Chapter 129 (1/2)
The Breath fired out well before the Orc could even react However, it still collapsed into nothingness when a flash of golden sword light swept by As expected, even without the support of Mana, the power of Ki else entirely
”What the heck is going on…?” (Kim Yu-Rin)
Kie bird
Pphiiiack!! Pphiiaack!!
As if it got pissed off by the failure of its attack, the bird angrily tweeted out while flapping its wings all over the place
The Orc firrasped his mace and pulled Kim Yu-Rin back behind him
”Dangerous” (Sae-Jin)
The bird chirped like a little chick again, its bright and intelligent eyes staring at both of them
The Orc took a glance at Ki her lips…
”Doesn't erous” (Sae-Jin)
”…I'm aware of that already I also witnessed it spew out a Breath just now, you know” (Kim Yu-Rin)
”If you know, then concentrate properly”
Sae-Jin the Orc activated the Eyes of the Wolf Unfortunately, even with the eyes that could easily suss out everything about the opponent, he couldn't spot that bird's weakness at all In other words, that monstrosity of a bird didn't have a weak point
Of course, that didn'tin the world And it sure looked plenty weak, enough to make him think that it would be squashed into a fine meat paste no matter where he lands a hit…
”But, but, isn't it still a youngling? I mean, isn't there… a way to tame that creature?” (Kim Yu-Rin)
Although she was currently in the state of being charmed, what she said did have some merit to it If it was possible, then that bird would become an enormously powerful ally
The Orc fell into a slight dilemma
In that short gap, the Monster spat out yet another Breath with a loud Ppheeeck!! This time, the Orc stepped up and blocked it The attribute imbued to the ic attacks completely useless; when the Breathdust At the sa dispersed as well
”You, want to taly attitude” (Sae-Jin)
Kim Yu-Rin wordlessly scratched the back of her neck
”Must kill it Now” (Sae-Jin)
Maybe because it was nothing th, it was still way too early to fight against the Orc and Kie, no doubt the daerous in the future
”Oh well, if it's for the best, then I guess there's no choice” (Kim Yu-Rin)
After agreeing with the Orc's assesshtly while her expression darkened As if it had sensed the oozing killing intent, the bird opened its beak wide The Orc and Ki just what type of Breath this thing ht spew out next
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A sound that easily shattered the seriousness of the situation resounded out The Orc shot Kilare automatically She quickly shook her head vehe
”…Honestly?” (Sae-Jin)
”Y, yes, it wasn't me!! Really!!” (Kim Yu-Rin)
The Orc didn't retract his accusing stares, but shi+fted it towards Cornlak as busy growling at the bird However, there was no way a specially-suer That left only one other possibility…
”…That chick, don't you think ry?” (Kim Yu-Rin)
”We ht be able to lure it with food, you know” (Kim Yu-Rin)
Kim Yu-Rin's voice was full of mirth
However, the Orc quickly saw through the o of Mana within the bird's innards
”No Step back!!” (Sae-Jin)
The Orc left Kim Yu-Rin in the care of Cornlak and dashed towards the bird Too bad, the creature flapped its wings and hurriedly ran off into the air
And so, the bird circled around the two's head for a bit, before opening wide its beak once more
The Orc quickly threw the mace at the bird But before it could hit, an inconceivably powerful storm winds rushed out from that tiny beak of the Monster
No,out', it wasin with that small mouth
If one was to compare this to the previous Breath attacks, it wasn't all that threatening But still, there was one big problem - it wasn't just a threat only to the Orc
Plop…
Suddenly, Ki on the swirling air, her Mana was being drained out and sucked into the Monster's mouth
Initially, the colour of escaping Mana was the usual blue, but soon, its hue darkened gradually, until… it became the hue of blood as it left her
She was going to die at this rate The Orc threw the ain, but the da this way and that
In the end, he chose to use 'Mana Crafting' He remotely manipulated Mana found in the air and formed a spear out of it, then fired it at the belly of the Monster
Kwajeeck!!
It seee the spear that shot out fros were badlyout Kiher until it disappeared into the darkened ceiling
Of course, he couldn't chase after it, even if he wanted to The Orc's instincts were busy telling him to climb up the cavern walls just to smash that deceptively-cute face in to a mush, but there was soently
With shaking hands, Sae-Jin quickly drank the potion designed to suppress the Orc's instincts
Finally regaining his senses, Sae-Jin walked back towards Kim Yu-Rin If there were blood mixed in with Mana, that meant the forceful absorption had nearly pushed her over the death's doorway He could easily see that her face anner compared to before
”Oii!!”
The Orc shouted out as he shook her
At his thunderous shout, she broke free frorips of unconsciousness and slowly opened her eyes
”You, still alive?” (Sae-Jin)
Within her blurry sight, Ki face of the Orc
Didn't he say that he chased her away, because he didn't like her any such panicked face, she wondered But then, she no longer had the leisure to worry about such a thing
As she silently closed her eyes onceslipped inside her mouth
It was a weird feeling thing, this - rock hard, yet soft and malleable There was no taste to it, and equally, no scent either But her body reacted first and she began sing down this strange foreign substance At the same time, a mysterious effect took hold of her body, but this was as far as her memories could record, as her consciousness fell deep into darkness
The eency treatment proved to be successful If he didn't make a artificial Mana Stone on the spot and feed it to her, she would have drawn her last breath right here
Although she had received a life-threatening injury, as her body was in thefor her to open her eyes again
She looked gaunt and haggard as too ot sucked out, but he actually preferred this appearance The thing was, the Orcs' original natureThe medicine had run out already now, so this was better, co healthy and full of life (TL: I've no idea what the author is trying to write here I've TLed it literally, but he just makes no darn sense at all…)
”You, can't use Mana yet?” (Sae-Jin)
”…Yes, unfortunately…”
The nameless bird that stole away even the last drop of Kione by now And there was not one sign of the rescue party co was that, there wasPocket That was it
”…You, feel bad somewhere?” (Sae-Jin)
”I'm more or less okay… for now But I should have realised that there is parasitic Mana flowing inside ht, so I should have been prepared even for the unexpected…”
The parasitic Mana Normally, there were a few special Monsters that possessed completely different anatomy and type of Mana compared to that of humans And the 'parasitic Mana' was one of thethe unique types of Monster Mana out there
This flow of Mana came with some form of sentience, and it would voluntarily enter another lifefor the natural flow of the host's Mana, forcibly 'stockpiling' it