Hellmode ~Gamer Who Likes to Speedrun Becomes Peerless in a Parallel World with Obsolete Setting~ Vol. 11 - Chapter 567 - The God of Earth Gaia's Trial

rle fell asleep from exhaustion, so Allen had to pick her up.

Sohow she still managed to hold on firmly onto a wooden pole.

(She kept working hard even when the summons were gone.)

While Allen was working on the Spirit Paradise, rle had been busy with the Earth Labyrinth.

"I'll bring Habarak, so you and your n can rest too, Admiral Galara. We'll give you so food too."

Allen tried to get them to rest.

"Oh, alright. That's a big help. Everyone take a break."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

They built up their temporary campsite with magic tents. There was also a magic device that served as a water source next to the entrance, to sustain those trying to get through it.

(This might be the hardest dungeon in the divine realm. That's exciting.)

Allen carried rle into a big room inside the magic tent.

"Graham, you can prepare food together with Cecile and Sophie."

(The tent is too small for Graham though, they should cook outside.)

Graham's head was hitting the ceiling, so they decided to prepare the food outside.

'This brings back old mories.'

Sohow Graham felt like he had more chances to cook now that he was a summon.

"I'll leave things to you here then. I'll bring Habarak here."

"Alright, take care."

Half a day later soone turned the lights on inside the magic tent, likely from soone who just woke up and was heading out.

"I just woke up… Ohh! There's food, and Habarak!"

Galara's sleepy eyes noticed Habarak enjoying so liquor next to the campfire.

Since so much ti had passed, they had cooked quite a feast.

"Oh, sorry I already started on my own. Get over here."

(Galara just woke up and he's already drinking. He really is a dwarf.)

Habarak quickly offered a cup to Galara, who happily took it.

"So you ended up coming here too, Habarak."

"Yeah, I did. I never expected I would end up in the actual divine realm."

This was a world that no one in the human realm ever dreamt of ever seeing.

"I know what you an… Allen, what are you doing?"

"...I'm using my Generation Skill."

Allen gave a direct response. He was churning through the Spirit Stones Ignomas gave him, Generating a Grass G summon and making it use [Taste of Autumn.]

He also used the Bird H summon's Awakened Skill [Golden Egg] to increase his maximum Mana and Spiritual Power, while also recovering 100 Spiritual Power per second.

Galara had so idle ti while Cecile and Sophie ward up the food, so he checked what Allen was doing.

(The rocks here are crazy solid though.)

Allen was using a small flower bed the size of a tea table to Generate that Grass G summon.

"Right…you've always been an odd lad like that. I rember you acting all weird right after we t on the second floor too. I guess you never changed."

Galara had seen Allen doing that in the S Rank Dungeon too. Back then Allen was keeping his Summoner Talent secret, but by now it was sothing everyone was used to.

He watched in silence, keeping his cup still, as if trying to gather the courage to say sothing, or trying to decide on it.

Eventually he frowned a little and spoke.

"Allen, are you going to conquer this dungeon too?"

"Not really, I just want to give you a hand for a bit. I'm already planning on going sowhere else. I just thought I could get information about a strong sword around here."

Allen told him why he was there.

"I see. So you want a weapon…"

Galara looked at Habarak, mulling over sothing.

"Hey, what's gotten into you? If you're still half asleep drink so more."

"Shut up… Thanks…Phewww!!"

"Hey, Allen, Admiral Galara is acting kinda strange."

"I know. He doesn't seem depressed though, so it should be fine."

Galara was drinking strong liquor without hesitation like it was water.

Cecile and Sophie noticed he was acting strange and were worried about him, but they could not tell exactly what it was.

"Oh, if it isn't Habrak."

After a short ti, the rest of Galara's party woke up and gathered there. They all took wooden cups and began to drink like it was the most normal thing to do, while munching on the food Cecile had prepared.

Galara watched them do that.

(Maybe Galara got really tired? Oh, rle is awake too. I don't think she's slept in an entire day though.)

After Galara's party gathered out there, Allen noticed a light turn on in the tent, in the room where he had placed rle. She took a shower, then got out while her hair was still wet.

"Morning. Ohh, Habarak! Now we can strengthen the shovel in the forging area!!"

"What are you talking about? Is that the reason why I was brought here?"

"Mhm, that's it. We'll find the forge and the materials and…"

"Now now, rle. We can discuss the details later. Let talk for a bit first."

Before rle could get into much detail, the party leader Allen interrupted her.

"Thanks, this is really good. Phewwwwww!!"

rle soon was drinking from a wooden cup too.

The food Cecile and Sophie made turned into drink snacks, and everyone ate and drank.

Allen had so fruit juice instead, and when everyone was full he spoke again.

"The labyrinth seems to be pretty harsh."

"Yeah…we only got to floor 18."

"That's still sothing. Just a little more and you'll get to enter Extra Mode."

Allen had lost contact with rle when the Spirit Paradise issues beca serious.

"Ah! We also got this!!"

rle took out 3 Spirit Crystal Stones and countless Spirit Stones from her magic bag.

"Oh! That's 3 more pulls from the Divine Compass Lottery!!"

Allen felt like his ti to reclaim his soiled reputation was coming.

"Aren't those Spirit Crystal Stones? There's ghosts in the dungeon too then?"

"Yeah, a lot of them. That's why it's taking so long."

"Wait, I'm not really up to date here. Could you explain what Gaia's trial is?"

"In simple terms, it's a ti attack mode to reach floor 99 in 24 hours. Basically RTA."

"What? What does ti attack an again…? R…what? I'm so confused. Anyway, we'll get a reward at the end of that then? That sounds really different from the God of Swords."

(But it's literally what the words an…)

"Yes, the Gaia's rewards actually change depending on how far you get. I actually wrote them down in the Grimoire…"

"Gaia, huh… So what are the rewards?"

Allen had learned so of that through the Wraith A summon, which he later got rid of.

It had different rewards depending on how far one got, though a reward could only be obtained once by person.

[Rewards from the God of Earth Gaia's Trial]

-Reaching floor 20: Enter Extra Mode

-Reaching floor 40: Obtain a Divine Technique

-Reaching floor 60: Obtain Earth's Blessing

-Reaching floor 80: Obtain the Divine Artifact [Earth Hamr]

-Reaching floor 99: A wish from God of Earth Gaia

It was a lot simpler compared to the training milestones of the Divine Arena.

(Though it's still a pretty tricky trial.)

"You can actually switch Modes and obtain Divine Artifacts on certain floors."

rle and Galara's party had managed to reach floor 18, so they were very close to enter Extra Mode.

"I see, so we actually have to conquer this dungeon."

"Pretty much. You can take rus to help you go faster too."

'Sure.'

rus' voice was as emotionless as ever.

(Hm? Is sothing wrong with rus too? Was it eting his sister Lupto?)

rus looked more pensive, making Allen feel like everyone was acting strange lately.

"I'm sorry we couldn't get through it faster."

"But you've already discovered so much about the dungeon already. We'll get all the way to floor 99 eventually."

"Thanks."

rle seed disappointed that Allen had already overco his trial in the Spirit Paradise, while she only got to floor 18.

There was a Wraith A summon with them for half that ti, so Allen had also learned a lot about the dungeon.

They would spend the night next to the entrance, and then challenge it again the next day.

"rus, you've been here before, right?"

'Of course. But I never attempted to reach floor 99 as an angel.'

(I guess that ans he knows about the dungeon, but not how to get through it.)

Allen did not know how long the God of Earth Gaia had lived, but rus had lived for 100000 years, and he knew about the labyrinth, and had likely t Gaia many tis.

Allen decided to ask Allen everything he knew about the dungeon, since it could help them now.

The dwarves celebrated Habarak's arrival by drinking late into the night, and then woke up perfectly fine the next day, as if hangovers were inexistent to them.

"Let's get going then."

"Yeah."

Galara was the first to respond, seemingly reinvigorated to enter the dungeon.

The entrance led down a spiral staircase, which led to an enormous floor with a ceiling 1 kiloter tall, and with a clay sculpture in the center. similar to those on the entrance above.

'So you're challenging the Earth Labyrinth's Trial. The God of Earth Gaia awaits after floor 99. Your courage and strength will be tested before you get there.'

As Allen's group got closer, a voice ca from the sculpture, even if its mouth remained still.

Their attempt at overcoming the Earth Labyrinth's Trial was about to begin.