The familiar string box slowly lands on the ground.
Wary of traps and enemy monsters, Tin descends first to check the surroundings. Then everyone descends in turn, but there is no tension.
Since entering the ruins of a large-scale past civilization, we have encountered danger many times. Therefore, I can somehow understand whether it is dangerous or safe by the atmosphere.
The smell of danger is not so strong here.
In fact, there was even an air of normalcy in the air.
The building looks uniform and sturdy, but is it a ...... residential area?"
I look around with a furtive glance and blurt out a few words.
I didn't say it out loud, but I somehow understood that everyone else had similar impressions.
However, for safety's sake, we need to make sure that there is no further way to go.
Mera, as always, please."
Kekekekekekeke!" Understood!"
Mela follows the instructions and sends out birds and wolves as usual to investigate the altercation.
While the squad is coming back, we are not going to just stand there, so we are going to look around the area.
I even had a strange sense of trust that the dwarven species would not remain silent in this situation.
"Lord Light! Lord Wright!"
...... don't know what's out there, so don't act alone. Let's all move together and check it out."
Even though the atmosphere was less dangerous, it did not mean that we could cut corners in our vigilance.
We were to move as a group.
The first place the dwarves headed for was a building just outside.
It is a rectangular building made of gray material with black grains mixed in.
It is about the size of an ordinary house.
The door was unlocked, and we were able to enter normally.
The interior was furnished with ordinary furniture, which was a bit disconcerting. I had imagined that there would be something more impactful as an image.
I looked around other buildings in the area, but they were all the same, just with furniture.
"Hmmm ...... the upper levels were a treasure trove of amazing technology ......"
Even the Dwarf King Dagan tilts his head at this result, toying with his beard.
'Let's go a little deeper for now. We might find something else rare and unusual.
......You're right, Mister Wright is right."
Dagan replies to my follow-up and starts walking away.
As we proceeded to the back of the building, we found a larger structure, somewhat different in style from the other buildings in the compound, had been built.
Unlike the others, there was a bell-like object hanging from the top. It had the atmosphere of a church on the ground.
Since the atmosphere was different from the others, we decided to check inside.
I wondered, "Is this ...... still a religious institution?"
Opening the door and entering, I found a row of couches and a raised step in the back.
Pseudo-sunlight poured in through small windows, making the room somewhat dim, but there was no shortage of light.
Further in, there was something different than before - or more precisely, something that was being held up.
'Hoh - that's a big picture. ......'
Kekekekekekeke!" Master, please be careful, part of the back is collapsing."
Nazna's frank opinion.
On one of the back walls, as she pointed out, there was a thing that looked like a religious painting.
On the left side, a figure resembling the "snake-like creature" that Nazna had fought one level above was painted. On the left side, a figure resembling the "snake-like creature" that Nazna fought with on the upper level, and figures of human, beast, dragon, elf, dwarf, and demon-like creatures.
Some black-haired human-like figures are gathered in the center. It looks as if they are commanding other species.
(I wonder if these black-haired humans gathered in the center are "masta"?
Unlike other races (humans), they are in the center and receive special treatment that makes them appear to be commanding other species.
Several of them were gathered together to confront "Nanika".
On the right side--"Masta (?)" +The beings opposing the side of the six races were monsters.
Dragons, giants, minotaurs, wyverns, giant fish monsters, and serpents. There were also goblins, orcs, insectoid monsters, and many other small monsters.
(Monsters being spit out of their giant mouths ......?)
Those monsters were spit out from the mouth of the more gigantic random stakes teeth, and six races and "Masta (?)". and fighting.
The huge mouth of the random tooth was powerful enough to be recognizable at a glance as a very frightening "NANIKA" in spite of the picture. In fact, not only I, but also everyone else was so frightened that we all fell silent.
Even if it is said that I drew this picture while actually seeing the mouth of the evil god that lies underground, it still has an awesome quality that makes me believe it.
But the painting on the right side is not completely visible.
As Mera pointed out earlier, part of the right side has been crushed by the debris that fell from above. In particular, the part of the right side that may have been the face of the Lord of the Rampant Tooth, and the area around it, have been severely damaged.
Therefore, the picture could not be seen in its complete state.
The debris did not fall from above due to our battle a few days ago.
Perhaps it was a battle between adventurers sent out by dwarves and a man-made mythological class weapon called a "snake-like creature" that fell on us a long time ago.
How do I know? ...... rubble, the crumbling of buildings is not new. It is more than a few decades old by any measure.
(Maybe because of the great destructive power of the "Snake Pseudo" (......))
It might have been different if someone had been in control, but this is probably what happens when mythological class weapons move around and destroy the area on their own.
As a result, part of the picture was destroyed and completely obscured by the debris.
Even excluding this, this religious painting has a strange power.
It's kind of a weird painting. ......
You're right, missy, it's a creepy religious painting. ......
Nazna and other dwarves, including Dagan, were extremely critical of the project.
But personally, I think it is a religious painting worth coming this far for.
Because the "Master" (?) on the left side and "snake-mimics" and other species join hands and spit out monsters on the right side, relative to the mouth of the random piles of teeth.
In other words, the "nanika" on the right, I don't know how big a monster it is, but isn't this proof that there is an existence equal to or greater than them that is hostile to the "master"?
I wonder if there are any clues as to why we are diving into the "ruins of a large-scale past civilization" - information that is being kept secret by the dragon-nymphs and the demon-nymphs.
And, about the "existence other than Master"? Furthermore, Dagan said, "A god-like existence that can destroy ancient people with a civilization that flourished in the past without a care in the world.
Perhaps, the being on the right side of this picture, with a mouth full of turbulent teeth, is depicted as a god ...... evil god.
A door opens behind him.
A wolf, an offshoot of Mera, has entered.
The wolf is integrated with Mera.
She checks her memory and opens her mouth.
'Kekekekeke! Master, it seems we have discovered what appears to be a storeroom and treasury."
What?
The dwarven species, whose tension had been lowered by this report, saw their eyes light up.