Goo Ton -

It's a subtle sound that comes out of my mouth when I swallow.

I could see the appearance of the owner of the flame in front of me through the light source and sparks emitted by the mango in my hand, which was... What to say? Pretty weird creatures......

Its head has a pair of horns with spiral lines, and its eyes are very different from those of other creatures... The part that should be the white of the eye is black, the pupil in the center of the eye is white, the skin on its body is gray, and there are many hairs similar to those of a goat on its hands, feet, and torso.

When I could fully see the appearance of this strange creature, a word that only existed in ancient books flashed through my mind......

Demon Clan.

But the "demon" standing in front of me is obviously not the "Demon Clan" described in ancient books, although it has the iconic horns of the "Demon Clan" recorded in ancient books... But this alone is not enough to determine whether it belongs to the Demon Clan or not......

The moment I saw the "demon" not far in front of me, the "demon" seemed to have noticed my insignificant goblin, and when he saw the living creature standing in front of him, the "demon" unabashedly hooked the corners of his mouth, revealing the sharp teeth in his mouth quite threateningly.

[It's been a long time since I've seen any living creatures here, haha~ You know..."We've eaten insects and small animals in this underground world for a long time......]

（......？！）

Suddenly, the "demon" standing not far in front of me opened its mouth with sharp teeth, smiling as if to the goblin in front of it.

(This guy...) Still talking?)

It... The demon's voice was very strange, and the voice coming from its throat was very incongruous...... It's like moaning, but if you listen closely, this moan is mixed with screams, and as you try to figure out what it is, you hear a sobbing that accompanies the screams.

According to the surprise in my own heart, I held the hilt of the Lost Black Talisman tightly in my right hand, and looked at the pair of orange flames in the horns of the "demon" in front of me with an intriguing look, and a strange thought flashed through my mind...... That strange idea at the time might surprise me a little when I think about it, right?

"Excuse me... Are you the ruler of this underground cavern?"

I tentatively asked the "demon" standing not far in front of me, if I couldn't fight it rashly... Finding out the details of the other party is the most important thing at present.

Hearing the goblin in front of him ask a question, the corners of the demon's mouth slowly lowered because of his happy mood, and it stretched out one of its five sharp claws that looked like fingers against its lips and made a silent gesture towards the goblin in front of it.

[Dregs... You're exalting me too much, don't get me wrong... No..."We" are not the rulers of this underground cavern. 〕

Only a second had passed, and the "demon" stared at me with a burning gaze, and as it spoke, the orange flame in the center of its horns burned even more vigorously.

“......”

After hearing what this "demon" said, I didn't ask what it was again, but put on a posture ready to fight, pointed the tip of the sword of the "Lost Black Talisman" at it, and there was no point in continuing to talk to it... I knew exactly what was going to happen next, and a vicious battle with this "demon" ensued.

[Well~ you can call me "Underground Guardian"~]

The "demon" ignored the goblin who was putting on a fight, but rather it didn't care, waving the claws of its hands as if it were playfully saying to me in a nonchalant tone.

(Underground Guardian??, which means...... Is it guarding something here?)

“......？！”

In an instant, just as I was a little distracted, the "demon" stepped out of his legs, which seemed to be horned hooves, and rushed towards the goblin in front of him at an unobservable speed that was unobservable to the naked eye.

I was greeted by a strong wind blowing towards my chest, and I subconsciously protected the "Lost Black Talisman" in my hand in front of me. With a "clank-" sound, the claws of the "demon's right hand" and the "Lost Black Talisman" were locked together, and the sharp claws and sharp blades collided with each other.

"Tsk!

Feeling the huge external force coming from the sword, I couldn't help but frown as I held the hilt of the Lost Black Talisman.

[Oh?food... Your strength is not bad~]

The "demon" couldn't help but be a little surprised to notice that the claw of his right hand was blocked by the seemingly muscular goblin in front of him with the sword in his hand.

[In that case... Can you still stop it?!]

At the same time as the "demon" immediately spoke, it waved the claws of its left hand towards my skull claws, and the five sharp claws made a sound of breaking through the air, approaching my eyes at a very fast speed, looking at the five sharp claws that were getting bigger and closer, there was no panicked expression on my face, but a calm and calm expression.

"'Hard steel'!"

As I quickly chanted a spell to cast a strengthening spell, I turned my left hand into a fist and aimed it at the left claw of the "demon" that swung at me, and met it decisively, and bang!

It stands to reason that the moment the Demon's sharp claws touch my fist, it will pierce the flesh of my fist and inlay it in the bones on the back of my hand, but the strange thing is that the Demon's claws swing at me are blocked by a soft silver glow on the surface of the skin of my left fist.

[Strange...... Food, do you still use magic?] The "demon" muttered in surprise when he saw the special light that suddenly appeared on the goblin's left fist.

In the face of the "demon's" inquiry, I didn't want to respond to it in the slightest, but instead increased the force injected into my left fist, but even if I used more force, the "demon" didn't show any struggling expression... It's better to say that it has a pleasant expression on its face now.

[I'll just think you can use magic, and the creatures that can use magic taste much better than other creatures that can't use magic~ And if I win, you give me up resistance food!]

Looking at the surprised expression on the goblin's face in front of him, the "demon" grinned the corners of his mouth as if he was laughing at this goblin, and then the "demon" who let out a laugh subconsciously grabbed the goblin's magic-covered arm with the five claws of its left hand, and slammed it towards the passage behind it!

"What...?!Wow!!!!"

I was grabbed by the "demon" by the arm and shook my back suddenly, and I couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and I couldn't help but let out a cry of pain when I was about to turn over and stand up while lying on the ground wasting time, and the "demon" walked in front of me with unhurried steps.

[Didn't I tell you everything...] Let you obediently give up resistance, as food, you are simply "weak", pitiful, why ask for hardship like this!]

The "demon" who walked up to the goblin said coldly to the half-kneeling food in a sneering voice, and as the "demon" spoke to himself, it was not aware of the faint white light converging on the sword of the Lost Black Talisman in my hand.

[Die like this!]

Suddenly, the "demon" standing next to me, only five centimeters away, kicked my chest with its right leg that resembled a hoof, and I saw the "demon" kicking at me, and I was half-kneeling on the ground, and I subconsciously flashed behind me, and the "Lost Black Talisman" held in my right hand slashed out towards the "demon" in the next second. A sword qi that exuded a pale white luster made a sound that broke through the air and slashed towards the head of the "demon", looking at the sword qi that was constantly moving towards him at an extremely fast speed, this "demon" subconsciously raised his right palm to protect it in front of him.

Flutter!

When the sword qi emitting a pale white light touched the palm of the "demon's" right hand, an extremely flesh-piercing sound came out.

The sword qi that emitted a pale white light broke through the skin of the "demon's" right palm and disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the azure blood continued to flow out along the wound in the center of the "demon's" right palm, looking at the wound where blood flowed from his right palm, the "demon" couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

[It was... Sword Qi?Like scum, you can actually use the sword qi that only a swordsman with advanced swordsmanship can cut after years of refinement?!]

The "demon" asked me about the battle that had taken place in a few seconds earlier, pointing a claw from his right hand at the goblin in front of him with a complicated and regretful gaze.

(The sword qi I slashed out just now...... It was actually ... Blocked?!)

Coo-dong - [The sound of swallowing saliva in the throat]

What are you kidding?!...... This "demon" ...... No, it's supposed to be the 'Underground Guardian' guarding this underground cavern!

It's not the same... It's not the same... It's different!!!This guy... The 'Guardian of the Underground' standing in front of me is clearly not the same as the unspeakable thing that only appears in the ruins of Lesa Yaga at night!!!

(Damn!I'm going to fight this guy now?!!I'm going to keep fighting...) Or run away?)

I know very well that the 'Underground Guardian' in front of me is not fighting me seriously in the previous battles with me, but rather that it is just playing with its food (me) in the previous battles with me......

At the moment, I have only enough physical strength left in my body, and I have not had a good rest since I fought the unspeakable creatures in the Ruins of Raza Yagar. If I continue to fight this "demon" who has never used his true skills, I may very well die here......

[Come on.] 〕

The 'Underground Guardian', who was standing not far in front of the goblin, waved his left hand at the goblin, trying to provoke him, and said defiantly.

〔...... Oh?]

However, what happened next surprised the 'Underground Guardian', and the goblin turned his back to him and ran towards the dark passage in front of him, without looking back.

[Well, I'll admit you're not the scum I call you.] But... Haha...!! you're really cowardly, cowardly goblins!!]

Seeing that the goblin disappeared in the dark passage ahead, the 'Underground Guardian', who was still standing in place, covered his mouth with his left hand, and laughed heartily, the goblin's panicked appearance seemed extremely funny to him... It also annoyed him.

[Run~Run~ Run away while you're still alive~ If you don't escape from this underground cavern, then a game of 'cat and mouse' is about to begin!]

The 'Underground Guardian' snickered as he spread out his left palm in front of him as he spread out his left hand.

[Hey, don't be in a daze, if you are in a daze, the delicious food will escape.]

The Underground Guardian shouted loudly into the passage ahead, the orange flames floating in the center of the horns above his head covering the Underground Guardian's hands, feet, and torso as if they were alive.

Bang bang! bang bang -

In the dark hallway ahead, there was the sound of a series of rocks being broken by some kind of great force......