The southernmost city, where the Stampede wave had already passed. All the knights and militia stationed there had been captured by the sticky slime and gathered in the square. The head of that city was dripping greasy sweat from his forehead as he watched the desperate situation on the top floor of the pavilion.

　Suddenly there was an earthquake, and then a monster suddenly emerged from the ground. This was despite the fact that the road was trampled and paved with cobblestones. The monsters that sprang up from underground then subdued the magic cannon of the anti-aircraft weapons near the outer walls.

　After that, the gates were opened from the inside by a surprise attack from the air, and the city was invaded by monsters that marched in from the ground. And in a matter of minutes, the city's armed forces were captured and even taken hostage.

　The city had been completely dropped by the monsters who moved as disciplined as an army. The outer walls were already surrounded by monsters, and none of them could go outside. And the people inside the city were in despair, looking as if they had been driven to the edge of the cliff.


''Someone ... someone, help me ...''
God....
Wow!


　The people are afraid of the monsters that walk around inside the city without a care in the world, and they can only pray. The children cry out in terror, and no one has the luxury of remonstrating with them. The city was wrapped up in fear of the monsters.

　And so, after the city was overrun, the various monsters began to prepare their own meals. With a high-pitched voice, they ripped out the belly of the crying child and dragged out the entrails in front of the mother. It seems that the monsters have their own preferences, dividing the food into organs such as the heart and liver.

　Other brutal and atrocious acts were carried out in front of the people's eyes, such as forcibly stuffing herbs into their mouths and roasting them whole, or dismembering each part of the body and chopping up the hard parts with a knife to make them into ground meat.


'Boohi!


　Her mother, the earth boar [Uriboa], whose child was killed in front of her eyes, screamed in grief, but she too was soon beheaded and her blood and magic stones were drained out of her, and she was dismantled by the monsters. And in the blink of an eye, she became a familiar lump of flesh and was grilled more and more on the hot griddle.

　While the monsters that had invaded the interior of the city were nourishing their spirits by eating the earthen boars they had brought with them, a man and a girl entered the room where the city's mayor was confused. When the city chief was freaked out by the two men coming out of the monster pack, the soft-spoken man with a soft face smiled bitterly.


''Well, don't be afraid. We have no intention of harming you.''
What are you people?
I'm sorry I'm late. I'm Orvis. This girl is Mina. It's a pleasure to meet you.
Nice to meet you.


　Orvis and Mina, both wearing unseasonably black scarves around their necks, greeted the mature city chief with a smile. From the street, the two would appear to be father and daughter, but in reality, they are the Pope of the Orvis religion and his congregation.

　The Orvis religion is a religious group that defines the divine dungeon in the labyrinth city as a divine realm and challenges the status quo that allows anyone to enter it. The influence of the religious group has increased in the wake of the rampaging dragon's attack, but that is still not enough to ensure that requests to restrict access to the divine dungeon are heeded.

　And Mina was the only girl who survived the aftermath of the attack unleashed by the tyrannical dragon, and after that stampede, she belonged to the Orvis religion. At first, she had only been used as a tool to gather sympathy, but now her position was up to the Pope, Orbis's inner circle.

　However, the city chief didn't know anything about Orbisism, and he just looked at the two of them with a creepy look on his face. Either a human from a pack of monsters, or a monster that looked like a human. Either of those would be the worst of both worlds.

　Turning to the city's chief, who seemed to be on alert, Orvis bowed his head in a distressed manner.


I apologize for the suddenness of the attack. I'm sorry for the suddenness of the attack, but we can't exactly talk about it head-on, so we've taken him into custody. Please forgive me, since we have not lost a single person.
What do you want?
I want you to make a deal with me this time. We can get the food to run this organization, but we are under-equipped. We want all the equipment and resources that we have in this city right now. In exchange for that, how about the hostages we have gathered in the square and these magic stones?


　Orvis begins to spread out a large number of magic stones from his magic bag on his desk. There are various types, and they are all large magic stones, so they are all of moderate value. Probably, if you weigh these magical stones and the hostage, equipment is probably cheap.

　But it's obvious what the equipment replenished here will be used for. That's why the city chief can't just admit to the exchange. The head of the city, who has withdrawn his frightened look, boldly stretches his chest and says: ".......


''........There's no equipment to give away, monsters.
'Haha. Then should I kill one of them?
'Whoa!'


　A scream rang out from outside as Orvis put his hand on the black scarf. An orc grabbed the knight's hair, which was pinned to the ground by the sticky slime, and lifted it up, placing the sword around his neck. The city chief looked at the scene from the window in a panic, and Mina also stood tall and looked outside.


You can't afford to kill anyone but the searchers who are stepping into the divine realm with their own eyes, but if you are prepared to die, there's no choice. However, even if you risk your lives here, the result will be the same. If you won't cooperate, I will only slaughter the knights who can't move and feed the frightened people outside to the monsters. And after that, we will slowly collect our equipment.
"We have to take care of life, okay?　Hey, Mom.


　Orvis says admonishingly with a Buddha-like face, and Mina tilts her head to look at her arms, muttering naturally as she looks at her arms. The armor-clad orcs moved with eerie swiftness, pulling up the heads of the knights bound by the slime and placing their weapons under their necks. The knights paled like criminals being executed, and the people screamed as the monsters suddenly moved.

　The city chief heard the screams and closed his eyes in anguish. If they handed over their equipment here, the monsters that moved like an army would make good use of it. It's obvious that this will create further damage in the royal capital.

　However, all of our armed forces here are sealed off. Even if we declare that we won't hand over our equipment here, the result won't change, as Orvis says. If you wanted to kill everyone in the first place, you could have done it from the beginning. Perhaps this man Orbis really does care about human life. He's someone you can talk to.


"...All right. I accept your terms in full.
It's a wise decision.


　As soon as they heard the city chief's words, the orcs lowered their weapons and returned to their meals. The knights exhaled in relief and their families sobbed in relief as they sobbed. The head of the city also saw the situation from the window and exhaled as if he was relieved.


I'm sorry to hear that, but we don't have much time to spare. Please show me the way now. I'll have the monsters carry the equipment to you. Mina, let's go.
Yes, sir.


　Scurrying around, Orvis called out to Mina, who was looking around the room, and Orvis urged the city chief to show her around. The equipment and magic tools were then carried out by the monsters following Orvis' instructions, while Mina walked around the area with the orcs carrying her on their shoulders.


'Take care of yourself, mother.'
Uh, yeah...


　Mina spoke to the child hiding in her mother's shadow with a look of envy on her face. The child, who was just about Mina's age, nodded coyly. After that, Mina continued to walk around the city, watching her family on the Orcs as she followed the illusion.


'Mina, please help me a bit. Please keep the perimeter alert.
Yes, sir.


　After a while of walking around, Orbis requested me to do so, so Mina also put her hand on the scarf that is wrapped around her while giving instructions to the monsters. However, the people of this city are demoralized by the monsters surrounding them, so they don't have much of a job to do. Mina was playing with her own black hair with her fingertips in a boredom, stretching out a small piece.

　And when he finished carrying what was in the city in about half a day, Orvis snapped his fingers. Then the slime that had been holding the knights back slithered away and gathered around him.


''The monsters under our command won't attack this city, but maybe some of them are straying. We'll leave behind enough magic tools to defend ourselves, so please don't let your guard down.
..........
Then I hope to see you again, sir.
Bye.


　After saying goodbye to them, the city chief looked at them seriously as they left the city with the monsters in tow. Then, as he quickly closed the gate and let the knight observe their movements, the group of monsters froze in one place and stopped.


''Do you want to ... shoot them?''
'Don't be silly. You're no match for this kind of equipment.


　I've had two magic cannons left behind, but even the originally perfect equipment was unable to do anything to contain them. The city chief, who chided the knight who looked at the magic cannon, continued to watch the group with a nervous look.

　Then an earthquake similar to the one that occurred earlier occurred, and the knight and city chief looked panicked. And when they looked at the frozen monster group, only the ground that was in place was dented as if it had been cut off.


''........What is that?''


　Then, with a rumbling of the earth, the earth leaned back. The one that emerged from the ground was a giant, four-legged, turtle-like looking thing. The hand of the city's mayor holding the binoculars trembles in front of the monster, which is too huge.


It's....


　A giant monster that walked leisurely, its shell on its back had a number of holes in it. The city chief recognized the sign next to the holes.


''A dungeon.......is it?''


　The city chief could only mutter in horror as he looked at the shell where a sign had been erected indicating the entrance to the dungeon.