Manga Born to Be King

　　"We probably won't be able to keep up with their whereabouts. We're just asking for trouble. However, there is an ominous feeling..."

　　After speaking in a low voice, quickly.Hermes raised his head and immediately gave instructions in a sharp tone.

　　"Watch what's going on in the middle, don't let it go, Asfi. Use the inn town Rivera as a relay station and send someone to monitor it."

　　"As ordered."

　　Hermes seemed to be pushed by God's intuition and told her: "It won't be long before those people will start.".

Chapter 314

　　The advancing Nangong Xiao and Lily moved quickly in the labyrinth. The speed of advancement was not like coming to the labyrinth to train themselves or killing monsters to get money, but it seemed that they had something to do.

　　"Is it really okay to leave Miss Winnie there? It's a little uneasy."

　　Regarding Nangong Xiao's decision to keep Winnie at the heretic yesterday, Lily was a little worried about whether Winnie could adapt.Winnie is too simple, even someone like Lily who keeps a distance from monsters can't be relieved.

　　"Lily, people are social animals. You know how uncomfortable it is to not be able to communicate with other people. The same is true for other intelligent creatures."

　　For Lily's question, - Nangong Xiao replied.

　　"Not to mention now that we're not going to see her-?"

　　Although Lily wanted to complain that Nangong Xiao went to see her in less than ten hours.

　　The lush moss on the zenith glows like the twinkling stars.

　　Drifting around is a woody scent with moisture that is reminiscent of damp dead wood.In a corner of the space full of flowers and plants, water droplets dripped from the tree roots directly above, spreading ripples in the small pond.

　　This is a dark maze of trees covered in bark.The twenty-fourth floor of the dungeon, this is the current location of Reed and others, and it is also the moving floor.

　　The size of the "heretic" can be called a squad.There are spiders, half-humans and half-birds, beasts and barbarians (Fermore), eagles and so on.Other than them, the "heretics" were divided into several groups of about five or seven, like an adventurer's expedition, and each kept moving.

　　Not only are they fully armed, but there are no "heretics" who gathered on the floor where they originally lived. To put it more clearly, even in the dungeon, they still exist abnormally and are too conspicuous.In fact, the sight of humans, spiders, half-humans, half-birds, etc., lined up in armor or robes, does have a circus-like appearance.

　　If there are more than [-] of them now, if they all act together, they will be seen by the adventurers no matter what, and the news will be spread soon.If it is divided into various individuals, it is fine. It is absolutely useless to be discovered by monsters of various races to establish a community, and it will cause unnecessary confusion and vigilance among adventurers.

　　When moving through the floors, in order not to be discovered by the adventurers, they always divide into several groups and go to the predetermined meeting point.This is more necessary in the middle layer where there are many adventurers than in the area below the lower layer.

　　Lizardman Reid, who led the "heretic", and singer Bird Rei, etc., were arranged to set off in the first or second unit.In order to clear the way for their weaker follower compatriots, they must scout the route for adventurers and rule out common monsters or anomalies.This position often encounters combat or unexpected accidents, and is the most dangerous.

　　"By the way, why did Mr. Nangong keep Miss Winnie here?"

　　"He said he had to communicate with his peers before he could make friends. Before he left yesterday, he said he would come to see me today."

　　Winnie was placed in a secure follow-up unit.

　　As her escort, a faction of "heretics", such as the beasts and barbarians from the depths, who are known for their military strength, gathered in this unit.

　　Winnie's head was covered with a black robe, hiding the brilliance of the red stone on her forehead; she hadn't been able to sort out her longing for Nangong Xiao and others, her drooping eyes glistening with tears.

　　"Winnie, don't keep crying."

　　"Yes, I'm sorry, Rani..."

　　Spider, who belongs to the front row of the squad, said sternly.Winnie's shoulders shook and she shrank into a ball.Her name is Rani.Rani is a human spider "heretic" with a female upper body and a spider lower body, and is in charge of this team.She was wearing an adventurer's armor on her upper body, and her face was completely covered with an iron helmet.

　　"This is not a secret, and our hostile clan will attack us. I have been thinking about those human races, and they will lose their lives."

　　Ranier took off the iron helmet, and while shaking the loose strands of pure white hair, she stared at Winnie irritably.The red eyes with the same structure as those of the human race appear to be squinting.Including the hair, the skin of the female body is as white as snow.From the point of view of the human race, the complexion was like that of a sick person, uncomfortably white.However, this pale complexion did not detract from her beauty.

　　If adventurers see her, they will first feel disgusted by the ugly spider's lower body, and then their eyes will definitely stay on her delicate female body.She has beauty enough to make God jealous.

　　Even so, Ranee seemed to be on guard against both the human race and her compatriots, wearing a helmet in front of people other than her compatriots, and would never show her beauty.

　　"Winnie, are you still sad?"

　　"Ah."

　　Winnie was scolded by Ranier, and she was depressed to the bottom; Fei'er, who was half-human and half-bird like her, came to accompany her and comfort her.The girl, who looked about the same age as Winnie in appearance, smiled at her, shaking her shoulder-length rouge hair.

　　"Oh……"

　　"Thank you, Furr."

　　Facing the beast barbarian (Fermor) Fur, who was so huge that she needed to look up, Winnie smiled faintly.

　　Contrary to the gigantic man, Foer has a gentle temperament.He is not able to speak human language like Winnie and the others, and his mouth is full of shouts and shouts. It is difficult to communicate with words, but his every move conveys his gentle character.Once in combat, he will use his large breastplate as a shield, and use his huge hammer spear to defiantly knock enemies into the air.

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　　Big black eyes that can't read emotions, always silently guarding his compatriots.So are others.Half-human, half-bird Fei'er, who is more interested in the surface and the human race than anyone else, is full of curiosity.Cliff the eagle, who flaps his wings and hangs in the air, is lively and mischievous.Unable to speak out, the war shadow Oder is always the first to take on the challenge and attaches great importance to his companions.Ranier is also, although fierce, but has the warmth and care for his compatriots.

　　Everyone is gentle.They cared about Winnie, who had just met, and cherished her.This is where Winnie lives.is the only community that is allowed to exist.

......  

　　(But I do...)

　　She just couldn't wipe away the loneliness.Because when she was crying alone, it was that person who discovered her first, and it was the people who laughed with her.Even if they are different from themselves, they are humans.

　　"Winnie, forget about those Terrans. This will only torture yourself."

　　It's as if she can't stand the conversation between Winnie and Fur and the others, and the human spider Ranee offers advice.The tone was disgusting and disdainful.Unlike Reed or Rey, Ranee belongs to a group that doesn't have a favorable opinion of the human race.

　　Led by the veteran gargoyle Goros, even less than half of the "heretical" people have a distaste for the human race.Winnie didn't know what happened to them.But this attitude made Winnie very sad.

　　"Why, why do you hate Akatsuki and the others? Akatsuki, Haruhime, and the gods are all very kind to me? Have you embraced me?"

　　"It was just their whim..."

　　"There's no such thing!"

　　Ranier looked back at her reaction with a bitter twist.It's been like this from now on.Even though the human spider's "heretic" speaks fluently, the emotions contained in it are very different from the longing for the human race.In her words, there was anger and hatred, or what could be called lamentation.

　　"You don't know anything."

　　"what?"

　　"You don't know those human races at all. You don't know how cruel and cunning those guys are."

　　The other compatriots were silent, only Ranier told Winnie, who opened her eyes wide.

　　Winnie's shoulders shuddered greatly.Seeing that she suddenly stopped, including Ranier, the eyes of the compatriots were all focused on her in astonishment..

Chapter 315

　　Winnie's shoulders shuddered greatly.Seeing that she suddenly stopped, including Ranier, the eyes of the compatriots were all focused on her in astonishment.

　　"Winnie?"

　　"Hey, what's wrong?"

　　"I-I hear..."

　　Dragon, known as the strongest race among monsters, has outstanding potential even compared to other races.Vivere, who is a dragon, is also very sensitive to his five senses, such as hearing.Even though it was quite far from here, her ears could pick up the subtle sounds coming from the same floor—the sounds that other "heretics" couldn't detect.

　　"Crying...calling for help."

　　Winnie intuitively understood.

　　This voice was neither an adventurer nor a monster, but a sane compatriot like them.

　　"You said help five or seven... Did you hear the voices of your compatriots!?"

　　"Uh, um... that person, it's very painful... we have to save him!"

　　"What to do, Rani?"

　　Half-man, half-bird, eagle, war shadow and beast barbarian all ask people and spiders to judge.Judging from Winnie's words and deeds, the screams she heard would not have come from members of the "heretic".Possibly a new compatriot they hadn't even met.Ranier, who was in charge of commanding the team, stared at Winnie, who was about to cry, and broke the silence under the watchful eyes of her companions.

　　"Go and see what's going on. Winnie, lead the way."

　　Seeing Winnie's expression so abnormal, Ranier thought the situation was serious and made a decision.These "heretics" who depend on a few comrades in the vast labyrinth cannot turn a blind eye to their compatriots who may be in trouble.

　　Putting aside the rendezvous with Reed and the others in the lower area for the time being, the team led by Human Spider began to take other actions.

　　"Oder, go."

　　After receiving Ranier's instructions, War Shadow Odur ran out.After a while, the team followed suit.

　　Ord wears full body armor.Like a humanoid figure, he is covered in armor from head to toe, and even if discovered by adventurers, he doesn't look like a monster at first glance.The way this team moves forward is for him to explore the path alone, make sure there are no adventurers or dangers, and then move forward.

　　Like a solo adventurer, Odur made his jet-black suit clatter as he made his way down the passage.Whenever he ran into a corner or a crossroad, he would look around and signal with his hand that it was okay to pass, so that Ranier and the others passed the unmanned road.Once he encounters a monster, Ord will use the sharp five fingers exposed outside the gauntlet, the blade of the war shadow to tear the enemy, and repel them only by himself.

　　"Guros, a new compatriot may be discovered. Let's take a look at the situation."

　　While running on all fours, Raniel said to the crimson crystal in his hand.After a beat, the slightly glowing crystal responded.

　　"What? Wait, Rannee, don't act until we get there."

　　"No, I must go."

　　Ranier clearly rejected the voice that came.

　　"Ranieh, listen to me! Something is not right! It could be a trap."

　　"Even if it is, I can't sit back and watch, Guros."

　　She clenched the crystal tightly while interrupting the dissuasive tone that became fierce.Not only Winnie, but others have heard the voice.The further forward, the louder the voice, robbing the "heretics" of their calm.

　　"If this is a good thing done by the human race, I can't stand idly by."

　　She became expressionless under the visor of her helmet, unilaterally interrupting the conversation.Not listening to the sound of restraint that still sounded, Ranier stuffed the red crystal into the purse around his waist.

　　"It's just ahead!"

　　"Oder, Straight Cave!"

　　Don't listen to Winnie's instructions to lead the team, Ranier said loudly.In front of her fixed gaze, there was a huge longitudinal crack in the bark.A war shadow in armor took the lead and entered the cave exiting the entrance connected to the passage.Ranier and the others and Winnie immediately followed, and their vision saw that.

　　In the middle of the cave lit by the moss light.Under the only tree, the slender body was chained and bound to the tall trunk.A songman bird.

　　A strange scene that shouldn't have happened in the dungeon.Above the tree, several pitch-black giant bees circled around her like death gods while flapping their wings.I don't know if they are attracted by the shouting like Winnie. They use their huge mechanical eyes to spy on the dying singer bird, and they may crush her with their big jaws at any time.  …

　　Ranier immediately issued a loud instruction.Before she finished speaking, the half-human half-bird girl had already spread her wings, flicked off her robe, and flew towards the pitch-black giant bee with the screaming eagle.The giant bee swarm hurried to meet them, but the toba projectile and the sharp beak easily ripped them to pieces and shot them down.

　　Driven by anxiety, the half-man and half-bird immediately approached the singer and broke the chains and iron stakes with their claws.After escaping the bondage, her body fell weakly, and the beast barbarians who strode over caught her.

　　"Hey! What happened!? Answer me!"