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"I guess it's not over yet."

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　As Raszel had reported, the black fountain behind the labyrinth master had vanished without a trace.

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　Only a few hollows remain in the reddish-brown ground.

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　Thor compares the small head of the red skeleton handed to him with the other keys.

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　They are almost the same in size and shape, except for the color. It seems to serve the same purpose.

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　He checks the surrounding walls again, but does not see any place where he could use it.

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"Next, let's start looking for a door. ......"

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"You don't seem too surprised, Thor."

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"Oh. I thought it might be possible.

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　The basis for this is the four pillars in the contraption in the upper level of the underworld.

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　After the white, blue, and red pillars, the monsters corresponding to the black pillars had to be defeated in order to challenge the dragon of corpses.

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　And the keys of skulls in the same color as those pillars.

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　The fact that they are colored on purpose makes them very suspicious.

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"But then again, this labyrinth seems unnatural..."

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"Yes. It's a little strange that the labyrinth master, when we defeat him, dutifully gives us the key to the next level of the labyrinth, even though it's full of troublesome stumbling blocks.

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　Yuril seemed to feel the same way.

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　The silver-haired beauty continued, the tips of her long ears slightly twitching.

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"At first I thought they were using the prison system as it is, but now I feel a strong sense of discomfort. I can't think of any reason to lead us all the way down to the lower levels.

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"We don't want them to come!"

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　Sola is right that the purpose of the miasma pit is to unleash the monsters that have been generated in large numbers underground to the surface at once.

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　The passageways leading deep underground are for that purpose, not for intruders.

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　An obvious example is the nest hole of the Bossalian jewel ants.

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　In that case, too, tough ants were gathered at the level near the miasma, and were quickly sent to the surface through a wide vertical hole.

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"I heard that the hole sealed by the master was also just a snake that kept coming out."

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　The current boundary town of Dadang used to be a deep forest, and there was a fixed dungeon called the "Fearless Serpent Hole in the Great Miasma Forest".

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　Dhadan and his friends, who used to be adventurers, said that they had reached the multi-headed serpent that guarded the dungeon by slaying the monsters that gushed out from the deep pit.

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　However, this abandoned underground prison is a strange structure, clearly divided into levels, and the only way to move between them is by stairs with a key.

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　It is a labyrinth that is not at all suited for monsters to exit to the surface.

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"I get the impression that this is more of a lure. If this is the case, please visit ......"

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I wonder if it's a trap. Using the labyrinth itself."

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Yes, it is possible.

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"And either way, we're going to have to go deeper."

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　Whatever their intentions, in the end Thor and his friends cannot overlook the miasma.

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　No matter what awaits them, heading for the lowest level is still an option.

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　Thor scratches the bottom of his chin involuntarily and looks around at his companions.

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　Moldamo was clearly discouraged, even to the casual observer.

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　His usual quiet and unassuming appearance was quite different.

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　Beside him, Ricoli was trying her best to comfort her sister with a horrified look on her face.

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　His eyelids were lifted from the familiar half-open eyes.

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　Rummella, on the other hand, had an expression reminiscent of the surface of a still lake.

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　However, her reaction seems to be somewhat sluggish.

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　Her consciousness seems to be a little distracted, as if the words around her are falling on deaf ears.

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　Balconia, whose hair and mustache have been restored to their original state, was chatting animatedly with Rasel.

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　The swordsman, on the other hand, occasionally lifts the edges of his lips in a gesture of amusement.

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　The former bluntness seems to have eased somewhat.

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　Moe straddles the shoulder of the cheerful fireman and strokes his hair insistently.

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　His inorganic purple eyes looked much like they had when we first met, when his expression was hard.

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　The most energetic were probably Kugase and the twins.

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　They are cheering loudly every time they dig into the body of the master of the labyrinth.

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"Look at this, Miss Kiki!　This is definitely first class!"

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　It seems that a large magic stone was found among the faces that lined the necks of the demon tribe.

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　The size of the stone was large enough to hold up with both hands, and I could hear the excited conversation among the three of them.

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"Please help me a little. It's still in the back.　

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"I'm afraid I can't. I can't do it, I'm afraid. My arms aren't strong enough."

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"Well, that sounds fake."

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"It's just a reaction to using the Kamieda martial arts. I won't be able to move properly for half a day.

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"That's a lot of work. Then you should use clay figures,...... I don't have much magic left in me either.

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　Before we knew it, we had become friends.

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　But there is no doubt that they are nearing their limits.

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"Okay, that's enough for today."

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