Ihoujin, Dungeon ni Moguru

The party proceeds in a dense formation.

For a while, he did not encounter any enemies.

As I move step by step, I am alert with all my nerves. All sensors are activated even in the snow breeze. Tracers were silently attached to the four escort targets.

If you are caught, you can track it. As long as there is no uncertainty, you should be able to track it, but you still have some anxiety.

Suddenly.

A white shadow emerges in the darkness of the Nambatama at the end of the passage.

Entering the light of Cantera, the spine freezes.

Creepy and horrible.

The monster that appeared appeared in the shape of a human. It has a white flesh reminiscent of a dead body, has no body hair, and has only a thin skinny gully body and a claw of a hand that is strangely long and sharp.

A vertical eyeball that occupies the entire face. Not emotionless eyes. It is the blue eyes of humans with emotions.

I have seen various monsters up to this level, but this is the first enemy with such physiological disgust.

My father interrupts me and Shuna with one hand and stops his feet.

It was quick. Shrink 10 meters at a stretch and drop its neck.

Come back to the party with your neck.

"These guys call them 'seedlings', because they die, oh."

A corpse without a neck twists and takes on the shape of a tree. It collapses from the front and disappears into dust.

My father's neck also begins to twist. But still, the prototype was kept.

"Look, Elf's ear. The adventurer who died last year was also an Elf. Not very fun, but this" seedling "might be based on a missing adventurer."

Everyone is silent.

I understand why this hierarchy is called the mad hierarchy.

The party who came to search for the missing companion will fight this "seedling" here. With enemies with the characteristics of lost companions.

A nightmare.

I don't even want to imagine.

"In addition to these" eyes, "the faceless" ears, "the worst thing is casting spells in the" mouth. The magic used by vanished adventurers. "

A monster that uses magic?

Awful, everyone else aside. For me who have few regeneration points, low-power range magic can lead to death.

"These guys aren't as strong as they are. A decent adventurer can do it in a single shot, but there's one dangerous feature. When the sound is detected by the "ears", the "seedlings" of all levels come together. "

A similar monster was on top. However, at most four or five reinforcements. That all enemies in the hierarchy come together.

"Do you know the total number of these guys?"

Listen to the cold sweat.

"Usually 50 to 70. Transitional period. Exactly over 100 in the current period. And even if they are annihilated, they will spring up soon. So the exact number is unknown."

"Worst."

"No, I can't find it.

It's easy to say, but is it easy just to have a countermeasure?

Smashing his rotten neck, Dad looks back at us.

"Soya, Air, 'Eyes' crush you. You don't have to kill them. Make sure you shoot somewhere in your face. 'Eyes' don't react to the light of Kantera. Look at me and shoot, I'll stop. If you fail, Shuna, do you. "

"Roger that"

Me, Air and Shuna respond at the same time.

"When the" earless "ears appear, stop and hold your breath. I'll do it." Mouth "is written by everyone.

"Dad, one question"

"What?"

"What if there are multiple, different types?"

"I'll do my best. Support you. Don't bother me."

Rather, it is up to the basic father.

I heard later.

The keeper of this hierarchy is not just his father.

You only have a dad if you have an elf or a powerful wizard at the party. Otherwise, advanced adventurers take the lead.

You show off your elite skills to a newcomer.

Someday we will reach the height to get envy. To show strength to be a guide.

In our case, before we came to this level, we got fascinated enough.

I thought so, but my father at this level showed a terrible skill.

The word fast is slow.

The word sharp is not enough.

Everything is an extension of mediocre swordsmanship. It is not a special technique.

However, a mere sword-bearing, shielded human being could go to this height. For me who couldn't hold a sword, my father's skill seemed awesome.

Fight with one body, one sword and a shield. Up to the heights.

Become hot.

It is the strength that I long for as a man. Shuna is watching his father's skill to dig into it.

Even dim me has such a sensitivity. That's surprising.

Inspired, this skill is clear.

`` Enemy, four bodies ''

The sensor output for snow breeze is maximized. The internal power of the water-soluble brain is calculated until it crosses this level. This information has been communicated to his father, though it may be unnecessary.

The explanation of the snow breeze was misled as an artificial spirit.

As reported, there are two "mouths" at the crossroads. Two eyes are sandwiched between them.

With my eyes on the air, I shoot right, and air shoots left.

Arrows penetrate "eyes".

The voice of a beautiful woman flows from the mouth.

"Fire, dance with the elementary attack -----"

Dad and Shuna jump.

The sword line crossing the mouth of the chanting was cut off. In both of the "eyes" we shot, Gaslark stabbed with rapier.

A slender sword with a beautiful design. Letters were engraved on the blade like a needle.

This person also has a scale with an invisible bottom.

Don't be careless. While feeling so, I felt room.

What is worrisome is that Lazarissa is disturbing the formation. Moving to the center of the row to snuggle up to Frey.

"Lazarissa, what's wrong?"

"No, I have a bad feeling.

When I call out, I look around in a sloppy way.

"Lazarissa is hard to move."

As Frey says, when five people solidify, they become a hindrance to movement. Even more so, Lazarissa carries a lot of luggage.

"Liz. If you signal, can you wrap only the four people in the middle row with defensive magic?"

"it can"

"Please. Dad, are you okay?"

"Shut up"

When asked for instructions, she was told to silence. Dad bows down to the whole party and signals by hand.

Silence flows for about three minutes.

"Detection, oneness"

About two minutes have passed.

A faceless “ear” appears. My father's intuition and experience is more than a snow breeze sensor.

“Ear” that looks around even without eyes. The feet are less obscure than other individuals. She is moving slowly, twisting her body. The eerie is spurred.

Dad does not make a noise at the waist and approaches the "ears" and pulls out the knife.

Punch the heart from the front, turn behind and cut the neck.

Almost instantly kills the enemy and says "quietly" by a seasoned adventurer.

Also, silence for a while.

`` Approach, four bodies ''

We shall breathe shallowly and wait without stooping.

You hear a creaking sound as if you are detecting something. Also, "ears" appeared.

Four bodies.

As expected.

In silence, the strings of the bow are stretched noisily. Air was moving slightly closer to the front row to pull the bow. The compound bow arrow aims at the "ears".

I think it's dangerous, but my dad says, "Yeah."

I also hold my hand and slowly pull out the agathion.

Attack with sister. The head of "Ear" was sewn to the wall through arrows and magic swords.

The father and Shuna discard the remaining two bodies.

"OK"

He breathes on his father's signal.

It's a nervous battle.

I don't mind thinking they'll be flooded with one mistake. But in other words, if you kill quietly and quickly, without being noticed, it will not matter how much the enemy is. No problem.

After that just do not make mistakes.

Dungeon search is to step into unknown territory. There will be incomparable difficulties like this now.

This is an easy fight with the right answer. Follow the trace that the ancestor noticed. Trial as a newcomer adventurer. If you can't do this, you can't go ahead, turn back. That's the advice.

Remove the monster and resume movement.

The formation remains shifted.

"Lazarissa, return to the back row."

"I'm sorry Sawyer. I can't listen."

My attention was not heard.

Lazarissa enters the middle row and places her hand on Frey's shoulder. Air moves to the front row to shoot the bow and stays next to me.

"Listen, Lazarissa. I won't forgive myself during the party."

"I'm sorry, lady.

The skirt is turned and the reptile tail shakes.

The shield was beaten and Liz was very annoying.

What a seagull is in the middle of such an enemy. Lazarissa was convinced that she was good at hearing. This is miscalculation.

It is not good that the formation shifts. If five people set in the center, it would be a hindrance to protect themselves.

He advises Lazarissa three times but does not follow. We can't argue, we just keep going.

Completed 13 battles.

Although the formation is still shifted, he has fought with nothing. I'm worried, but that's fine if I break through the hierarchy. I stopped being noisy.

He walked 50 meters without encountering an enemy.

I feel uneasy because the enemy is too out.

According to the map, two-thirds of the way to the stairs has been completed. Strange.

It is a detour or a cautious measure.

I'm really detouring. It's all around.

Is it my fault? Or maybe your father has a deep idea? This is what if.

Dad is ready for battle.

Be quiet, and signal.

The place where my foot stopped was at the corner of the L-shaped passage.

`` Approach, three bodies ''

I could hear a slight rattling of my teeth.

Father leaves his back on the wall. The party is also waiting on the same side.

I also look into the enemy while hiding behind the wall.

There are four. Two ears, one mouth and one eye.

For some reason, they line up like a formation. "Ear" at the beginning, "Mouth" and "Eyes" at the left and right. The "ear" is already behind.

No, it's more than a snow breeze sensor. Sensor failure or dungeon interference? The enemy's speed is faster than expected, and the battle starts soon after thinking.

No time to check.

"I do 'ears'. Air is' eyes.' Shna do 'mouths. Gaslark, I'd like you to go after."

"I understood"

I watch out for the empty back row. There is no response to the sensor, but if Lazarissa's feelings are right, then whatever comes out of the darkness is fine.

"let's go"

Everyone jumps out of the corner all at once.

I turn the arrows, watch out for the back row, and follow my father's fight.

Dad's long sword dropped his "ear" neck, Shuna's long sword pierced his "mouth" throat, and the aired arrow pierced his "eye".

Gask Lark, the latter, strikes the key points of the eyes and mouth with rapier. Small but firm fatal wound. In addition, he has struck five times with such a skill that he cannot see the same spot.

"e?"

Something strange happened.

Everyone is about to release the fighting posture.

Schna puts a long sword, Air lowers his bow, and Gaslark returns to the back row.

My father put a long sword in a sheath.

At the moment of being amazed, something similar to passions gushes from inside. "Ear" is another one left.

This is it.