Chapter 508: Shortcut

Chapter 508 Shortcut

After overcoming hidden door after hidden door and many tricks, Haruna and the others arrived at the door under the floor of a certain hidden room. The door is made of steel and is clearly sturdy. However, that’s only for ordinary people, and it doesn’t pose any obstacles for the three of them.

「Huff!」

――――Crack!

It was supposed to be sturdy, but Haruna destroyed it easily. The door was torn apart and thrown away around there.

「It looks like a ladder leading to the basement. It’s clearly suspicious, but... it’s pitch black. I can’t see anything ahead.」

「By the way, Haruna, how did you find this place?」

「As I said earlier, there was a place similar to this place in Bigar-san’s previous workplace story. I was so surprised because the way to get there and the way it was hidden were all the same!」

「His previous workplace, huh?」

「Perhaps, Bigar-san told Haruna about the old days in anticipation of this development. From the flow of the story, it seems that Bigar-san’s group has left Elderado. Even if it was a trap, we’re going to search everything anyway. Let’s go without worrying about it.」

The two agreed with Chinatsu’s words and nodded deeply.

「Okay! Then, I will send Fume Fog again from this entrance.」

「Ah, before that, it’s troublesome to carry Kira who’s trapped in Chinatsu’s barrier, so let’s push this guy down first. Tei.」

Touko kicked Kira, who was unable to move, into the darkness that spread underground.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

「■■■――――」

His screams gradually fade away. Then, the three confirmed a small falling sound. Apparently, this underground is quite deep.

「...... It was about seven or eight seconds before he hit the ground.」

「Hmm, it looks deep.」

「I don’t know the exact distance, but it looks deep.」

「I’ve done a rough calculation, and it’s about 300 meters. If you think of it as the height of the Tokyo Tower, it should be about right.」

「「That’s deep.」」

「Huh? Are you in a bad mood? Is it because you think that I was about to cheat on you when I talked to Acerola-chan? No, no, that’s a huge misunderstanding. There’s no way I will be excited with that woman. That’s just a kind of a whim.」

「.........」

Regardless of the contents, Obe continued to speak earnestly to someone in the cage. However, there was no response, and Obe’s self-satisfied words echoed around the area. But then, he was interrupted by a warning that suddenly began to ring out.

『The entrance to block D-5 has been destroyed. Presuming this to be an intruder, each passage will be blocked. In accordance to this, reinforced soldiers and fusion monsters will be released in each block. All personnel in the facility must evacuate immediately. I repeat. All personnel in the facility must evacuate immediately――』

Such a warning voice rang out with the loud sirens.

「It seems that they have found the entrance to the underground. Should I assume that everyone above ground, including General Zool, has been defeated? Still, this is much faster than I calculated. Good grief, they sure are incompetent. Or maybe the enemies are much stronger than them?」

With a sigh, Obe began to operate a nearby console.

「But~, my research facility can’t be conquered so easily~. There are enhanced humans, whose limiter has been removed in exchange for their lifespan, equipped with the latest equipment here. They even have poison-resistant masks, so even the poison won’t work on them.」

――――BAM!

「Ah, that’s right. The fused monsters I made with great care, the so-called chimera, are also something I’m proud of, you know~? I gathered the strong point of all living creatures, pasted them together, made them fight each other, and selected the ones that survived. Don’t compare them with the ordinary Demon King.」

――――BAAM!

「The threats are not only the soldiers and monsters~. The facility itself is equipped with many traps to keep out foreign enemies. Blocking off the corridors, releasing poison gas, sending an electric shock that can kill you instantly, and it’s also possible to turn the entire floor into an oven~. No matter how good they are as an individual, I won’t allow them to come here~. Hihihihihi.」

――――BAM! BAAM! BAAAM!

「Hmm? About half of the defense equipment is broken? Wait, I just inspected them in the morning, right? This place is located 1,000 meters underground, you know? That’s too fast. They just broke in through the entrance.... But I have been hearing sound from above since a while ago....」

――――BAAAAAAAAAM!

Suddenly, part of the ceiling of the floor where Obe was in was destroyed. Then, the dust swirls around the floor.

「We broke in successfully through the shortcut! Also, we arrived at a place that seems important!」

「.........」

A cute and cheerful voice echoed through the air. Someone came down through the hole in the ceiling. Even the talkative Obe was dumbfounded at this moment.

「Ah, I found someone who seems to know everything. Excuse me, can I ask you for directions?」

When the dust stopped, a girl, carrying an atrocious black staff on her shoulder, appeared with a smile on her face.