Vorpal Rabbit and Fortress Uncle

"Ha ha ha ha ha! Where do you think you're going? Even if you flee to the ends of the earth and the ends of the sea, you will not escape this Letty!"

Letty's voice echoed through the plotted secret passage. She demonstrated her high physical abilities in the Type-Lycan Slope, chasing the escaping Gremlin.

I hold a slow-legged lacto and chase Lettie at the speed at which Chiffon and Amy can arrive. However, her back gradually moved away.

Lettie, it's too much trouble to get lost!

Leave it to me! I'll be in touch soon!

Letty gave a powerful voice as she kicked Pyon Pyon and the floor and walls. Lightly avoid the lying cables and pipes, and press like a lion against the fleeing Gremlin.

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Almost there, the hammerhead captures the white dwarf. Letty laughs with certainty of victory.

Letty, be careful!

Chiffon's impatient voice could not be heard.

Toriiiiiiiii!

Kicking hard on the floor, Letty jumped forward like a bullet. She stood up and stared at Gremlin with her red eyes.

”I'm cumming!?”

A hammer is thrown and its head captures the dwarf. I was on the verge of doing so. The white body of the Gremlin melts into darkness without touching it. Letty's hammer strikes the sky, and as she spins vertically like a wheel, she clashes against the wall of the secret passage.

Letty!?

"Are you all right!?"

Amy rushes over in amazement. Fortunately, she didn't seem to get hurt, so she stood up with her head fluttering.

"Ugh... Where did that Gremlin go?"

Let's check the surroundings.

Chiffon looked around, huddled by a grudging Letty. From the feng shui-like flow of power around him, he was trying to figure out the structure of a secret passage surrounded by darkness.

Ah!

“Did you find anything?”

Chiffon raised his voice. Letty holds the hammer and rushes. In front of her, Chiffon ran across the floor. The fingertips of the chiffon caught by the crotch and lifted the floor.

Is this a hidden passage?

Looks like it.

Amy and Lact look down on it as they gather. There was a cleverly concealed second passage.

"Is there a hidden passageway in the secret passageway..."

You didn't think of that possibility.

I looked carefully at the passage in a state of surprise and awe. The height and width are quite small. The Dwarves and Gremlins could bend over and pass. It is a narrow route that is just for moving, without thinking about transporting materials or carrying weapons.

"Lacto"

"Well, that's impossible!" I don't want to go into this place alone! "

Type - I thought I could get a fairy lacto, but I shake my head and refuse.

Well, when I put it in, I couldn't deal with Lacto in the rear guard position alone if anything happened.

Well then, let's fly the drone.

That said, Ledge had that kind of thing, too.

It's one of my main skills.

While blurring Amy's harsh words, she takes out one of the drones and starts it. It's a simple reconnaissance plane with a camera, but it's compact enough to fit in a hole like this, and it won't hurt as much if it were destroyed.

The video of the drone is displayed in the window at hand according to the shooting skill. After checking that the line was working, I quickly sent the drone to the passageway at my feet.

It's dark, isn't it?

"Well, of course." It's loaded with infrared radiation, heat sensing, and sound waves, so if you use it-- "

Change the video settings from the console. Even in optically obscure environments, there are many things to do. As you tweak it, you can see clear footage in black and white.

What do you say? [Photography] Skills can be useful once in a while.

It's not just a souvenir shoot, is it?

Although it's a [photography] skill that seems to be a representative of a lifestyle skill that is useless in actual combat, it has considerable convenience in reconnaissance. There is also a high level of synergy with Operations skills, which can be used more flexibly when paired with drones.

But has there ever been a passage like this before?

The hidden passageway is tucked up a narrow hill. It's like a hole in a mole that doesn't feel like it's in an orderly fashion.

“I don't think so. I haven't heard from Neseca and the others.”

It seems that Lettie had never heard of the hidden passage under the secret passage. If she hadn't known, she wouldn't have been as talkative as she was on the bulletin board.

So we're the first discoverers then?

"Should I be happy or should I be sad..."

I found it, but I can't let the player in.

The reconnaissance drones are light, but they're too narrow a hole for us. I wonder if the Gremlins were using this place to repeat their subversive moves.

Ledge, you don't know where the drone is anymore, do you?

"Honestly, it's tough."

The path is complicated, and it's like a labyrinth when you pivot up and down gently. Unlike walking while actually counting the steps, I am also giving up collecting drones.

"Ah! Mr. Reggie, please return to the bend!"

Lettie was peeking into the window and raised her ear. Following her instructions, she stepped back into the corner where she had passed.

"Did you find anything?"

"There's something like a footprint."

Letty told me to look at the floor. But I don't see anything like it.

Footprints?

"Hmm. Is it because of your imagination...?" Ah, there it is! "

Letty lowered her eyebrows, but she immediately raised her voice again. Now stop the drone at the same time and point the camera at the ground. There was a faint trail of small footprints on a thin pile of dust.

This is it.

You've found it, haven't you?

Up, up, up.

I can't help but admire Letty for finding it in such a strange trail. With a sloppy smile on Letty's face, I'll move the drone in the direction of the footprint.

Come on, do you want a demon or a snake?

You go through a hole like a spaghetti. If I kept an eye on it, I could find similar footprints from time to time. Whatever you think, it's the Gremlin's.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Sitting next to my head, Amy whispers:

Surprisingly, the footprints were gradually increasing. At the same time, the floor of the aisle became damp and eventually became like a thin puddle of water.

Ledge-san, are you okay?

"Leave it to me. This drone is waterproof."

I got Neva to make a lot of impossible things. I got a 500k bit per plane, 2.8m in a six-plane set.

As the drone's silent propeller rattles slightly, it moves deeper. The footprints on the ground were now a staggering number. There is another footprint on the trail, suggesting that countless Gremlins have walked there.

Ledge-san, over there!

Chiffon points to the back of the window. There was a slight leak of light in the darkness.

Manipulate the drone and aim for the light. Slow down, hold your breath, and approach slowly and carefully. And finally, it came to the side of the light.

"This is--"

It's unexpected.

It must be one of the bases that collapsed due to aging. Debris is piled up at the entrance, and a lamp hanging from the ceiling that emits a gloomy white light. Water leaks from walls and ceilings everywhere and falls into a large room.

The lower half is completely submerged, with green moss wrapping around the island like rubble.

There was something even more surprising.

Countless white old man-like dwarfs ended up in the submerged room. They are wetting their dry skin, swallowing water with their tongues like dogs, and intertwining with their families with golden eyes.

A gremlin's nest?

"Maybe." I'm surprised at the number of stones. ”

It was a gremlin that filled a vast room. A hundred or two hundred won't work. As expected, this is out of our hands.

For the time being, the drone will be withdrawn.

It's not good to inspire them. Even if they don't pinpoint us from the drone. Think of it that way and slowly retract the plane.

It was then.

Ah...

Suddenly, the video shakes violently. Whether it fell to the ground or not, the sound of impact is transmitted through the microphone. As you can see, the strength of communication with the drone was sadly weak.

Yeeeee!

Giggle!?

Giggle! Giggle!

The Gremlins screamed at once. In the blink of an eye, a white wave burst into the camera, making a violent impact sound. The video was interrupted and a sandstorm filled the window.

"This is..."

For now, let's get out of here.

Our mission is to pass this information on to the others. I nodded to Letty's immediate judgment and stood up.

"But how do we get out of here?" I don't even know where the central control area is anymore.

Lact looks over into the darkness and grips the hem of my clothes.

"For now, let's go back to the hole." I would be glad if the retrofit machines disperse.... "

Saying that, I turned my heels back.

Well then, please come to Letty!

Letty raised her hand and walked out with enthusiasm. It was then.

"Giggle!?"

Letty!?

All of a sudden, the walls suddenly burst into ruin. Letty bathed herself in blowing rubble, screaming and clashing against the opposite wall.

As the rattle and large wreckage crumbles, we instantly lay down our weapons. Earth smoke soars and the poor vision becomes even more obscure. In the event of an enemy attack, we must strike immediately.

Ughhhhhhhh!

From the smoke, there is a voice that I remember hearing.

"Huh. Ledge, you're here... hiccup"

It was a muffled voice, but there was no way I could make a mistake.

Gradually, as the smoke cleared up, the light of the lantern turned forward.

"Ah! Reggie, there you are."

Standing there was Toka, a demonic swordsman with a bright red face.