There is a minotaur figuratively in between myself and freedom. I am not sure what to do when I get out. Some soldiers could be waiting for me outside. I might be free though. This is a labyrinth so there is probably an exit as well as the entrance that I can go through. Granted, they might know where the exit is but there is the chance that they do not. I could train, hide my identity and challenge the Great Dungeons when I am actually prepared, rather than being forced into these situations where I will most likely die. Anyway, I should stop worrying about that for now. The minotaur has been staring at me for a while now, not moving. My guess is that it wants me to make the first move.

I will decide to make the first move then. I run towards the minotaur, scimitar in hand. I decelerate and dash to the side as it swings down its mace. The mace hits the floor as I slice the tendon in the minotaur's arm.

Unfortunately, this minotaur seems to have even tougher skin and muscles. I do not manage to slice through the tendon, only the skin above it.

I jump backwards as it raises the mace off of the ground. I have to be careful, I can't have come this far, just to die from being too hasty. That would not be good.

This time the minotaur is the first to move. It charges me, attempting to punch me with its right hand. I sidestep it, right into the path of the mace and tripped from surprise. The mace skims the top of my head, just barely missing because I had tripped. I guess luck only works sometimes. I still fal on my ass though and the minotaur tries to kick me.

I roll away, using the momentum to get on my feet immediately. I guess its much easier if I take the offensive. I almost died then and I doubt I will be as lucky next time.

I dash forward at the beast as it searches for my corpse in the dust cloud it had kicked up. It only realised I was not there when a gash opened up on its back.

I follow its back as it turns around, not noticing where I am. I slice again and the process continues. The minotaur gets really confused and eventually thrashes its arms around, hoping to hit the enemy that it thought was invisible. Even though this minotaur was smart enough to use a weapon, it was still rather stupid.

I backed away when the beast thrashed. Unfortunately, this gave it a chance to turn around quicker than I could orbit it. By now, I am sweating, having been fighting full throttle for a while now. It's not like I had enough time to rest.

The minotaur drops the bone mace and charges at me with its head lowered, attempting to stab me with its horns. I guess it thought that the weapon was not helping. I took advantage of this, leading it over to another wall. Even though the horns did not get stuck, it allowed me enough time to circle around the minotaur's back after I dodged.

"Hero's shout!" (Drac)

A roar escapes my mouth.

I use as much strength as I can with one had to cut the muscles in the beast's legs, causing to fall onto its legs and crash its head into the wall with a thud.

I guess minotaurs are not immune to concussions. With its literal muscle head, it had crashed ito the wall with quite a speed, knocking itself out. I then quickly finished the job with my weapon.

A number of boxes appear in my vision.

Level up

Level up

Level up

Level up

Level up

The effect of the title 'Mythical beast hunter' greatens, both negative and positive effects

For dodging well and performing a feat that should not be possible with your strength +1 to both agility and strength stats

Amulet of StatisticsNAMEDraculus AsdainRace???Class[/tds][td2]Foreign WarriorLevel20Health290Mana250Strength37Intelligence25Agility36Wisdom34Vitality39Luck75

I sheathe my scimitar. I have finally completed this wretched labyrinth.

"Finally!" (Drac)

An inscription appears in front of the seats. 'Do not get overconfident future hero. Both stronger and smarter enemies will appear on your journey to defeat the Demon Lord.'

I swear it is as if the person who writes these messages is watching me. Anyway, it appears that there is no other exit than the entrance. Just as I was about to leave the room, a light shines down on the thrones and I could swear there were people sitting there, smiling at me. Creepy. Greeny follows me out. Great help he was. I guess he couldn't really help it though, they were magic resistant.

I continue back to the stairs which should lead to the entrance. I arrive at the grey crossroads but instead I find stairs leading down. Unsure what to do, I just walk down them.

I find a room with a chest in it. So there is a reward for completing the labyrinth.

I open the chest and inside I find a gauntlet that is too large for my had. I guess I could sell it.

As I reach down to pick it up, it somehow jumps up and latches onto my arm, forming my hand's shape. So it's a magic gauntlet. I could use that.

I walk back up the stairs and mind the exit. I look back and see the ruins disappear. Magic never fails to amaze. I exit by slashing the chains covering the gate with my scimitar. Guess that is due to my increased strength stat.

I walk out of the cave, into blinding sunlight, with an arm in a sling, with damaged armour and with blisters covering my right hand. I am immediately met by Arthur.

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Amulet of StatisticsNAMEDraculus AsdainRace???Class[/tds][td2]Foreign WarriorLevel20Health290Mana250Strength37Intelligence25Agility36Wisdom34Vitality39Luck75Passive Skills:Lucky chance: Due to abnormal amounts of luck not normally found in a creature, you are twice as likely to activate a percentage chance activating skill. In addition, you are automatically given a 1% chance to have a critical strike wherever you hit an enemy???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are met???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are metDemonic aura (weak): Some low level monsters will naturally follow you, treating you as their masterActive Skills:Hero's shout: Grants the caster a 30% increase in stats for 15 seconds. Usable once per daySummon familiar: Summon a familiar to your side for a certain amount of mana. Cost=Level of familiar x 10I got hit by lightning multiple times: For a random amount of time, you can not be killed. You can still be damaged however. Costs All mana (Only usable with 100 luck)Titles:Slime nii-san: The youngest and weakest of the slimes recognize you as their older brother and will follow your orders. This is the result of the passive: Demonic aura (weak). Warning, you are not strong enough for them to treat you as their dark lord. Therefore, they will follow any stronger slimes in the vicinity instead.Mythical beast hunter (II): For killing a mythical creature, adventurers will treat you with some respect while you will be shunned and targeted by those who treat these beasts with great reverence.EquipmentSteel scimitar+15 dmgGauntlet of the hero(indestructible)+10 defLeather braces+1 defLeather shin guards+2 defLeather breast plate (damaged)+2 defDefense20Damage15Familiar-GreenyRacePetrification SlimeLevel13Health180Attack35Passive Skills:Petrification: Any enemy that touches its slime will temporarily petrify. Depending on the amount of slime, a larger area of the enemy will be petrified.

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Author note: Thanks for reading chapter 14! I released it late because it took time to thing o an idea for something to but in the chest. Trivial reason but I couldn't decide between a armour and something like a master sword lol. I ended up with a single gauntlet, for aesthetic reasons. It actually has practical uses, kind of acting like an extra hilt if another clashing sword gets past the scimitar's. I didn't want two though, Drac's type of shields would not work with a gauntlet because they would often catch on each other.