The maze was built starting with the mother skeleton replenishing its magic.

Lance discovered something interesting.

A kobold riding on the shoulders of another kobold can form kobold two.

This way, they can achieve double the results when digging, and it also helps them overcome their habit of kneeling and begging for mercy when they see someone.

After all, neither the one on top nor the one on the bottom can kneel down.

The development of the second floor is proceeding smoothly. Lance used the [Expansion] skill to create roughly half of the space on the first floor, and then the kobolds did some rough finishing touches.

Unfortunately, the engineering department currently only has one type of employee: the dog-headed man.

Bruce has returned to being the watchdog, and probably 80% of adventurers can't get past him—he's the dung monster Lance created himself.

Lance even considered having Boneka ride Bruce into battle; this combination would be called "The Great Tree Riders."

That's absolutely awful.

The safe zone mechanism has also been re-launched.

The maze has now returned to its former order.

In two days, Lance's level also rose to level 36. Unfortunately, Martin did not reply, which meant that there was no news of Glenn from the Starfall Maze.

Therefore, the plan to subdue Edmund will be put on hold for now, and Lance is going to explore a new labyrinth today.

According to the system panel display.

The portal to the "Moonlight Labyrinth" requires 1000 mana points to open at once.

The portal to the "Blackthorn Maze" requires 1500 mana points to open at once.

Let's choose "Moon Shadow Labyrinth" as our initial target.

"Moonshadow Labyrinth" is a great tomb, ruled by a level 60 lich named "Willie," a high-level race within the undead branch.

During the seven days of his "service" in the core, Lance had already established a relationship with this lich.

When Lance mentioned his talent for navigating mazes, Willie waved his hand dismissively and said, "Little brother, just take whatever you want. Don't be shy with your older brother."

That's quite extravagant.

After all, Willie was the kind of ruler Lance described as someone who just lays down and does nothing, and he hardly ever spent time in the maze.

Therefore, exploring the new maze this time will not be as strenuous as exploring the Starfall Maze initially.

There's no need for drones anymore; Lance will personally lead the expedition.

If you encounter any foolish monsters, just mention their boss's name.

"Mr. Lance!!"

Angelica's noisy voice came over, and she rushed over, shaking Lance's shoulder:

"Glen is here!"

"Is there really such a good thing?"

Lance was somewhat surprised and glad that he hadn't rushed to open the door to the maze, otherwise he would have been really late.

With Angelica leading the way, they finally found Glenn, who was pale-faced, in the innermost circle of the maze.

This is... excessive indulgence?

How did you become so weak?

Glenn seemed to be lost in thought, but when he caught sight of Lance out of the corner of his eye, he snapped out of it, turned to Lance, and smiled.

"I've come to thank you, Skeleton King."

Why is it that name again? Lance was a little unhappy.

Now that the translator 3413 is not around, we can only use the [Mimicry] skill to simulate voices for conversation.

"Stop calling me the Skeleton King," he said. "I am the King of Labyrinths and the Undead."

"But I feel more comfortable with the Skeleton King," Glenn explained with a smile.

Oh well, let it be.

Glenn is considered an insider player in the Kru Labyrinth, practically one of their own, and could very well become Lance's lucky charm.

Without even a further explanation, Lance swiped his right hand to open a portal to the Starfall Labyrinth.

He then grabbed Glenn by the back of the neck and stepped into the portal.

Glenn spoke.

The two "This is" were uttered in the Kru Maze, while the two "What are you doing?" were uttered in the Meteorite Maze.

When I came to my senses, I found myself being dragged by the Skeleton King, rushing down to the next level.

The Starfall Maze is currently sealed off, and there are no adventurers on the entire first floor.

This made Martin and 3413 stand out conspicuously, sitting by a tree stump with their hands outstretched to warm themselves by a campfire lit in the very center of the first floor.

Despite being skeletons and metallic beings who don't feel the cold, they still light a campfire to create an atmosphere.

Lance moved closer from behind and overheard their conversation.

"So, you have to be a bit tougher when dealing with girls," Martin said seriously.

The metal spider also stretched out two scythe-like little hands, keeping Martin company by the fire. It spoke in a mechanical voice with intonation:

"It's hard for a gentleman not to agree with this."

"You sound very experienced, don't you? 3413?"

"It's a gentleman's secret, but I won't hesitate to tell you. I've had five girlfriends in the past."

"Are they all metal spiders too?"

"There is a spirit."

"That's interesting. Tell me more... uh, Mr. Lance?"

Martin noticed Lance eavesdropping behind him and quickly stood up. When he turned around, he saw Lance standing right behind him, and in his hand... wasn't that Glenn?!

So Glenn went to the Kruger Maze on his own initiative?

What is the significance of him and 3413 guarding this place?

Lance looked at the two in front of him with some helplessness and said in the language of monsters, "Alright, I've found Glenn. You two can go back now."

After saying that, he opened a portal and brought the two of them back.

Then, she couldn't wait to grab Glenn, like someone who had woken up and realized they were going to be late, and dragged him into the bathroom by his T-shirt.

It's urgent.

He descended from the first floor to the ninth floor, and thanks to his prior arrangement with Edmund in the core area, not a single monster managed to stop him.

The ninth floor features forests and waterfalls, with fireflies flitting about, making for a truly beautiful scene.

Lance encountered a phase lizard that was giving him a strange look; he guessed it was the same one he had tricked to death before that had come back to life.

"Edmund! Get up and pee!" (Lance always used monster language, so Glenn couldn't understand him)

After a loud shout, thick mist began to rise from the depths of the forest, and the first Edmund, clad in white armor, slowly walked out.

Lance just muttered "pretentious jerk" to himself with disdain.

But Glenn was truly dumbfounded.

Or rather, he had been in a daze ever since Lance dragged him all the way to the depths of the maze.

Was that the white-armored knight from that day?

What exactly is the Skeleton King trying to do...?

"Skull, what's up?"

"I've brought the man to you." Lance released Glenn and gave him a push from behind, causing the latter to stumble and stand in front of Edmund.

"Let's get to know each other as relatives."

"There's a familiar feeling about this human." Edmund looked at the trembling boy in front of him, paused, and then said, "But I still can't remember anything."

"That's so tedious," Lance muttered.

They then switched to speaking a universal language.

Glenn.

"what!"

Glenn stood ramrod straight and responded.

Tell me about the origin of your surname.

"I don't have a surname..."

"Aren't you Glenn Edmund?"

"That's the name Miss Anna gave me."

Who is Anna?

"Anna Fenike, daughter of Victor Fenike, King of the Southern Regions."

Lance had assumed Glenn was a descendant of the white-armored knight, but it turned out the name was merely bestowed upon him.

"So your name was also given to you by this family?" Lance looked at Edmund, his eyes flashing with soul fire.

"I can't remember," Edmund shook his head.

"Aren't you the first patriarch?" Lance said, looking at Glenn, then asked, "What was the name of the first head of the Phoenix family?"

Angelina Phoenix.

After Glenn finished speaking, Lance looked at the white-armored knight again, who shook his head once more, indicating that he remembered nothing.

waste!

"Glenn, you should think about it too."

"what?"

"Are there any clues about the name 'Edmund'? Is this amnesiac knight the first Edmund?"

"what!"

Glenn was dumbfounded.

The first Edmund... which means he was his predecessor!