The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 202 The Law of Conservation of Smile
"Ah, isn't this beautiful? It's worthy of being the temple of Alcanretia."

Aqua couldn't help but praise.

After breaking the barrier, they arrived inside the temple.

The interior of the temple is not as shabby as imagined. Although moss and weeds grow in every corner and lake water drips from the walls, as Aqua said, the interior structure and decoration style are indeed very good.

The Axis believers who have mental problems probably only have no problems with aesthetics.

"The protection of the Goddess of Water..."

Zun Zun looked around.

What is certain is that this temple must have been built by the Axis Cult, because its internal structure and layout are almost identical to the cathedral of the Axis Cult headquarters... No, to be precise, the cathedral of the headquarters and this temple are exactly the same.

Suddenly, his arms were hugged, and he felt a warm and elastic touch.

“Wow!?”

"What's wrong, Yoyo?"

"The water drops fell on my head..."

"Be careful, this is not a place where you can relax."

While Huihui was speaking some profound truths, she calmly pulled Zun Zun out.

Sato Kazuma also looked around and sighed: "Come to think of it, this temple has sunk to the bottom of the lake... If it is in Alcanretia, it must be a temple dedicated to Aqua, right?"

"Of course! Look, my statue is also being worshipped...Ah! Wait, why is my statue in tatters?!"

There was a statue in the direction Aqua pointed.

The height is about 5 meters.

It looked similar in style to the statue standing on the hot spring on the main road of Alcanretia, the only problem was that the entire left half was badly damaged, as if it had been violently smashed by someone.

The fragments of the left half did not disappear, but fell at the feet of the statue. If they are put together, it will probably form a complete statue.

“Hey Kazuma, look! My statue is so rare, it turns out…!”

"Did you incur some grudge?"

Considering the bigotry of the Axis Cult, this is understandable.

"Don't worry about that. Let's go deeper first."

"What do you mean by that? Are you saying that it doesn't matter if my beauty is destroyed?!"

"It's okay. What's wrong?"

“Waaaaaaa——”

Aqua screamed angrily and started fighting with Sato Kazuma.

To be honest, it doesn't really matter. It will sink to the bottom of the lake at sunset anyway, and no one will come to this temple to pray, so there is no point in repairing it.

"It seems like there's water in the maze, so be careful of aquatic monsters. And we have to get back before sunset, so try to move as quickly as possible."

At Zun Zun's reminder, everyone stopped fighting and went to explore the interior of the temple.

I thought it was similar to the main structure of the church, but I didn't expect it to be a completely different world after I walked in. The space inside was very large, with many roads extending out, but most of the roads were flooded and could not be explored, so they could only walk forward along the steps on the water.

"……Um?"

"What's wrong, Darkness?"

When they walked into the empty temple, Darkness suddenly stopped and looked at something with a frown.

"No, I feel like something is moving in the dark over there..."

"Is it a monster? Kazuma, be careful."

"Really? There's no sign of that anywhere... huh?!"

Just when Sato Kazuma was not alert at all and looked over with suspicion, a black shadow shot out and pounced on him at lightning speed, then completely covered his head.

"What, what is this?!"

"It's a squid! The squid is wrapped around Kazuma's head!"

This is a giant squid with a completely turquoise body. Its two powerful tentacles trapped Sato Kazuma's head, and the rest of its tentacles were constantly wrapped around him. The powerful suction cup even deformed Sato Kazuma's head.

Sato Kazuma kept pulling at the squid with his hands, shouting in anger, "What a big squid! And it's so slippery! Damn it, it's tangled around my face and I can't get it off...!"

No matter how hard he dragged, the giant squid wouldn't come down, and it made it difficult for him to breathe.

"give it to me!"

Darkness quickly stepped forward and said, “Okay, Kazuma, squat down.”

“Ah, it’s been sucked by the suction cup. Pull it slowly… it hurts, it hurts, it hurts——————!”

Sato Kazuma screamed in pain.

One can imagine how strong the perverted female knight's grip is, but she still can't pull the squid down, even she is a little helpless.

"Can't you take it off like this? It's really troublesome."

“Didn’t I tell you to pull slowly? You’re using so much force that my head is almost bald—Aaaaah!”

Perhaps dissatisfied with Sato Kazuma's shouting, Darkness puffed out her lips and dragged him hard again, causing him to grimace in pain and scream but unable to do anything.

Aqua immediately covered her mouth and laughed.

“Puuu! It’s too shameful to be entangled by a squid! It’s because you were too careless that you were targeted. You really deserve it! You should pay more attention to your surroundings in the maze... Hey!?”

Before she could react, a squid dropped from the ceiling and wrapped itself around her head.

"puff----"

The smile didn't disappear, it just shifted.

Zun Zun couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter like a Ghost Rider.

Youyou screamed in fear: "Oh no, the squid is wrapped around Miss Aqua's face again!"

“Really… didn’t I tell you to be careful of aquatic monsters? We don’t know where they are hiding, so we have to be careful.” As a senior adventurer, Huihui taught the stupid goddess Aqua a lesson for being too proud of herself.

“Mmmmm——!”

Aqua was running back and forth like a headless fly, and it was very likely that she did not listen to what Huihui said.

Zun Zun couldn't let the two of them waste time in such a place, so he used lightning magic to completely paralyze the squid and saved the two from the squid's clutches, but the result was-

“Wow, wow, wow…thank you, Zun Zun…thank you!”

"Zun Zun, you are my God!"

The two of them hugged his thighs and cried bitterly.

enough!

Just leave these two idiots here.

After that, Aqua kept shouting that she wanted to go back, but she didn't take any action, probably because this was her temple. Sato Kazuma didn't shout that he wanted to leave, but he also turned on the enemy sensing and clairvoyance skills, and served as a scout conscientiously.

After struggling for a while, they were finally able to move forward.

Come to the next room.

"What is this? It looks like an altar..."

"There's a hole in the base. It could be a trap. It's best not to touch it."

"Hmm, it doesn't look like anything is going to fly out. Is there anything I can insert?"

Huihui looked at the hole in the base of the altar and thought it was probably some kind of mechanism.

Darkness suddenly realized, “I see, this is the mechanism.”

"If you find something that can be inserted, come back here and take a look. Anyway, let's explore other places first." Zun Zun said.

So everyone began to pay attention to their surroundings.

I don't know whether the original Axis believers knew that the temple would sink to the bottom of the lake, or whether the Axis Church at that time was terribly poor. In any case, I found nothing in the rooms I walked through. Not even a piece of information was left. It felt like the place had been completely emptied.

Until a certain room.

In this flooded room, there is a path leading to the next room. Others walked quickly towards the next room, while Zun Zun, who was walking at the back, noticed a glowing reflection out of the corner of his eye.

Hey, that is...

“Kazuma, wait a moment.”

"Hmm? What's wrong, Zun Zun? ...Hey, where are you going!?"

Under Sato Kazuma's extremely puzzled and bewildered gaze, Zun Zun jumped into the water with a splash.

"I found something good, wait a moment."

After saying that, he swam towards the bottom of the water.

“…He went in without hesitation. Hey, is everything okay?”

Sato Kazuma was slightly worried.

Everything here is unknown. What if there are monsters? With these ugly guys, they may not be able to help.

Just when he was feeling uneasy.

Youyou pointed underwater and said, "Ah, I'm back!"

"So fast!"

Sato Kazuma said this dumbfoundedly.

Zun Zun emerged from the water and touched his wet hair. He was holding something in his right hand.

“…Haaaa!”

"Is Zun Zun okay? You jumped in suddenly and scared me."

"I'm sorry to scare you."

He grabbed the hand that Sato Kazuma handed over and climbed up along the edge of the aisle.

Huihui handed over her cloak.

"Do not you mind?"

"No, the water is very clean! When I dive in, it's icy and cool, very comfortable."

Perhaps it is because Aqua has been constantly purifying the hot springs, the water in Alcanretia is now very clean and does not make people feel disgusted.

"It does not matter."

Zun Zun handed over the thing in his hand, "Look! There's something glowing in the water, I was wondering what it could be."

"Is this... a ceremonial dagger?"

Everyone was slightly surprised.

The short sword in Zun Zun's hand is about 30 cm long. It is silver-white and carved with complicated and mysterious patterns. There is a blue gem on the hilt, the blade and the top of the sword. The overall look is very gorgeous, like a handicraft.

Such weapons are usually used for decoration, so using them to fight the enemy is simply courting death.

“Wow, it’s so beautiful…!”

"I think it's probably a decoration in the temple. Although it's a little dirty, it should be clean if you just wipe it."

Zun Zun grinned.

Aqua slightly exclaimed: "I'm glad you noticed it. I don't think most people would notice it in the water."

"I just happened to see it." Zun Zun waved his hand and said, "Compared to this, don't you think we just happened to discuss this dagger?"

"Ah, it's the altar!"
Everyone responded.

(End of this chapter)