Chapter 137 - Underground 3 (1/2)

Chapter 137 - Underground (3)

[Nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa nyaa!]

[Kee-ahhhhhhh!]

[M...my energy…..It’s being suck away…….!]

A massacre was occurring within the large space underground.A black fog of unknown nature was letting out a weirdly cute roar as it covered the open space.The black monsters, who were trapped within the fog, kept screaming as they shriveled up.They fell over and died.It was such a horrible sight that many wondered if this was what it was like witnessing the Demon King at work.

“Good.She’s doing a good job eating all of them even if there are a lot of them.”

When he witnessed this sight, Artpe nodded his head as he put on a satisfied expression on his face.Sienna was standing next to him.Her eyes had turned round as she mumbled her words.

“They all seem to be easily over level 200…..”

“All the while, Roa has grown a lot.”

Artpe’s party was acting in an extremely leisurely manner.The warriors were flustered by this sight.Until a moment ago, they had been fighting for their lives.These people had shown up from nowhere, and they had killed several hundred to several thousand of their enemies!Their enemies were dying without being able to put up much of a resistance!

“W..who are you guys!”

“Are you our enemies?!Are you guys from the Demon race?!”

First, Artpe was going to cut off the idea that his party was the enemy.Artpe pointed towards the black fog that was zipping across the square.

“I’m her owner.Moreover, I’m human.”

It was unexpected, but the Dwarves weren’t using the common language of the continent.They were using an ancient language.However, Artpe was fluent in most languages, so it wasn’t too hard to reply in the same tongue as the Dwarves.

“It is as I have expected!”

“Still, that doesn’t guarantee that they aren’t our enemies.I’ve never seen a magical beast capable of swallowing the Shadows of Sinners!”

“We are deep underground, so how did these humans get here?”

It didn’t matter if the Dwarven warriors were in a state of confusion.Roa enthusiastically continued to satiate her appetite.It didn’t take too long for the Shadows to be eradicated from the square.There wasn’t a single one of them left.

“My god······.”

“B...be on guard.That thing ate all of them!We might be next!”

The short Dwarven warriors kept hanging back as they bunched together.The sight was a bit adorable, but that wasn’t important right now.Roa looked across the square to the location where the Shadows had exited.Roa turned backed into the form of a black cat as she stared at the deep black hole.She nodded her head as she returned to Artpe’s arms.

[Nyaa nyaa nyaa, nyaa-nyaa-ah.]

“I see.It leads to a different place.”

Artpe let out a bitter laugh when he heard Roa’s explanation.He never expected such a horrible ‘Dungeon’ to exist below the surface of the world.

Just the presence of the hole dyed its surrounding with Demonic energy.It was also a Dungeon that periodically spat out evil spirits from within.It was no wonder the Dwarves were trapped underground.It was understandable as to why they no longer appeared above ground.

“A...a cat?”

“He really is its owner.”

The Dwarven warriors quieted down.Artpe had gained the upper hand by merely having Roa in his arms.He smirked as he took a step forward.The Dwarves flinched, and every one of them clenched their weapons harder.

Artpe spoke.

“Hello.It is nice to meet you.As an aside, do you guys have any Quests for us?”

It was the proper way to handle a first meeting with a different race!

The Dwarves thought they were going to fight a battle that would determine the fate of the entire race.They had been trembling at that thought.When they heard Artpe’s random question, they tilted their head in confusion.

“Q...Quests?”

“This is our first meeting with you, so why do you think we have Quests…..”

“Everyone be quiet.We have one person that can speak on the same eye level as them.”

“Ah, that’s right!”

It seemed the Dwarves had come to a conclusion.Several Dwarven warriors quickly turned around, and they quickly ran into a tunnel.On one end of this enormous square, there was the hole where the evil spirits had crawled out from.On the other side, there was a tunnel that presumably led to the territory of the Dwarves.

‘As expected of the Dwarves...’

Artpe had been surprised when he saw the existence of the long tunnel.Aside from the Dwarves from the legends, it was impossible to excavate and maintain structures so deep within the earth.

“Please wait a moment here.We live below the earth, so we aren’t good at understanding complicated things.Fortunately, we have a comrade that is quite bright.He will be able to speak to you on the same eye level as you.”

“The words I want to convey isn’t that difficult to understand….All right.I just want you all to understand that we hold no hostility towards the Dwarves.”

When one of the Dwarves spoke to him in a courteous manner, Artpe let out a bitter laugh as he spoke.Artpe and his party members had show up from nowhere, and they had slaughtered several thousand monsters.They had kill them, because the monsters possessed Demonic energy.The Dwarves were like the Elves.They were of another race.Artpe wasn’t going to attack them.

‘······maybe, they are reacting this way, because they know about how humans treat the other races.’

It hadn’t been too long since he had settled the problems between humans and the Elves.When he thought about that incident, Artpe just shrugged his shoulders.

“So?When is your comrade coming?”

“I received a report that said the fight in the other cave is almost done.It shouldn’t be too long.…..ah.Here he comes.”

The Dwarf’s complexion visibly brightened when he saw his comrade running through the tunnel at a rapid rate.It made one wonder how strong and dependable this comrade was.When Artpe raised his gaze…..

“Uh······.”

He froze in place when he came across someone in the most unlikely place.

“Living Armor?”

“He is wearing an extremely large armor!”

“Appalling amount of magical energy.….outward appearance looks funny.”

“Oh my.It is true.He will be able to speak to us on the same eye level as us.…..physically.”

Since the Dwarves mentioned a comrade, he had expected it to be another Dwarf.He had been wrong.Even if the height of Maetel and Artpe was combined, this man might be taller.He was wearing enormous full plate armor and helm.There was a large axe and shield strapped to his back, yet he was running at high speeds through the tunnel.