Chapter 14 – The Real Power (2/2)

But the extent of『Enhancement』is only till there.

It can’t block the stinking smell which will stick to my clothes and skin and hair.

And I seriously hate the smell.

Just because my nose is better than others, I always have to be careful for these things.

Well then, leaving this talk aside,

From what I have concluded after fighting after this snake, it looks like it’s power is near or close to that of those demons in the forest.

Now it’s the time to use ‘this’ without reservations.

I cancel the defensive membrane and face the snake.

So then, let’s start the work of the day!

「I’m getting serious from now on… hebi-yarou」[AK:snakey-dude]

I don’t know if he understood my words.

But he must have surely understood that I’m making fun of him. And the big serpent attacks just like before by throwing its body towards me.

It won’t hurt me, but I ain’t got any obligation to get hit by him. I let the attack come near me to the extreme, then I dodge it by shifting sideways.

While dodging, I fill up my fist with magic.

A different magical power from before.

My clenched fist releases a green light and air starts making a vortex around it.

「Take……this!!」

SFX: *Dogoo* (Boom)

I punch it’s flank with power, different from before.

The moment, my fist strikes it, it starts creating a windstorm.

With that one punch, the log-like body flies many metres back.

The big serpent is pushed back as it raises an irritating cry.

The place my punch hit has cracks in its scales and are breaking down.

Blood is also falling down from the cracks. Looks like magic power has worked. With this much power, it does take damage.

For some time, it looked like the snake is looking at me blankly as if saying it didn’t understand what just happened.

Well, it does has a large body, so it might be the first time it has experienced the feeling of ‘blowing by punch’.

……But, I’ve got no obligation to wait for him to come back to earth.

I jump at it while my leg is releasing green color and my right hand is releasing red color.

The moment I kick the ground, I get on the whirlwind and accelerate. I close the distance between us in some seconds.

「One more time!!!」

This time it didn’t get blown, but……the place my punch hits an explosion occurs with tremendous explosive power.

But, it has resistance to heat and all, so it did not do the damage that I expected.

it just burned some scales of it. Damn, fire is not good!

Seeing that, the snake didn’t seem much astonished but had anger of getting blown before.

It attacks me by leaping and wriggling its body or with his tail. Anyhow, it is rampaging in anger. It keeps attacking me fiercely like waves after waves.

It’s body is long and thick, and it can move fast, so it is pretty troublesome.

Because it is attacking in anger, it’s body or tail hits the walls and floor which results in pebble or big rocks to fly at me.

「Argh, you’re so fucking annoying!!」

I’m avoiding all the attacks, but yeah its troublesome, so let’s just stop that guy.

I fill magic in my right hand, this time it emits yellow light.

I slip through the attacks of snake and close my distance. And then, attack it with the heel of my palm.

Then,

SFX:—*Bashiin*

SFX:—*PachiIiiIii*

The insides of the cave became bright for a moment along with the stinging sound and the sound of something breaking.

At the the same time, the body of the big serpent stiffens.

It’s body is convulsing and is stiffened as if it has been hit by lightning.

……In truth, it did take lightning, or rather electric current.

Electricity is still coming out from the heel of my palm. That dinosaur-like snake got hit by my attack and the electricity.

Ah, before that, I need to confirm something.

「Oi! Elk?」

「Eh!?」

I call out to Elk who didn’t get any role time for some time and is still sitting.

Maybe she was dumbfounded by the attack. Her body started shivering after I call her name.

「Fragments didn’t reach you? Are you alright?」

「Eh? Y-yeah, I’m alright……Minato, is that magic?」

「Nh? Uh, Yeah, I’ll tell you later, so no inquisition for now」

I will tell Elk later, but this the way I fight normally.

And it’s name is the awesome『Magic Arts』.

This is one of the main fighting magic my mom taught me along with『Elemental Blood』.

I not only enhance my physical strength or my agility. I change the ‘nature’ of the magic inside my body and thanks to that I’m able to bring out such powerful attacks.

For example in the case of punch. If I fill it up with fire magic then it will turn into a burning/exploding punch.

If I fill it up with wind magic, then it will turn into a punch which can increase the power of my punch along with creating a windstorm for blowing the opponent really far.

If I put wind magic in my leg, then I can accelerate with it’s propulsive power and can protect my body if I cover my body with water magic.

And during the training with mom, I found out that I have talent in all the 8 categories of magic in this world like『Fire』,『Water』,『Wind』,『Earth』,『Ice』,

『Lightning』,『Light』and『Darkness』. And just like that, I practices them to the extremes and enhanced my Taijutsu.

[AK: for those who do not know Taijutsu (lt. body skill/technique) means all empty-handed combat skills; to keep it short]

Till now all opponents were weak so I didn’t had any need to use this and so it didn’t made it’s debut, but this is my fighting style. While I was in the forest, I had a lot more chances to use this.

By the way, I electrified my hand with the『Lightning』magic and attacked the body of the snake.

So I attacked it with lightning and my powerful punch, which caused the snake’s muscles to strain and stop its movements.

Well then leaving all this talk once again aside,

I need to kill it before anything unexpected happens.

It is the first demon with stout body and is of different variety that I’ve fought, so i got elated and played with it……but now that I’m back to earth, I need to finish this.

I don’t want Elk to get hurt just because I am playing with it.

Now that I know Elk is fine, I return my line of sight to the big serpent.

When I do so, the snake is glaring at me with hostility and vigilance.

It must have realised that I’m different from other preys. In various meanings.

But from its investigation. It looks like it didn’t tell the snake to hesitate even a bit.

The big serpent re-activates his attacking. It attacks like an idiot which only knows one way of attack.

This time I will……not dodge.

It’s large mouth opened wide approaches me.

I let the it come close to me and at the last moment……drive a kick in the lower part of it’s mouth.

I attack just like before, by filling it up with magic power. The body of snake shakes like sea waves.

As a result, the head of big serpent slips past me.

Moreover, by getting a strong blow near it’s chin, it’s body stiffened for a bit.

But then, I’m not expecting it to give cerebral concussion. There is no chance it will.

In that time while it’s stiffened, I quickly slip near it’s throat and lower my hips to stand firmly. [ET: Near its throat mean. Under the snake’s throat.]

At the same moment, my right hand near my hips starts releasing a kind yet powerful looking orange color.

The magic I’m using is different from the ones i used before. This time it is……

『Earth』.

This is the most suitable magic for increasing the ‘horsepower’. [ET: Ask author why he wrote horsepower]

And that magic is gradually being filled up in my right hand fist.

「Haaaaaaa……!!」

While sighing I fill up the energy.

In this way, by sighing I can increase my concentration which is impossible for any idiot.

And there is a need to give the techniques a name because it is also needed for the same reason I am sighing and as such I was taught by mom.

Before I knew it, the gentle yet powerful orange light started glowing in my surroundings with my fist as the center.

The light is gradually getting stronger.

And even before the snake twists its body for attacking me, I release my strongest attack today.

『Megaton……Punch!!!』

I firm my feet and put my weight in the fist and drive it near the place where the snake’s medulla oblongata might be present.

At the moment of impact, a loud sound rivalling the cry of snake reaches my ear. It is as if a 10 ton truck collided it.

My one attack, smashes all the scales of the snake, breaks the muscles, the inner bones are pulverized and it’s spinal cord is torn in pieces.

I felt that, err, lively feeling through my fists.

It’s the feeling of the big-serpent dying.

The body of the already dead snake felt the impact of the attack a second later and flies into the air.

It’s 20 m body heroically flies and strikes the opposite side wall of this room, making a loud noise.

It’s body convulses for some seconds and stops moving.

In a sense fast and in a sense dramatically, the king of the『Labyrinth 』welcomed it’s death.

I remain on guard with my fist pushed forward. I stay vigilant whether the snake will move again or not.

After I confirm the snake died, I lower my guard.

「Fuu–……Well, something like this」

Yeah, It was a worthwhile battle both for experience and information.

Though it might be due selfishness, but I got a good experience to keep on working as an adventurer. Thank you very much big-serpent-san for letting me get experience.

Now then, all that is left is……

「So Elk, shall we return?」

「Eh? Ah, Y-yeah……」

I bring Elk back to Earth who was in space just till now.

Now there is no reason to remain in this dungeon anymore. Let’s just take the spoils and leave here.