offensive forces, we must have overlooked something. Chloe, use my spear to defend the core."
"As you command, even if it costs this life of mine…!"
As for whether that much was exaggerated for rats, no one could say.
They were shown the unthinkable and crushing defeat of a red minotaur by its throat being blocked. With Chloe's very petite build, she probably wouldn't be able to take more than a single rat.
"The enemy, still has… one hundred… good luck."
"I still have to serve Ojou-sama, I can't die just yet… I'm off!"
So, spear in hand, Chloe jumped out of the core. The rat swarm was just about to reach the dungeon core.
"Just in time huh…! Protect! [Firewall]!"
With those words, a wall of flame appeared to enclose and defend the core. The rats took a distance away.
restricted golem and wouldn't need a power supply. A drone with a skeletal frame, battery, and communications equipment with modern Japanese technology would have looked like a mountain. Magic is amazing.
And so, the drones were concealed in a part of the rats' stomachs, going in as capsules that would open in the rats.
It was my ultimate weapon, [Hidden Gem] (Stealth Drone Capsule).
… As expected, they tore their way through the rats' stomachs. Grotesque. Sorry though, even though they all survived the suicide attacks at the minotaur's mouth… I won't feel much heartache from rats.
Then, the drones quietly made their way above the wall of flame, and though they had a tough time operating for a moment there from the hot winds—they landed softly and—
—we won.
*
* Bonus *
A short snippet from when they were in the labyrinth.
"Ku— this [Transforming Labyrinth] is annoying… ah, right! Can't we just break through the walls to advance?"
"Wait, that's foul play for capturing the labyrinth."
"No, we don't have the time otherwise so…"
"… Alright, I'll authorize it. Go for it!"
"T-there's communication coming in from the enemy!"
"I wonder what it is. Connect us… Oh my, Kehma-san, what is it? Certainly, breaking the labyrinth and dungeon walls shouldn't have been in the rules."
[Yeah, I was just going to give some good information… This labyrinth is… handmade by Rokuko, yeah… Are you fine with destroying it?] "Wha—…!? T-that's…"
[In truth, Rokuko helped digging the passages with the golems and a pickax… so, this is genuinely… her first, handmade labyrinth. So… are you fine with that? Really? Would you not regret it even if she hates you for it?] "…. Mind games are unfair!"
[It's my maxim though… So, will you destroy it?] "—… Of course I won't break it!"
That communication may or may not have happened…