Chapter 326

Chapter 329: These Days, No One Believes the Truth (Please Subscribe!)

There seem to be quite a few unique personalities among the members of the Hermes Familial Group.

Izay had just turned his gaze away from Jix, who seemed to be the comic relief, when he noticed Ais being harassed by a muscle-bound yet girly girl.

Though she was as muscular and robust as Gress, surprisingly, she was full of girlish charm.

She appeared to have been discouraged by Ais.

Upon seeing the curves revealed under the blonde adventurer’s battle attire and armor, her long, well-proportioned legs, and her fair, delicate skin, the dwarf girl Airilu snapped—!

After exchanging just a few words, she tearfully shouted, “Why is your figure so perfect!?” before running off in a flash.

“Ah… that…”

Ais followed her with her gaze, still unsure of the situation, wanting to console her but not knowing how to start.

She could only watch helplessly as she ran away.

Izay also understood upon hearing that lament.

He could somewhat empathize with the dwarf sister’s feelings.

Ais already had an impressive figure, and Loki specially found her a striking set of battle gear and armor.

Together, these two factors created an effect greater than the sum of their parts. At home, they’ve made Tiona envious more than once.

And frankly speaking, he still hasn’t figured out why Ais’s chest guard has a design where one side is higher than the other? What’s the point of exposing half of the southern hemisphere?

Could it be to attract attention?

But adventurers are all worldly-wise; who would fall for such an obvious trick?

“… Izay!? Why are you staring at my chest like that? And with such a serious look, it’s embarrassing…”

“Ah, this… I’m studying your armor, very seriously, Ais, you must believe me —!”

For a moment, Ais fell silent.

The girl seemed to say nothing, but her eyes seemed to speak volumes.

Her slightly puffed cheeks carried a hint of disdain~

It’s over. These days, no one believes the truth anymore.

Izay sighed inwardly.

At this time, the support girl Neru approached Ais and apologized for Airilu’s behavior earlier.

Izay had a pretty deep impression of this girl.

Because her name was close to Rine from their household, and their attributes were similar too.

Both were supporters, both human girls, and their ages weren’t far apart. It was truly fate. Maybe he could introduce them sometime.

“Izay, what do you think about this mission?”

Having just directed her companions to deal with another wave of monsters and noticing the increasing number of monsters around, Asfi took the opportunity to walk up to Izay.

While it’s common sense that the closer you get to the granary, the more monsters there are.

But judging by the current situation, she seemed to have underestimated this task.

“Are you asking me?”

“Who else would I ask!?”

Asfi mainly wanted to know the level of danger associated with this Adventurers’ Quest.

From Lulune, she had learned about the Rivira Town incident some time ago.

Would this event match up to the one that nearly destroyed Rivira Town recently? Asfi wanted to know this and prepare mentally beforehand.

“Hmm… it’s probably best not to be too optimistic…” Izay replied after a pause.

Upon hearing this, Asfi’s expression became serious. “Will those troublesome man-eating flowers appear again?”

“They won’t just appear; they will definitely appear.”

Most likely, the beast tamers will be there too, Izay added.

This time it seems like they’re going into the enemy’s home turf.

And as a home-field advantage, “manpower” is inevitable. Those man-eating flower monsters will likely be countless.

Those man-eating flowers might just be small fry for him and Ais, but they’ll be tough for Asfi’s group. A slight misstep might lead to injuries.

Casualties should be avoidable.

As long as no one dies, Izay can heal them back with his “Holy Healing.”

“Alright… I understand…”

After receiving feedback from Izay, Asfi bit her lip and braced herself, focusing more on the upcoming battle without further complaints.

Then, as they gradually approached a tree-cave passage near the granary, everyone felt a subtle tremor.

“—!?”

“Is this an earthquake?”

“An earthquake in the Dungeon? Jix, you’re trying to kill me laughing?”

“Everyone, shut up! It’s a horde of monsters!”

All the adventurers in the group reacted to the presence lurking ahead. Asfi immediately raised a hand to halt the team’s advance.

The path ahead was a massive crossroads. The luminescent moss serving as a light source dimmed slightly, creating a thin darkness where countless shadows wriggled.

It was a massive swarm of beasts filling the wide passage, so numerous it was almost unbearable to look at.

“My goodness… wouldn’t it be better to tactically retreat at this moment?”

Seeing the countless monsters moving chaotically, Lulune couldn’t help but take two steps back, and the other members reacted similarly.

They had never seen so many monsters gather in one specific area.

The ugly monsters swarmed out in droves, forming a vast army. The visual impact of this behavior sent shivers down everyone’s spines.

“Their gathering pattern feels unnatural…?”

“Hmm, indeed. It feels like someone is deliberately luring or driving them.”

In this situation, only Ais and Izay remained completely calm.

Their own strength gave them strong confidence, though from the scale alone, the monster horde before them seemed even more terrifying than the “Monster Banquet” in the deeper levels.

However, the latent Ability Values of these clustered monsters were generally low, making Izay feel no tension.

A group of monsters with latent Ability Values barely above Level 2, if he cast one magic spell, it might clear the entire field?

Such a dense formation would only make them die more tragically.

“The direction they’re coming from… seems to be the granary in the north of this floor.”

After observing for a while, Izay recalled the layout of the twenty-fourth floor map in his mind.

The twenty-fourth floor had three monster granaries, located in the southwest, southeast, and northern positions.

And the direction the monsters were now swarming towards was the north!

“That’s fortunate… our destination coincides with the starting point of the monsters.” Upon hearing this, Asfi’s eyelids twitched, her tone rather peculiar.

“Don’t celebrate, Asfi! What do we do now!? They’re coming—!”

While everyone was stunned observing the monster army, some of the monsters had already noticed them.

These monsters broke away from the main group and began heading toward them, with others following behind.

Faced with the large number of beasts slowly approaching, Lulune screamed and asked her guild leader.

“Whether we fight or flee, we should resolve them right here!”

How else can we approach the destination!?