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290 - - something waiting on the 20th floor of the earth

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　Two days after the relic-related fiasco.

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　Thor and his team, having completed their preparations, set out for the depths of the abandoned underground prison.

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　The participants were quite a large group of twelve people in total, including seven members of the Black Shimmer team and five members of the Platinum Flame team.

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　The greater the number of participants, the greater the risk of attracting monsters along the way, but the greater the safety in defeating the monsters themselves.

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　However, it is said that usually there are at most 7 or 8 people who challenge the labyrinth master.

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　One of the main reasons is that not many people have enough skills to challenge the master of a fixed dungeon.

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　Another reason is that it is easy to get into a dispute over the reward after defeating the labyrinth master.

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　The person who used the relic to seal up the miasma hole or his/her close friend gets the right to rule the liberated land.

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　Those who participated in the defeat of the relics may assist them, or they may receive only a bounty.

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　In either case, however, they would have to provide a lot of positions and money, a factor that would put pressure on the finances and rights of the new border towns.

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　Thor and his friends, on the other hand, do not have to worry about such things.

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　If Yuril releases the power of the Golden Tree and seals the great miasma, they intend to continue their adventures in order to help him.

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　Naturally, they are planning to give up their right to rule, which is why they are taking on this challenge with such a large number of people.

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　We reached the sixteenth floor via the stairs and the downstairs passageway using a key, and from there, we took the shortest route to the bottom of the building while eliminating the monsters in our way.

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　We reached the descending passage to the 20th floor in the evening of the second day without any particular difficulties.

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　After a good night's rest, Thor and the others headed for the lowest level in perfect physical condition.

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"Okay, let's do our best as usual!

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"Moe will do his best!　And Akurosuke!"

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　Sora cheerfully holds up his stick, and Moo holds up a cage full of beetles.

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　Come to think of it, this may be the first time in the long history of the project that insects have been brought to a place like this.

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　Yuril smiles at the two as they raise their spirits, a familiar smile on his face.

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"We're counting on you, Sola-san and Mumu-san."

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　The twins shrugged their shoulders in disappointment.

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"I wasn't going to go this far with you anymore. Is this a good opportunity to ingratiate ourselves with your grandfather?　Well, Nene is right. Let's do our best not to get hurt."

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　At the words of her older sister Kikiriri, her younger sister Nenemimi nods silently in return.

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　She seems to be very enthusiastic, as she is already in the same position as Kikiriri.

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"We will do our best to help you, Master Thor.

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"Ugh, I'm getting nervous. But we'll make a lot of money if we win here. We have to do it!

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"Oh, you are very motivated, Mr. Kugase. I'd like to say the same here, but doesn't it give you the creeps to think that there's a lot of dirt above your head deep in the ground like this?　I have already been shaking since a few minutes ago, and it's a shameful thing to say."

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"At times like that, you should only think about money, old man."

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"You're the only one who can cheer me up, Cu. Yes, how about thinking about your loved ones?　Mr. Barconia."

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"That's just for you, Ram, who has a flower garden in his head. ......"

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　Razzel and Moldamo watch the conversation between the three of them without saying a word.

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　Next to them, Riccoli played a light whistle in place of a voice.

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　The faces of the group change instantly as the music begins.

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　Each of them, armed with a weapon, chants a prayer of magical skill to follow the music.

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　, , , , , , and .

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　When the reinforcement was finished, Thor said only one word.

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"Let's go."

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　And so the Twelve proceeded to the bottom of the earth, where no one had ever set foot before.

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　Thor led the way, followed by the twins and Rasel, then Kugase.

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　Sora and Mu followed behind them, and the other magic users settled in at the end of the line.

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　They silently descend the long ramp, and when the parallel ground comes into view, Thor sees the future in both of his eyes.

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　Then he shouted loudly.

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"Jump inside!

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　At the sound of their shouts, everyone starts to move in unison.

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　Within a few moments, a violent sound echoed from overhead.

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　At the same time, the ceiling of the passageway collapsed one after another, and the rocks that poured down filled the ramp.

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　If they had been one second later, they would have surely been swallowed by the collapsing rocks and died.

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　However, with the help of the , none of us were too late and we were able to escape to our rooms.

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　Thor sees Licori, who had been walking at the back of the group, run out of the passageway, and quickly checks where he is, breathing a sigh of relief.

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　It was the largest space he had ever been in.

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　The ceiling was high, almost as high as several stories in a building.

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　It is much deeper and more spacious than expected.

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　The walls and the ground were covered with red, molten rocks, which would have made it difficult for a normal person to breathe.

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　There are no obvious protrusions or dents, and there seems to be no place to hide or take shelter.

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"Look!　Tall girl."

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　Thor turns around at the sound of the girl's voice and realizes the reason for the loud crash he heard earlier.

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　Above the entrance, there was something huge sticking out of the ground.

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　It was shaped like a distorted oval and had sunk into the wall about halfway down, drilling into the rock face.

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　This must have caused the ceiling of the passage to collapse.

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"Escape route cut off? ......"

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　The entrance is completely blocked by fallen rocks, and it seems impossible to turn back.

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　Thor tore his gaze away from the stacks of rocks and turned toward the center of the room.

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　There he found a being that was pounding him with a tremendous sense of oppression.

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　It had two arms and legs, and its upright posture was not so different from that of Thor and the others.

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　But at first glance, it was clear that it was a creature different from and incompatible with humans.

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　The towering monster is five to six times the height of Thor.

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　Its long arms are divided into several tentacles from the elbows down.

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　The same is true from the knees down, where countless roots seem to be entangled in an undulating web.

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　Furthermore, with its slippery red skin, it resembles the fire-heads that we have defeated many times.

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　And the chief of the demon tribe had the features of a three-necked creature.

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　Around its neck and chest, it had a row of bumps that resembled a huge human face.

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　However, there was no deafening laughter, but only a giggling of white eyeballs.

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　Finally, on top of it, on the part of the head, was a flower petal of a sickening color.

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　Several fleshy petal-like shapes were open like a flower in full bloom.

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　The center of the petal.

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　In the center of the petal, where the core should be, a distorted oval shape was slowly protruding from the inside.

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　Thor intuitively realized that it was the same as the one that had just been shot over the entrance.

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"It's coming, vanguard, get in front!　Mr. Yuril, you've got to slow him down!"

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"Yes, to the underworld..."

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　The next moment, Thor and the others hear an impossible voice.

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　It is the prayer of Yuril's upper branch magic technique.

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　The exact same words echoed from the center of the room.

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"Todo to Kurakichi!"

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　The source of the sound came from one of the faces growing under the monster's neck.

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　An inorganic voice is emitted, slightly lagging behind Yuril's.

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"--" (The cessation of the underworld).

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"--"

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　Thor and the others could do nothing but stare in horror at the incoming wave of gray ice.

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