When Roland recruited new members through the quest office, a crowd of skilled people came who had heard rumors about Monica.


    The claim of being able to explore dungeons with A-class adventurers had such an impact.


    Although the official announcement had not yet been made by the quest office, adventurers with a keen ear heard about the birth of the A-class adventurers and volunteered to join the troop, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to explore dungeons with A-class adventurers.


    Roland interviewed each of them after assessing their current skills and asked them what they wanted to be paid.


    Some wanted to increase their adventurer rank, others simply wanted money, and still others wanted to acquire specific items.


    The circumstances varied.


    Some had left town when the dungeon appeared and missed the attack, others joined the guild because they believed that their guild would not be able to reach the 10th level or higher this time, and still others joined the "Guardian of the Magic Tree" unit out of resentment toward the "Golden Eagle. There were also


    After several days of gathering members, we were able to assemble a group of members who were all B-class equivalent in ability, both in terms of white army units and attack mages.


    After deploying the new members, Roland encouraged the members of the "Guardians of the Magic Tree" who had dropped out by giving them challenges, goals, and advice, and then led his troops back to the dungeon entrance.


    Soon after, a scout who had been keeping an eye on Roland''s movements delivered a message to the three Coater brothers.


    The Cooters hurriedly gathered their troops and followed Roland and his men.


    While Roland was steadily preparing his troops, the three Coter brothers were not simply wasting their time doing nothing.


    They requested Lukius to deploy additional forces in order to increase the strength of their unit in preparation for the upcoming search for the 10th level and beyond.


    They told Lukius honestly what had happened in the dungeon.


    One of the archers in Roland''s unit had conquered a Class A quest.


    Furthermore, they had already conquered the Guardian and reached the 10th level.


    So it is expected that the 10th level will be the main battleground from now on.


    In order to accomplish the mission, I want you to deploy a B-class shield squad and a white army under yourselves as soon as possible.


    Otherwise, we will not be able to track Roland''s troops, or even maintain troop strength against the monsters in the 10th level, and will not even be able to move around the dungeon properly.


    At this stage, Lucius finally began to doubt Wirik''s story.


    (An A-class archer in Roland''s unit?　Nonsense. That''s not what you said.)


    If we were to deploy a B-class shield corps and a white army unit in a special unit, it would affect the organization of other units that are currently working on dungeon attacks.


    The strategy had to be fundamentally rethought.


    Lucius called Willik over and questioned him about this.


    Roland is lying," he said.


    Willik said knowingly.


    Lies?　However, Cauter and his team report that Roland''s unit has a Class A archer ......"


    If it were that easy to raise A-class archers, no one would have any trouble. As I predicted, Loran is not doing well in his training. It''s disgraceful that he even made false reports to cover up his achievements.


    Really?"　But if something is wrong and what the coaters are saying is true, ......"


    That''s another of Roland''s tricks," he said. He''s trying to distract us with false information. Or what?　Are you saying you don''t trust me?　Then that''s enough. From now on, I will not give any information about the "Guardian of the Magic Tree" to Mr. Lukius. I will let this relationship end as well. Please waste your budget on false information from Roland."


    Lucius could not doubt Willik''s confidence any longer, so he instructed the three Coter brothers as follows.


    The guild cannot afford to allocate additional resources and budget. Continue to pursue Roland''s forces as before with the forces you have, and prevent them from capturing the quest.


    The coaters were astonished to hear this order and tried to request another troop reinforcement, but Loran did not give them time to do so, and they finished organizing their troops and dug into the dungeon.


    The co-takers were left with no way to defend themselves, and they followed Roland with their fragile vanguard units.


    The 11th level was the first ruin stage in a long time.


    From here, some of the buildings were too massive to be inhabited by humans, while others contained cavernous passages that were too narrow for humans to pass through.


    This was the best proof of the existence of "giant ogres," monsters much taller and stronger than orcs, and "goblins with wisdom (kobold goblins)," monsters with the knowledge and dexterity to remodel buildings.


    Because they were much stronger and smarter than the monsters of the 10th level and earlier, they were able to take on a large number of henchmen, and they were able to transform the ruins that had originally been inhabited by humans into buildings that were more livable for them and easier for them to intercept humans. He even went so far as to remodel it.


    When Roland''s and Coater''s troops reached the 11th level with the shortcut rings, everyone braced themselves, sensing from the dungeon''s air that they were facing a much stronger enemy than before.


    Monica. Get me ''Hawkeye.


    Yes, sir."


    As soon as Roland ordered, Monica switched her perspective to "Hawkeye.


    Now an S-class woman, her "Hawkeye" could see everything on this level.


    In addition to a map from the entrance to the exit, she could see which monsters were roaming around and which route would allow her to reach the exit without encountering a monster, or even to encounter the monster she was looking for.


    She could even see the flow of the wind, and through the stagnation she could even spot monsters hiding in the buildings.


    A Kobold goblin holding a bow and arrow or blowgun out of a window toward the street.


    An ogre trying to jump down from the upper floor onto the road.


    She could even pinpoint the angles and points at which she could shoot at these monsters.


    (Awesome. This is the real power of "Hawkeye. I could see the movements of the monsters hiding in the dungeon as if I could see them in my hand. With this, I can attack the dungeon according to my own plan.)


    Monica. How are you doing?　Do you see a route to the exit?"


    Yes," he said. There are three main routes to the exit. One is the route where you don''t encounter any monsters. The other is a route where you encounter a very large number of monsters. The other is a route with a very large number of monsters lurking.


    They spoke in hushed tones, keeping their faces close together so that the cohort troops behind them could not hear them.


    Good. Good job Monica. Once you know that, you''ve conquered the dungeon. Now can I ask you something a little more difficult?


    Yes, sir. What is it?


    I don''t want to just take on the dungeon, I want to scatter the guys behind it. To do that, we need to stop them in their tracks. Is there a route that will allow us to successfully hit the monsters only in the rear?"


    Please wait. I''ll look for it."


    Monica switches her perspective to "Hawkeye" again and explores the route.


    There it was. If you follow one of the three routes with the most lurking monsters, you can expect monsters to surprise you from behind at several points. If you run out at those points or ......"


    I said, "All right. Well done."


    Roland patted Monica on the shoulder.


    ''...... yes.''


    Monica turned over, her cheeks a little red, and replied.


    Now a new motivation was forming in her.


    To be useful to Roland and to get stronger recognition.


    That was her small happiness now.


    (If I work harder and am more useful, I wonder if Mr. Roland will look at me too.)


    Oooh. It''s the captain. How long are you whispering? Your energy is being drained while you wait like this. Let''s just move on.


    One of the newly recruited members complained.


    ''Oh, sorry to keep you waiting. Let''s move on then. Monica.


    Yes."


    Monica suddenly held her bow and arrow high in the air and fired in a curving motion.


    Her arrow parabolized and hit a Kobold Goblin on the other side of the dungeon entrance gate, just a stone''s throw away from the troop.


    The Kobold Goblin was killed by the blow and fell to the ground, revealing itself to the troop with a poisoned spear in its hand.


    All those present turned blue.


    (A "Wise Goblin (Kobold Goblin)" with a poisoned spear at the entrance of a dungeon? That''s just outrageous. If we had been careless, at least one of us would have fallen prey to that poisonous spear. ......)


    (No, more importantly, this woman finished off an enemy who was lurking in a complete blind spot with a single blow. (Is this the skill of a class A archer?)


    The newcomers were fearful of both the goblins lurking at the entrance and of Monica.


    Then, let''s go. I will lead the way. Follow me, everyone.


    Monica declared in high spirits and led her troops through the dungeon.


    The unit advanced quietly and solemnly.


    As long as Monica was moving forward, they continued walking, and when she stopped, the troop stopped as well.


    When she stopped, she would suddenly raise an arrow and shoot the enemies lurking in the shadows and inside the buildings.


    When she could not kill the enemy with her arrows, she would tell the shield team where the enemy was and let them advance with their shields up, hunting down the monster and killing it.


    Everything was done at her discretion.


    The other people in the unit merely followed her instructions.


    At one point, Monica caught a hawk-eye of about five Kobolds bypassing the building into the shadows and coming around the flank of the troop.


    (!　The Kobolds moved. They''re trying to get around us!)


    They are equipped with bows and arrows and poison arrows.


    Mr. Roland. Please continue on your way."


    Monica left the troop on a "silent run" after saying just that, and went ahead of the Kobolds where they were about to take up position, and swept them up.


    He then rejoined the troop without incident.


    Thus the troop proceeded steadily through the dungeon, eerily uneventful.


    In this route with so many ambush soldiers, basically only firefighting was sufficient, but there was one place where white combat was inevitable.


    This was the Tryon Gate.


    This huge gate, which stood beyond the plaza, was engraved with a huge ogre''s emblem, clearly indicating what was waiting for them ahead.


    Monica fired arrows beyond the gate in a curved shot, but it seemed that the enemy had a shield, and no matter how many arrows she threw at them, they did not open the gate and come out shooting.


    Monica. Do you know the composition of the enemy?"


    Yes, sir. Just a moment, please."


    Monica checked with "Hawkeye" and found that the enemy consisted of 3 ogres, 15 orcs, and werewolves (not only do they have excellent agility, but they also walk on two legs and use weapons when attacking). 10, 5 shield-plucking bulls (which not only rush forward to inflict damage, but also have a high probability of blowing away shield-bearers and disrupting the battle line), 5 gale eagles (whose wings flap at a rate of three to three times), and 5 shield-plucking bulls (whose wings flap at a rate of three to three times). The five archers were to create a strong wind that would blow once in every two hours, immobilizing the troops and deflecting arrows fired by the bowman.


    Particularly troublesome were the giant ogres and the bulls that could repel shields (rush bulls).


    The shield-jumping bulls would disrupt the line of battle by rushing forward, and if they were not stopped by support magic such as illusion magic or crust magic, they might be directly attacked by the mages and archers in the rear guard.


    The shield-repelling bulls (rush bulls) had the habit of rushing in as a single mass, so Shakuma''s support magic could deal with them, but the three ogres were feared to attack separately.


    The ogre''s attack power was off the charts, and not only could it attack two or three at once, but it could also drastically reduce the health of a fully equipped warrior with a single blow.


    Even a B-class warrior with a shield would lose more than half of his strength.


    In other words, to defeat the ogre, a healer who could cast recovery magic over a wide area was desperately needed.


    Roland had countermeasures for this as well.


    Yuffine. Let''s try that thing we were discussing."


    Yes."


    Although we gave Yuffine a "silver staff," the improvement in hit rate was limited, and in the end, we could not find a way to heal the entire troop at once.


    Therefore, we decided to change our thinking and try a method in which, instead of applying recovery magic to the white army troops in battle, the white army troops would take up positions in the magic circle of recovery magic that had been activated in advance.


    Since Yuffine''s magical power itself has a capacity that far exceeds that of an ordinary person, she never ran out of magical power even when she was activating recovery magic during the battle.


    In other words, the white army troops should be able to fight while recovering at all times during the battle.


    The remaining concern was whether the wide-range recovery magic that was activated would be able to form a clean battle line.


    Roland and his troops stepped into the plaza and advanced toward the gate, ready to take on the white army.


    Halfway through the plaza, the gate suddenly opened and monsters rushed in.


    The troops deployed quickly, looking at the composition of the enemy and the battle line.


    The monsters that came out were of the same composition as Monica had told us beforehand.


    The spearhead was a shield-playing bull (rush bull).


    As expected, the five of them clumped together and rushed toward the right flank.


    Next were the ogres.


    The three ogres with their heavy shields came through the gate, spread out, and attacked the right, center, and left flanks, respectively.


    Behind them were the werewolves (werewolves), armored orcs, and gale eagles (gale eagles).


    Shakuma, deploy ''crust magic'' on the right wing!　The White Guard form a battle line along with Yuffine''s recovery magic!　Monica, you''re on anti-aircraft intercept!"


    Yes!


    As Roland gives orders in rapid succession, the members of the unit change their positions one after another and faithfully carry out their orders.


    Shakuma stood at the head of the right wing and activated his "crust magic.


    Crust magic" is a magic that causes the ground to rise and a redoubt to appear.


    The plan to halt Rush Bull''s advance with "crust magic" worked without any particular adverse effects.


    The rush bulls, which had forward propulsion but could not stop once they started running, slammed into the front of the redoubt and fell down on the spot, stopping even the monsters behind them and causing a traffic jam.


    With Shakuma thus occupied on the right wing, the fate of the center and left flanks rested in the hands of the newly revamped shield corps and Yuffine''s recovery magic.


    Let''s go," said Shakuma. "Wide-area recovery magic!


    Yuffine launched a recovery magic circle large enough to cover the entire unit.


    However, the dozens of magic lines that had been generated were in disparate positions and did not even form a proper line.


    Tension ran high among the white army units.


    At this rate, they would have to face the attack of the ogre without the support of recovery magic.


    (d*mn. No good.)


    Yuffine bit her teeth.


    Again!"


    Roland shouted encouragement.


    Roland shouted encouragement. Wide Area Healing Magic!


    (Please. If your hit rate is so bad, at least get in line.)


    Yuffine prayed and emitted magic from the tip of her wand.


    Her wand glowed and numerous magic circles were scattered on the ground.


    This time, dozens of magic circles lined up neatly, overlapping each other and forming a band. (There were only one or two that were triggered in completely misplaced places.)


    This would allow them to form a battle line while receiving recovery magic.


    Good. Go!"


    On Roland''s signal, the shield-carrying warriors (Warriors) occupied the recovery magic circle, receiving the benefits of recovery themselves while preventing the benefits of recovery from being passed on to the enemy.


    The ogre swung a huge club at the shield squad.


    The sound of metal clashing violently with metal was heard, and the shield-bearers (warriors) who were hit by the ogre''s attack received pressure in their internal organs and were shocked to the point of vomiting blood, but they did not nearly die and soon recovered fully through recovery magic.


    Next, the ogre tried to dislodge the shield team from the magic circle by hitting them with his shield, but the shield team members took the attack with the weight of the ogre in a three-man team and stayed where they were.


    In the meantime, the attacking mages fed the ogre with high firepower magic.


    The ogre was frightened when it was hit by the blast flame, and when the shield team hurled a spear at it, it fell to its knees and had no choice but to back away.


    Monsters other than the ogre rushed into the line of fire, but the shield team, blessed with recovery magic, repelled all attacks from the monsters.


    (Good. I can do it.)


    Roland was convinced that this was a tactic that would allow him to make the most effective use of Yuffine''s recovery magic.


    (Tactics are not fixed. (Tactics are not fixed. We derive the best tactics according to the skills of each member. (This is my way.)


    Shakuma was feeling impatient when he blocked the advance of a shield-playing bull (rush bull) on his right wing.


    Because she had invoked "crust magic," her armor had become heavy again, and she was unable to move.


    (d*mn. If she could apply "Illusion Magic" now, she could have Rush Bull rush toward the enemy. Her armor got heavy again and she couldn''t move. Should I have activated the "illusion magic" first? (No, but that would have made it too late for the assault.)


    Again, it is unlikely that Roland''s requirement of activating three types of support magic at once can be met.


    While Shakuma was pondering the composition of his skills, warriors equipped with swords came running up to him.


    Shakuma has no choice but to stop thinking and cast attack support magic on them.


    Those who were casted with attack support magic glowed red as they cut through the weakest part of the enemy.


    After all the attacks by the ground troops had failed, the monsters turned to the airborne attack by the Gale Eagle as their last resort, but Monica easily intercepted the Gale Eagle (the Gale Eagle flaps its wings once every three times). (Strong winds can be created, crippling troops and deflecting arrows fired by archers, but this was no problem for Monica, who can use "Hawkeye").


    After that, they rode on top of the redoubt that appeared with Shakuma''s "crust magic" (Shakuma kept invoking his "crust magic" while Monica was shooting down the Gale Eagle, and now the redoubt was as high as one floor of a building. The redoubt merely showed a towering wall against the enemy side, but the wall on the friendly side had a staircase to climb to the ceiling), and after killing the Rush Bull one by one, they also killed the Ogre one by one.


    After that, the shield team also drew their swords and swept away the remaining monsters such as orcs and werewolves, wiping out the enemy.


    Having won the white hand-to-hand combat, which had been the bottleneck of the dungeon, Roland and his men again proceeded through the dungeon, but this time they came under increasing obstruction from the three Cooter brothers.


    They were on the march, but they were doing things that were bordering on the illegal, such as slamming into the tail end of Roland''s troop, yelling abuse, and picking fights.


    They were impatient to see how Roland and his men had just fought.


    Roland''s troops are much better equipped than before.


    It seemed only a matter of time before they could conquer a C- or B-class quest.


    The only thing to do now was to at least slow down the progress of the march and drain their strength.


    Some of the new members were annoyed by their blatant interference and went to complain, but each time Roland urged them to restrain themselves.


    At one point, suddenly, Monica gave the signal, and Roland''s troops stopped walking as slowly as they had been and started running at full speed.


    In a panic, Cooter''s troop tried to follow, but at that moment, they were suddenly attacked from behind by a monster.


    They were upset and confused, as they had been on the front foot trying to catch up with Roland and his group, when they were suddenly attacked from behind.


    The coaters somehow managed to control the situation and get their troops to regain their composure, but the enemy included werewolves, which they could not seem to shake off, so they had no choice but to deploy their troops to return fire.


    While the coaters were fighting in this way, Roland and his troops advanced through the dungeon at full speed and pulled away from the enemy troops.


    After defeating the enemy, Cooter''s unit tried to march as fast as possible in order to somehow follow Roland and his unit, but unlike before, they were no longer protected by Monica''s "Hawkeye" and were unable to respond to surprise attacks or ambush soldiers, so they marched a little further and were repeatedly beaten back by the enemy, delaying their march. The


    Above all, they were afraid of the ogre.


    If they were to encounter an ogre in their fragile unit, the shield squadron would be defeated with a single blow, and they would be forced to retreat.


    Fear slowed them down, and impatience sapped their strength.


    Roland and his men, with Monica''s lead and blessing, steadily advanced through the dungeon unscathed, so that by the time they reached the exit of this level, they were almost a kilometer away from the cohort''s troops.


    Roland and his team opened a transfer magic circle to the 12th level and proceeded beyond it.


    It had been 24 hours since they had infiltrated the dungeon.


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