7 Episode 6 "Fall and Encounter".txt (1/2)

In this world, there are five labyrinths called the ”Five General Labyrinths”.

They were created by the Demon King and are the stronghold of the Demon King's army.

A powerful demon tribe called ”Demon Generals” is in charge of guarding these labyrinths, and it is difficult to break through them even with a country's own troops.

This ”Abyssal Labyrinth” is one of the five generals' labyrinths.

Many demons with power related to the soil have been created.

The defense of the labyrinth core is also guarded by demons or demonkind called 'Earth Demon Generals'.

There used to be fifteen layers of demons in total.

It is a vertical hole that leads downward, and the ground is characterized by its fragility.

If you give it a strong impact, the floor will collapse, so you have to be careful when fighting.

I don't know if it's still fifteen levels, but we'll go down to the bottom for now.

Using the magic stone, I activate the magic of body strengthening.

At the same time, I use the magic of concealment to hide my presence.

''Gruaaa!''

However, there are demons inside that have keen senses and are aware of us.

The demon whose body is made of mud, the mud ogre, is approaching us with a bang.

''Hmph.''

''Gagaa!''

I ducked the log-like arms and slashed off his head with my treasure sword.

It's the sharpness of the sword that made the mud demon crumble to the ground with one swift stroke.

''At this level, you can take them down with just physical strengthening and swordsmanship.

The movements of the demons I've fought so far are generally in my head.

Thanks to the 'Strong Demon Ring' and the magic stone, I'm able to move a lot more than usual, and I'm able to fight well enough.

I walk through the labyrinth, checking my current strength.

Even if I use the magic stone, I can't use high-powered magic like I once did.

It's not a matter of if it's a lower level demon, but it's only enough to dazzle a higher level demon.

For the time being, I'll take the sword as my main weapon and the magic as my support.

Ignore the demons that don't notice us.

The demons that notice us will be defeated as soon as possible.

Because the structure inside is different, it was a bit of a pain to find the stairs leading down, but we're progressing without much of a battle, so I'd say we're doing pretty well.

----.

”Gaaaah!

”Wow!

It didn't take long for me to realize that.

When I came down to the eighth floor, I encountered an unbelievable number of monsters.

They were so numerous that you would want to rush in to see if it was a monster house or something else, but they were solidified around the stairs.

Countless demons such as mud demons, skeletons and earth lizards (rock lizards) attacked at once.

''Tch.''

They duck and slash away at the attacks.

Each one of them is not very strong.

Even I can handle them well enough now.

It's their numbers that are troublesome.

...... troublesome.

It was when I reached out to the porch to make my next move.

Suddenly, the demons in front of me were blown up and crushed by crashing into the wall.

''Aaah, it's been a long time since I've been human!''

The one that appeared was an exceptionally large mud demon.

He approached with a lowly smile, shaking his fat body.

''Baboon. I would have preferred a young woman, but I don't care if it's a man. I'm going to crush you to a pulp.

A rare breed.

Most of the demons are of low intelligence and cannot speak.

However, on rare occasions, demons with high intelligence and the ability to speak emerge like this.

Those rare species are stronger than ordinary demons.

You're in the way, small fry, you're in the way!

While laughing, the mud demon slammed his fist at the surrounding demons.

The other mud demons, who should be of the same race, were also involved and killed by being turned into mincemeat.

''Hey. Isn't that guy one of yours?

”Huh?　This useless trash is just fine with me.

Okay.

This is what demons are by nature.

With a few exceptions, they kill even their own kind just to satisfy their own needs.

Even if they are intelligent, that won't change.

Oh, what the hell.

She's no different from us humans and demons.

I'm sure you're aware of that, but for now.

”Well, this is a little uncomfortable.

A mad ogre, striking at you.

It's a blow that would turn an ordinary human into a lump of flesh with a single blow.

You can use your treasured sword to repel it.

This is a technique of the jujiken, a sword that I learned in the course of battle.

This is the swordsmanship that I learned during my heroic days, the art of controlling with softness and cutting with softness.

”Huh?

I'm not sure if he had absolute confidence in his own abilities, but the Mad Ogre was astonished.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

''Hee, geeaaaah!''

With a decapitated scream, the mad ogre collapsed to the ground.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

''Geeee!''

The rare species was hit, causing the surrounding demons to be frightened.

I pierced the gap and left the scene.

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Then, a few moments later.

They had come down the stairs to the eleventh floor.

However, the number of demons chasing after me behind me is only increasing.

They are chasing us from behind like a hundred demons, zorozoing around like a hundred demon nightmares.

It's a good thing that they were lightly armed for the sake of mobility, but if they had focused on defense and wore armor, they wouldn't even be able to see it.

''--Shaaaa.''

A huge demon appeared as it stood in front of me.

It's called an earth spider, a demon with the lower half of a spider and the upper half of a golem.

In this abyssal labyrinth, it was a high level of danger.

''Giiiiii!''

As the mouth of the earth spider opened, a white ball was spat out from inside.

It was an earth spider's thread that had a powerful adhesive force.

It landed on the ground in succession, jumping up and down and blocking the passage.

'...... It can't be helped,'

From the pouch, he took out multiple magic stones at the same time.

While evading the attack of the earth spider, I let the magic power within the magic stones in my grip run amok.

”--”Break Magic.

The runaway magic stone was thrown at the demons approaching from behind.

The magic stone emitted a dazzling light and immediately afterwards exploded with a roaring sound.

The demons engulfed by the explosion were blown away.

However, the demons that come in one after another are still unable to be defeated with this alone.

This is when the other demons are going to step over the wreckage of their friends and rush towards you.

''Gruooh!''

With a thumping sound, the ground collapsed with great force.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time.

In order to escape from the earth spider that was approaching from behind, I jumped into that hole with great vigor.

I used additional magic stones to enhance my physical abilities and leapt onto the demons and rocks.

”'Whirlwind'.”

As the next level of ground approaches, I create a whirlwind with the magic stone.

He loosens the impact of his fall and manages to land on the ground.

''That was a little too reckless. ......

The wreckage of the upper levels and the fallen and crushed demons were lying around.

Among them, there was also a spider that was probably chasing me.

With this, I was able to reset the situation where I was being chased by a large number of demons for the time being.

It's too dynamic, but the shortcut was also a success.

''That was a move I couldn't have taken if I hadn't been alone.

This is the twelfth floor.

It's possible that the number of floors has changed, but if it's the same as before, then there will be three floors left.

The labyrinth core and the earth demon general guarding it are also close.

The demons in this labyrinth can handle it as long as they don't get surrounded.

With the use of a large number of magical stones and magic power-granting items, it is possible to take advantage of an opening in the earth demon general's mind and steal the labyrinth core.

''Hn......, that's...''

A white sphere the size of a softball was lying near the crushed and dead earth spider.

Come to think of it, the earth spider should have been able to extract a ”cocoon ball” containing an extremely viscous liquid.

It's difficult to handle, but I shove it into my pouch as it might be useful for something.

'Okay, ......'

In addition, after checking the number of magic stones left, I started walking towards the next level.

The more I advanced, the more the magic element in the air became quite dense.

The magic element shone brilliantly in the air, creating a kind of fantastic scene.

However, there is no time to admire it.

''--......''

Magnesium is a gas that produces demons, and at the same time, it is like oxygen, which is necessary for action.