Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

The quick-witted girl instantly understood Flame's idea. Flame's magic, the [Gateway], connected to another world where the Loki Familia had established a branch and dispatched some members. If they came to help, obtaining the monsters' magic stones and loot would be no problem at all. In fact, after the harvest was complete, they could even transport the magic stones and loot directly to the Monster Hunter world and bring them back when they returned to their base.

“Yes, that’s right.” Flame nodded, then said with a smile, “Finn said not long ago that he would let me participate in the next expedition, and the restrictions on the use of magic have become more relaxed, although I still can’t use it in Orario.”

After deciding to loosen the blockade on information about flames to a limited extent, Finn no longer restricted the use of flame magic, and even somewhat encouraged him to try using magic in the dungeon.

This can be seen as a rehearsal for the upcoming expedition.

Flame, of course, wouldn't object to Finn's idea; to be simple, there's nothing wrong with listening to the external brain.

As for whether Hill or Freya would notice the uniqueness of his magic and thus take him seriously...

In response, Lieyan could only say that he was overthinking it.

The idea that being a time traveler would attract the attention of the gods is simply a myth.

In fact, ever since that meeting, Blaze had some doubts about whether Hill had noticed anything special about him.

After that arranged meeting, he passed by the abundant hostess's shop several times, and he became completely certain of one thing.

That is,

Hill, Freya's avatar, didn't show him the same interest she did with Bell.

To Him, Blaze was no different from any other adventurer.

It must be said that when reaching this conclusion, Lieyan was somewhat bittersweet...

Ahem, I’ve gone off topic.

Back to the topic.

Having made his decision, Blaze no longer hesitated. After a brief chant, the door to the Monster Hunter world opened, and Blaze slipped through it. The door then closed, and shortly afterward, it reopened, revealing several adventurers and their Palicoes.

Of course, Blaze's own companions were also in the queue.

Since he was going to help, how could he possibly pass up the opportunity to provide labor from his own partner?

"This is where you live, meow, how strange, meow."

Entering the DanMachi world, Elu looked around curiously. A strange expression appeared on the cat's head. It had previously heard people from Loki's branch describe their city. The description sounded wonderful, but now it seemed no different from the tunnels the Elu had dug...

"Because this is in the dungeon, while Orario is on the surface," the leading human adventurer explained.

Flame recognized him; his name was Rika, LV2. He was the leader of one of the two teams heading to the Monster Hunter world, while the other three were his teammates, all at LV2.

Raul is not in either of these two squads; as a Level 4, he is in charge of leading both squads.

Well, don't let Raul's obsession with Tengu Beast equipment fool you; he's quite outstanding in terms of strength and personal charisma.

No excessive pleasantries.

Back in Monster Hunter World, Flame had already explained what the group needed to do, so he greeted Ais gently and received a gentle nod in response from her. Then, Rikka happily led his team and the Palicoes to begin their division of labor.

Removing the magic stone and collecting the fallen items, the four people and four cats worked enthusiastically.

"Elu, you go help too. The monster's magic stone is usually in the chest area. Once you take the magic stone out, the rest of the body will turn to dust. If any items drop, they will fall down with it."

"I know, meow. Older virgins are just so talkative, meow."

Flame urged, and Ailu, who was sitting on Onion's back, jumped down and rolled her eyes at Flame.

Blazing Flames: ...........

The adventurer and the Palico worked together, with the adventurer already adept at cleaning up the battlefield and the Palico possessing exceptional learning abilities. This powerful combination allowed them to collaboratively create a small mountain of dust.

"Let's discuss where we should go next."

Watching the mountain of monster corpses turn to dust at a visible speed, Flame nodded in satisfaction, then took out a parchment from his backpack and spread it out on the ground.

The parchment containing the twenty-four layers of maps had three circular areas outlined in ink, located in the southwest, southeast, and due north of the map. These three areas were the location of the grain depot, the target of Eina's mission.

Onion let out a whimper from its throat, then lay down around Flame's body, bending its body into a U-shape, trapping Flame at the bottom of the U.

Flame smiled and ruffled Onion's dog head.

As Ais approached, she watched the interaction between Flame and Onion with a hint of envy, but soon her gaze fell upon the map.

Regardless of which direction the granary is in, they are all located at the very edge of the underground city. In theory, there is no difference in distance. However, Flame and Ais did not enter the twenty-eighth floor through the regular passage via the stairs. In order to speed up their journey, the two did not hesitate to use the vertical tunnel as a means, which caused their position to be offset from the regular route.

“Go north,” Ais replied decisively.

In terms of their current geographical location, the largest grain warehouse on the 28th floor to the north is the closest to the two of them.

Furthermore, during the battle, Ais discovered something else: the number of monsters coming from the north was greater than the number coming from other directions of the crossroads.

Her intuition told her that going north would likely yield considerable gains.

“I knew you’d say that.” Flame nodded as if he hadn’t expected it, then took out a charcoal pencil and marked the northernmost grain warehouse.

The largest food depot means that the most monsters will go there to feed. Although it is indeed the shortest distance, in terms of combat, it might be easier to take a longer route to the smaller southeast and southwest food depots.

However, Ais is no longer afraid of fighting.

Flame shook his head, put away the parchment, and decided to finish the battle quickly.

Once the goal is decided, the rest of the actions follow naturally.

After Rika and the Palicoes finished sorting through all the magic stones and dropped items, Flame summoned the portal to transfer all the loot to the Monster Hunter world. Rika and the others then waited in the Monster Hunter world, while Flame rode Onion, carrying Palico and Ais, straight to their destination.

Along the way, hordes of monsters would swarm out from the depths of the passage from time to time, but they were all defeated by the combined efforts of Lieyan and the others.

They traveled quickly like this for quite some time.

Suddenly, the tree-bark-like ceiling and walls gradually developed an uneven, rocky texture. The color also changed from the previous green to a light red. Apart from the color, it looked no different from a dungeon with a dozen or so cave structures.

"We're not far from the grain depot."

Rika, who had come out again to collect the magic stones and dropped items, looked at the changed environment and said.

As a Level 2 adventurer, he had led a team to the vicinity before, and he knew a little about the characteristics of the grain depot.

The change in terrain was proof that the group was approaching the grain depot.

It's worth mentioning here that although it's called a "food storehouse," the monster's food storehouse doesn't actually produce any plants, fruits, or roots. There's only a huge quartz pillar in the enormous hollow.

This pillar would exude a highly nutritious liquid, which would be used to supply the monsters.

While it may seem strange, in a sense, it wouldn't be wrong to say that these liquids are the lifeblood of the dungeon...

The maze-like environment near the grain depot was reshaped to fit the large, hollow environment with towering quartz.

"Ais."

Flame gave a signal, and Ais nodded in perfect unison. Without needing further words, she heightened her senses, surveying the surroundings, alert for any potential monsters.

But for some reason, no matter how hard Esther tried to sense it, she couldn't detect the monster's presence in the direction ahead.

The monsters that had been swarming towards them just moments before had vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Ais's heart skipped a beat. She turned her gaze to the flames and whispered,

"There don't seem to be any monsters ahead, Blaze."

"Ah, that means there really is a problem with this place." Flame pushed up his non-existent glasses, his eyes deep.

He had felt something was off since earlier, and now he was absolutely certain.

The food depot is where monsters feed; monsters will come here to eat at any time. This is an ironclad rule etched into the souls of the monsters in the dungeon.

It's absolutely abnormal that there are no monsters around the grain depot.

Flame had a premonition that Eina's verbal request might not be about simple monster proliferation, or perhaps it wasn't about monster proliferation at all.

"Let's go." Flame slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. After Lika and the others packed up the magic stones and dropped materials, he opened the portal and transported them to the Monster Hunter world, leaving only Elu and Onion beside him.

Ais nodded and continued forward with Flame.

Then, that thing appeared.

Before them stood a massive wall blocking the passage.

No, it's impossible to describe what's in front of them as a wall.

Because compared to the surrounding stone walls, the thing in front of them was completely different in both structure and nature.

Its bloated surface gleamed with a creepy, skin-like sheen, and the tubes that spread out across it like leaf veins trembled and pulsed, making it look utterly disgusting.

It's almost like some strange green-skinned creature that can do waaaaaagh and use the power of my thoughts. The green flesh wall blocking the way for Lieyan and his companion is both biological and plant-like, but judging from its current shape, calling it a tumor in the underground city wouldn't be a problem.

Ais and Flame simultaneously widened their eyes.

What the hell is this thing?!

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Shortly before Ais and Flame encountered the Green Flesh Wall, Fels, dressed in black, sped through the dungeon at an almost flying speed.

"I never imagined that a guild employee would entrust a mission that hadn't even been officially released to someone from the Loki Familia in their personal capacity..."

Fels's voice was tinged with emotion, but more than that, it conveyed a sense of surprise at how things had turned out this way.

This applies to both guild members and Loki's family.

In his plan, he clearly didn't intend to involve the Loki Familia any further.

The Loki Familia has already gathered some information about what happened at the Monster Festival and in the underground waterways. If they continue to investigate, they might discover some of the information that the Loki Familia has been desperately trying to hide.

Fels knew all too well what kind of ruthless character that almost supernaturally intelligent hero was.

Chapter 128: The Truth

"Let's not think too much about it and focus on what's in front of us."

If it weren't for the fact that what they've been desperately hiding until now would absolutely plunge the entire Orario into turmoil if it were exposed, he really wouldn't want to be Finn's opponent in this regard.

That guy is a genius strategist, no, he's a rare talent, a true genius, someone who appears only once every hundred years on the entire continent.

Having personally witnessed the entire history of the Dark Faction, Fels dared to assert that even long, long ago, during that legendary period when heroes emerged like an geyser before he was even born, Finn would have been among the most intelligent.

Not to mention now.

Most importantly, he also has an ideal that must be realized and an unwavering belief that is indispensable for realizing that ideal.

To fulfill his ideals and become the banner of the revival of the dwarf race, that guy would never do anything that would betray the name of a hero, and would always be a staunch humanist.