- (WAAAAANG WAAAAAANG-!!!)
- Noah: Ugh, it's so loud!
- Clamor: They came swarming the moment we came up.
- Eve: There are security sensors everywhere... It's as the Dream Demons said. This might be the only hole in the security they have. Let's hurry.
- Aisha: Uwa... Don't look down. It's making me dizzy.
- Raven: He was right. From this height, you won't even be able to see the sky from below.
- Rose: And without being able to see the sky, you can't use the stars to guide your way. It's like a maze.
- Rose: Even if someone manages to sneak within the walls, they won't be able to go anywhere from there, nor escape.
- Lu: I don't understand. I don't understand at all... Were they trying to isolate the Land of Steel from the rest of the Demon Realm...?
- Eve: If the purpose is to stop the Contamination, they shouldn't need this level of security.
- Eve: It's like they're refusing to acknowledge anything beyond the wall...
- Aisha: But we have the route the Dream Demons gave us. We just have to make sure to stay together.
- Add: The direction of the signal... Found it. It's that way!
- Aisha: Wait, Add! Geez, I just said we should stay together!
- Lu: It's fine. He knows how to take care of himself. Add! I have a request to make.
- Add: What? Get on with it.
- Lu: It's likely that a member of the order where you will be headed to, knows what happened to the Land of Steel. Or perhaps was even directly involved.
- Lu: Ask what happened in the Land of Steel. Even the smallest detail will suffice... Please.
- Add: ... Alright. If I get around to it.
- Elsword: Some of us will follow him. Everyone, good luck!
- Elesis: Map... Let's see, according to the map, this way is the fastest route.
- Rose: With the security being so tight, taking cover will be impossible.
- Chung: Well, if we're playing decoy, it's better to make a splash! Since there's less people who went the other way.
- Elesis: Do you think members of the Order are going to be where Add went? Damn it, maybe I should have went with them.
- Eve: They'll be fine. We must do what we can from here.
- Chung: Alright! Let's become the center of attention!
- Eve: I will investigate the area around the wall. There may be shortcuts or other dangers the Dream Demons failed to notice.
- Zero: The structure... It's really a maze... The design itself has malicious intent. Do the ones living in the wall never plan on leaving?
- Noah: ... Um, is there a distinction between a maze and a labyrinth? This seems similar to that place we went before.
- Clamor: You mean Plegas's Labyrinth? They're similar. Mazes and labyrinths are both complex structures. Though they are usually used for landscaping gardens...
- Clamor: Anything other than for simple landscaping could be dangerous. They are usually designed to put people under pressure until they can arrive at the destination.
- Noah: So both mazes and labyrinths are made to puzzle people?
- Clamor: Yes. But there's one clear distinction. Labyrinths have a single, continuous path. It's like a string, in a sense that it twists and turns, but ultimately is still a singular path.
- Clamor: So it's actually not that hard to find the way. You will eventually reach the center as long as you keep going.
- Noah: The destination of a labyrinth is the center? Not the exit?
- Clamor: Mostly. That's why labyrinths are often compared to destiny or truth that is ignored, yet ultimately inevitable.
- Noah: Yes, yes. I get it, Mr. Encyclopedia. Then what is a maze?
- Clamor: For mazes, the entrance and the exit are often separate, and the main purpose is to escape the maze.
- Clamor: But the reason why it's hard to reach the destination is different from labyrinth's. Mazes have countless potential paths.
- Clamor: If you're unlucky, you may end up moving in circles, never to reach the exit.
- Noah: That's what you mean by malicious intent. I wonder why they included this design for the wall?
- Clamor: Hm... It's common sense to have fortified walls to stop invasions... But this definitely goes beyond the scope of common sense. Never mind how wasteful this is.
- Clamor: You can sense the obsessive intent of forbidding, not only anyone invading from outside, but also from anyone escaping...
- Clamor: The Queen must be feeling devastated.
- Noah: Yeah....
- Noah: (I wonder what it's like, coming back home, only to face rejection...)
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