Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

The man's consciousness became ambiguous from that point on.

At first, he seemed to endure it out of a sense of mission, but when the "torture" really came, his mouth never stopped screaming.

After yelling at them, the man handed over everything they wanted, and then his consciousness went completely dark.

*

"The man-eating flower is coming!"

"Fire the arrows! Alicia, chant the incantation!"

The location is in the underground passage southeast of Daedalus Road, where the songs of the elves are heard.

The monsters from the man-made labyrinth continue their attack. The offensive only grows more intense, never ceasing for a moment.

The elves, whose primary means of combat was "magic," were drenched in sweat. Several test tubes of magical potions (spirit restoration potions) lay scattered at their feet, fragments strewn across the ground. A little further on, one could see a large amount of dust and brightly colored "magic stones."

Although Riveria's accurate command maintained the battle line, several hours had passed since the start of the battle.

The elves, who were fighting in a circular formation, also began to show signs of fatigue.

In the war of attrition that Death (Thanatos) mocked, the elves did not choose to retreat, but continued to fight.

It was as if they were waiting for something.

At last……

"Lady Riveria!"

"!"

Alicia's almost cheering cry made Riveria's slender ears twitch.

Turning around, I saw Annakiti and the others, leading their group, coming from the other end of the passage.

Riveria handed the monster over to the elf girls to deal with, and then ran to them.

"Did it work?"

"Yeah, we managed to snatch it."

The conversation was brief.

But that's enough.

Annakidi took out a spherical magical artifact.

It is marked with the letter "D" and is the genuine "Daedalus Jewel".

This is the "key" that the Loki Familia has been searching for ever since their defeat at the man-made labyrinth, a key that can turn the tide.

Anachiti, after "interrogating" the leader of the "Special Forces," cleverly obtained the key to the man-made maze.

There was only one "key," but it was a complete victory.

Behind Annakidi, the members, still flushed with excitement, were all blushing.

"Well done, leave the next one to us."

"Okay, I believe you."

Feeling the weight of the "Daedalus Orb" handed to her, Rivera smiled. Anachiti returned the smile.

Riveria immediately tensed up and abruptly turned to look at the elves:

"—Let's go. We don't have to be monster babysitters anymore!"

""yes!!""

Riveria raised her eyebrows and shouted loudly.

The high elves shouted fiercely, as if venting pent-up frustration from the day's events, and the elves responded in unison. Just as this unusually fierce fighting spirit filled the passageway, Riveria spoke to one of the elves hiding among the troops:

"Lefia, are you ready?"

"Okay... I'm fine!"

There is a mage here who has never used "magic" in the fierce battle, preserving his power until now.

The girl, kneeling with her wand in hand, meditating to the maximum limit and condensing her "magic power" to its purest state, quietly opened her eyelids and stood up.

"[Unleash a beam of light, the bow of sacred wood. You are a master archer!]"

Her long, thick golden hair fluttered in the wind, and a magic circle of the same color appeared, followed by a surge of magical light.

This girl, possessing extraordinary "magic," is the elves' top-tier "spear," and also the "battering ram" that can shatter even the most impenetrable walls.

"Snipe, elven archer! Pierce through, arrow that never misses!"

The elven royal's staff was raised horizontally like a conductor's fan, and the elves bent their knees and lowered their waists.

Lefia's lips wove a chant as she looked down proudly at the horde of man-eating flowers (monsters) surging from the front.

"[Spirit Bow and Light Arrow]!!"

The large flash of light swept across the passage, annihilating all the monsters.

Then, Riveria calmly and sharply pointed her staff straight ahead.

As the roar of the light waves subsided and everything blocking their path was cleared away, the elves—no, the Loki Familia—unleashed their "Counterattack Cannon."

"assault!!"

The eleven-member elf unit, united as one, charged into the man-made maze.

Like a crossbow bolt pulled to its limit and then released, it charges straight ahead.

The gate, made of the hardest metal (ostrichite) that stopped releasing monsters, now obeys Riveria's right hand—the "key" she holds.

"what?"

Boom! The door swung open with a loud crash.

The remnants of the dark faction, waiting on the inside of the door, clumsily made noises.

Facing the bewildered and stunned enemy, he charged towards Riveria at the forefront and swung his long staff fiercely across her.

"Gahh ...

The enemy troops were blown away like leaves.

The elves ignored the remnants and stepped into the dark and gloomy maze to continue their "attack".

"Enemy, enemy attack!?!"

The alarms sounded by the disoriented remnants quickly turned into screams of agony.

Arrows shot out, short swords thrust forward, and "magic" was unleashed. Humans and monsters alike, everything in their path was swept away by the elves' relentless advance.

Rivera charged forward while changing positions to position herself in the center of the formation, uttering only one sentence.

She gave everyone a vulgar command that elven royalty shouldn't use:

"Eat them all up!!"

*

"what?"

Sanatos also gave a stupid shout.

"I mean, the enemy is attacking!! The Loki Familia, who were refusing to leave the passage, have launched an attack!?"

He froze on the spot when he heard his family members rush into the hall and report this.

Sanatos turned as if struck by lightning and looked at the platform in the center of the hall—a water film reflecting the various scenes within the labyrinth.

The elves, including Riveria, who invaded the labyrinth from the southeast gate, defeated all the remnants of the dark faction and the monsters they encountered, and advanced into the deepest part of the labyrinth at an astonishing speed.

"...!!"

Baka, who was manipulating the "door" with the power of the big red bead, also stared wide-eyed.

Even if the elves put down a "door" in their path, Riveria's "key" can immediately unlock it; even if the monster's storage room is opened, the carnivorous plants and crystal striders will all be frozen and burned.

The elves' unstoppable advance was like a whirlwind.

"They've attacked? They've attacked! They've come to our aid?"

Death (Sanatog) witnessed these sights and his eyes spun with astonishment.

"No way? Why? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"

In this situation of being "flanked from both sides," who could have predicted that the Loki Familia would actually "attack"? At least, even the god Thanatos could not have foreseen it.

The "key" had been taken away. It was frustrating, and the situation was terrible, but it didn't matter. Thanatos understood the situation.

However, instead of taking the precious "key" they had stolen back, or using it as "bait" to set a trap, they used it for "attack".

(We've been caught out? The enemy knows we're convinced they can't possibly attack, knows we're mocking the Loki Familia, and has seized on this arrogance and carelessness to strike—)

—Finn Dimna possessed a power that surpassed that of the omniscient but powerless gods.

That is the "experience" gained from commanding thousands of troops over many years.

Even though the gods are "omniscient," there is a great difference between "knowledge" and "experience." To point out one more thing, the god of death (Thanatos) is a workaholic in the heavens who has been responsible for purifying "souls" for many years. How could he understand the subtle intrigues of the battlefield?

Only seasoned warriors who have fought on countless battlefields can sense the "wind direction" of the battlefield.

It's impossible for Death to see through Finn's seemingly reckless and impulsive operation.

"Huh? Do they have a chance of winning? Or are they placing bets?"

It was not a reckless suicide attack, but a brilliant surprise attack.

While navigating the vast maze, how can one be confident of achieving "victories"?

Thanatos listed the enemy's strategic victory conditions one by one: reducing the strength of his own forces (the dark faction), drawing a map of the artificial labyrinth, obtaining a new "key," or finding the location of the "fairy clone" hidden in the labyrinth. He was still completely baffled.

He was overwhelmed by an intense confusion he had never experienced before, and questions kept arising in his mind.

If now...

If Finn's nemesis, Valetta Greider, were still alive, she would say this:

"Idiot! Finn had better play defensively!"

"He'll fight his way all the way to the bottom of hell! -- That's exactly what that stinky hero is like!!"

The next moment.

Sanatos opened his eyes as wide as they could possibly be.

"—You're kidding me, aren't you, [Hero]?!"

It sounded like a scream, but also like cheers.

Sanatos, sweating profusely but with a smile on his face, turned to look at his disheveled retinue.

"Call Sister Rives over! The situation is really bad!"

Half trembling, half joyful.

Revealing a divine smile, most vulnerable to the unknown, Thanatos shouted:

"They'll be completely devoured!!"

*

"Report! Lady Rivera has invaded the man-made labyrinth!!"

Upon hearing the messenger (an elf) running up breathlessly and shouting, Raul and the other members of the group stopped what they were doing and then shouted loudly.

"Ooh o ...

It wasn't a metaphor; the Loki Familia's headquarters were genuinely shaken by the shouts, and everyone clenched their fists and cheered.

A frenzied shout erupted from the central area of ​​Daedalus Road, startling the adventurers who were searching for the armed monster.

The group members were enveloped in unprecedented excitement, except for the dwarf leader, who whispered quietly:

"it is good."

Although it is a short word, it is a word that evokes countless emotions.

For the first time since the start of the war, Finn expressed his "satisfaction".

It has already seized the enemy by the throat.