The Story of How I Ended Up Becoming a Hero Without Realizing It While Training in the Infinite Labyrinth - Chapter 13
A week had passed since I holed up in 【Infinite Labyrinth】.
I died countless times.
Early Floor 2 had lone Wolves, but deeper in, they hunted in packs.
Three attempts at pack fights—three deaths.
Wasted dozens of hours. I retreated to Floor 1 to grind.
“Hunted goblins for days—finally hit Level 18, but growth definitely slowed…”
Below 10, levels rose smoothly.
Post-reward Level 16, progress crawled.
Still fast for Awakened, but after my experience, it felt sluggish.
“Need better gear? If I can block one Wolf hit, I can fight…”
Only upgrade: the necklace from Floor 1 goblins. Rest is starter set.
Hoping for drops on Floor 1, but in a week: only magic stones and two more identical necklaces.
“Duplicate gear has value, but even Rui struggled to offload equipment.”
Second necklace drop—I returned to reality, asked Rui.
She’d handle it for me, but I felt bad and declined.
“Level 18 now. Time for Floor 2 retry.”
I challenged Floor 2 each level-up.
Descended, hunted isolated Wolves and goblins until packs appeared.
“…Feels like I’ve gone pretty deep this time.”
Past deaths were early.
Now exploring unknown depths.
Six hours into Floor 2.
“Thought I let my guard down? Been on alert the whole time!”
Multiple Wolves attacked from behind.
I sensed stares—reacted instantly.
First sight: three Wolves.
One blocked with sword, one with shield.
Third aimed for throat—I dropped a stored stone from Inventory overhead.
“How long you gonna bite?!”
“GRUA!”
Sword-blocked Wolf still clamped.
I bashed its head with shield edge, stabbed the skull, discarded.
“Level 18—finally fightable. Won’t go down easy now.”
Faced the remaining two head-on.
Enraged by their packmate’s death, they charged.
I read trajectories, shifted, rammed one with my body.
Shield absorbed impact—I slammed it down, sword severed neck.
Last Wolf crept closer—I charged, slashed its back, finished it.
“Hell yeah! Victory!”
A week of deaths, Wolf research, goblin shield drills, 24-hour lockout vision training.
“Now real Floor 2 exploration begins… But one fight this tiring is risky. Need smarter tactics.”
Victory came, but exhaustion hit hard.
Can’t chain battles. I pondered better moves while exploring.
Three hours later: stairs to Floor 3.
“Floor 3 reward would level me up… but hold off. Regret later otherwise.”
Short-term gain tempts, but long-term regret looms.
Ended today’s run.
“Phew—first night in a while I’ll sleep without worries.”
Pack-Wolf strategy haunted my sleep.
Tonight’s win cleared it—I’d rest well.
“Message from Rui…”
Dinner and bath done, ready for bed—noticed her text.