2 Chapter 1 : To the Mortal World

The Great Labyrinth of Edafos is one of the four great labyrinths in the World. This maze is under the sea, but the entrance of this labyrinth is in the interior of the forest.  "The Labyrinth of Death" That's what the locals call the Great Labyrinth of Edafos.

 However, within the Great Labyrinth of Edafos, there are many hidden treasures.  But it's just a rumor and no one has ever proven this.  Of course, because it's the Great Labyrinth, it causes this labyrinth to cover a very large area.  Normally, the monsters in the Great Labyrinth of Edafos are quite scary for the residents and heroes alike.

 It was very rare for one to explore the Great Edafos Labyrinth due to the sheer number of monsters and the majority of them being very strong.  Even so, there was never an incident of monsters from inside the labyrinth, coming out of the labyrinth and attacking the residents.

 The Great Labyrinth of Edafos is divided into 5 tiers.

Tier 1 >>> Upper Stratum. 

Tier 2 >>> Upper-Intermediate Stratum. 

Tier 3 >>> Intermediate Stratum. 

Tier 4 >>> Lower Intermediate Stratum.

Tier 5 >>> Deep Stratum.

For now, the Great Labyrinth of Edafos has only been explored until it reaches the Upper-Intermediate Stratum and not the Intermediate Stratum. Each stratum generally has its own characteristics and difficulties. But the deeper the stratum, the more terrifying the monsters in it are.

 Even people who have high magic and combat abilities can't necessarily survive in the middle Stratum. This maze also applies the law of the jungle, the strongest will survive, while the weak will be oppressed. Generally, each monster in the labyrinth has its own place to live and tends to live in the area around its residence.

 Even so, sometimes some monsters fled to a higher stratum if the species population was on the brink. If the population of the monster species has returned to normal, then it will return to its original habitat.

But in very rare cases, some species tend to fight it out until one of them becomes extinct. But that happens quite rarely.

 That's a little glimpse of life in the Great Labyrinth of Edafos.

On the other hand, Azazel or Azel are currently climbing while breaking through the many rocks that keep blocking them. It can be said, Azel looks like a drill pointing upwards as he keeps destroying the stones above him using magic.

 There was no pain that Azel felt when hitting the very solid rock, and his red eyes continued to glow in the darkness.

 Right now, Azel was right in the middle of the transition between the Mortal World and Hell. Of course, the barrier that is installed is very thick and difficult to penetrate, so it slows down Azel's movement. As time went on, Azel's movement slowed down as the barriers and rocks in front of him grew thicker.

 "I didn't expect the transition from Hell to the Mortal World to be this difficult," Azel muttered.

 So far, Azel managed to break through the barrier and thick rocks using his dark aura. It could be said that from the start Azel created a black aura that enveloped his body, and he continued to shoot upwards. Of course, Azel's black aura can penetrate every barrier and thick rock in front of Azel.

 Azel's aura is an aura that has a fairly high level, plus Azel's speed makes the collision between Azel's aura and the obstacles, including thick rocks, become even harder.

 Of course, Azel's aura has very high resistance so it will be very difficult to destroy even if it is hit by any object. The barrier installed at the transitional location between the Mortal World and Hell was transparent. Even Azel couldn't see the barrier.

Even so, Azel could still feel that the longer it took, the stronger the transparent barrier was. The rocks that Azel crushed were getting longer and thicker. By now, Azel had covered a distance of about 8,000 meters, and it had already taken him an hour and a half.

Azel's movement slowed more and more until it finally stopped after he had moved 8,200 meters.

 "Damn it!! Why is it so thick?" Azel was quite annoyed because he had trouble breaking through the barriers and rocks.

 Along the way, Azel formed a straight hole, and he never made a turn. He sometimes bumps into some precious metals like diamonds and emeralds, but Azel doesn't care. His current focus was on getting to the Mortal World as quickly as possible and getting out of the Hell that had tormented him for quite a long time.

 "Master, is Master having a hard time breaking through these thick barriers and rocks?" The System voice asked Azel.

 Hearing the sound of the System, Azel's face slightly soured. Although the System he has created will never insult or demean Azel, if Azel is in trouble and needs the System then he will feel quite embarrassed. Azel decided not to ask the System for help at this time and just ask the System to do a few things.

Azel gave the order to the system: "I just need to ask you to estimate the power required to destroy the barriers and rocks at this time."

 "Okay Master, please wait…." The System voice agreed to Azel's request, and he started to analyze.

 Azel is currently standing in a floating position while waiting for the System to finish analyzing the transparent barrier and thick rocks.

 [Analysis of the thickness of the barrier and rocks is being carried out, please wait...]

While waiting for the analysis to be carried out by the System, Azel then decided to take a sample from the thick rock that was blocking him. Azel scraped a rock using the black flames that appeared on his fingertips. After getting the sample, Azel then started pressing and watching it a few times.

 "This rock is very hard and sturdy. It's only natural that I have a hard time getting through it," Azel said in a flat tone while tilting his head slightly.

"I'd better keep it."

 Azel decided to store the sample in his spatial storage. Although Azel can store a lot of samples, he prefers to save a few. If he needed a stone like this in the future, then Azel could come back to this place.

 "Hahhh..." Azel exhaled.

 Even though Azel is already at an altitude of 8,000 meters, the heat from Hell is still quite pronounced. Even Azel was still able to see the sea of ​​magma contained in the Evil Mirror Hell. Azel looked down for a moment, then looked back up.

 "If the rocks and obstructions here are of very high thickness, then it's only natural that the system analysis tends to be slower," Azel muttered.

 "I've analyzed the barriers and rocks that are here, Master!" A System sound suddenly sounded.

 "Hmmmm??? Alright, I want to see it," Azel replied to the System.

 "Okay!" The System voice replied to Azel's words.

 "Thank you, System,"

 Not long after, a virtual screen appeared right in front of Azel and the screen displayed the following information,

[Barrier : Graphine Barrier]

[Level of Thickness: 10]

[Stone Type: Graphine Stone]

[Level of Thickness: 10]

 Azel's eyes opened slightly wide. He didn't expect that the obstacles and rocks above him were Graph type.

 The Graphine is a type of material with a very high level of durability and thickness. Level 10 is the highest level of all statistics.

 Azel didn't expect that the barrier that separates the Mortal World and Hell would have a Graphine type. Azel's face immediately became a little sour, now he had to spend a lot of his strength to be able to penetrate barriers and Graphine-type rocks.

 "Hahahahaha... HAHAHAHAH, I DON'T THINK I'D HAVE TO BREAK OVER BARRIERS AND ROCK WITH A GRAPHINE TYPE!!!"

 "THIS IS GETTING INTERESTING..... INTERESTING!!!!"

 The five rings on his right hand instantly lit up and gave off a fairly bright light. Anyone would know if the light signaled that something was going to happen. Azel currently intends to use almost all of his strength to break through the barrier and the rocks above him.

Azel had made up his mind for it, moreover, this was the only path and opportunity to the Mortal World. It can be said that Azel is currently also being chased by time. That was because Azel had already crippled the Five Guardians of Hell, and they would recover shortly.

If they all recovered, then it would be like a nightmare for Azel. A really bad and very bad dream.

Although Azel can rival the seven of them, a long-term battle will cause Azel to be cornered and have an opening so that the risk of Azel's death increases significantly.

Azel is currently trying to use all his strength, and turn it into an aura that coats his body.

"I don't care if my strength is drained, the most important thing is that I can make it to the Mortal World!!" Azel said with a pretty scary facial expression.