“……Take me with you as well!”
It was Orion the hero who insisted.
“As a hero, I want to fight to protect the people of this city!”
“Really? Okay, you can come with me then.”
“For real?”
『That’s unusual of you, Master. You will really allow a man to accompany you? I thought for sure that you’d refuse him. 』
On the other hand, it seems that Meltera intends to remain on the ground.
“I would like to stay on the ground and do my best to defeat the monsters showing up here and evacuate the residents to a safe area as soon as possible.”
Then she spoke to me telepathically.
『And…… This is the first time that they have used taboo items on such a large scale. I’m sure we’ll be able to find a clue to the culprit this time.』
『I see. Alright, I’ll leave it to you.』
Goritia also wants to remain on the ground.
“I’d like to accompany you guys, but I think I’ll have to give up for now.”
“That’s a good idea! You just came back from the brink of death!”
Uh-, I won’t let him accompany me anyway, you know?
“So, how do we get to the lower levels? You said that this city is connected to the dungeon, right?”
“Yes. Actually, I have an idea, follow me.”
I head to the route which I suspect that leads to the dungeon underground.
Orion and the others followed after me.
“By the way, I know this is too late of me to ask but…… why is a baby talking and running around like this!?”
“That’s really too late to ask……”
“This is…… Sewer?”
“Yes, that’s right. It looks like it leads to the lower level from here.”
I took the three of them to the sewer system that runs beneath the city.
“……It stinks.”
“It’s a sewer, so it can’t be helped. But what a really terrible stench……”
Fana and Anje frowned hard. In addition to the strong stench of sewage, there are rats running around and insects are flying everywhere too.
“Huh? There are monsters too!”
“Slime?”
“It’s a shit slime, they eat filth. Oh and, they spit out filthy water.”
“That’s the last thing I want to fight!”
As we walked further through the sewer, we eventually discovered a large hole in the middle of an artificial underground tunnel. When I look into the hole, I saw a rugged rock surface.
“This seems to be the junction. Let’s hurry up.”
Without hesitation, I jump into the hole and heads for the deepest part of the dungeon. The others also followed behind.
“By the way, the original dungeon should have been expanded and connected to this city…… Is there a dungeon like that nearby?”
“There are several dungeons around here. However, the closest one is probably several dozen kilometers away. To expand it to this extent….”
“Hmmm. I’m sure they’ve been planning this for a long time now.”
I voiced my opinion on Orion, who shuddered by the thought of it.
“I’ve heard about it from Meltera-san, but I honestly can’t believe that the mysterious vortex and all this are the work of someone. For what purpose does the city have to do with it…”
I was the one who developed it in my previous life. I’m not sure what their purpose is myself.
According to Meltera, she has encountered many incidents in the past where a taboo item has been used, but this is the first time that more than one has been used simultaneously.
I don’t know what they’re aiming for, but it may be that the culprit has finally made a real move.
“But I don’t think the other party expected the vortex to be destroyed so quickly.”
Once we entered a cave-like path, it was almost a straight route. This is probably due to the fact that the dungeon was expanded in the shortest possible distance and connected to the city.
As we continued to run in a straight line, we eventually came to a large space.
“We finally reached the original dungeon.”
“……It’s kind of hot.”
It certainly feels like the temperature has risen suddenly.
From here, it’s a normal dungeon strategy. I don’t have time to take any detours, so I have no choice but to find the stairs in the shortest possible time and go down to the lower floors.
“Next is this way. Then this way. Okay, now we’ll go straight from here and then the next one will be on the left.”
“W-wait a second. How do you know that? Have you ever been to this dungeon?”
“Nope. This is my first time here.”
“.…T-then why are you so confident proceeding forward!?”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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