1 THE LABYRINTH OF THE FIRS

"I already know the answer, but I must ask. Is there anybody among you who remembers something?" A mature woman asked the crowd of people in front of her.

She was beautiful and tall. Her black hair was reaching to her waist. Her bosom... would stick in mind with just a look. The chest part of her clothes resembled a barrier which was trying to hold a flood back. Adding the black framed glasses on top of that, it should have been a feast for the eyes of the crowd. However, no one cared.

The crowd, "..."

"As I thought. Then, let me tell you about the hell in which you-the empty heads are thrown. Listen to me carefully. I won't repeat myself." She adjusted her glasses.

"This place is called [The Labyrinth of The First], and The Elevator you are currently in is the dungeon's entrance. I welcome you personally."

"The labyrinth has many floors and various kinds of monsters. The more we humans kill them, the better we live."

"The number of humans that have arrived here reached hundreds of millions. However, the current number of humans is only half of a million. You'll see with your own eyes when you come out of this elevator, that how common the concept of death can be."

"Every month, hundreds of people have been coming here through the elevator. My job is to give them the minimum amount of knowledge."

"Why the minimum? Shouldn't you tell us as much as you can?" A girl's voice heard from the front of the crowd.

"I don't mind answering some of your questions, but... Do not talk before getting permission." The mature woman stared at the girl.

"I'll be honest. The more of you die the better for us. Since this place is a dungeon, there are limited resources. There is no free meal or a warm bed in this world, so no one would want to share anything with empty heads like you."

"Let me warn you again. After leaving the elevator, no one will help you. The people of this dungeon believes in equal trade. Since you have nothing valuable on you, it's better if you don't even try. Otherwise, you might come across a 'vulgar' person."

"However, you don't need to be upset. The situation is fair enough for you. The first humans who had come here started from zero too. You can also do it."

"All of the humans that have come here until now share a common point. All of them are amnesiacs. That's why you lot can't remember anything other than your names."

"Legends say the dungeon contains fragments of your memories. They can be in a container, or a monster might possess your memories. All you need to do is finding them, if it is a monster, killing it. Of course, I assume you want your memories back."

"And there is 'the system' of everyone. It works through the thoughts. Now try to summon it, just thinking is enough." She paused her speech.

The crowd immediately started to make a fuss. They did what the woman said, and the interface of 'The System' appeared before their eyes.

"As you can see, there are options on the system's interface. I am not gonna divulge into them. You can ask The System for more detailed information. You know how to do it from now on."

"Most of the people living in [The Labyrinth of the First] don't have a goal in life. They are just trying to survive. Every day is the same for them."

"However, if you want to leave this place, try to find your memory fragments. Make yourself a whole and know who you actually are! Become stronger, and one day leave this dungeon forever! As you do, you'll find answers to your questions!"

"That's all I want to say. Now dismiss!" The woman said, showed the exit to the crowd.

The Elevator was big enough to host about two hundred people. Its walls consisted of numerous iron bars. The top of it resembled a giant iron tent.

It is called 'The Elevator', but it wasn't an elevator. It wasn't movable at all. The people it brought would suddenly appear inside of it.

With the 'command' of the woman, the crowd headed for the elevator's exit. They must admit, the woman was scary.

Among the crowd, there was a short black haired youth named Dante. He was looking average in all the areas except his face. He didn't have muscles, didn't have a tall body or didn't look like an athletic person. He was all about his handsome face and sharp eyes.

Dante has listened the mature woman with utmost attention. To him, she had a unique charm.

He didn't forget throwing one last look to the woman's huge breasts while crossing beside her, sneakily of course.

The crowd had a common destination, The Sunfell Town.

When the crowd passed through the elevator's door, the new world showed itself in front of the two hundreds humans.

In their memories, they didn't have anything to compare the scenery before them. Thus many of them didn't give a response.

The City of Sunfell was just hundred meters away from them.

It was almost nighttime. Under the disappearing sunlight, the city itself looked hideous. With its gloomy wooden rooftops, murky wooden walls and creaking woods, Sunfell had a little frightening atmosphere.

The crowd was complaining about the nonsense they were currently in. The information which the mature woman gave was precious, but it wasn't enough.

They didn't have money. Being at level one, they were the weakest. All kinds of disadvantages were theirs.

However, Dante didn't question anything, unlike the crowd. He kept his calm, and didn't look confused, or panicked.

'The first thing I have to do is examine the system. The second should be gathering knowledge about the world. If I am lucky enough, I can do both at the same time.' That was what he was thinking.

The crowd's number was lessening as they walked along the Sunfell City's roads. Soon, Dante spotted an old looking tavern and left the groups ranks.

He walked toward the tavern and sat on a rock which was near to the door.

Dante had chosen to sit outside because he didn't want to mess with 'vulgar' kind of people. Since he had not known anything about the world yet, it was best to stay away from suspicious people.

Dante didn't need to hide his actions. The System was everyone's system.

The System's interface was quite simple. There were following options; profile data, inventory, quest journal, skills, maps, achievements, classes, and hidden classes.

Dante didn't know anything, so he hit the first option.

A window popped out. On top of the window, there was a three dimensional model of Dante on a turntable, and the model was wearing the same clothes as him. It wasn't hard to understand what the model signified, so Dante didn't spend much time on it.

At the bottom of the profile window, his various stats were showing.

Character Level 1

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Name: Dante

Last Name: Doesn't have

Class: Doesn't have

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Health Points: 10

Mana Points: Doesn't have

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Strength: 1

Agility: 1

Intelligence: 4

Vitality: 1

Stamina: 2

Attunement: 0

Luck: 3

Memories: 0%

'Ughh. Except for intelligence and luck values, everything looks normal. So most of the stats of a normal person set on 1. My memories... I actually wonder who I have been.'

Dante hit the Inventory option. The window that opened was empty.

Quest Journal Window; empty.

Skills Window; empty.

Achievements Window; empty.

Maps Window; it wasn't empty. From the elevator to the tavern, the road was shown on the map, and a white light ball was beside the tavern.

'It seems like the maps consisted of the places that I have seen earlier, and that white ball should be me.'

Dante hit the classes tab. There were just five sub-options; warrior, mage, rogue, priest, and ranger. The system did not allow him to hit class sub-options.

The Hidden Class window was also empty.

'Hidden Classes, this should be the key to reach the peak!' Dante thought.