I love time travel the most!

When they encountered the extermination team and Bell hiding among them in the safe zone, she reluctantly distanced herself from them to avoid implicating him. However, the man before her still helped them regardless of the consequences.

"It doesn't matter, because I'm from another world."

"……Eh?"

Xiaolin's answer made them open their mouths wide.

At that moment, he suddenly said, "Hey, Gross, Reed, Rey, and you guys, how about joining my familia—the Aqua familia?"

"Aqua Familia?"

"That's right! The gods don't allow your existence, but I do; the gods don't accept you, but I do! In short, I'll take care of what the gods can't, and I'll also take care of what they can! The will of the Aqua Familia is to be all-encompassing! No matter who you are, as long as you have love and don't break the law, you can all be forgiven! Not wanting to work hard is the world's fault, having a wicked nature is the environment's fault, and being ugly is the fault of your genes. So, how about joining my Familia?!"

"........."

The heretics were shocked by Kobayashi's explosive declaration. They had worked so hard to survive in the cracks and had never heard such words of utter despair.

What do you mean by saying that not wanting to work hard is the world's fault? What does being inherently bad have to do with the environment? And what's with saying that being ugly is the fault of genetics? And what's with the idea that being loving and not breaking the law can get you a pardon?

But how to say...

"Yes, we're at our wits' end now, we don't have the option to pick and choose anymore."

"I don't care about myself, as long as it can save my compatriots..."

"That's it."

"If it's Kobayashi's opinion, I'm willing to believe it."

"So……"

The heretics stared intently at Kobayashi above. They were willing to believe in this human who had once saved them, who did not resist them, and who was tolerant and accepting of them.

"So--!"

Kobayashi looked around at the strangely shaped "heretics" and loudly announced:

"The Aqua Familia is established at this moment!"

Then, in the center of the Daedalus labyrinth.

The symbols originally depicting Daedalus himself on the wall have been erased and replaced with the insignia of the Aqua Familia.

Even if Kobayashi hadn't explained it, the "heretics" understood that this was the mark of the goddess who was willing to accept them, and they engraved it deeply in their minds.

"Then! The first task for the clan is to reclaim our comrades!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!" xN

Following the declaration, the Aqua Familia began its counterattack!

Chapter 326 The Dungeon's signature event: Monster Siege!

Survivors have been found here!

"What? Coming right now!"

"Hey, are you alright? Answer me!"

"Uh... ah..."

In the crystal-lit town of Rivera, a smaller squad, which had split up with the main Ganesha Familia, is currently conducting rescue operations in the destroyed safe zone.

The team members rushed to find survivors, locate the wounded buried under the rubble, and begin treating them.

Among them, they discovered several mutilated corpses.

"This is...this is too tragic..."

Each corpse lay in a pool of blood, utterly disfigured beyond recognition.

It was as if he had been killed out of personal grudges.

He instinctively covered his mouth with his hand.

He couldn't possibly know that all those who lost their lives were members of the Ikelos Familia.

Suddenly, the view was drawn to the cliffside scenery that could be seen from now on, and in the center of the grassland, a central tree appeared that led the monsters to the 19th floor.

It was hard to see clearly from a distance, but it should be a hellhound and a unicorn rabbit.

The strange combination looked around and then ran eastward in a straight line.

what is that?

Just as he was completely bewildered, he saw swarms of dark shadows emerge from the central tree roots, filling the sky and the earth, and rushing toward the safe zone in a massive, overwhelming manner.

"Not good..."

His expression froze instantly.

"This is bad...this is bad, this is bad, this is bad!"

"Hey, what's wrong?!"

"Run! Run!"

"what are you saying?"

"Run! Go find the captain and the others! Now is not the time to tame monsters!!!"

Seeing their companion in a near-mad state, the other members rushed over to find out what was wrong, but he was drenched in sweat and screamed, almost tearing his throat, "Anomaly detected—the monsters are attacking the city again!!!"

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This is the large forest on the east side of the building.

Several adventurers from the Ganesha Familia are working together to suppress the frantically struggling half-human, half-snake creature.

"Hurry, hold it down!"

"Okay, keep it up!"

"How many are left?!"

The battle against the talking monsters is drawing to a close, with the extermination team holding the upper hand.

Except for a few, many enemies disappeared into the depths of the forest.

The extermination team is gradually stripping the remaining enemies of their fighting strength. Although the monsters are completely untamed, and fighting is still taking place in a few places, only a few remain. Only two or three monsters have not yet surrendered, and the surrounding area is littered with the corpses of forest monsters and piles of dust, making for an extremely gruesome scene.

"But that singing bird..."

"It seems they have been avoiding hurting anyone."

The members of the Ganesha clan looked up and saw the singing bird perched on a tree branch.

Several monsters put up a fierce resistance, and it was one of them. Now, unable to kill and outnumbered, its wings were twisted, and its ugly, crimson-painted appearance showed signs of exhaustion.

The battle is finally coming to an end.

Looking around at the battlefield, which had maintained a stable state, Captain Shakti breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for the need to tame the monsters, they wouldn't have had to fight so fiercely, but the monsters were clearly holding back.

...Forget it, don't think about it anymore.

The matter is not over yet; we need to send some troops to chase down another group of monsters.

Just as she was about to give instructions, she was drawn by the sound of the grass parting beside her and the approaching scent.

Turned.

Hellhound and... Unicorn Rabbit?

The two monsters seemed to have no intention of fighting; they were merely passing by.

However, the next second——

The sky (on the rooftop) was blocked, the floor began to shake, and the constant heavy rumbling made her have a bad feeling.

After seeing everything clearly, he was so shocked by what he saw that his mouth dropped open.

Lizardmen, gargoyles, singing birds, spider-men, unicorn rabbits, goblins, shadow demons, dragonmen... and countless other monsters surrounded them.

Eyes glowing crimson, a ferocious face revealing fangs, and a barely suppressed, furious growl.

Monsters, whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary adventurers, gathered together and surrounded them with hatred and rage.

"Is this... the monster army?"

Shakti groaned.

These monsters were almost as strong as level one adventurers, and even stronger than themselves. Furthermore, some were diverted to hunt other monsters, making their manpower even more scarce.

It looks like it's going to be a tough battle.

As she inwardly groaned, the leading lizardman widened his yellow-orange beastly eyes and roared, "Give them back! Give my companion back!!!"

"—!"

Shakti stopped breathing.

She hadn't felt this way in a long time.

A thick aura of death.

Surrounded by an army of monsters, she was now facing a death line that was more intense and severe than any she had ever experienced before.

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On the way to the surface, Guros asked angrily and in confusion, "Hey, Kobayashi, why won't you let me come along to rescue our comrades!?"

"Hmm? Don't you trust Reed?"

"No! I just think that guy is too weak. If he gets captured like the other creatures, wouldn't we still have to rescue him?"

"...Just say you're worried, why say it so awkwardly, are you being tsundere?"

Kobayashi's sarcastic remarks made the thin-skinned gargoyle glare at him with shame and indignation, especially since his companions behind him also agreed with Kobayashi's point of view, which made them even angrier.

"don’t worry."

Kobayashi explained, "We separated most of our companions because we were afraid something might go wrong, right? Besides, we still need to rescue the other captured companions, so we can't waste any more time."

"But……!"

"And compared to you, Guros, I trust the more reliable Reed a little more."