit easier, but they still had to take care to not get hit by his attacks. After all, two or three of those Minotaur Champion attacks could kill a player.

One hour passes by, and the rest of the players manage to kill the minotaurs, but the fight with the Champion one becomes fiercer. Some of the players die here and there, getting replaced by other ones.

- How many have died? (Uma)

- We lost Marcus and Leoxses from our side. (Drakon)

- I know that, but I mean the others. (Uma)

- I lost two of my guildmates as well. (Zekker)

- Where is Apollo? (Dante)

- He died. (Gilgamesh)

- At least the boss has only 50% HP remaining. (Karna)

- Yeah, but every party has lost already 2-3 members. (Slaber)

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