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"Magic items? How could such a thing be a magic prop? ”

"It's true, I was so hurt by this prop just now."

"I see, I see, I didn't expect the captain to be so good......"

"You don't understand it at all!"

Looking at Hinako's evil smile, Suzuki was a little angry.

This guy is always causing me trouble, so I'll leave her in the cave later.

"Anyway, nothing happened just now! Let's go, or we'll be preempted. ”

Suzuki didn't intend to explain any further, and turned his head and walked deeper into the cave.

"What! What kind of attitude is that? ”

Hoshino stomped his feet straight.

"Everyone, let's complete the commission first."

Harina started the round again.

Thank you, Harina!

"Cut ......"

"Hauna-chan don't always favor the captain, we, as team members, have an obligation to correct some of the captain's bad roots."

You have a head obligation!

Suzuki now wants to throw Hinako into the depths of the cave now.

You wait, and you'll cry later......

The deeper you go into the cave, the more you can feel that the space of the cave is slowly getting bigger, and there are gradually traces of artificiality inside, and you can see a lot of murals, although I don't know what is depicted.

"Wow, that's a lot of drawings...... Do you have any idea what this is? ”

The child, Hinako, leaned against the wall and looked at it carefully.

But because of its age, the mural is blurred, and it is full of unintelligible text.

"Haven't seen ......"

"Probably a ...... left by an ancient state"

"Let's move on, and we'll have the answers we need."

After a few more minutes of walking.

Suzuki and others found scattered spent bullet casings on the ground.

"It was the guys who left it behind...... It seems that there is a battle here. ”

"Is it a monster that guards the treasure?"

"I don't rule it out."

"That means the treasure is ahead! It hurts......"

Suzuki knocked Hinako on the head of the glint in her eyes.

"Why are you knocking me?!"

"Can you settle down a little, we are about to encounter the enemy in front of us, and it is fatal to expose our traces."

"Yes, I know!"

"Ahem...... Let's talk a little bit about the enemies we're going to encounter next. They are adventurers from the Malthusian Empire, and as for why they came here, I assume that it was for the things in the ruins, but I don't know exactly what they are. ”

"I, I, I!"

Hinako raised her hands excitedly, wanting to say something.

"What's wrong, Hinako?"

Although he didn't want to deal with her, Suzuki decided to convict her based on what she said.

"If we kill the spies of the Empire, will we be knighted?"

"How do I know this?!"

"Then if I kill them, will I become a hero of the kingdom?"

"I don't know!"

Has this guy started dreaming of being a hero...... It's naïve.

"Cut...... The captain is useless......"

Hinako suddenly lost interest and walked around in place with her eyes blank.

"Ahem...... Continuing with the topic above. Regardless, our commission is to explore this ancient ruin, and we will not give it to them in order to fulfill the commission. So later...... There may be a fight, so be prepared. ”

"Understood!"

"No problem, watch Nana knock them all down by herself!"

Nana gestured with her little fist.

"Very good, let's go again!"

Boom Boom Boom ———

There was a loud bang from the depths of the cavern.

It seems to be the sound of some kind of machine door being opened.

"Be careful, they're just ahead."

"Ho, is it my turn to get out of the house......"

Hold your foot down and move on, and soon you will reach a huge square, and a "city" appears in front of you, which looks like an underground kingdom.

The entire cave was hollowed out, forming a huge man-made space, and a lot of manpower and material resources should have been spent to build this underground kingdom.

But now they don't know who built the underground kingdom for what purpose.

Although the "city" in front of you is not as big as a city in the real sense, it does look like a city.

"Look, the gates have been opened!"

The main gates of the city were opened.

The sound just now seemed to be the sound of the door opening.

This group of Imperial people should have come prepared, and they actually opened the gates of the city with ease.

"They're already in, we have to move quickly, or we're going to be preempted."

"No problem."

But as soon as they reached the city gate, gunshots rang out.

Bang bang bang———

Several bullets in a row hit the next step taken by Suzuki and others, leaving deep marks on the ground,

Fortunately, no one was injured.

"Be careful! …… Are you all right? ”

"Hmmm......"

"It's so dangerous, it's just a little bit ......"

Suzuki looked at everyone uneasily, and only after confirming that no one was injured did Suzuki dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

There is no doubt that their whereabouts have been discovered by the Imperials.

Two men with spears appeared above the gates.

There was still smoke coming from the chamber.

It is certain that they fired the gun just now.

"Sure enough, someone is following us......"

"It was a little strange just now, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"I have to say, that guy in Eri is quite powerful."

"Okay, let's save these words until these guys are settled."

"Understood!"

The man pulled the bolt and aimed at Suzuki and the others again.

"Who are you? Report your name, and I can consider keeping you all dead. ”

Cut...... It's this familiar line again......

"We are the people of the kingdom, why did you people from the empire come to the kingdom?"

"It turned out to be the scum of the kingdom, are you ready to die?"

“…… Everyone, get ready to fight! ”

"Can't you just die obediently...... Ibuki, kill them! ”

"Don't come and order me, Mishima!"

Although the two were arguing, the movements of their hands were not slow at all.

Bullets were fired from the muzzle of the gun in an instant.

As soon as the orange-red fire lit up, the bullet reached the front of Suzuki and the others.

So fast......

There was no time to dodge.

"Ah———h

The bullet hit Suzuki, who was standing at the front, and the bullet pierced her arm, leaving a bloody hole.

Others were also grazed by bullets, leaving several blood marks.

"Suzuki!"

"Miss Suzuki?"

"Suzuki-san?"

"Captain!"

Suzuki clutched his arms and tried to stop the bleeding, but the blood kept pouring out.

The most painful thing was that the pain kept irritating Suzuki's nerves, making her head covered with beads of sweat.

Damn it......

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