Days passed in such a fashion as the Monster Geckos continued to expand the size of the labyrinth, increasing the number of farms that produced their kind. Everything in this respect was handled by Feifei's active ability, the Supreme Monster Gecko.
The number of demons attempting to clear the labyrinth steadily increased while their death rate was staggering. Most of the time, a select few teams survived the first exploration. As they continued to proceed deeper and deeper into the labyrinth, the number of corpses piled up like crazy.
As for the 108 Black Demons, they had formed a council, discussing the findings of everyone almost every day. After all, each Black Demon had taken charge of an entrance into the labyrinth that had popped up in numerous places.
There were 108 such entrances in total. So, each Black Demon positioned itself in one such place, bringing in a horde of demons to explore the place and gather as much data as possible. After a day passed, they met with the other Black Demons in the council, exchanging their information.
For the first few days, the atmosphere was solemn. After that, it turned jovial as the Black Demons took fun in the exploration, turning it into a competition where they would try to find as much information about the traps, Monster Geckos, labyrinth structure, routes, and so on.
As the Black Demons had lived uncontested for many millennia, they had been bored. Surprisingly, this labyrinth excited them a lot, causing each of them to beam with a smile. In any case, as Feifei had given them a 10-year limit to reach the end of the labyrinth, they were calm.
First, they used the other demons to scout as much of the labyrinth as possible. Once they understood the entirety of the mechanics at play in the labyrinth, they would form teams of Black Demons and explore the labyrinth.
This way, they'll reach the end before the time limit. This was also why Feifei baited them with that time limit. She understood that the Black Demons had been bored. That's why she created this labyrinth, wishing for them to become addicted to exploring it.
That sense of tension was something that would be new to them. So, they were bound to become overjoyed. Moreover, the time limit allowed her to reach Tier 6 and rescue Krune. There was also the fact that she portrayed it as such that the deeper one went, the stronger the Monster Geckos became.
Having laid the place with numerous traps and the occasional appearance of Hazak, Feifei controlled the difficulty of the place, creating an illusion of the labyrinth becoming more dangerous the deeper one went.
In reality, if she didn't use the blood of the Monster Geckos and trap numerous Yellow Demons, it would have been possible. They could easily reach the end of the labyrinth with their strength. Thankfully, she had Hazak take care of the truly strong and smart demons that evaded all her traps with the prior information.
Even though every Black Demon was many times stronger than her, using her abilities and some psychological warfare, Feifei caused the Black Demons to dance to her tune.
Even though the other party had lived many times more than her, they hadn't ever schemed in their life. At most, they had done so a couple of times to siphon Spiritual Energy from the cities. But beyond that, they hadn't done anything of the sort.
On the other hand, Feifei had lived a life full of strife. So, she was well aware of what had to be done to manipulate her opponents in giving her what she desired. This difference in experience and cunningness was what allowed her to manipulate the Black Demons.
As for the Black Demons, they were happy to be manipulated, relishing the novelty of the experience. Thanks to that, Feifei was able to obtain enough Tier 5 Essence to turn into a Red Demon.
Beyond that, she continued to train and grow stronger. As for Zamuria, she first trained with the Tier 3 Blood Essence Crystals, getting used to their side effects while her body adapted to their effects.
Six months later, she was able to consume them without coughing up blood. Moreover, Feifei had increased the refinement to twenty times before she noticed that she had attained the limit for a Tier 3 Blood Essence Crystal.
From there, the factory line continued to produce Tier 3 Blood Essence Crystals nonstop as Zamuria trained using them, noticing that her strength continued to increase at a faster pace. "Hahaha!"
"This is great!" She then roamed through the labyrinth, feeling for herself the viciousness of the traps installed, eventually making contact with some demon teams that had traveled too deep into the labyrinth, killing them in the process.
Upon seeing the strength she displayed, Feifei was enamored. 'As expected of the person that was first in the Godly Point rankings until she left for Layer 2. Zamuria is strong, too strong, in fact. She should be able to kill at least two to three Black Demons while facing them at the same time after reaching the peak of Tier 6.'
Zamuria had traversed the route of individual strength, accumulating abilities that allowed her to do so. When Feifei asked about the details, Zamuria revealed her abilities, telling her that it was no big deal. But after seeing them, she was even more confused. Surprisingly, she was unable to comprehend Zamuria's train of thought.
After all, her abilities were strange, not something any sane person would attempt to obtain.
[Passive Abilities: Neon Radiance King, Neon Radiance King, Neon Radiance King, Neon Radiance King, Neon Radiance King]
[Active Ability: Ocean Radiance]
Her entire arsenal of abilities was only derived from the Neon Radiances. So, it was a wonder as to why she had attempted such a thing.
Feifei was confused, so she asked, "Why did you think this would give you strength? You could have chosen a variety of passive abilities that would increase your strength overall in a variety of bases like attack, defense, healing, reconnaissance, and so on."
"You see..." Zamuria smiled in response to the question. "Ocean Radiance does exactly that. This is the treasure of Layer 3 that I managed to obtain. After all, the Waves in Layer 3 should have had some connection to the layer itself, right? Otherwise, it makes no sense as to why a Wave occurs every 10 years and why a Neon Radiance is the prime cause for that.. When I thought of it like that, I figured out the truth and obtained Ocean Radiance."
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