I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

"It doesn't matter what, I just want to eat lunch quickly."

"Then let's take the shortest route through the square."

It didn't take long for everyone to arrive at the large square in the center of the third block on the 21st floor. Looking down from the "Terrain Search", they saw a circular hall connected to many small rooms. Due to the lack of luminous plants around, the entire hall was very dim, and only the torches held by the adventurers provided some light. At the same time, there were many potholes and puddles on the ground, and there were spider webs and hanging plant stems on the ceiling, so the terrain was not conducive to combat. However, considering that most of the terrain in the maze is like this, this is considered normal.

After all, the place where we fought with the Needle Pig was a room that had been renovated by Mao.

Due to the poor lighting, Ella could only judge from the shouts of adventurers and monsters.

"So many people..."

"Well, there are at least close to fifty adventurers and the same number of monsters."

As a vampire, Mitis was not affected by the dark environment at all and roughly stated the information.

"Although we have the advantage in numbers, it's not looking good. Even with so many wounded, they're still fighting on their own. If this continues, they'll definitely be wiped out."

Since these adventurers do not belong to the same adventure group, each adventure group keeps a distance from each other for the purpose of guarding against adventurers' sneak attacks, which leads to the dispersion of combat power. If these people have the same level as the monsters, there is of course no need to worry, but in fact the level difference between adventurers and monsters is quite large. The adventurers' level is generally around 5 to 10, while there are tricky species of level 15 among the monsters. In addition, adventurers are generally only equipped with simple wooden shields and stone axes, and the chance of survival is quite small.

"Damn it! I actually ran into these guys. What floor is this?"

"Where's the exit?! Have you found the exit?!"

"Captain, I'm running out of magic power!"

"Go down and recover your magic power. Claude will fill the gap."

"Cloud was bitten by soldier ants and can't fight anymore!"

"Then retreat to the wall and rush out through any exit."

"Captain, we're surrounded!"

"What!?"

Such conversations continued one after another, echoing in the hall along with the adventurers' screams.

Having absolutely no intention of participating, Mitis shrugged.

"What an idiot! If we work together, at least a few of them can escape."

"It feels urgent, why don't you go help them?"

"Hey, Ella, are you going to help? They're adventurers, right? Even if you do, they won't pay you. They might even use the opportunity to accuse you of stealing their prey and demand compensation."

Perhaps because she had had a similar experience before, with the help of the dim light, Ella saw that Mitis was frowning slightly.

"Are adventurers really that bad?"

Ella raised her head. All the adventurers she had met so far were quite nice guys.

The person who answered was Tifarian, who had been an adventurer for a long time.

"There are bad guys, and there are kind ones, but generally speaking, things like what Mitis said happen."

In other words, most adventurers are people with bad personalities.

Echoing Tifarian, Mitis waved her hand unhappily.

"That's right. They'll do anything for money. That's what adventurers do. Ella, you're too trusting. You might even get scammed out of here, right?"

"I'm not that stupid..."

"Miss Ella, do you need help?"

Perhaps hesitant, Lotte didn't light up the magic item in her hand that could increase the brightness of the light stone. Lighting up the light would certainly provide illumination, but it would also attract the attention of monsters and adventurers.

Seeing the worry in Ella's eyes, Mitis folded her wings behind her and sighed helplessly.

"Ah~ah, I knew this would happen. Let me tell you right up front, if they do anything disrespectful, I'll throw them down to the 30th floor."

A look of joy appeared on Ella's face at Mitis's agreement.

"Okay, I understand. If it's just these monsters, Mitis and Eve won't have to take action."

Although the monsters in the square are all insect monsters with huge bodies and hard shells, they are completely threatening because the highest level is only level 15. If it were Angelini, she could smash the shell with one blow even without the help of magic.

Just as Ella was about to take a step forward, Grace, who was following closely behind, asked in a low voice.

"Demon Lord, do you need our assistance?"

"Hmm...Okay, but it's best not to reveal the Demon King's identity."

In that case, I would have to stay on my toes and be aware of the Demon King's majesty.

""yes!""

Linglan and Grace each bowed with great dignity.

Chapter 35 Support

"Well, after I use my light magic to illuminate this area, Lotte and the three vanguards will go support the adventurers a little further away. Linglan and Grace will suppress the scattered monsters in the square. Eve, prepare your healing magic. Is that all right?"

"I'll stay here to prevent the monsters that were attracted from attacking Ella."

Perhaps the shadow of the past was too strong, Mitis stuck the blade of the parasol on the ground, with no intention of helping the adventurers at all.

Waving her hand helplessly, Ella nodded.

"Yes, yes. Then close your eyes for a moment."

After saying this, Ella closed her eyes, gripped the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment tightly, and took a deep breath.

"--"Light"."

Just like the sun setting on the ground, the dazzling golden light filled the entire square. It is certain that if someone had just set their eyes on Ella, they would have been blinded in an instant.

"what?"

"Is a stronger monster coming?"

"I've never heard of a monster that could emit such brightness!"

"Am I really going to die here?"

"We are from the adventure group 'Valentin'. Leave these monsters to us!"

After adding strengthening magic to her companions, Ella put her hands to her mouth in the shape of a trumpet and shouted. As for the name of the adventure group Valatin, it was a sudden thought. The Branch of Disaster and Valatin itself are the same thing.

Perhaps because they had no other options, the adventurers were stunned for a moment before quickly responding.

"Thank you very much! We will definitely give you corresponding rewards after we get out!"

It seems there is no need to worry about being bitten back by adventurers.

"Hoo!"

"A Line!"

The first to join the battle were Grace and Linglan, who were responsible for clearing out the scattered monsters in the square. Although both of them were currently equipped with only the most basic standard longswords, they showed no signs of fatigue even when they were slashing head-on at beetle-like monsters that were nearly as tall as a person. The reason was a melee technique called Magic Blade. The user could cover the weapon with magic power, increasing the weapon's attack range and power while also protecting the weapon from damage. However, the requirements were very strict, so not many people could learn it.

In just a few breaths, Linglan and Grace wiped out the scattered insect monsters in the square, and rescued a team of adventurers whose front was about to collapse.

"Finally, I was saved."

“This must be God’s will.”

"Anyway, let me rest for a while..."

As if exhausted, the rescued adventurers showed expressions as if they were about to die. They threw their weapons aside, gasped for breath, and knelt or sat on the ground in an awkward manner.

While the rescue work was going on here, the three vanguards also arrived at the battlefield.

Like a hurricane, blue and white figures mixed with pink kept jumping among the monsters, and every time Angeline passed by an insect monster, the insect monster would turn into flying fragments, but perhaps because they did not notice the power, the green blood splashed by the insect monster also sprayed onto the adventurers.

The adventurers could be seen retching due to the stench.

In comparison, Shen Gan and Tifarian were much gentler. Each of Shen Gan's attacks just destroyed the insect monster's brain, rendering it non-threatening. Tifarian used a rapier to cut off the insect monster's long legs, rendering it unable to move. The adventurers who had found hope of survival also fought back. The insect monsters whose mobility was taken away by the two were soon turned into experience points under the adventurers' random attacks.

As for Lotte, because the five vanguards were defeated too quickly, she didn't even have a chance to show her strength. She could only snipe the monsters when the adventurers were about to be crushed by the insects.

puff.

“Chichi—”

Along with the sound of a sharp object piercing the body, the unique shrill cry of insect monsters came into Ella's ears from the right.

"Eh?"

"It was just a monster that tried to launch a sneak attack, but it's already been dealt with. That being said, it wasn't a threat to Ella."

Pulling the umbrella tip out from the wall, Mitis shrugged casually.

As expected of an insect-type monster, even after being pierced through the head by Mitis's umbrella blade, this monster, which was about the length of a man and looked like a cockroach, still twisted its ugly long legs.

Because it looked too disgusting, Ella added the magic of "Holy Pestle Strike" to the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment, and then hit it hard like hitting a golf ball, sending it flying to the other end of the square. Of course, because "Holy Pestle Strike" could form a phantom outside the staff, the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment would not directly touch the cockroach monster.

After all the battles were over, Eve, who had been chanting a long spell, also completed the magic. Holding the necklace-like Holy Light Staff hanging around her neck in both hands, Eve opened her ruby ​​eyes.

"'Basic Mass Healing'."

Unlike the light magic that Ella originally used for lighting, a soft golden light emanated from Eve's cupped hands, as if she were wrapped in winter sunshine, and the comfortable feeling seeped through her skin into every corner of her body.

"Ooooh! The wound is gone!"

"My right hand can move again!"

"I felt so tired before..."

"Is this a high-ranking priest-level healing spell? No, this range is definitely bishop-level!"

"And those warriors too. These bugs are like paper. It's amazing!"

"That must be the legendary magical weapon, right? Give it to me and I can easily deal with these monsters."

"You... you can't even swing your weapon a few times. See that sickle in that elf's hand? It's that length and at least as heavy as you. If it were you, you'd probably have to rest after holding it for a while."

"And the weapons held by the man and the black-haired woman over there look like ordinary longswords, but they struck the shell without bending. They must be using magic blades, right? To be able to use magic blades on ordinary weapons, they must be quite powerful."

"And that mysterious attack too. When I was nearly eaten by a soldier ant, it suddenly fell to the side. There was nothing left except the mark of an arrow piercing its head. It was so close, but it didn't affect me at all. Even Elf-sama, who's skilled with the bow, can't match it."

After a discussion, the gathered adventurers all turned their gazes towards the other side of the square.

“Who are they anyway…?”

"Do you need to go say hello?"

"But an adult with such fighting power would definitely not want to pay any attention to us, right?"

"No, he's the one who saved us after all. Who would be willing to help us without even saying hello? Let's just go ahead."

"Yeah, I think so."

"I also need to go."

No one raised any objections, and the leaders of the adventurer teams walked towards Ella together.

Chapter 36: Banquet in the Labyrinth (Part 1)

"Demon Lord, all the monsters have been eliminated."

Returning to Ella, Linglan, who had long black hair, bowed to Ella.

"Well, let's get ready to go back to the surface. You can do whatever you like in the afternoon."

"Wha... Demon Lord, have I done anything wrong?"

Her voice was filled with fear, and a look of hesitation appeared in Linglan's purple eyes.

"Eh? Nothing's wrong? Why do you say that?"

"If we hadn't done anything wrong, why would you let us go?"

"Uh, no, I don't mean to chase you away. I have some things to discuss with Camisia this afternoon, so I'll only be staying in the royal city."

Ella's words made Lingran look visibly relieved.

“I-I see… I understand.”

"Don't overthink it, Linglan. It's nice to be like Grace."