Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

Flame snapped out of his daze and said with a smile.

He indeed had no memory of those man-eating flower monsters, but some things can actually be determined directly without relying on memories.

Because the other party is simply too notorious.

They are the remnants of the dark faction still active in the shadows beneath Orario.

Basically, if anything strange happens in Orario, it can be directly attributed to this group of remnants. They are almost always right. Even if they are not the masterminds, they will definitely have some connection to them.

The reason why Flame wanted to find out the clues Loki had was to confirm this idea.

In fact, he recalled that several of the changes in Orario were caused by these remnants.

"Ugh, even you're like this..." Loki covered his forehead with one hand, looking like he really couldn't do anything with them.

"You don't have to say if you don't want to." Flame calmly ate the rice. The rice sent by the Demeter Clan was very fragrant and sweet, and it would be a waste not to eat it while it was hot.

"But never mind, since you're so curious, there's no harm in telling you."

Loki quickly changed his story, "The main event wasn't anything special. It was mainly that Bert and I tracked down the area that Tione and Tiona had lost track of before, and then we encountered a man-eating flower-like monster in an old sewer, just like the one that attacked us before. Bert even used a magic sword worth a million to get rid of them."

"Where's the location?"

"That sewer is located on Daedalus Street..."

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at the same time.

The eighteenth level of the underground city, Rivera Town.

The once orderly adventurer's town is now almost destroyed, with traces of monster rampage everywhere. Amidst the various ruins, Finn and his six companions, who were accidentally caught up in this turmoil, gathered together.

"I didn't expect to encounter something like this on the very first day of my trip. Now I don't even have the slightest desire to explore anymore... I wanted to spend a couple of days in the dungeon and stretch my muscles."

Tiona, clutching the enormous double-headed spear in her arms, sighed in disappointment; it was clear she was truly regretful.

"There's nothing we can do. We just happened to be in this situation. As high-level adventurers, this is our duty and responsibility." Finn smiled wryly and shook his tightly wrapped, injured hand.

Not long ago, while they were resting on a safe floor, they unexpectedly became involved in a murder case.

In fact, a single murder case is nothing. Although the guild has repeatedly prohibited infighting among adventurers, adventurers who don't use their brains for good can always come up with some dirty tricks to circumvent the restrictions. Murders naturally happen from time to time, but without evidence, everyone can only stare helplessly.

So the murder itself isn't the problem; the problem is that the person who died in this murder was a high-level adventurer of LV4.

The ensuing chaos far exceeded everyone's expectations. This murder case acted like a fuse for a bomb, plunging the entire town of Rivera into an abyss of destruction.

Starting with a level 4 advanced adventurer who has lost his head

The unknown commission, the green orb seemingly containing a fetus, the man-eating flower monster with the same disgusting yellowish-green magic stone as the insects on the 59th floor, the female adventurer who seemed to be at least level 6 and could control the man-eating flower monster like a 'beast tamer,' and the enormous 'female body' that resembled the half-human, half-monster they had seen on their last expedition...

A series of events erupted at once, leaving even Finn feeling overwhelmed.

This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

Chapter 105: The Leak

"Speaking of which, is Miss Ais alright? She's seemed a bit off since earlier... Could it be because of that person?"

As she spoke, Lefia looked with some concern at Ais, who was standing on the edge of the rock, looking down at the spot where the female adventurer who had fought her and then fled had escaped. Overall, the atmosphere emanating from this girl was so serious that it was almost frightening.

Beside Ais, an elven royal with emerald hair and dressed in white robes quietly accompanied the girl.

"Probably... Ais is probably agonizing over not winning the battle again."

As Tiony spoke, she sighed slightly and shook her head, her long, smooth black hair swaying like a black python with her movements.

"Miss Ais..."

"Alright, let's take a short break now and get down to business."

Finn sighed, "Such a big thing happened in Rivera Town, the guild can't possibly ignore it, so we'll probably be a bit busy for a while. We'll need to help with the rescue of the wounded and the escort work during the retreat to the surface."

"Ugh—dealing with things in Rivera Town is so troublesome. It feels like more things have happened recently than in the past few years..."

Tiona visibly showed a look of disgust.

"There's no way around it. We just happen to be here, and we're deeply involved in the whole incident. There's no escaping it. Besides, we need to report on what's happening in Rivera and return to the surface. The escort mission is just a side job. Anyway, the guild's reward won't be too small."

Finn shrugged helplessly.

“But it’s still troublesome.” Tiona pouted, hitting the nail on the head.

Finn looked up at the sky.

How could he not know how incredibly troublesome this matter was? But that's the current situation; he has to do it whether he wants to or not.

However, despite this, the current incident is still quite strange.

Including the Hermes Familia's dog-man and the deceased Ganesha Familia's LV4, the mastermind who made the request from who-knows-where to bring the orb fetus to the surface, the red-haired beast tamer who was suspected to be LV6 and had tamed the man-eating flower monster, and the victims themselves.

Currently, three different factions have emerged surrounding those monsters, and the monsters have appeared in locations ranging from the dungeons to the interior of Orario.

Although he still doesn't know how the monster was transported into Orario, and he doesn't know where the red-haired female tamer, who appears to be LV6, came from, it has to be said that things do seem to have become more complicated.

Finn exhaled a breath of stale air and instinctively wanted to lick his thumb.

But when he raised his hand, he found that his right hand had been tightly bandaged by Tione like a dumpling, with layers of bandages wrapped around his fingers, which were injured from the recoil when he punched the enemy's face, and a neat bow tied at the top.

With a helpless smile, Finn lowered his hand, abandoning the idea of ​​licking his fingers.

I hope the guild's resources can help me find the answer.

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"Daedalus Street..."

The flames fell silent for a moment.

Alright, no need to think about it anymore, let's just go straight for the evidence. As soon as it's associated with this name, you know it's definitely the work of the remnants of the dark faction.

"It seems you know something. Is it that precognitive dream you had again?"

Loki's narrowed eyes opened slightly, his crimson gaze fixed on the fiery expression.

"I suppose so, but this time there wasn't any definite hint of good news." Flame nodded slightly, then carefully considered his words: "Beneath Daedalus Street, there is a man-made labyrinth connecting the surface and the underground city."

Loki & Grace: "???!!"

Not only Loki, but even Grace, who had heard the secret, widened his eyes. However, the three of them were quite a distance from the table where the others were eating, so their conversation was not heard by the fourth person.

"Those monsters were transported to the surface through the passages of this artificial maze. The depth of the artificial maze seems to have reached the 18th level. To enter the artificial maze, a special key is required. Currently, the remnants of the Dark Faction are basically entrenched in the artificial maze. By the way, those members of the Dark Faction are still engaged in poaching. They sell the live monsters they poach from the dungeon to some unknown place to obtain funds."

Blazing Flame racked its brains to retrieve those blurred memories, dropping bomb after bomb.

Hearing Flame's words, Grace and Loki felt their breath catch in their throats.

Without a doubt, Lieyan has dropped a bombshell.

Loki swore she was just asking casually and never imagined that Flame possessed such earth-shattering information.

Connecting the surface and the underground city, even reaching the eighteenth level of the man-made labyrinth, the location of the remnants of the dark faction, and the poaching of monsters—any one of these three pieces of information would be earth-shattering for Orario right now, let alone all three together.

"That's about all I know. If Loki wants to investigate, I suggest you start by looking into poaching. This business requires them to leave their safe zones. If you investigate from that angle, you should get some results."

However, I actually suggest that Loki share this information directly with Uranus.

"Share with Uranus? What's the point of sharing information with Uranus? Sharing information with the guild is more like it."

Upon hearing this, Loki curled his lip.

"Believe me, sharing these pieces of information with Uranus will be very beneficial."

Because Uranus had a private army, he constantly used it to track down monster poachers.

Flame dropped another bombshell, shocking Loki so much that his vision instantly lit up.

Uranus, you little devil! I've always suspected you're up to no good, and I never imagined you actually kept a private army. Perfect! Now let's see how I deal with you!

And at the very top, there was a pretty bow tied on it.

Chapter 106: Uranus's Premonition

"Uranus."

The voice from the darkness caused the old god, who sat on the enormous stone throne, to open his eyes. The imposing old god moved slightly, his azure eyes, hidden beneath his hood, turned toward the direction from which the voice came.

“Fels........”

A deep, resonant voice shook the air. The old man looked at the black-clad figure emerging from the darkness, his sculpted face revealing no emotion.

"It seems you've already achieved some results regarding what I mentioned."

"Ah, yes, neither the Hephaestus Familia nor the Gubney Familia were on guard. I easily gathered information about the matter you instructed me to do by using my familiars."

Fels nodded slightly, his tone relaxed, and held up a transparent crystal ball about the size of a small coconut.

This crystal ball is crystal clear and made of the highest grade white crystal available on the market.

When the crystal ball was presented to Uranus, it began to display a series of images, all of which showed the bustling interior of the forge where work was in full swing!

"Let's just say the conclusion."

The old man's gaze merely swept over the object, and then, like a ruthless capitalist ignoring the PowerPoint presentation painstakingly created by the working-class Fels, he directly demanded the conclusion. Fels, seemingly prepared, answered without the slightest hesitation:

"The Hephaestus Familia and the Gubney Familia obtained some special materials that had never appeared before from the Loki Familia, and are now carrying out a series of activities around those special materials. However, through the familiars, I discovered that the materials they obtained do not correspond to any of the monsters in the dungeon, and the source of these materials is the Loki Familia."

Fels asserted this.

As someone who has lived for over eight hundred years, Fels can confirm that no one's knowledge of dungeon-related issues surpasses his own.

He was certain that among all the seventy-one dungeons known to the guild, there was absolutely nothing that was the same as those special materials.

"Secondly, there's this and this."

With a flick of his finger, Fels displayed two images on the crystal ball in front of Uranus. One image showed Tiona carrying a double-headed spear on her shoulder and a worm-like arm shield covering her wrist. The other image showed Ais with the Sword of Despair hanging at her waist, but also wearing a rather plain-looking 'longsword' on her back.

Both pictures are set against the backdrop of the hall leading to the dungeon entrance, and Riveria, Finn, Tiona, and Lefia are also present beside the two characters, suggesting that the photos were taken when they had just entered the dungeon.

Without keeping the old master in suspense, Fels presented his observations as soon as he showed the two images.