Legend

The day after the cactus modor incident, Rays dived into the dungeon, as usual, leaking a sigh without thinking of walking out of the small room and looking around.

The sigh was a mixed sigh of various emotions that were neither convincing nor frightening.

"I should have expected more than I came with the desert, the rock desert, the desert desert..."

A rocky desert with several rocks rolling over is spreading ahead of Ray's gaze of whining.

"But if you say it's what you expected, it's what you expected, isn't it? Besides, I don't think it's that bad considering it's easier to get around than the 13th basement."

"Well, if they do say so, so be it."

Normally, before we escape the dungeon, we see what the hierarchy is and then we transfer it in the magic formation, but yesterday we came down the stairs on the 13th basement floor and moved it to the ground in the magic formation without even checking what was going on outside the cabin because the purpose was to get the bodies of the adventurers and cactus Modki to the Silva family a little faster.

That's why the Rays were to see the 14th basement floor with their eyes for the first time today at this time.

"Besides, it was on the 12th basement floor, but would the Rock Desert be useful for absorbing demon stones?

"You sure do, too."

Ray nodded at Elaine's whining and looked around.

There are several huge rocks in your sight that you don't need to look for, and certainly would be extremely convenient in the sense of hiding yourself unlike the 13th basement floor.

"Right. Then do we start with the absorption of the demon stone?... Which direction is the staircase on the 15th basement?

Heard of the absorption of the demonic stone, Ray asks Elaine as she strokes to soften her throaty cet with joy.

Elaine opens her mouth comparing the map she took out of her hip magic pouch with the terrain from where she can see it now.

"There's a lot of that rock over there, and this sword-like rock over there. Then... this way."

That's how Elaine pointed in the southwest direction. There are countless rows of rocks about 10 meters high, and we turn our gaze to a single painting that is close to a simple maze.

More than that. Over there.

Ray shrugs with a fed up look at a painting that seemed more right to describe as a canyon than a rock desert.

But I try to tell myself that it is usually safer than doing it on the rock side in the sense of doing the absorption of demonic stones immediately, and I step out.

(Besides, even if there was a maze, if there was a ceto, we could see it from above.... that might have been an easy hierarchy for us)

I turn my gaze toward that dense area of rock, and I still take one step only if I don't start doing this.

To pinch such a ray, Elaine next to her right, Seto next to her left, walks down the path of the Rock Desert.

Intense sunshine pouring from above and thirsty winds characteristic of the desert. While I feel them, the two of them and one of them walk without looking like they cared.

Speaking of Ray and Elaine, I guess it's because they have dragon robes and coats. But Seto didn't look comfortable at all, even though he didn't use any magic or skills in particular.

The desert hierarchy has always hated the heat.

"Seto, are you okay?

"Grrrrrrrr!"

When Ray realizes how it is, he asks, Seto just rattles his throat that he has no problem at all.

No, I was even in a good mood.

(accustomed to...? Well, certainly if you're a high ranking monster about Griffon, there's nothing about the heat about the desert)

Elaine, who was listening to Ray and Seto interact on the side, leans her neck inside as she pushes her own blonde hair into the hood that falls zero out of her coat.

And I thought maybe I should have brought in the yellow even though I was slightly forced to.

But I immediately shake my head and dismiss the idea.

Seto and Yellow are alike and non-existent. Just because Seto was fine doesn't mean Yellow is fine. Especially because the yellow was created as a dragon species, or because it is still a child... No, it is the size of even a baby, by comparison Seto has enough body size.

(When it comes to the difference between using demons and warcraft, it will be until then, but I envy that it is somewhat greater from birth.... most of all, if the yellow was the same size as the dragon species that grew from birth, I'm pretty sure that would have made it all kinds of unsavory)

Keeping walking thinking that way, about 30 minutes. Walking in the dungeon, there is no way for the enemy to show up at all, and several giant rocks are densely packed to reach a place that is creating a maze of nature.

Elaine tilts her neck as she touches the giant rock in front of her.

"Well, not one enemy came out so far... what do you think?

"Normally, I guess I'm waiting in this maze of rocks. Even for a monster, it would be easier to fight where you can ambush than where you can secure your sight if you can. … although I doubt that even though it's not the only monsters that live here with that much wisdom, monsters like that don't show up either"

"Then you think smart monsters are leading other monsters? But I've never seen monsters like Sandworm or Cactus Modki act together in a different race, have I?

Ray shakes his neck to the side and opens his mouth to Elaine as she asks with a surprise look on her face.

"That's all powerful monsters exist... and it's possible, or"

You know what I mean? Elaine nods again to Ray, who asks that with her eyes.

Passing the back of two brains is the word 'anomalous species' together.

"Whatever, I can't help doing this here. I guess we'll have to break through here to get to the next level."

"Um, I'm counting on you"

"Grrrrrrrr!"

I'll do my best! and stroke a throat-beating ceto, two and one entering a maze made of rocks.

It is only a maze made naturally, and it is not so complicated to say that it is like a maze.

However, it was also true that there were blind spots in places that were naturally made but therefore unintentional.

"... don't you think I could at least write the right route for the maze than I'm selling it as a map?

Elaine whines looking at the map, but there are several paths to the right answer beyond what the maze is naturally made of.

And it was a maze made naturally. Therefore, it was not strange whenever there was a change due to some circumstances. Therefore, the right path varied from person to person.

In addition, there are species of plants that grow only in certain places in this maze, and those who are looking for such materials do so by adding their own descriptions to the map.

"Well, it's the first time in our case, so we can't help it."

Ray explains them and says so with a small shoulder clasp.

You convinced yourself of that explanation, and without saying anything more, the Rays move on into the maze.

And after about five minutes of walking, we arrive quickly on our way to the divide.

"Which way are we going?

"Just give me a minute.... the map says you're at a dead end when you go right"

"Right, then."

"... Ray?

Why go in the direction I said it was a dead end.

To Elaine, who asked so, Ray opens his mouth as he strokes Seto's back.

"I don't see anyone going to the right of the end here more than it is the first divide. Then it's just right to absorb the Demon Stone."

"... do you really like things that come all the way to places like this"

Convinced lightly by Ray's words, continue straight down the road to the right.

Then, in less than 10 minutes, we arrive at the end of the line, which is as if it were a square.

It's about 20 tatami tatami tatami and it's about as wide as there's nothing wrong with the extent to which it moves around.

"I wonder what this place is for again... I don't think it was made very natural."

Ray whining around looking around, but it was not a mistake to say that it was actually a circle of something somewhat distorted, and it didn't seem very naturally made.

(No, isn't it natural? This is only a dungeon. So this is what the nucleus of the dungeon did with any intent?

I thought so, but now I can't help thinking about it here, and I look around just in case.

There are no monsters or adventurers looking at themselves, and even if you look at Seto and ask him with a gaze, he tells you that he is safe with his throat ringing.

Turn your gaze toward Elaine and see that there is no particular abnormality there. Finally exhales relief and removes three demon stones from the mysteries and the corpses of Ant Hell, Skyfang and two sand ants for two.

As it was, only demonic stones were managed to be removed without stripping material from the corpse for the time being, and two total seven demonic stones were present under the ray, one from Skyfang, Rock Spider and Ant Hell, one from Cactus Modki and the other from Sand Ant.

I just take out the demon stone, so I don't have as much time to hang it, and rinse off the dirty areas with a running water dagger.

"Well, how do you separate this... I guess it starts with a cactus modoki and sand ants with two. Seto."

"Gru!"

Swallow the cactus Modki demon stone thrown by Ray, but no announcement message will flow behind his brain.

Then you swallow the demonic stones of the sand ants, but this one hasn't changed either.

With a half-convincing look, Ray also absorbs two demonic stones in the Death Size, but this one does not naturally acquire skills.

"Well, basically, you're not that strong of a monster."

What scares me is only a needle released like a machine gun, and even that needle doesn't cause fatal damage.

It hurts when you hit it, and it hurts to pull it out, but that's all.

... Most of all, that pain is why the cactus is distant.

Even for sand ants, they fall into the category of the weak among the monsters that appear in the desert hierarchy. The only thing that scares me about this one is if they attack me by an overwhelming majority.

Even for Elaine, who was watching how it went, she probably understood from the experience she had seen several times before that she could not master her skills with cactus modoki and demon stones of the order of sand ants. I didn't say anything in particular, I just kept my gaze on Ray and Seto just saying that it was the next real thing.

"Well then there are 3 left... do you mind me and Seto one at a time, and the other one means you couldn't acquire skills?

"Gru!"

There seems to be no particular disagreement with Ray's words, and Seto also agrees with the throat.

Having seen it, Ray offers three remaining Demon Stones to Seto.

"Seto, you can choose from me. Which one?

"Gru?"

Are you okay? and Ceto tilts his neck and asks, but Ray nods if he doesn't mind.

He turned his gaze toward Ray, and Seto's circular eyes eventually stopped his eyes toward one of the demonic stones, and swallowed them with a cuckoo.

[Seto mastered the skills of 'Optical Camo Lv.2']

Announcement message flowing behind the brain.

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

To strengthen his skills, Seto raises his voice of joy.

"Is this, in a way, reasonable...? Anyway, I'm pretty glad the optical camouflage was enhanced."

Unexpectedly grumbling Ray.

Rock spiders are rock-like in appearance and have the habit of simulating and ambushing enemies on a passing rock of their name.

Given that, it may have been natural in a sense that the skill of optical camouflage would be enhanced.

(Well, if it's a rock spider that simulates into the optical camouflage and rock of Seto that becomes transparent, it seems different at the point where it blends into the surroundings...... can't you think of that now)

It seems like a skill with similar effects many times before, and in fact many times I have mastered a skill with completely different effects.

Ray, who had already recognized that it was one of the hallmarks of warcraft, promptly encourages the use of his skills to Seto without going any deeper.

"Seto, try the optical camo"

"Gru!"

Leave it to me, Seto, who just rattled his throat, will make his appearance transparent in the next moment.

And then it goes on for about 20 seconds, and he shows up again.

The place where he appeared had not moved a single step from the place where he used optical camouflage, and that showed how useful his ability to be optical camouflage was.

"About 20 seconds? Glad to hear that the effect time has doubled...... is it simply 10 seconds more, or 20 seconds with 10 seconds more? Next time the optical camouflage is enhanced, the verdict is on hold."

"But even in 10 seconds, I've shown that awesomeness several times before. Considering that's 20 seconds, isn't that pretty awesome?

To Elaine's excited words, Ray nods too.

"That's certainly true. But...... I wonder where Seto is headed?

Ray whines as he strokes Seto's head.

Seto is growing very different from Griffon in Ray's image, being transparent or poisonous nails being the highest level of skill.

I can't argue with you if you say it was created by Warcraft but it's a late growth, but I'm pretty sure there's something I think about it nonetheless.

"There's nothing more to complain about than Ceto being Ceto."

"Heh, sure. Sometimes I envy the connection between Ray and Seto."

To Ray's whining, Elaine nods as she agrees.

I dye my thin cheeks red under my hood for words like that, and I turn my gaze to Ceto to mislead something.

"At level 1, it took about 30 minutes for the optical camo to become available the next time it was used... has that area changed?

"Gru......"

You won't know until you try it, and Seto tilts his neck.

"Well, then you should try it again after time and see how much it takes to reuse it. Do you also need to find out later if it has an effect on the person you are touching?... Now it's my turn"

Turn your gaze toward the two remaining demon stones held in your left hand, the Ant Hell and the Demon Stone of Skyfang, think for a few seconds and then extend the Death Size to your right hand on the ground.