Chapter 51 - v2c12 Abnormal Situation (1/2)
—Raust—
The spectacle of Zieg-san’s thrown to the air right before he was about to use his magic sword dumbfound me.
Zieg-san, who was about to finish off the phoenix, didn’t lower his guard.
In the first place, it was hard to imagine that he would be blown off by the phoenix even if he did lower his guard.
After all, phoenix’s physical strength was extremely low among the super-high difficulty monsters.
And if it used its fireball instead, there was no way the fireball could have enough force to send Zieg-san flying.
That was why I couldn’t hide my confusion.
If there was nothing happened, I might stay stunned for longer.
「RuiAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」
「Wha-!」
However, the rapidly changing situation didn’t allow me to stay confused.
…The phoenix whose body expanded along with its muffled roar forced our mind to refocus.
It was too strange of a sight.
The phoenix that should’ve been exhausted suddenly have as much, no, more vitality than when we stepped into the labyrinth.
As if to display that, its body started to swell more intensely, and the wound I dealt to its body also regenerated.
The silence was dominating this place as the anomaly in the phoenix kept progressing.
With a sidelong glance, I could see Armia’s expression that seemed to say she didn’t know what happened either.
But I instinctively knew what was happening to the phoenix.
Because I could feel the same intimidating air like that worst being, the mutated hydra.
…Yes, that phoenix was about to mutate.
If we allow the phoenix to mutate, then we will be forced into a hard fight.
「Shit!」
After I made that conclusion, I gripped the dagger harder and started to run.
The phoenix’s body was healed at an unusual rate.
As I saw the sight, I felt uneasy.
If its body completely healed, then the phoenix will clad itself in flame armor again.
In that case, I who only have the dagger won’t have enough reach to attack the phoenix.
In other words, I need to somehow settle this before that.
…However, I’m not confident I can defeat the phoenix right now.
「Don’t let it!」
It wasn’t just me who noticed the phoenix’s mutation.
Narsena, who had fought against the mutated hydra along with me, also noticed a beat later and started running.
「Haaaaaaaaaa!」
Narsena, who was closer to the phoenix than I, reached the phoenix faster and immediately trying to hit it.
The next moment, Narsena’s fist sunk into the completely unmoving phoenix’s body.
「RuiaAAA!」
「Kuh-!」
…However, despite her attack, the phoenix only leaked a little bit of blood from its mouth.
The phoenix internal organ should be hurt by the attack, but unlike humans or other normal monsters, it was a wound that would be healed immediately by the phoenix.