the Cry of the last Android
A Hustler's Bible - Gayton Mckenzie
Terese's Mace smashes the Ox-droid's head. With their leader gone the //ox monsters// become mindless in their attacks and easy picks for the Hana slimes that grow in number after each meal. How can something so cute be so terrifying?
"On your toes, we're here."
At the entrance to the last floor, we wait for the rest of the party to gather before moving in. We don't have to worry about the //rats// coming out because only a monster that has eaten a human move between floors. Both the Tiger and rabbit androids were the only androids found on their matching floors and I suspect that's because they couldn't eat humans. That or they couldn't command their monsters from separate floors but I don't trust this guess - whatt's the point of having the ability to command if your commands can't be followed without you there?
I also noticed that the Ox-droid had more human parts than the Tiger or Rabbit. This could be because it was the only one to eat humans or that it ate more than just one human and that led to its changes. I say that it could be both because it was found outside of its birth floor, had made three floors its hunting grounds and showed clear control over the other Androids, even using them and their followers as meat-shields. I just don't know why it didn't run to the 12th floor and us its own followers as meat shields... Is there something wrong with the 12th?
"... It's dark."
"Are we really going?"
"Multiple signs throughout the floor. They're small but themake up for it in their numbers."
"Do they have the largest number in the entire tower?"
"For just one species of monster in this tower - Yes."
... This is not good. Each floor has some form of natural light from stones randomly positioned throughout the room, even the floor. For their numbers to be so great that they can block the light from the stones. It's disgusting even thinking about it.
I cast [Light Balls] to float around and send them into the 12th floor. As soon as they enter, several shadows leap towards them. Eat seems that the //rats// were trying to eat the light balls and cut off our sight but for better or worse, my [Optical Magic] has little effect on objects. Jin Embler and Hana-san went made when they heard about it. [AN: It's not an insekai without 'weak character that's actually OP!!]
"I really don't want to go in there..."
"Hana, cut down their numbers. Celia and Halter, uses your ears and hunt down the Rat android when he cries to increase its numbers."
We move as commanded and I use [Body Magic] to strengthen my ears and eyes. It seems this magic isn't called [Body Strengthening Magic] because it would make people think that it's forcing the body to do tasks outside of its limits - it brings more attention or energy to the focused body part. I still don't get why Hana-san and Jin Embler make such a fuss about it.
"""Kyukyukyu!"""
"What now!"
"Their numbers are multiplying! Signs of new life in three areas near the source of the cries, suspicion of multiple Androids!"
"Multiply our slimes! Outnumber them by six fold at the least and use their numbers as food! I want the whole room to be slime dungeon!"
"Yes!"
As that goes on I almost decided to jump in but stopped. I could get in the way of Hana-san's attacks and that only hurts me, she could still attack the //rats// and the Androids without help. If the Androids can escape, they'll jump right into us and we can kill them. After a while, the stones that give off light appear and floor becomes bright but not for long as the slimes take up the space and their see-through bodies create a dim light. Guess I can't stop my [Light Balls].
Soon, the cry of the last android is heard and the 12th floor became a slime dungeon. Embler party had just cleared the [Mesop Tower].
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