Published at 27th of October 2021 01:55:49 PM

436 Brawl and Chance of Victory

Aro What has happened?

I call out with [Telepathy], and Aro makes a complicated expression.

Nightmares carrying her up right now. But, that slime Just barely, it was able to get away.

So Miria is safe. By that slime You mean Thermal? Y-you were able to repel him? With the stat difference, I thought for sure the most you could do would be to get away.

Then, on the way, I ran into her

She points at Alphiss.

Slight disgust shows in Aros expression. From our first encounter, Alphiss was clearly looking down on us as a gathering of monsters. Shes cooperating, and saved me just now, but I doubt that she has meekly accepted us as allies.

I want to thank everyone for their assistance, but against that slime, I dont know how much Volk, Aro, and Alphiss will be able to do To be honest, the most theyll do is cause me worry. Alphiss has riled the slimes short temper, but rather than doing that, Id prefer it if she went up to call for the Saint already.

Youre so weak that youll disappear if I so much as blow on you, and yet youre mocking me? Dont you realise that you stick out like a sore thumb?

The slime moves. Alphiss holds up her sword.

Ive used my magic power and bought enough time. [Quick].

Magical light covers Aro and Volk. Volk holds his sword ready and kicks off the floor to leap to the wall, then he forcefully runs across the wall towards the slime. Aro is taken aback at Volks power for a moment, but after a glance back at me, she runs forward.

Volk is one thing, but for Aro the match is far too imbalanced.

Guuu!

I call out to stop her, but she turns to look at me and smiles. Its okay I have a surprise, she says, touching her abdomen, then enlarges her left hand and runs towards the slime. a surprise?

Surely the difference in speed will be fatal. The slimes not an opponent for which that difference in speed can be so easily supplemented for.

Of course, it would be bad if you couldnt fight on. [Mana Release]!

As she speaks, Alphiss swings her sword up and thrusts it at my forehead. Her body glows, and light flows up her sword into me. My body feels light, my hazy senses becoming clear.

Its an MP transfer skill Its not a huge amount, possibly because Alphiss doesnt want to overuse her own MP, or because the transfer efficiency is poor But having it still makes a huge difference.

With this, I can regrow my missing parts with [Autoregeneration], and even heal with [High Rest]. I repair my wings and restore my gouged out flesh. G-great, I can still fight! From our first meeting, I had doubts whether Alphiss-san would be of any help, but she has quite a useful skill.

I owe you my thanks.

The gratitude of a monster is unnecessary. Show it with results.

Alphiss says dispassionately, not meeting my eyes.

Her attitude is the same as ever. I wonder if there werent any other strong people Lilixira could have called on. Since were putting our lives on the line together, I wish shed ease up on the attitude a bit.

As I try to take a step forward, I stagger and pitch forwards. argh, even though I need to hurry! Is my body still not back to normal?

What are you getting confused over? Did you not know that MP recovered through an item or skill places a burden on the body?

Th-that reminds me, when Aro would repeatedly recover with [Mana Drain], she would appear tired. So does that affects the slime too? Then [Life Mana] isnt a skill that it can use endlessly? If so, I can understand why it was reluctant to use it But, Aro has repeatedly gone from empty to full several times, so I dont think the burden can ever be lethal.

But transfer through skills should be much gentler than recovery using medicine. Hurry up and move.

I dont feel like itll be a fatal obstacle in this battle. Its at a level where I can endure it if I focus. I suppose its too much to hope for the burden from multiple uses of [Life Mana] to be too much to bear then?

End it before this runs out. With what Ive given to the Dragon Hunter and the undead as well, this is my limit. [Quick].

The light of Alphisss magic falls onto my back.

Not knowing the slimes stupid toughness, shes still maintaining her condescending attitude. But shes correct in that the only way I could possibly defeat it is to do so while this [Quick] lasts. In my current state, I am superior to that cheat slime in a battle of pure brawn. My only option is to kill it with a rapid series of blows without giving it a chance to recover with [Life Mana].

Alphiss jumps up to straddle the base of my partners throat.

Hurry up and move, youre wasting magic.

GaaaaaaaA!?

My partner grinds her teeth and glares backwards at Alphiss.

Hmph, theres no time for that.

Alphiss says, but my partner shows no sign of listening.

Hey, can I eat her to cheer up?

She opens her eyes wide and glares at Alphiss.

I wont say anything bad, so get off my partner! She doesnt act based on logic!

R-right

She jumps to my back This knight-san, is she frightened right now? Her face is all taut.

I begin to charge at the slime just as Aro and Volk enter combat.

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I dont need any unusual skills to deal with Irushias followers. Ill simply crush you both.

Countless tentacles stretch from the slime and attack Aro and Volk.

It doesnt look like Aro is going to be able to get close. Just as shes about to be caught by the tentacles, she uses [Gale] to blow herself away with a gust of wind Shes avoiding it at the cost of MP. As I thought, the difference in stats is too much.

Volk dodges the tentacles, moving as though he had completely read them from the start, then jumps up, swinging his greatsword towards the tentacles.

Hahahahahahaa!

The tentacles are cut apart. The slime frowns, and Volk laughs fearlessly. But the next moment, another tentacle slams into Volk and knocks him into the wall. The wall cracks, and Volks body sinks in.

I wonder for a moment if hes dead, but then he immediately jumps out of the hole to dodge the tentacles pursuit. Hes covered in blood, but still grinning. Theres no way he should be able to make such quick movements with those injuries, but it seens like he immediately used [Autoregeneration] to only repair the necessary parts. H-has he quit being human after all?

He then jumps onto the tentacle, and runs at the slimes main body.

Changing from Dragon Hunter to Demon Lord Hunter might not be so bad!

Annoying! [Gravity]!

Black light rapidly expands, sealing the movements of Volk and Aro in range. Both of them are forced to their knees, their shoulders trembling.

Muh, g-grr This level of!

Unfortunately, in this light, help wont arrive in time, you know? Both of you will die now!

The slimes abdomen squirms, and an owls face rises to the surface and rotates one full revolution. Two spheres of black light appear in front of the owls beak. Its a double, high-speed [Dark Sphere]!

As before, the maximum-output [Gravity] is too troublesome. Even my movements are heavily restricted inside it.

However, those two shots are certain to hit the immobile Aro and Volk. They have no way to escape. I have to do something.

I kick off the ground and spread my wings, entering the range of the [Gravity] just above the centre. The moment I enter the light, I feel my body being pulled downwards with an immense force. Using that weight to my advantage, I plunge towards the slimes human form, holding my forelegs out in front of me.

Wh!

The slime throws the two [Dark Spheres] in random directions, immediately raising both arms up. A huge shield of shell appears from its hand and stops my claws. But, seemingly unable to support the weight of my huge body with the force of [Gravity] behind it, the slimes body shakes. The light of [Gravity] fades, and Aro and Volk become free to move.

[Gale]! [Great Cleave]!

Aros tornado hits the phoenixs leg directly. Volks sword cuts apart more tentacles.

The slimes balance breaks, the incline of the shell becoming more severe.

[Shockwave]!

As though to apply pressure to that opening, Alphiss releases a sword attack. Slipping past the shield, the attack cuts the base of the slimes human arm.

Cheh!

I dig my claws around the already-tilted shell shield and forcefully throw it aside. I then tear through the human body sprouting from the phoenixs neck, ripping it in two. The shell shield falls to the floor and bursts into slime.

Th-this is unfair! It was one-on-one!

Split in two, the slimes mouth flaps open and closed. The remains of the human body begins to dissolve, sinking into the phoenixs body.

Immediately, the phoenixs body a silver colour covers the phoenixs body, and mouths of various sizes open all over its body and at the tips of the tentacles.

Wh-what is this form?