275 - - ear-splitting voice

Thor and his team, who had successfully defeated the horrifying demons, had switched their course from northbound to southeast, following Kikiriri's instructions.

On the sixteenth floor, there were basically no monsters in the corridors, and no battle would take place unless they entered a larger room.

After passing through the four rooms, the team found a passage where the ground was in relatively good condition and decided to take a rest there.

The first battle with the demons was a good one, but the deepest level of a fixed dungeon is not an easy place to be.

Most of the monsters have a primordial command from the creator, the god of destruction.

They are to devour and destroy other creatures.

However, perhaps because of their strong instincts, monsters tend to behave quite similarly.

No matter how strong the attack is, it becomes easier to deal with them if they have a formula.

This is one of the reasons why physically inferior humans can overcome monsters.

However, this condition does not apply to demons.

One theory is that they are inhabitants of a different world from ours, and that they may be a race that manifests itself on our side by believing in the god of destruction.

There is even a theory that subhuman monsters were created based on demons.

Naturally, the attack patterns of such demons vary from person to person.

Some of them dare to surround themselves with the burning wights, while others dispose of them early and aim at Thor with their tentacles.

Moreover, as for magic techniques, there are those who use to reave the dead, and others who use to improve their evasion ability, so there is no one who fights in a similar way.

Under normal circumstances, they would have had a very hard time.

However, Thor and Yuril had their own days as adventurers that they had accumulated so far.

Sora and Mu had watched them fight closely for half a year.

As a result, they were able to handle the situation calmly, and there were no dangerous situations.

However, it is a very tiring act to concentrate more than usual.

Sitting down on the ground, Sola tilted her water bottle wide and drank it down, then exhaled from the bottom of her lungs.

"Whew, it's soaked into my body..."

"That's quite a nasty opponent."

"Yeah, yeah. You never know what they're going to do, so you can't be completely relaxed.

At Sola's somewhat tired words, Mu, whose small hand was eagerly rubbing Yuril's shoulder, looks up.

"Are you all right, Sola-nee-chan?　You'll feel better after a snack."

"Thank you, Moo. You're looking good today.

"I've got a lot of food!"

The results of the four battles were quite impressive: two fourth-grade magic stones and six fifth-grade stones.

The devil is a very tasty opponent financially, since he can get several magic stones from the neck.　

Moe had been receiving magic stones as pocket money to move his sled for a long time, and he was now a big fan of magic stones.

Ohanamaru, who used to be the most favorite sled rider, seems to have gotten tired of it recently and does not ride it much.

Children are fickle.

Incidentally, since the black dogs with lava bodies are a composite species of spirit and animal, they are able to retrieve a vigor stone or a small flame crystal stone from their eyeballs.

Therefore, Thor was secretly relieved to be able to continue recovering the materials for the vajra iron.

"Yes, Ms. Thora. Please eat."

"Yes!　Thank you."

Ulir, who had been dexterously peeling the golden skin with only a small knife, offers the girl the lush pulp.

The corners of Sola's mouth lifted wide as the soft crunchy flesh filled her mouth with sweet drops.

"Mmmm, it's coming back to life!

"What, this!　It's so delicious!"

Kikiriri looked at the fruit with suspicion, but the moment she put it in her mouth, her purple eyes widened.

"Hmmm...just eating one of these will make you feel so much better..."

"Delicious. What kind of fruit is this?

"Hmm, this is the fruit of the golden tree."

"No way!"

No wonder the twins were surprised.

The first golden berries Thor ate in the labyrinth of the ant's nest were brown, shriveled, and not very tasty.

But they were supposed to be for preservation, dried and preserved to last a long time.　

"Wow, they are so sweet when they are fresh.

"I see you like it."

"Yeah, I was sick and tired of the shinny ones, so I really appreciate it."

Yuril smiled happily at Kikiriri, who had changed his opinion of her.

Just a slice of golden berries is enough to relieve fatigue and keep you full for half a day.

In addition, they are said to be highly nutritious.

They are the perfect portable food for high ranking adventurers, but even dried ones cost a gold coin.

However, the Temple of Exploration, the distributor of the food, belongs to Yuril, and they are willing to give him fresh fruit at a reasonable price.

By the way, Thor and his friends had already seen the golden tree, which boasts of such great efficacy.

It was the big tree that was swarming with butterflies in the greenhouse of Odle's medicine cabinet.

"Okay, we've made a lot of progress in an hour.

Sola, who had been reviewing the map while munching on a piece of fruit, nodded her head in satisfaction as she looked at the paper spread out on the drawing board.

Kikiriri, who was watching from the side, interjected as if impressed.

"Oh, you're so dexterous with your drawings. Hmmm...that one leads to this one...and this one leads to that one...and this one leads to this one...and this one leads to this one. Yes, it's quite good."

"Heh heh, I see. At this rate, the 16th floor will be a piece of cake.

"What?"

"Oh, did I say something funny?"

I see, I drew the upper floors on the map, so I must have misunderstood. The size of this floor is different from the other ones.

"Oh. How big is it?

It's roughly five times larger.

"That's a lot!"

Sola is about to turn over the drawing board when she hears that the scale of the project has suddenly changed.

"Well, I expect that the number of floors will be reduced.

According to Kikiriri and others, the deepest level that has been investigated is currently the 18th floor.

This means that only three floors of this flaming prison have yet to be explored by human power.

The main reason for this is, first of all, the size of the area as mentioned in the previous story.

The environment, including molten rocks on the ground and on the walls, also adds to the difficulty of exploration.

In addition, tough monsters with a large number of minions are waiting for you in every room.

"There are some wide corridors where you can go through at a stretch, but..."

Kikiriri breaks off and looks into the face of Mu, who has been sipping the fruit of the golden tree.

"I know you can hear me now, Mumu. Aren't you going to tell everyone?"

"It's a little loud. It's a little too loud.

"Do you hear anything?　Moo."

Thor asks the child, recalling how Nenemimi had put her ear to the ground several times.

Moe looked a little troubled, but nodded and activated the .

He then tilts his head and puts his hands over his ears so that he can hear better.

"Yes, come in."

At the same time as he said these words, Moe's hearing tuned into the senses of Thor and the others.

Immediately, the noisy sound flooded out of their ears.

At first it was just a loud noise, but as one gets used to it, the sound gradually becomes more and more familiar.

At the same time, the color of Sola's face changes.

The girl's ears were filled with the sound of someone's loud laughter.