Chapter 55 - The Abnormality that Began to Encompass the Ruins (2/2)

Are these the mercenaries who quickly went in here after the explanations have finished?

[This is great! Our Drunken Sword Party will be the one who will acquire this Dragon Eye Sakazuki!]

[That’s right!]

[If we were to descend five floors more, we’ll finally reach the new floor! You guys, are you ready or what!?]

[Leave it to me, Elder Sister!]

[Okay! That’s a good reply!]

It seems like the mercenaries here were the fastest ones to dive into this place.

I don’t see any other mercenaries that have reached this floor…

Now then— What should I do now?

I actually want to take some break right now.

It’s just that… I feel like renting the room together with them would make me a bit tired mentally.

[………..]

That’s right.

Should I just look for another break room that’s available and take my rest in there?

I proceeded through the ruins and went down to the next three layers while killing all the monsters I’ve encountered.

13th floor.

Two more floor to pass through and I would finally reach the new floor that have just been discovered.

However, I still want to take a break before entering that new floor.

When I was wandering through the 13th floor, I finally found a mark that I had seen before.

The sign of a break room.

[Guugggaarrruuaahhhh!]

[Buuuuooooohhhh!]

It seems that this room is occupied my monsters.

Moreover, there are about ten of them in here.

I could feel their killing intent gushing towards me.

Designating multiple targets…

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[Guguuaahh!? Ugguuuahh…?]

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I had defeated the monsters that occupied the room.

It’s just that…

[How do I get these corpses out of here?]

There’s even a big one mixed in along with those monsters.

[………..]

Should I just forget about it and proceed another floor deeper?

I went further into the 14th floor and tried searching for a break room while I killed all the monsters I’ve encountered.

However, I haven’t found any break room at all.

[It’s no good…]

I reluctantly returned towards the break room in the 13th floor.

I take the monsters out and cleaned the room as much as I could.

[Fuuu…]

This room is different from those room in the residential area of the Disposal Ruins.

[Can I ask for you to keep a lookout while I sleep?]

[Pii!]

I’m really thankful that I had a comrade who I could ask for lookout.

It’s really different compared to that time when I was in the Disposal Ruins where I could hardly rest as all.

I rest my back behind a wall and closed my eyes.

[————–]

I opened my eyes.

My consciousness have also began awakening.

I check the pocket watch for the time.

[I’ve had three hours of sleep, huh.]

[Pigii!]

Shuba~

“There are no abnormalities!”

It seems that’s what Pigimaru wants to say as he salutes with his protrusion.

[Thank you. Umm, are you okay even if you haven’t slept?]

[Piipii!]

[However… don’t hesitate to say it if you want to take a break, okay? We don’t really have to participate in their struggle to find that Dragon Eye Sakazuki… We also don’t need to rush with diving into this ruins if it’s impossible.]

[Pii ♪ ]

I have never seen Pigimaru sleeping before.

Do slimes even sleep?

When I had asked him about it before…

[Pii?]

It’s a reaction that looks like he doesn’t know whether to say yes or no.

Wondering about that, I gave some dried meat towards Pigimaru.

There are still many mysteries regarding slimes.

[Pyuunyunyuu~ ♪ Pikyyuupikkyyuuu~ ♪ ]

He’s happily eating the dried meat.

It seems that it has a normal appetite…

When we were able to satisfy some of our hunger, we promptly left the room.

We once again aimed towards the stairs leading towards the 14th floor.

Since I have been there once before, I already know the general location of where the stairs are located.

[Hmm?]

A man who had varying expressions on his face is approaching.

You could see other mercenaries following behind him.

I put my guard up against him for a bit.

He doesn’t seem to have any hostility towards me but…

[Oi, you.]

This voice…

Isn’t this voice from that fastest group in the break room from the 10th floor?

I switch over to a humble mode as I spoke to them.

[What do you want?]

[There something weird that’s happening in this ruins right now.]

[Weird? What do you mean?]

The people who seems to be from the Drunken Sword Party stopped in front of me.

Everyone’s complexion looks like they’re pretty disappointed.

Did something irregular happen without my knowledge?

A red-haired woman from the back vomits as she looks pretty mortified.

[Damn— He’s just another newcomer huh.]

A tanned man glances behind his back.

[It’s just… it seems that there’s perhaps something that hasn’t happened in the past but is in the Mills Ruins right now. The guys who went here from the past already felt something really different exists in here.]

I was only sleeping for about 3 hours.

Something must have happened around that time.

I don’t think they looks angry because of the expressions of their faces and the shape of their mouth.

It’s an expression where they’ve found something seriously unexpected.

Even I got anxious as I asked them.

[Specifically, what is this weird incident that has happened? Excuse me, but this is the first time that I have entered the Mills Ruins.]

The tanned man looks quite meek as he answered my question.

[It’s just that… the monsters we have found before on our way here, they’ve died from something unnatural.]

[They’ve died from something unnatural, huh?]

[Yeah. They’re all dead, but I can’t determine what in the world are the cause of their death. Their corpses have no wounds at all. There are also no particular changes in their body. The best that I could find was that their skin looks a bit deathly pale.]

Hmm?