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"Jura?"
Looking at Jura who suddenly stopped, werewolf looked over with some confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"I always feel like... No, nothing."
Ever since he experienced the life-and-death crisis five years ago, Jura, who had become particularly sensitive to other people's gazes, frowned.
However, after looking around several times, he finally found nothing and attributed it to his own hallucination.
But no matter what, it is better to be cautious.
"Okay, you guys can stop now."
Looking at the huge passage revealed behind the broken rock wall in front of him, Jura took the lead and walked in.
After walking about five meters forward, he stopped in front of a huge metal door, took out a red sphere from his arms and aimed it at the red gem on the metal door.
Boom boom boom
With a heavy moving sound, the metal door slowly moved upwards, revealing an empty passage behind it.
"Go in quickly!"
"yes."
"It should be alright now..."
Running into the passage with his little brothers, Jura turned around and controlled the door to fall again.
Looking at the rock wall that had begun to be repaired not far away, and the empty scene that he could see through the rock wall, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Nothing unexpected has happened even at this point, so it seems that he was really worrying too much before.
but...
Jura, who had already withdrawn his gaze from the rock wall, did not notice it.
Right at the gap where they came in, a piece of mirror fragment that appeared at some unknown time was quietly placed in the corner, facing the direction of the door.
"How does it feel?"
Controlling the thin wire to pull the lens back and put it away, Ron looked at Tione beside him.
"Is there anything you want to say?"
"...What was that just now?"
Thinking back to the scene just reflected in the mirror, Tione, who had not yet recovered from the shock, asked subconsciously.
"Why would something like that appear in the dungeon? It looks like it was man-made."
"It's obvious that it was man-made."
Looking at the rock wall beside him that had been completely repaired, Ron noted the location and turned away.
"Don't just stand there, it's time to go."
"Don't you want to investigate?"
Ais asked, which was rare.
"How to investigate?"
Ron asked back.
"You also saw that you need a key to enter the man-made maze."
"Yes, I saw it."
Tiona folded her hands behind her head and spoke as if she was not affected at all.
"But seeing that you were so well prepared, Ron, I thought you had a way to get in."
"Then you overestimate me."
Ron raised his eyebrows and replied casually.
"The reason I came to the 18th floor to try my luck was just to explore the entrance to the man-made maze on this floor."
"As for going in to explore the man-made maze, I don't plan to do it in the short term."
"You know what's in there."
Tione suddenly spoke up.
Unlike the previous questions, this time her tone was full of affirmation.
"Even in your opinion, even our Loki Familia cannot escape unscathed after exploring that man-made maze."
"If I'm not mistaken, the thing you said not long ago that would reduce the number of our Loki Familia members was referring to this."
"Hmm? I didn't expect you to be so quick to react."
Looking at Tione with some surprise, Ron replied.
"Yes, that's what I'm talking about."
"But I won't tell you the specific risks in that maze."
"Why?"
Tione frowned in confusion.
"You provide the intelligence, and we, the Loki Familia, provide the combat power."
"Wouldn't it be more beneficial for all of us if we took action earlier to eliminate the threat to that man-made maze?"
"No reason. Just tell your captain what you know now."
Ron waved his hand nonchalantly and headed back to the seventeenth floor.
"He's a smart guy and he knows what to do."
...
"Is there an artificial maze in the dungeon?"
In the base camp of Loki's Familia, Finn showed a surprised look after listening to Tione's retelling.
"are you sure?"
"I saw it with my own eyes."
Tione replied seriously.
"It's not just me. Tiona and Ais were also there at the time. They also saw the scene when the door to the man-made maze opened."
"But I don't know why. Ron took us to see the man-made maze, but he was still unwilling to tell us any information about it."
"Because he doesn't trust our fighting power."
While Tione was speaking, Finn, who had simply gathered his thoughts, spoke in a decisive tone.
"He believes that even if our Loki Familia is fully prepared and has sufficient intelligence advantages, we still cannot eliminate the threats in the artificial maze."
"No...it's more than that."
As if he had thought of something, Finn's expression became more serious.
"The man named Ron specifically mentioned that this incident would reduce the number of members of our Loki Familia, and he may have considered your reaction."
"In his opinion, not only will we be unable to eliminate the threat in the maze, but we will also suffer heavy losses ourselves."
"Finn, are you trusting that man named Ron a little too much?"
Riveria, who was discussing something with the other party, looked over here with some confusion.
"The information that Tione has obtained so far is just one-sided statements from the other party."
"No matter how mysterious that man appears, he is still only a Level 1 with limited abilities."
"Maybe the other party made a mistake, or they themselves are not sure whether the information they have is accurate, so they chose not to tell us."
"It is possible, but..."
Glancing at his right thumb, which had been aching since he heard Tione's report, he sighed helplessly.
"Let's not talk about the truth of the intelligence for now. We must not act rashly next."
"The remnants of the dark faction don't know that we already know about this. This is our only advantage at the moment."
"We have to keep investigating and find ways to get enough keys in a short period of time before we can be sure there won't be any problems."
"If I'm not mistaken, this is what Ron really wants us to do."
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