Lee Jun-Young busied herself with the management of her labyrinth. If she had settled down on the 9th Floor, she wouldn’t have lasted long without Kim Jin-Woo’s help. Fortunately, the Labyrinth of Blood Lions was located in a spot that was neither entirely on the surface nor in the Underworld, and was protected by the Party Hall and the Labyrinth of Mandragoras.[1]

Besides, both labyrinth masters of those labyrinths were specialists in labyrinth management who had more than a year’s experience in warfare. She was perfectly protected.

Lee Jun-Young quickly realized that there was no need to worry about the defense of her labyrinth, and sought out other areas to utilize her abilities in. As she had been active as an explorer for a long time, she was well-versed in the workings on the surface.

The construction work resumed once again. Various pieces of high-tech equipment that Kim Jin-Woo couldn’t even have begun to imagine were brought in through Lee Jun-Young. Surveillance equipment and weapons were installed one after another at Kim Jin-Woo’s home in Paju.

“Anyway, if anyone’s likely to show interest in this place, it would be the explorers or the dungeon babies from the Association. And they don’t have a hard protective shell around them like Underworld creatures,” Lee Jun-Young said.

She had a cold expression as she fired a live round from her pistol, which she had bought with...