DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"So you'd better think carefully about how you're going to use me, and stop polluting my ears with pointless reasons. That's too jarring."

After saying that, she tossed a package to Shadow and left.

No one stopped.

Everyone stared silently at the shadows.

Russian qing.

Ain spoke first: "Three times, we should think about how to make use of this opportunity."

Valetta pondered, "Using it now would be too wasteful. We should at least level her up to level 5 first."

Olivas asked in surprise, "Our plan will be implemented no later than three years from now. Is that enough time?"

Revis, however, was quite certain: "Don't underestimate 'Silence.' Its ability to instantly kill a level 2 enemy and acquire great achievements at a terrifying speed, even surpassing those of us enhanced species."

While the villains plotted their schemes together.

Shadow opened the package that Miko had sent. Inside were simple teleportation anchor materials, and mostly metal tainted with Shaka's blood.

'Is he planning to use the construction of the maze to mix these metals into the maze walls? To stabilize the anchor points?'

Shadow quickly understood Shaga's plan and calmly placed the package on the ground.

After that, someone will be responsible for taking it to where it is supposed to go.

Russian qing.

Another henchman rushed out of the passage in a panic.

"No, this is terrible, Lady Valetta."

"What's wrong... why are you in such a panic?"

Valette spoke calmly; nothing was more surprising than the appearance of "silence."

The younger brother said, "Lady Valetta, it's the hero! The hero has appeared outside the labyrinth!"

Everyone's expressions turned solemn. Barka rotated the water membrane, pointing the image towards the entrance of the 18th floor.

Sure enough, Finn, along with the three leaders, stood in front of the metal gate. They seemed to be testing something, attacking the gate and walls with their weapons.

Ain sighed, "So it really was exposed?"

Dix scoffed, "What do we do now? Not only Freya, but Finn is here too. This means the 18th-floor passage is completely useless. Where are we supposed to transport our goods?"

Valeta sneered, "Finn—I've missed him so much! Hey, Balka, let them in. There are only three of them. I'll go and take care of them!"

Barka was stunned: "Are you serious? That's a hero."

Thanatos pondered, "Let's use the newly built one. Perfect, we need to test its power. This time, there are no companions interfering, so we should be able to keep the hero here!"

“And…” He slowly turned his gaze to Shadow and Revis, “We have a large gathering here, you two will help, right?”

Shadow did not object, and Revis remained silent as well.

……

Rivera, the entrance to the cave on the east side.

Finn, Riveria, and Grace stood in front of the metal gate.

The dwarf uncle withdrew his battle axe. He had just tested the hardness of the gate, and even with his strength, he couldn't leave a single mark on it.

Rivera ran her fingers along the wall: "The edges are coated with obsidian, so even the violent effects of magical bombardment are useless."

Finn bit his thumb and said, "Just as Shaga said, this is an absolutely defensive fortress, or rather, a prison."

He pondered for a moment, then asked, "Can we use a magic circle to detect it?"

Riveria nodded silently: "The magic circle of the End Valedin does have the effect of locating enemies, but it consumes too much magic power. Once it is cast, today's exploration will probably have to end here."

Finn continued biting his hand: "Should we just abolish their fighting ability outright?"

He was pondering whether to abandon a combatant like Rivera just to explore a single section of the floors.

At this moment, the gate began to hum as the mechanical expansion mechanism turned.

The tightly closed metal gate, like a wild beast, bared its fangs.

A pitch-black passageway lay before Finn, leaving the three of them momentarily stunned.

Finn put down his thumb, which he had bitten so hard that it bled, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

"It looks like they're welcoming us."

Grace picked up the axe and said in a muffled voice, "What do we do? Should we go in?"

Finn, feeling the still throbbing pain in his thumb, pondered for a long time before laughing:

"Since everyone else is giving us such a grand welcome, we have no reason to avoid war!"

Rivera frowned: "Finn... wasn't he being too impulsive?"

Finn clenched his thumb: "It hurts here, but it's not unbearable compared to the dangers I've faced before. I have a feeling this time it won't be life-threatening."

His gaze fell upon the pitch-black tunnel:

“Rivieria, you stay here and wait. If we don’t come out in a day, go and ask Commander Xia for help if necessary. Grace, let’s go and meet the master of the labyrinth.”

Grace grinned, revealing his teeth, and said, "Ah, it's impossible to tarnish the reputation of the Loki Familia!"

Chapter 211 Maze Livestream

"Extreme Cold: Fimbulll Winter!"

As Rivera chanted her spell, three blasts of extremely cold magic sealed the gaps in the metal gate.

Riveria put away her staff:

"Alright, this door shouldn't be able to be closed again before the ice melts."

Finn nodded, exchanged a glance with Grace, and then slowly entered the maze.

Inside the corridor on a certain floor.

The shadowy finger pressed on [ST], and Shaka's portrait was displayed in the mirror in front of him.

In the video, Shaka is frowning:

"Finn really went in recklessly?"

Shadow: "Yes."

"Tsk." An impatient voice rang out: "Didn't I tell him that this matter can't be rushed..."

After a moment of silence, he continued writing: "Never mind that, what are you going to do next? You've already gained their basic trust, haven't you?"

Shadow hummed in agreement.

“I have already gained some influence, and they will proceed with the plans I propose. Collecting metals, selling monsters, cultivating seedlings... these things will keep them busy for a long time. I know that they usually take three to five years to develop a plan, and they won't cause any trouble during that time.”

"The first step is to find out the identities of those dark tentacles on the ground. Some of them are simply ordinary people who have been deceived, while others are villains who joined the gang early on but whose hands are already covered in blood. We need to investigate their identities and start from the bottom to remove their tentacles."

Silence fell on the other end of the communication.

Even among the lowest-ranking members of the dark factions, not all are villains. Some are wives who joined the faction after their husbands died because they were villains, seeking revenge.

Some were orphans as young as a few years old, tempted by death, willing to exchange their lives to see their parents again.

Don't underestimate the devotion of believers in this world, because gods truly exist.

Your prayers may no longer be in vain.

Are these brainwashed children, or wives and husbands, really covered in filth?

Not entirely. Perhaps those who have been in a faction for a long time will inevitably become tainted by the darker side, but many newcomers may not have done anything outrageous.

Some of them were only there to help gather intelligence, or perhaps just to transport goods; when they were needed, that was when they would give their lives.

It's just a simple consumable.

Trying to wake someone who is pretending to be asleep is extremely difficult; the last person to do so was fried into mincemeat.

Ten seconds later...

Xia Jiacai sighed deeply: "You need to handle this matter carefully..."

“Hmm.” Shadow nodded: “So, I need to use those new players… they need to hone their skills, and at the same time, I can try to save those people.”

Players can be resurrected; they have the ability to try and fail. Compared to Adi… their deaths cost only a little of Shaga’s magic, and they may save lost children.

Shadow sighed. "If all else fails, I'll try to keep them in a 'working' state. It's better than them dying for no reason."

In the scene, Xia Jia nodded, then exclaimed "Eh!"

"Hey, why aren't you talking about garbage today?"

"Hmph, there's too much trash here, I'm too lazy to even bother with a sarcastic remark." Shadow sneered.

Turning a corner, shadows marked every feature of the maze, and the map was gradually being completed.

Shaga asked again, "Aren't you going to meet Finn? As one of the chosen ones of this world, isn't he worthy of being a foil for Lord Shadow?"

Shadow closed his eyes and said matter-of-factly, "No need. As the ultimate mastermind, I can simply sit on the throne with my legs crossed."