Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 325

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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 325

CASE MoMo(2)

I’m getting greedy.

I want to draw my card as well as possible if I can.

It was originally a game I loved, and suddenly an imagination about my card popped into my head.

│Did you get Je Mal-ol?!!!│

I got it so I’m posting it, damn!!!!!

─Congrats congrats congrats congrats congrats

─Congrats congrats congrats congrats wow

─So jealous lol How much did you spend?

│Guys, is this a good one?│

Seol Ha-woon during his active days… But this doesn’t look that good ㅠㅠ

─It’s totally mediocre^^

─Ah seriously, don’t these bastards get hit by cars?

─I want to kill these bitches..

─If you’re thinking of selling, send me a message.

When good cards and rare cards appear, the MoMo community burns up like this.

Parallel world format cards like “Active Duty Seol Ha-woon” are especially special, so they’d actually trade for hundreds of millions.

Like this, after Labyrinth Exploration NaN ends, MoMo fills that traffic and empty space 1-2 years later.

Looking back, MoMo wasn’t just a simple game.

A grateful job that allowed even disabled veterans like me to earn money. A mysterious and perfect game that ran on PC, console, and mobile all three without any performance degradation.

The global community focused solely on MoMo competed for 2nd-3rd place in worldwide traffic—though it couldn’t surpass Google no matter what—and achieved unprecedented popular success with 200 million simultaneous users across the entire platform.

Such a game is currently constituting my existence.

“…Let’s go.”

I entered the cave.

Following the stream that looked like a river, down to a hollow terrain that pooled very widely like a lake.

A warship was anchored there.

There were people on the warship.

I could see all of their attire. Leather armor that fit their bodies and longswords at their waists. They seemed like security mercenaries.

I eavesdropped on the conversation on deck.

-But seriously. Is that real? That an assassin is coming.

-Who knows. That’s why we fled all the way here.

-Ha, really. I wonder if this is right, trusting just one oracle…

Assassination. I don’t know what kind of assassination, but I roughly grasped the situation.

─Trait Generation: Good Ears, Good Eyes

-Anyway, that means an assassin might already be inside here, right?

-The captain was 100% certain.

An assassin is already inside. Then should I prevent the assassination, help with the assassination, or am ‘I’ that assassin?

[Target Recognition: Assassinate the target]

This is why games are comfortable unlike labyrinths.

I walked along the waterside with my staff. In other words, I stepped on the water.

It looks simple but it’s a difficult magical technique. It’s unnecessary magic waste though.

─Magic Power data scaling… Currently 8

8?

I almost let out a hollow laugh.

Are you kidding me. My actual Magic Power stat right now is 14.3.

My magic circuit has even gone through refinement four times, making it 5th stage. It should at least approach my actual abilities.

Slide. Slide.

I walked gliding over the water and launched a wire.

Swoosh!

I climbed onto the ship’s side deck just like that.

Swoosh.

Without any sound, I landed quietly so my knees wouldn’t get hurt.

“Haa.”

I was out of breath from just this much movement.

This ship is uselessly large. It’s as tall as a cruise ship.

─Stamina scaling… Currently 3

Okay. I’m satisfied with this level of stamina. Just don’t drop any lower.

I raised my originally 2 stamina to 3.5 through painstaking effort, but this level was acceptable.

I have internal organ damage as well as my left leg, so there are limits to cardiopulmonary endurance.

─Scanning…

─Unique Trait Generation: Organ Damage

─A permanent upper limit for stamina will be set.

I roughly swept my hair back.

Don’t worry about it, let’s focus on the labyrinth…

No, that’s not right.

I shouldn’t do that.

What’s one of the most important stats in 「MoMo」 character cards?

Stamina? Magic Power? Agility?

Of course they’re important, but the stat many users consider the best is ‘farming ability’.

Even when sending auto-hunting to the same labyrinth, some bring back tons of loot while others just come back leveled up. Since both level up anyway, naturally you’d use the one with better farming ability if they have the same potential.

I want to become such a character card that helps users. The more I do that, the more beneficial it’ll be for my recognition.

Thud. Thud.

“…”

A patrolling guard was approaching. I hid my body in the darkness.

It’s virtual reality anyway. There’s no need to hold back.

I formed a mana bullet in the air and fired it silently.

Swoosh—!

I placed my hand on the guard’s body who died from a lung penetration. Items floated up spinning.

【Old Navigation Log】

【Sea Serpent Leather Bag】

The ship’s log is junk, and I strapped the leather backpack to my back. Items that increase carrying capacity are extremely helpful for farming.

─’Search Rating’ Scaling: Currently Medium

Search rating. This is the farming ability stat. These kinds of things are called hidden abilities and aren’t displayed on the card’s face. If possible, I’d like to reach ‘Supreme’ level.

Limp- Limp-

I glanced around the ship while leaning on my walking stick. Several bodyguards were sitting inside the cabin.

About a dozen or so.

To enter, I need to deal with them without being noticed.

Quietly, in an instant.

A suitable formula concept came to mind.

Curved shot.

I materialized a magic bullet in my hand.

Tssssssst.

A sharp large-caliber like a sniper bullet. I imbued this with two concepts simultaneously: ‘curves to follow the target’ and ‘silent’, materialized it, then.

Fired.

───-

The bullet flew in a blue trajectory, pierced the first sailor’s heart, changed direction to penetrate the second one’s neck. Then it sought the vital points of the third and fourth targets.

Shiiiiik-

The bullet swam through the narrow space like a living creature, assassinating all the bodyguards there.

─Magic Power Scaling… Currently 10.5

My magic power keeps rising.

I farmed items from the fallen corpses.

There’s a method to farming. The ‘weight’ an explorer can carry is limited.

I exclude all junk items, and even with good items, if there’s a higher value item available, I boldly replace it.

【Steel Guard’s Helmet】

■ Grade: Common

■ Description: A sturdy-looking steel helmet.

■ Provides basic defense but slightly obstructs vision.

【Magic-Infused Chart Fragment】

■ Grade: Rare

■ Description: An old chart fragment emitting a mysterious blue light.

■ Carrying it might somehow bring good luck.

【Deep Sea Pearl Necklace】

■ Grade: Common

■ Description: A pearl necklace that glows softly even in darkness.

■ Slightly increases the wearer’s charm.

I put only these three items in my bag, then hesitated as I was about to proceed deeper into the warship.

The passage leading to the destination clearly goes to the warship’s depths, but there’s another door right next to this break room.

A tightly locked steel door. A magic locking device.

However, I can now understand the structure and dismantle it just by observing.

Crack!

The locking device sparked and unlocked.

─Magic Power Scaling… Currently 11

I gripped the door handle.

It won’t open. It’s heavy.

─Strength Scaling… Currently 2.5

According to MoMo, 2.5 is the level of a chubby cat with some weight to it.

Well, thinking about it, I don’t use my body much because of telekinesis.

I opened the door with telekinesis.

Inside, quite a bit of gold was piled up.

Unfortunately, in 「MoMo」, gold is treated as pure junk. It has considerable value as currency, but it’s too heavy, making it inefficient.

Instead, I found one special item emitting magic waves from within the pile of gold.

【Compass of the Dead】

■ Grade: Unique

■ Description: A compass whose needle points toward where the dead’s grudges are directed.

Sometimes the grudges also indicate where treasure is located.

【Sailor’s Journal】

MoMo’s item scale is Common-Rare-Unique-Epic-Legendary-Mystic. Unique level from an ordinary labyrinth is pretty great.

I opened the sailor’s journal.

Everyone’s going crazy because of the oracle about an assassin coming. What a joke. The real threat is inside us. The captain is desperately ignoring that fact. There’s a secret hidden on this ship. The monster bastard underground is the problem. Damn, we might all die because of that fucker, but the captain only cares about treasure…

Treasure room. The journal’s content was cut off there.

I picked up the Compass of the Dead I just obtained. The needle trembled slightly, then spun around to point toward the stairs leading below the warship.

I stepped with my walking stick.

Thud. Thud.

While going down the stairs, I hid myself upon hearing signs of people from the side.

─Agility Scaling… 3

Physical abilities are definitely being rated low, but it can’t be helped.

Two patrol guards pass in front of me while chatting. Until they’re completely gone, I wait motionless like a shadow…

─Perception Scaling… 8

Instead, other ability stats like magic power and perception are steadily rising, so it’s not bad.

It seems like Seol Ha-woon’s character card will be very extreme to match the lore.

Not bad. Distinctive characters will gain more special unique traits.

Creak. Creak.

I went down the stairs the compass pointed to again, and at some point.

I reached a space blocked by a massive steel door.

Grrrrrrrr…

The roaring and magic waves emanating from within were quite ominous.

“Done──~”

Meanwhile, Lee Si-ah leaned back comfortably against her chair. On the monitor screen was the message she had so desperately wanted to see.

[Labyrinth Exploration NaN FINAL Live Broadcast Ticket Reservation Success]

Seat: R Section A Zone Row 13 Seat 7

Name: Lee Si-ah

※ This ticket can only be used by the person who made the reservation, and ID must be brought when entering. Transfer and resale are strictly prohibited.

“Hehe.”

Lee Si-ah contentedly opened the community.

│Booking successful ㅠㅠㅠ Going to see Jongsu│

│Im Hae-jun, received our Hae-jun’s energy and succeeded│

│Passed!!!!!!│

│I was more nervous than when I got into university.│

│Going to see the leader^^│

│Booking successful ㅠㅠㅠ Finally going to see our Hyun!│

│Ji-woo, wait for me~~│

│Jun-ho!!!!!!!!!! I’m coming!!!!!!!!!!!!! │

After skimming through the success stories, Lee Si-ah also wrote one.

│Going to see Seol Ha-woon again hehe│

Then she smiled with satisfaction and turned on the TV.

Today was the day Seol Ha-woon’s personal variety show, ‘Seol’s Three Meals’ was having its first broadcast. Since Seol Ha-woon was in first place, he was scheduled for the most disadvantageous time slot – weekday morning – but it didn’t matter at all. The Snowpath fan site was already lined with posts of people proving they took vacation days to watch Seol’s Three Meals.

Lee Si-ah opened the group chat.

-It’s starting~

-It’s starting~~

-Open the door

-Bring out Seol Ha-woon

-Are there only Snowpath fans here?

-Wow, you’re right about the population being fucked up lol look at the real-time viewer count, damn

-Hahahaha

-Population bureau lol that’s why when they’re determined, they can drown a person. Fucking Chinese army haha

-Stop stirring shit and just get lost

-Open the door~~

-Open the door

-Damn, fuck, they haven’t even started yet but the live viewer count is fucking huge, so many people watching streams lmaooo is this proof everyone’s unemployed?

-Why are there so many crazy bastards these days. Go watch your own master;;;

As Mitamnan’s final broadcast approaches, crazy people keep appearing, but it’s easier not to pay attention to them.

Ignore the trolls.

Lee Si-ah diligently reported the troublemaking IDs while focusing on the screen.

Seol’s Three Meals

The broadcast started with the title. The first scene was a preliminary meeting with the production team.

Then scenes of Seol Ha-woon taking a plane to Busan, taking a boat from Busan Port, then transferring to a small motorboat and moving somewhere flowed by quickly.

The place he arrived at was a small uninhabited island. Variety show-style subtitles appeared small on screen.

Location: Unknown

Name: Unknown

Identity: Uninhabited Island

Owner: Seol Ha-woon

“Look at that scenery.”

The scene was incredibly beautiful. A blue sea with a lush green island…

Seol Ha-woon walked alone up the island’s slope and soon arrived at a dwelling.

It was a bit old and worn, giving off a slightly ruined feeling, but it had a spacious yard with a bench and a faucet that trickled water.

─Seol Ha-woon: But am I really just going to eat meals?

At Seol Ha-woon’s words, Kim A-rang PD appeared on one side of the screen.

Oh, isn’t this the first time Kim PD has appeared so directly on a broadcast?

─Kim A-rang: Well~ I don’t think eating three meals a day will go that smoothly, but what’s important is the people anyway.

─Seol Ha-woon: TV works here, right?

─Kim A-rang: Yeah. Let’s watch the live broadcast together with guests later. Oh right. The camera is already rolling.

Seol Ha-woon glanced at the camera.

─Seol Ha-woon: Yes. Hello. I’m Seol Ha-woon from Seol’s Three Meals… Is this how I should start?

─Kim A-rang: I told you it already started? It’s reality.

Seol Ha-woon nodded and pointed to the dwelling in the distance.

─Seol Ha-woon: First, I’ll decorate the house.

─Kim A-rang: The house?

─Seol Ha-woon: Yes.

He opened a toolbox and showed it to the camera.

─Seol Ha-woon: This is a haunted tool set I brought from Wol-ryeong Labyrinth. If I infuse it with magic power containing my mental visualization.

Whoooosh──!

The tools floated up and moved on their own.

“Woooow.”

-Wow it’s already fun from the start

-Hahahaha for real, what I’m saying is right, not lifting a finger is just so fucking chill

-Seolhaun But she actually dresses pretty well ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Does she have a stylist?

-It all seems like sponsorships but the cardigan suits him so well..

-His everyday appearance is also really good

-Wow lol I want that tool set, sell me that too

-Even just their ordinary voice and way of speaking feels so good ㄷㄷ

-Ha-woon hyung!!

-Wow, I’ll get to watch you eat to my heart’s content ㅋㅋ

-But didn’t he get hospitalized while filming this? It’s Seol’s Three Meals, so how did he end up hospitalized…

“Right.”

Lee Si-ah also tilted her head in confusion.

Looking at this peaceful format, there was absolutely no sign of anything that would warrant hospitalization.

She turned up the volume on the remote control and focused on the live broadcast for now.

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