CH 187

Episode 187: Takaaki's crisis (Third Party Perspective)

"Phew, it looks like it's going to end like this."

"Ahh, that's right."

"I was wondering what would happen at one point, but I'm glad it ended without any problems."

"Really, I was nervous when I heard that they were D-rank."

"I didn't have time to think about anime."

"I forgot about FPS, too."

Aki and his party members are getting less and less overflowing monsters, and the number of enemies that need to be dealt with has decreased, so their break time has increased and they have enough time to chat.

However, they are careful not to let their guards down, as they would sporadically defeat monsters.

If things go on like this, the F-rank dungeon Stampede will end soon.

It's an undeniable fact that everyone in this place thinks so, and there is a part where they let their guard down.

"Hey!! It went over there!!"

"Got it!!"

Another monster flowed towards Aki and the others, so the party teams up and attacks like before. And they should win and go back to chatting again.

-Doooooooooooooooon

""Guwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!""

However, their expectations are betrayed. Along with a roar, the cries of pain from the explorers resound around.

"Eh?"

"Hey, don't look away!!"

Hearing the scream, Aki involuntarily turns to face the voice. The monsters are approaching at a tremendous speed, but a shield was put in between them and everything was going smoothly.

"Ah, it's okay!! It's okay!!"

"Haa!!"

"Toryaa!!"

After apologizing for letting his guard down, he immediately goes around the side of the shield and slashes at the monster. His other companions follow suit and finish it off.

The magic stone rolls to the ground, but what worries him more than that is the screams of the explorers from earlier.

""~~ !?""

When Aki and the others turn around, hell spreads before them.

The senior explorers and the explorers who came to support are lying there. They are bleeding, and not moving. The fact that none of the explorers are still standing other than themselves is enough to make everyone shudder.

And the enemy that created that situation is pouring out from the entrance of the dungeon. Unlike the beast-type monsters up until now, it is a large group of people who are quite similar to humans with a human form, but their body parts are deformed.

-Gokuri

Aki and the others involuntarily swallow at the crowd.

『％「”＄”！？＊＠％＊！￥〇』

『＃＄（’＆～＃｜＆＝＃（％’％』

『＞＋‘＊W{='%＿｝＊？＿”＆』

The enemy monsters are talking while tilting their heads, but none of them can understand what Takaaki and the others are saying. Fortunately, the monsters that appeared seem to prioritize talking to Takaaki and the others rather than showing interest in attacking them.

"H, hey, what are they talking about?"

"I don't know. But have you ever seen or heard of a talking monster?"

"No, I haven't. Those guys are absolutely dangerous."

When Aki and the others see the talking monster, they all begin to whisper. And they all agree with each other.

Those monsters are not monsters that they can defeat, but they are vicious monsters that they absolutely cannot win against.

"That's right. Let's call for help while they're distracted."

"That's good. Senpai-tachi don't seem to be able to help."

"Even the explorers who came to support us."

"That's right."

"Okay, let's go."

""Yes!!""

As a result of their discussion, Takaaki and the others decide to leave and call for support. A normal explorer wouldn't be as much help as the senior explorers and the explorers that came for rescue. So, at a time like this, it is best to have a member of the Emergency Response Department come.

-Bakiii

Takaaki and his friends began to move quietly, but one of the members stepped on the rubble and made a loud noise echo in the surroundings.

"Idiot. What are you doing!!"

"U, uwaa."

"If you don't keep quiet, those beings will notice you, right?"

"It's too late."

The member who uses enchantment blushes and looks in the direction of the monsters. When the other members timidly look over there, all the monsters are staring at Takaaki's party.

Finished.

That was the voice of Takaaki's heart.

And it would become a reality.

-Doooooooooooooooon

""Guwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?""

"Eh?"

The members other than Takaaki are blown away, and only Takaaki is left behind. And before he knew it, one of the monsters in front of him is standing in front of Takaaki and looking down at him.

The monster is almost the same as a human, except that it has bright red eyes, pale skin, long fingernails, cracked skin in some places, and a grotesque, swollen, reddish-black right hand.

『☆｝‘｛～｜＝（’）＆＃？‘‘[email protected]』

"Eh?"

It is talking to Takaaki, but Takaaki is confused because he doesn't understand what it is saying.

"Guuh!?"

Maybe it didn't like Takaaki's attitude, and before he knew it, Takaaki is being lifted up by his neck with the deformed hand. Strangely enough, it is the same situation as the woman Fuhito helped in the Forest Dungeon.