Kuro no Maou

The mossy stone aisle is narrow about whether two people line up.

No lights, no windows, a confined space where even breathlessness can be remembered will be convincing if you think this is part of a building built underground.

If the lighting on the light sphere that Lily is lighting up for me goes out, it sinks into a complete dark world that doesn't even plug in a slight light, such a place.

This is one of the dungeons counted as Danger Rank 3: The Grave of Resurrection (Revival Catacombe).

The main monsters that inhabit are undetected monsters such as skeletons and ghouls.

As the name of the dungeon suggests, the creature buried here is to be ‘resurrected’ as an undead inhabited by false vitality.

Of course, there is never more than the absence of the magic of complete resurrection of the dead that those resurrected as undead can have the will or memory of their lifetime.

Because the 'soul' to be called the ultimate self disappears from the world at the same time as death, there is no way that it can be itself even if it moves only the flesh.

There will only be as many mad corpse spiritualists (necromancers) who will not leave behind, such as those who intend to use the formerly underground tomb, which has changed to an evil dungeon, such an undead mass production plant, as an active cemetery.

"Hey, maybe it's your fault, but isn't this headed further down?

Clear and Rank 2, our Element Master is on a new Crusade Quest to complete his next Rank Up.

Having said that, the crusade of twenty skeleton soldiers, the aim, is a testament to this, 'False Heart (Imitation Heart)', which has already collected nearly forty and fully meets the conditions for achievement,

"It's an odd encounter, I don't feel that way either"

We should be returning to the ground, but apparently we are not doing the opposite.

"Hey, Chrono, look."

"Hmm?"

Lily, who was croaking at my feet, had placed something round in her hand in a thin dirty stone aisle.

Seen, it is the nucleus (core) of the slime that we encountered and defeated on our way to this dungeon, almost completely spherical.

When Lily let go of her hand, the round core rolled cortically over to the dark passage where we were pointing our feet.

"You definitely have a slope down there..."

Experiments, as if to prove that this defective dwelling leaned, established that the passage continued deep into the more dangerous crypt.

"Do you want to go back?

"Um, we'll see if there's any ascent stairs in the room at the end of this aisle."

That's right, and after a difficult exchange with Fiona, I walk out again.

Think of it, the high tension half a day ago, excitedly entering the first dungeon-like dungeon of this vast building that extends underground, while falling like the path I'm on right now because of this even darker and darker atmosphere.

As a matter of course, the treasure is not rolling around there right after diving into the dungeon, and there is no such thing as a treasure chest in the first place.

From what I hear, weapons and magic equipment (magic items) continue to be refined regularly in dungeons like the ancient ruins system still running.

But so far, no such dream permanent institution has been confirmed in this' The Catacombs of Resurrection (Revival Catacombe) ', only an unclean land where undead monsters continue to be born day and night.

Therefore, here we are full of moving undead monsters, with an irreplaceable space of stone.

It kind of reminds me of an experimental facility, so much so that I feel like I'm back in the mood compared to the woods.

We quietly walked down the dark aisle, praying that we would find the exit soon.

At the end of the aisle, with the exception of the ground floor lobby, which serves as the entrance to the dungeon, was the widest domed space I have ever seen.

It should be said that the diameter is about 40 meters, the gymnasium or, no, I don't have any experience using it, but it's also a dance hall.

However, this large circular hall and the hall where the manoeuvre experiment was carried out could not help but dabble, and it was roughly the same size.

Forget my personal thoughts like that, from a closer look, this circular hall just intersects like a crossroads.

On the other side of the corridor we came through, a path of the same size continues, and on the left and right, a vast corridor much wider than here opens its mouth.

The important thing here is that the left and right passages are not just flat roads, but the right is the downstairs, and the left is the upstairs.

"All right, I think I can go back up there."

I don't think this ascent staircase leads straight to the ground, but it definitely takes a step closer to the outside.

Don't get lost. We're gonna step into the hall and go up the stairs.

Gogo...

and the sound of stones and stones rubbing off at 360 degrees, echoing from the entire siege of the hall.

If you look at the wall of the hall where Lily's light source is reaching critical, apparently the walls here are embedded with stone coffins at equal intervals.

It is naturally integrated with the wall as if it were an object, and I didn't notice it until I looked closely at it this way, but if I make a noise on the boulder and the coffin door is opening, I can't ignore it even if I don't like it.

"Suman, did I wake you up"

Out of the coffin on the wall is Skeleton Soldier, a soldier in the skeleton, a crusade we've encountered many times before we got here.

An undetected monster, classified in rank 2, dressed in infantry gear characterised by pointed iron helmets at the tip, on a black surcoat slightly different from the Crusader soldier.

The weapon in their hands is a single-edged set of curved knives (spotters) and circular shields (round shields), or a trident spear (trident) that can only get in the way in a narrow aisle, or with an iron gavel (mace) that I think I can really wield, as if I chose to get what I wanted. I just don't feel united.

"What do you want to do?

Before such an irreplaceable face, Fiona asks, but to be honest, either fight or run.

If you fight, you will receive a Crusade reward at + α, and if you run away, you will be able to sooner from a dungeon that will annihilate you.

Should we make a little more money here, or no, if we do rank up, we can ask for a better job, so wouldn't this be a plus if we just accomplished the quest in the long run?

Then I tried to tell him to run away, and then the burnt brown giant appeared, sounding heavier footsteps than the stairs we were rushing into.

"What the hell, don't look at it the first time"

What, when it comes to this giant human-shaped monster with a cow's head and lower body, all I can think of is Minotaur.

Bumo and other snorting and roaring coitus in front of him combine all such minotaur characteristics.

However, the head of the bull, which produced the majestic two-horns, has all the fur peeled off, or the skull has been exposed, and the right eye has half-flushed out.

The damage is the same in the upper body of a shallow black muscular person as in the lower body of a successful cow that exerts tremendous thrust.

I mean, it's more like a zombie than a minotaur.

"Minotaur Zombie."

"You're right."

Apparently, my predictions are correct.

Anyway, this seemingly named Minotaur Zombie, with its rotten but successful gigantic body, has blocked the escape route up the stairs.

The loss of the light of life definitely captures the appearance of the three of us, and seems to convey a willingness not to let them escape so easily.

"I have no choice but to defeat you."

Copy that, sir.

"Yeah!"

Now, as a building, it's a pretty big space, but if Lily's "Star Crash (Meteo Strike)" or Fiona's "Golden Sun (All Soleil)" burst in this place, they're all friendly and guaranteed to join Andetto.

Be careful not to fight with full firepower.

I call both the "Curse" and the "Rift", which show signs that I'm about to evolve, and the "Sacred Silver Sword (Mithrill Sword)", which boasts an outstanding effect on the undead, from the shadows.

Looks like Lily and Fiona already said they were ready for battle too.

Then Skeleton Soldier and Minotaur Zombie also began their assault with momentum just overflowing with willingness to kill.

"Let's go."

Towards the immortal enemies that lay side by side, I took a step in temper.