I like traveling the most

"I'm sorry!"

"I got carried away!"

"Please forgive me!"

On the 19th floor of the dungeon, a female monster wearing a cloak but with her head and face exposed was kneeling in front of Xiaolin and others and admitting her mistakes.

Can you imagine it?

The monster that was supposed to die when they met actually knelt down and begged for mercy from humans...

"Anyway, it's too disillusioning."

"Indeed, I never expected such a scene."

"Me too."

"…………"

Zolf and others couldn't help but complain, only Bell remained silent, but his expression was as unacceptable as everyone else. Not only was his expression rich, but he also begged for mercy very quickly.

"Well, it's almost time to untie it, it's actually very uncomfortable to be tied up."

"Huh?"

"Sorry! Sorry! But I didn't actually hurt you, right? So please let me go!"

"If you had any bad intentions, I would have killed you long ago!"

Xiaolin widened his eyes and scared her.

However, the silk thread that bound her was retracted, and the female monster who was uncomfortable with her body contracted and relaxed her body, and put on the messy cloak again to cover her appearance.

Both sides took a short break.

During this time, Xiaolin kept staring at her, and could see her whole body through the [eyes] of the clothes. Under Rey's uncomfortable hiding, he finally confirmed one thing.

"You are the singing bird."

"Yes... That's right."

No wonder.

The singing bird is a monster in the dungeon that can sing moving songs. It is rumored that they use their singing to attract adventurers and kill them. They are a relatively powerful type of middle-level monster.

After thinking for a while, Xiaolin said: "Originally, only Winnie was not sure, but now it seems... As expected, monsters and monsters are different."

"Weird? Is it the same guy as the monster that can talk in the dungeon before?"

Zorf asked.

Xiaolin did not answer, but took out a green magic stone and asked Rei: "Do you know what this thing is?"

"Magic stone? But it's so strange, the energy inside feels a bit chaotic, not quite the same as ours."

The Songbird did not recognize this.

In fact, they also eat magic stones in monsters to become stronger, but they have never seen the green magic stone in Xiaolin's hand, and in fact, this magic stone is the giant carnivorous plant...that is, the magic stone in the body of the female monster.

"It seems that they are not of the same species."

"Uh..."

For some reason, Xiaolin's words are a bit hurtful.

"Please wait a moment!" Bell suddenly shouted: "Just now you said you also eat magic stones..."

"This is to become stronger, and the monsters will also attack us, so if you encounter monsters, you don't need to hold back."

Her words seemed to tell Bell that they are no longer the same kind, quite like Dio treating humans as small bread.

What's going on.

Suddenly I don't want to save them...

Bell, who was still reluctant to kill the monsters, finally let go of the grudge in his heart after hearing the explanation.

It seems that she is no longer hesitant.

"Okay! Let's stop chatting here. Let's go to the base first." She stood up and said, "Actually, I came out this time to find you, because Fels said he would take you there."

"Fels?"

Bell and others were confused.

This person's name has appeared several times, but they really don't know who Fels is.

Xiaolin interrupted, "He is my colleague."

"Huh?"

"To be precise, we are all minions of the God Uranus."

"...Is that so?!"

Bell and others were surprised.

After all, Xiaolin is a follower of Uranus, and the only follower in the open, but if Fels is also a follower of the God Uranus, then the problem is big.

Zolf smacked his lips and said, "Even the God of the guild is hiding something?"

"How many things do those Gods hide?"

Lily also followed suit.

"Don't say that. The gods actually have some hidden secrets, don't they?" Although Ming said this, he could hear something strange in his tone, and even Bell felt that it was not good.

Then they headed towards the 20th floor.

On the way, probably because the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Songbird took the lead in introducing himself: "My name is Rei, please give me more advice."

"I'm Xiaolin."

"Zorf."

"Lily."

"My name is Ming."

"I'm Bell, please give me more advice."

Several people reported their names one after another.

Rei was not surprised to hear their names, but seemed to have known them for a long time. It's just that several people were worried and didn't think of asking too much.

Xiaolin didn't either.

But he guessed that it should be Fels who said it.

"After all, generally speaking, you shouldn't take us to the base."

"...What?"

"You were going to leave directly just now, and it didn't seem like you were going to take us to the base. What changed your mind?"

Although she repeatedly emphasized that it was Fels' arrangement, her behavior just now was obviously defiant.

This is also normal.

We can't just take the enemy to their hiding place rashly, after all, it's easy to cause trouble, right?

"Indeed. I was originally planning to leave directly, but then I changed my mind."

Rei did not explain too much.

The reason was that Fels repeatedly assured them that Xiaolin would save them and solve their current predicament, so they chose to believe.

It was definitely not because they had to believe after being subdued.

Well, absolutely not.

"I want to make a statement in advance.

Rei, who was leading the way, stopped, turned around and looked at the people behind him, and said: "Not all of us believe in Fels, some people don't believe, or most of them don't believe."

"I understand. "

Kobayashi shrugged.

In a team, it is inevitable that someone will sing a different tune, whether it is sincere or with ulterior motives. From the perspective of the monsters, it is better to rely on themselves to fight for living space than to believe in humans who have been their enemies since ancient times.

But unfortunately, their strength does not allow it. Having such an idea will only lead them to destruction.

The 20th floor.

It seems that the floors inside a huge tree have very high ceilings. There are several small tree holes, most of which are hiding places for monsters.

The banner of the passage is also very wide, and the surroundings are full of plants unique to the floors. The confusing fragrance emitted seems to lure the wandering adventurers.

The number of sights has increased.

Bell looked around, his skin was agitated, probably a little bit unable to bear the scrutinizing eyes, he looked at Kobayashi as if seeking help.

And Kobayashi had already noticed these sights.

Overhead In the tree holes, countless forks, and bushes on both sides, they couldn't catch even a suspicious shadow, but they were holding their breath and spying on the team.

Who are they?

What is their purpose?

The incomprehensible terror kept disturbing his heart.

Bell felt difficulty breathing and uneasiness, but Xiaolin didn't give any instructions, and Rey, who was walking in front, was still leading the way. He could only continue to move forward, but he still unconsciously touched the dagger at his waist.

The others also became alert.

As they went deeper, the light was completely blocked, darkness enveloped their hearts, and the oppressive atmosphere made them breathless.

But they didn't dare to light torches.

Because the light source would provoke monsters to attack, they had to endure it, but probably because they were used to it, they could see a little bit of the surrounding scenery.

Walked a little further.

"Okay, we're here. "

Lei, who was leading the way, said something, and suddenly a strong wind blew, causing everyone to cover their faces with their hands.

It turned out that she flew up.

Before Bell and others could do anything, countless scarlet eyes appeared around them in the next second, and many rustling footsteps were heard around them.

"You must be kidding..."

Zorf's voice trembled.

I have to admit that he was a little scared.

Being surrounded by so many monsters, your life is in danger!

Could it be that they were brought here on purpose, with the purpose of killing them?

They couldn't help but I have to guess.

Bell was the first to react. His first reaction was to take out the magic stone lamp for lighting.

But just as he was about to turn on the light, a pair of bloodshot beast eyes occupied his entire field of vision, and at the same time, a breath of monster rushed into his nose.

The sharp cold light rushed straight to his chest under the illumination of the moss. The sudden disappearance of the knife shadow made Bell stop breathing. He subconsciously moved the artifact dagger held tightly in his right hand and collided with the sharp blade of the scimitar.

Then, the powerful impact that shook his vision penetrated his body, and Bell was blown away horizontally.

"Bell!?"

"Lord Bell!"

"Sir Bell!"

Seeing their leader being swept away, Zorf and others shouted loudly.

Finally, it was Lily. She quickly took out a small bag from her backpack and sprinkled the contents around.

"Green light moss! "

Flying up into the air, the luminous moss that Lily had collected on the 19th floor was sprinkled on the floor.

The moss formed light particles, and the darkness was completely expelled.

When both sides were shocked, the place was completely lit up, and Bell and others also saw the true face of the attacker.

"How many monsters are there!"

In addition to the half-human and half-bird, there were gargoyles and griffins flying overhead, and lying on the ground were half-human and half-snakes, unicorns, beast barbarians, war shadows, human spiders, unicorns, etc.

Upper, middle, lower, deep

The types of monsters here are varied, from all floors and areas.

Seeing that the space that can accommodate the surface arena is full of powerful monsters, everyone's faces suddenly turned pale.

"So that's it, is this your base camp? "

It was Xiaolin who spoke.

At this time, he was holding a pet in his hand.

At some point, the silk thread had been wrapped around the neck of the monster in the middle, and it was the guy who had a brief conflict with Bell just now.

Under the illumination of the green moss, it can be seen that he is a lizardman.

"Huh? You...? !"

Zolf was stunned when he saw it.

A long sword in the right hand, a scimitar in the left hand, and a body covered with scarlet scales and equipped with protective gear. Although it does not look well maintained, it can be said to be fully armed.

Isn't this monster the guy I saw on the notice board in the guild?

"Ga...Ga...!"

The green face of the lizardman turned a little red, and it couldn't say anything because of its difficulty breathing.

"Roar!"

"Ah! Ah!"

"Ga-ga-ga! "

Seeing their companions being captured, the surrounding monsters suddenly became furious. They shouted loudly to intimidate Xiaolin, as if to tell him to let go of their companions quickly.

Bell and others were frightened.

Xiao Lin was not affected at all. Instead, he looked around and said, "Is this how you treat guests? It really opened my eyes."

Fortunately, monsters don't know what sarcasm is.

Otherwise, they would definitely have heard that Xiaolin was implying that monsters are monsters and do not understand the etiquette between humans.

"Please let him go, Master Xiaolin."

Rey landed just above her head.

Xiao Lin didn't embarrass them too much and simply let go of the lizard man's neck.

The lizard man who got some breathing space coughed a few times and said in a rejoicing tone unique to humans: "I'm so suffocated. I almost thought I was going to die just now."

"Who told you to do it without any reason?"

"I can't help it. After all, there is a guy who insists on doing this. Is this okay, Guros?"

The lizard man asked a small group headed by a gargoyle in the distance.

But all he got was a cold snort.

The lizard man didn't care. It said with a human apology: "I'm really sorry. We have various reasons for attacking you just now. My name is Reed, please give me some advice."

After saying that, it narrowed its eyes into a crescent shape and stretched out its hand.

Eh?

Everyone looked dumbfounded.

The extremely rough right hand is covered with red scales and a gauntlet, and the tips of the fingers have sharp nails.

Um, maybe you want to shake hands, right?

A handshake is a sign of friendship.

But shaking hands with a monster, or establishing a friendship, is something that is unheard of and something that subverts common sense.

Bell was sweating coldly, Zolf moaned softly, Lily was worried, and Ming's face was extremely livid.

How terrible!

To be honest, it’s super scary!

Those fangs, sharp claws, a lot of scales, yellow eyes, and an ugly appearance that could scare a child to tears.

They wanted to escape from here immediately.

I want to shake hands, how can I do it?

But at this moment, a hand suddenly shook his hand.

There was no rejection, no hesitation, and no fear, but he handed over his hand generously, and even took the initiative to hold the other party's rough claws.

"X-Xiao Lin?!"

Bell and others took a deep breath.

Isn't Xiaolin afraid of those claws with sharp nails? And the other party is probably a monster, so why do you hold it so readily?

They can't figure it out anymore.

The lizard man who received the handshake... No, Reed's grin was indeed a smile.

The next moment——

Thunderous cheers.

The monsters who had been holding their breath like Bell and others a while ago, and who were watching around, burst into extremely enthusiastic cheers at this moment.

They seemed to be dancing happily as they witnessed a monumental moment of friendship with humans.

"Little ones, light the lamps!"

Reed shouted the order.

The monsters acted hurriedly, pulling out the magic stone lamp hidden in the darkness of the rock, and lighting it flexibly with their mouths and claws.

"Monsters can use magic stone lamps..."

Seeing their clever use of human-made objects, Bell and others doubted their own eyes.

The biggest difference between humans and animals is their ability to use tools. And the monsters here can also use tools. Does this mean that they have entered the category of humans?

Without giving him a chance to think, the monsters surrounded him one after another.

The red hat with a gentlemanly attitude, the emotional half-human and half-bird, the half-human and half-snake whose speech is not standard, and the silent war shadow... It doesn't matter whether it can speak or not, whether it is humanoid or alien.

All the monsters approached Xiao Lin to shake hands with their rational eyes, as if they were so careful and careful just to touch people.

Does this mean that they actually have expectations for humans?