Because of the appearance of the monster, they encountered a lot of difficulties in their advancement. The monsters in the dungeon maze are really much more powerful than the wild monsters on the side of the road, and the road is narrow and you will be besieged if you are not careful.

After clearing several waves of enemies along the way, they also felt tired, so they stopped in an empty room to prepare for repairs.

"Whew~~~ I didn't expect there to be so many monsters. As a level that has just come out of the novice stage, it's too over-spec, is this game dissuaded? ”

Nepp sat down on the floor next to the doorway without figuring it, and was saying something puzzling again.

"Based on the size of the dungeon, the total number of monsters should be more than ten times that of those. I didn't think that the church of the goddess would be like this. ”

Shiki didn't sit down and rest, but carefully probed the room through the fluorescence of the crystals around him.

"It's a conspiracy!"

As if thinking of something from the words of the four seasons, Nep's eyes began to glow.

"The real goddess is no longer there, and the church of the goddess has become a place for the demon king to raise monsters!"

"Probably not. These monsters are blessed by Paradise, and they are probably specially prepared. ”

"Hmm~~~ There are no dreams for the four seasons."

"I don't think crankiness is a dream."

Because the room is not large, Shiki will soon finish exploring this place.

"Is there nothing here?"

"Nope."

Upon hearing Nep's question, Shiki turned to his side and showed Nep the innermost part of the room, where a treasure chest was being placed.

"Oh, treasure chest!"

Nepu seemed to forget about his fatigue and immediately ran over.

"Open it, right?"

"Hmm."

Shiki felt that even if he denied it, he probably wouldn't be able to stop the other party's action.

"But with my years of experience in gaming, there must be something wrong with this obvious treasure chest."

"Makes sense."

It is for this reason that the Four Seasons did not open on the spot just now.

"Will there be monsters popping up as soon as you open it?"

"Then don't open it?"

The seasons don't care about that.

"Nope! Seeing the treasure chest is not in the style of the adventurer. ”

"We're not adventurers."

The words of the four seasons could no longer reach Nep, and Nep came to the treasure chest, and at the same time looked around vigilantly, ready to retreat.

"It's open!"

The treasure chest was opened, and at that moment suddenly several legs popped out of the chest, and the lid of the box kept opening and closing like a big mouth, biting towards Nep.

"Haha! Sure enough, I was right! ”

Nepu turned his head and shouted happily to the seasons, and then his voice stopped abruptly.

"Nep!"

"Why did you get hit when you found out?"

Shiki rushed forward and grabbed the lid of the box that was biting Nep's head.

"Hmm~~~Ah!"

With the gap between the four seasons, Nep pulled out his head.

"Saved. I was so excited just now that I missed it. ”

Nepu smiled sheepishly, and swung his sword at the Mimic, which was controlled by the Four Seasons.

The strength of the treasure mimic monster is not strong, and after receiving four or five swords from Nep, it suddenly turned into a ball.

"What a pity."

Nep poked the box-style dumplings a few times with his hand.

"But it's also the joy of adventure, so keep up the good work."

This spirit of optimism is really powerful, and even the four seasons seem to be inspired.

After a short rest, the two set off again. Later, they came across a similar treasure chest and got a treasure from it (?). Inside is a disc of unknown purpose. Although it is useless, the most important thing about treasure hunting is the process, and it doesn't matter what you get exactly - that's what Nepp said.

Along the way, they explored deeper and deeper, and the number and quality of monsters also rose a few steps.

After a long progress, they entered a very large room, almost three or four stories high, and the area was like a small square. And unlike the huge area, there is almost nothing here, and there is not a trace of any monster at all.

"It's a little weird."

It's not a good thing to have such a change all of a sudden.

"I feel the atmosphere here, it won't be long before the boss battle will be triggered."

Once again, Nep seems to have gotten the answer from her vast gaming experience.

Boom ——!!!

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud noise came from the side. Looking in the direction of the sound, a tall figure stood among the fluorescent. The figure had fallen from the ceiling, so there was nothing when I looked at it before.

The figure made a loud noise as it approached them, and the outline of its body became clearer and clearer. It appears to be a spider, with several arthropods and a large belly, but with a body growing out of its head, somewhat resembling a humanoid beetle. The height of the opponent alone is more than five meters, and the length is more than ten meters, which occupies their field of vision at once.

“……”

"The boss has really appeared. Do I have the power to prophesy? ”

"This condition is commonly known as a crow's beak."

While explaining to Nep, the four seasons think about countermeasures at the same time. Of course, the other party is not afraid when his strength is complete, but now that his strength is weakened, he doesn't feel that he can easily deal with it.

"I always feel that this monster has a familiar annoyance, watch me knock you down in an instant."

As he spoke, Nep had already raised his sword and charged at the enemy.

"Cross Combination Sword!"

I only heard Nepu shouting moves, swinging his sword and launching a fierce attack on the monster.

After a flashy combo, Nepu confidently put away his sword, and the monster stood there motionless, and then nothing.

"Why is this happening?! Obviously, I think I can kill it in seconds. ”

Under the monster's counterattack, Nepu ran all the way back.

"Haven't you adapted to the situation where your strength is limited?"

After all, Nepu has lost his memory, and his mastery of himself is a little unbalanced. But instead of thinking about these things now, Shiki also turned around and began to run away.

"Nep! How, what to do? The four seasons. ”

“……”

Shiki tried to limit the monster's movements, but all failed, and the opponent's strength was too strong to control it.

The attacked monster seemed to be angry, and it waved its arms and attacked the two of them, and for a moment the surrounding sand and rocks flew around, and the vibration continued.

"The protagonist Fang is in a desperate situation, and he really wants that at this time, right?"

"That?"

"Well, it's—"

Nepu nodded thoughtfully.

"Transform!"

"Can Nepu transform?"

Could it be that Nepu remembered something?

"Hmm...... Can't you? ”

“……”

"I just think that's how it's supposed to be. Hey! ”

Nepp stuck out his tongue, only to bite himself during a run.

"Anyway, let's run away now."

Shiki ignored Nep, who was muttering "Nep, Nep" with his mouth covered, and made constructive suggestions.

"There's a door on the opposite side of this room, we just have to run there and we'll have no problem, with the width of the door monsters can't get through."

As he spoke, the monster waved its arm at them again, and Shiki picked up Nepu next to him to dodge the attack, and then rushed towards the opposite side at full speed.