"Hmmm..."

Today, the survivors finished exploring a certain labyrinth.

It's a dungeon for adventurers from Class D to Class F. Survivors used this place as a hunting ground these days.

As the name Ice Hole suggests, it is a winter-like cold cave even in the summer.

Demons are as common as little ghost groves, but demons are also adapted to cold environments and don't try to go outside. For this reason, the priority of the crusade is not as high as that of the Little Ghost Forest.

The main ones emerging are ice hob goblins and ice wolves.

Ice hob goblins are a subspecies of hob goblins.

It is the appearance of horns growing on goblins, and agility and strength are also superior to goblins.

And operate without problems even in cold environments.

But other than that, I don't have this kind of trait and I'm not the one who handles it.

Ice Wolf is a wolf demon of the Ice Class.

Release the cold air with the roar.

He is a tough opponent for lower adventurers, using ranged attacks and melee attacks that bite with agile movements.

But there are also weaknesses.

Cold air can be prevented by putting up defensive magic beforehand, and is surprisingly brittle when inflicted with fire attribute attacks.

If the avant-garde to avoid being pushed by the amount of ice hob goblins and the rear guard against the ice wolf are in balance, the difficulty of the brake ice hole drops out of step. If you have a way of dealing with it, you can attack even at the F-level. Even Class D would be troublesome without it. That's how difficult it is.

"Nick, what's up, Ta? Collect fast Zo"

The boss of this labyrinth is a subspecies of a ghost named Rakh.

The strength of the brake is about the same as that of an orga. Excellent agility, plus the magic of Ice Attributes, but does not lead a bunch of inferior demons like Auga. If the four survivors work together, they can't be so tough. In fact, he was still defeated in one blow by Karan's Fire Dragon Slash.

"No, I was just wondering..."

"What, a lot. Something important?

"Oh."

Nick nods at Tiana's words.

"In the meantime, the dungeons I just attacked will be four, including here. First the Little Ghost Forest. Next thing you know, you've cleared the Shadow Wolf Cave."

"Right."

"The brake ice hole is cleared, and we're making this a hunting ground. What do you think?

"Hmmm... I don't know if it feels as hard as I thought. It's a long way off, it's a lot of work, and it's troublesome, but you haven't felt so much like a life crisis at the moment."

Tiana spoke with her hands on her chin.

I am surprised by my words because I am aware that there is a mixture of what is at stake in my words right now.

That dangerous thing is,

"Honestly, I think I'm a little alarmed"

"Right there."

"You mean alarm first?

"No oil... I'm tired of walking around even if it's a labyrinth with less difficulty. When you get tired, you lose focus. Then one day you'll make a mistake."

"Healing magic can heal injuries, but fatigue can only rest."

Zem said smudged.

"They all have some role to play and they don't have much room for play. I don't have a spare or anything to refrain from. About a brake ice hole would be fine, but if it's a labyrinth two or three ranks up, there 'll be dangerous occasions."

"So... people, are you going to increase ca?

Karan said in a slightly frightened voice.

"Don't increase it. I can't even get more if I want to. You know, putting in guys with different values is just gonna get you in trouble."

All the survivor adventurers had some pain in the past.

I don't want to adventure with you unless you're someone who can understand those sores.

That was the general thrust of everyone.

"Well, I can't help but come."

"Hey..."

When Survivor's face returned to Fishermen, an adventurer's guild, to redeem the material, he suddenly received a call from an official of the guild.

"Hey Nick. Does this happen all the time?

"No, I can't believe that an adventurer of class F has been called in. Not really..."

To Tiana's question, Nick couldn't find a good answer either.

In the end, not sure, he is led to one of the meeting rooms in Fishermen.

"I've been waiting. It's too late."

"Ah, Baba. Why are you here?

"I call you Mr. Vilma. I belong to headquarters, so I'll show my face at every branch. I'm usually in Newbies."

There was Vilma, the receptionist for the old lady who was in Newbies, the guild who registered for the party.

"Mr. Nick, that's rude."

"Okay, sweetheart."

"Clerics on boulders know their reason. Anyway, let's talk about work, sit down."

Zem scolded him, and Nick sat in his chair reluctantly.

"... so what does it look like every f-class party?

"I have a dungeon I want you to come in"

"Do you want me to come in?

"[Labyrinth of bonds]"

"Huh?"

Nick was surprised to hear a barbaric voice.

"The Labyrinth of Bonds... surely it was now under blockade?

"Oh, yes, I am."

"Then why?"

"Nobody's exploring, so I want to investigate."

"That sounds like a bothersome request..."

So Tiana asked.

"What's a Labyrinth of Bonds? I've never heard of it."

"Well, in a nutshell, it's a training labyrinth."

"For training? It's not like the Little Ghost Forest?

"No, that's a normal dungeon where a new adventurer just takes the liberty of training and gets upset and creates demons." The Labyrinth of Bonds is not a distraction. "

"If you can't resist, there won't be demons, will there?

"There it is..."

Nick was about to say, receptionist Vilma pinched her mouth.

"The ability to manage a dungeon creates a doll that resembles a golem…"

"... what is it. It's not an ancient artifact."

"Ancient artifacts themselves."

Artifacts are the heritage of ancient civilization, unlike modern magic guides.

It has powers and functions that are not feasible in the magic aids that circulate in modern times, but it has a very large amount of magic to consume on top of a small number. Sometimes a small box adds so much value that a museum is built.

"The labyrinth itself automatically creates a golem, maintaining the difficulty and environment unattended. That's one of the treasures of sleeping in this labyrinth city, the labyrinth of bonds."

"Awesome...... I wonder why such a place is anonymous...?

Tiana leaks a breath of praise.

But Nick shrugged his shoulder.

"It's unpopular from adventurers because knocking down a golem doesn't spit out material that can be redeemed. Then you'd better dive into a normal labyrinth where you can make a little money."

"... I would have laughed with my nose a while ago, but now I know exactly what an adventurer feels like"

"You don't seem to have a big name for defeating demons."

Tiana and Zem muttered as if they had lost interest.

In fact, the labyrinth of bonds had fallen into a state of closure with such diminished interest from adventurers.

"That's what I'm saying. I can't get in and out of here on my own except for adventurers, so I'm locking it down."

Vilma squeaks boringly.

Nick pinched his mouth there.

"So why did we talk about bringing him back to life?

"... I had information that there was an undiscovered treasure. An official who was organizing the information jewels found the treasure inventory of the bonding labyrinth. There's something in there that hasn't gone out yet."

An information jewel is a sealed document in a crystal sphere.

It can be viewed by enclosing about a hundred copies of the book and peeking into the crystal.

It's terribly valuable and comes with the same price as first-rate weapons.

But there were words that sounded much more seductive than that.

"Treasure!?

It was Karan who ate the words.

"Karan, are you interested?

"Ugh, un...... weirdo?

"No, it's not about being shy."

Even though Nick said so, Karan still looked embarrassed.

"I was seen being childish."

"Adventurers are mostly kids. So, what treasure do you have?

"Magic measuring mirrors, communication jewels, fire talismans and..."

"It's not the same as the current magic guide. It's a mass produced product."

"Don't be in a hurry. One last thing that matters… [Sword of bond]."