Chapter 38 - Hydra Battle III (1/2)

—Raust—

「FU─!?」

Seeing me standing behind it while grasping a dagger, the hydra looked startled.

Looking at its reaction, I knew Narsena’s plan was successful.

Thanks to her plan, the hydra exposed itself to a fatal gap.

It was a gap that let me switch from defense to attack.

As a result, I smiled as I was able to get behind the hydra and getting ready.

「Leave the rest to me!」

And then, I threw the dagger with my magic power and ki strengthened arm.

The hydra tried to move its big body to dodge the attack.

However, in such a short time for the dagger to reach its scales, as expected, even the hydra was unable to dodge this.

「FUuuuuuuuuuuuu!」

My thrown dagger cut off its three necks and deeply damaged its torso, the hydra then screamed.

The next moment, blood-like magic power gushed out from its wound.

It was a fatal wound, even for a high vitality monster.

……However, I couldn’t rejoice seeing that wound.

「Agh!」

As if paying the price for inflicting major damage to the hydra, my hand was also in severe pain.

That attack was strengthened without considering future consequences.

It was an attack made while considering how Narsena attack couldn’t leave enough damage to defeat the hydra and it would be a waste of an opportunity that was created by Narsena otherwise.

……But now I felt a little regret for not holding back even just a little.

「Ahgh……」

The intense pain running on my arm and the extreme fatigue made me fell crouching, unable to stand.

But, if the hydra counter-attack while I’m like this……

「FU, uuuuuu,」

…When I heard the hydra’s feeble voice, I raised my head, and then I realized I had no need to be wary of a counter-attack.

The hydra was lying there and was about to breathe out its last breath.

From the wound, fragments of darkish colored gemstone were scattered about, from that, I knew that my attack broke the hydra’s magic stone.

「Did I just accidentally hitting its weak point, the magic stone…」

Knowing I just hit by a stroke of unexpected good luck, I smiled wryly.

If my attack only injured its body, it wouldn’t be fatal to this mutated hydra.

I imagined so considering the previous encounter with the hydra.

However, the battle was concluded because I accidentally crushed the magic stone which was the weakness of monsters.

The vitality of this monster that didn’t instantly died when its magic stone shattered was indeed abnormal, but with its magic stone broken, the hydra wouldn’t have long to live anymore.

「FUuuuuuu, uuuuuu,」

……And yet, the hydra turned its look full of hatred toward us despite its condition.

Even though I knew it was dying, I couldn’t help but felt horrified.

The mutated Hydra was a truly dreadful enemy.

Intelligence, magic, vitality, and physical strength.

All were much higher compared to before it was mutated.

Even though before it mutated, it was already an existence that was considered a Monster.

This time, Narsena and I could win only because the situation benefits us.

The hydra was too obsessed with me while making light of Narsena.

That was the cause of our victory.

If the hydra was not obsessed with me and attacked Narsena first.