"Well, I managed to get out of it..."

　Ray looks back with a sigh of relief.
　Elena and Sett also look behind, as if to match the gesture.
　When I turn around, I see all the greenery.
　In the desert, it's a sight that can be described as a grove of hydrated cacti trees.
　a cactus present in its disguise
　The green areas formed of them are cut off, and there are places where the sandy ground is bare.
　The cactus and cactus that originally existed there had been slashed or burned to expose the corpse to the ground.

"It took longer than I thought, perhaps because I've been taking one step at a time slowly."
"Grull".

　Seto bleats as if to agree with Elena's voice.
　But it's not surprising. Whereas Ray and Elena were attacking cacti with a connecting sword, Seto's method of attack was firebreath.
　In other words, it's like you've always been breathing out. Furthermore, if you throw out your firebrace with all your might, even the magical stones in the cactus will turn into charcoal and become useless, so you must be careful to adjust your power. Naturally, they are more exhausted than the other two. No, if it was purely physical strength, there would have been no problems with the Gryphon Seto, but he was very careful about mental fatigue.

"At any rate, we have had a great deal of magical stones. This will solve a little bit of Egidil's lack of magical stones."
"Well... but Schaffner, the cause of his collection of magical stones, has already escaped. I don't think there will be a serious shortage of magical stones as there has been."

　Ray nods to Elena's words.
　There was no doubt that the amount of magical stones that would flow into the market would increase unless one of them had already done so.

"But that doesn't immediately cover everything that's missing. It's no use thinking about it. ...but what about the absorption of magical stones? Because of cacti... in this case, I should say that thanks to you. Anyway, there is no sign of any other adventurer coming around here."

　Isn't it just the right place for Ray to say when he went down to the 13th basement that is hard to find in the surrounding area? That's how Elena asks, but Ray thinks for a few seconds and shakes his head.

"Let's not do it," Surely no adventurer will come, but there are cactus that respond to magic. Even if you learn new skills by absorbing magical stones here, the cactus may overreact to them. Since I was able to get through here without any particular damage, I want to avoid being hurt by mischief here."
"And what do you do? This is probably the most obscure place in the hierarchy."
"Oh, so not here, but a little further from here."
"…I see. Are you sure that's better? Besides, the environment is bad here in many ways."

　Elena frowns slightly uncomfortably and turns her eyes to where the cactus and cactus were growing.
　Seto's firebreath fills the surroundings with a burning smell.
　The desert winds are fading away a lot, but there is still a strong burning smell around. I didn't have anything in particular, but I still didn't like being in this environment for a long time.

"Well, let's move away a little. I wish you would come out with one more skyfang or one more rock spider, but would that be a little extravagant?"
"Probably, if you're an ordinary adventurer, you'll be able to appear in monsters... well, if you're going to make money out of materials, proofs of subjugation, and magical stones, you'll still need them."
"Grull?"

　While we're talking, Seto, who has gone a little further, turns around and wonders if he hasn't gone yet.
　They break out into the desert with a smile on their face.

"Grull!"

　A set who screams pleasantly at the sight of Ray and Elena.
　Continuous exhaling of the firebrace was exhausting, but it couldn't have been more effective in terms of relieving the stress of the set.

(It's not clear whether Seto is stressed or not.)

　Ray mutters with a bitter smile as he sees Sett wagging his tail like a good-humoured dog, despite being a glyphon with a lion's lower body next to him.
　Basically friendly, it would be great if the inhabitants of Egzil cared about it. Moreover, recently, some people have been feeding Seto, such as dried meat and sandwiches, and they are steadily following the same process as Seto was treated like a mascot character in guillem.
　When I think about it, I still didn't think Seto was stressed out.
　Well, he must have been glad that he was raging with Ray rather than stressed out. Sett was in a good mood to be able to judge so.
　As we walk through the desert, two people and one of them no longer care about it, even though the direct sunlight is still pouring down.
　The scorching smell that existed in the cactus and cactus has already faded to a point where it doesn't bother you once it's probably a big reason.
　Or maybe that was the cause. It sounded as if it were echoing from the bottom of the earth.

"What!"

　Elena, reflexively determined to be a monster attack, draws the connected sword and immediately prepares to intercept.
　However, after a few seconds, there is no sign of the enemy attacking, only time passes by.
　In the meantime...

"I'm sorry. It's not the enemy's fault, it's just the sound of my stomach."
"...that's the sound of my stomach?"

　She nodded shyly to Elena, who had turned her gaze from under her overcoat to Ray.
　The smell of baking cacti was anything but appetizing. But for some reason, Ray's belly was vehemently self-assertive.
　Looking at Ray's behavior, Elena lets out a small smile and a sighs.
　The smile on his lips meant, if anything, "I can't help it."
　I'm afraid I shouldn't take my eyes off myself, I'm not going to be able to do anything without myself.
　You must have noticed that kind of gaze is being directed at me like that. Wearing a somewhat unsettled atmosphere, Ray looks around.
　But unlike upstairs, this is a sandy desert. There are no shades of rocks to block the sunlight, and there are only cacti here and there.
　It was Ray's honest feeling that there would be an oasis like there was in the 11th basement, but the oasis would be rarer than in the shadow of a rock.

"First of all, shall we build a magic tent in the shadow of the dunes so that we won't be found around us?"
"That's reasonable, isn't it? I'm thirsty, too, and I'll be saved if you do so."
"Grull!"

　A set of people who cry, "I'm hungry, too.
　Or maybe I was thirsty, not hungry, but I'm just going for a big dune a few kilometers from where I am today.
　It's true that he was somewhat discouraged, partly because he had beaten a cactus. It may therefore have been unavoidable that we were a little late in finding its existence.
　Still, it should not have been all the bad things, as it was discovered before it was discovered over there.
　I mean...

"An adventurer?"

　the three figures in front of one's eyes He is a human or akin to a subhuman, though his overcoat, like Elena's, does not know his s*x.
　Being on this 13th basement, you must be an adventurer. But that was the main reason Ray and Elena were suspicious.I don't know how they were brought out alive, but there's no doubt that they're lying under the feet of the three figures.

「……」

　Ray also ponders for a few seconds as Elena asks him what to do.
　If this is an ordinary adventurer, you can come up to it and talk to it.
　If you're in a place where other adventurers don't come, you'll be convinced if you're looking for a hole.
　But the three adventurers now in front of Ray's eyes are as alert as they can be seen. Besides, it was obviously funny to say that they took the trouble to carry cactus that were supposed to be buried in the ground to such a remote place.
　Fortunately, he didn't seem keen enough to detect the leeches off guard, but the tension around him was still extraordinary.

(It's plainly suspicious... now, what's the matter?)

　He's certainly a suspicious opponent. Or maybe they're trying to commit some kind of criminal act. But Ray is not on the side of justice. ...from an objective perspective, justice and evil would be closer to evil.
　Elena, as a nobleman, is not stupid enough to jump out of her way in a situation where she doesn't know nothing.
　In Seto's case, I wonder if Ray would have moved if he would have moved.
　At any rate, the two and one of them were looking at the three people surrounding the cactus as if to wait and see.
　Ray used to have a stomach bug, but in a tense atmosphere, he doesn't seem to have a stomach bug.

"Hurry up, man," You know it will be troublesome if he starts to move?"
"It's all right, that he can't move any more." half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead, half dead."
"Stupid, don't be careless. Even if you go bad, you'll still be a monster. In fact, have you forgotten how many times you've been in danger?"
"That's why. I've had so much experience, so I'll have time to spare."
"...that's enough, I'll try it soon." Do you mind? I'll get out of the way as soon as I check, so that's what I mean."

　The other two nodded to the last man's words, and one of the men pulls something out of his pocket.
　Something like a gem of about 5 cm in diameter that gives off a faint but undoubtedly black and muddy light.
　The moment it was taken out with a hand wrapped in leather gloves, there was definitely a strong presence of men.

"It's the same as always," I feel chilly no matter how many times I look at it."
"It's no wonder, given the effort used to make one of these. ... Here we go. Use the seeds of Chaos 3-2-7

　Along with the words, the black, muddy jewel called the seeds of chaos touches the cactus, which may already die on the ground at any time.
　The seeds of chaos placed on the cactus are then sucked directly into the body.
　And...

　Knock!

　The cactus spasmodicus was convulsed enough for the laymen watching from afar.
　After several convulsions, a cactus ambushes the enemy with little movement like a plant, jumping over the desert like a fish landed on land.

(Revived...?)

　A dying cactus has come to life -- not exactly dead, so it's not an exact expression -- but that's not the end of the change.
　The cacti and cactus that had just grown in the area were about a meter in size. It's no different from the cactus jumping in front of men. ...no, it shouldn't have changed.
　But the cactus, which has absorbed what the men call chaos, grows and transforms itself as it leaps over the desert.
　Spines growing from the body are sharper and longer. It's more like a metal needle used by Bune in battle than a cactus needle already.
　Although it should be said that they ambush prey while burying themselves on the ground and have no ability to walk, the lower half of the body has developed to the point where one can be seen.

(Oh, come on, this isn't it...)

　Monsters of the same kind as the monsters that live on the floor, but clearly different in appearance and ability. Ray and his men knew it.
　No, it's far from what I knew. It's a monster with a magical stone that isn't fatal to Ray's use of the art of the beast, but it doesn't do much harm. That is to say...

(Unusual species...?)