Chapter 123: Five Headed Serpent
This mysterious reward of a head pat I gave to Louis sohow sparked sothing within Saria and Al, as from there forwards, any monster we found would end up lifeless in the next second.
The only saving grace was that we no longer encountered any human loving monsters after Mr. Bear.
Yeah… just the guilt itself can kill my heart off…
Let’s never repeat the sa tragedy, ever again… No, really.
「Seiichi! Look, I defeated it! So pet !」 (Saria)
Saria smiled innocently as she showed her head to .
「Seiichi! Look how I defeated it! That’s why, em…. look, just pet already…」 (Al)
Al whose sentence got narrow as it went had her face simred red whilst still showed her head.
「Sensei. This ti, again, I dealt with it promptly. …Please.」(Louis)
Whilst Louis’ expression didn’t change, her cheek was pinkish.
……What kind of situation is this?
We’re inside a Dungeon, right? Why are we so lax, then?
As I was seriously pondering why we were her, I heard Olga-chan and Rurune talking with each other.
「…Glutton, you’re not going?」 (Olga)
「Mu? No… I can’t possibly take over Saria-sama and the others’ participation, so…」 (Rurune)
「…Hmm. Then, I’m going.」 (Olga)
「Wh, what!?」 (Rurune)
……Yeah, another head to be patted.
As my face stiffen, Lutia asked sothing to .
「Do Dungeons always feel like this?」 (Lutia)
「Not at all!」 (Seiichi)
Yes, it’s not possible! Shouldn’t be! I think! …I’m losing my confidence now!
However, just like how Mr. Bear had a high level, this dungeon’s difficulty was rather high after all. In fact, Louis only managed to land an attack after so struggle.
「Haah!」 (Louis)
「GRRrrrrrr… Awwoooo!!!」
The monster was 『 Blood Dog Lv: 621』, its characteristics were its 2 ter length, its dark red hide, and its bloodshot eyes.
By the way, I didn’t have to worry for the sa tragedy that befell Mr. Bear.
After all…
『Yahuud! It’s at, at! I’ll eat y’all!』
……just like that, it was already extrely belligerent against us. If only Mr. Bear was just as hostile…
The Blood Dog was agile, it used the dungeons’ passage and walls that were by no ans wide to swoop on us from various angles.
Even now, its sharp claws were pouncing on Louis’ rapier.
「Kuh!」 (Louis)
「Ora, I’m here too!」 (Al)
As Louis stopped the Blood Dog on its track, Al went to attack it, but it escaped right after.
However, Saria with a head of a gorilla, aka Goria was already waiting on its escape path.
「One blow, smash!」 (Saria)
「Kyan!?」
Having t with Saria’s extrely fast punch, the Blood Dog was blown far into the distance.
Then, as though she wouldn’t let it escape, Louis went to pursuit it imdiately and diced it with her rapier before it even managed to collect itself.
The Blood Dog that had lost its life from that attack disintegrated into particles of lights and vanished.
Since it’s Louis and the other two, there wasn’t any drop item from any the monsters defeated so far. But, if I was the one who defeated all of them, Mr. Bear included, then I’m sure my body would’ve evolved more by now.
「Phew… The enemies are getting stronger. It would be a harder fight if I was alone. Saria-san, Altoria-san, thank you very much.」 (Louis)
Said Louis as she bowed her head.
Yup, Louis’ a good kid, isn’t she.
However, just because she couldn’t understand monsters, such a tragedy happened…
Like that, just like how Louis aid, she trained herself whilst fighting against various monsters.
If she t with an opponent that was too much for herself, Al and Saria would lend their hand to defeat it, so it was still okay to continue.
However, monsters didn’t always co one by one, at tis a herd of strong monsters would co to attack and Louis had no way to handle it alone.
However, sowhere along the way, Rurune and Olga-chan joined the fight, and everyone managed to co out unhurt.
「…Un, I knew Seiichi was out of norm from his aura, but watching at them now, I can tell that Saria-san and the others are quite abnormal as well. Is this also because of your influence on them, Seiichi?」(Lutia)
「I-, I don’t know?」(Seiichi)
All I could do was shaking my head to her question.
No, I want to believe that it’s not my fault, but the one who can’t completely disclaim it, is also .
With low tension amongst our group, we traversed the dungeon until we reached a wide, open room.
「What is this place? So, a dungeon doesn’t only consist of narrow passageways?」(Lutia)
「Let see… If you think about it, it’s either a trap or a boss room, but…」(Al)
Lutia was looking around the room with great interest while Al raised her vigilance as she answered.
「You’re right. An open room like this is not rare for Dungeons. If we’re lucky, we might find a treasure chest laying sowhere…」 (Louis)
「And there’s food in it!?」 (Rurune)
「…Unfortunately, I don’t think food goes there. In addition, there’s no treasure chest in here either.」 (Louis)
Rurune snapped at Louis’ supplentary explanation, but she soon fell to a fiasco after she learned that there was no treasure chest.
「…Glutton, you’re eating food inside a treasure chest too?」 (Olga)
「Isn’t that obvious? Why are you asking sothing so stupid.」 (Rurune)
「…Nn. She’ll definitely wreck her stomach.」 (Olga)
Upon hearing Rurune’s answer, scowls ford on Olga-chan’s face as she held her own belly.
「Well, Rurune being a glutton isn’t sothing new. Rather than that, if there’s no treasure chest, it ans it’s either a boss room or a trap…」 (Seiichi)
『Exactly, intruders.』
「Eh!?」 (Seiichi)
Suddenly, a growl resonated inside the room.
After which, the entrance leading to the passageway behind us was closed as a new, massive door appeared.
「Tch… Seems like it’s both a trap and a Boss room.」 (Al)
「…Ah, Seiichi! Look there!」 (Saria)
Everyone directed their sight to where Saria pointed, and we found a door as massive as the one on our back, as well as a giant pair of human 【Eyes】 on the dungeon’s wall sandwiching the door.
『You did well for coming here, intruders. I am this Dungeon itself…. I shall welco you.』
I didn’t know where the voice ca from, but the giant pair of eyes said so with a deep voice.
「W, welco?」
『Yes, welco——Now, receive my gift.』
The mont the giant squinted, our surrounding was filled with a great number of monster all in an instant.
From dogs to dragons, there were also so zombies, all kinds of monster attacked us at the sa ti.
「Fuck it, it’s a 【Monster House】!」
「【Monster House】?」
As I showed my ignorance of the term Al spewed, Louis explained it to in her stead.
「【Monster House】 is, as its na implied, a trap room that houses monsters in great number. However, in any normal case, giant eyes and low voices shouldn’t show up. As long as we keep defeating the monsters that keep gushing forth, we can continue on, but… this situation is not a normal case.」
Apparently, the voice and the giant eyes weren’t a common occurrence.
Either way, the only way to get out of this situation was to exterminate all the monsters here.
「This must be another training to overco. 【Water Laser】.」
Louis added a Water attribute magic, 【Water Laser】 as she wielded her rapier.
However, unlike the normal 【Water Laser】 spell, the magic clad the her blade and changed the rapier into a long sword.
「——Haat!」
One swing from Louis and the monsters’ frontline easily turned into chopped ats.
「Well then, I’m off.」
「B, break a leg.」
Reported Louis before she plunged herself into the flock of monsters with trendous speed.
Yeah… if you look at it like that, Louis is by no ans weak.
The matter with those 【Demon God Cult】 lot was that they have a mysterious power with them…
However, as the clash with those lot was inevitable, the need to get strong was sothing even I could understand.,
Watching Louis mowing down the monsters, Saria and Al had changed gear into their battle mode.
「Al, we go」
「O, ou! …No, I’m telling you that I’m not used with your Gorilla face!」
「【Flash Fist】」
「Wait, she’s fighting already!」
With Saria activating her 【Flash Fist】skill, she threw a punch the nearest dog monster with her human-state fist.
Her fist dug deep into the monster’s stomach and the shockwave that ca after it swept the monsters behind it altogether.
It has been a while since I’ve seen 【Flash Fist】, but was it always that powerful?
So of those monsters had their body shredded just by her shockwave alone… If I received that before the evolution, I wouldn’t be alive today.
Al was just as surprised when she saw Saria’s battle, but she soon switched mindset and start to swing her axe.
「Even I… won’t stay being weak!」
When Al’s axe hit a racoon dog monster’s stomach….
「Blow away! 【Ice Shock!】!」
In that instant, a sharp cold air jet out from her axe, stabbing through the monster’s belly.
That cold air also affected other monsters, with their feet frozen over and their movents dulled.
「That’s a good one, Al-san」
Louis didn’t miss such an opportunity; she defeated the monsters from the ones with limited movents.
Thanks to their contribution, the monsters’ amount gradually hitting a new low, so even if I and the rest were just standing still, no harm was shown.
Really, why am I even here?
As I mulled over my reason here in spite of myself, I sensed Lutia pulling on the hem of my sleeve.
「Nn?」
「I did believe that being with Seiichi is the most reassuring. But, seeing these girls… un, I feel more reassured.」
「Is, is that so.」
Well, in the eyes of the demon folks, I am literally taking custody of their most precious person.
The fact that she feels reassured is the best of outco.
There upon, different than us who weren’t burdened by the tension, the giant pair of eyes that was just watching the stage unveiled roared as though showing its anxiety.
『Wh, what in the world are you people!? You’re not normal!』
It’s an to call soone as not normal. Well, we are not normal though.
『Eei, if so, how about this one!』
Just as the monsters reduced to so number left, suddenly the bulky door that stood between the giant eyes opened.
After which, a giant snake with five heads ca out of it.
It had an atmosphere that said it was distinctly on a different level than the other monsters we had faced thus far.
As I inspected it without thinking, this was what showed up.
『Five Headed Serpent Lv: 893』
It’s really strong, huh.
Almost twice the level of the monsters we t along the way.
Is it this dungeon’s boss?
As my head went there, Louis who had done dealing with the other monsters imdiately struck one of the serpent’s neck until it fell.
「Ueeh!? Fast! You cut it already!?」
Her act to loop off its head was too instantaneous that I couldn’t help but raise such a voice.
But…
『Fuhahahaha! You insolents! This guy won’t die unless you kill all five heads at the sa ti! Now, can all of you even perfectly cooperate to such a minute detail!?』
Just as the pair of eyes said, the looped off head soon vanished and a new head grew from its stem.
Looking at such a sight, thinking that it would be a tough fight, Lulune and Olga-chan entered the battle.
「 …Glutton, can you do it?」
「That snake… so you’re saying I can keep eating it!?」
「…She’ll do fine.」
Ignoring Rurune’s idiotic remark, with her and Louis, Saria, Al, and Olga, there were five people up against it.
Simple calculation told it should be possible to defeat it as long as each one of them kill each head at the sa ti.
However, it was easier said than done, matching your breaths in the middle of a fight was never a simple thing.
「…Seiichi, will they be okay? Are you not going to help them?」
Lutia asked with a heartfelt worry …for so reason, I felt like they would be okay.
Of course I’m worried they’d get injured.
But before that, my trust in them won over .
In addition, Louis herself said that this kind of situation was what she sought. After all, she followed to get stronger, and if things turned dangerous, I would absolutely save them.
That being said, the Five Headed Serpent was by no ans weak.
Even now, when Saria and the others were timing out their attacks, it spewed a violet sludge on them.
The mont that sludge touched the floor, it made the whole thing lted with incredible noise. Which only ant that touching it was a no-no.
However, what was even more annoying than that attack was the mont the serpent’s eyes shined.
Everyone avoided that light no matter what, as anything that it touched gradually turned into stone over ti, so getting caught by it ant your movent getting dulled and death as a result.
I had the skill 【Complete Resistance】 so I would do fine, but it wasn’t the sa for them.
The give and take went for a number of ti, and both side couldn’t grant the other any significant damage, until Saria and the other four were suddenly enlightened of sothing.
『I see!』
「Eh?」
All five said so at the sa ti with their face bright with smiles. I was wondering what they were going to do, but to my surprise they backed away from the Serpent.
The serpent looked wary of them and each of its heads was locking on each of them, but then——.
「【Flash Fist?Scatter】!」
「【Tearing Wave】……!」
「【Fall Disaster】」
「……【Shadow Clone Arts?Assassination】」
「FFFOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!」
One of them was raising a questionable war cries, but what everyone did was basically an ultra wide indiscriminate attack.
First was Saria, she unleashed 【Flash Fist】 with both of her arms, making the range of her shockwave even wider than ever.
Al brandished her axe widely, and the mont her foot touched the ground, she shot an enormous flying slash through her axe.
To my surprise, Louis used the magic I used 【Fall Disaster】 on her rapier atop of the 【Water Laser】, morphing it into a thick, violent rush of water torrent and slashing it across the horizon.
Olga-chan, to an even bigger surprise, cloned into five and shot Kunai-like weapon towards the serpent all the sa ti.
Rurune was… I couldn’t understand her, but it seed like she gave a ridiculous kick.
In other words, the idea behind their action was…
『It’s all the sa if we all attacked on our own at the sa ti!』
An unexpected tacit understanding between them.
All at the sa ti, the five attacked all five heads with their own super powerful wide range techniques.
The Five Headed Serpent that received all those attack was caught in a daze and——vanished without a trace.
『Im, impossib——GYAAAaAaaaaaa!?』
Moreover, that wasn’t the end of their attack, as it also blew away the wall where the eyes resided.
A cloud of dust raised due to that attack.
After the dust settled, what we could see was a room clean of monsters and a passage to lead further in.
「…Seiichi. Your companions are sothing else, too.」
「…I think so too.」
I gave a deep, honest nod to Lutia’s words.
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