Chapter 627 [ Great Gruen Volcano - II ]

"It seems that the information Bize gave us wasn't as true as we thought" - said Cloud while frowning because he and his group had been checking the surroundings of the volcano and hadn't found the mineral they had come to look for - "I guess it's inside".

"Never mind, this way we kill two birds with one stone, although it's a bit annoying that we have to use some of our attention to find those stones" - Yue replied with an apathetic expression.

The group slowly approached the entrance of the labyrinth, a huge black staircase near the base of the volcano.

"God, just thinking about how hot this place should be, makes me sweat uncontrollably" - said Shea while thanking for the accessory Cloud had given them.

"Ugh, the closer I get to the entrance, the worse I feel" - Tio muttered with a frown - "The concentration of mana in this place, it's huge, I don't think my body can withstand it if we go too far forward"

Cloud just tossed her the brooch to regulate her body temperature, only for the black-haired woman, to smile slightly.

"Thank you for your kindness" - Tio said as she carefully put on the brooch.

Cloud shook his head as he started to walk down the stairs, only to notice the breathtaking scenery in front of his eyes.

"The magma is floating?" - Shizuku asked in surprise as she looked around curiously, after all, this was the second large maze she had visited.

"It also seems to be flowing like a river" - Tio added as she walked to the edge of the fiery river in front of the group.

"I'm thankful I don't have to endure the heat" - muttered Shea, only to let out a startled yelp when she heard the sound of a small explosion next to her - "Kya!"

Cloud quickly walked to the girl's side and noticed how a bit of magma had shot out of the wall and impacted the rabbit-eared girl's arm - "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just the burn hurts" - Shea replied as she gritted her teeth, but quickly let out a sigh of relief as she felt the pain disappear thanks to the quick treatment Cloud was giving her - "Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me" - Cloud replied with a small smile as he touched the wall - "I can feel the flow of magma inside the walls, also how the elemental mana seems to concentrate in some spots."

"This place is full of natural traps" - Yue muttered as she pointed towards the ceiling of the cavern and they all watched the magma fall randomly - "Not only do we have to worry about the possible monsters and evidence of the labyrinth, we also have to keep an eye out for a possible random magma explosion"

Cloud looked around silently as he tried to find some sort of pattern, or sign to prevent accidents, but this place was strange because the mana concentrations seemed to move along with the magma, making it unpredictable.

"Now then, this river seems to be our first test, because I see no way to cross without getting burned" - Tio said as she looked around, only to notice a ledge that was a few meters away - "Oh ~?"

Cloud looked in that direction before taking a mighty leap.

Shizuku watched this with concern before noticing how the others were as if nothing had happened.

After a few seconds, Cloud landed without much trouble on the ledge, only to notice how some sort of corridor, stretched forward - "I guess you were right."

"[Fly]" - Yue muttered as she created some mana wings and flew slowly in the blond's direction.

"Yue, bring Shizuku with you" - Cloud said calmly.

Yue stopped halfway before looking in the direction of the blue-haired girl and nodding. She quickly went back and grabbed the normal girl from her group, before flying back in the blond's direction.

"Please don't let go of me, Yue-san" - Shizuku said fearfully, after all, right below her was a huge pool of lava.

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it in a much more discreet way" - Yue replied in her typical neutral voice.

"This doesn't reassure me in the least" - muttered Shizuku as she sighed regretfully.

"Do you want me to help you?" - Tio asked as she spread her wings.

"No, I think I can make it on my own" - Shea answered seriously as she took a long breath.

"Ok, I'll be prepared in case of emergency though" - replied Tio with a kind smile adorning his face.

"Thank you" - Shea nodded as she took a few steps backwards to gather momentum, before starting to run. She was concentrating a large amount of mana on her legs when she took a huge leap.

"Impressive" - Shizuku muttered in surprise as she saw how Shea looked like she was about to get there.

"Tio, help her!" - Cloud exclaimed when he noticed that the girl wouldn't make it.

"Hai!" - Tio replied as she shot off.

Shea let out a cry of surprise when she saw how despite her effort, she missed the ledge by only a few inches.

"Shea-san!" - Shizuku exclaimed, though she let out a sigh of relief when she saw how Tio managed to catch her and bring her to where the others were - "God, this is bad for my heart!"

Shea was silent for a few seconds as she frowned because despite everything, she had not managed to pass the test on her own merit - "I need to keep training, it seems that my control is not enough."

"You have the necessary control, what you don't have in enough mana to be able to achieve the jump" - Cloud answered while shaking his head - "Although we can fix that in a while"

"You mean eating the monsters in the maze?" - Shea asked in disgust because the taste of those creatures was horrible.

"It's the fastest way to get more mana" - Cloud replied while shrugging his shoulders.

"Why aren't they worried because Shea-san almost died?" - Shizuku asked angrily. The group didn't seem to pay attention to this serious detail.

"Because she was never in danger" - Cloud answered while looking at his new companion - "Shizuku, I'm not going to lie, we are all monsters here in one way or another, so it's advisable that you adapt as fast as possible because the things you're about to see, are about to break your view of reality."

"He's right, I mean, in what reality could you see a rabbit jump that far?" - asked Yue while ignoring how Shea was embarrassed by the praise she was receiving.

"Now that you mention it, I'm surprised at how far Shea-san got, she even almost passed this test" - said Shizuku while looking at the embarrassed rabbit girl.

"Leaving aside the huge progress Shea has made, this wasn't a test, it was a simple welcome" - replied Cloud calmly while pointing to a slightly old sign that was attached to one of the cavern's walls.

[Welcome to my labyrinth, here you can test your skills as you try to get the miracle of the past, as well as discover the truth of the world. I wish you the best of luck and look forward to speaking with you soon]].

"Honestly, the creator of this maze seems like a much better person than Miledi-san" - muttered Shea as Cloud gave her a blank look.

"Anyone in existence is better than that gnome" - Cloud replied neutrally - "Remember that they kicked us out of their maze like we were literal shit."

"Ugh, don't make me remember that" - muttered Shea with a frown - "Though it was thanks to that that we met Pescado-kun and managed to save Myu-chan"

"You're right, I guess that little nuisance's actions caused something good" - Cloud replied while shaking his head - "Though it's better she doesn't know, because seeing how she is, she won't stop asking us to flatter her for doing something good"

"Right, Miledi-san seems like that kind of person" - said Tio while shaking her head after hearing about the "adventures" Cloud and the others had in the [Great Raisen Labyrinth].

"That little bitch's attitude aside, I think we better not let our guard down, just because the creator is a better person, doesn't mean that this maze is much easier" - Cloud replied as he looked around for traps, though he still couldn't spot anything out of the ordinary.

"You're right, mazes aren't places to be able to relax, more so when we're inside a volcano" - nodded Tio as she started thinking - "What do you think we'll find inside?"

"Obviously, fire monsters, and immune to fire" - Cloud answered calmly as he started to think - "The problem is that this place seems to be so saturated with fire mana, that water magic disappears in a matter of seconds."

Cloud reached out his hand and attempted to create a sphere of water, only for it to evaporate almost instantly - "Though I'm pretty sure a higher level magic, could last longer, though not long enough to be able to create massive damage."

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