Final Trial of Mankind

[Loki Families] camped on a boulder where the gray forest can be seen at a glance. Since this floor lacks light sources, it seems to be in twilight, so magic stone lamps are tied to the tents and cargo boxes.In the flickering lights, the members of the regiment made noisy sounds that were different from those at work.

"Brother Bert, what happened to them..."

"I just wanted to ask..."

"Everyone has become rougher than usual..."

Headed by Raul, members of the faction below the second level, such as the catman Angie and the girl (human) Line, whispered from time to time. adventurer.

Tiona also didn't put away the big double blade (Urga), saying "Hmm!", coming and going in the same place.

Tione also held the kukri in both hands, silently circling in circles.

As for Bert, he was even more ferocious, frightening the senior blacksmiths of the big forging faction (Hephaestus family).

They couldn't calm down for a moment, and wandered around without saying a word. The atmosphere they gave off made Raul and the others panic. Finn and the others who were giving instructions at the base camp were also very concerned about these young first-level adventurers. Straight sigh.

Refia, who was carrying the tent cloth, also looked at Ais, and gave her and Tiona a worried look.

"..."

Ais, who was staying outside the campsite, didn't notice Refia's gaze, and looked at the view of the floor from the boulder.

Facing the majestic forest, her consciousness was always immersed in the memories on the way—the scene she witnessed on the ninth floor.

- Defeat the Minotaur.

The young Bell fought against the Bulls on the 9th floor and won the victory.

The "great achievements" achieved by the junior adventurers made everyone silent, some stood still, some stared at the young man with great interest, and Aisi's gaze was fixed on the young man's back.

Truly exhausted all the effort, standing fainted back.

The adventurer stood still like a carving carved by a stonemason, exposing the 【Ability Value】 engraved on his back.

The tattered shirt and the "God's Grace" full of blood and mud showed amazing content, making Ais's eyes hang like sharp swords.

All ability parameters are almost uniform.

[Ability value] to overcome the limit.

The aftertaste of that shock has not dissipated from Aisi's chest after interpreting the [sacred text]. She witnessed the fact that the [ability value] broke through the limit with her own eyes. She heard the boiling of blood and the heartbeat that shook her ears.

When Ais found out, she had already walked to the boy alone.

She stepped on the grassland tightly, approaching the boy step by step.The phosphorescent light of the dungeon burned his breath-holding side face, and the eyes of the young man in his vision grew bigger and bigger.

Finally, Ace stopped.

Beside the boy, the little human girl who was exhausted from bleeding was lying on the ground, but Aisi didn't pay attention, her golden eyes fixed on the scene in front of her.

Part of the parameters of [Ability Value] covered by the torn shirt, blood stains and mud, and the "Skill" field.

she wants to know.

The girl's desire to realize her long-cherished wish, she demanded to know about the boy's "growth" and everything related, made Ais's arm move.

Ais slowly stretched out her hand toward the back of the boy who had turned into a silent statue——

"—Don't do this, it will be unreasonable to continue."

"!"

Riveria appeared from the side and grabbed her wrist.

Aisi's entire heart was taken away by the [sacred text] on her back, and she didn't even notice her approaching, her shoulders trembled in fright.

Turning to the side, Riveria's emerald pupils were staring into hers.

Aisi looked left and right like a lost child, then lowered her head.

"……sorry."

"..."

Ais let go of her hand dejectedly, and Riveria also let go.

Tiona, Tione, Burt, and Finn didn't speak, and stared at the two standing in front of the youth's secret.

Soon, Riveria began to diagnose the boy, and Aisi helped her. The boy put a shirt on his back, and his face—Bell's scarred face, with eyes covered by bangs, made Ai Si feel remorseful. lowered his eyes.

After a while, Riveria carried the little human girl in her arms, and Aisi also carried the boy on her back.

They make a request to Finn that the two be sent to a therapy room at the skyscraper facility (Babel).

After obtaining permission, Aisi and the others returned to the ground first, while Finn and the others went to the regular route to join the separated troops.

Ace didn't talk to Riveria on the way, but only felt the weight of the boy on her back, and moved him into the treatment room of the skyscraper facility (Babel).

Let Bell and the girl lie on the bed, the two of them pay attention to their physical condition, and ask the supervisor to call the members of the faction from the headquarters, and order the other party to report to the guild the entire situation of the Minotaur appearing in the "upper floor".

And just as the group members followed Riveria's instructions and ran out of the treatment room, a young goddess rushed in as if it just happened to take turns.

"Bell!?" The panting goddess Hestia looked at the boy and girl on the bed in turn, and then relaxed all her strength.

Maybe it was because he heard that the family members were sent, Bell's main god was dressed like a store uniform, looked at the boy's quiet sleeping face, pressed his hands tightly to his chest, and had tears in his eyes.

Ais and Riveria, who were about to leave, turned back to face her and explained what happened.

"……thank you all."

Hestia thanked her after listening silently, and Aisi and the others nodded and left.

Later, Ace and Riveria hurried back to the dungeon, and successfully joined Finn and the follow-up troops led by Grace.

The expedition team reorganized on the 18th floor set off directly with the goal of the "deep layer".

Along the way, Tiona and the others who were stimulated by Bell's "adventure" fought enthusiastically and actively. Although it was the outbound journey, it only took six short days to reach the 50th floor.

Seeing that the first-level adventurers left the grassroots members (one of them) aside to show their power, Raul and the others, who didn't know what happened, were still very confused until now.

【I……】

Aiz, immersed in the memories, repeated the uninterrupted self-questioning since that day.

The heroic appearance of a young man - imprinted in the bottom of my heart, leaving nowhere for the heat of a heart to vent.

That back even reminded her of her father—the memories revived in her mind.

Then there is the [Ability Value] that breaks through the limit—let her see the possibility of going to a higher place.

The emotions that flooded into her heart along with all kinds of situations made Ais's heart flutter.

069 [Adventure] The Eve

After setting up camp, [Loki Familia] began to eat.

The members of the group formed a large circle in the center of the camp as if surrounding a campfire. Like the previous "expeditions", they ate well this time. The content of the meal for everyone is very rich, there are fruits and jerky from the labyrinth such as meat fruit, as well as soup cooked in a large pot.

The senior blacksmiths of the big forging faction (Hephaestus family) also joined the ranks, eating and drinking lively.

"You didn't look right along the way, what's the matter?" Several guards stood guard around the campsite, and Tsubaki came to Aisi and the others with dried meat in his mouth and a soup plate.

The senior blacksmiths she led were really powerful and did not need guards. They repelled the occasional monster surprise attacks by their own abilities, and they could calmly deal with abnormal situations, and acted in accordance with the instructions of the [Loki Familia].

As soon as Tsubaki discovered a rare monster, she left the team alone to grab weapon materials (dropped props). Liya hit her with her staff, and finally calmed down a bit.

Although some things happened, in short, including the blacksmith, there were no casualties all the way to this floor.

The half dwarves shook their black hair and asked them fearlessly, Tiona who was wolfing down said, "On the way to the 18th floor, we met a super exaggerated adventurer—— So I can't sit still at all right now."

"Oh, what's your name?"

"Uh...Cron Bernie?"

"Yeah, write it down and write it down..."

Tsubaki wrote the names of promising adventurers-weapon users in the roster, and had a somewhat amusing conversation with Tiona.

"It's Bell Cranney!" After hearing this, Mu Chen covered his face and corrected the pair's mistakes.

"Oh, it's this one! Change it, change it..."

Aisi on the side was just supplementing nutrition silently. She was still lost in thought, and only ate a piece of rations that Luluni gave her.

"Let's start the final discussion."

After the meal, Ais and the others began to make the final confirmation of the future with Finn as the center.

The group members packed up the pots and pans, still formed a circle and listened to the speech of the group leader.

"As my colleague told everyone, starting from the 51st floor, a selected team will attack, and the remaining personnel will defend the camp together with the [Hephaestus Familia]."

Starting from the 51st floor, even the supporters must have the minimum ability. The larger the army, the more time-consuming and labor-intensive it will be to command. In order to pay attention to the mobility of the team, only the elites of [Familiars] can go to unreached areas .

The responsibility of the rest of the people is to defend the supply stronghold, that is, the base area (base camp).

"This time, our scruples are much less than before, and we don't have to worry about materials and supplies, so we use the most elite team to attack." Finn said, "The team members include me, Riveria, Grace... ..."

After a sufficient rest, the attack on the unreached area will be launched tomorrow.

After Finn reported the names of the seven members, including the leader lineup and officers, who were first-level adventurers, he then called the team members who were in charge of support.

"Supporters include Raul, Mu Chen, Nawei, Alicia, Kos, Refia..."

Although she knew it beforehand, Refia secretly swallowed her saliva when she heard that she was selected.

The supporters are all Lv.4, and only she, the elf mage, is Lv.3. She quietly tensed up.

"Those who stay in the camp, if those new kinds of monsters appear, they should use "magic sword" and "magic" to deal with them from a long distance. The guards must be more alert and not let the monsters approach. An Qi, I will leave the command to you."

"Yes."

Finn gradually told everyone the precautions for defense, how to deal with the corrosive liquid larvae, and the commander of the campsite.

Instead of Raul who was accompanying as a supporter, a female Catman member was appointed as the leader, and she stood up to accept the task.

"I hope that Tsubaki will also accompany us as a weapon technician."

"Well, no problem."

Tsubaki was selected as a member of the team, and nodded with a smile on his face. The Lv.5 blacksmith was fearless, and seemed to be eagerly looking forward to the unknown labyrinth.

After a while, all the matters were communicated, and Tsubaki, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up eagerly.