Chapter 603
I keep walking forward, pretending not to notice a thing.
The elevator door behind us closes, and I start to show more interest in the massive cave-like room we're in, while moving toward the back of it, over 100 meters away.
The golden tendrils emanating from the Director's back begin to reinforce themselves with countless threads of yellow divine energy as I raise a question.
"So this is where your Labyrinth is... and you say it's where you and all the A-Class hunters have managed to grow in power?"
The Director follows right behind me, emitting a growing pressure in the air that would easily knock out a normal ranked-up hunter by now, while he replies.
"Yes, yes it is. This is where you'll find monsters above level 1000 to train with. There's no dungeon within the whole 8 great Regions with monsters stronger than we have here. The association keeps them on lockdown so no dangerous individuals can reach the rank of A-Class on their own. This 20th floor may look like a natural cave, but it has been reinforced by the higher-ups in the central branch of the Association as well. Even if this entire labyrinth had a violent break right now, no monsters could make it to the surface."
I do some quick calculations, assuming the Director trained inside this Labyrinth to grow his level above 9000; whatever mana-dense black material that reinforces these cave walls must be considered S-Grade Shielding. I grin beneath my concealment barrier as I continue to walk forward, and the pressure coming off the Director grows so dense that most double-ranked-up hunters would fall to their knees.
A wave of golden light creeps up behind me as the Director continues to speak.
"So... what's it going to be? Will you sign the counter-contract I've provided you and make this process go over easy? Or are we going to have to do this the hard way?"