The other three hit their mark and made its body tilt, wobble.
Kwagagagak!
As that huge body rolled, the monsters watching from around scattered while clucking.
And the beetle's belly was completely exposed.
By the way, I didn't draw my sword.
A warrior should always hide three-tenths of their skill.
I'll fight with just magic and my original form's power.
「Using Interdiate Elental Magic: Fire lv4」
I shot a noticeably larger fireball compared to when it was basic level.
Peong!
"Kidadadada!"
Insects' bellies are relatively vulnerable.
But it seems this beetle also had fire resistance.
Instead of dying instantly, it spat out sothing long from its mouth.
Thinking it was a tongue, I quickly knocked it away with my tail.
But it wasn't a tongue.
Sothing sticky like liquid was wrapped around my tail.
"Ooh! Hell Spider Web!"
The bear shouted annoyingly.
Spider web? To think a beetle would have such a skill.
Moreover, it pulled it swiftly like a chaleon using its tongue.
I'm small, so my weight is light too.
Wrapped in the sticky thread, I flew through the air.
And at that mont.
Our eyes t with the rabbit's in mid-air.
It was a look that seed to say 'Ah, so that's all you've got.'
I can't be looked down upon.
「Using Heaven Thunder Spirit lv4」
I was sucked right into the beetle's mouth.
And before its strong jaws could chew .
Lightning struck.
Jjeojeojeong!
Lightning striking from clear skies.
Since I didn't give it ti to react, the beetle lost consciousness right away.
I quickly escaped from its mouth.
The mucus is sticky.
'Ebi, jjida.'
I burned off the spider web stuck to my body with fire magic.
As I stood on top of the beetle's exposed belly that had flopped over, all the other black monsters were staring at blankly.
Even the black rabbit had his mouth wide open in great surprise.
What a very satisfying sight.
"Woooah! As expected of the boss!"
Madam Rila cheered while raising her prosthetic arm.
Sothing like fireworks shot out from her prosthetic arm.
To think her prosthetic arm had such a cute function installed.
I danced with joy on top of the unconscious beetle.
"Ooh, Snake Ur-!"
The bear declared my victory.
"Now you're a new general!"
I proudly got down from the beetle.
But co to think of it.
What happens to this beetle now?
Does it remain as a general, or does it get demoted to sothing like a regular soldier?
While I was watching curiously to see what would happen, the bear approached the beetle.
I thought he was going to wake it up, but.
What followed was more violent than expected.
He delivered a bear paw smashing to its head.
Peok!
His claws smashed the beetle's head.
The beetle's legs that had been unconscious stretched straight and trembled.
'Y-you killed it!'
Wasn't killing the opponent forbidden in duels?
Why did he suddenly kill it?
When the beetle died, mana flowed out.
And the bear absorbed that mana with satisfaction.
'...Did he just steal the last hit?'
It was utterly baffling.
That wasn't all.
The bear cut open the beetle's belly with his sharp claws, found the mana stone, and took it out.
Then he put it on the rock and crushed it with his claws.
"Those who have made great contributions normally, co forward."
And several monsters went in front of the elder, knelt down, bowed their heads, exposed their bellies, and anyway, took submissive postures.
Then the elder distributed pieces of the mana stone as if giving alms.
"The beetle's sacrifice will beco our strength..."
And he approached who was watching this incredulously.
"I'll give a big piece to Ur, the new general."
Saying that, he gave one piece that was actually tiny compared to the original mana stone's size.
Since it would be a waste to throw away, I quickly ate it and said.
'Why are you acting generous with what I caught?'
"Ah..."
The bear smiled awkwardly and said.
That it was the custom and tradition.
From what I roughly understood from hearing this, this group seed to be ford that way.
Tribute and distribution.
A structure where the elder and generals monopolized mana stones and experience, and those generals regularly had duels to fill the elder's belly.
I slightly turned my head to look at the rabbit.
Whether it was because of his dignity as Grand General, or because he didn't like this thod.
Whichever it was, the rabbit stayed still without begging for mana stones.
'Hmm.'
I physically experienced what the expression 'leaves a bad taste' ans.
This is just.
Co to think of it, many monster groups are like this.
No, still, the other groups in Shadow Forest weren't this petty.
The leaders back then had presence.
Overwhelming strength.
And absolute rule based on that strength.
But that old bear and the rabbit who calls himself Grand General...
When I looked at the rabbit, his expression had changed.
Neither sneering nor looking embarrassed, just shocked.
What is it, was my hunting of the beetle that impressive?
「Black Scales lv5 is deactivated」
Tsutsutsutsu-
The mood was so ruined that I released Black Scales.
"Heuk!"
The bear was surprised at my white appearance.
I said to the bear.
'I want to go ho.'
"W-what?"
And I approached Madam Rila.
When I held out my tail, Madam Rila grabbed it.
'You can play more if you want. Just don't stay out too late.'
"Alright, boss."
'Then I'm leaving!'
There was nothing more to see.
I slipped out between the black monsters.
==
"Grand General!"
The bear was throwing a fit.
"Reinhertz! Can't you hear ?"
"Ah, yes, Elder."
The rabbit answered but.
He still hadn't fully co to his senses. Stay connected via empire
"We have to catch it! Are you just going to let it go?"
"...It's just a white snake anyway, what does it matter."
"No, it played with us...!"
Although the elder burst out in anger, the rabbit didn't listen.
His mind was filled with the scene he had just witnessed.
What the snake had accomplished...
'Lightning, it definitely called lightning.'
A monster that calls lightning.
Although he couldn't tell anyone, it was exactly the monster the rabbit had been searching for.
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