...... I hope you're okay, brother.

　I let out a small murmur, just enough to blend in with the hustle and bustle of the noisy labyrinth city, on the high ground I had used to check out the orc herd.
　While my attention was focused on the labyrinth further into the grasslands in front of me, I had nothing else to do and had no time to spare, so I moved my mouth further.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you can't say no to Larma-san's reckless behavior, for whatever reason. ...... No, I have to focus on myself right now.

　As it is, my attention is about to shift to my brother, but I let my head fall and switch.
　It's about Larma and your brother.
　It's hard to imagine that any of them would be in a critical situation.
　I need to focus on my role rather than the two of them right now, and having decided that, I once again concentrate on the grassland.

　Currently, I was on guard in order to be the first to find out when a magical beast emerged from the labyrinth.
　Normally, it would be natural to ask a lowly adventurer to keep watch, and as one of the leading forces in the labyrinth city, I would be able to rest and be ready to fight at any time.
　But the current labyrinth city was in no condition to talk about such things.

　I don't know why, but for some reason this labyrinth city doesn't have a protective wall.
　Most labyrinth cities that are in danger of going rogue are not only protected from the labyrinth, but also have walls that protect the nearby cities.

　The only architecture in the labyrinth city is the white, incomprehensible structure made of something I don't understand that I now use as an elevation, which surrounds the four cities.
　Other than those unfamiliar structures, there are no other large structures in the labyrinth city.

　That's right, this labyrinth city is not only unable to exterminate the magical beasts while shielding their walls, but it is a flawed city that will be driven into a critical situation the moment a group of magical beasts approach the labyrinth city.

...... This labyrinth city is the one that needs the most protective walls.

　I couldn't help but let out such a complaint to the designer of the unnamed city.
　Anyway, the current labyrinth city was in danger of being annihilated if the demonic beasts were not eradicated before they could approach the labyrinth.
　That's why right now, there was a need for a human being to stand guard who could strengthen his or her vision with powerful body-strengthening skills and be able to detect demonic beasts as quickly as possible.

''We need to make sure it's not like a ...... swarm of orcs.

　It reminds me of the herd made up of Rich and Orcs that I mentioned earlier.
　At that time, we were saved thanks to Laruma-san and Ronald-san, two top-notch adventurers, but we should consider that a blessing.
　If Ronald-san had been a little late in taking care of the situation, the labyrinth city would have been crushed by now.
　We have to avoid having those magical beasts approach that close to us at all costs.

''Especially since we can't trust adventurers other than Zeke-san and Marnelle and the others. ......

　My face was naturally bitter as I muttered that.
　After the man who seemed to be the leader of that abominable God of War's great sword was easily crushed by his brother, the adventurers were seemingly quiet.
　But I had noticed that something was wrong.

''You should have at least cooperated with them in this situation.

　This labyrinth runaway was no ordinary event.
　It was precisely because I instinctively understood that, that I was highly dissatisfied with the attitude of the adventurers.

　There are more than one thousand five hundred adventurers in the labyrinth city right now, but it would be impossible to expect them to be as strong as the numbers suggest at this point.
　If it were a simple strength, the adventurers here are quite a lot of adventurers, but it's only the strength of a party unit.
　If it becomes a group battle, the adventurers here would not listen to the instructions from above and might go out of control.

''Even I'm putting up with being with my brother because of this situation, but ......!

　I puffed out my cheeks on the high ground, glad that no one was watching.
　If truth be told, I wanted to follow my brother to meet the head of the guild branch.
　Some of the adventurers, perhaps thinking that my brother's disappearance was an opening, didn't look at me with disgusting eyes, but rather tried to talk to me.
　It was simply uncomfortable, and because of the situation, I wanted to be with my brother even more.
　I suppressed the thought that it was an emergency and I was on guard here.

　Nevertheless, the adventurers who remain in this place have no one left to complain to.
　Every adventurer thinks only of his or her own survival.

　They don't know that under the runaway labyrinth, that very thought will hasten their death.

''Haha ....... At the very least, I hope you'll be able to fight properly when the demonic beasts attack you.''

　Muttering this, I turn my attention to the meadow, unchanged.
　I didn't want to miss any changes, no matter when or where they happened.
　I wanted to be ready to respond immediately.

　...... But that vigilance was what delayed my action.

'......!'

　Suddenly, my enhanced hearing didn't miss the sound of multiple human voices that could be described as both angry and screaming.
　Reflexively, I sensed that something outrageous had happened and stood up.
　But my actions stopped there.
　Not knowing what to do or even what had happened in the first place, I looked around the meadow in a daze.

''The demonic beasts aren't coming, are they?''

　It was a confusion because I had been faithfully following my duties.
　Because I had always kept a high level of caution on the grasslands, when I heard the commotion, I reflexively assumed that the cause was a magical beast.
　Forgetting that it was impossible for the adventurers who were supposed to be behind me to notice a magical beast.

　But the confusion was only for a moment.
　It soon dawned on me that there was no way anyone other than myself could notice the demonic beast.

''I guess I was too uptight because your brother wasn't here. ......

　I muttered to myself as I thought about my brother, who I assumed was still talking to the branch chief, and I turned my eyes away from the grassy field and looked behind me.

　Then I saw an unbelievable sight.

'............ lie!'

　What I saw there was a group of people running with all their physical strengthening skills at full speed.
　After a beat, I understand what is happening now.

　The adventurers are trying to escape from the labyrinth.

　The figure of adventurers running with wizards, healers and other body-enhancing skills, and those who are not equipped with magical tools.
　When I witnessed this scene, I was stunned and muttered.

"What are you thinking about?

　The adventurers are probably trying to escape from the labyrinth city as a result of their outburst of thinking to save themselves alone.
　They said they were not going to have to protect the people of the city.

　I doubt the sanity of the adventurers because ...... knows that escaping is the worst possible option.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　Especially in times of disaster like this one, if they ran away, they were sure to be wanted as criminals.

　And more than that, running away in this situation of a labyrinth runaway was just folly.

　If magical beasts overflowed out of the labyrinth on their way to the next town, the adventurers would be attacked by a herd of magical beasts as they were escaping.
　If that happened, there was no need to think about how much damage would be caused.
　I'm not sure how much damage they'll cause, but I'm sure they'll be able to get away with it.

　...... If that happens, it will be a sure death sentence.

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be a good fit, but I'm sure I'm not going to be a bad fit.

"d*mn it!　Stop!

　What brought me back to my senses was the angry voice of Marnell and the others who came running after the adventurers.
　At the sight of them, I finally realized that I didn't have time to be confused right now.
　I had to stop as many adventurers as possible.
　At that moment, I activated my body strengthening and jumped down from the high ground.

　And I landed just in front of the adventurers who were running.
　As I suddenly appeared in front of them, the adventurers running at full speed had astonishment on their faces and their faces were twisted in an abhorrent manner.

''......!　A blue-haired martial artist from a defective healer's place!

　It was then that I realized that the adventurer running in the lead was the Great Sword of the God of War.
　When I realized the fact that it showed, the fact that the adventurer's escape this time was the work of the Great Sword of the God of War, I stared at the Great Sword of the God of War in anger.

''...... How much more should I embarrass your brother!

　At that moment, I ran to the adventurers, following my emotions.


　My first target was a young warrior of the Great Sword of War God who jumped out at the front to protect the boss of the Great Sword of War God.
　Without any hesitation, I struck at the warrior of the Great Sword of the God of War without any hesitation at all.
　The warrior who jumped forward had a spare dagger in his hand, perhaps to make it easier to move while running.
　The warrior raised it and tried to defend himself, but he was too slow to move while running.
　I was able to flick the dagger away with a resounding thud.

''Ah.''

　I then punched the stunned-looking warrior in the abdomen.
　The warrior was wearing light equipment, but my fist, which activated the skill, passed through the equipment and impacted it.

　In the next moment, the warrior's body collapsed to the spot as he lost his strength.
　At that time, the healer that the warrior was holding was also thrown to the ground, and instead of being hit, he let out a high-pitched scream and cowered as if it was bad.

　Two people suddenly crashed to the spot, slowing down some of the fleeing adventurers.
　Seeing this as an opportunity, I made the unnamed adventurer who was closest to me the next target and punched him.

''Guh!''

　In doing so, I stomped on the healer who was lying on the ground, causing a muffled scream to erupt.
　However, I didn't take it in stride and punched the targeted adventurer, knocking him unconscious.

　The adventurers' movements slowed down even more as the obstacle of unconscious adventurers increased.

　From then on, I was all alone.

　Maybe it was because I was concentrating on escaping, or maybe it was because I was getting better at it, but only a few of the adventurers were able to react to my movements.
　On top of that, most of the adventurers were dressed lightly to escape and carried the baggage of being non-combatants.
　Occasionally, some of them would attack me in a rash, but that was only easy for me to deal with.

　As a result, I neutralize five, ten, twenty adventurers one after the other.
　...... but what came to my face was an unmistakable frustration.

''Oh, too ......!''

　No matter how many adventurers I tried to neutralize, the number of escaping adventurers never decreased.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of the game.
　...... By this time, I had noticed that the adventurers had a guild staff among their non-combatants.
　In other words, the great escape of these adventurers showed that the guild staff was also cooperating with them.
　If they were helping the guild staff, how many adventurers were on the run?
　Such thoughts brought a strong sense of impatience to my mind.
　Still, I calm my impatient heart and desperately shake my fist at the adventurers.
　Anyway, for now, I decide that I should stop the adventurers by stunting them.

　But I was at the front of the adventurers, I was swallowed by a wave of adventurers ...... and before I knew it, the group of adventurers had passed me.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get it right or not.
　And the majority of the adventurers were going beyond the labyrinth city.

''We won't let them get away!

　Even in that situation, I still hadn't given up.
　Breathing on my shoulder, I ran to the back of the group of adventurers, punching and kicking them, reducing the number of adventurers running away.
　It wasn't difficult for me to catch up with the group of adventurers running in a group.

'This will do!'

　Hope appeared on my face as I found hope, and fear dwelt on the faces of the adventurers who were desperately escaping with their eyes on me.
　But the next time I noticed what the adventurers were running away from, a look of frustration appeared on my face.

A grassy field?

　The direction from which the adventurers were fleeing was deep into the labyrinthine meadow.

　I understand that the adventurers' plan was more elaborate than I had imagined.
　If this is not the case, I will be involved when the magical beasts come out of the labyrinth.
　Now that I'm breathing heavily after a scattered rampage to stop the adventurers, getting caught up in that kind of thing is the worst possible situation.

　My running slows down and I'm lost.
　Should I continue to chase the adventurer, or should I give up?

　When I look behind me, I see numerous adventurers who have lost consciousness and fallen.
　But compared to the adventurers running in front of me, their numbers seem insignificant.
　After a moment's hesitation, I was about to run out to the adventurers.

'Narsena, get back!'

I...

　...... It was then that Ronald's scolding was heard.

'You're more important than those guys!　Give up and go back!

　Ronald's words were right on the money.
　Still, I stopped ...... trying to follow the adventurers.
　The adventurers' backs are getting farther and farther away from me.

　...... I could only bite my lip as I watched them.