Chapter 308: To the Black Gold Wings Dungeon

Tauro and the rest of the “Black Gold Wings” team entered the dungeon, accompanied by the escort team.

For Tauro, the path through the Slime Layer leading to the familiar “Rest Area” was nothing new, but for Ank, it was his first time in a dungeon.

“Wow!”

Or

“Ha!”

Ank exclaimed in awe as they made their way forward.

“You’re the first person I’ve seen who is so amazed by this Slime-only first floor of the dungeon,” Ragune chuckled, being more accustomed to dungeons.

“Hey now! It’s only natural for dragonfolk to be used to it, but dungeons are usually controlled by the country and inaccessible to outsiders. Of course, I’m amazed! ──By the way, Eris, are you also used to this?”

Ank noticed Eris’ lack of reaction and asked her.

“Me? I’ve been to dungeons before, like the one near the capital called ‘Babylon,’ and I’ve only recently teamed up with Tauro, so it’s not my first time,” Eris replied.

“Oh, that’s why you’re not surprised. I wondered why you weren’t reacting much because you’re unusually quiet. Hahaha!”

Ank laughed at his own remark.

As they continued, they reached the “Rest Area,” and Tauro held everyone’s hands, forming a circle.

“Alright, let’s go.”

Tauro informed everyone, and they used “Spatial Transfer” to move to the 110th floor, the meeting point.

Floor 110 ──

“Wait, nobody’s here…?”

Tauro and the group arrived on the 110th floor, puzzled by the absence of anyone.

“Are we in the right place, Tauro?”

Eris looked around the empty “Rest Area” on the 110th floor and asked.

“That’s what I thought too…”

Tauro was expecting Salman to be here since he had sent him here a few days ago, so he was perplexed.

“In such situations, you should check the vicinity of the entrance and exit of the ‘Rest Area.'”

Tsugumu, the captain of the escort team, pointed in that direction.

Upon closer inspection, there was a piece of paper stuck to the wall near the entrance and exit.

Tauro rushed over and read what was written on it.

“I couldn’t wait for the girls to come back, so I went down to the lower floor. – Salman.”

It seemed that Salman had gone down to the lower floor alone, worried about the girls’ delay.

“In that case, everyone, let’s go to the lower floor, the 111th floor.”

Tauro informed the group, and they used “Spatial Transfer” to move to the 111th floor.

Floor 111 ──

“It seems they are not here either.”

Ragune looked around the area and said.

Then, they checked the entrance and exit area again, where two more pieces of paper were stuck.

The first one read:

“Reached the 111th floor for the first time! Going deeper! – Saran’s team.”

The second one read:

“It seems the girls came here, so I will follow them down. – Salman.”

“I guess we’ll go further down, everyone.”

Tauro told them, and they used “Spatial Transfer” to move to the 112th floor.

Floor 112 ──

There, they found another piece of paper left by Saran.

“Reached the 112th floor for the first time! Going even deeper! – Saran’s team.”

Beside it was a note from Saruman.

“It seems the girls impulsively went even deeper. I will follow them for now. – Salman.”

“Mr. Salman, you seem to be at the mercy of your daughter. Hahaha!”

After checking Salman’s message, Tauro made a joking remark to Tsugumu and the others.

“It seems so. But not only Saran’s team but also Salman-dono, who is chasing after them alone, is a concern. Let’s head to the lower floor right away.”

Tsugumu urged Tauro to move.

“Yes, you’re right. Then, let’s go to the 113th floor.”

Tauro agreed and, together with the entire team, used “Spatial Transfer” to reach the 113th floor.

Floor 113 ──

As they arrived, Tauro and the group, familiar with the routine, checked the entrance and exit paper.

There they found a note from Saran again.

“Reached the 113th floor for the first time! Going further down! – Saran’s team.”

Then, they noticed another figure coming up from the lower floor. It seemed that two people were being pursued by monsters.

“One person… Two people… Two people are being chased by monsters!”

One of the members of the escort team, with excellent scouting abilities, quickly noticed the situation and reported to Captain Tsugumu.

“Tauro-dono, please wait here. We’ll go help those two.”

Tsugumu informed Tauro, and the escort team rushed out from the entrance.

“Tauro! There’s something we can do to support them. Let’s follow them!”

Ragune urged Tauro to act.

“Yeah, while that escort team is fighting the monsters, we should be able to rescue the two who are fleeing, right?”

Ank also encouraged Tauro to follow.

“I’m sure I’ll get scolded later for this… Let’s just provide support! Alright, let’s follow them!”

After contemplating for a moment, Tauro nodded and, along with everyone else, chased after the escort team led by Tsugumu.

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