Although we were being harassed by Warcraft, it didn't affect our actions.

But after we walked a short distance, Aliyah suddenly exclaimed.

"Hey, there's a treasure chest here."

"Huh?"

I looked at Aliyah in surprise and saw her running towards the adjacent wall.

"I said I found a treasure chest here!"

As Aliyah yelled, she kicked the seemingly sturdy wall, creating a small hole through which an old and worn-out box was revealed.

"Wait a minute! Hold on! How did you kick the wall apart?"

I quickly rushed to the wall and touched it.

"This wall can be destroyed. It's no different from the other walls nearby. How did you figure out that this one could be broken?"

"Well... it's just my intuition."

"Is that a question?"

I think Aliyah must have chosen a skill that allows her to detect treasure chests. It's a special skill, like marking treasure chests, which allows her to see the chest behind the wall.

"Let me guess, the useful treasure chests we encountered in the maze were all hidden inside walls, but we didn't notice."

"That's right. So I took the time to go through them again and flip over all the chests you missed."

"You really have a lot of free time..."

You went through them again? In the past month? Your efficiency is terrifying.

"That's the downside of having too much freedom. When you can't find anything to do, you find something to do."

"That makes sense..."

"Now, let's see what's inside."

With a smile on her face, Aliyah kicked the chest open.

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you sure this violent way of unlocking is okay?"

Aliyah took a necklace out of the chest, looked at it, and put it in her pocket.

"Violence is not a problem. The key is whether you can open it. This is an iron lock, and after all this time, the iron has oxidized. Just give it a kick and it opens. Also, this necklace doesn't have any practical function. It's just a gold necklace with a carefully carved gemstone. In other words..."

"It's only good for selling. I get it. That's good. It looks like we've got some reward from this mission. But I'm curious about who put these chests here."

"Don't worry about those details. But if you obsess over finding the answer, you may never find it in your lifetime."

"That's true."

"It seems like you guys are having a conversation about some strange topics~ But Fir, have you noticed that the magical elements in this space are a bit strange?"

"What?"

I looked at Fran curiously, but she had a very strange look on her face.

"Come on, you're supposed to be a senior mage. Haven't you noticed that the magical elements in this place are almost nonexistent? Instead, there are some things I've never felt before, filling the void where the magical elements should be."

"...Other things?"

I opened my menu bar, and that's when I realized that the magic level on my status bar had turned red.

The rate at which my magic was replenishing had slowed down to a crawl. If I stared at it, there would be no movement for half a day.

"It seems... that's right. So, do any of you know what those unknown things are?"

"Most likely... they are magic elements that we are unaware of, right?"

"That's really interesting. So, it means that this space has been locked by something else?"

"Yes, just like how you can't fly, I tried summoning the Specter to fly me out, but it couldn't fly either."

"Rules..."

I pondered for a moment and said, "Can I assume this is an upgraded version of the academy's 'Battle Enchantment'? In the Battle Enchantment, the damage received can only be limited to a level that won't cause death."

"Yes, that's why usually only the teachers at the academy activate the Battle Enchantment. As the core of the enchantment, they can control the combat power."

"No wonder sometimes the Battle Enchantment fails. I see now."

"Hehe, if your teacher heard you say that, they would be very sad."

I shrugged my shoulders.

"In other words, we are inside a very powerful enchantment, and the person controlling this place is much stronger than us."

"Perhaps below is a shrine."

"A shrine? I think it might be a demon god instead."

As far as I know, those demon gods should be staying in the abyss and wouldn't want to stay in a place that looks like a tomb.

"It shouldn't be them. Or maybe this leads to a pathway to hell."

"Well, that would be interesting."

"That's not interesting at all, is it?"

A pathway? That's troublesome. The snake eyes and those monsters were already annoying enough, and now if it involves the demon race, will it ever end?

And the monster led me to this place, if it was controlled by the snake eyes, then it means the snake eyes wanted me to come here.

Why? To let me go sightseeing?

I looked around.

The walls not only seemed indestructible, but they also obscured my vision. After the demon escaped, I couldn't see its name anymore. This is really bad.

It's not a matter of being bad or not, this place completely seals my abilities.

And the magic recovery speed is so slow, while my recovery potions are so few.

"Anyway, let's keep scavenging as we go. Hopefully, we can find that damn Storm Eagle."

"Yeah, as long as we can scavenge, anything goes."

Aliyah said happily, it seems like she doesn't care as long as she can scavenge other things.

After getting used to navigating the maze with a god's-eye view, this strange method of maze walking is really frustrating.

Luckily, there's a small map that shows nearby routes, otherwise, even someone with a good sense of direction would go insane looking at these almost identical maze passages.

"Here's another treasure chest~"

Aliyah shouted excitedly and rushed over.

...

Could you drop some magic replenishment potions, please?