Chapter 77 (1/2)

Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Basilisk Subjugation

Me and the Rems had to make 3 round trips to and from the Fairy Square and the crescent moat in order to carry over all the stuff

“haah… haah… I, need, a break”

We’d set out full of energy and deter really took it out ofup on location

I wasn’t rushi+ngThe Basilisk wouldn’t be going anywhere today, or touaranteed to stay put and we had the advantage of choosing when to attackThis was one of the only merits of a Boss battle

“And… doneNot too shabby huh”

I was done drawing the HexagraI’d already repeated this ood at it

I spent a lot of tiic circle, finally settling on a spot at a corner of the Mandragora farot any closer, the Basilisk was likely to sense eIf I wasn’t willing to take this risk, it et too far from its territory

And right noas readyI gathered up e and set my plan into motion

“Alright, RemDo it”

“GAGA!!”

“GuGyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

Rem stabbed our little live bait Goma with a knife, not to kill it, but to have it bleed out little by littleSo I had it stabbed in its flank, and it shrieked in painOf course, it was unable to move, or even thrash around, since I also had it tied up hard and tight

The s was sure to attract the Basilisk’s full attentionAnd it was fine if the Gos, since it’d bleed out and die anyway

And da Goma now affixed firmly onto 2’s back, the Mud Doll set off in the Basilisk’s direction

“Rem, you hide over there”

“GA!”

Rehillies and patiently waited for the big fish to take the bait

The path froe obstacles on the way, and gavestraight to the target without faltering and the Basilisk was still sitting in its usual spot

“… Got ‘em”

Once 2 passed the half way point,

the Basilisk stiffly raised its bodyThis ti ithinprey got that closeIt didn’t seem to act any differently this time too

“That’s far enough, stop”

It’d be a bad idea to wait for the Basilisk to start chasing 2 since she wasn’t all that fast, and it’d just catch her before shea Goht too

In order to successfully lure it into our trap, 2 still needed to maintain some distance

“Yeah, yeah, almost… now!”

2 turned back and went into a sprint, acting as if she was a dumb Goma that only just realized that there was a Basilisk thereThe Boss in question reacted to this and started running after her, albeit somewhat slowly

It took the bait!

“Come on, come on…”

2 ranThe Basilisk chasedIt ran in a way that didn’t look fast and furthermore, didn’tin on 2

Wait, is it gonna, no, they’re too far, but then again, wait no, uh, maybe?

“―― Oh shi+t!!”

While worrying if it’d even make it all the way here, the Basilisk practically was

“GA!”

Reht at the center of the ritual circle like a high school batter sliding into the home plate

The ingredients were all in position at their respective pointsThe center had an offering of an alo corpse

And on top of that, 2 swerved and threw the bleeding GoWith this, the final piece of the sacrifice was in place

2, now on all fours, made like a cockroach, and scuttled out of the wayAnd then――

“Boaaaah!”

The Basilisk opened itsGoma

Perfect ti

“Putrefy, in the depths of vile red―― Rotten Bog!”

The scene changed vividly, yet in an instantThe circle and offerings transfor, and stretched out like a flood

Yes, get wider, get deeperGet so big that you can s that acid breath monster whole

“Bubgh, baaaaah!”

Half of the Basilisk’s body was noithinwith, yes, a very satisfying sizzle offlesh

It orkingIts skin wasn’t tough enough to withstandwith the bottom half of its torso was under acid and it was definitely in a lot of painOf course it wasI’d never seen it scream like that before

“Now die in my acid――”

In ht hand

hand I held not a blade but a collection of sments I’d accumulated from mobs, while in my left hand, I had some Power SeedsHadn’t used these in forever

I tossed the offerings in both of

“――Blackhair Bind!”

And the jet black tentacles that then rose fro was similarly powerfulThese blackhair tentacles were the thickest and longest I’d ever made

The ritual would not only grant power to Rotten Bog, but also to redients offered, of courseThough, the only things I found to be effective for this purpose were the core fraghtly increased the Curse’s strength

But a slight increase was better than none at allThis battle was going to be a true test of strength forup the cores shards that hadn’t been useful at all so far

A total of 4 tentacles appearedThey all wrapped around the Basilisk’s head, tightening around its rubbery skinI had now sealed itsits corrosive breath

I’d heard that crocodiles, despite having insane biting force, didn’t possess astheir uy was built the sa its mouth shut

“Ugh, a, dah!”