Let’s Play Minecraft in a World of Swords and Spells

Note: This story is going to be updated once every 3 days

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(Walson)

Extending the timeline, let's put aside the trivial matters. We finally entered the dungeon three days later.

Our entry into the dungeon's teleportation array was a few hours later than the dungeon investigation team. This decision was made after discussing with Belle, considering various factors.

Anyone with clear eyes could see that the so-called investigation team was a group of about two hundred adventurers formed with the goal of obtaining [Inferno Aurum]. Joining them might lead to unnecessary trouble for us.

There's another reason for this decision.

───[Labyrinth of Flame: Deep Corridor], two hours after entering the dungeon───

The earthy brown worn bricks formed the walls of the corridor. Chaotic footprints extended into the darkness in the distance.

A massive canine-like beast lay across the path, about three meters long, covered in pitch-black fur. Exposed fangs showed how ferocious it must have been in its lifetime.

The beast is lying on the side of the path, unmoving.

Yes, it died right there in the corridor.

The clean and neat giant cut on its chest was the cause of death. It died without much resistance... judging by the footprints bypassing the corpse, it seems the adventurers hurriedly passed by, not bothering to gather materials.

---Walking behind them makes things easier; monsters are quickly eliminated.

# Black fur, distinctive canine teeth, an arched back, and red fur on the forehead? Are you sure? # Alice's voice echoed in my mind, sounding puzzled and surprised.

# Yeah, those are indeed the features # I replied through telepathy.

Squatting beside the beast's corpse, I held a dagger with the enchantment of [Sharpness V] and skillfully began the skinning process.

During the years spent in the orphanage, I did a lot of this kind of work. However, the purpose now is not the materials but dissection.

# Considering these features... it should be a Flame Firemane Hound # Alice concluded.

# The Flame Firemane Hound? Are you sure? # Belle's voice sounded this time.

"Probably, if the Flame Firemane Hound that you said is a beast that can breathe fire, then you are right.," I said, dragging out several unrecognizable lumps from the beast's stomach.

Most of it had been completely burned into charcoal, making it difficult to identify. I could barely make out its appearance, resembling half of a goblin.

#... Is it really possible? We have just entered the labyrinth not long ago. How could such a monster that is usually only found in the deeper part of the dungeon suddenly appear?# Belle murmured to herself.

It turned out to be a beast from the lower level... Tsk, if it weren't for the adventurer team ahead numbering close to two hundred, we would most likely end up having a fierce fight with it.

#It doesn't matter if it's a deep level now. After all, the dungeon has already mutated into something strange like this # I replied.

#... Is it really a mutation?...# Belle muttered to herself.

I didn't respond and continued with the investigation of the corpse.

From the beginning until now, both Alice and I have been communicating using [Party Telepathy]. You might be confused. Isn't the upper limit of team members five?

Don't worry, they haven't joined my team. Currently, we are using a very special necklace-type magical item called [Telepathy Necklace], which expands the upper limit of communication for [Party Telepathy].

When I first saw this thing, I was really shocked, it’s almost no different than how the group chat on earth worked.

In use, all team members must wear the [Telepathy Necklace], otherwise, they won't receive the telepathy from the expander– By the way, this item was newly researched by the Principality of Valkinia in the Western nations, belonging to experimental items that have not been publicly released. All of them are stored in secret laboratories... Alice mentioned this casually.

Yes, Alice got these things.

When she just pulled out something like this, I was shell shocked, just how amazing is this lamia girl? To be able to get her hand on something like this?

The fact that both East and West have locked themselves away from each other is well-known, especially given the recent tense situation. Despite this, being able to acquire such magical items in a short period of time makes me suspicious. I can't help but wonder if Alice, this snake, controls the entire black market. I don't know the extent of her influence, but I definitely don't want to get involved with this person.

...In the past, I thought I was the most awesome [Villager], but now it seems that Alice, also a [Villager], surpasses me in every way.

"Any other special findings?" Grace, who had been silent, walked up to me.

"No, we can continue forward now." I clapped my hands, stood up, and at the same time stored the huge fur into my inventory.

Glancing at the foul-smelling stomach contents that were scattered on the ground during the dissection, they seemed to sparkle under the eternal burning torches for some unknown reason.

Is this... some kind of powder?

"...What's wrong?"

"Nothing," I shrugged. I took out a bit of water from my inventory and cleaned my hands, then threw the dirty shirt to the side.

Anyway, it's probably some kind of mineral, right? I might have eaten a bit of it during the meal process.

In any case, what we need to do now is to investigate the cause of the anomaly in the dungeon.

After entering the third layer, we discovered that the abnormal phenomena in the dungeon were definitely more than just a rampage of monsters. It should be said that the entire dungeon has undergone a drastic change.

According to common sense, after the third layer, we should enter the area of the fourth layer. This inference is not incorrect; all the records about the "Genesis of Civilization: Labyrinth of Flame" say so.

However, we are now in the [Deep Corridor]– As for the original fourth layer? I don't know where it disappeared to.

In other words, what awaits us and the massive adventurer team ahead is an entirely new area that has never been explored.

Generally, when a new area is discovered in the dungeon, unless one has extraordinary confidence in their strength (or is greed-driven), they would first return to the adventurer's guild to report and later explore it as part of an organized search team.

But now, it's not just a new small area; the entire layer has been replaced.

Moreover, this place feels strange to me. Although the corridor is illuminated by torches everywhere, it should be very bright in theory. However, the maximum visual distance is forcibly limited to around fifty meters, and beyond that is pitch black, giving a feeling of bottomless darkness.

...If I didn't have the [Mini-Map]. I would probably feel a lot of psychological pressure, not knowing what kind of monsters are waiting ahead.

"Inferno Aurum! We found a vein of Inferno Aurum!" At this moment, in the deep corridor, a distant and ethereal shout echoed...