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Chapter 252 Fiora VS Otto

Once again embarking on an expedition, the members of the Loki Familia are all eager and ready.

Unfortunately, to prevent chaos in the upper echelons, the first vanguard group consisted of only twenty people, including fifteen high-ranking blacksmiths from the Hephaestus Familia.

Kobayashi, acting as the eyes, moves forward alongside the first group.

This is the 7th floor.

The chattering Amazon sisters, the raging werewolf Bert, and Finn and Riveria talking to Kobayashi.

Incidentally, Grace is in the second squad.

Surrounded by pale green ceilings and walls, the group moved forward smoothly without any sense of being on an expedition.

……

"So, Captain Finn chose to take this risk in order to revitalize the dwarf race?"

“That’s right. So, if you know any outstanding little girl, Kobayashi, please be sure to introduce them to me.”

"……I try my best."

Kobayashi politely declined the hero Finn's request, despite Tiona's murderous gaze.

As a casual chat to pass the time on the road, he took the initiative to start a conversation, and then inexplicably jumped to the reasons why they each became adventurers.

To be honest, Finn the Brave is very popular.

Not only is he the leader of the largest faction in the labyrinth city, but he is also a Level 6 adventurer and has a handsome appearance.

If he were to announce that he was looking for a wife, the line of women would stretch from the gates of the Loki Familia all the way to the Tower of Babel.

It's such an exaggeration.

I really wanted to tell him that sometimes race, gender, and age shouldn't be so rigidly defined, but since the other party's goal was to revive the Dwarf race, I had to narrow down the scope.

Unfortunately, Kobayashi doesn't even recognize a Lilliputian.

So, can you put away that murderous gaze, Miss Tiona?

Sudden.

Kobayashi paused, then said in a deep voice, "There's been an emergency."

"...Four people, I guess."

Fiora followed closely behind.

The two exchanged a glance, and in an instant, all the Loki Familia members reacted, following their gaze toward the crossroads ahead.

The next second, four adventurers ran out in a panic.

They kept looking back, as if they were fleeing from some terrifying monster.

The four people behind them didn't see the people in front and were immediately intercepted.

"Who...who are you...?! No, no way, the Loki Familia?!"

The four people, who were startled, were about to start cursing, but after seeing who it was, they suddenly became timid and hesitant.

"So, what happened?"

"The Minotaur! The Minotaur has appeared! That minotaur is wandering around the upper levels! Unbelievable!"

The fleeing adventurers trembled, first speaking in hushed tones, then letting out agonizing roars.

They seem genuinely frightened.

Upon hearing the name Minotaur, Kobayashi narrowed his eyes, and Sword Maiden Ais reflexively twitched her right hand.

Then, the man who seemed to be the captain of the adventurers began to recount the whole story with a livid face.

"We were exploring the dungeon as usual until just now, as we went deeper... we discovered the Minotaur. Then, we saw a white-haired human imp being attacked, but we were hit by the monster's terrifying roar and fled here...!"

White hair, human, little devil!

It's Bell!

As more and more information leaked out, the image of that cowardly rabbit appeared in the mind of Sword Maiden Ais.

"Xiao Lin!"

"I see him, come with me!"

The two followed the path the adventurers had taken and sped away like the wind.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

LV6, LV6...

How exactly can I improve my social class?

Bell had previously thought that as long as he kept gaining proficiency, it would be fine, but something felt off. He hit a wall between LV1 and LV2 and realized that in order to advance, he had to cross a tall and treacherous wall.

—Great achievements!

This is what Kobayashi once told him.

Defeat opponents stronger than yourself to gain higher levels of proficiency and exceed a certain amount.

These are the conditions for advancement.

But what should I do? How can I defeat an even stronger enemy?

"...My lord? Lord Bell? Lord Bell!"

"Yes Yes!"

Bell was brought back to reality by the shouts of her supporter, Lily.

"Lord Bell, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, it's nothing..."

Bell shook his head.

But soon, he subconsciously frowned, feeling a strange sense of unease.

The two are currently on the 9th floor.

Today, in order to officially break through to the 10th floor, or perhaps to cross the wall and reach a new height, they arrived at the underground city early in the morning.

During the adventure, we didn't see many adventurers, no, there were very few monsters either.

Since arriving at the 9th floor, this floor has been unusually quiet.

This is the deepest part of the upper level; we haven't encountered a single monster, only some goblins running around.

What is this, this sense of incongruity?

It's like being forced to dig up things you don't want to remember.

That's right.

It was the same back then; the underground city was deathly silent.

"Lord Bell..."

"Let's go to the 10th floor."

Bell felt a surge of weakness; his cowardice told him to leave quickly, but his courage urged him to go down.

That was the feeling of wanting to break down the wall and get a little closer to the person I admired.

He lifted his foot, just about to step into the entrance leading to the 10th floor.

The next moment.

"Oh oh oh!!!"

A tremendous howl came from deep within, a voice so familiar it froze Bell's feet, and he didn't even hear what Lily was saying.

The shout etched in his mind burned through every nerve in his body.

Like a rusty machine, Bell turned his head back intermittently, his pupils unfocused as he stared at the source of the sound—deep in the road they had just walked.

"Lord Bell?"

Lily, who was standing next to Belle, noticed that Belle's breathing had become rapid and her body was trembling slightly.

An atmosphere of fear was contagious, and Lily couldn't help but swallow hard, staring intently.

"Oh oh oh!!!"

As the roar drew closer, the floor trembled at its imposing figure and prominent horns. Bell had dreamt of it countless times, superimposed that figure with other monsters countless times, and was terrified of it countless times.

米诺陶洛斯！

Lily instinctively hid behind Bell, her voice trembling with fear as she asked, "How could a Minotaur appear on the 9th floor?"

Bell was also curious.

But he knew even more about this helpless and unreasonable situation, this indescribable sense of despair, and the ruthless minotaur who was pushing him into the abyss.

This shiver is the same as it was back then.

The roaring Minotaur before him still terrified him, and Bell no longer knew what his own expression looked like.

How scary, how scary, how scary!

To escape!

We have to escape!

Tears welled in Bell's eyes, his lungs were almost sobbing, his teeth were chattering slightly, and his legs were trembling. His survival instincts were constantly sending warnings; the only option now was to run away.

The symbolic fears that had been building up inside him suddenly swelled up all at once.

"We'd better get out of here as soon as possible. Lord Bell? Lord Bell?!"

Lily's shouts woke him up.

No!

Can't escape!

If he runs away now, Lily will definitely get hurt!