Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

Looking at his companions' eyes, Laos reluctantly compromised:

"I already know. I will try my best not to eat humanoid monsters..."

"It's not try, it's forbidden!" x2

Looking at their noisy appearance, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly asked:

"Speaking of which, Mr. Laos, have you ever encountered a team? The team members include two tall men, a halfling, a dwarf, a goblin, and a kobold."

The team she was referring to was Kabul's group.

Just now they had discovered that the composition of Laos's team was exactly the same as the team that Kabul mentioned had robbed their treasure.

However, everyone in this team is penniless and can't even afford the medical expenses of their companions. They don't look like they have just robbed a batch of treasures, nor do they look like bad people.

So she chose to get straight to the point and state the problem clearly.

"Kobolds...ah, it's them!"

After listening to Fujimaru Ritsuka's description, the other party quickly remembered it. Laos nodded and smiled:

"We did encounter it twice, once on the third underground floor and once on the fourth underground floor."

"And both times they were wiped out."

Malucie added:

"When they were on the third underground floor, I cast an exorcism spell to prevent their bodies from being taken over by ghosts and turning into zombies. The second time, they seemed to have perished together with the fishmen, and we were the ones who dragged their bodies ashore."

After saying this, she sighed helplessly and spread her hands:

"When they were wiped out the first time, they should have known that they were not strong enough, right? Why did they continue to go deeper?"

“It’s really hard to understand.”

Laos smiled and said:

"They probably have their reasons for doing this, just like us."

"Well, that's right too."

After hearing what the two said, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other. They were sure that Kabul and the others were targeting the team in front of them, but from their attitudes, there seemed to be some misunderstandings between the two sides.

Meanwhile, Chilchak listened to their conversation while observing the reactions of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu.

Originally, he guessed that the reason why Fujimaru Ritsuka mentioned that team was because they were members of that team, and the two sides might have been separated for some reason and were looking for each other.

This also explains why the team continued to insist on going deeper into the maze after being wiped out.

However, judging from the reactions of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, that didn't seem to be the case.

So he simply asked:

"I want to ask, why did you suddenly mention that team? Is there any conflict between you and them?"

"No, we have a good relationship."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"However, there may be some conflicts between you and them."

"?"x3

Laos and the others were a little confused when they heard this. Among them, only Chilchak quickly thought of something and said hesitantly:

"They don't think we've taken their treasures and stolen their food, do they?"

"Eh, what?!"

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu nod in affirmation, Marusi suddenly wanted to cry but had no tears, and hurriedly explained:

"That's not true! The treasure they found was actually the treasure bug, and the food was spilled on the water and would soon be soaked, so we collected it!!"

"What should I do? I don't want to be mistaken for a robber! I have to explain everything to them right away!"

"Then we can only talk about it after we get back, right?"

Chilchak sighed, but he was not panicked. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka again and said:

"That's what happened. And as you can see, we are completely penniless now. If you really don't believe me, you can check our luggage..."

"No need, I believe you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"But this matter actually has nothing to do with us, so you'd better explain it to them in person later."

"I see,"

Laos nodded and said:

"But thank you for the reminder."

So the topic returned to the present, and Fujimaru Ritsuka asked curiously why Marlucil was injured. Only then did they know that they accidentally angered the Undine in the area ahead and were attacked by the other party.

Undine is a collection of tiny elves of the water element. They have very powerful attack power and can kill even a sturdy dwarf with one blow. However, they are generally not hostile to humans and will only fight back after being attacked. Therefore, some magicians will deliberately cultivate and enslave them.

In addition to Undine of the water element, there are also Sylph of the wind element, Salamander of the fire element, and Gnom of the earth element.

As for why they angered Wendini, Malucier poked her finger embarrassedly:

"When I poured the hot water, I didn't expect it to be right underneath..."

Pouring boiling water?

"No wonder……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were both at a loss for words. Chilchak also sighed and crossed his arms helplessly, saying:

"So, what now?"

"Even if Marusil's injury is healed, the magic power in her body will not be restored in a short period of time, right? A magician without magic power is simply a useless burden."

"I……!"

Faced with such a ruthless statement, Maluciere stared at him unwillingly, but had to admit that what he said was true.

Even Laos was in a dilemma at this time, because they couldn't just abandon Malucel, but if they continued to lead her forward, they would probably be wiped out soon, right?

Seeing this, Mashu asked with some doubt:

"In that case, why don't you plan to return to the ground to rest?"

"No, it will be too late then."

Laos shook his head and explained the purpose of their journey into the maze.

Just a week ago, they encountered a fire dragon on the sixth underground floor, but were almost wiped out due to lack of physical strength among all members. Finally, it was Laos' sister Farin who used teleportation to send them back to the ground, but she herself was eaten by the fire dragon.

Not only that, due to various reasons, two of their members left the team, and without money to buy supplies, they finally decided to use the flesh of monsters as food. They went all the way here and prepared to defeat the Fire Dragon and rescue Falin.

As for the dwarf Sensi who was in charge of the barbecue, he was a partner they met by chance in the maze and joined halfway. He chose to go with them because he wanted the meat of an ordinary dragon.

"That's it..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, then asked hesitantly:

"Well, although it may not be a good idea to ask this, can a person who is eaten by a fire dragon be resurrected?"

“…We don’t know either.”

After a moment of silence, Laos shook his head, but soon he smiled optimistically:

"But if we can defeat the fire dragon before Falin's body is completely digested and rescue Falin from the dragon's stomach, there might still be a chance."

It is precisely because of this that they cannot return to the ground to rest and must hurry on their journey.

“Eh, is that so…?”

This statement was indeed quite optimistic. Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek awkwardly, not knowing how to respond. At this time, Chilchak on the side said madly:

"So, don't make it sound so easy!"