Chapter 14 – The Real Power (1/2)

Chapter 14 –The Real Power

Err, the current situation is,

In front of my eyes is a dinosaur-like big serpent.

Rather its face is totally like that of a dinosaur. It ain’t on a damn level of a snake.

Behind me is Elk sitting down on the floor, after losing her leg strength.

Looks like, she is very scared after seeing this snake.

She is not only shedding tears, but also peeing that is not suitable for her age.

She is sitting there so it’s hard to understand her expression.

Anyhow, I carry her to the opposite wall and put her down.

And now, I am standing in between Elk and the dinosaur-like snake to protect her.

In this situation where a heroin is in a desperate situation behind me, I, am thinking about something.

(……What shall I do about this atmosphere……)

Awkward.

Really REALLY awkward.

What is awkward? Well it’s obvious.

After seeing a girl peeing in front of your eyes, that-, err-, as an opposite gender what should I say to her……

No, well, it’s only natural in this situation without thinking about the age, right?

I don’t mind it at all though?

I’m not concerned about it,

but right now Elk’s heart might be a bit complicated because she showed such a scene to a person of the opposite gender.

How should I put it, just how will I close the sense of distance after this ends……

Oh, to hell with it! This is all your fault, baka-hebi! [AK: idiot-snake; cause i like the jp term more xD]

No well, let’s think about this after I kill this thing!

Though I’m postponing this matter, but it’s not a wrong choice because I need to get over with this damn snake!

And that’s how it is,

「Then, let’s fight」

Maybe seeing me shaking my wrist for a little warm-up exercise, it realized that I have no intention of getting eaten silently.

And the big serpent tries to intimidate me by hissing.

Yeah, I can feel it.

That this guy is on a different level from those monkeys and bear-like monster.

And right after,

『–GuyAAAaaAAAA!!!』(Snake)

「oOo!」(The going-with-the-flow Minato)

「Kyaaaa!?」(The not-going-with-the-flow Elk)

It yells in a very loud voice, maybe it is echoing in the whole dungeon by now.

And reflexively, I and Elk both shout as if surprised.

Leaving that aside, the snakes can’t roar or yell or whatever after all their vocal organs don’t develop, right?

Whatever. This guy is a dinosaur-like thing.

While thinking as such, I move to the place where Elk won’t be hurt even if it comes flying at me. And seeing me moving it starts to put power in it’s body. Oh, finally coming?

—-Immediately after,

He unleashes his mouth aiming at me in a speed unthinkable due to his large body.

「Whoa, oops!」

I dodge his very fast attack with a side-step and drive a punch in the side of it’s face.

The gauntlet clashes with the scales and makes a *gakiin* sound which is very offensive to the ears.

But, this damn thing is really hard.

As an experiment, I drove the punch with the power which can even smash the bones of the ‘Little Beast’ from before, but just as expected this guy didn’t even flinch.

Immediately, he attacks at me by changing his course and is snarling at me. I somehow dodge it.

However, as if it learned or has wild instincts, the serpent, wraps his body to the extreme and shoots itself towards me. Ah, not good, this will hit me.

The speed might not be what I can not dodge, but still I choose to defend.

It’s not a bad thing to know the power of your opponent.

I cross my hands in front of face and prepare to for the impact, immediately following, the log-like body hits vigorously.

「Dowaaa!?」

My body jumped and without being able to bear the impact……blows towards the back.

「Minato!?」

「—Whoops! I’m fine. Its all right!」

「Imposible!?」

I got blown……but I still reply casually while flying in the air.

I twist my body in air and grab the floor firmly like a cat for slowing down. I somehow, cut off the momentum before hitting the wall.

At the same time, I inspect my body for any damages from the current attack.

……*phew* No injuries. No problem in movement too.

If it’s this level of attack, I’ll be fine even after getting a direct hit.

When I stand up and turn to the big serpent, it was already preparing to launch itself towards me.

It’s speed is a lot more than before, most probably more powerful too.

Oh well, the fangs do scare me, I’ll evade this time.

Once again, the side-step appears.

……Ah, no, this is different? Right now I didn’t mean it as a joke, it is just by reflex……I’m saying the truth. Please believe me! I’m not a KY to that extent(Would like belive)!

Right now it was just a word magic, or not, it was just an unfortunate coincidence! [ET: Most won’t understand his explaining his joke as in English it just doesn’t sound like a joke!]

Shit, this ain’t the time to think about this!

Suddenly, the big serpent wraps his body to the extreme and once again aims at me and shoots itself in a ridiculously fast speed. Whoa, pretty fast.

Did it get serious because it couldn’t eat me……Nh?

I realize one strange thing.

(……What is this smell?)

From inside the mouth of the snake an irritating smell of something decayed along with the putrid smell of the corpses he might have eaten reaches my nose.

And a burbling sound also comes from inside the mouth.

……Something is coming. No it’s not body but something else.

And just like I thought, the snake which looked like it’ll come attacking me like before decelerates and opens it’s mouth wide.

The moment I see something of yellow-green color, I jump to the side and dodge it.

And one second later, the place I was just standing at, collides with the unknown liquid spit by the snake -most probably a venom or digestive liquid of some sort-.

The sturdy floor of the labyrinth starts melting while making sounds. So it is acid.

It is still not able to completely melt the floor, but yeah, it’s pretty powerful. It will easily melt the metals.

What is it going to do by dissolving me if it wants to eat me later. Well whatever, it’s not my job to think that.

And it looks like this acid is volatile because it starts evaporating by raising a yellow-green colored smoke.

It’s evaporating speed is definitely faster than the evaporating speed of sterilization alcohol. In some minutes, most of the liquid of I don’t know how many litres, evaporated.

The moment, the smell of the evaporated liquid reaches my nose, I suddenly realize.

Immediately,

I take off the scarf around my neck and throw it towards Elk.

「Elk cover your mouth with it. Don’t inhale the gas」

「Eh? G-gas?」

「Yeah, the gas created by the evaporation of the acid, judging by the smell, most likely, it is a type of paralyzing poison. It is pretty powerful and a normal human won’t move for some minutes if inhaled. I think」

I remember it, because there was one guy in the forest which used the same thing. Though, it’s acid didn’t evaporate to form gas.

I see so the main reason for this acid is for the opponent to evade and let down his guard and then inhale the gas.

“I-I am thankful for that, but are you alright!? The meaning you said ‘judging by the smell’ means you are inhaling it from before……”

「Yeah, its alright. A poison of this level won’t work on me.」

「Won’t work……?」

Before our talk was over, the snake showed some movements.

This time it didn’t came leaping at me but is……groaning while staying in it’s place.

But the smell of the same acid from before reached my nose. Maybe it intends to paralyse me or inflict damage with the help of acid.

Well, I don’t even need to see the same attack again, the moment I thought that,

the same yellow-green color starts coming out of the snake along with the bloodlust which was not present just before.

It’s different from the one from before.

I hesitated for a moment whether should I attack it or not.

But, the big serpent seeing my actions as a good opportunity, opened his mouth wide.

At that moment, a yellow-green colored steam spewed out from the inside the of the serpent’s mouth like a spay, no, like how a dragon breathes fire -not like I have seen it- and the steam covers my whole body.

☆☆☆

「Minatoo—!?」

Elk becomes depressed for various unidentified reason after seeing the guy protecting her getting engulfed inside the steam of acid and paralysing poison.

Elk raises a sorrowful voice by seeing the scene.

On the other hand, the snake yelled a victory roar as if he won with his deadly breath.

And a bit later it peeks inside the poison mist, for seeing the pitiable prey of his dying.

……But,

「Sorry to say it out loud……but this won’t work on me!」

I don’t know whether my voice reached the ears of the snake.

but, still I’m sure that this guy in front of my eyes has bewilderment instilled inside it’s eyes. Monster’s expressions (?) are quite easy to read.

Elk also is astonished, her voice too is not coming out.

I’m a little happy that her face has an expression which is saying ‘relief’ and not only fright.

But well, it’s only natural to be surprised. After all, I’m alive and pimpin’ inside a dense fog of acid and poison.

While emitting an aura-like thing of bluish-white color.

Maybe they will see the true form of the aura, which is a mixture of ‘Steam’ and ‘Light’ if they see closely.

The light and steam is a defensive membrane made from magic for protecting myself from the dense fog of acid.

In the first place, an acid which can just melt stone and steel can’t even melt one hair on my body which is enhanced by『Elemental Blood』 and if inhaled at most it will make me cough for a bit.