Manga Born to Be King

　　I am afraid that these people are the adventurers who were killed by the monster Boros said.The dead body should have been eaten by monsters, probably because some corpses were pulled into the water, and the water was dyed a touch of red.

　　"Seriously, what the hell happened!"

　　The traces of the adventurers' murder continued into the depths of the floor like footprints, and all the team members stopped to think about the monster that was said to have killed the expedition team.

　　Have you really ravaged so many adventurers? Could it be that that monster is also on this floor now?

　　"Can't hear."

　　I saw that Poros was just speechless.

　　"What did you say?"

　　"That jumping sound... the sound of the monster moving, can't hear-..."

　　That is the melody of death played by 【Calamity】.

　　It seemed to bounce back and forth between the ground, the walls, and the ceiling, and the sound of approaching at high speed.No matter where he was, he would immediately notice that the aura of the [Calamity] that had attacked immediately disappeared, which was unbelievable for Borus, who had experienced hell.

　　"Polus, take us to the place where you parted from them!"

　　Whether the monster is here or not, every minute of the status quo is precious.

　　at this time.From nowhere, they felt they heard an incredible sound.

　　"Nabian, buyao go - buxing!"

　　Fragments of the voice came from the gap between the footsteps of the team that was still running desperately.Even if he turned his head to look around, he found nothing.

　　Some are just crystals that emit a faint glow, blood-stained weapons that roll on the ground, and water flowing next to the ground.

　　"Here is..."

　　Finally, they arrived.Huge hall.Although the land area is very large, there is still a large space into which a large amount of water flows.What appeared in this place were claw marks that spoke of fierce battles.

　　"W-what, this is...!?"

　　As if there was a fierce conflict with something with a violent speed, the huge crystals were full of cracks and collapsed. The ceiling was also carved with deep cracks, and the huge perforation marks made cave-like openings in the walls and ground. .There is also a crystal column that seems to have been melted by the ultra-high heat of the flame.Traces of destruction are etched in all visible parts of the hall.

　　"What is the commotion that made this kind of virtue..."

　　Even without explanation, the adventurers understood that there was a great battle here.There is no doubt that they fought to the death against monsters that they could not deal with on their own.

　　The problem is, neither winner nor loser is here.There is neither the black ashes burned by monsters, nor the end of the adventurer who ushered in a miserable end.Only the collapsed battlefield was left, and the sound of the violent impact of the water resounded all around.

　　The land was damaged so much that the water flow changed, and Lily approached the past as if attracted.It was a deep vertical hole that was obviously larger than the large number of perforation marks.

　　It was as if the swirling hole was dug up, and it looked like it extended to the floor below.To Lily, who was watching quietly, it felt like an abyss that could not be seen to the end.Like other damaged locations, this one is slowly being repaired and is about to close.

　　(--Could it be that.)

　　Lily couldn't help thinking of a deep species named "Ominous Omen (Lamton)" that she would never have encountered on this waterside floor.

　　The unacceptable possibility sounded a wake-up call in the corner of my mind.

　　"The corpses of the guys who died in front of me also disappeared... Was this place eaten up by the monsters...?"

　　Fearing the figure of the monster, Poros peered around like a thief. He mentioned the adventurers who left a lot of blood and disappeared.

　　——In a battlefield where there are neither winners nor losers, whoever would be in the place where the people who fought had left would be a predator who tramples on the dignity of the dead.Or a bandit who covets the corpses piled high to satisfy his own desires.

　　In the ruined battlefield traces, there is neither a corpse beast (hyena) galloping on the land, nor a corpse bird (vulture) flying in the air.However, there are dead fish lurking in the water.

　　A large number of black shadows broke through the water surface with a sound, and emerged from the water flow.Then it floated in the air.

　　"Fish monsters are floating in the air...!?"

　　The fish-shaped body is swimming in the air.The monster's entire body is made of stone.The color is black and purple, and the body length varies from one meter to two meters.There are eight organs that look like fins, the place that should be the eyes is empty, and there is a single eye on the forehead that turns.

　　Slices of human flesh leaked from the gaps between the sharp teeth, allowing them to understand where the corpses of the adventurers had disappeared.

　　"Vortimerella!"

　　A rare species of Voltimelia that only appears on the twenty-seventh floor.It has the most advanced potential ability, which is comparable to that of water beasts and horses.Its body made of stone has exceptionally high durability, and its sharp teeth, which can crush adventurers' heavy equipment, also possess astonishing strength.

　　Unlike other aquatic monsters, it has an obvious feature that it can float in the air.

　　It has a similar organizational structure to the floating crystals that appear on the same floor, and the maximum floating height is only about three meters.But the speed is not at the same level as the floating crystal, it seems to be swimming through the air and approaching like a water battle, it is simply a collection of threats.So much so that adventurers don't call it a living fossil but a flying fossil.

　　Originally it only appeared in a specific area on the twenty-seventh floor—the intersection of deep water currents, but this time, it was probably attracted by the blood of the adventurers who had been slaughtered.They emerged one after another from the stream of water flowing through the hall.

　　"This, this amount...!"

　　"Being surrounded!?"

　　The number of plankton fish reflected in their pupils exceeded thirty.

　　(Oops.)

　　The sight made Daphne's face turn blue.

　　It was almost like an ambush, and the monsters emerged one after another from the water, using the wide space of the hall to attack from any direction, whether it was from overhead or from the water.With Daphne and the others alone, it would be very difficult to clean them up.In addition, the enemy can move in water and air.

　　Stone-bodied Voltimers do not chirp.They just keep flickering with the one eye on their foreheads, declaring that they will never let their prey escape.The large group of fossil fish surrounding Lily and the others looked like a coiled snake.In other words, the violent pitch-black wave that was about to devour the adventurers.

　　From the road leading to the hall, the fierce mixed cries of other monsters sounded.The adventurers almost fell to their knees in front of the amount of material the dungeon was proud of.

　　Immediately afterwards, the taut silk thread was torn off, and the monsters flew over together.The ruthless siege began.

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　　The field of vision was about to be dyed black, and it was dyed black by the army of plankton fish that filled the surroundings.The adventurers are about to be overwhelmed and defeated by Voltimelia.Just about to be swallowed by the black and purple waves.This is simply the [Prison of Despair] that the prophets of tragedy should have avoided.

　　Like the final blow, a sight that made the adventurers feel disheartened appeared in the corner of their field of vision.From outside the hall, a group of monsters poured in, led by the half-human snake.Monsters of different races let out a fierce roar.Seeing the approaching number, everyone held their breath.

　　"Already, is this the end?"

　　Those words leaked from someone's mouth.Everyone has heard this.The Voltimerilla army attacked the adventurers who were completely demoralized.

　　then.Voltimer was torn apart by a half-human snake that rushed over.The blood-stained claws drew an arc, slicing the plankton into pieces.In front of the frozen Cassandra, the half-human snake used its long snake-like lower body to sweep away the surrounding Voltimerilla.

　　The other monsters followed.The monster group that poured into the hall just now launched an attack on the Voltimeriya army.In front of the adventurers whose time stood still, the monsters began to kill each other.

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　　"Infighting, infighting!?"

　　"what's going on!?"

　　Monsters fought around.The sight of this moment turning into a melee made the adventurers stand there dumbfounded, not understanding the situation.

　　"What, what the hell happened..."

　　Behind the motionless Cassandra, Lily stared blankly at the monsters attacking Voltimerlia.

　　Lily's chestnut pupils opened wide.The half-human snake that noticed her gaze—she who had rescued Cassandra just now, winked cutely so that only Lily could see it.

　　It wasn't the eyes of a monster, but something that contained a heart of friendship and was indistinguishable from a human being.Feelings so strong that she couldn't breathe stirred in Lily's chest.

　　"Long time no see, everyone on the ground!"

　　Then, like falling from the sky, a shadow flew into the air and landed next to Lily.A hood and cloak that hides the figure.Lily knew about this disguise pretending to be an adventurer.

　　"We're here to help you!"

　　The girl with rouge hair shaking in the hood——Fia the half-human bird gave a bright smile.

　　"Why, you are here..."

　　"It's Fellow's order! Although Rey and the others are splitting up because of a mandatory mission, Reid led me here in a hurry!"

　　This was the will of Ouranos who sensed the mutation of the dungeon.The heretics who were attacking the man-made labyrinth were divided into two groups after receiving the divine order of the old god.

　　The heresy left on the side of the artificial labyrinth was handed over to the songbird Reyi, and they went straight to the Water Mystery City according to the information of the old god who arrived at the dungeon from the dark passage on the eighteenth floor.They followed the shortest route, unscrupulously, and even broke through the barriers of adventurers without any explanation.

　　They are the real faces of the berserk monsters that are making the hotel street tumultuous.

　　All of this is for the rescue of the Hestia Familiar who was involved in the [disaster] coming, and possibly even the Hestia family at the center of the incident.

　　After hearing their explanation, Lily still didn't know what to say.

　　"We are here to repay our kindness to our irreplaceable friends!"

　　This is the tie that he built up.Like Lily who was rescued by him, the "heretics" who were rescued by that person also returned what they got from him..

Chapter 368

　　"What...what's the matter, this is..."

　　"Also, these monsters... are they armed monsters?"

　　The monsters are protecting the adventurers, and if I don't explain it reluctantly, it seems that the monsters take priority over fighting each other and put the adventurers aside.Poros didn't know what to do with them, and they couldn't even run away.

　　Look at the stone dragon flying overhead.He noticed the sight, glanced back, and turned his face away like a cold human.A fierce aerial battle ensued.Facing the heretics with sturdy and mighty stone wings, this group of Voltimelia had nothing but torn down.

　　Pride in unparalleled ground combat are the lizardmen warriors.He first used the curved knife in his left hand to cut the angry floating [-] fish, and then smashed the long sword in his right hand boldly.As if laughing, the corners of his mouth rose, showing his teeth.

　　The vibration from her cheek made Haruhime's eyelids twitch.Brain is hazy.The ears also seem to be covered with a membrane and cannot hear the sound.However, she clearly recognized that this was a battlefield.

　　Probably due to mental exhaustion, severe fatigue and burnout still erode his limbs.But she can't sing.She understands her duty as a sorcerer.Can't fall down here.

　　Haruhime used her will to drive her body.Energize your limbs.Weave poetry with your lips, and summon miracles of light for your companions.

　　Someone hugged this body.Haruhi understood that someone was supporting her body with her arms, and she opened her eyes slightly.In the blurred vision, amber eyes were reflected.On the forehead is a warm red glow.Haruhime's lips trembled as the wide-open eyes reflected a clear vision.

　　"Winnie, my lord...?"

　　Hearing the softly whispered name, the Dragon Girl smiled like a flower.

　　"Well, Chunji."

　　The dragon girl with blue and silver hair swaying—Winnie's voice made Chunji's emerald eyes keep shedding tears.

　　"I'm here to help you!"

　　Feeling the slender arms of the girl kneeling on the ground and hugging her, Haruhi couldn't hold back any longer.She has been thinking about this girl who is like a sister.There is never a day when I don't miss her who is both like a sister and a daughter.

　　The pitiful feeling brought by the goodbye wiped away the fatigue, and Haruhi wrapped her arms around Winnie's body.She tightly hugged the dragon girl who was oozing tears and rubbing her cheeks.

　　"I really want to see you, Chun Ji!"

　　"The little girl is too... me too!"

　　"Me, I haven't cried all the time? In order not to worry about Chun Ji, I haven't."