The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　A scream suddenly rang out.

　A pointed nose and mouth emerged from the shadows in a corner.

　The rat-like monster was forcibly dragged out of the shadow!

　Everyone else except it had a completely natural expression on their face.

　Under these circumstances, the dark shadow in the corner of the room suddenly began to wriggle.

　"squeak--"

　He had a very deep impression of this rat monster. Although he hadn't noticed it when he first saw it, after learning about the existence of the little bear cub, he knew that this rat monster was also a being of the same kind who had awakened itself.

　Moreover, judging from its actions, it should have a deeper and more thorough understanding than the little bear cub.

　The dungeon is so vast that finding such a monster would be incredibly difficult—but unexpectedly, it came to me without any effort at all!

　"meet again."

　After a brief moment of surprise, Dark smiled.

　Professor Sylph examined it carefully for a moment, then suddenly said, "Is this the rat you were talking about?"

　Dark nodded and said, "It should be, unless it has a twin brother."

　Professor Sylph smiled slightly and said, "Looks like we're in luck."

　It hid in the shadows, its presence completely concealed, yet it still couldn't escape the professors' senses.

　Professor Sylph effortlessly pulled him out of the shadows!

　A moment later, the rat monster was bound by layers of wind chains and suspended in the air, unable to move.

　At that time, however, it belonged to the Demon King's army and was a terrifying plague lord!

　Its plague not only caused immense panic in human kingdoms, but also affected the demon realm itself, killing countless demons and spreading fear to every corner of the world.

　But now, it's just a mouse.

　Osbrook is just a mouse.

　Even in my memory, before I became a monster, I was still a rat.

　It was furious, it was grieving, and it wanted to tear apart those students who had defied the Plague Lord!

　Then, Osbrook deserted.

　The former boss of the first tier—the Shadow Rat!

　Having lost the ability to control the plague, Osbrook could only eke out a living in the shadows.

　It had lost all its glory and was no longer feared. Even the few students who had appeared in the boss's room back then dared to shout and kill it.

　It was hunted by monsters and evaded the students' sight, but eventually awakened a new ultimate move after a crisis.

　That makes it an extremely rare traveler, capable of traversing between the levels of the dungeon!

　As a result, Osbrook was noticed by the Abyss and became a secret walker in the dungeon, specifically responsible for observing and recruiting new members.

　Snakes have snake ways, rats have rat ways.

　After escaping, Osbrook gradually realized that he had been "reborn" in the underground city of St. Marian College.

　Although it is a level boss, it is only the level boss of the first level. If you go a little deeper, you will encounter powerful monsters that you cannot defeat.

　Therefore, Osbrook was given the mission of recruiting people, good or bad, to expand the organization's strength as quickly as possible in order to combat the impending crisis.

　So Osbrook came here.

　This time, Osbrook's target is Shirley Augustine, a parasite living inside a bear cub's corpse.

　Sherry Augustine has existed for a long time, but because she is only an elite monster, she has never been taken seriously.

　However, with the frequent occurrence of such incidents in recent years, the organization believes that their information may be leaked—a crisis is looming.

　It dared not speak out, for fear of angering the traitor.

　Although the little bear wasn't recruited into the organization, it instinctively felt that since everyone was a monster, they should be on the same side.

　Actions like those of Sherry Augustine are a betrayal of the entire dungeon's monsters!

　Osbrook was filled with fear. His small eyes were fixed on the impressive blond boy, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the little bear clinging to the boy's feet—and in that instant, he seemed to understand.

　"traitor!"

　Osbrook roared inwardly.

　The little bear shook its head vigorously, holding up the photocopy, and said: But I don't recognize it, I don't recognize it at all!

　At this point, it is imperative to firmly sever ties with all demons.

　Moreover, it genuinely doesn't recognize it.

　A variety of subtle emotions were vividly expressed on the rat's face.

　A thought struck Dak, and he said to the little bear, "It seems it recognizes you."

　Unlike the Suppression Lock given to Dark, he took out a single Suppression Lock, not a pair.

　He threw the Lock of Suppression to Sylph.

　Sylph then put it on the head of the rat monster.

　Professor Sylph glanced back at it and said, "Kazeel, the Lock of Suppression."

　Kazel nodded slightly, then took out the dungeon storage box, summoned a magic ring beside him, and reached into it.

　When he withdrew his hand, he now held a jade ring the size of a bracelet.

　"Can you speak?"

　Professor Sylph tapped Osbrook's forehead with her wand, and the clear sound went directly into his brain, where it was translated into several languages ​​that he could understand.

　Osbrook felt as if he had heard a series of repeated noises, and his head suddenly throbbed with pain.

　Osbrook tried to struggle, but the oppressive lock suddenly tightened, clamping his head firmly like a "tightening band".

　Immediately afterwards, it suddenly discovered that the flow of magic power within its body had completely frozen, and it could not mobilize even a trace of it.

　This made it feel even worse.

　The professors also frequented the dungeons, and some of them were even regulars.

　Pava Jones is one of them.

　Portraits of these professors have long circulated within the Abyss Organization. But Osbrook was incredibly lucky; its keen sense of smell helped it escape danger time and time again, and it never encountered these professors.

　The next moment, it felt a chill run down its spine, as if it had been targeted by a vicious beast.

　It turned its head stiffly and saw Pava Jones.

　"Professor of St. Mary's College"

　As a former Plague Lord, Osbrook considered himself knowledgeable and thought that the monsters were just trying to cover up their failures and cowardice.

　It wasn't until it truly faced the moment that it suddenly realized that what those monsters had said was true.

　Its fear intensified, and even its mouth began to tremble.

　Therefore, this is the first time.

　This might be the last time.

　Before meeting them, Osbrook was actually quite disdainful. The foolish monsters in the organization who had seen these professors always boasted about their power, exaggerating their terror to the point of being like demon kings.

　Professor Kazel slowly walked over and asked curiously, "Shadow Rat? Does it have a name?"

　Osbrook was tied to the wind, only his mouth could move: "Yes, wise sir, you may call me Brook. I am just a dungeon rat who accidentally gained sentience. But if you need help, I will do my best."

　"Oh?" Professor Kazel laughed immediately.

　Then it said in an extremely humble tone, "Of course, beautiful and noble elf lady."

　Those half-elf women of mixed race loved being mistaken for elves, and even in his fear, Osbrut didn't forget his own little scheme.

　But after confirming that it could speak, Professor Sylph stepped back slightly and left the rest to Kazel.

　But it clearly hasn't made contact with the parasite yet. Could it be that some other stealth traveler beat it to it?

　"The stealth traveler?"

　Professor Cazell's next words struck like a hammer blow to the heart.

　Then, completely catching Osbrook off guard, he suddenly asked, "Where is the Abyss?"

　Osbrook felt as if he had been choked in that instant, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

　It had no idea how these college professors knew about the Abyss. Could it be that the parasite had betrayed them again?

　Professor Cazell possesses the power to see into people's hearts.

　Eye of Truth.

　The Gate of Truth.

　Osbrook instantly realized that he was facing someone who could read minds!

　It's not the kind of trickery that manipulates people's minds, but rather a genuine reading of the other person's thoughts.

　With Professor Cazell around, any lie told by Osbrook is meaningless.

　Kazel said calmly, "Don't worry, the Plague Lord is dead."

　Adding mind-reading seems quite normal.

　Dak wasn't overly surprised, but inwardly marveled at Professor Cazell's truly virtuous and noble character.

　He is fortunate to have such a professor.

　Unless it dares to commit suicide and gamble on the next "dungeon reincarnation", it will have no chance to change its situation.

　However, not all monsters are as lucky as Sherry Augustine the bear. Most monsters, even if they awaken their own consciousness, will fall back into chaos after death.

　The Abyss organization, to which Osbrook belongs, refers to it as "Return to the Abyss".

　That one sentence calmed Osbruck down.

　Coupled with Professor Jones's intimidation, it quickly surrendered and revealed everything it knew.

　Although Osbrook's memories originated from the infamous Plague Lord, this does not change the fact that it is now just a Shadow Rat.

　Despite having some prior speculation, Professor Sylph remained solemn upon confirmation.

　The fact that monsters have awakened their own consciousness means that they previously had the ability to communicate.

　Once communication is established, a community will form, making the emergence of monster organizations inevitable.

　Within the Abyss Organization, which reveres power, Osbrook, as the Shadow Rat, can only occupy a low position and has no access to the most core secrets.

　But it was a secret traveler after all, and even if it only heard rumors, it still learned quite a bit.

　This information was enough to surprise Dark and his colleagues.

　There are even level bosses below the hundredth floor!

　But that's not the point.

　Sylph never expected that such a massive organization would emerge in the academy's underground city!

　According to Osbrook, the number of members in the Abyss is at least over one hundred!

　A full one hundred boss-level monsters.

　But Osbrook shook his head and said, "I don't know. I used to think it was for a counterattack on the ground. But later I found out that the organization's higher-ups didn't have that idea at all. I used to be angry about it, but now I'm indifferent."

　As he spoke, he glanced up at the professors and suddenly understood the behavior of the organization's higher-ups.

　Faced with these monsters that are like demon kings, wouldn't anyone lose the will to resist?

　After reflecting on the matter, Professor Cazell asked, "Brook, do you know how you regained your memories and awakened your true self?"

　Osbrook took a deep breath and said, "The answer to this question is what we've been searching for. According to the organization's higher-ups, the Abyss is guiding us. But of course, we can't be swayed by such words. I'm afraid the real core secret is known only to the organization's higher-ups."

　"So what is the purpose of your recruitment?" Professor Cazell then asked.

　"Perhaps there is a possibility of friendly exchanges between us."

　As a peace-loving professor, Kazel clearly disliked using violence to solve problems.