Seriously, what should I do now?
And it was gliding.
Yes, it was fu*king gliding on the surface of an acid bog using the wreckage of a skeleton instead of a surfing board.
Well, Rotten Bog's depth was shallow, to begin with. It wasn't exaggerated to say that its depth was akin to a puddle. That's why a corpse that fell into the puddle was enough to bury the bog.
A longer preparation was needed to create a deeper bog. To create a bog-like the one I used to defeat basilisk, I made a magic circle and offered a sacrifice.
Naturally, the one I used this ti wasn't that, it was the one I invoked with several drops of my blood on a cursed crest. The water was shallow as usual. In addition, the strong acid that filled the bog was thicker than water and far more slippery. In short, gliding on its surface was really easy.
What the hell is this fellaPoison
I kept firing my curse toward the red raptor that ca close with a completely unexpected thod, surfing a board of skeletons. It ca close in a straight line. If that was all it did, hitting it would be easier.
SHAAAAAAAAA!
At that mont, the red raptor jumped. It was a splendid jump, a great jump.
OH CRA
Dammit, I missed it. The Poison that I fired on its trajectory missed a big ti when the red raptor jumped up.
And just like that, it leapt straight toward who stood on the other side of the bog.
That was fast, the next Poison wouldn't make it in ti, it wasn't a skill that could be fired rapidly. If that's the case, black hair bi dammit, it won't make it in ti, the raptor's claws had already arrived right in front of !
GUGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
But Rem the 3rd ca from the side, tackling the red raptor as she raised loud warcries.
Rem!
GUGU, GUGAGAGA!
Anyhow, she might have co to my side imdiately upon seeing the dangerous situation. She ramd her bare hand, as strong as she could toward the red raptor.
Thanks to her quick reaction, I narrowly escaped death.
SHA, KISHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
The red raptor seed to be pissed off since it got disturbed just when it was one step away from bringing down its prey, . Even when it fell on the acid bog, it stood up and imdiately roared in rage as if the acid in the bog couldn't hurt it.
Rem the 3rd was also readying herself to challenge the red raptor again, and rushing toward the latter.
The red raptor bit into Rem as if it wanted to tear her apart. Its fangs bit deep into Rem the 3rd's shoulder, creating a crunching sound as it pierced through Rem's armour, and then turned around as if trying to fling Rem away from this place.
GUGAA!
In the end, it swung its saw-like tail toward Rem the 3rd who helplessly got thrown to the ground. That one, martial art-like strike, beheaded Rem the 3rd's head with a single red flash.
At that mont, I felt Rem the 3rd's connection with get cut off. She died.
Poison
I fired the curse toward the red raptor that just killed Rem. But maybe because it didn't let its guard down toward my curse even when it was enraged, it dodged quickly right before I fired my curse. Dammit, how could this fella dodge the spell at such a close distance!
GISHAAAAAAAAA!
The red raptor then bared its fangs toward . It could still dodge Poison even when I fired it from an arms distance.
Thus, I decided to change my tactic.
This ti, I was gonna use Sakurai-kun's tactic, the poison smoke bullet made by Hinagiku-san's Poison.
Since it was literally impossible for to hit the red raptor with its super evasion abilities, even from point-blank rage- I threw the ball at its feet.
Poison smoke bullet was encased in a type of container that could break easily upon impact, which would trigger the poisonous-looking, purplish smoke to spread at once.
GIII, SHAAAAAAAA!?
The red raptor cried as if being wary of what I was going to do next, but the smoke had already entered within its range. Even if it was clever enough to dodge an attack that would co from a straight line, it wouldn't be able to dodge the poisonous smoke that enveloped it. This fella wouldn't be able to dodge the spreading poisonous smoke it ran into.
But this asure alone was far from enough to finish it off. Its fangs or claws might kill first before the Poison.
Thus, I had to hold it in its place. Naturally, the one I was going to use this ti was the reliable Blackhair Bind!
STAY IN YOUR POSITION, BLACKHAIR BIIIIIINO!?
SHAAAAAAAAAAAA!
A red blade, that fella's tail blade rushed toward from inside the smoke that was hiding its figure.
A mont later, I felt a red liquid dripping down from my cheek which was followed by sharp pain but, I knew that this wasn't a fatal wound. The enemy was right in front of !
UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
I used all my willpower to bind its limbs and used my last resort, Higuchi's butterfly knife, and the red knife. If it was at this distance, even I would be able to
Kotaro-kun!
GURURU, GAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
i-chan, our guardian deity, ca from behind while unleashing her terrifying might. At the sa ti, Rem-the dark knight also made her move, keeping the other raptors in check.
SHAA, KUAA, KIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
The red raptor reacted swiftly upon seeing the change in the battlefield. It was just one step away from killing but chose to retreat while raising loud cries.
After the purple smoke cleared away, I caught a glimpse of a red-figure crossing over the bog by using its comrades' corpses.
I-It got away huh
As expected, the wild monster pulled away at the sight of i-chan's brave figure. In the blink of an eye, the battle on the sandy beach had ended, and peace returned to this sandy beach at night.
And yet, I still held the two knives in my hands, unable to calm myself after such an ambush battle.
K-Kotaro-kun! The-The-There a wound on Yo-Your fa-fa-face!?
Eh ah, it's okay, it's just a scratch.
Co to think of it, there was a graze on my cheek. i-chan looked like she was about to cry as she approached as if she was experiencing more pain than . On the other hand, I cald down.
Bu-Bu-But, i-it's my fault if such a scar remains on your face!
It's okay, sothing like a scar could be healed in no ti with my ointnt, that's why calm down.
While soothing i-chan who was shaken even more than , I sared ointnt A, which had already beco sothing akin to a household ointnt, on my cheek. Uuh, it stung, it'd been a long ti since I felt this
Sorry, Kotaro-kun, if only I was a little faster.
N-No, don't worry about it. I an, you had to deal with only those crabs, but you still dealt with raptors too.
She accomplished her duty as a vanguard with a perfect score. I an, she splendidly kicked the ass of three giant crabs and turned the table against the raptors that surrounded her.
The one who let his guard down is .
If the aim of that jagged tail-blade was a bit lower, I don't think it wouldve ended with sothing as simple as this scratch on my cheek, I might have even lost my head. The reason that fella missed that attack was because of the poisonous smoke affecting its vision.
I really was lucky that the lee only ended up with a scratch on my cheek. Yes, I was literally inches away from death just now. It wasn't a boss battle or battle against a classmate; I realized yet again that even a small fry could kill if I underestimated them. I had lowered my vigilance as soon as I realized that we were up against the raptor.
I thought that I had control over the situation, but I wouldn't have been put in such a dangerous situation if I didn't underestimate the enemy, and the result of this battle might change. Rem the 3rd wouldn't have =et her end, I wouldn't have received this ugly wound on my cheek, and that red raptor wouldn't have been able to get away.
For example, because I was overly relying on the convenient Poison, I neglected the fact that I could switch the role of Rem the 3rd with Rem-Dark Knight once I realized that I couldn't hit the red raptor with poison. I an, as long as I could use Rem the 3rd and skeletons squad even better, Rem-Dark Knight should be able to stop taking care of those raptors.
I an, no matter how clever Rem had beco, she always fought as the vanguard, thus lacking the ability to see the entire battlefield. The most she could do right now was cooperate with my plan based on the information that she knows in short, I shouldn't participate in offense and just focus on seeing the overall situation in the battle and adjusting the plan accordingly.
Let's leave this place for now. We should choose another camping place to take a rest.
Uhm understood.
After collecting the minimum amount of materials and core, we took no ti to leave the sandy beach that already reeking of blood after that battle.
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