"Still, this dungeon is changing, isn't it?"
Melina shrugged behind me as I was storing "Merman's Tears," a drop item, in storage.
Merman, a bipedal fishmongering monster, rarely drops this white gem.
"You say it's unusual?
"Depending on the hierarchy, the monsters that emerge will be completely different, right? A little up there was just a bunch of botanical monsters, but now all you get is monsters with water and ice attributes. I don't hear much about these dungeons."
"... right"
For once, there is nothing.
More dark attributes as we went down, more dungeons with a wider variety of attributes, etc. were rather not even that uncommon.
I just don't know any other dungeons that have changed so many times, and I don't know the legality.
"It's not like there's some kind of gimmick. It's creepy."
"Gimmicks are rarer in certain dungeons. But I'm concerned, too."
"Hmmm......"
Melina twists her neck and roars.
I don't care, but it was kind of cute that the kid was stretching out to say something even more difficult about the little Melina alongside Cocor.
Though I would definitely be angry if I spoke.
When I was thinking about that.
"Oh, um... Mr. Alvin, Mr. Melina. Can't you hear anything......?
"Hmm...?
Cocor told me to look around and clear my ears.
Sure, I can hear you.
And it's getting closer.
"From behind. Something's coming."
I'm out in front of the two of you.
There is no place to hide. It is the avant-garde's role to become the rear wall.
Eventually, I saw that.
Monsters... a bunch of mermen.
Scaled fish-headed man-shaped monsters are approaching us in numerous groups.
Marman is a monster who sometimes shows up in herds like a goblin... but on a pretty big scale.
The herd seemed to be chasing humans.
Adventurer. Is it banditry to see the outfit?
One small human being, watching over the herd, escapes here.
Naturally, but not in numbers that can be dealt with solo.
And like in Melina's time, it didn't even look like she was pulling for a shark.
An escaping adventurer notices this one and opens his eyes.
"Whoa, whoa! Run, run!
"We can get away now."
Unless you're also a bandit or a scout, you can't shake off monster targets from here.
When I pull out my sword, Melina comes forward and says:
"Let me do it first. Cocor, buff, please. with lightning attributes."
"Ha, ha."
"Hey, bandits there! If you signal, avoid them by the side!
I could see the escaping adventurer nodding with a snort.
I dare lower my wand and start chanting, Melina.
When it's shaken up, I scream.
"Now!
Bandits fly to the side and stick to the walls of the dungeon.
At the next moment, a number of lightning magic flashes flew from Melina's wand, poking her into the herd.
Numerous mermen scatter items and coins in one blow, along with effects.
I squeal by accident.
"Wow. You've lost quite a bit."
"It's a spell now available when level [35], and there was a buff of cocols. Well, then, let's just do it the way we always have."
"Oh."
I lay down my sword.
"Let's go as always"
As it is, we will meet Marman's flock.
I'm not a big opponent. I would be able to defeat it without any particular problem.
The sword is waved, the magic flies, and Marman leaves a drop and scatters one after another.
……
When I turn my gaze.
An example bandit kept his hand on the wall, staring at us.