「Ah, anyways, what’ll we do now?」
「Yeah, where’re th’ others?」
「They went looking for you guys.」
How should we go about finding everyone else…?
「Urushi: look for Humans?」
「Oon!」
With that, Urushi laid down and stared at Fran.
「Ride?」
「On, Oon!」
「Nn. Thank you.」
「Oh my, it’s quite intelligent, isn’t it?」
Urushi’s back is still high up even when it lays down, so Fran simply climbs up.
「Soft…」
「Aun!」
Fran holds onto the back of Urushi’s neck, and I fix her in place using Telekinesis. Like this, she won’t be shaken off.
But what should we do about Adventurer A and B? They won’t be able to keep up with us on foot, but it’s dangerous if we leave them here. Should we ask Amanda to escort them?
「Urushi: carry?」
「Onn」
Urushi gently looks up at Fran and gives her a short nod.
「Like dogs?」
「Huh? Tha’s kinda abrupt, lil’ lady… Dogs… Well, I guess I like dogs, but–」
「Alright.」
「Eh? Uoo–!」
Urushi lifts the nape of Adventurer A’s leather armor with its mouth, just like how a parent cat would carry its kittens.
『Are you alright with giving them a lift?』
(Wafuun!)
Well, alright, but don’t pick up Fran like that.
「Then, I’ll carry you.」
「Eh? Amanda will?」
「That’s right, so behave yourself alright?」
「Uwaa!」
Amanda picked up Adventurer B and placed him under her arm despite him clearly being larger than her. What an odd sight to behold.
「Then, let’s go.」
「Hwoooon!」
With that, Urushi starts running. By the way, I’ve been sheathed and am assuming my usual position on Fran’s back. I’ve sealed up the crack on my blade for the time being, but I should wait until we leave the dungeon for a complete recovery. Until then, I’ll just have to patiently settle with emergency repairs.
「Urushi: amazing. Running through the sky.」
『That’s thanks to Aerial Jump Lv8.』
Unlike Aerial Jump Lv1 that we possess with effects similar to multistage jumping, Lv8 allows Urushi to perfectly run through the air. It seems that it’s quite a pleasant experience for Fran.
「Spiders ahead.」
5 Trick Spiders can be seen heading towards us.
「Go.」
「Hhwoon!」
Oi, oi, Urushi, even if you don’t plan on slowing down there’s no reason to speed up, right? Even the pitiful screams of the Adventurers are being ignored.
「Huhoon!」
Called upon by Urushi’s roar, jet black spears rain down on the spiders. Furthermore, the spiders on the left and right were torn to pieces and scattered about just as Urushi entered the next passageway. Most likely, it was Urushi’s doing when its forepaws moved at lightning speed.
『――Flare・Blast!』
「――Fire・Arrow」
「――Wind・Cutter!」
In the nest-covered passageway, magic is fired in rapid succession to create a way through. Although the strength of the nests themselves are considerable, they’re unable to endure the continuous barrage. Like that, we run through the cave without stopping while eliminating any spiders along the way.
「There’s no response.」
「Hii… Hii…」
「Ha… Hah…」
Amanda mutters so with a composed expression, while the two Adventurers look like they’re barely holding onto their lives.
After running for a while, we arrive in front of an especially large passage. Inside was a large amount of spiders. Because of the numerous nests set up in the vicinity it’s hard to see, but seriously, the number of spiders here is amazing. However, the presence of Humans can also be felt. Most likely, these presences belong to Cruz and the others. How is it that they managed to break through to this point? Perhaps there’s an alternate entrance?
Well, either way, we won’t be stopped by something of this level. Firing magic in rapid succession, we break through the passage and arrive at some sort of great hall. It’s about double the size of the room we fought Army Beetles in at the Goblin Nest.