Let's Be An Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons With A Skill Board~ Chapter 7 Part2

h.e.l.lo everyone,
I want to apologize, it looked like my editor was busy so he didn't realize the email I sent.

In this chapter there are changes to one thermiology, the monsters parade will be changed to monsters rampage.
Starfinder disagreeed with the use of the word parade, as a Parade is a gathering for a ceremony like it is described in the Dictionary of Oxford () which doesn't match how it is described in the novel.

Anyway, that all from me.
Enjoy the chapter :D.
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Translator: LN&WN Warrior
Editor: Starfinder

"It's a monster rampage!”
"d.a.m.n, rampage......"
"Tchi!"

Annoying words were thrown out in this critical situation.
Shikama was clicking his tongue hatefully.

"It's a rampage! Let's escape!"
"......!"

Hearing this, Karen let out a small gasp.

As the name implies, a monster rampage refers to the monsters' large movement.

The causes of monster rampages are various.
While the adventurers were running away, the resulting vibration in the ground lured monsters to them.
There are also rumours that there are special monsters that generate monsters.

It was easy to deal with it.
If you realized that condition, you have to escape without questioning.

Currently, the adventurers were biased towards a wide range weapon type.
For that reason, most adventurers have poor compatibility with the monster rampage which was rushing at them without a break.

Large swords and spears wouldn't have enough s.p.a.ce to be swung, and bows would run out of arrows.
Even if you had superior abilities, the compatibility of weapons changed according to the difference in the number of materials filled.

You might be able to get through the monster rampage if you had outstanding abilities.
However, even if you defeated an overwhelmingly large quant.i.ty of lower rank monsters, the compensation would only make you cry.
There was no merit going all the way into a rampage.

For a moment when Karen recalled the information of the monster parade, Shikama and the others had started running.

She only stopped after a few seconds.
However, the distance between Shikama and Karen was as wide as ten meters.

'I have to escape soon!'

Karen kicked the ground with her full power.
At that time, the footsteps of a large number of monsters were transmitted as vibrations from the other side of the pa.s.sage.

"Oh, my!"

'Hurry, hurry!'

She was running at full power, but the distance with Shikama and others were steadily increasing.
'If I let it as it is, they will leave me.'

"Wa, wait, please don't leave me!!"

'The monsters will swallow me, won't they?'
When she thought so, her vocal cords strengthened and her vigorous voice could be heard.

Even such intense voice might have been transmitted to them.
Shikama looked back with his grimace face.

"Hurry up!"
"Idiot, it is impossible for beginners."
"Then, what we should do."
"It is dangerous to help her."
"He, hey, can you hear battle sounds from another direction!?"
"......are they going to intercept us?"
"It becomes more dangerous!!"
"Can we escape?"
"F**k, what we should do!!"

The three of them shouted something while running.
Their voices were already far away, she can't hear it unless their face was turned to them.

After talking about something, the three of them nodded with serious faces and stopped their feet.
Lars and Haria moved to the same position, and while Shikama took a stance before going far away.

'No way, are they going to attack them?'
'The monster rampage?'

'How many monsters are behind them....'
Karen didn't understand, and she also couldn't afford the courage to look back.
Just thinking about it made her feel scared.

However, she thought that she had been "saved" when she saw them entered the battle posture.
At the same time, she also felt grateful.

'They stood up against the dangerous monster rampage to save me.......'

'Shikama and co. are active adventurers on the 9th floor of "Chikho".'
'And, this is the 4th floor.'
'If it's them, I'm sure they will be able to dismiss the monster parade as well.'

'If I go to them, I surely will be saved!'
'So do your best, my body!!'

Karen's speed rose steadily as it was boosted by the sense of security of their appearance.

She would cross Shikama and hide behind the back guard.

The body of Karen, who came running through with that intention, was suddenly blown off.

"Ugh!"

It was a perfect surprise attack.
Karen didn't understand what happened.

She couldn't do anything and could only roll on the ground many times.

Her blanked head slowly regained its color.
Her head was shaky.
And, a lot of blood overflowed from her broken lips.

Karen felt like she was being hit by a truck.

'The monsters aren't here yet.'
'Well then…….'

Looking up with her empty eyes, she found Shikama holding a shield looked down with a serious look in front of her.

"Sorry"
"…………huh?"
"Hey! Let's leave that fool and escape quickly!"
"If we don't go, they will tag us as well!"
"......."

Shikama quickly turned back and leaved Karen's position with horrifying speed.

"Wai......."

She couldn't say 'wait'.
The footsteps of a lot of monsters could be heard from Karen's back.
It suddenly stopped unnaturally.

Karen didn't see her back yet.
However, she found out why.
Yes, she was convinced.

Slowly,
Karen slowly looked backwards.

"............!!"

There were numerous red eyes.
Around 50 cm tall rabbit monsters were fully covering the pa.s.sage.

Killer rabbits.
Its name came from a beginner adventurer whose head was crushed by its single kick after approaching it due to its lovely appearance. It was a warlike monster.

They were on another side of the pa.s.sage.  An absurd number of killer rabbits were in front of Karen.
And they had the intention of attacking Karen.

'It seems I'm the first.'
'Well, I'm the first to be killed and eaten.'
*Rustle*, they were checking each other by repeatedly moving their ears.

......I don't want to.

She probably would survive a little longer if she moved.
However, it was shorter than short.
She would die in 1 second or die in 10 seconds.
That's all.
The ending was the same.
 ......I don't want to die.

Karen became bait for Shikama and co. escaping.
Then, there was death before her eyes.

......I don't want to die yet!

Under such circ.u.mstances, who can stop her tears?

......somebody.
Tears ran down on her cheek and dropped on the ground.
At the same time, the red-eyed killer rabbits moved all at once.

......somebody help!!