(This can't be real.) – thought Thauma.

(How everything is unfolding the very same way it did back then!?)

(I would understand if there was just one or two coincidences.)

(And I would understand if a high ranking adventurer would come and destroy my golems.)

(That part I've predicted and was preparing for.)

(BUT THE HELL IS THIS?!) – thought panicking Thauma as it saw every single of its golems laying destroyed outside the dungeon.

(Dammit!)

(Did I made incorrect judgment based on past?!)

(I've thought that brining a strong enough soldiers would take them some time, but as it turned out, they were able to secure somebody way stronger that I've expected and managed to bring them here way faster?!)

(Dammit! This is extremely bad!)

(My preparations aren't ready yet either! They came here way too early!)

(Does that mean that I have to fight these people all on my own?!)

(But there is straight up way too many of them!)

(And that guy with giant hammer…. I think it was called 'morning star'…. He alone could destroy me.)

"…"

(Oh, fuck me... Is this really it?)

(Am I going to meet my end just like that?)

(…. Maybe…. Maybe…. Maybe Ariava is here!)

(Yes! Just like last time!)

(She is here! Isn't she….. Right?!)

(She is just waiting for the soldiers to enter the dungeon so she can then murder them all…..Right?!)

(RIGHT! THERE IS NO WAY THAT EVERY SINGLE THING THAT HAPPENED WAS JUST MEAR COINCIDENCE!)

(It was a test set up by Ariava!)

(She never left, did she?!)

"…"

"So…. Any losses?" – asked the bear general.

"Non. But we have a lot injured soldiers….. Honestly, way more than we had expected. Some can't fight anymore and some need an instant medical attention."

"Yea, one guy got unlucky and lost both hands. These bastards are way more deadly than I've thought when they fight in great numbers like that." – said human fire mage.

"Still…. It doesn't look like there are any golems left that could still fight, since they would instantly attack us already."

"Anyway, I'm going to take some soldiers and move out the injured. If the golems were to find them in their current state, I don't think all of them would return alive even with me."

"Don't worry about this. Once we clean up this mess we are going back." – said the bear general.

"OKAY YOU ALL! YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!"

"CLEAR UP THE AREA AND GATHER UP THE GOLEM REMAINS!"

"NOBODY OF YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE DUNGEON, EXPECT FOR ME AND THESE 2 FUCKERS!" – said the bear general as he pointed at the dog beast-human soldier with spear and dog beastman that was equipped with shield as well as sword.

"!"

(Damn! They are….. Wait…. Only 3 people are entering the dungeon!?) – thought confused Thuma as it only saw the general and his two elite soldiers entering the dungeon.

(No! The strongest guy amongst the soldier is entering the dungeon.)

"…"

(Can I take them on?)

(I don't know why only 3 of them are entering the dungeon alone…. Maybe they are worried about other golems attacking them behind?)

(Hm…..Still, even….)

"…"

(Should I try and "talk"?)

(Honestly speaking, I do see them as invaders.)

(And I want to exterminate them….. But what if I "surrender" for now?)

(Ariava told me that if I were to be tamed, I should make sure that I'm "TAMED" in my own way.)

(Like pretending to be tamed, just how I did before.)

(I just need to buy time.)

"!"

"Alright you bastard. Stick to the plan." – said the bear beastman as several blade golems alongside crossbow appeared and started rushing towards the group.

Crossbow golems took aim and fired, but once again the bear beastman manifested a wall of earth, blocking their attacks, before then smacking the said wall and using its debris as projectiles that hit the incoming blade golems.

After staggering the blade golems with the debris attack, the bear beastman rushed in and smacked the golems with morning star, knocking away all the golems and giving the two soldiers chance to slip by and rush towards crossbow golems.

This in turn provoke the crossbow golems and when other half of crossbow golems unleashed their fire, the beastman with a shield instantly stepped in front of the other soldier and blocked all the bolts with ease.

"[Haste]." – the beast-human with spear quickly rushed past his partner and instantly closed up the distance between him and puppets.

The spearman instantly thrusted his spear, stabbing one of the golems through their heads, before then quickly blocking crossbow golem's blades.

The crossbow golems tried attacking the man over and over with their blades, but the spearman easily dodged each and every one of their hits or parried them with his spear.

"!"

One of the crossbow golems managed to reload their crossbow and aimed at the spearman, firing the crossbow bolt…. But not hitting him as the man managed to dodge the attack before then counter attacking with [Spear Art: Slash], decapitating the golem that tried attacking him.

However, this left him open for the other crossbow golems to swung their blades and try attack the man….. Only for the beastman with shield to quickly come in knock back their attacks with his shield.

"COMMON!" – shouted the beastman as he joined up with beast-human, starting to demolishing the crossbow golems.

"…"

(These two…. They are too dangerous as well.) – thought Thauma that was observing the fight.

(The heavily armored beastman can easily block any attacks and he isn't exactly slow, even though he is wearing such heavy equipment.)

(And the beast-human with spear is way too fast. His reaction time is also alarming.)

(As for their leader... He has already dealt with every single blade golem…. All on his own…. Damn monster.)

"Hey. I'm done here." – said the bear beastman.

"What about your side?"

"All good. We exterminated every single of the long range golems…. But at any moment more golems could come our way." – said the beast-human soldier.

"Well, maybe we won't need to fight them." – said the general.

"All we have to do is just wait and maybe these bastard will give us the answer."

"…"

After defeating the first wave of golems, the group just stopped in their tracks and just waited near the defeated golems remains….. And before long, their bodies started collapsing.

"!"

"Bingo!" – said smiling general as he watched dungeon monster corpse being turned into dungeon drops.

"Yeb, they are dungeon drops alright…. And this definitely confirms this place being dungeon." – said the general as he picked up mana stone.

"Okay, pick it up and we are going."

"…"

"?"

"?!"

"????"

(Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.) – thought Thauma.

(What the hell is going on?!)

(They are leaving?!) – thought confused Thauma as it observed the group quickly gathering up the drops into from the slain golems, before then just turning around and heading to the exit.

(Why are they leaving?! Didn't they came to exterminate me!?)

(But-)

"!"

(WAIT! BACK THEN WAS THE SAME THING!)

(The adventures came to the dungeon and only hunted few monsters before leaving!)

(They are planning on taming me!?)

(CRAP! BUT HOW MY PLAN WILL WORK OUT IF I CAN'T TALK WITH THEM!?)

"…"

"!"

"General is coming out!" – said the beastman soldier as the general alongside his subordinates left the dungeon.

"Listen up!" – shouted general.

"This place is indeed the dungeon!"

"So we are sticking with our original plan!"

"Pack your things!"

"We are leaving!"

"…"

(OKAY! NOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!) – thought even more confused Thauma as it saw soldiers just picking up some golems remains and then just leaving the area all together.

(They are retreating???)

(But they were winning!?)

(They didn't even exterminated all the monsters in the dungeon for the drops!)

(….)

(Ariava?)

(Maybe she used her mind control… No. It doesn't look like this.)

(These 3 soldiers were alone!)

(Was Ariava one of them? But the way they acted….. They were not under mind control?)

(But if... If that is the case, does that mean Ariava isn't truly here?!)

(WAIT! BUT IF SHE ISN'T HERE, THEN WHY AREN'T THEY HERE TRYING TO HUNT DOWN MONSTERS OR DESTORY DUNGEON!?)

(JUST WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?)

Thauma didn't understood situation one bit.

In confusion and fear, it understood that Ariava wasn't testing it nor the dungeon. She didn't do anything since she was never here in the first place.

And yet, for some reason soldiers just retreated.

But not just away from the dungeon.

No.

From the entire forest.

They all went back to their camp base located outside the forest.

"!?"

"G-general Oranox? Is something going on?! Why are all soldier leaving the forest?" – asked nervous wolf beastman captain.

"Calm down. There is nothing going on outside our control." – replied general calmly as he patted the wolf beastman on the shoulder.

"We are just done with our job."

"!"

"So does that mean you have dealt with the golem dungeon?" - asked wolf beastman as the pair entered the wolf beastman tent.

"Hm? Nah. It is still on the loose. We haven't done anything to it and we won't even dare to touch it for some time." – replied beastman general.

"?"

"Won't touch? I…. I don't understand." – replied confused wolf beastman.

"What are you talking about sir?"

"Well, just as it sounds." – replied beastman general.

"The entrance to the dungeon is officially forbitten to anybody."

"Nobody is allowed to enter the dungeon or hunt down any monsters inside of it."

"This is a direct order from me."

"Nobody is allowed to even lay their hands on that dungeon."

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