Wrong, my skills refresh every week

Following Charles and gaining a lot of experience on the 59th floor, Pochi rushed forward. Now that it had reached level 4, it slapped the Centaur twice, knocking him unconscious and wrapping itself around its vines again.

The Centaur became obedient.

Ciel bit into the roast meat and asked, "What's your name?"

"Hmph~" The Centaur turned his head without saying a word.

Yo? You'd rather die than obey, right?

Ciel said sincerely, "I think we should talk... You know, you should have died here. We saved you."

"I don't need the useless pity of the invaders!"

Centaur: Freedom or death!

Seeing the Centaur's stubborn expression, Ciel curled his lips and said, "Okay, Pochi, teach her a lesson!"

Pochi stuck out his tongue and panted.

"You...what are you going to do?" The Centaur showed a horrified expression.

Ciel grinned and said, "Have you heard of dog licking? It's the way animals show friendliness to the species they like... Guhehe..., I've read a lot of books about horse girls, but not many about centaurs."

thump—

"Speak properly." Alfia tapped Charles on the back of the head.

"Why are you hitting me!"

"You look too much like that old Zeus. Get some rest."

Ciel rubbed his head and raised his hand: "Gu——, forget it. Stop talking nonsense, Pochi!"

"You...you don't come over here..." The Centaur's face changed drastically.

Pello~Pello~Pello~Pello~Pello~

Pochi shook his bear head, and the vines twisted the centaur's arms behind his back and spread his limbs apart.

"babble----"

Ciel chuckled and said, "I'll ask you one last time, are you willing to cooperate? Don't wait until you turn into a puff and then beg for mercy, or you'll suffer in vain."

"I...I said, please make it stop!!"

Chapter 377 Interrogation, I am the Guardian of the Maze

59th floor, inside the cave...

"Name?"

"do not know……"

"gender?"

"female."

"age……"

"80?"

"Hmm? 80!" Charles raised his eyes: "You have lived for 80 years?"

The Centaur said nervously, "Maybe...longer? I don't know. I've been living alone in the maze and I can't remember how long it has been."

Alfia frowned and explained:

"Centaurs are usually hatched in the Savage Grasslands on the 43rd floor. Like unicorns, they are a very rare species of monsters. They are supposed to be brown all over, and their faces are more like orcs. This is the first time I've seen a female white centaur. Is it a subspecies?"

The centaur in front of me is called a monster, but in fact it is more like an immortal spirit.

Among heretics, there are indeed many similar examples that are closer to immortal spirits.

Like...Mari, and the dragon girl Winnie who may be hatched in the future.

The dragon girl was supposed to be a pterosaur - a monster with a snake body and dragon wings. Examples like the dragon girl Winnie who has two legs are exceptions among exceptions.

And the centaur in front of us is, without a doubt, most likely the first heretic.

Ciel looked strange. "It is said that the dungeon will recycle the souls of dead monsters and hatch them again in a different form. Heretics were born under this rule."

"Then is there a possibility that immortal essence may be mixed into the souls of these reincarnated monsters?"

Fairies are the agents of God and hate God's dungeon. It is impossible for them to allow the souls of dead fairies to return to heaven.

"From our last test, there are still entities that have not been digested, only a few powerful immortal spirits. The rest are finished."

"There should be more than just those few heroes who followed the adventurers into the maze."

Alfia didn't know either. Although they had discovered heretics a long time ago, they didn't have much interaction with them. But heretics didn't have the aura that made humans instinctively hate them.

The Centaur frowned, "What are you talking about? Intruder, are you planning to hurt Mother again?!"

Ciel put his hands on his hips and said, "Intruder? It seems that you haven't figured out your position yet... Come here, take my [Holy Persuasion]!"

The golden magic light bloomed in Charles' palm, and under the glow, the centaur's eyes became clear...

"……Owner?"

[Holy Persuasion] This is a magic that can control wild monsters. Unlike the forced restraint of [Collar], this is a change on the spiritual level.

It’s equivalent to... Kotoamatsukami against ordinary monsters.

Ciel looked at the Centaur who kept frowning and seemed to be resisting, and sighed: "It seems that the effect is not obvious..."

"You should call me Charles."

"Char!" The Centaur was obviously much more comfortable.

While the magic was still in effect, Ciel quickly asked:

"What are these invaders you mentioned before? You have been living in the maze, why did you suddenly attack us? And what do you mean by guarding the holy land?"

The question seemed to trigger the Centaur's confrontation. Her eyes gradually trembled, but she still reluctantly spit out the information that Charles wanted to know.

It turned out that the last time Charles and Alfia entered the 60th floor, they were discovered by the Centaurs. Because they accidentally triggered the Kraken's hatred, the monsters revived and the maze collapsed.

After that, the seriously injured Kraken began to devour and parasitize the maze, recovering its own combat power by absorbing more energy from the maze.

This made the Centaurs, who regarded themselves as their mother's favorites and were determined to defend their homeland, believe that the humans like the Sharl were invaders who were trying to violate the sanctuary of the dungeon.

"No..., not long ago, other 'people' entered the lower layer. After that, my mother began to wail. Those green things eroded my mother. The ice field where I lived became what it is now. My compatriots also became alienated and became ugly and crazy..."

At this point, the Centaur's eyes became dull, but soon he regained his anger: "What did you do to me?!"

"Calm down, ma'am. I think there was some misunderstanding between us before." Charles slowed down his tone, picked up Pochi and gave the centaur two paws to calm him down.

"We are not bad people..."

"How can there be good people among humans?! Since the day I was born, humans have been slaughtering our compatriots!" said the Centaur stubbornly.

"Do you think those monsters outside will think you are their compatriot?" Ciel retorted: "They will attack you just the same. Since you grew up, you have killed many so-called "compatriots" and devoured magic stones."

“……” The Centaur turned his head and didn’t respond.

"The one who destroyed the dungeon (mother) as you said was not me, but that monster! We just woke it up accidentally. The alienation of the maze is only a matter of time."

Ciel said calmly, "You should thank me. When the tentacle monster quietly completes the transformation of the maze, you who live here will also become its food."

"I will kill it!" the Centaur retorted.

"You can't beat her!"

"I have a bow and arrow that can shoot down the sun!"

"But you can't beat her!"

"I am extremely strong!"

Ciel retorted again: "But you can't beat her!"

"Damn it!" Centaur: "Can you change your words?"

"This is a fact."

Faced with overwhelming fairy magic and a huge body that could cover an entire floor, a Centaur, a type of soldier with both strength and speed, would only become a target.

"Besides..." Ciel chuckled, "You should have discovered your own peculiarity."

"Don't you want to see your real compatriots?"

The Centaur was stunned: "Real compatriots?"

Ciel patted Rimuru, who was hiding in his chest and pretending to be dead, and said, "Come out and say hello."

Rimuru came out reluctantly and saluted with his tentacles: "Hey, I'm not a bad slime."

shoot--

Ciel slapped Rimuru's chubby body and said, "Don't say that. What if the Star Dragon hears it?"

The Centaur stared at Rimuru with wide eyes in disbelief: "Are there any compatriots as intelligent as me?"

"Of course..." Charles smiled: "We are on the same side."

"Our enemy should be that octopus! You alone are no match for it. We can help you."

"I don't believe it. If you hadn't attacked me by surprise, I would have killed you with my arrow!" The Centaur retorted, "Besides, I don't need your help. Not long ago, a human also came into contact with that monster. If she hadn't borrowed the monster's power, I would have killed her!"

People? Ciel narrowed his eyes...

Is the weirdo coming down yet?

"You haven't beaten anyone before?!"

"That was my fault! I didn't dodge!" The Centaur retorted: "My Sun-shooting Arrow is enough to destroy all enemies!"

"You didn't even penetrate Pochi's armor." Ciel rolled his eyes...

This centaur doesn't seem very smart, and...

"I...I will defend the glory of Mother Earth until my death!"

"So, who asked you to guard her? The dungeon? Have you ever met her? Or did she give you the order personally?"

The Centaur raised his head and said, "As the only wise man in this territory, the only wise king conceived by my mother! I have the responsibility to protect my hometown! And to protect the safety of the earth (mother)!"

Ciel slapped his own face: "You set this for yourself!"

Damn...Chuunibyou!

Chapter 378 You Need a Name

"Is there a problem?" The Centaur felt that his idea was completely correct.

Her mother gave her wisdom and knowledge, and she took on the responsibility of protecting the labyrinth and her home, and expelling or killing intruders who destroyed her mother and the labyrinth.

She has always done this. She is the queen of this ice field, unlike those crazy people living in the water.

Of course, there were also people she didn't dare to mess with. The humans who had set foot on this ice field were all incredibly strong. At that time, she could only hide in the ice holes and observe secretly.

It was also at that time that she aspired to become the true king of this earth!

In the past decade or so, she has indeed done so. She has used her painstakingly trained archery skills to shoot and kill many powerful monsters in other territories. She has learned human habits and made weapons using the bodies of powerful prey.

Until that hot woman arrived.

She awakened 60 layers of gigantic monsters, destroyed the lower kingdom, reduced the territory she ruled by a third, and placed horrible green flesh creatures in an attempt to plunder her habitat.

They are invaders and robbers trying to rob her of her rights!

So she challenged the sacred duel, and of course lost.

But she refused to admit her own weakness. Humans were too despicable, resorting to sneak attacks and even seeking help.

"Even if I fail, I am still the strongest in this ice field! The only guardian of this maze!" the Centaur shouted!

Charles sighed: "But... such a great person like you..., ah..."

He counted on his fingers: "When people mention [Glacier Overlord], [King of Wisdom], [Dungeon Guardian], [Original Beast], they will not think of you..."

"Why?! I have so many titles, isn't that enough to prove my strength?"

"Because you don't have a name of your own!"