I love time travel the most!

"You kill us, and we kill you... Is this destined? Can't we understand each other?"

The understated tone conveyed a sense of reluctance and a desire to give up.

Bell stared at her blankly.

She looked up at the sky, as if she could see it, and said as if in a fantasy, "I... want to bask in the sunlight, to fly in the world of light, not this closed hell. I feel you are different, and I have a little expectation for you."

Her hoodie swayed, momentarily revealing her face. Her features, like Winnie's, were breathtakingly beautiful. Then, she bent her knees deeply and leaped into the air.

Light as a bird, it leaps into the air.

A few golden feathers drifted down from the robe.

She wanted to leave.

Just then, several threads came from the shadows, binding her tightly in an instant, and then she fell to the ground.

Then Kobayashi's voice came through.

"Where did this jerk come from! Trying to show off and then run away?!"

"oops!"

The bird-woman, who had just taken off, was forced to land, letting out a cry of pain:

"It hurts so much! Let go, let go!!!"

Bell and Zolf stared speechlessly at the birdman thrashing about on the ground, his cloak completely open, revealing his face to everyone.

The other party was indeed a sentient, talking monster, just like Winnie.

But what's with this feeling?

The guy who was just acting all serious is now sprawled on the ground, thrashing about...

The difference is too big!

Chapter 319 A handshake is proof of friendship

"sorry!"

"I got carried away with my success!"

Please forgive me!

On the 19th floor of the dungeon, a female demon wearing a cloak but with her head and face exposed was kneeling obediently in front of Kobayashi and the others, bowing her head and admitting her mistakes.

Can you imagine?

The monster that would never die upon first meeting a human is now kneeling and begging for mercy...

"No matter what, it's just too disillusioning."

"Indeed, I never expected this scene."

"Same below."

"........."

Zolf and the others couldn't help but complain, while Bell remained silent, though his expression, like everyone else's, showed a degree of disbelief. Not only were his expressions varied, but he also begged for mercy with incredible speed.

"Well, it's about time to untie it, it's actually quite uncomfortable being tied up."

"Aha?"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! But I didn't actually hurt you, did I? So please, let me go!"

"If you had any ill intentions, I would have killed you already!"

Xiao Lin widened his eyes to scare her.

However, she still took back the silk threads binding her, allowing the female demon, whose body was contracting and feeling uncomfortable, to relax. She then put her disheveled cloak back on to cover her appearance.

Both sides took a short break.

Throughout the ordeal, Kobayashi kept staring at her, his "eyes" able to see right through her clothes, completely illuminating her entire body. As Rei awkwardly hid, he finally confirmed one thing.

"You must be the singing bird."

"Yes...that's correct."

No wonder.

The Songbird is a type of monster in the dungeon that can sing beautiful songs. It is said that they use their songs to lure adventurers and then kill them. They are one of the more powerful monsters in the mid-level dungeons.

After thinking for a moment, Kobayashi said, "Originally, only Winnie was not quite sure, but now it seems... indeed, monsters and weirdos are different."

"A weirdo? Is it the same guy we encountered in the dungeon who was like the talking monster?"

"Zorf asked."

Kobayashi didn't answer. Instead, he took out a green magic stone and asked Rey, "Do you know what this is?"

"A magic stone? But it's strange, the energy inside feels a bit chaotic, and it's not quite the same as ours."

The singing bird did not recognize this.

They also eat the magic stones inside monsters to become stronger, but they have never seen the green magic stone in Kobayashi's hand before. In fact, this magic stone is the magic stone inside the giant man-eating flower... which is the magic stone inside the female monster and the others.

"They don't seem to be the same species."

"Uh……"

For some reason, Kobayashi's words were a bit hurtful.

"Wait a minute!" Bell suddenly shouted, "You just said you also eat magic stones..."

"This is to become stronger, and the monsters will also attack us, so we don't need to hold back if we encounter them."

Her words seemed to be telling Bell that they were no longer the same kind of people, much like Dio treating humans like bread rolls.

what happened.

Suddenly I don't really want to save them anymore...

Bell, who was initially hesitant to harm the monsters, finally let go of his reservations after hearing the explanation.

It seems they're no longer hesitating.

"Alright! Enough with the small talk, let's head to the base." She stood up and said, "Actually, I came out here to find you guys, because Fels said he'd take you there."

"Fels?"

Bell and the others looked puzzled.

This person's name had appeared several times, but they really didn't know who Fels was.

Kobayashi interjected, "He's my colleague."

"Eh?"

"To be precise, we are all minions of the god Uranus."

"……is that so?!"

Bell and the others were astonished.

After all, Kobayashi is Uranus's servant, and his only servant in public. But if Fels is also a servant of Uranus, then there's a big problem.

Zolf clicked his tongue and said, "Even the guild's supreme deity is hiding something?"

"Just how many secrets are those gods hiding?"

Lily chimed in.

"Don't say that. Even the gods have their secrets, don't they?" Although Ming said this, there was something strange in his tone, which made Bell feel that something was not right.

Then they headed towards the 20th floor.

On the way, perhaps sensing the somewhat heavy atmosphere, the Songbird took the initiative to introduce herself: "My name is Rey, nice to meet you."

"I am Kobayashi."

"Zorf".

"Lily."

"I obey your orders."

"I'm Bell, nice to meet you."

The group of people then introduced themselves.

Hearing their names, Rey wasn't surprised; on the contrary, it seemed she already knew them. However, they were all preoccupied and didn't bother to ask any further questions.

Kobayashi didn't have any either.

But he guessed it must have been Fels who said it.

"Finally, you shouldn't be taking us to the base in the first place."

"……what?"

"You were just about to leave, weren't you? It didn't seem like you were going to take us to the base. What changed your mind?"

Despite repeatedly emphasizing that it was Fels's arrangement, her actions just now were clearly defiant.

This is also normal.

We can't just rashly lead the enemy to their hiding place, after all, it could easily invite trouble, can it?

"Indeed. I originally planned to leave directly, but then I changed my mind."

Rey didn't offer much explanation.

The reason they chose to believe him was that Fels had repeatedly assured them that Kobayashi would save them from their current predicament.

It's not something you have to believe only after you've been subdued.

Well, absolutely not.

"I want to make this clear in advance."

Rey, who was leading the way, stopped, turned around and looked directly at the group behind her, and said, "Not all of us believe in Fels. Some of us don't, or rather, most of us don't."

"I understand."