Dragon.
This demon, also known as the Dragon, draws a line from the other demons.
That's not just about strength.
Appears suddenly at a pace of about once every hundred years, devours people, does all that is atrocious, and is later defeated by those who are called heroes.
Until then when it suddenly springs up, strangely, I see no shadow or shape in any place.
Evil Dragon Berseros.
A few years ago, suddenly appearing in the Great Labyrinth of Mount Bells, this dragon attacked the nearby villages, devoured the villagers and burned down the houses.
Adventurers remembered in their arms continued to challenge the Great Labyrinth to crusade the tyrannical dragon.
Some, to obtain the treasure that the dragon had accumulated in his dwelling place, to obtain the treasure of a great multitude.
Some, to earn the honor of having conquered the evil dragon.
Some are driven by righteousness, and others by vengeance.
But none of them returned alive, or broke their hearts and turned back, and the evil dragon remained wild.
And now a party of new adventurers has challenged them to the Great Labyrinth.
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A rock golem, huge enough to cover the passage of the labyrinth, is crushed with a blow of the Great Axe.
A space-dancing Lesser Devil is burned by flaming magic.
Then, two warwolves are wrapped up and knocked down with a magnificent sword wave.
Lino, as usual, watched the party members play their part in the back row.
"Awesome...... Every fight I think, but we're all really strong, aren't we, Mr. Port?"
Lino turned his gaze to the auxiliary magician, Port, who watches the battlefield in front of his own step.
Saving the party with restorative and auxiliary magic is his mission, but this time it didn't even seem like he had to leave.
"Guys, I mean it. I'm serious about discussing Evil Dragon Berseros. Including me, of course."
Smiling in the back of his glasses, he went to his friends who had finished the fight.
"You said, a tiny bit up! The Great Labyrinth of Rumored Evil Dragons, let's see what it's like. Oh, to this extent!
A blonde swordsman with a sword stuck to the head of a fallen, lying warwolf and laughing furiously.
He's the leader of this party, Bart.
Only strength (...) is a man of certainty, honored by the king to name the 'brave'.
"Speak of demons, dead..., be thankful..."
A giant, just over two metres tall, carrying an axe about his height on his back, blames Baltic for his work.
His name is Orgo, an awesome veteran adventurer who serves as the avant-garde for the party.
"What? Hey, it's Mr. Orgo! I guess you understand exactly who I am and you're smart on that, huh?
"Whatever... I'm saying on top of that..."
"Ho, good courage then! Turn to me, the Count's three sons. Oh?
"Fair enough, both of you. This is enemy territory, just calm down for a second, okay?
A port interrupts between the two and attempts to arbitrate.
Being an adjunct to the party, he also has relationship coordination.
A fingerfolding talent was gathered from all over the country to make Baltic, the Count's three boys, stand up for the medal, and this party was formed.
But there can be no such thing as hope for a crude man wearing gold and power.
The members, with the exception of Baltic, were bound by the existence of a hater named him.
"Ha, I don't want to..."
A white shortcut girl in a witch's hat threw up in a sigh mix and took a (broom) to Lino's side with one hand.
Her nagging, is referring to the small size of Baltic human vessels.
"Good day, Ariez! Flame magic today, it was beautiful!
"I don't think it's the same as usual......, thanks"
Alice is the type of person who doesn't put too much emotion on the table.
Even if Lino praises you, just loosen your expression a little bit.
But I can tell Lino, her childhood tame, to take it in her hands.
Ariez says he's very happy right now.
"Ariez and everyone are too strong for me to be here, and sometimes I think,"
"... Lino, it's good for everyone."
The red eyes of a faceless Alice floated a slightly sad color.
Only Lino can discern that slight difference.
"With Lino, we can all travel in peace. I can focus on fighting. It's only because of Lino that this party is here."
Lino Bloomwind, the red-brown-haired girl with the backpack on her back.
Her role in this party is to carry baggage.
Unique skill [Storage] allows you to ignore capacity and enter anything in the backpack that Lino carries.
Plus the constant activation of Passive Skills [Evasion] makes her very light.
I have never hit a stray bullet in battle and have not suffered a single scratch on my journey so far.
Though his arm strength was less than that of a constant man and he could not even possess the sword satisfactorily, these two skills and, not to mention, his culinary skill had earned Lino some trust from the party members.
"I wonder... 'Cause I can't even swing my sword satisfactorily, can I?
"Fighting isn't the only role. Confident."
Lino is courageous with Ariez's elusive smile.
Yes, they came with us all to the end.
I'm a part of this party, too, and if I'm not more confident, I'm rude to Ariez for inspiring me, too, just to regain the confidence I was about to lose.
"Oi, luggage! How long have we been talking in vain, huh? Let's get out of here!
"Ha, ha!
"Chip, you useless baggage man...! Whoa, get out of the way, Woodpuppet!
The confidence broke apart in pieces.
Balto, who manages to pull back due to Port's arbitration, puts a kick in Orgo and starts walking at the beginning of the line.
"Lino, whatever that garbage is, you don't have to worry about it"
"... thanks, Ariez"
My favorite childhood tame words should reach my heart much better than Baltic spitting bullshit.
Yet his ramblings sting his heart because he thinks Lino himself is.
I want to be more useful to everyone, to fight side by side, nothing more than because my heart is screaming.
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The party led by Baltic continued its fast forward and was finally trying to reach the abode of Evil Dragon, deep in the Great Labyrinth.
More than a week has already passed since a line entered the labyrinth.
Although the colour of each person's fatigue is invisible, it is not enough to interfere with the battle.
It is a luxurious supply by [storage] of Lino and a gift of culinary skill.
The end of the Great Labyrinth, just down the last stairs of the Great Labyrinth.
That's a huge underground space.
Its size is so large that you can't see the wall across the street.
The ground is full of ups and downs, with rocks sticking out by the way.
If you look up, you can't even see the ceiling, it's just a big hole, and the darkness is spreading beyond it.
Perhaps Evil Dragon jumped out of this hole out of the labyrinth and attacked the nearby villages.
"Hey, Woody! You go first!
"Mm, even if you don't tell me... Be everyone's shield, that's what I do."
Orgo advanced before Balto tried to kick Orgo's ass.
Baltic's kick ends empty and he falls off balance.
"Shit, seriously, I don't like you, you son of a bitch."
"Fair enough."
Baltic gets angry at Orgo's attitude and Port forgives it.
It's the same sight as usual, but it's not pleasant to watch.
The formation of the party is led by Orgo.
Baltic continues behind it, Port, Ariez, Lino at the rear.
When I came to the center of the floor, looking around carefully.
Bwassa, Bwassa!
Something of high mass wings and sounds looming from above, killing enough goosebumps to pierce your whole body.
"Guys, get up!
"Don't give me orders!!
With the hanging of the ports, the four men cover their weapons simultaneously.
Eventually, from the darkness above, a giant dragon appeared with his whole body covered in pitch-black scales.
Giant, tough limbs, pairs of giant wings approaching fifty meters.
From the mouth lined with red eyes and sharp fangs like blood, there is zero exhalation mixed with flames.
"This is the Dragon..., Evil Dragon, Berseros...!
It's different from the demons around it.
Though at the rear of the formation, Lino had his feet twitched with fear, and his squeezed voice was also trembling.
"Are you freaking out, luggage man! I'm not, because I'm a brave man. I'm not freaking out!
"Wait, Mr. Bart! Reckless!"
Without even hearing the port's stillness, the brave cuts ahead and slashes it into a giant dragon.
Unique Skill [Muscle Manipulation] kills and dumps enemies with increased Arm Power to the extreme.
That's his must-have tactic.
"Reckless, eat!
A rigid sword that jumps up high and swings out for its neck, which would be a steep point.
A thick damascus steel blade that
"What..."
Lightly crushed and scattered before the dragon's crust.
When the evil dragon wandered itchy, he captured the figure of a reckless brave man in his eyes and opened his mouth.
A magic formation unfolds in the back of his throat, pulling Baltic's face.
At the next moment, flame magic, several times more powerful than Ariez, wrapped around Baltic's entire body.
"Ahhhhhh!
"You shouldn't......, splash!
Baltic bodies were covered in water balloons and flames quenched by the water magic unleashed by Ariez.
As it falls to the ground, the water bounces off, and the dragon's leg is swung up to strike.
"Hih, hi, no, no, no, no!
He certainly has the title of brave man.
A brave man is a title that refers to the brave, the brave.
But in his case, the courage of the brave, it seems, was the courage of the barbarian, not the courage.
"I can't, you can't win, you can't beat such a monster. Whoa!!
Balt escaped from the range of foot attacks that can be tapped, slipping his hips but still running for his life.
Breaking his heart with only one offense, he abandoned his companions and fled the scene with a pitiful voice.
Before the heart-broken brave, Evil Dragon does not set up a chase, but distorts his mouth as if to mock an unrivalled fugitive play.
"To, I ran away, Mr. Bart..."
"Mm... he's a man who's stared down..."
Lino flauntingly drops off the back of the brave man as he runs up the stairs again and again.
A man with nothing to be praised for personally, but I didn't expect him to flee in front of his enemies.
At the time of the loss of the avant-garde attacker, the desire for the Berseros crusade was turned down.
But the cannibal evil dragon will not tolerate any more fugitives.
The other four were immediately targeted, and flame magic was thrown out of the back of his throat.
Goaaaaaaaaa!
Before the impending flame of fire, Orgo erected a great axe at the head of the line, raising the aura.
At the same time, Ariez sits down with his feet together and rises into the air.
And Lino immediately hid in the shadows of the rocks.
"Demon Defense Junction (Element Guard)......!
Inherent Skills [Wallproof].
Using the life energy flowing through your body as food, stick out defensive junctions.
As its name suggests, the demonic defense junction blocks magic.
Orgo's walls catch a burning flame and push it away.
"Port, it's time...!
"Copy that, Heavyweight!
The port then uses auxiliary magic.
While this magic does not deal direct damage, it weighs several times the weight of the enemy.
Evil Dragon's mouth was closed to the kind of weighting that could be held down from the top.
"Last, Exploration"
Advanced flame magic that triggers a huge explosion, unleashed by Ariez.
The blast site is the face of the evil dragon.
Although it was the damage that could not be done, the enemy is greatly frightened and disfigured.
"It's now, Mr. Bart! Oh, he's not here, he ran away..."
Had I not missed the gaps that had arisen and been able to protrude my sword into my eyeballs, I would have been greatly damaged.
A party without avant-garde attackers really lacks decisiveness.
To the pitiful party leader, Port accidentally looked to heaven.
"Grrrrrrrr!!!
An explosion in front of me bought the dragon's wrath.
A giant tail is swept away.
Orgo sheltered the port and managed to take it with a huge axe.
More flame magic emitted over and over again towards Ariez flying around the air.
Lino looks at the battlefield from the shadows of the rocks and thinks of the worst - two letters of total annihilation.
If we don't stay like this, we're all gonna get hit.
The dragon is not going to let everyone get away with it, the dragon cannot be defeated without an avant-garde attacker.
Reino, who consolidated his determination, faces out of the rock and calls on everyone.
"... Guys! I'm bringing you back now, Mr. Bart!