Chapter 70 (2/2)
Theover the floor of the cave, not a square inch of its feet touching the surface of the acidic swamp
“Pull it down”
Blackhair bind, once
However, they were also cut by the scythes Theabove the swamp, and with an accurate slash, cleanly dealt with the braided Blackhair Binds that had slithered out of the swamp like a tentacle monster
It wasn’t enough I couldn’t slow its approach since it could cut them down instantly
In that case, how’s this
“Rise from chaos, bind in foul blood, stand on stained earth――”
The incantation barely finished Theapart the rest of the tentacles, it was soon approaching the bog’s perimeter But, I made it
I practically threw the drops of blood fro
And there, stood Re; she wasapart in a rapid pace
“――Vile Mud Doll!!”
Re-su
I’d remake Rem’s body, not with ure was a necessity in the creation of mud dolls, so I had Re I finished the canto and the curse activated before the original body went to mush――
“Hold it off, Rem!”
Responding toacid
Its lis, with an all-around thick,constantly as if it was about to collapse in on itself
However, Rerappled the mantis
“KYOWAAAAAAAAAAAAA”
The Rotten Bog e insect in its e acid enveloping it; The mantis screeched in pain
Now!
Now, finish it off? No, it was now the perfect chance to run the hell away
“Keep stalling it!”
Ree of the cave where the bog didn’t reach I could feel Rele behind me
Rem’s body, probably because it was
it was very e of collapse already Theits scythes into Re wasn’t very effective on that se, stabbing, and general ra Rem’s body to slowly break apart
Rem would most likely be done in before the mantis’ body melted down fros, it’d beme
I didn’t have another Rem to act as a decoy, I couldn’t use this trick anye the ht not be of use in finishi+ng it off
I didn’t need to bet on soht noas more likely to live if I ran Plus, it wasn’t like if I happened to soet my status restored
“Haah… Haah… ”
I forgot all about scouting ahead, I siet away fro mantis behind me
“Spread out, Rotten Bog”
I didn’t know if it’d be any help, but I cast Rotten Bogs at randoh legs done in that it couldn’t walk on the walls or ceiling, it s
“shi+t, shouldn’t use blood so heavily”
After casting my 3rd swa half their blood? I think it was around 2 liters on average And since I’e person, I was even worse off
Usinget anemic
As I was thinking about a danger tosoht up ahead
“Could it be, the exit!”
Great job, I’le, I could see a light, the boundary between cave and ruins, the goal
“Haaa… haaa… Finally, I made it, somehow”
Lurching through the exit, what I saas a room not unlike the Orthrus’ boss roo hole in the wall connecting this room to the cave
Yeah, this, without a doubt, was the room where Souhting too, one glance around and I could tell that there was no trace nor shadow of anyone or anything
Guess the boss was yet to respawn? Orit once perood news toas is, please don’t ask for more
Then again, this IS a boss roo ene such, an enemy did appear
“GYOOAAAAAAHHHH!!”
Goes without saying, it was the Knight Mantis that I’d elegantly avoided just previously
It seems Rem fucked it up quite a bit It had lost its left scythe, the wings were gone to the point where flight was impossible, and there were various marks of corrosion all over its body It looked practically dead
“Tch, what a tenacious bug!”
It’d be great if it just dropped dead right now The bug was pretty unrelenting, like it was holding sootten a full body makeover
“… Final battle, I guess”
Since it was caught up, it’d be dangerous to run and leave s, but still had the four legs It was faster than s, it seeh illpower alone
Since I’d already lost Rem’s base body, I won’t be able to summon Super Poison Rem like earlier either
Still, the e, I should be able to kill it
However, I didn’t have anythat fatal push
The mantis looked so unsteady, and yet, it still raised up its reger Both were blades with a short reach, and it’d be suicidal of me to close in with them
Meanwhile, its scythe had a reach sword If I went up without “Die fuckface!!!” like some Yakuza shooter, I’d surely be cut down sideways Even if I had my old spear, my ability to kill wouldn’t improve
shi+t, a Shaman doesn’t do close quarters combat I won’t win that way
“SHAH! SHAaa…”
The h pitched screech, and kept its distance The atmosphere was balls to
was balls to the wall tense
In reality, I had no power to coreen faced fuck The ht, “Hey, this kid’s actually weak,” this le move
This wasn’t the ti Think I needed to think of a way to land the finishi+ng blow on this dying mantis
Wasn’t there soet this fla knife inside its body?
The Red knife had the firepower to do it As long as I stabbed it before its scythe could reach me, of course… Dammit, there was not time to find a branch somewhere and fashi+on it into a spear, if only my arms could stretch out―― Wait, ait
“SHAAAA!!”
The ain back in action; it’s patience had run thin
“ Rotten Bog!!”
I plopped in a bog on reflex
Although not large, the Rotten Bog suddenly appearing in front of it did cause the row cautious and it backed away
Good, that was all I needed Rather than a physical wall, the bog had beco the mantis away
Now, my turn I’ll kill it first, before it can think to ju
“――Blackhair Bind ”
I conjured up two braid-acles of hair frorab the Red Knife and dagger respectively
Ugh, I felt so stupid It was only at these last minute shons, that I came up with these clearly obvious applications
That’s right, my arms themselves can’t stretch, but Blackhair Bind could do that all day long
“Go!!”
The two knife-tipped blackhairs flew out like arrows straight towards the mantis
Blackhair Bind had, at first, had a length that was just barely enough to bind around the target’s ankles, but after continuous usage, binding , it could now extend to quite a fewlittle by little
If I attach a knife to one of these tentacles, I essentially create a ranged weapon with a reach er than any spear It’s like the scythe and chain, but not as technical in its usage Well anyway, since I could move the tentacles at will, I could freely attack every which way I chose It was extremely easy to handle
“KYYOAAAA!!”
I took aiht towards the h one of the On impact, a plume of flame burst out
“Nice, it hit――oops, that was close!”
It raised a painful groan, confire had been dealt, which is when I immediately drew back the knife-tentacles
The mantis brandished its scythe fiercely, whether intentionally or acting out in desperation, I didn’t know, but my tentacles would be easily severed if touched by that And by obvious consequence, the knives tipping said tentacles would then be dropped I couldn’t afford to let that happen
“In that case, I’ll aim sos”
Making use ofit up until it dies I dub it: the pin-cushi+on maneuver
Although it was frustrating that I couldn’t kill it in a single blow, then again, I’ idea was it to ht melee?
“Take thiiis!!”
I wanted to take better ai down It realized hoas being targeted, and took action to desperately defend itself In other words, it startedaround like crazy
Finding et had becoeneral location of its back Anywhere was fine, as long as it hit
“Uwa! Wait jus-, NO NO NO!?”
The e and madly dashed towards ot in range
I had to expand the Rotten Bog Make it so that the mantis wouldn’t want to approach me
“KYOAAAA, KISSSHHHHAAA”
“shi+t, shi+t, shi+t! Ahhh, too close, stay away, stay away, dammiiit!”
I kept retreating fro to find a chance to stab it with ed by as the creature alain I was desperately running around the boss roo all the way――
“Kyooo, kiaa…”
Under ’s poison, thethere powerlessly, it looked like it won’t move anymore
“Die, DIE!--”
Theunder its feet, restrained it with Blackhair Bind, cast ContrBeat butterfly to add additional dae, and finally, pin-cushi+oned it with my knives
Check and mate
“DIEEEEEEEEE!!”