Obvious trap

"We have defeated the bull type of the fallen spirit before, so there should be six more."

Tsukasa thought, but if there was more, he wasn't sure. Still, he knew that the situation was serious.

After Jewel Fetus is parasitized on something, it will have a different strength depending on the one it is parasitized.

If he gave an example, the Jewel Fetus on the 18th Floor only parasitized the number of man-eating plants, so its strength was only around Level 5, and it was easily killed by him.

As for the Jewel Fetus that parasitized the Titan Alm, a monster on the 59th Floor, and it also devoured many magic stones, its strength was even bigger than the entire Loki Familia.

"This place should have been abandoned a long time ago."

Alicia shuddered.

"Should those Jewel Fetuses have absorbed enough nutrients, and they have found something to parasitize?"

Everyone, including Finn, could only be silent, and their hearts were heavy.

If they calculated from the time this place had been abandoned, the Jewel Fetuses should have been taken from this place a few months ago. If those Jewel Fetuses had found something to parasitize, they should have found them a long time ago, but since they hadn't found them, those Jewel Fetuses should have been waiting for the chance to be born.

Yet it made them shudder.

After all, the last Bull of Heaven was enough to show how powerful the fallen spirit was.

Tsukasa might have been able to defeat those fallen spirits in a single attack, but after that, he would go into a momentary weakness state. It was impossible for them to rely on him all the time!

"...Keep going."

Finn's voice came from the Occulus.

"We should think about the countermeasures after you have all gone out, but since the Evilus hasn't shown a reaction so far, they shouldn't be ready, and we can strike them during that chance!"

If the Evilus were strong and believed in their strength, they should have appeared on the surface a long time ago and erased the entire Orario. However, since they didn't, they should have a chance to bring them down.

"Let's go!"

Tsukasa glanced at Ais before he let everyone out of the room.

This unexpected discovery made them feel heavy, and when they knew those fallen spirits might appear anytime, it made them tense.

However, they knew this wasn't the time for them to think about this matter, and they continued their advancement throughout the passage, going deeper and deeper along the stairs.

Tsukasa knew that they had arrived on the 15th Floor, but he felt something was about to come again. Still, after they entered this floor, the Occulus somehow lost its signal, and Finn's voice almost couldn't be heard.

"If it feels like there are fewer enemies, right?"

Walking in the empty passage, Ais expressed her doubt.

"Yeah." Tsukasa nodded.

After they reached this floor, the number of enemies they encountered was fewer and fewer. They hardly saw any figures, not even a single monster.

"Have they given up?"

"How is that possible? I think that they might set up a trap or something for us!"

Anakitty shook her head and didn't think the Evilus could give up so easily.

"How many keys have we found?" Tsukasa asked.

"Five!"

Tsukasa felt that the number was too small. While he could replicate the key, it was better to take it from the Evilus since he was too lazy to make it.

Finn told him before that if they could get more than six keys in this operation, it was the best.

However, after they had clashed back and forth a few times, the Evilus also understood their purpose, and the executives of the Evillus rarely appeared in front of them, resulting in only two keys being taken after a few hours.

"Stop for a moment."

On their way, Anakitty suddenly said.

Everyone stopped and looked at her strangely.

"There's a noise..."

The black cat's ears trembled.

"There is someone in that direction!"

Anakitty listened carefully for a while, then pointed out a direction and turned her eyes to Tsukasa.

What do you think?

Should we go?

That's the meaning in her eyes.

Everyone also focused their attention on him, waiting for his next order.

Tsukasa thought for a moment.

It could be seen in their previous advancement that the enemies had decided to hide, and there was a possibility that they would group up and attack them all out.

Logically, they shouldn't go there since they might fall into the enemy's trap.

However...

"Go!"

His answer was firm.

The number of the keys was far from enough, and if they had failed this operation, the operation would have been postponed again. However, if the enemy completed the preparation, the fallen spirit would become stronger and stronger.

It will be too late!

He also had become a Level 7, and his state was different from before.

"Yes!"

The crowd complied.

They followed Anakitty's lead and ran at high speed in a certain direction.

After a few minutes, a long passage appeared before them, and there were no halfway forks on the left or right.

At the end of that passage, there was a dark room with only a solitary magic stone lamp hanging from the ceiling, and in that room, there were four keys of the Knossos neatly placed!

"Four keys?!"

"Are they really that stupid?"

"It's obvious that this is a trap!"

They couldn't help but exclaim and curse at the obvious trap of the Evilus.

"What should we do?"

Ais looked at Tsukasa.

Even if they didn't have any special abilities, and just from their experience alone, they could tell that there was a dangerous trap that had been waiting for them in that room.

"Go."

His answer was firm.

"But before that, Ais..."

Tsukasa moved closer to Ais.

'So close!'

A blush suddenly appeared on Ais's cheeks.

"Do you understand?"

"Huh? Ah, um, I get it!"

Ais was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, but then her expression turned into a concern.

"Isn't it very dangerous?"

"Don't worry."

Tsukasa smiled and rubbed her blonde hair.

"Alicia, Anakitty, all of you should follow Ais! I will be here alone!"

"What...?!"

Everyone was shocked.

However, his decision couldn't be changed, so they didn't have any choices before they left the passage with Ais.

"Let's see what they plan to do."

Tsukasa was slightly curious and just dashed using his movement technique, appearing instantly at the entrance of the room where the Evilus put the keys.

As soon as he entered the room, he rushed to the center of the room. He stretched his hands and picked up all four keys on the ground without slowing down.

However, the moment he rushed in, the gate sounded, and it began to descend swiftly.

Yet this wasn't the end since the floor beneath his feet suddenly cracked, and a pitch-black abyss appeared beneath his feet!

"...If it's someone else, they will die from this."