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"Aren't you afraid?"

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　While waiting for the magic power, which was slowly not recovering due to the , Thor was suddenly curious and asked Kugase about it.

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　The question was the same as the one the girl had asked Thor on the road.

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"Of course, of course, I'm afraid.

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"Well, of course. Why are you an adventurer, Kugase?"

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"Of course it's because I make good money. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing such a dirty and hard job.

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"Money. Yes, money is important.

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　Thor has no intention of saying that money is only a means to an end.

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　As long as we are able to deal with most of the things in the world, money is a sufficient purpose.

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"In my countryside, a tropical storm destroyed all my fields. That's why I need money to buy a plot of land in a good location.

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　He confided in a matter-of-fact manner. The girl tapped the pouch full of jewels on her waistband.

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　The girl tapped the bag full of jewels on her waistband. "Miasma" is a phenomenon in which the miasma produced by the "coma pit" reaches far away places on the wind.

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　It is a disaster that has begun to occur in recent years, and the contaminated land becomes a place where grass and trees do not grow and beasts do not come near, sometimes for several years at a time.

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　Grand, located in the southwest of the central country, is said to be damaged to a certain extent by the wind.

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　Securing safe land is now an important issue for the six surrounding countries.

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"I am many things. I want honor and I don't mind luxury. But most of all, I'm frustrated."

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　A girl from the Soukei tribe also joins the conversation without being asked.

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　Rummella noticed the gazes of Thor and the others, and her face flinched a little, but she still made her point clearly.

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"I want to protect again what I could not protect.

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　Sisters Rummella and Licori used to be A-rank adventurers in Bossalia.

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　Therefore, they must have some feelings about this dungeon.

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"Oh, it's me?　Hmmm, because it's fun."

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"My path is ahead of my sword."

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　Without answering what she was enjoying, Ninessa smiled pleasantly.

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　Sitting next to her, Straccia struggles to lift and position her eye patch.

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　The older duo does not seem to want to reveal their true feelings.

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　Touching the ordinary parts of these supposedly special people, Thor is somehow reminded of a scene from his old lodgings.

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　The curse of the seventh level was "Fighting Spirit Reduction by Half.

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　While Rummella cured the dizziness and itchiness that had pierced through the bubbles, the red-headed swordsman frowned blandly.

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　The group is ready and finally sets out for their destination.　

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　Surprisingly, the lowest room seems to be smaller than the fifth room.

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　The master of the room is alone.

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　Its brilliantly shining body section is that of an ordinary ant, except for its slightly larger abdomen.

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　However, its size is nearly ten times that of an amber ant.

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　The name of this monster with the strongest hardness is Queen Vajra.

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　She reigns over all the ants in this hive.　

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　On the wall behind the queen ant, a thick, pitch-black pillar-like object was exposed.

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　It looks like a part of the hole that was revealed when the wall collapsed, but it does not look like the roots of a plant.

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　The monster, aware of the intruder's presence, lifts its huge frame and wriggles its long antennae.

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　The battle has begun.

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"The mighty trunk of the great tree of the earth, I dwell in you--..."

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　Two black swords, hardened to a greater degree, slam into the surface of the monster's body.

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　With a high-pitched sound, shards of glittering debris scatter.

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　Stratchia flashes her blade again, deftly dodging the paw that comes roaring down.

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　Again, the queen's shell is slightly scratched.

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　With a single blow that could have been fatal, the swordsman performs his duty with the utmost concentration.

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　The beautifully circled blade misses the force, and the onslaught of the ants is repelled by a paper-thin distance.

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　In return, the flaking fragments and cracks in the outer shell gradually increase.

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　It was a good start, but we have experienced that it is not so easy many times in this area.

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　Naturally, the queen ants also have a nasty habit.

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　Suddenly, a dazzling glow emanated from her huge body.

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　Bathed in the light at close range, Straccia deftly shifts her eye patch to secure her vision as she steps lightly backward.

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　Behind her, Kugase clicked his tongue.

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"It's started. Oh, my God! ,..."

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　It was this white light that caused the sword of the rotting dragon to be black from the start.

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　It cancels all the enhanced states of those who are exposed to it, no questions asked.

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　This is the characteristic of the light emitted by the queen ant.

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　In other words, even if you have enhanced yourself with magical techniques or built up your fighting spirit, it will be canceled out in an instant.

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　In such a situation, the only way out is to enter an endurance battle.

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　But even there, the situation was not so easy.

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　A larger piece spills out of the shell after a strong blow from the sword.

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　After bouncing on the ground, it begins to change shape rapidly.

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　Two sections are wedged into the shell, dividing it into an abdomen, a thorax, and a head.

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　At the same time, six legs extend, and antennae and jaws protrude from the head.

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　At the queen's feet appeared a small golden-headed ant that looked exactly like its parent.

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　Further fragments that have fallen off are transformed into new ants.

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　The newborns immediately begin to swarm, trying to find their enemies.

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From the tree of liberation come and consume them. Taste a glimpse of the power of the great flame with your own body.

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　As if waiting for them, fireballs fly into the air.

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　One after another, the scattered fireballs enveloped the little ants.

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　However, the golden ants are not soft enough to be scorched by such a fireball.

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　The monsters that had leapt out of the blazing fire rushed toward the red-haired beauty and the tall girl who were standing a short distance away from the fire.

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　Kugase, clutching a iron-harder-than-stone basket hand, rushes forward to intercept them.

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　And Ninessa, too, pulled out a steel-hard knife hidden in her back and returned fire.

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　Each time the queen ants attack the abnormally hard body of the queen ants, the reinforcement is erased and servants are spawned.

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　The humans, on the other hand, are deprived of physical and magical power every time they do something, and are unable to recover it.

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"We can still,............,...... go.　

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"Hu ...... hah ......,...... red fruit ...... of the flame tree,."

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　Rummella, who had sent after to the two who's clothes were torn and blood was dripping from everywhere, gulped down the magic restoring potion again with a blue face.

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　Thirty minutes have already passed, and the other three, except for Straccia, are breathing heavily on their shoulders.

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　The prince's usual dignified expression had faded away, and a beastly snarl was gradually escaping from his lips.

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　In the midst of such a pitched battle, a great change is finally brought about by a series of attacks by Stratchia.

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　Finally, the queen ants, whose entire body was cracked, stopped moving and began to tremble.

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　As everyone stops to watch, the shells covering the monster's body begin to peel off one after another.

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　After all the debris was removed, the queen was revealed, blackened and discolored.

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　At the feet of the labyrinth master, who finally shows his frenzied phase, a large number of golden ants rise up.

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　The second round of the reworking of the labyrinth has begun.

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