Chapter 5: New Updates – 2

Labyrinth or Tower Climbing

This type of content was commonly seen in many games in previous lives.

It’s like a huge dungeon that you conquer floor by floor.

The enjoyment of conquering each floor has made it a popular content among many players.

“The first large-scale new content added to Rudera, which had only vast open worlds until now, is bound to be popular.”

Previously, Rudera was just a vast world I created.

Players roamed around and enjoyed adventures within it, but now a massive content has appeared that is incomparable to that.

Moreover, the first person to climb the tower and reach the top will be given a hidden class or hidden item.

In a situation where even just an epic class causes a frenzy, guaranteeing a hidden class will have an even bigger impact.

Originally, I intended to refine it a bit more and release it after I settled into the academy.

“But it can’t be helped.”

I heard such stories from people enjoying my world.

Shouldn’t I show them something? Dear!

At that moment, Carthesia’s voice echoed in my head.

-A large-scale update? What is this?

It was an urgent voice mixed with excitement and confusion.

It was the first time hearing such a tone from her usually stern voice.

“Hehe. I’ve prepared something fun for you as a gift. Do you like it?”

-Like it? Of course, I’m happy! ……………More importantly, you prepared such a large-scale update just for me?

It wasn’t prepared just for her, but… well, it doesn’t matter.

-You prepared something so special just for me…!

It should be fine, right?

The community space built into the connection device for players connected to Rudera It’s a special format that doesn’t exist on this continent, so usually many people from the continent actively participate, but today the number of connected users was unthinkably high compared to usual.

Title: New Update Announcement Author: GM

• New content added: Tower of the Labyrinth appears
• A special dungeon with a unique world on each floor
• The first player to reach the top will receive a hidden class or hidden item

The content is exactly as delivered by the GM through a system message

Comments:

-GM! Is he a god?

-He is a god, right?

-Creating even one world is already incredible, but adding a dungeon made up of multiple worlds? This is beyond a normal god level; he is literally a creator god!

-A hidden class! There’s going to be fierce competition.

-I was surprised when the large-scale update notice system message popped up as soon as I logged into Rudera.

-Admin, if there’s such big news, give us a heads-up before posting it. I was shocked. You sound like an idiot with that kind of tone.

-I’m sorry! I spoke out of excessive excitement! Please be lenient just this once. (Deleted comment)

“……… These inferior beings are acting out of their place.”

Diana, the main admin of the Rudera community, who had been granted full authority by Albus, mumbled while resting her chin on her hand.

“That’s what makes it more fun, though.”

She smiled as she looked at the community screen.

Crushing bugs that don’t do anything is less fun than crushing bugs that struggle hard.

Her authority as the community’s administrator was enough to satisfy her twisted tastes.

“More than that, adding an unknown dungeon with multiple worlds inside Rudera.”

An achievement so grand that even she, with the power of a demon king, couldn’t fully comprehend.

“Is the GM really a creator god?”

At first, she only connected out of interest in this virtual reality magic, which she had never seen before.

Then, the being known as the GM, the administrator of this world, sent her a message.

-I’m creating a community and need an administrator. I propose you take on the role of administrator.

Community?

What is that?

Out of nowhere, becoming the administrator of something she had never heard of was a hard proposition to accept, but Diana accepted it.

She was too bored with just looking at paperwork holed up in the demon king’s castle.

Then, an incredible new feature, the community, unfolded before her.

A space of pleasure that seemed like gods enjoying their amusement appeared.

A meeting place where one can enjoy anonymously, regardless of their location.

Diana found this community more fascinating than Rudera.

And even more so, the GM.

Who is this GM who does such incredible things?

Is he an outsider from another dimension?

Or an ancient god called the destroyer of all gods?

She decided to find out what GM really was.

This was likely why she had been performing the role of an administrator unpaid until now.

After that, GM started sending her messages about changes in Rudera, so-called “updates.”

She converted this information into announcements to inform all players as the community manager.

However, she could never reach the GM.

On the contrary, the more updates occurred, the more distant GM seemed.

Particularly, this latest update made her realize just how omnipotent and great GM was.

Meanwhile, the appearance of the Tower of the Labyrinth threw the community into chaos.

-This will likely ease the full-scale war that has been raging in the central continent of Rudera for a while.

-We need to check what resources and wealth can be obtained from the labyrinth, but considering the announcement from the head admin, the continent is going to be shaken up again.

-If it’s possible to conquer various worlds within the labyrinth and monopolize their resources, new battlefields will emerge.

-To prepare for these changes, we need to stockpile items in advance…

Some were thinking about the changes this new Tower of the Labyrinth content would bring to the continent and preparing for the future.

-Is GM a god!

-Just being able to enjoy adventures without the risk of death was enough, but a new adventure! Ah! I worship you!

-Losing faith means death…

Others were simply ecstatic about the new content.

-Has the Barbarian class finally risen?

-It’s a labyrinth! Of course, Thieves are rising! Each party should be ready to match the Thieves’ prices!

-Thieves can get lost. Why are criminals trying to dine with us?

Some were hoping that their poorly chosen classes might become relevant due to the meta changes.

-Ttuttattattat!

-Ttuttattattat Woohooo!

-I’ll become a master of the Tower of the Labyrinth!

Despite the chaos, there were also those mindlessly spamming the community with posts.

The sudden appearance of the labyrinth due to Albus’s change of heart caused an unimaginable ripple effect.

“Labyrinth….”

Mumbled Demon Lord Diana as she deleted the posts of various trolls.

She had never wandered around Rudera because she found the role of community manager so perfectly suited to her tastes.

She always kept the community screen open and managed it.

She was too powerful for the classes and elixirs available in Rudera to matter to her, and the world of Rudera didn’t appeal to her as an adventure space.

However, this labyrinth was different.

“A mysterious dungeon made up of numerous dimensions.”

Her taste for combat and causing others misery made this labyrinth highly appealing to her.

The enemies in Rudera were too weak to satisfy her.

“I hope it can satisfy me.”

With a flash, she opened the community screen and tapped the write button.

Title: Head admin stepping out for a bit

Content: Got some errands to run, so I’ll be away for a while. Take care while I’m gone.

Comments:

-What?

-Wait a minute! What will happen to the community without you!

She was more curious about the labyrinth than the community at the moment.

She spread her wings wide and took off.

“Labyrinth… connect.”

Click.

-Brace! Aaaagh!

-Where’s the admin! My eyes! Ahh!

-Adminnnn!

Of course, the community she left behind was ravaged by countless trolls.

Only the cries of the victims echoed through the void.