The lays kept walking up the river for about two hours.
　The road without a road... is somewhat exaggerated, but the Lays, who have been walking a little more easily than the animal trail, suddenly come out to the place.
　a vacant space
　Of course there were trees around, but there was nothing in the way of walking.
　And in the middle of the space...

"Steps, sir,"

　Ray muttered, but it was probably because of the stairs that made him suspicious.
　From the first floor to the second, there were steps that naturally led up.
　So I thought this dungeon was not going down, it was going up.What is now in front of the Lays is the stairs of descent.

"The stairs,"

　Elena muttered the same words as Ray.
　They don't seem to understand why there's a staircase down there.

"Well, I don't mind this development. I'm in a dungeon, so I don't mind anything."

　Marina muttered, as a former guildmaster... and as a veteran adventurer before becoming a guildmaster.

"Well, it's a dungeon, and it's not unusual."
"Yes,"

　Vichela and Bune, both active in the labyrinthine city, agreed with Marina.

"It's not unusual for Egjil's dungeons to have the same structure as this: once downstairs, then upstairs, then downstairs, then downstairs, then downstairs, then downstairs, then downstairs."

　Vichela's words have no choice but to ask if Ray and Elena are the same.
　This is not the first time Ray and Elena have ever dived into a dungeon.
　Nevertheless, Vihela says she had never experienced such a three-dimensional dungeon.

"But... when you're in a three-dimensional dungeon like this, it's rare that there's only one stairway to follow. Considering the size of this forest, I think there are probably many other stairways... what do you do?"

　Are you looking for more stairs or going downstairs by the stairs in front of you?
　When Vihela asks which one to choose, Ray hesitates about what to do... and eventually decides.

"Let's go down. This forest is too big to find another similar staircase if you miss it."

　Ray, who eventually chooses to go downstairs, goes downstairs with everyone.
　As long as you don't know what's going to happen the moment you go downstairs, it's only natural that you move around watching your surroundings.
　And then I went down the stairs...

"Did you come here?"

　Ray's muttering leaks out to the people around him.
　Downstairs was one large space, not one with an aisle.
　The reason Ray muttered when he saw the space was that there were many rock plants there.
　On the same floor, the rocky plants that grew at the dead end of the Y-shaped road from where the dungeon entrance is a Y-shaped road.
　Such rock plants were dense in this space.

"I wanted a flower of rock, but I don't think it's very unusual."

　Lerieu wanted to bring back some rock flowers to his wife Shuminine as a souvenir, but in some cases he muttered at the sight of more rock plants.
　In fact, when you see all this growth, there's no curiosity or gratitude there.
　That's why we feel that curiosity and gratitude are so rare.
　When you see so much growth, there's no rarity.

"Anyhow, if you will examine this rocky plant in the guild, the more in kind, the better."
"Well, ... that rock plant is not really a monster, but they launch an attack. It's not such a powerful attack, but it's a bit troublesome to have that many?"

　Marina's gaze is directed at the rocky plants that grow in abundance.
　This rocky plant attacks an approaching opponent even though it's not a monster.

(However, there are some terrestrial plants such as fly-trigs and insectivorous plants, and if you're an Elgin plant, it's strange that there are plants that are more aggressive in attacking the other side of the world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　It's a contradiction when it comes to rock plants, but ... it's probably a sign that Ray's gotten used to the world, too.

"Anyway, I'll pick up as many rock plants as I can and bring them home. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about your luggage."

　No one objected to Ray's declaration.
　I guess everyone is interested in what rock plants are like.
　Marina is of particular interest.
　Dark elves alone seemed very interested in rock plants.

"I'd like to bring it home from the roots if possible, but... it's impossible,
"It's impossible,"

　Ray immediately responds to Marina.
　It was evident from the way they had contacted them before that rock plants would attack them endlessly if they were alive, and most importantly... the rock plants at the sight of them were now ready to attack, judging them to be prey.

"Marina!"

　In Rey's words, Marina uses spiritual magic quickly.
　What could be called wind barriers were created, and the leaves of rock that had been blown away from the flocks of rock plants were diverted one after another by wind barriers.
　If this was near the river in the upstairs forest, we could have built a stronger water barrier in terms of defense... unfortunately, we can't do that now that the river isn't flowing.
　No, it takes time to do it, but what we need now is that time.

"The attack itself isn't that troublesome... It's a bit troublesome to have so many. Ray, do you mind if I come forward once?"

　With a long sword in his hand, Relieu asks Ray.
　In what could be called a side-punching rain, Ray turns his gaze to Lerieu, leaving the leaves of the rocky plants to the wind barrier.

"Then may I leave it to you?"

　Ray doesn't ask me if I can go or if I'm okay, but simply tells me that.
　In terms of rank, Relieu is superior to Ray.
　It is insulting to worry about such a person in the face of such an enemy.
　That being the case, it was Ray's remark.
　In fact, Ray's words give him a big smile, saying there's nothing wrong with him.

"All right. Marina, please."
"Yes. Rellieu just runs toward the rocky plants, and he breaks down the wind barrier."

　At Marina's words, Lerieu nodded... and with a long sword in her hand, she rushed away without hesitation.
　There was no doubt about Marina's magical powers, and she ran in such a way that she was sure that the wind barrier would be lifted when she ran through.
　And... without betraying any confidence, the wind barrier that had previously protected the leaves of the rock disappears in an instant.
　That's as if you could believe it if you told me there was nothing there.
　As a result, Relieu never slows down and successfully jumps out of the wind barrier.
　If you jump out of the wind barrier, you'll naturally see countless rocky leaves flying away from you'
　But Rellieu did not slow down at all, and kept on moving, either avoiding the countless leaves of the rock or cutting them off with a long sword.
　Though it was a myriad of flying rock leaves, Relieu would be honest that the battles he had experienced so far were much tougher.
　The notorious Rank A adventurer, one of the top adventurers in the guillem, has survived numerous battles against enemies that no ordinary adventurer could ever survive.
　For such a relief, this level of disability is troublesome, but not something that cannot be dealt with.

"Well... I'll do it,"

　Even among the wind barriers, Rellieu's sharp sword handling was naturally visible.
　When Vihela saw it, she muttered with admiration.
　We had had a few mock battles with Relieu, but at that time it was a mock battle, so we probably didn't fight so seriously.
　That's why Vichela was fascinated by Lerieu's current way of fighting.Even though he is wearing lipstick, the licking of his lips is appropriate to be described as obscene.
　...however, within Vihela is the fighting spirit for fighting against a strong enemy.
　At any rate, as far as we can see from the wind barrier, we're fighting in such a stable way that we don't think we need to worry at all.

"Well, let him be safe to leave him alone... and we shall go to help him without going forward."

　It's Vichela, after all, who shows dissatisfaction with Ray'
　As long as there is no means of long-range attack, there is not much that can be done when it comes to backstop from behind.
　Still, he doesn't complain about Ray's instructions, but at least picks up the stones on the ground.
　It was a delicate question whether a stone would work against a rock plant, but it was still a result of thinking that it would be better than doing nothing.

"Gururururling!

　the twenty wind arrows around which the cet calls.
　Regardless of the speed at which it is fired, the power itself is not high, but... it is only a case of damage to the enemy.
　In order to support Rellieu, who is rushing in like this time, you just have to distract the other person's attention from Rellieu, so you don't have to worry about the power itself.
　I don't know, however, whether rocky plants will be distracted from their purpose by the blow of wind arrows.
　In the first place, we still don't know what rock plants are.
　That's why we don't even know if we have an ego.
　In some cases, they may easily distract from him, but on the other hand, they may continue to focus on him without worrying about the attacks that have been made.
　Other people are ready for the attack...

"Marina, good job!"

　With the words, the wind barrier disappears.
　At the same time, the thrown spear of twilight, the magic of the wind, the arrow of the wind, the long hand... all kinds of attacks are released.
　Many of them naturally hit countless leaves of rock, attenuating their power...and some of them disappear.
　On the other hand, however, some leaves of rock did not diminish their power at all.
　One such attack was the thrown spear of twilight.
　Ray's magical spear in the twilight destroys the leaves of the rock from the end of the collision... No, it's crushing.
　It is safe to describe in a nutshell that they are pushing forward, crushing rock leaves one after another.
　The spear in the twilight thrusts forward without slowing down any speed or power, and eventually passes by Lerreux.
　The attack would have been completely unexpected to Rellieu.
　But Rellieu continues unmoved... until she reaches very close to the rocky plants.
　...where the rocky plants would have tried to counteract Lerrew, who had come close to them.
　It's not the leaves, it's the fruit... or the rock ivy that winds around the branches and the body, just as Ray first found the rock plants.
　But Ray's javelin in the twilight pierced and crushed rock plants at a considerable rate.
　It's obviously a failure, given the purpose of securing rocky plants... there are so many rocky plants in this space that it's no problem at all to the extent that they've been crushed at this stroke.
　as a result, after the twilight spear had passed, the rock plants could hardly afford to attack Lerrew
　Still, there was a certain amount of counterattack, but it was hit by a series of support attacks by people other than Ray, which hampered the behavior of rocky plants.

"Oh, my dear!"

　Arriving in front of the rocky plant, Lerieu flashed his long sword with a sharp voice... cutting off the rocky plant.
　The blow did not stop Rellieu's movement, but cut off one rocky plant after another.