"It's all that monster's fault…but what was that thing?”Hearing his sister's question, Dione shrugged and said,""I don't know."
"I can only say that it's an unidentified monster.……Although it is indeed a little suspicious." As he spoke, Dione reached out to his chest. She reached her fingers into her breasts that were as firm as mountains and took out the monster's magic stone.
Seeing a deep valley that she did not have, Diona glared at her sister with hatred.
"You mean, that can't be the magic stone of that monster, right? Dione, how did you find it?”
"He stuffed his hand in and pulled it out.”
"Wow, what is this? The color is so strange."
"Yeah…it's a little different from ordinary magic crystals.”Although the magic stones hidden in the monster's chest were of different sizes and shapes, they were all bluish-purple in color.
The magic stone in Dione's hand was about the size of a small stone. It was glowing with a light that he had never seen before. The center was colorful, and the rest was blue-purple.
Diona poked her head out from the side to look. Dione raised the magic stone above his head and narrowed his eyes at the flickering and burning glow.
Soon, the group arrived at a spacious cave.
As the width of the passage here was narrower than that of the deeper region, the Loki spawns split their troops into two before climbing to the 17th floor. Because the size of the group is too large, it is difficult to move, and it is also unable to deal with the monster attacks. The vanguard team under the jurisdiction of Livelia was made up of dozens of members, including Diona and the others. Finn, Grace, and the others were the follow-up teams.
Because it was the return journey after the expedition, the members, especially the basic personnel who were responsible for carrying the luggage, all had a strong tired expression on their faces.
"…Do you want me to help you?”
"Eh? Ah, I, I can do it!" Ais asked a human girl, but she was firmly rejected, saying," How can I?" It could be seen that she had a concept that she could not let a first-level adventurer carry her luggage.
Although it was almost just a name, Ace was still a cadre. In addition to her otherworldly atmosphere, almost all the members were respectful to her like this.
"Alright, Ace. Ignore those nobodies." The orc, Werewolf Bert, who had seen the whole thing, interrupted.
He was a tall man with a height of 180 centimeters. His firm and taut legs were especially slender and beautiful. There was a lightning-like blue tattoo from the left side of his forehead to his chin. The rough impression overshadowed his proper face.
He gently kicked the support member away and turned to face Ace.
"You're already so powerful. It would only be a waste of time to tangle with those weaklings. No matter what reason you have, don't even think about helping them.”
“……”
"Just try to look down on them. You just need to be strong.”Bert snorted and curled his lips. Ace didn't say a word.
Burt Rocca. As a first-tier adventurer of Loki's minions, he was a typical-no, it could be said that he was an over-believer of strength. He had a different opinion of the first-class swordsman, Ace.
He wasn't a bad person…Ace thought so. Livelia and he often had heated arguments because of their different opinions. Ace had heard her complain before, and her tone was a little sour."That Beastman will be unhappy if he doesn't cause a misunderstanding.”
He often quarreled with Diona, perhaps because of his nature as a lone wolf.
"Ace, don't listen to what Bert says! It's just a waste of time!"
"Go to hell, bitch. You should be the one doing chores for those people. Didn't you say that you didn't have any equipment on you, idiot?”
"None of your business!" Bert and the others started quarreling, but their argument soon stopped.
The group of people was moving forward in the cave. There was a ferocious aura and heavy breathing as they advanced step by step. A large number of monsters appeared from the outside of several passages.
A roar that shook the cave sounded. That monster had the courage to scare off an ordinary adventurer. Its muscular shoulders and arms bulged like thick ropes. Every time they took a step, the ground would cave in.
It had a huge body covered in muscles and a copper-colored skin. One of the representative monsters, Minotaurs.
"Look, it's all Bert's fault for being too noisy and attracting the Minotaurs!”
"It's none of my business. " Tsk, they're squeezing in like a bunch of idiots…" A group of Minotaurs entered the cave one after another and formed a circle, attempting to surround Esther and the others.
The ferocious bull monsters with bloodshot eyes rose and fell as they breathed, appearing to be in an excited state.
"Lavilia, since there are so many of them, can we fight together?”
"Yes, sure. "Raul, Finn has instructed you to command as a form of learning in the future.”
"Alright, alright!" Facing the strongest monster in the middle level that was recognized as the highest threat rating by the guild based on each level, Ace and the others did not waver at all. They had already explored the deeper regions of the 17th floor, which were 30 floors deeper than the 17th floor. There was an insurmountable power barrier between them and the Minotaur.
According to the rules, Level 1 Adventurers like Ace would not make a move on the relatively shallow floors. It would be the lower-level members who would accumulate experience points. Even if they were the basic members, the members present were all stronger than the adventurers of the core spawns. He definitely wouldn't lose to a mid-level monster.
However, there were a lot of them this time. With Theone's request, Ace and the others joined the battle.
Then, the series of developments in the battle turned in a direction that no one expected.
Just as they finished off half of the attacking Minotaurs at lightning speed…
Perhaps it was frightened by the huge difference in combat strength, one of the Minotaurs actually turned its back to Esther and the others. Then, as if the panic had spread to the other monsters, the remaining monsters all wiped their feet. In one breath…
They launched an unexpected collective escape.
"Eh eh!"
"Hey, what is it? Aren't you monsters?”This situation shocked Diona and Bert.
The monsters rushed out of the cave and disappeared into the depths of the tunnel. Ace's golden eyes widened.
"Hurry up and chase!" Livelia suppressed her wavering and gave the order. Ace and the others froze on the spot for a moment before they suddenly came back to their senses and began to chase after the Minotaurs.
"We came back from an expedition…!”
"Well, I'm not good at hand-to-hand combat…!”
"I can kill them with brute force (staff)! I told you to kill, so you killed!"
"I, I know…!"
Dione looked like he was in a difficult situation, while Bert reprimanded Lafia. Everyone's expression was not relaxed.
Other than Ace and the others, there were other adventurers in the Buried City. Those who had the ability to meet the requirements of the middle level and were exploring the maze would be in for a nightmare if they encountered such a large group of Minotaurs. If they didn't deal with the monsters and left many adventurers with no return, the guilds or other factions would definitely condemn them for their failure. More importantly, they wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
"Wait a minute, over there!" The Minotaurs rushed up the stairs to the 16th floor. Diona screamed as the monsters disappeared from the floor above.
"Even I can guess how troublesome it will be…!”A group of people made messy footsteps and jumped over the stairs. They rushed forward without any care, hoping that no one would die.
Ace and the others chased after the Minotaur frantically.
And then…
"Ah, why are there so many Taurens?”They heard it. That voice.
Everyone rushed out in one breath.
Then, they found a group of Minotaurs 'corpses and two adventurers who were dueling…
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