<h4>Chapter Elro Great Labyrinth Abnormality Investigation Team ②</h4>


    Author note: The middle-aged man point of view


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    Eight days after entering the Great Labyrinth.


    The area where the abnormality takes ce is close.


    About the knights who I didn''t expect much from them, they were useful when ites to battle and only useless in their head.


    At first, I thought that I was forced to guide a inexperience nobles unit, but the fact is this unit seems to beposed of the noble''s second son and third son.


    As expected of the powerful country, Rengzant Empire.


    It was not a mere decoration unit.


    「Certainly, we are a medley unit of nobles, but we have acquired training andbat experience simr to the other units. In the first ce, this is the unit that''s gathered with those who can''t seed the title. Everyone is desperate when they can receive a title by raising their achievements」


    I''m told like that.


    Although they still have their former noble''s arrogance, they seemed to experienced a lot of battles, so they seemed to have flexible correspondence unexpectedly.


    For the proof, they don''t listen to my instructions before entering thebyrinth, but when they entered thebyrinth and experienced how severe it is, they apologize obediently and follow my instructions.


    「To be honest, I have underestimated the Great Labyrinth. The fault of the former nobles'' unit iscking ofmon sense. It might be better to allot some time of training to general education from now on」


    The knight''s captain seems to be apetent man.


    Although it''s a nice miscalction that the knights are useful, I can''t stop the unpleasant feeling in me.


    Although I''m sure that we haven''t reached the area where the report was raised, the number of monsters is more than usual.


    Although there''s no casualty at present, there are some who got wounded.


    It''s not a problem because there''s a Treatment Technique User, but the scary part of the Great Labyrinth is you don''t know what''s going to happen.


    We have brought arge amount of antidotes, and there are knights who acquired the "Poison Resistance" in the continuous battles.


    I think that it won''t be a dangerous situation quick, but still, I have an unpleasant feeling.


    Is there even a Queen somewhere here?


    It''s not impossible.


    The Taratect hunting is popr on the other side means that the Queen hasid the eggs.


    In other words, it came to the upperyer.


    Queen Taratect is an Over S moving cmity.


    Only one was killed by the Hero-sama long ago together with arge army in exchange of their lives in the subjugation record of the Queen Taratect.


    Even if I exclude that one, there are still five of them in this world.


    And, one of them settles in this Great Labyrinth.


    Usually, it''s at theyer below the upperyer, but it will go up to the upperyer when itys its eggs.


    Although it would go down immediately, I can''t be careless because it sometimes stays in the upperyer.


    I think that it''s not there, but if we meet such a thing, no matter how many lives we have, it won''t be enough.


    I guess we should avoidrge passages that the Queen seems to be able to pass.


    Another thing that''s in my mind is the area where the abnormality takes ce is at the entrance to the middleyer.


    If I think reasonably, it might be a powerful monster came from the middleyer and chase those guys who originally inhabit there.


    However, is there such a powerful monster in the middleyer?


    The middleyer is a Burning Hell where magma spreads all over.


    It''s a me domain that the Humans can''t capture.


    However, the monsters'' strength shouldn''t have much difference from the upperyer.


    It''s the testimony that the adventurers who challenged the middleyer brought back.


    Those adventurers raise their "Fire Resistance" for many years, fully equipped with fire-proof equipment and they challenged the middleyer.


    After all, the food runs out because of the extremely huge middleyer, and they have to give up on the exploration.


    However, they became the first adventurers who returned alive from the Great Labyrinth Middle Layer.


    It''s said that the Great Labyrinth consists of upperyer, middleyer and loweryer.


    There are several huge holes in the upperyer that connect to the loweryer.


    Although there were adventurers who went down the hole, most of them didn''te back.


    The small number of adventurers who came back testified that there''s a frightening amount of monsters above C rank in there.


    It''s said that the Queen makes the loweryer as its base. Although this is an urban legend, it''s said that there''s even ayer under it that''s called bottomyer.


    Although it can''t be confirmed whether it''s true or not, if they don''t approach purposely, the loweryer and the even loweryer are unrted.


    Or, this time''s abnormality is maybe something that came to the middleyer from the loweryer and crawled out.


    I have such foolish wild ideas.


    「Today, I think that we should rest around here once. What do you think?」


    「Ah, I think that it''s good. If it''s the outside, it''s the time when it gets dark」


    「The time in thebyrinth gets out of order. You know the time well like that」


    「Well, if you enter and exit thebyrinth for a long time when you''re a kid, you will get used to it eventually. Guides are like that」


    「I see. The guides are terrific people more than I thought」


    「It''s not like that. If it''s the directbat ability, Knight-san is way superior. In short, the right person in the right ce. We are specialized in getting out from thebyrinth. Knight-san is specialized in fighting. It''s like that」


    「I see. By the way, I know this may be rude, but how many skills do you possess?」


    「Huh? Skill, eh?」


    「I''m sorry. I''m just interested in it. If you don''t want to tell, there''s no need to tell me. If you are offended, I will apologize」


    「Ah, no. It''s not like that. When it''s people like us, it''s rare to be appraised with appraisal stone. Thest time I saw my skills is quite long ago, so I don''t remember what kind of skills and how many I have」


    「Skill is a lifeline. Isn''t it better to grasp your own skills?」


    「Well, I remember that "Night Vision" and "Danger Perception" have be level 10, but I have forgotten the others」


    I whoughs lively, the captain returned an amazed look.


    Well, half of it is a lie though.


    Although it''s true that I don''t grasp all of my skills, I remembered it roughly.


    However, there''s no need to tell my skills purposely to another person.


    It''s my lifeline, isn''t it obvious?