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Perhaps because an Lv.2 Minotaur had suddenly appeared on this floor, the monsters that were supposed to be here seemed to have been driven away, leaving the air steeped in an indescribable silence.
"Bzz..."
The silver chains binding the Minotaur slowly turned into particles of light and dispersed into the air alongside the golden ripples that were shrinking away in the space around them.
Only after every golden ripple and silver chain had completely vanished did Ais turn around to look at Noah. Her usually expressionless pretty face showed a trace of hesitation, but she still asked Noah timidly.
"Are you all right?"
The one who answered Ais's question was not Noah, but Bert, who stood nearby with an irritated expression.
"You already took down Goliath. If this kid had still died to a Minotaur, that would've been downright ridiculous."
As he spoke, Bert glanced at Bell, who stood beside Noah staring blankly at Ais, his face flushed and his manner awkward, then laughed mockingly.
"Of course, that white-haired brat over there is another matter. If that kid hadn't been here, you'd have died to the Minotaur long ago and been eaten clean, wouldn't you?"
Only then did Bell snap out of it. Remembering that terrifying monster roaring at the sky, its entire body radiating savagery, he finally felt a lingering fear.
It was true.
Without Noah, Bell, a novice adventurer who had only just started out, would definitely have been gnawed until not even bones remained.
Unless he ran away.
Originally, Bell had looked forward to the dungeon, hoping to