At the same time, in the maze corridors of the 9th level, two figures raced through, speeding rapidly forward.
"Ais!"
The werewolf Bert kept twitching his nose, sniffing the scent lingering in the air, and called out to Ais, who was running beside him.
"I smell something, a scent of a monster that doesn't belong to the upper levels, and that brat, right ahead!"
Bert lifted his chin, pointing toward one of the forked paths, then began to accelerate.
It's undeniable, the title of the fastest in the Loki Familia isn't just for show. Even though Bert is currently only Lv.5, his speed is not much slower than Ais, who has already reached Lv.6, and even faintly faster, which forces Ais to run half a body length behind him.
"...Ahead?"
Ais closed her eyes, using her sense of the "wind" to perceive the flow of air, determining the direction and location of the target.
"Exhale—Inhale—"
