The thunderous rumbling echoed throughout the sixth floor of the dungeon, as vast clouds of dust were swept up by fierce currents of magic.
Labrynth sat upon that dilapidated throne, her pure white eyes fixed intently on the semi-transparent holographic sandbox panel before her.
With the perfect synergy between [Remote Mental Manipulation] and [Silver Castle Lord], she no longer needed to personally move even a single brick.
"This is amazing! This god's-eye perspective of controlling everything is simply addictive!"
Labrynth excitedly waved her slender little hands, her soft, sweet voice brimming with uncontrollable fervor.
The process of creation brought immense mental satisfaction. The ultimate pleasure of watching ruins rise from the ground and reshape under a single thought surged through her limbs like waves of high-voltage electricity.
She was immersed in this joy, like stacking building blocks.
"This wall is too thin, replace it! Replace everything with pure white stone!"
Boom!
Accompanied by a scalp-tingling sound of physical compression, every load-bearing wall in the maze underwent an instant transformation.
The original walls were forcibly replaced by an indestructible pure white stone material.
The white stone spread like wildly growing steel vines, instantly devouring the old ruin structures.
This exclusive Silver Castle material possessed extremely high density, its surface even emitting a cold metallic sheen. Even a fully armored heavy knight charging at full speed would only end up with shattered bones upon impact.
Squeak!
Dozens of burrowing rats and shadow insects hiding within the cracks of the floor were so terrified by this world-altering upheaval that they lost control of themselves.
Their simple, walnut-sized brains could not comprehend why this ruin, which had existed for hundreds of years, had transformed within mere minutes into a cold, pure white fortress.
They fled frantically toward the outer safe zones, not daring to look back.
Looking at the intricately rising labyrinth, Labrynth suddenly raised her head, locking her gaze onto the towering black ceiling above.
The fatal pounce of the Shadow Webweaver Spider descending from above earlier still lingered vividly in her mind.
"NPCs never look up. Perfect for placing some traps."
Without a second thought, Labrynth incorporated the towering ceiling into the entire labyrinth's defensive system.
"Seal the top as well! Add more!"
Her small hands moved fast across the virtual panel, while Emotion Points were consumed like flowing water.
Clack! Clack! Clack!
The pure white stone of the ceiling began to writhe; Hundreds upon thousands of thick, sharp, inverted spikes grew downward like a torrential rain from above!
Each spike measured two meters in length, their tips gleaming with a chilling sharpness.
Not only that, she also arranged countless blinding dead-end paths in midair using interwoven stone slabs.
Any enemy attempting to descend from above would lose their sense of direction midair, only to be pierced into a sieve by the inverted spikes.
And those inverted spikes could also drop from above, striking enemies off guard.
"Perfect."
Labrynth clapped her hands, admiring her creation with satisfaction.
At the deepest part of this deadly labyrinth—an absolute core region enclosed by layers of pure white stone walls, pitfall traps, and spike arrays—Labrynth carved out a hidden space exclusively for herself.
The outer perimeter was a step-by-step death zone, while this place would be her absolute safe haven.
"This dark, damp stone ground… this Lord can't stand staying here for even a second!"
Labrynth looked at the empty core chamber and clicked her tongue in disdain.
She brought up the blueprint list on the panel. Looking at the large amount of Emotion Points she had just accumulated from killing the spider displayed in the upper-right corner, a spendthrift gleam flashed through her eyes.
"Buy! Get everything for me!"
Labrynth spared no expense, rapidly consuming this stockpile of Emotion Points as her fingers frantically tapped through the blueprint list.
"Soft velvet bed!"
"Fluffy yeti fur carpet!"
"Warm magic fireplace!"
Accompanied by bursts of dazzling blue spatial ripples, the furniture that had only existed in blueprints materialized directly within the empty room!
An oversized velvet bed occupying nearly four square meters appeared out of thin air. The bedframe was carved with intricate and luxurious white patterns, while the mattress was so thick it felt like a massive cloud, covered in pure white lace bedding.
A snow-white, soft yeti fur carpet without a single stray color spread across the entire floor, completely isolating the cold of the stone tiles.
With a soft boom, an exquisite magic fireplace rose against the wall, within it danced an eternal orange-red magical flame, warming the entire room.
In just a few minutes.
A cozy Gothic-style private room, out of place with the dungeon ruins outside, was miraculously completed.
"Waaah!"
Labrynth let out a soft, delighted cheer as she threw herself onto the bed, so soft it felt like she might sink into it.
"So comfortable! This is amazing!"
She rolled back and forth across the bed without any regard for appearances, squirming happily as her fair, delicate cheek rubbed against the soft velvet covers, letting out satisfied sighs.
The fireplace crackled with the sound of burning wood, while the warm air wrapped around her small body.
Ever since being transported to this crisis-filled otherworld, the constant tension—always ready to fight for her life—was soothed in this moment.
Just as she squinted her eyes comfortably, enjoying the ultimate satisfaction brought by building and management—
Buzz!!!
The semi-transparent panel on her retina suddenly erupted into an intensely brilliant silver halo without any warning!
The halo even broke past the panel's boundaries, forming a tangible silver curtain of light before Labrynth's eyes!
[Detected extremely frequent creation activity]
[Skill: Silver Castle Lord proficiency has reached maximum]
[Skill successfully upgraded to LV2]
"It leveled up?!"
Labrynth abruptly sat up from the soft bed, an intense and fanatical light bursting from her eyes.
The moment of qualitative change had arrived!
Labrynth felt that the mental web in her mind, which had previously been fixed in size, suddenly roared like an ancient beast breaking free from its chains.
Her absolute control over the surrounding space expanded outward explosively!
It felt like air that had been trapped inside a narrow glass bottle suddenly breaking free, surging into a broader world!
[Coverage Area Updated]
On the panel, a line of key data refreshed rapidly like a waterfall.
The spherical domain of the skill expanded from its original radius of 100 meters, pushing deeper into the darkness of the dungeon!
One hundred fifty meters! One hundred ninety meters!
Finally, this overwhelming control extended to its limit at a radius of 200 meters before slowly coming to a stop.
"Two hundred meters… the control range has doubled…"
Labrynth sucked in a breath, her hands tightly gripping the velvet bedsheet beneath her.
As the domain expanded, the holographic map on her retina underwent a dramatic transformation.
The previously unknown, pitch-black abandoned corridors beyond the original hundred-meter safe zone, filled with deadly danger, were instantly illuminated within Labrynth's perception as they fell under her domain.
Every inch of wall, every stone pillar, even the remains of monster corpses scattered across the ground; all of it transformed into really clear three-dimensional data models, fully absorbed into her mind.
However, just as the boundary of her vision had been established—
Labrynth's pupils suddenly contracted.
At the very edge of the holographic map, approximately 170 meters away, several glaring red dots suddenly appeared within the previously calm data stream.
The red dots flickered on the map, carrying an intense signal of hostility.
They were following the lingering, pungent scent of blood from the Shadow Webweaver Spider's death, greedily making their way toward the outer edges of the labyrinth.
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