Legend

"This is the third basement floor......? Nothing has changed."

Right down to the third basement floor, Elaine squeaks.

In fact, a magic formation for the transfer device is installed just next to the staircase, and it is the cobblestone passage that extends around it, and the walls glow thinly.

The sight was much the same as the first basement floor and the second basement floor, so much so that even a kind of ready-to-see feeling could be remembered.

"It's still a shallow hierarchy. See, the altar dungeons we dived into didn't change the hierarchy much, did they? Especially since this dungeon is not the same size as that dungeon itself. With that in mind, we can't help but have the same view for a while."

The dungeon, where the Rays are currently diving, is still around the 30th floor underground, even for adventurers diving to its deepest point. Compared to the dungeon on the altar of inheritance, where the dungeon core was on the seventh basement floor, there is a difference in size at least around six times. It is also conditional on the location where the attack is currently complete.

"Anyway, it hasn't been that long since we had lunch. When that happens, I'm going to break through this basement 3rd floor by the end of the day and get out of the dungeon in the magic formation on the basement 4th floor...... okay?

"Oh, no problem. How far to the stairs?

Even though there are magic formations, it doesn't mean that the surroundings are completely safe. To that end, Elaine turns her gaze to the map she took out of her magic pouch and asks Ray as she looks at Seto, who is guarding her surroundings.

"Right. This hierarchy combines several crossroads, and without a map it would be very difficult to reach the stairs. But fortunately, we have a map. With that in mind, we can proceed without so much difficulty..."

With the map you can certainly go the shortest distance to the stairs heading to the fourth basement floor. However, it could not be written on the map how long it would take on foot, which only meant that the map could be moved without straying to its location. I know roughly how long it would take to travel through the same hierarchy over and over, but it would be hard to expect that much from Ray and Elaine and the others who are new to this basement 3rd floor today.

"Suppose we move on anyway? What about the trap? Upstairs in the basement, it was like that."

It was Elaine, who worried about Ray's words for a few seconds, but eventually opens her mouth.

"Let's be as vigilant as upstairs. Exactly. I don't think there's a sudden fatal trap on this floor, but I still have a habit of being more alert than not knowing when I can make a bandit one of my people... Hmm?

It's when Elaine squeaks like that. The magic formation near the stairs sparkled...... the next moment a group of about five men appeared above that magic formation.

All five of them are old enough to describe themselves as young, and some of them are a little older than Ray and younger than Elaine.

"All right, then we're going fast. This request is the Demon Stone of Sword Bee. The number is seven. But needless to say, Demon Stone sells the most expensive of the materials. Especially now because the Marstells and Levisole are offering expensive money to buy and collect. Even for my brother... Hmm?

A man among the five who seemed to be a leader was talking to his people, but I guess that's when he finally realized there was someone right around the corner. I turn to you and notice two and one Ray, Elaine and Seto looking at themselves.

Note that the remaining one yellow is sleeping fine while taking a meal break on Seto's back.

And then the men's leader looks at Ray and opens his mouth.

"Oh, oh, you guys...... no, you guys are from yesterday!?

Where I reworded the calling word, I could see the man's thoughts on Ray clearly.

"... oh, I see. That's the guy who blew it out of the dining room."

In the words of a man, Ray recalls what happened yesterday. He said he was the guy who accepted that he was blown away doing something to see if he could throw it at Vihera when he tried to get into the dining room.

No, I guess it's not so uncommon to remember your face but it doesn't match your memory inside, because if you try it on Ray, it's tangled up many times by guys like the one in front of you.

"That's what I remember by now!

"... is there a problem?

If you have a complaint, say it, and when you just return the words, the man shakes his neck left and right violently.

"With that said, you've got a face you've seen."

I shrug as Elaine watches the men around the man in leadership next to Ray.

In fact, it looked familiar and natural to be there because there were also a few mixed figures of the men who were beaten up by Vihera yesterday in the dining room, just like the men in leadership.

"... so, uh. What are you doing in such a shallow hierarchy?

Eventually, a man of leadership asks Ray if he thought he wouldn't go ahead with his silence.

I'd say I've hardly ever met him in person yet, but I'd say that his understanding of what Ray decides is essentially close to the leader of the party is sharp inside.

But Ray opens his mouth as he bears the death-size pattern he just had that it was nothing.

"What, it's a dungeon offense, isn't it?

"No, I know it's more of a dungeon offense than being here, but why on such a shallow hierarchy?

"You started the dungeon attack yesterday."

"... oh"

A man who finally snorts in the wind like convinced by Ray's words.

The men who were around the man are similarly nodding.

I guess those who had already passed out in their interactions with Vihera don't know things like Ray's own strength, but if you still saw him with Seto, who is a griffon, it was obvious he wouldn't go to insult you on the outside.

"So, are you... are you asking for a guild?

"Yes, by wearing seven Sword Bee demon stones. We're supposed to be working around the 10th floor of the basement... you know, my brother pissed me off about yesterday. And the punishment..."

Hehe, the man in leadership scratches his cheek with a bright laugh.

"Well, good luck with that. We should probably get going."

"Go, be careful! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

'Take care!

Men who align their voices and bow their heads to the voices of men of leadership. That appearance, though not to the point of being undisturbed......, was nevertheless a fairly unified move.

Nodding small at such men, the Rays leave the spot.

Shut up and drop him off behind it...... and where he is completely invisible, the man finally exhales loudly.

What's on my forehead is a surprising cold sweat. Something I had put up with in front of the Rays came at once because I couldn't see it.

"... what's going on? It's unusual for a brother to scratch so cold sweat."

Heading to such a leader man, one of the men around him speaks up. The other men were similarly and strangely watching what happened to the man in leadership.

But as he wipes a cold sweat with his arms to those words, the man in leadership gently slaps his head wrapped in the helmet of the man who came calling out.

"You know he has an alias, right?

"Yeah, that's for sure. I thought Bosque's brother told him to stop selling fights immediately."

"Oh. I've also seen people with aliases besides deep red earlier. Of course they have aliases, so it's always true that this guy is also a monster class somewhat stronger than me. But that's not all he's got. Yesterday, there was a woman named Vihera who drove Bosque's brother into battle, even though we were the cause? The woman said you were strong toward the deep red. Can you believe that? That's the strength that the woman who fucked the boss's brother admitted, huh? I mean, maybe he has the strength of Bosc's brother."

"It's..."

The men who were listening around unwittingly breathe into the words of men of leadership.

Bosque is the person we admire with our brother, the one who is born into a house called the Silva family and yet speaks out with ease. And above all, combat with the Great Sword is very high. I had some struggle with the Rank B Adventurers before when I had a mock fight, but in the end Bosque was winning, and some people have seen occasions where Rank A Adventurers and I are crossing each other.

Mutually with such a person... and more to the point, Griffon, a rank A monster, didn't dare to tell his disciples not to shrink any more, but some Elaine called him the Princess General. If that's all the difference in power, I do think I can't help telling you not to get your hands on it, even if it's Bosc.

"Anyway, you guys don't get weird tangled up in the dungeon or out there with that Ray guy or woman. From what I've told you, it doesn't look like we're going to get our hands off the other side unless we get our hands off this side. You get it? I'm not the only one with this. It's also an order from my brother."

'Okay!

I guess I finally decided I didn't need to worry any more when I saw him nodding with all his voices together. I grip the spear in my hand again.

"All right, then let's go. Sword Bee moves fast, but has low defense. As long as we hit the attack, we can defeat it with an easy win. Collect as many as you can for the request and take as many other Demon Stones as you can. The work will be the booze and the woman tonight. You know what I mean, you guys!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Everyone roars on the spot and the men keep going.

Bandits are at the forefront for once, but unlike the Rays, they don't look like they're exploring the traps around them. This is partly because the man is a real bandit, but he knows for years that other traps set in the basement on the third floor can't do deadly damage to him.

Keep going straight, crossroads to the right, left, and forward. This underground third floor is a complex structure with several crossroads combined, but the monsters that come out are not that strong. Defeat low-ranking monsters, starting with goblins, from the edge of the encounter to strip away the material and crusade proof areas and take away the Demon Stone.

"There's no Sword Bee."

"Oh. It's been quite a while, but not one of them came out.... What's going on?

"Hey, you're not saying you're choosing the way to make sure you don't just find Sword Bee, are you?

To the words of his companions coming from behind, the bandit man, walking in the lead, frowns and glances backwards.

"There's no way. I'm not moving toward someone like Sword Bee. But it's not weird to show up, but you don't show up at all."

"... what the hell is going on?

Hear the words of a bandit man, and a leader man squeals in surprise.

It's obviously odd that since I did start looking for Sword Bee in the dungeon, I haven't encountered any of them yet.

Of course Sword Bee lives outside of this basement on the third floor. So if you don't encounter it here, moving to other hierarchies was also past the brains of a man of leadership. But still, I didn't make that choice right away because I was somewhat uncomfortable. Yes, I'm complaining about what my exploration as an adventurer has been diving into a dungeon for quite a few years.

(What do we do? Obviously, something's wrong.... once you leave?

A man of leadership thinks so on the inside, but that was a step too late.

"I'm here! Sword Bee!"

That's what the bandit man who was leading the way screams. Those around you who hear it finally exhale in relief and get ready for battle...

"Wait!"

Once again the bandit man screams. But the voice is a strange one, and eventually the expression gets stronger.

"The number of these feathers... this is... yummy! It's not the number of 10 or 20, if you do it badly, there are over 50 of them!

"Ha!?

The voice of other members returning unexpectedly to the voice of a bandit man.

But a man of leadership doesn't mind such companionship making quick decisions.

"Shit, we're leaving once. Something's wrong. Or…"

At that time, past the brains of a man of leadership was the figure of the Rays who had conversed on the side of the magic formation.

I wonder if this is the result of those two and two doing something. Anyway, he said we should leave the scene and rebuild our attitude.

The decision was quick, but it was too late to deal with the situation.

"They're coming from behind us too!

That's what the bandit man shouts. Don't let a ton of Sword Bees show up from front to back as if you breathed together. About 50 from the front and a little less than 40 from the rear? A significant number of them are approaching from the left and right because they were in the center of the crossroads.

"Chi, we're all ready for battle! Numbers are high, but it's only the Sword Bee you're looking for. If you hit one, you'll be dead soon! Think of this as a chance to get tons of Demon Stones!

Yelling like that, we have to admit our disadvantages, and we go into battle as we busily think in our minds of a formula that manages to bring our disciples to life and back to earth.

The words of a man of leadership were actually correct. Sword Bee is an easy opponent for the men, and he defeats them luckily to hit him.

But many of the enemies couldn't reach the enemies from behind, and they began to rush...

Boom!

Almost all of the nearly 40 Sword Bees that were approaching from behind are instantly engulfed in flames, instantly burned out, and scattered with ashes in all the demonic stones.

A sweat against heat, or even cold sweat, floats on my forehead in the temperatures of the passageway that instantly rises...

"Do you have any help?

A man of leadership opens his eyes to a familiar voice, heard from the flying direction of that flame.

What was there was an overly familiar group of boys with giant sickles over 2m, Rin beauties with jointed swords in their hands, Griffon roaring in the back of their throats and little dragons flying through the air to keep them out of the way of battle.