Chapter 36 - Hydra Battle I (1/2)

—Raust—

「FU————u!」

The hydra roared.

Narsena wasn’t reflected in its eyes at all.

It was turning all of its hostility towards me, I involuntarily smiled wrily knowing that its killing intent was so strong it made my skin tingle.

「But this is convenient.」

This situation was an advantage for me and Narsena.

Our battle style was me defending and stopping our enemies while Narsena attack.

In other words, for the hydra to only concentrating on me meant Narsena could freely attack.

「If so……」

That was why, I let out a sigh of relief.

Honestly, the only attack I could do while devoting myself to defense was something that could only act as a diversion.

I couldn’t draw its attention long enough before it was mutated, and now it was mutated, if it decided to attack Narsena first, then I wouldn’t be able to do anything.

Hence why, this situation could be said to be the best situation I could hope for.

「FU————u!」

Because I knew that, even when the hydra attacked using one of its head towards me, I was calm.

In addition to magic detection, I also had thought acceleration activated, as the hydra’s head came closer, a smile formed on my lips.

Its movement that was captured by magic detection was perfectly identical as when it was yet to be mutated except for its speed.

In other words, just like with its pre-mutated state, I would be able to deal with its attack.

「………Ha?」

… However, I who should have defended against that attack was floating in the air.

「Onii-san!」

With Narsena’s scream that came from some distance away and the floating feeling my body experienced, I finally understood I was blown away by the hydra.

「Guh!」

When I fell to the ground I was able to recover my stance quick, however, the distance between me and the hydra got bigger.

The close-range magic detection allowed me to grasp everything in the radius of 10 meters, in return, I was kinda blind outside of that radius.

In fact, I currently didn’t know where the hydra was, that was why I disabled the magic detection temporarily to get back to the hydra.

「Wha-!」

…However, before I could do that, the magic that was thrown at me made me flustered.

I rolled on the ground and somehow managed to dodge the magic, it was too late, but I understood the hydra’s threat now.

It was true that its movement didn’t change compared to its pre-mutated self.

But its basic ability had enhanced significantly.

I was sure I could parry that attack.

…And yet, it easily blew me away.

Its strength was incomparable to its pre-mutated self, it was strong enough now to blow me away even if I parried its attack.

Furthermore, the magic from before.

How long did it take me to recover my stance after getting blown away?

It should be quite short.

Despite that, the hydra built and then released its magic at that short time.

……As far as I know, only Master can do that.

The hydra high physical ability and the too advanced magic technique.

I understood what kind of existence this mutated hydra was.

……If nothing changed, this was not something we could defeat.

「What about it?」

——Even though I knew that fact now, I was strangely not shaken.

「Stop! Come at me!」

Desperately hitting the hydra with her skills, Narsena tried to distract the hydra.

With the huge body of the hydra, the shockwave from Narsena’s fist unable to reach the hydra’s internal organs, the hydra kept moving, ignoring her.

Still, Narsena, for the sake of helping me, threw her punch over and over again.

「Hahaha.」

And I was laughing in spite of it.

The hydra was ignoring Narsena to come at me, and if this kept going, we would surely be defeated.

And yet, the heat I felt propel me forward.

I remembered how deeply I was moved knowing I obtained a companion.

——If Onii-san is with me, there is no way we can lose!

I recalled Narsena’s words.

「Ahh, I really believe so.」

We can’t win against the hydra as it stands.

「In that case, we just need to put more power than we do now.」

But with that as a reason, I didn’t intend to stop now.