Exploring the Dimension After Reincarnation: Academic

Hidden Labyrinths

“Hah... hah... huh....” Leon was breathing heavily from exhaustion. “I don't know how we got away from them, but thankfully we weren't eaten by them alive. Now, I became so exhausted after all that had passed, huh..”.

“Obviously we managed to escape their pursuit because we found a cave by chance. After entering the cave deep enough, we instead entered into an unclear place. Really, what a village is so remote until we get lost in a forest connected to the city.” Elena grumbled in annoyance while looking at the scene in front of her.

This view looks like a corridor. He is a beam-shaped hallway with walls made of rock with several patterns that decorate it. The atmosphere there was very dark, and they used the flashlight Elena brought in as lighting. Even though it is humid, at least the air there does not smell.

“Hopefully this place has a way out somewhere. The road back to the previous cave was too steep, and too dangerous to fight the vultures. Judging from how hidden the entrance is here, and the atmosphere inside here, this place has long been untouched and we become the discoverer of this place.” Elena approached the wall and pressed her hand against a pattern.

“Haha, you are too much if you say you are the inventor of this place,” said Leon who made Elena look at him. “Humans have ventured into various places, so there is almost no untouched place except the ocean. You exaggerate too much if you claim this place has not been touched for hundreds of years.”

“In this world there is a penther who has power above humans. Humans themselves prefer to be in a safe place, so there are not many people who really explore in various parts of the world. The possibilities are very small, but it remains a possibility if some unexplored ancient ruins still exist. Also, I did not say hundreds of years, but rather in a long time,” replied Elena flatly.

“Be-So yes.” Leon was silent at the word.

“From at the thought of that ...” Elena turned on the long passageway in front of them. “We have very limited supplies before running out of food and water and dying of dehydration or starvation. I doubt there will be a river or by any chance a food crop growing inside these ruins. If you have the energy to talk, it is better to use it to start walking.”

“Are we going to walk inside that dark passageway?” Leon pointed at that seemingly endless dark passageway. “Mu-Maybe, we can try to climb back to where we fell before. Remember, would it not be better to face the dangers of the known than to fight the unknown?”

Elena walked in front of Leon with her flashlight illuminating the passageway. However, the end of the hallway was not also seen using the flashlight Elena carried. There is still a very thick darkness and a wet and slippery stone floor. They need to be careful on this slippery stone floor in addition to the unknown threats.

He glanced at Leon with his little smiling face, and said, “Are you scared? I think you intend to be a great trainer and respected by many people. If only on the dark aisle you are afraid, you better give up on this dream of yours and start by opening a store in the middle of the city.”

“K-You!” Leon quietly swallowed his own words. “Alright! Let me show you, I am not at all afraid of just this dark passageway! I will definitely surpass my own father in the future in becoming a trainer and become the greatest trainer in this world in the future! I'll prove this to you right now!”

Leon directly walked past Elena with his confidence which made Elena think, ‘Hmm, very easy to manipulate, huh. He said the ancient tribe-either-tends to set up a trap to protect what they are hiding. I wouldn't be so stupid as to sacrifice myself in their trap.’

*Step!* *sis!* *sis!* *sis!*

Not long after Leon walked in front, he stepped on something similar to a button. Then, the ceiling opened with dozens of arrows directly raining down on him.

*sret!*

Elena immediately grabbed Leon's shirt and pulled him back before a dozen arrows fell on him. Just one second, and it'll be too late. To die from a dozen arrows would naturally be a very painful experience. No, but death will indeed be a painful experience for everyone who has nyama.

*stab!* *stab!* *stab!*

The arrow fell on the floor and was firmly stuck there. Indeed, they were all very strong and fast. They can even stab deep in the rocks there.

“Now, do you believe that these ruins were built hundreds of years ago and have not been opened since then, ha? If I were to be late, your history would run out right now. Never be arrogant or look cool just for prestige and self-esteem. When you have a life, you can seek fame. But if you have fame, not sure you will have life, understand?” asked Elena in her cynical tone.

“Y-Yes. I-I'm sorry for doubting you before, hehehe. Then, I will never repeat that again, hehehe.” Leon could only laugh a little when he accepted Elena's words. ‘Uh, why did I get unlucky while I was with him? The journey of being a trainer is very different from what I imagined, yes. I thought I'd get to the next town and challenge the other trainers. Win, lose, then win again. But this was very different when my life almost drifted a few hours after I left the village.’

The two of them continued on a long journey inside these ancient ruins. The hallways here are so complicated that Elena thinks, ‘It's more like a labyrinth if you tell me. Without the Branching ability looking at the various paths, I guess I would get lost with just a few turns.’

The traps inside the place were extremely dangerous, hence Elena walking in front between the two of them. Elena who possessed fighting skills beyond Leon, she would have a greater chance of surviving when facing a trap. Even so, it does not mean that their journey becomes very smooth and they become calm.

Their food supplies began to thin, and several high-class penthres began to appear that blocked them.