Day 521-530/Day 527

Day 527 / 57th day
　From the forty-first floor, the interior was different and chaotic.
　The passageways were like temples, intricate as blood vessels. The lights were glassy skulls containing glowing crystals, and some of the walls were clean white, while others were a pulsating red-black reminiscent of internal organs.
　The dungeon monsters that patrol the area are not only celestial knights and silver wolves, but also multi-headed demons and monsters that form groups. The coordination of the groups is better than ever, with the legitimately strong heavenly knights acting as the vanguard to keep the enemy pinned down, and the strong demons attacking from behind or from blind spots. You can't be too careful, because the coordination of each of them is rich in variation depending on the combination.
　There are also groups that are highly intelligent and set up lethal traps in densely populated areas, and there are groups that will unleash a rain of wide-ranging, high-intensity attacks on both allies and enemies in order to slaughter them efficiently.
　It's a strange hierarchy that seems to mix and match the four previous levels, and the difficulty is probably much higher than it has ever been.
　We could have pushed our way through, but that would have been too exhausting, so we decided to proceed with a bit more caution than we had in the past.
　If I make a loud noise, the dungeon monsters around me will gather in a chain reaction, so I changed my assassination style to kill them silently by temporarily raising my physical abilities and not constantly using wolf-manipulation.
　There were times when he became impatient, as there were some enhanced individuals mixed in with the enemy group that were better than the others.　
　Still, he made steady progress, but it was slower than before. This is probably due to the fact that it has become more complex and spacious. But it's not all bad.
　The dungeon monsters that appear are all delicious and plentiful. The tasty ingredients will help you recover from the fatigue of exploring.
　We continued on, sharpening our senses and nourishing our spirits for the end.
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　“五十七日目　／　五■二■七■目”
　四十一階からは、これまでと違って混沌とした内装になっていた。
　血管のように複雑に入り組んだ神殿のような通路。
　照明は光る結晶が収められたガラスのような頭蓋骨、壁は綺麗な白壁もあれば内臓を彷彿とさせる脈動する赤黒い壁もある。
　巡回するダンジョンモンスターは天騎士や銀狼だけでなく、多頭の悪魔や怪物などが集団を形成している。
　集団の連携はこれまでよりも優れ、正統派の強さを誇る天騎士が前衛として敵を釘付けにし、背後や死角から搦め手の強い悪魔が攻撃してくるなどは基本だ。
　それぞれの連携は組み合わせによってバリエーション豊かなので油断は出来ない。
　また知能も高いのか致死性の罠が密集するエリアで仕掛けてくる集団もあれば、効率よく敵を屠る為なら味方諸共に広範囲大火力の攻撃を雨のように繰り出してくる集団もある。
　まるでこれまでの四つの階層をごちゃ混ぜにしながらもバランスをとっているような奇妙な階層であり、その難度はこれまでとは比べものにならないほどに高いだろう。
　ごり押しをしていく事もできるが、それだと消耗が激しすぎるので、これまでとは違って少し慎重に進む事にした。
　大きな音を出すと周囲にいるダンジョンモンスターが連鎖するように集まって来る為、狼人化は常時ではなく一時的に行う事で瞬間的に身体能力を引き上げ、気配を気取られずに無音で殺す暗殺スタイルに変更。
　敵集団の中には他よりも優れた強化個体が混ざっている事があり、何度か焦った場面もあった。　
　それでも着実に進んでいくが、これまでと比べて歩みは遅い。
　複雑になり、広くなった事も要因として大きいだろう。
　しかし悪い事ばかりではない。
　出てくるダンジョンモンスターは全て美味しく、量もある。
　探索の疲労も美味なる食材によって癒やされる。
　最後に向けて英気を養いつつ、感覚を研ぎ澄ませながら進んでいった。
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