Elena and the others, who continue to explore the ruins, finally find the child's footprints.

A step forward in order to discover the uninvestigated part of the gossip, but also to follow its trail within the ruins.

The reason why she was able to find subtle traces like the wind was because of Elena's great ability and perseverance.

And that footprint must have been Akira's.

But nothing has been achieved since then.

Following the footsteps of the abandoned building that seems to be, the interior of the building was investigated, and no high-value relics were found.

Even so, because I found decent footprints, I was able to continue exploring.

During this period, the colorless fog that diffused into the area continued to increase, and the concentration became more and more dense.

After some time, Sarah began to worry about the concentration of the fog from the blur of the distant view, and took certain measures just in case.

"Elena. The colorless fog is getting thick, are you alright?"

Elena's answer silenced Sarah, who was unaware of the situation, for a moment.

“...... It's okay. While there was an impact on the intelligence-gathering machine, it wasn't enough to make us retreat. ”

"Really? That's good. ”

This time, Elena asked in surprise.

"Sarah, are you okay?

If there is no color fog that will have a bad effect on Sarah's nanomachines, we will retreat now.

If your physical condition deteriorates, please do not hide it. ”

"It doesn't matter, although it can't be said that there is no impact at all, but at this level, it is no problem. ”

"That's good, but don't force it. ”

In order to dispel Sarah's worries and Elena's own uneasiness, she smiled slightly teasingly.

"It's okay. I'll be carrying Elena to escape at the critical moment, so I still have a lot of energy to spare. ”

Elena said with a blank smile.

"Ah, you want to say, am I that heavy?"

"Of course, of course, it's about the weight of the equipment. Nothing else. Really, really?"

Elena and Sarah laughed and talked to each other.

Therefore, both sides believe that at least the other side is fine, and there is no problem for the time being.

Elena wasn't lying.

It is true that the negative impact of information-gathering equipment has not yet been so serious.

However, if the concentration of colorless fog increases, it can become very dangerous.

And Elena also thinks that this is a high probability now.

Originally, the retreat was judged to be dangerous in mind.

But if you retreat if you don't have a harvest, you won't have the money you get.

If her financial difficulties become more severe, Sarah may limit the supply of her nanomachines.

This is tantamount to pulling Sarah's life to the limit.

That must be avoided.

Elena thought to herself, unconsciously trying to prolong her exploration as long as she could.

Sarah wasn't lying.

However, Sarah's body is also the same as Elena's intelligence gathering machine, and if the concentration of the color mist does not increase, it will be in a dangerous state.

But at this level, Erena would overreact if it was proposed to stop the exploration.

If you don't get it right, if you don't bring yourself as an attack and a shield, you'll probably die if you go to the ruins alone.

That must be avoided.

Sarah thought so and did something reluctant to keep Elena from worrying.

The equipment of Elena and the others is backward as hunters.

Previously operating at more dangerous and lucrative sites.

However, the temporary income was not good for a while, and it became a little difficult to fund.

As a result of this, the amount of money spent on the preparation of ruins is decreasing, and the efficiency of ruins exploration is decreasing, and then it is trapped in a vicious circle of not being able to make money.

Sarah cut off the supply of the nanomachines for this reason.

Hearing the gossip this time was a natural voice in that predicament.

For a disadvantaged hunter to return a vicious cycle to a virtuous one, he must get some kind of luck or place a bet somewhere.

If you win the bet and the outcome is reasonable, you can become a capable hunter who can make money again.

However, if the gamble is lost, the disaster is carried out excessively, and it will fall into an even more miserable situation.

Elena and the others want to get lucky through this rumor.

But when you want to get out of your current predicament and unintentional rumors and explore the ruins, you can't help but feel a little anxious.

In the gossip without solid evidence, the evidence is that he has more or less gambled on his future.

Elena and the others have already invested here, and if it was their former self, they would have stopped making unreasonable bets.

There were many hunters who had come to the ruins of Kuzharaa Street besides Ekrena after hearing the rumors, but more than half of them had already left early.

The colorless fog is also getting thicker.

For those who continue to explore, it's time to give up.

However, there are those who are persistent in their exploration.

It's the victims who have been affected by gossip.

He stubbornly believed that the gossip was relatively less dangerous and that it might turn defeat into victory.

They were restless when they couldn't find the legendary relic no matter how much they searched.

But that kind of thing didn't exist in the first place.

For this reason, they are constantly accumulating dissatisfaction and anxiety.

When the accumulation had reached its limit and could not bear to return to the city without a harvest, they decided to achieve something else.

It's not rumored relics that I don't know if there, but other prey that is easier to know.

Erelna's expression was very serious.

The colorless fog rapidly increased in concentration at a rate greater than expected.

The impact on information-gathering equipment is also already in danger zone.

The search range has also been reduced a lot, and the danger of being caught by the enemy has increased a lot.

(...... It's a tough bone to gnaw. In such a short period of time, it has affected this place. Failed. )

Elena regretted that she had been too slow in her judgment.

"Sarah, it's impossible, retreat. ”

"I see. ”

"I'm sorry, now the search is already narrow, and I should have retreated earlier. ”

"It doesn't matter. There should be few monsters in the periphery. Just go back carefully. ”

With this expression on her face, which blamed her mistakes, Sarah's face was calm and with a kind smile.

Elena also smiled lightly, at this point remorse and meaningless, just immediately converted.

Elena and the others retreated cautiously.

The chariot was parked at the edge of the ruins, and as long as it reached the perimeter of the target, it could be done without any scruples.

The outer perimeter is a very safe place compared to the surrounding ruins.

But now engulfed by a high concentration of colorless mist, the threat it once had regained.

Due to the influence of the five-colored fog, if it becomes difficult to find enemies, the possibility of close contact with monsters also increases.

For hunters who use guns and firearms, which are the advantage of long-range attacks, the distance to the enemy is directly related to the difficulty of survival.

If you encounter a monster under the influence of fog, you will find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation, and that is to engage in melee combat with monsters with tenacious vitality.

As they cautiously advanced through the ruins, suddenly gunshots rang out.

Considering the attenuation ability of the sound caused by the five-colored fog, the position of the gun should be quite close.

It is possible to peek in the direction of the gunfire in the nearby rubble pile.

Sarah held her gun as she remained on guard.

Elena operates intelligence-gathering machines to intensify the search in the direction of the target.

"Elena. Do you know what?"

"Wait a minute....... There was a reaction in the direction of the gunfire. I'm afraid there are 8 hunters and 1 monster. It's getting closer!"

In the direction of reaction, the hunters were chased by large monsters.

While running, they sometimes shoot once or twice in the back, but the monster shows no signs of falling.

Elena analyzes the current situation and instructs, Sarah.

"Just look at them, monsters don't have the ability to attack from a distance.

After that, with their armament, it is impossible to defeat the enemy of this intensity.

If we leave them alone, we may be implicated.

If you run away when the time comes, you may be caught up.

There's no way, let's take down the monsters instead of them!"

"Understood. ”

Sarah set up a large gun at the monster, and Elena shouted at the hunters.

"Don't go back!"

The hunter heard Elena's voice, and Sarah immediately took aim as well.

The monster, as if the hunter had not heard, continued to flee in the direction of Elena under the threat of firearms.

Monsters can approach Elena with visual confirmation of the position and posture of their prey under the influence of colorless fog.

From the thick fur and well-developed muscles, it is easy to identify that this is a large carnivore that wants to eat the hunters naked and exposed, with sharp fangs in the open mouth full of whiskers.

Sarah, who aimed at the monster, felt strange.

In the sight of the sight, the monster he saw was not injured.

The hunters shot the monster several times as they fled.

But the monster's tough and tenacious life force avoided being shot by the hunters.

Sarah unconsciously thinks so, but this prediction is wrong.

(...... Did the fur block the bullets, or were they only equipped with thin guns, or they shot while running away, and they didn't shoot well...... alas, okay. Pack it up)

Sarah put the doubt behind her and pulled the trigger.

A bullet shot from a large gun, beautifully hit the monster in the head.

Blood splattered from his head, and his huge body rolled to the ground.

In the meantime, the hunters didn't mind the strange situation behind them at all, and continued to run.

Elena saw their expressions.

They still ran away desperately.

It's that expression, it's the desperate escape that doesn't want to die, but the joy of not meeting to help such a person meet, it's very incongruous.

But it's not enough time to figure out the incongruity to get an answer.

The colorless fog caused the monsters and other hunters to get closer to Elena them.

The reason for the priority of vigilance against monsters, and their response to the hunters has been delayed.

They didn't even say a polite greeting before they ran right past Elena.

Then one of the people inside actually threw something at Elena's feet.

Looking at the thing, Elena and Sarah's expressions were stunned.

This is......