dmims Chapter 811 Heretics Land on the Surface
Chapter 811 Heretics Land on the Surface
Chapter 811 Heretics Land on the Surface
"A demon?! A monster?!"
A young girl who had only recently become an adventurer was preparing to venture into a dungeon on a new day when she encountered a group of menacing-looking monsters approaching her. Nervously, she drew her beginner's sword from her waist and pointed it tremblingly at the leader, a red lizardman.
Just as the girl's mind was racing with thoughts of dying at the entrance to the dungeon, a half-elf in a smart black suit strode out from behind the red lizardman.
"Don't be nervous, young adventurer, this is a heretic."
Eina quickly stepped forward, showed her guild employee ID, and began to reassure the adventurous girl who seemed a little stressed.
"Miss Eina, and Sword Maiden—"
The adventurer girl recognized the half-elf, and at the same time, she also noticed that there were some renowned adventurers around the heretic.
Why are you walking with monsters?
"Miss adventurer, haven't you been paying attention to the guild's announcements lately?"
"What announcement?"
"After discussions with the leaders of the various clans and guilds of Orario, the guild has decided to establish preliminary diplomatic relations with the intelligent monsters and heretics of the dungeons—"
Eina began to explain.
As a result, she had explained this to many adventurers who didn't read the guild announcements and encountered their team as she walked out of the dungeon.
If the heretics want to integrate into Orario, they have to do it little by little. The first step is to bring some of the more mild-mannered and stable heretics out of the dungeon and into the surface.
"Of course, the guild is concerned about potential risks, so it hired Mr. Tyrant's adventurer squad to provide protection."
While she uses her job title at work, Eina's way of addressing the Saiyan boy in front of outsiders is quite formal.
But to the adventurous girl, it sounded like the guild was very cautious and remained wary of intelligent monsters like the Heretics.
However, from the perspective of Broly's own people, it seems more like a precaution against some adventurers who might take extreme actions to attack the heretics.
"Miss adventurer, are you heading to the dungeon? Please be careful on your journey."
The entrance to the dungeon was initially very narrow, but it widened as you went down to the lower levels. Broly, Reed, and the others made way for the young adventurer.
As the other person walked through the crowd of heretics, their eyes couldn't help but dart towards the tall, red lizardman.
Is there something on my face?
Reed noticed the human girl's gaze and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Ah, I was just curious, no, I'm sorry—"
Caught peeking, the adventurer girl blushed and quickly apologized.
She dared not linger any longer, and with a somewhat flustered pace, she passed through the group of heretics.
"Is it really okay for an adventurer like her to go on dungeon adventures?"
Reed looked at the girl's slightly unsteady steps and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Most new adventurers are like that. They just need to be trained. Nowadays, when new adventurers register, the guild helps them pay for a month's worth of resurrection insurance. As long as their corpses aren't dragged back to the nest and eaten by killer ants, there shouldn't be any problems."
However, perhaps before that, the other person will experience the dangers of being an adventurer in the dungeon and give up the idea of becoming an adventurer on their own.
Eina replied that she remembered the girl had only registered as an adventurer a week ago and was a member of a small clan. However, the girl's dungeon advisor was not herself, but rather her senior colleague from the guild's front desk, Miss Werewolf Rosa.
As we stepped out of the underground city, sunlight streamed down.
Reed's lizard eyes were immediately covered by a layer of white membrane.
"Is this the sunlight on the Earth's surface? It's really dazzling!"
"You'll get used to it."
"Mr. Broly, shall we go straight to the orphanage next?"
The singer, Rei, asked directly that her adaptability to sunlight was better than that of the lizardman, Reid.
"No, we need to go to the guild to register first and pick up your identification documents."
"I understand registration, but what kind of identification document is required?"
"The things that prove your heretical status are like my employee ID."
Eina, holding her employee ID, stood beside her and explained the situation.
"Only in this way can we distinguish between you heretics and ordinary monsters."
As Eina spoke, she led the way toward the guild headquarters.
. . .
Along the way, they encountered many people, including adventurers and residents of Orario.
Some people who already knew about the guild's announcement were not surprised to see the heretics in the city; they simply cast curious glances at these unusual monsters.
However, some people were unaware of the announcement and panicked when they saw monsters appearing on the streets of Orario, thinking that the monsters in the dungeon were attacking the city.
However, thanks to the previous live broadcast of the divine power in the arena, the panicked people quickly calmed down with the explanations from those nearby who knew about the guild announcement.
Especially when you see the Heretic with Sword Maiden, Tyrant of Lust, and others around, well, powerful adventurers can still provide a sense of security.
"Mr. Broly, I feel like the way the people on the surface are looking at us is a little strange?"
The half-human bird Fei'er came closer and carefully grabbed the corner of the Saiyan boy's clothes.
"Because they don't know you, they are quite curious about you."
Broly answered.
"Of course, if there hadn't been all that publicity before you stepped into the spotlight, people would be looking at you with fear right now."
Lefia added from the side.
"Uh, it seems there's fear in there too, just like that adventurer girl we met at the dungeon entrance."
Reed suddenly said.
"There's nothing we can do about it, it's unavoidable, but I believe things will get better once the people on the surface have a deeper understanding of you heretics."
Also, you need to be careful with your fangs and claws, and be careful not to hurt anyone. Ordinary people in the surface world are not like the monsters in the dungeon. What you think is a normal way of greeting might actually hurt the other person.
If someone gets hurt, things will get complicated. Don't look around. I'm talking to you, Miss Savage Rabbit.
"Chirp chirp chirp~"
A female rabbit, measuring 40 centimeters in length, quickly began to defend herself.
He opened his mouth and spread his hands, as if trying to show that he had no fangs or claws.
"You have this habit of expressing your feelings by pouncing and crashing. I hope you can control yourself, especially when we go to the orphanage later. The ordinary children there can't withstand the full force of a Lv.2 monster's attack."
The mother rabbit drooped her long ears and weakly meowed twice, as if answering, "I know."
I will try my best to restrain myself.
Upon entering the guild headquarters and registering the heretics who had come to the surface, the god Hermes ended his harassment of a pretty young lady at the guild reception desk and walked over to Broly, whispering, "I've prepared everything for the live broadcast of divine power. The host from the Ganesha Familia is ready. Are you heretics ready?"
"No problem, I've explained everything clearly."
Broly nodded.
"That's good. Then, Uranus, I request permission to use divine power."
Hermes shouted into the air.
"permit."
As the voice of Uranus, the creator god of Orario, echoed from the void, divine power screens appeared throughout the streets and alleys of Orario.
"Fellow Orarios, I am Kokkoro of the Ganesha Familia, and this is our god—"
"I am Ganesha~"
"Some of you may already know that the guild issued an announcement a couple of days ago, preparing to establish diplomatic relations with the Dungeon Heretics. Our clan has been specially invited by the guild to conduct a live-streamed interview with the Heretics who have come to the surface today, in order to dispel the doubts of the people of Orario about the Intelligent Monster Heretics and whether they will pose a threat to the city. —"
The camera from Shenli Live turned to the heretics standing in front of the guild counter.
"As you can see, those are the heretics, and they're lining up to register at the guild counter."
"Name?"
"Reed."
"Race?"
"Heretic, lizardman."
"age?"
"I'm not sure, but I've lived in the dungeon for quite a few years."
In a quick exchange of questions and answers, Reed completed the registration and received a special document issued by the guild to prove his heretic status.
"If you encounter a monster in the city, don't panic. You can ask the nearest city police for help. The city police will check whether the monster has a heretic certificate issued by the guild."
The Ganesha clan member, who was acting as the host and reporter, quickly provided some information.
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"This lizardman heretic, I am Kokoro of the Ganesha Familia. May I interview you?"
"Uh, okay, please go ahead."
"Could you please tell me about your heretics?"
"No problem, we heretics were born in the dungeon, a group of intelligent and rational monsters."
"What's your name, Reed?"
"It's a name I gave myself. Don't you people on the surface have names that are separate from your race and distinguish individuals? So, we heretics also give ourselves a name. After all, among heretics, there are also the same kind of monsters, but different individuals."
"May I ask some sensitive questions?"
"Please ask."
"Did you heretics attack adventurers while you were in the dungeon?"
"We generally don't attack adventurers proactively, but to say that we've never fought any adventurers would be a complete lie."
Before this, we heretics were always treated as ordinary monsters, and if we encountered adventurers, they would attack us as ordinary monsters.
"Have you ever killed any adventurers?"
"No, we adopt a retreat strategy. When adventurers can't beat us, they usually choose to retreat. For us living in the dungeon, ensuring we don't get hurt is always more important than killing our opponents."
After all, the dungeon has no healers to treat us heretics, and if we get injured, we might be attacked and killed when we encounter adventurers or ordinary monsters.
"Wait, you mean when you encounter other monsters in the dungeon, you get attacked too?"
"Yes, the reason we heretics call ourselves heretics is because we ourselves are also attacked by ordinary monsters in the dungeon."
Just like people from the surface world who get attacked when they go to the dungeon, we heretics are incompatible with the labyrinth, even though we were born in the labyrinth.
Therefore, we are truly grateful to the guild and everyone on the surface for being willing to try to accept us.
First, she explained her predicament of being attacked by adventurers and ordinary monsters in the dungeon, and then the scene of the heretics lining up in front of the live broadcast camera to bow and express their gratitude left many Orario residents who watched this scene somewhat silent.
"After you came to the surface, did you prepare for how you would survive on the surface?"
"Actually, the guild has already sent someone to talk to us about this. They said they would allocate a place for us to live in temporarily. We heretics have the advantage of knowing the terrain of dungeons and labyrinths, so we should make a living in this area in the future. Of course, if there are other jobs suitable for us on the surface, we will do them."
"The guild has rented our clan's residence, the Hearth Hall, as a temporary shelter for heretics. Please don't worry, fellow Orarios. You are all aware of our clan's strength, and we are willing to contribute to the stability of Orario."
Broly stepped forward to speak, ostensibly to manage the heretics, but in reality, he was vouching for them, ensuring they wouldn't pose a threat to Orario.
"Mr. Tyrant of Extreme Lust, I see. It seems the guild has considered this a lot before hiring you. That's really reassuring."
"So, is our next stop at the Hearth Hall to settle the heretics?"
"No, we're going to the orphanage on Daedalus Street."
"What are you going there for?"
"As I said before, heretics might be monsters formed from the fragmented souls of adventurers who died in dungeons. And after my investigation and research over this period of time, heretics do indeed have some memories of their past lives. Although they can't remember who they were in their past lives, after hearing that there are children who became orphans because their parents died in dungeons, these heretics are willing to do their part for those orphans."
Broly's words were all truths that could be seen through God's eye, only they were somewhat montages.
"Wrong, what do you mean by 'meaning'?"
"The Heretic plans to fund an orphanage in Orario."
"what?"
Kokoro looked at Reed with a surprised expression that seemed to ask: Do these heretics have money?
"Over the years, while we heretics made a living in dungeons and labyrinths, we also hunted some ordinary monsters, and managed to accumulate quite a few magic stones—"
Reed pulled out a black cloth bag and handed it to the half-elf lady beside him: "Miss Eina, could you please help us exchange these magic stones for money?"
Under the live stream camera, the local specialties brought by the heretic from the dungeon were exchanged for bags of substantial Fali.
Then, under Hermes's stalking filming, the heretic went to the orphanage on Daedalus Street and handed a pile of money bags, worth about fifty million falies, to the orphanage's director.
The reason for not giving more is that they are worried that money can corrupt people's hearts.
After giving the money, the process involved interacting and playing with the children at the orphanage. Under the live stream camera, the heretics carefully concealed their fangs and claws, afraid of hurting the children at the orphanage.
The children were reserved at first, but gradually opened up as they got to know each other. Miss Rabbit was used as a giant plush pillow and surrounded by a group of little girls. Reed lay on the ground and arched his body, becoming a lizard slide for the children. The half-human bird Fly and the songbird Rey were surrounded by a group of little girls who were praising their beautiful feathers.
Inside the orphanage, however, a scene of harmony unfolded between humans and monsters.
"Afterwards, we will come again to sponsor these children in the orphanage."
According to Mr. Broly, perhaps our children from a past life are among them.
Although today was just a show, Reed was exceptionally happy.
Normally, when these heretics encounter people from the surface world in the underground city, they all want to kill them.
But now, these children in the orphanages on the ground don't seem to have any ill intentions towards them.
Reed, who was being carried on the shoulders of a little boy, said this on camera.
. . .
"Ye'en, I don't know what you and your god are plotting, but at a time when Loki and the Ganesha's Familia are keeping a close eye on us, you're sending us to sabotage the guild's acceptance of heretics. Are you afraid that we, the smugglers hiding in the shadows, won't be discovered?"
In the man-made labyrinth, Dix Perdix, the leader of the Ikros Familia, glared at the black-robed man before him with hostility.
"You don't have to do it if you don't want to, but once the Heretics are fully accepted by Orario and receive the protection of the guild, do you think your business of smuggling Heretics will still be able to continue?"