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Labyrinth (2)

Luckily though, everything was intact. It made him, the alchemist, happy that his potions were still usable. He didn't have a lot, so he knew he had to ration them out. A lot of his potions were antidotes for poisons and paralysis. These were the most common ailments that monsters gave in this labyrinth.

Strangely enough, the two healers of the group were the first ones up. It made Grey wonder what level the others were. Edwin and Micah had been traveling around the world, so Grey's level was decently high. Micah got his experience points (or exp) from being in a party with Edwin, so it was also decently high. He had no combat abilities though, so his stats were only good for running away and keeping him alive if hit.

Parties could share exp. The person who killed a monster gets all of the exp, and those in the party would get half.

Edwin was on level 48 while Micah was on level 29. The original didn't ask what level the other members were on, but he probably should have.

As Micah and Edwin sorted out their belongings, Andrea and Reyner was the next to wake up. Andrea felt sore and weak, while Reyner seemed okay.

"Where are we?" Andrea mumbled to himself as he looked around. He saw that Edwin and Micah were alive and well, and that made him sigh in relief. If the healers of the group were healthy, so was the rest of the party.

Andrea was also a sword user but his two-handed sword was much bigger than Edwin's one-handed. He used one hand to swing it around, but Grey knew just how heavy that sword was. It was almost as tall as Micah!

"I don't know, I haven't seen any monsters to judge what levels we are at..." Grey answered the man, "How are you feeling? Do you need me to heal you?" He asked this for the sake of courtesy even though he knew that Andrea was fine.

"I'm alright, thank you though," Andrea replied as he tried to get up but slid back down the wall. He decided to massage his legs before getting up.

Andrea was a young man, 18 years old. He had just left home a year ago and that was when they decided that he should train as the generation's new Hero. He had brown hair and gold eyes, signifying his status as a Hero. Only heroes had that eye color. All in all, the young man was still developing.

Reyner was looking over at Grey but didn't say a word. He was a quiet man outside of battle.

Seeing that Reyner didn't say anything, Grey spoke up first, "Are you alright? Is there anything I can help you with?"

He shook his head and stood up. His defense was pretty high, so it wasn't difficult for him to stand up after waking up. He was feeling a bit sore though, so he stretched. He stuck to himself.

He wasn't very vocal when he joined Andrea's group either. He felt that his duty as a knight was to help the Hero who was still young and ignorant. After meeting Edwin and falling down this hole, he had a series of memories that flooded out like a gate. He was still trying to process them. Seeing Edwin's face, he couldn't help but feel attached to the man who reminded him of the lovers in his past lives. Was Edwin really that man? Then again, his lover looked different in every world, so he couldn't know for sure unless he interacted with the man more.

Grey left Reyner and Andrea alone and went back to help Micah who was sorting out their food and rationing them. He tried his best to ration the food to last a month with 2 weeks of provisions. It would lower their strength by a bit, but it would at least keep them alive until they found an exit.

One by one, the other members of Andrea's group woke up.

The next person to wake up was a 19-year-old woman who used twin daggers as her weapons. Her name was Lamine, and she had blonde hair and green eyes. She was from a Baron's household who raised warriors for their kingdom of origin. Her movements were like those of an assassin. She preferred to do her biddings in the dark or to stab behind one's back. It was just her fighting style. Lamine was the other quiet member of the group. She and Reyner got along because they didn't talk much. She didn't have a lot to say and her friends would probably be shocked to hear how simple her thoughts were. She liked to think about eating and sleeping. Lamine joined Andrea's group because she thought the Hero was interesting. She wasn't romantically interested in him but she thought it was funny to see Andrea struggle with his childhood friend, Felicia, who brought trouble to him constantly.