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Labyrinth (2)

All of his efforts were for naught when he was killed trying to protect Micah who almost got killed by Felicia's curse and carelessness.

"You rest up here Micah, I'm going to check the others to make sure they are okay," Grey said as he got up and stretched.

"I can help too!" Even though Micah said that, he felt his legs go weak and he crumbled to the ground.

"You obviously need to rest and massage your legs. When you feel a bit better, you can come over and help me." He couldn't help but give Micah a pat on the head.

Grey went to the other party members and checked to see if they had broken any of their weapons or armor on the way down. Luckily, everything seemed fine. He dragged everyone up against the wall where Micah was so that they weren't in plain sight.

He also knew that Reyner Winter, 28 years old and the tank of the group, was God System. He didn't have to touch the man but he did, and he felt the familiar tingle. Reyner was a wandering knight from a fallen kingdom who was looking for his place in the world. He carried a large shield, and a mace, and wore heavy gray armor. He had short black hair, tan skin, and plum-purple eyes. His body was quite large, and his muscles were prominent due to years of training and defending. He was the strongest of the group in terms of defense, like a mighty fortress, but his attack power was a bit low. That was why he didn't mind following Andrea's group which was made up of damage dealers.

His husband in this world was a different kind of strong. It was okay though because Grey could heal and attack for him! They were the perfect combination. He hoped to travel with Reyner after this whole ordeal... He didn't know how many of his memories Reyner would get in this world, but he would definitely keep his promise and go on the hot spring vacation!

He then walked toward the entrance of the room and made sure there were no traps. After deeming the safety of the entrance, he poked his head out and looked both ways. He didn't see any monsters and he couldn't feel any presence nearby. He decided to mark the room as a safe room.

The walls of the labyrinth didn't change at all even as people got further and further down, so he couldn't guess where they were. The monsters didn't change much but their levels did. People couldn't see the exact level of the monsters, but they could see a floating crystal above a monster's head to show how much of a threat they would be. A gray crystal meant it was not a threat, yellow meant it was tolerable in strength, and lastly, red meant that the enemy was too strong for their current level.

Grey knew that Andrea's party, except for Reyner and Genji, was not on high levels because the monsters on the fifth floor were yellow in color. At most, they were going to keep training on floors 1-20 without thoughts of going further. If the monsters were red even for Grey, he knew they were on the lower floors from 35 to 40. If they were yellow, it would be above floor 25 but less than floor 35. And if they were grey, it would be close to floors 1-20. This was how he was going to judge it. It was better than moving around blindly...

Honestly, these were just guesses. He had no idea what level the monsters were on the lower floors. He also had a very vague idea of how the crystal worked. He could only hope they were tolerable for him.

There was a level system in this world. Everyone could access a status window to see their level, their skills, titles, etc. It was like a typical video game-type world. The only thing they didn't have were item boxes. People needed a special skill to see other statuses, and some had abilities that hid their statuses from these types of people.

Edwin had the ability to hide his status. He could even alter it if needed.

After making sure it was safe, Grey walked back to Micah who was finally able to stand up. Micah was looking through his bag to make sure nothing broke. He had a lot of medicine and herbs in his bag, so the fall could have damaged them.