The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life Chapter 191. Peony Subjugation Battle Part 9

Im bombarded by a wave of announcents that notice that Ive leveled up.

A huge amount of SP and JP have been allotted to my status plate, once again reminding that our opponent was not a standard monster.

But weve won.We won

The reality finally sinks in, and I smile with my hands clenched tight.

Its a bit early to be happy though.

After all, Nishino-kun and his friends are still fighting, and the Safety Zone has yet to be reset.

Victory will truly be ours when the Safety Zone is reset.

Momo, take out a watch please.

Wan!

A watch is taken out from Momos Shadow.

Since the flow of ti is stopped inside my Item Box, I cant accurately asure the ti with a clock.

This is usually a good thing as it indicates that the Item Box has beco better. However, it does have its disadvantages.

(Its11:45 right now.)

We abandoned the City Hall at 11 oclock.

This ans we still have 15 minutes until the Safety Zone can be reset

Next, I check my Mail and browse through all the nas on the contact list.

Everyones na is listed.

(Good. Everyones alive. No one has died yet.)

Kikis support magic hasnt worn off yet.

Without it, I wouldnt even be able to tell when soones na disappears.

I should properly thank her later on.

Must head over

Im wobbling pretty hard, but I force myself to stand up.

Ive acquired a new unique skill, gained a ton of points, had the limit to The Right to Question released, and obtained a seed left behind by Peony.

Though I have a lot of questions to ask, setting up the new Safety Zone cos first.

But then

H.Huh?

This is bad.

My field of vision blurs, and my body is hit by pain, fatigue, blood loss, and the skills backlash all at once.

Crap

Just by standing here, my bodys about to hit its limit.

Wan! Wan! Wan!

Momo looks at worriedly.

Dont push yourself!

HahaSorry for worrying you, Momobut we must gocan you open up your Shadow?

Kuun?

Are you sure that youre fine?

Momos still staring at anxiously, so I give her my best smile.

I gently her head, telling her that Im okay.

Now, ti to get myself pumped up again.

Ill have to exert myself for a little longer.

Thinking so, I straighten my back and look aheadonly to find soone there.

Quite a sorry sight youre in.

It casually walks up to from the other side of the road.

Youre

I rember its face. Of course I do.

After all, weve t four days ago.

Despite having the appearance of a human, its presence screams otherwise.

Although its presence is similar to that of the zombified Ono-kun, unlike the latter, it wasnt born a human.

According to what it has told in our previous encounter, it gained its intelligence by being the first to kill a human in this world.

Yo, long ti no see, owner of Precocious.

The worst monster has appeared before us at the worst mont.

*****

Going back in ti

While Kazuto was busy having his death match against the wooden puppet, Nishino and the others were also busy fighting against the Fertility Eating Ryes.

Only one enemy unit remained, but that one unit was proving to be a problem.

LET EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!

The Fertility Eating Rye opened up its nurous mouths and attacked Nishinos group with its tongues.

What the hell is up with this one!?

Suddenly becoming this big is foul play!

Shibata and Rikka were dodging the attacks while cussing out loud.

They were up against the giant version of the Fertility Eating Rye.

It was only one unit, but its power far surpassed that of the regular Fertility Eating Ryes.

The endless attacks from its tongues were pushing them to a corner and exhausting their stamina.

HaaHaa is there anyone else except onii-san that can defeat this guy?

Rikkas hunch was spot on.

With but one hand, Kazuto had slain a huge Fertility Eating Rye.

He had said that it was a bad idea for the Fertility Eating Ryes to congregate into one, but the huge Fertility Eating Rye was a big threat to Nishino and his friends.

Stop complaining, Rikka. Dont you know that Kudou-san is having a much harder fight than us? We should be able to deal with sothing of this caliber by ourselves!

I know, I know~

Although he scolded Rikka, Nishino was also starting to feel impatient.

Things were looking bad for them at the mont.

The Fertility Eating Rye kept spurting out corrosive poison whenever they tried to attack, preventing them from striking aggressively.

(We lack a decisive card)

Unlike Kazuto, they didnt have any ans to land a powerful hit from afar.

Against a regular sized Fertility Eating Rye, Goshogawaras log attacks and Rikkas throwing attacks would have sufficed, but against a huge one, their attacks did not prove to be fatal.

(If only we had Ichinose-san here)

He couldnt stop himself from thinking so.

If she could use her monstrous rifle, they would be able to defeat the giant Fertility Eating Rye.

However, she had already left the battlefield.

By repeatedly shooting with the monstrous rifle, she had pushed herself to her limits trying to plant the bombs inside Peonys body.

Unfortunately, no one aside from her could handle the monstrous rifle.

Why did she have to leave the battlefield now of all tis?

Such thoughts crossed his mind, but he shook his head the very next mont.

What am I saying?

She had done her job flawlessly.

Who were they to bla her when they couldnt even fulfill their responsibilities?

(Thinkwe no longer have the helicopter Weve left all the weapons that we couldnt store in the Item Box at the City Hall)

Those that had Item Boxes were not high enough in levels to store things like helicopters and tanks.

To be fair, Kazuto was the strange one for being able to store a vast amount of objects regardless of their size.

They didnt have any firearms either.

They had used most of them on Peony and brought along the minimum supplies when they retreated.

(ThinkWhat other options are there? What kind of terrain advantage do we hold? Sothinganything~~!)

By working his brain to full capacity, Nishino suddenly recalled sothing.

Thats right. With that, we might be able to

It was sothing which could potentially turn the tables on their enemy.

He imdiately took action,

Rikka! Cooperate with the others and buy 2 minutes of ti!

Okay!

After handing out instructions, he went to the buildings entrance.

It should be here sowhere!

He searched for the thing that he ca for and was lucky enough to find it in due ti.

There it is!

Nishino picked it up and ran back as quickly as he could.

Rikka!

He threw the thing in his hands and shouted.

Throw this into its mouth!

Nn!

Rikka threw away her hatchets and caught the object which was thrown at her direction.

It was a piece of stone big enough to be considered a weight-stone.

ThisOh, I see!

The mont she caught the stone in her hands, she understood Nishinos intention.

By swinging it back and forth, she then threw it at one of the Fertility Eating Ryes mouths.

NUORIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

GIGI?

Chomp.

The Fertility Eating Rye swallowed it without a second thought.

Alright, move away from there, everyone! Keep a distance between yourself and the monster!

Following Nishinos order to withdraw, Shibata and the others retreated.

GIGI!

Not willing to let them escape, the Fertility Eating Rye tried to chase after them.

However, its body swelled up the next mont.

GIGAaa?

Things didnt end there.

BOFUU~!

From its innurable mouths, smoke and heat were released.

GiiGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Due to the extre pain, the Fertility Eating Rye let out a screech and proceeded to roll around the ground like a rubber ball.

W-what? Nishino-san, what on earth did you feed it? Wasnt it just a piece of rock?

Yeah, its a piece of stonebut its a piece of stone that Aka has mimicked into so that it could act as a coordinate.

Ahhh

Shibata finally understood what had transpired.

Yes, Nishino had thrown a petrified clone of Aka into the Fertility Eating Rye and had it mimic into a bomb once it was inside.

It was ant to act as a coordinate for transportation, but desperate tis called for desperate asures, and Nishino decided to sacrifice it.

We were able to damage Peony the sa wayIm glad that it worked.

As expected of Nishino-santo think of all that in the spur of a mont

Its not a big deal. Anyway, we must finish that thing as soon as possible. Everyone, throw your weapons at it, but make sure you dont get too close!

Ussu!

Okay!

UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

The situation had reversed thanks to Nishinos quick witted plan.

Fatally wounded by Akas explosion, the Fertility Eating Rye was at the doorstep of death.

As such, it didnt take long for the Fertility Eating Rye to perish when they started throwing all their weapons.

UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WE WON! WE WOOOOOOOOOON!!

WE DID IT! WE DID IT!

Having defeated their last enemy, they cheered out loud.

Granted, they still had to remain in position and defend the place for so ti, but their operation was pretty much guaranteed to be a success.

Everyone was smiling and chatting joyfully.

Nishino also clenched his hands.

(Goodonly 30 minutes left. Everyones exhausted, but we should be fine.)

Things wouldve looked grim for them if another one of those giant Fertility Eating Ryes had appeared.

They were lucky that there werent any monsters around, and none seed to be hiding either.

They had won.

Against all odds, they had won the bet.

(Right. I should contact Kudou-san)

If the operation had gone well, Peony shouldve been defeated by now.

He was curious about the situation on the other side.

Just as he was about to access the Mail function through his status plate

RUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo

Eh..?

BkkkBkkkk.

The ground before them swelled up.

W-what the?

I-isnt this

Everyone at the scene was shocked and dismayed.

An unforgettable sight. An existence that brought back traumatic mories.

Whywhy is it here?

The ground which had swollen up hardened and transford into a huge humanoid figure.

It was a Goleman existence that almost compromised the absolute protection of the Safety Zone through brute force alone.

RUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Everyone was terrified by the sudden appearance of the anomaly that had once threatened the City Hall.

Spread out! Dont just stand there doing nothing! Distance yourselves before surrounding it!

It was Nishino that ca to his senses first.

By issuing orders which contained the effects of his skills, he forced his friends to spread out.

It wasnt good to remain paralyzed.

(Theres no doubt about it. That must be the Golem that Rikka and the others were talking about)

Four days ago, not only did Rikka and her friends find the zombified Ono during their exploration, they also had an encounter with a Golem which resembled Titan and a mysterious Zombie that was sentient.

As such, they had been worried over whether they would be interrupted in the midst of their battle.

(But why now of all tis!?)

The timing couldnt have been any worse.

Nishino ground his teeth.

This was bad. Very bad.

In terms of pure combat, he was pretty certain that the Golem was stronger than the Fertility Eating Rye.

What made things worse was that the Golem was an opponent that could bypass the effects of the Safety Zone with its brute force.

In other words, they had to kill it and not allow it to escape.

(That saidwhat can we even do?)

Everyone was exhausted, and their weapons were in tatters.

Aka had already been used as a bomb, and with the Coordinate gone, they couldnt request Kazuto to rush in as reinforcent.

(How about Fujita-san and President Igarashi? Nevermind. That would only increase the number of victims.)

The Golem wasnt an opponent that they could beat with numbers alone.

Unless they could produce an attack at the sa level as the pile bunker or the monstrous rifle, defeating it wasnt feasible.

Unfortunately, they didnt have such a powerful weapon lying around.

(Is there anything? Anything that can turn the situation around?)

Despite Nishinos desperate attempt to co up with a plan, nothing ca to his mind.

30 minutes remained until the Safety Zone could be reset.

We can certainly try to drag things out and buy ti for ourselves, but how many of us would be sacrificed by then?

To begin with, even if the Safety Zone was reconstructed, there was no guarantee that they would be safe against this opponent.

Sothinganything

Nisshi! Why are you zoning out!?

S-shit!

RUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Nishino had been so absorbed in his thoughts that he had failed to notice that the Golem was approaching him.

This proved to be a fatal mistake.

Before he could react, the Golems fist was swung down.

Not good!

Nishino-san!

Rikka and Shibata were sprinting towards him, but they were too far away to reach him in ti.

Dodging wasnt an option either.

Even if he managed to dodge the blow by a hairs breadth, Nishinos status wasnt high enough to survive the aftermath of the attack.

(I could kill its montum with a CommandNo, its too late for that. I wont be able to make it in ti)

Nishino realized that his end was drawing near.

Am I about to die? At a place like this?

(Kudou-san, Ichinose, Shibata, Ono, Goshogawara-sanRikka.)

No. I dont want to die yet.

I still want to live with everyone else

Sorry everyone

The Golems fist was about to crush Nishino.

Just then

Dont give up yet, Nishino-kun.

Eh?

he heard soones voice.

The shadow beneath his feet spread out.

Before he knew it, soone was standing in front of him with his arms stretched out, blocking the blow from the Golem.

Ono?

Sorry, Ive made you guys wait a long ti.

The figure before him was Ono, his best friend that had beco a Zombie.

*****

I continue to glare at it.

Do you have to be so wary of ? I didnt co to fight you, you know?

As if I could trust your words.

Im sohow maintaining a calm expression, but Im panicking inside.

Both my instincts and my skills are ringing alarms bells at maximum volu.

Dangerousthis guys ridiculously dangerous.

(Its nothing like how it was four days ago)

Its presence has undergone a complete tamorphosis.

Theres no doubt that it has beco much stronger in these four days

The sword on its waist seems much more terrifying than before as well.

Seeing my reaction, it shakes its head.

What a pity. Well, whatever. I wont beat around the bush then.

Having said so, it takes a step forward.

Peonys magic stone and the God Trees seed. Can I have those?

Huh?

I know you have them. Ive been observing you all this ti. Im honestly impressed, you know? Its true that youre the owner of Precocious, but I never thought youd be able to beat Gluttony.

Gluttony?

Yup. You didnt notice? Peony possessed the unique skill known as Gluttony.

Gluttony, one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

I see so it was thanks to that skill that Peony was so insanely powerful.

If you give the two items, I promise not to touch you.

And you expect to take your word for it?

You dont trust ? Then lets use a skill. With Contract, you can be rest assured that the content of the agreent is fulfilled.

It takes out a piece of paper from its pocket and tosses it at .

So skill may be at work as the paper flutters through the air and lands right in front of .

It clearly states that I wont harm you in any way, right? The skill will be activated as soon as you agree with the conditions. How is it? Quite neat, huh?

The paper does indeed state that I wont be hard in any way as long as I conceded the items.

The mysterious force emanating from the paper tells that Ive not been lied to.

Still

As if I could trust this.

Why?

All thats ntioned here is that you wont attack . Then what if you commanded soone else to attack ?

If you really didnt an us any harm, you shouldve written that you and your companions, whoever that may be, will be henceforth forbidden from harming Kudou Kazuto and any of his companions around him, direct malicious intent towards them, or try to harm them in an indirect way. If you can change the terms and conditions to be like that, I would gladly agree to your suggestion.

For a mont, its expression turns blank.

HahaHAHAHAHAHA. GOOD! VERY GOOD! I KNEW THAT YOU AND I WERE ONE AND THE SA!

It starts laughing hysterically while holding its stomach.

After having its laugh, it swipes off the smile on its face.

Sadly, I dont think I can make that much of a concession.

Boom!

It unleashes an extrely oppressive force to its surroundings.

It doesnt seem to be joking around anymore.

Ill say this again. If you dont want to die, hand over Peonys magic stone and the God Trees seed.

Instead of asking for them, its now demanding to hand them over.

Hey, your true colors are leaking out.

As I thought, its planning on getting rid of in a roundabout manner.

(Id have to find an opening and escape with Momos Shadow Migration)

The problem is how I should go about creating that opening

It pulls out the sword on its waist.

One glance of it is all it takes for to understand that its not a normal sword.

Wan!

Momo appears from the Shadow.

Furu furu.

Aka, still disguised as my clothes, wiggles.

Kyu!

Kiki kyuus on my shoulder.

It seems like they havent given up yet.

Its funny, really.

Despite being in tatters, theyre still as reliable as ever.

Sorry, but Ill need you guys to accompany for another while.

But of course!

The trio nods in unison.

I might be able to make ets end if I could at least allocate the large number of points that Ive earned or use the new skills that Ive acquired, but I doubt that the figure in front of us would give such a chance.

In fact, Ive been trying to see if I could perhaps allocate the points during our short exchange, but Im fairly certain that Id be killed the mont it notices that Im trying to do sothing to my status.

(What should I do? What can I do?)

Im stuck in a hopeless situation.

It takes yet another step forward.

However, sothing unexpected happens.

It suddenly turns its gaze away from and looks up, swinging its sword as if to deflect sothing.

!?

I can just barely tell that it has deflected a black projectile.

(Its not an attack from Ichinose-san. This looks more like)

Ive seen this attack sowhere.

The figure before appears sowhat disgruntled.

I see. I knew that soone else was also watching the battle, but I didnt know it was you.

While I remain dumbstruck, Darkness envelops the space between us.

A monster appears from within.

Its a jet-black beast covered in darkness that is deeper in color than even the abyss.

Its eyes are glowing red.

Wolf King Schwartz, are you saying that this ones your prey?

Gururururu

While we were still at the school, I had engaged in a deathly struggle against this monster.

Indeed, the Dark Wolf has descended onto the battlefield.