Published at 18th of March 2021 04:07:48 PM

284 Abyss Lair

With Aro on my back, I kick off the edge of the cliff to jump down. I quickly spread my wings, slowing my fall as I cautiously face the bottom. I feel around with [Presence Perception], and as I draw closer to the bottom, I start recognising abyss presences. A cold chill runs down my spine. It feels like Im getting goosebumps on my scales.

Ve Ve, ve ve

VeEe

Abysses cry out quietly from the bottom, their cries echoing off the chasm walls. The further down I go, the damper and darker it becomes. Before long, Im able to see abysses crowding around the bottom.

I thought Id gotten used to them, but with so many jostling about, its wearing away at my spirit. Perhaps to threaten me, theyre glaring at me while gnashing their teeth and drooling. I reflexively look away. More abysses come crawling out of holes in the cliff face and bare their hostility towards me.

This distance should be enough. Get them good, Aro.

Aro was leaning forwards, her hand on my back to suck up magic power. I signal her with my eyes, and she responds with a slight nod, getting to her feet.

[Clay].

She raises a hand to an area where theyre particularly tightly packed. A pillar of earth erupts, pushing through the crowd. They fly through the air, leaking body fluids. It doesnt look like any of them died in that attack, but a fair few of them have taken serious wounds.

[Gale].

The panicked abysses are scattered by the tornado. Distracted by the change in the terrain, they fail to brace themselves in time and are slammed into the cliff wall.

At this rate, this should go well is what I thought, but then something terrible appears in an area they were swarming. Its a yellowed, huge dragon skeleton.

The eye sockets and rib cage are covered with a mysterious fat yellow thread, and a number of small disgustingly vivid green, slightly transparent abysses cling to the inside. They must be their larval form. Though their bodies are green, the tips of their heads and rears are completely orange. With all their orange legs tangled up, it looks a bit like ramen. Those long legs and the mysterious thick yellow threads are tangled together Its all too sickening, and I dont want to look too closely.

Oooo

With her head tilted to the side, my partner cries out mournfully. Its probably the remains of a dragon that got brought down by abysses and had eggs laid in it. If I died here, Id end up the same way. So I particularly I dont want to die here.

For the time being, thats fine. That much is fine. No, its not fine, but I can put it to the side for now. The problem is that that dragon skeleton has two heads.

Dragon, god, sama?

Aro mumbles quietly.

I-it got eaten. Id heard that it had suddenly gone off somewhere, but it went and got eaten by abysses! What were you doing, eh, seriously?

I raise my altitude, creating some distance from the remains of what could well be the deceased dragon-god-sama. Abysses dive down towards me, but I flick them away with my wings. Aros also dazed from shock. For that matter, how do I explain this to Aro?

For that matter, is that really dragon-god-sama? Could it maybe be two corpses stacked up on top of each other Should I check with [Status Inspection]?

[Amphis]:[1]C+ rank monster.

A mild-natured, two-headed dragon.

As it prefers to eat abysses which cause harm to people, it has a tendency to be worshipped by the people living in the forest.

As the [Amphis] is not very intelligent, without knowing the meaning, it is innocently pleased.

Dragon-god-samaaaaa!? What should I do? Dragon-god-sama was weaker than I thought. I was sure it was B- at the lowest, but like this its just food for the abysses. It had wings, so maybe with the right skills it was able to manage No, it ended up like this because it was unable to manage.

That explains why it wouldnt fight the manticore. It would be completely impossible. From the start, dragon-god-sama only wanted to help the humans by eating abysses.

I finally know why Hibi wasnt suspicious of me at all, even though I spoke with her so much with [Telepathy]. Originally, dragon-god-sama didnt speak at all. If anything, she probably felt something was off when I asked so many questions.

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I wonder if the change in generations is normal. Its not a single person (dragon), but rather a characteristic of all amphises. That explains the time gap theyre waiting for a different amphis to arrive. If anything, isnt it strange that theres never been two of them?

Ah? But then the manticores sacrifices Well, Ill think about it later. For now, I have to focus on the abysses in front of me.

I shift my attention to Aro on my back. Shes comparing me to the dragon-god in confusion, but when she meets my eyes she shakes her head slightly and stands up.

[Gale]!

She raises both arms. Two large tornadoes appear and trample over the abysses that can only crawl on the ground. I continue to knock away abysses that come diving from above with my wings and arms.

This is going well, weve got plenty of leeway. I was overthinking this. The abysses crawling on the ground dont have any attack that can reach us up here. Its a one-sided hunting ground for Aro.

44 experience points have been acquired.

Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 44 experience points have been acquired.

Finally, strength fades from one of the abysses, and I receive an experience points notification. From then on, the abysses collapse one after the other from their accumulated damage, and message windows repeatedly appears and disappears in my brain. The abyss larvae that were crawling inside the dragon-god burst into body fluids as a result of Aros [Gale] converting them into experience points. Perhaps realising that they cant win, the abysses rapidly retreat to the holes in the wall.

I cant go in those, after all. Numerically, I reckon theres a lot more of them hiding in those nesting holes Until the overflowing abyss population is thinned out, the Lithovars and I wont be able to have peace. Should I try destroying the wall? Or could I stick something long in there, or lure them out with some bait

For now, I want to show my respects and bury the former dragon-god-sama. The mysterious fat yellow thread is wrapped around its bones, and the corpses of the abyss larvae are inside it. As it is now, its a bit too pitiful.

At that time, Aro pokes my back. Turning around, I see her flapping her arms C-could this be.

Name: Aro

Species: Revaana Mage

Condition: Cursed, Magic Correction (major)

Lv: 30/30 (MAX)

HP: 116/116

MP: 98/132

Oh, ooh Uoooh! Finally, finally, her level has reached the maximum.