This time, I won't be the devil.

Hearing this, Tidoris was stunned for a moment. She looked into Frey's eyes in disbelief, then smiled lightly and said:

"Laura said the same thing to me 100 years ago..."

Afterwards, Frey and Didorice discussed matters related to Petrarch.

Putting aside the difficult-to-define emotions, there are two biggest doubts at the moment.

First, it was the reason why Laura left Petrarch and made the exaggerated request of 10 billion rupees to him.

Second, there is Petrarch’s reason for building a tomb in the labyrinth and the golden rule he mentioned at the end of his diary.

Regarding the first question, since Laura has passed away, there is naturally no way to know her true thoughts.

Moreover, Petrarch's diary is only his personal opinion after all, and the content recorded in it is not necessarily true.

As for the second question, in connection with the sacrificial utensils in the tomb, Frey had an ominous guess in his mind.

After the conversation ended, Didoris took out a golden bracelet.

"This bracelet is a secret item from the Forest Kingdom. It can temporarily block the blessings of the gods and reduce your level by 5. Once you put it on, you can't take it off for at least a month, so I kept it until now."

"This time, I want to go to the maze with you..."

……

On the other side, just as Frey and Noelle left the maze, the white ape in the cemetery, after sending away the other two-spined apes, walked to the stone platform, entered 9 letters, and then opened the door.

Behind the door is actually a huge elevator. After turning on the switch, the elevator descends all the way, eventually passing 19 floors and arriving at a secret space on the 20th floor of the maze.

The space was filled with the skeletons of various monsters, and on the stone throne at the end sat a huge figure that was 9 meters tall and exuded a terrifying aura.

The white ape quickly moved to the front of the throne and prostrated itself on the ground.

Sensing the arrival of the white ape, the figure opened his mouth. Although no sound came out, the white ape, which was also a monster, could understand what he meant.

(White Ape, I heard that your people recently regarded a human as their guardian?)

Faced with this question, the white ape opened its mouth in fear, but this time it did not make a gurgling sound, but clear language.

"My king, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Those silly kids are ignorant. I hope you won't blame them."

(Never mind. As long as you offer the sacrifices on time, I won't interfere. You didn't come here specifically to report this matter, did you?)

"My king, Mingcha, just now, someone defeated your guards and entered the cemetery. It was a black-haired man and a silver-haired woman."

(Two people defeated four stone guards?)

"The man can use earth magic and is quite agile. The woman has a magic sword that can produce lightning and fire. They said they were looking for something in the cemetery. It must be related to that human."

(Are you sure there are no blonde elves?)

Faced with this question, the white ape asked somewhat uneasily:

"My king, can that human's will still affect you?"

(I'm not sure, but it's always better to be cautious. A mere human trying to use the power of the maze...)

Afterwards, the white ape reported in detail the information regarding Frey and Noelle. After hearing that the two humans hadn't broken the defensive barrier, the figure on the throne spoke:

(They are no match for me, so there is no need to be afraid of them.)

"They said they'll come again. Do you want me to bring them to you then?"

(Excessive movement would likely alert the enemy to any abnormality. I cannot let humans discover my presence yet.)

(If they ultimately back down, I won't make a move.)

(But if they happen to open the door and come here, then let them become my nutrients and help me complete my final evolution.)

Chapter 42: I am a Monkey God in a Different World

"I didn't expect the elves to have such props." Frey took the bracelet from Didoris and looked at it carefully.

The texture of the bracelet is like jade, and its color is like flowing amber. You can also vaguely see tree patterns emitting golden light.

There is no other item that can lower a person's level, even in the Demon King's treasury.

"I don't know the specific principle, I just know that this bracelet is related to the sacred tree."

After Didoris put on the bracelet, Frey used [Appraisal] to observe her changes.

The level dropped from 30 to 25, and the attributes also dropped accordingly.

"What about your magical abilities? Have there been any changes?"

Didoris tried to chant a spell and replied:

"No, it's still Magic Level 2. The rest of my skills and abilities haven't changed."

In other words, Didoris only had some attributes reduced, and her combat effectiveness did not decline significantly.

Since her level already met the requirements, it would be easy for Tidoris to ask the association to grant her the identity of a Bronze-level adventurer.

Among the adventurers below level 30 who can enter the second level, she is probably the strongest.

"Then let's set off tomorrow. Come to think of it, I've never been into a maze, so I don't know what it looks like. I'll ask you to lead the way." Imagining the unknown maze adventure, Didoris said excitedly.

"No rush, I still have some preparations to make, it might take a few days."

"Hasn't the cemetery been found? Is there anything else to prepare?"

In Didoris's opinion, the last obstacle at the moment is the door that requires the input of nine letters. She already has some speculations about this, and she plans to go to the cemetery in person to solve this puzzle.

After hearing Didoris's question, Frey suddenly looked sneaky.

He first closed the window and drew the curtains, then locked the door and hung up the security chain.

"Why did you lock the door suddenly?"

"I have something I want to show you."

"what?"

"An adult film."

After saying that, Frey took out an Arcane Blade from his waist bag.

Afterwards, in the dim room where the man and woman were alone, a beast-like cry was heard...

"Gugu ga ga, gugu ga ga..."

"How about it? Can you understand it?"

Frey asked halfway through the Animal Video.

After the Philip incident, Frey developed the habit of carrying the Arcane Blade with him for recording.

After noticing the unusual behavior of the white ape in the cemetery, Frey recorded a conversation between the two apes and planned to bring it back to Didoris, who possessed the skill of [Animal Conversation], for analysis.

Listening to the bursts of monkey calls in the room, Didoris couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand, revealing a somewhat speechless expression.

"It seems like you've been treated as a guardian by these monsters."

"What, I became the Monkey God?" Frey exclaimed.

He never expected that after he stopped being a demon king, he would acquire another difficult identity.

After the video was finished, Didoris fully translated the conversation between the two spiny apes to Frey.

What is most interesting is the order that the white ape gave to the other two-spined apes when Frey was about to leave.

The white ape asked all the other apes to leave the cemetery and not come back within half a day, and also said this.

"Anyone who dares to peek will be the next sacrifice..."

After obtaining new information through the Arcane Blade, Frey's speculation was further verified.

This group of two-spined apes, at least the white ape with the highest intelligence, is likely to be taking orders from a more powerful existence.

When it comes to powerful beings, the first thing that comes to Frey's mind is the class guardian of the maze.

In the Jabberwock Underground Labyrinth, the last level of each major level once had a guardian.

But as humans paved the right path to the 50th level, the guardians of the first five levels had been defeated.

Since the Guardian will not be refreshed after being defeated, Frey once believed that as long as he did not enter the area after the 50th floor, he would not encounter unpredictable risks.

But after two months of exploring the maze, his mind changed.

Unlike the rigid codes in the game, monsters in reality not only have the ability to think independently, but can also communicate with each other and formulate simple tactics.

Especially monsters with higher intelligence like the two-spined monkeys can even create their own settlements and cultures.

Moreover, some monsters can improve their rank through evolution.

Based on the above information, assuming that monsters really have intelligence close to that of humans, then if Frey is a monster in a maze, he will definitely find ways to hide himself and quietly accumulate strength.

And the cemetery built by Petrarch 60 years ago was a place very suitable for the development of vulgarity.

Since the two spiny apes could stumble upon a cemetery and use it as a shelter, other monsters could do the same.

After leaving the maze, by drawing and analyzing the structure of the entire cemetery, Frey believed that there should be a large underground space behind the door with a combination lock.

Combined with the white ape's behavior, this cemetery may have been dominated by a powerful monster. In this case, the appearance of the four one-eyed stone men can be explained.

Although this possibility is extremely small considering the existence of the defensive barrier, it is not zero.

In the second level, the strongest monster currently known is the Skeleton Troll, which was born on the 19th floor and is classified as an elite monster like the Rotten Giant.

According to the information in the Adventurer's Guild, it takes 1 year for the Skeleton Trolls to refresh.

The characteristic of this type of monster is that they are very weak when they are just born, but they have a special skill called [Assimilation], which allows them to graft the skeletons of other monsters onto themselves, allowing them to grow rapidly.

Based on this characteristic, the Adventurer's Association has placed a high bounty on the Skeleton Troll. In addition, its magic stones are very valuable, so every time the Skeleton Troll is refreshed, it will be quickly conquered by adventurers.

After checking the information, Frey confirmed that in the past 70 years, skeleton trolls had been conquered every year, and no one had escaped. The last record of a conquest was 3 months ago.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any Skeleton Trolls in the second level nowadays, but to be cautious, Frey decided to treat the fully evolved Skeleton Trolls as imaginary enemies and formulate a battle plan based on this.

"That means we not only have to crack the code on the gate, but we may also face a fierce battle."

"Maybe you're worrying too much?" Didoris, who had never been to the maze in person, found Frey's series of speculations a little unbelievable.

"When you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how implausible, must be the truth. Detective Dido wouldn't understand this, right?"

"Besides, it's better to worry too much than too little."