Chapter 433
433 – Let It End With This
“Boring tricks!”
The sli raises its remaining sword high. I flap my wings in the air and send the created wind down my right foreleg to shoot a blade of wind. It’s the [Wind Slash] skill.
It won’t deal damage, but if I did nothing, I’d just receive the sli’s hits.
“That skill is not just yours!”
The sli uses the wings sprouting from its lower scorpion half to push the wind, directing it towards from a hand that was freed when my partner took the swords. The blade of wind hits my [Wind Slash] and they cancel out.
Cheh! It matched my skill to precisely intercept it.
Behind the cancelled-out [Wind Slash], I see the sli already swinging its sword. A [Shockwave] is coming! A wide slash flies towards . An attack that big at this distance is unavoidable. Damn it, the gap between attacks is too short!
I can’t afford to get hit directly. I abandon evasion, curling up my body into a ball to block as much as I can. But if this is all I do, I won’t be able to respond to the sli’s follow-up attacks.
Suddenly, an idea pops into my mind. With [Roll], I might be able to negate so of the force of the [Shockwave] through the speed of my rotation, and once I land I can run away while minimising my openings. Balled up, I begin to roll forwards.
The [Shockwave] hits my body. Sharp pains runs through as I feel my back getting torn open. I almost stop the [Roll] on reflex, but if I did that I’d get hit by more of the sli’s attacks.
Shot away by the impact, I maintain my [Roll] though force of will while keeping the damage under control with [Autoregeneration]. As I hit the ground, I enter a backwards roll, taking myself away from the sli.
“Do you plan on distancing yourself again!?”
The sli’s scorpion half moves. It’s still under the effect of [High Quick]. Can I get away with [Roll]…? As I wonder, my gaze is catches the section of floor that I peeled up to use as a shield. It’s still up, and looks like a jumping ramp.
If I use that to jump, could I create more distance? No… Could I sohow use it to attack?
The sli has the extrely troubleso shell of the Millenium Turtle to block with. Breaking through that shield with a frontal attack is difficult. But, a mont ago, I was able to push it away with [Dragon Punch].
It’s…doable? I’ll need to rely on luck, but there’s no other way I can see of dealing real damage to it. At this rate, I’ll just gradually have my MP shaved away with each use of [Autoregeneration].
My MP is already mostly used up, since I was pushed in the fight against Rogueheil. It’s a bet, but if I don’t try to force this strategy, I’ll lose for sure.
The sli is still looking down on . It’s not seeing as anything more than Saint Lilixira’s opening act. That’s fine. While it’s still holding back, I’ll defeat it in one go!
The sli chases after . Its speed with [High Quick] is almost the sa as mine with [Roll].
It swings its two free arms, and two new swords appear in their hands. They’re produced in an instant out of sli. It really is a convenient body it’s got.
“PoOOOOOh!”
The owl screeches. It’s [Enthused Owl]! Argh, it’s annoying!
I zig-zag. Almost as through following my path, magic balls of fire and water, wind and earth explode right behind . With each slight detour, the more the sli closes the distance.
“Look, look, I’ve already caught up!”
The sli raises its three swords overhead. Next is a triple [Shockwave]! It’s faster and more direct than the magic bullet skills, this is bad.
But, I’ve arrived at the slope.
Accelerating as much as I can, I take a sharp right turn. The space where I was a mont ago explodes from the sli’s [Shockwave].
“Hmm… So you can dodge. But, how long can you keep up such excessive movents?”
The sli prepares to swing two of its swords down on . I suddenly spin backwards, throwing myself at it.
“Wha-!”
It seems my sudden attack was unanticipated. For a mont, the sli steps back and stiffens. It’s the perfect opening to attack. I can do this! I’ll nail the bastard with a [Roll] tackle!
“I keep telling you, it’s useless!”
The sli holds out its shell shield. The shield grows in size, sticking into the floor. It forms into a sturdy wall blocking my path.
I’m hit by an intense recoil as I slam into the giant shell. Unable to push the shield forwards, my body doesn’t proceed forwards. I try increasing the speed of my rotations, but all I do is scrape away at the floor.
“God-sama… Once I leave this castle, I’ll stop hiding and prepare to fight the Saint in an all-out confrontation as the Demon Lord… To do that, there’s one thing I need.”
G-guh…! How can the shield get so big!? But I can’t back down now! I’ll push through!
“I want a na. Once I win, as a reward, please give a na. I want to receive one from you, God-sama. That’s why, even though Thermal suggested I take a na, I stayed naless. That’s why I didn’t take that girl’s na, either. I would prefer sothing cool… But if it’s given to by God-sama, anything would be good.”
From behind the shell, the sli’s arm grows additional joints and stretches out. While pushing back with the shield, it plans on one-sidedly beating down. Th-this damn sli!
“GuoOOOOOOOOh!”
[Roaring], I roll even faster. Please! I won’t ask to smash through the shell. But just a little! Let it lose its balance!
“Guoh!”
The sli’s body finally wavers. I push against the sli’s body through the shield. I-I did it!
“You’re persistent! It’s pointless… Agaah!”
The sli’s posture falls apart. It hadn’t notice that the slope was behind it and lost its footing. I keep pushing through the shield.
From the tip of the slope, both of us are thrown into the air. There’s no ground to support the shield any more! It also didn’t expect to be suddenly forced into an aerial battle, so will be too bewildered to react initially. I stick out my tail as I roll, scooping up the shell shield and sweeping it away.
“Uguu… Y-you…!”
Using the montum of my [Roll], I wrap my foreleg in black flas and release a [Dragon Punch] uppercut at the defenceless sli. I punch through the owl in its chest, then pierce the jaw of its human body.
“Booooh!”
The owl’s face tears open, and it screams. It’s really put through the wringer this battle! I absolutely never want to et the original monster. I feel like I’ve already seen enough magic from owls for a lifeti.
The sli’s face gets bored out by my punch, half of the mass from its lower jaw getting blown away. The bright red cross-section quickly loses its colour and reverts to sli. Yes! I won the bet!
『Y-you can do it after all, partner!』
It’s not over yet! If we don’t end it here, there won’t be another chance!
As the sli feebly clutches its face, I release a follow-up attack with my tail to blast it upwards. I roll, punching it with another uppercut, then roll further and my tail into it.
Hit, hit again, and don’t let up! Don’t give it a chance to recover! If I can’t bring it down here, I’ll seriously have nothing else!
The sli’s body caves in. One of its arms tears off and falls to the ground.
“IrushiaaAaa!”
A devilish face appears on the shapeless sli and glares at . I swing my forelegs directly down into the forehead of that face. It’s the skill I got from Hero, [Heaven’s Drop]. The sli’s face deforms easily, and it shoots down at trendous speed.
To do a final follow-up attack, I sharply drop, holding both my forelegs below. I tear apart the sli with my claws that have all my weight behind them. It’s the [Return to Ground] combo. The floor tears apart, and sli splatters in every direction.
That attack was my everything. There’s no leeway left in my status.
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[Irushia]
Species: Ouroboros
Condition: Normal
Lv: 109/125
HP: 331/2816
MP: 93/2718
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Less than one twenty-seventh of my MP remains. Though so ti has passed, the fight against Rogueheil still really hurts. Just by healing a few tis after that has caused to run dry.
The sli’s not such an easy opponent that I could rely on waiting for [Automatic MP Recovery] before using [High Rest]. Please… Let it end with this.
A short distance away, one of the scattered pieces of sli lifts up and forms into a human’s upper body.
“G-God-sama…”
It’s still alive!? It must have been compressing itself down even while I was attacking it. But it must have used up most of its MP. E-even it has to be running out now…
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Species: Chaos Ooze
Condition: Power (minor), Quick (minor), Enhanced Physical Resistance (minor), Enhanced Magic Resistance (minor)
Lv: 100/124
HP: 433/1681
MP: 447/1780
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H-haa!? N-no way?! Even though I did all that, it still has plenty of MP left!
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, God-sama… Did I disappoint you..? It’s the second ti he’s driven into a corner like this… Back then, I said I’d definitely win the next ti with plenty of leeway, and yet…”
The sli tears at its face with its nails.
D-don’t screw with ! How am I ant to win this!? If that wasn’t enough, then I was checkmated the mont I ca face-to-face with it. I can’t think of any way of winning from here.
Wh-what do I do now? Can I get away? Lilixira might be able to save … No, the sli’s faster than .
“L-Laplace! What’s my probability of winning! Answer !”
The sli shouts.
Laplace? The one from that Interference Authority skill? I thought for sure it was the sa as [God’s Voice], but from the sli’s tone of voice, it seems like it’s a different entity.
It’s probably the sa probability predicting function as I used in the fight with the little rock dragon. I stopped using it because it felt creepy, but it seems the sli’s using it without reservation.
“95%… Fu, fufu, that’s right… I won’t lose to soone like that… There’s no way I could lose… It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll crush him now…”
I was on the brink of falling into despair, but upon hearing those words, I regain hope. Th-that’s right, it’s not zero. I have a 5% chance? Then I can totally do this.
Even if it’s just bravado, I’ll keep fighting to the end. Giving in and letting myself be killed would be a boring way to die!
There’s no way out? That’s normal. If anything, in this world overgrown with monsters that eat each other to survive, I am the odd one out for constantly fighting from behind the safety of my recovery skills. I need to resolve myself. The last ti I fought it, all I had was a half-hearted [Rest] that wasn’t even a skill.
The sli squirms, and lumps of flesh erupt all over its body, engulfing its human body. Its appearance changes to a jumbled mass of internal organs. Wings stretch out in each direction, and the lump of at soars through the air. Then, four faces of owls appear on it.
“PooOOOOoOh!” “PogogooOOOOOOh!”
“PoOOOOOOOOH!” “PooooooOOOOh!”
The four faces revolve around. I had thought I had gotten used to the sli’s bizarre appearance, but I was still unprepared for this. F-four [Enthused Owls] at once!?
It seems it’s completely given up on holding back and is trying to kill for certain.
『Let’s settle this, IrushiaaAaAaAAA!”』
I almost flinch back, but shake my head and charge forwards. That’s fine, sli. I’ll beat you down without any skills!
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