Yeah, we have a pretty good idea.

　[Brave man of the lake] Wraith-kun smiles smiling.
　He seems to be deploying something like a wall of air, and the bats didn't bite him.

''It seems that the farther away from you the blood manipulation is, the less influence.......the less sensitive the manipulation becomes. Besides, it's my blood after all, and there's a limit to how much I can use it apart from my body.

　The blood knife thrown can also change its trajectory in the air.
　Wraith-kun prevented it from attacking Fran-san with his earth magic barrier.

　The person who attacked it was blown away by Fran-san's right fist, which immediately closed the distance.
　Perhaps because the person himself was too far away, the blood weapon, which could no longer hold the shape of a knife, returned to liquid.

''It would be interesting to shift the position of the magic organ with the application of body change, but there are too few options for hiding it.

　It would be a marvel just to force the position of an organ, but there are conflicts with other organs.
　Forcible movement may be manageable, but swapping positions is a hassle.
　In other words, the space that can be made in time with a spur-of-the-moment evasion is limited.

　Also, there is no place to hide in the lower half of the body. Even if you force them to move it, you'll know right away that it's so.
　In the end, he came to the conclusion that to kill off the vampire in one go, he could just blow up the entire upper body.

'If you want to take them down without regenerating them, do this.

　Wraith-kun and 【Red Lotus Wizard】 Michelle's blasting magic explodes almost simultaneously. Each of them make 【Vampires】 leave.

''And atomization too, you can't think about things while you're turned, right?　If you've decided in advance where you're going to materialize and then you're in a fog... yeah, right here?

　The enemy that atomized on the verge of being grabbed by Fran-san, materialized at a little distance.
　However, just when I thought that 【Vampire】 held his chest, the next moment - his whole body popped off and left.

　Thanks to the exit system, the only thing that scattered is magic particles, but it's a very frightening technique.
　.........Maybe, but they had placed a box or ball of compressed air in the expected materialization position.
　The [Vampire] materialized without noticing it. It was like holding a bomb inside his body.

''But it's sturdy. It's hard to aim at, and if you try to defeat it in one go, it will eat up your magic power. 【Vampire】, it's a nasty demon.

　And Mr. Wraith has a high opinion of his enemies.
　He himself, however, remains unharmed.

　A sense of stability and strength that makes it hard to believe that this raid battle is the first real battle.
　The group of 【Vampires】 were destroyed while giving steady damage to the adventurers.

　Then, the time for the battle between the 【Magic Sword Hero】 and the 【Skewered Lady】 came to a conclusion.
　Helu-san crushed, popped, stomped, and sometimes ignored the countless cones of blood protruding above the direction of travel, forcibly closing the distance between her and Hagenty-san.

'Come on, Hagenty!　Last time!

Great.

　Mr. Hagenty brings back all the blood he can bring back and puts it on his right fist.
　He decides that he can no longer escape from the fists of the brave Helvoor.

　The distance between us is erased, and our fists clash head on.
　The space trembled and the trees rustled. A sound like a forest crying resounded, and the hair of the adventurers around them swayed in the wind as if they were being swayed by a shockwave.



　Mr. Helu has a complicated smile on his face.
　In terms of victory or defeat, Ms. Helu won.

　But it wasn't gained by the simple and pure frontal clash she wanted.

''Miss!''

　Even though I'm also covered in wounds, [Broken Rock Fist Fighter] Amelia-san runs up to me as if she doesn't care about such things.

''It's fine. But as expected, this(...) won't grow back, though.

　Mr. Hell, who laughed at that, had lost his right arm at the base.

　Hagenti-san bared her fighting spirit in accordance with Helu-san's style - it wasn't.
　A moment after the collision, the blood armor that had enveloped her fist changed shape and turned into the fangs of a beast.
　As it was, she succeeded in thrusting her fangs deep into Hel-san's right arm.

　As it was, Hagenty-san was blown away by Hel-san, who swung her fist out, blowing a number of large trees to the ground, and exited.
　But with that, Hel-san's right arm was also blown to shreds.

''That's a lot of loyalty. "That's a lot of loyalty," said Hagenty, "and that's why he thought that the guy in the back here could beat me. I'm doing this to help you in any way I can.

　Having witnessed Ms. Helu's healing abilities first hand, Hagenty should have known that the loss of one right arm would not put her out of the game. With her men wiped out, her priority was not to win, but to take her right arm with her.
　It wasn't about winning or losing individually, it was about the team.

''Haha!　I can't wait to meet the [Vampire Queen] now, I can't wait to meet her!

　The wound seems to have been closed while I'm talking like that, and the magic power outflow stops.
　Considering that he is a [Brave Man] who fights with his fists, Hagenty-san's achievement in taking away a powerful weapon is great.

　The group then passed through the forest without letting down their guard and finally reached the front of the mansion.
　Upon entering the entrance hall of the pavilion, a man in a butler's uniform [Vampire] and a large number of maids greeted the adventurers.

　On the spot, the battle...............................the rules of the raid battle specifications begin.
　The 【Vampire Queen】 Carmilla, who is the Fourth Heavenly King of the Demon King's Army and the floor boss of the third level.
　She is sleeping in a coffin placed on a stone platform in a church set up somewhere in the pavilion.

　The vampires of the forest are her protectors, and it's not worth talking about if she loses to them.
　When those who are capable of getting through the forest reach her, Carmilla wakes up.
　And to protect the door to the fourth layer hidden beneath her, she wields a blade of blood against the adventurers.

　That's right, she sleeps on top of the door to the fourth layer and guards it, making sure that she never leaves the doorway for a moment.
　That's the setup.

　The exterior of the building is always the same, but the interior...or rather the structure of each room is different each time.
　The location of the church cannot be determined from the strategies of other adventurers.

　Also, in order to reach Carmilla, you need three things: the Rusty Candlestick, the Dead Man's Candle, and the Black Flame.
　If you prepare them and place the lit candle in front of the church door with the candlestick in front of the candlestick, the door will open.

　Normally, the whole party would search each room of the mansion - sometimes dealing with traps, ambushes, and other threats - to get the three essential items, as well as a key to open a locked room, a map, etc. Approaching Carmilla.

　However, since there were so many people in the room this time, a condition was set to search the room as a party unit.
　So the Aerial Party, Helvall Party, Skaha Party, Wraith & Fran will search one room each.

　From a TV perspective, this would be a very welcome proposal.
　Having a large group of people fighting at once is one of the most exciting parts of a raid fight, but that's what fans of each party would want their guesses to play an active role.

　It's a sort of royal development that the group will be fighting apart....

'Hmmm, I don't mind, but I have two questions.

What is this?

　The steward replies to Mr. Helle's words.

'Why were you so kind as to drop a blabbering explanation?

I am here to deter your insolence. This is my last explanation. Once the destruction of the mansion and rooms is confirmed, Lord Carmilla will seal the path to the Demon King with her order. I won't let a polite intruder go to the Demon King.

　It's especially common in this kind of exploration, but there are a lot of people who are quick-tempered adventurers who can't cut it.
　There are people who try to simplify the story and say things like, "Let's blow out the floor if the destination is underground.
　Although it's forbidden to do so in the first place, you have to make sure that this kind of thing doesn't happen.

　That's the way it's set up, that's all I'm saying about risking your life.
　In fact, Carmilla doesn't have that kind of ability, and the adventurers are usually disqualified.
　If it wasn't a deliberate act of 'destroying the mansion to shorten the attack time', of course, they wouldn't be disqualified.

''Hmm. So you want me to follow the rules. Good, this side is definitely the intruder's side. We can't afford to ignore them and not be able to fight the Demon King. And secondly - are you guys not going to fight?

　By the looks of Helu, it's hard to determine if she's noticed or not, but the third level is usually not greeted by a butler and maid.
　Instead, there is a table in the darkened entrance hall with a minimal set of rules written on a piece of paper on it.

　One of the reasons is that this time it's the big stage of a raiding battle, so we made it look glamorous........
　The other reason is naturally--.

''We, too, are under Carmilla-sama's command, and we know how to eliminate the intruders by heart.

That's great, that's what I like to do... but if this thing goes down, don't tell me I'm disqualified, okay?

"Let our overthrow be recognized as a legitimate strategy.

They're reasonable people!

　And, it quickly developed into a battle.
　Not long after, the butlers and maids left in front of the fierce fighters who came through the forest.

　Each party began their own search.
　For example, the Helvall party.

There's a piece of paper on there that says "Obviously it's a hint. What's that........what does it read, 'Darker than darkness is a place closer to death than on earth.......'

　Hel-san passes a piece of paper she found on a table in a certain room to [Summoner] Margrethe, the [Summoner].

Indeed, it may be a difficult expression.

'No, I know what it means. I just couldn't read it, thank God.

'I'm glad to be of service to you...I'd like to say that we're friends, aren't we? It's only natural for us to complement each other.

That's awful. What was Aneko doing at the school? I was just about to say, "You know what? Was it right to follow up like Maru-chan~

　Emrine-san, the [Gunner], who is wiping sweat away in a deliberate gesture, is slapped by Amelia-san, the [Fist Fighter], with a pat on the back.

''You're telling me everything, dude.

Ow! No violence!　You act like you're my wife.

Huh?

　The conversation between Ms. Helu and Mr. Margrethe continued, with their friendly conversation as an excuse.

'Does that mean the Black Flame is somewhere underground?　I mean, if he's locked up, maybe he's in a safe or something.

Yeah, I think so.

Should we check it out first?　We could look for a key, but it could be that we're overthinking things.

　Helle scratched her head raggedly with her remaining left hand.

'For now, why don't you head over to check it out?

"...hmmm, yeah. I'll leave it to you to use your head, Maru. Please.

　Mr. Margrethe smiled happily.

'Yes,'

　Aerial Party's leader is a versatile leader, so Aerial-san is also in charge of solving the mystery. The rest of the time, 【Alchemist】 Liu Yi-san is also clever, so the two of them were working on it together.

　The Skaha Party is the same, and besides the leader, [Hunter] Suri-san seems to be the brains behind it.
　There was a scene where 【Warrior】 Hamill-san moved a book in the study and the trap was activated and we all almost fell into a pit, but thanks to 【Magician】 Theo's string, we didn't fall off.
　If we had fallen down as it was, we would have been pierced by the sharp spears at the bottom.

　Wraith-kun and Fran-san showed the softness of mind that only a young man can have, and the two of them were solving the mystery together.
　Apparently, Fran-san speaks more when she's with Lace-kun.
　Lace's smile also seems to be natural and soft when she is with him.

　How much time has passed?
　The adventurers were standing in front of a door.

　The Helvall Party kept the 'Black Flame' burning inside the transparent box.

　The Aerial Party had the 'dead man's candle' with a skull pattern floating on the surface and it was constantly moving.

　Skaha Party found "The Rusty Candlestick", which for some reason makes a painful sound.

　Wraith-kun and Fran-san also found "The Floor Plan" and got the "Key" and other items needed to obtain other items.

　They each join forces and arrive at the front of the church.
　When we place the three combined items on the long, narrow stone platform - gogo, the stone door opens.

　At the end of the aisle, on the stone platform, there was a coffin.
　However, it had already opened the lid a bit.

''How did you make it this far? You seem to be an excellent human being.''

　The dress was black with red in places.
　The costume is both opulent and sensational.
　A red lined veil covers her head, and her eyes are shielded by a black mask. Her beautiful golden hair was long and her fangs could be seen behind her smiling mouth.

　The level of exposure was as good as her underwear, her chest was as good as her underwear, her abdomen and back were mostly exposed to the air, and even her thighs were exposed to the viewer's eye.
　Part of the costume was in the form of a band, and the body was covered in the form of connecting those lines to each other.
　However, the cloth area itself is large. This is because only the front of the body, except for the back, is exposed.

　And large bat wings sprouted from his back. The antennae on the head are also still intact.
　Overall, it's like a bewitchingly beautiful female demon.

''You're Carmilla, right?　I expect you to be strong enough to go through all that f*cking trouble, okay?　And yes, the rest, even better if Hagenty is strong enough to connect.

　Huh, and Carmilla smiles.
　The third level floor boss fight, begins.