89 85 Some things appear when you set a goal (2/2)

I wondered if there was such a thing in the dungeon, but I came to the conclusion that there was an abnormal situation.

It's nothing short of extraordinary that the monsters in the dungeon you're defending have started eating each other.

......!

I slapped Kaido on the shoulder, urging him to withdraw.

Kaido was so shocked by the scene that he almost screamed in surprise, but he held his mouth to keep from screaming.

Show your intention to withdraw with a glance and a hand sign and Kaido nods silently.

Before retreating, I take out my camera to take a picture as a briefing material.

But as if in response to my gesture, the shadow stops moving for a moment and turns its direction firmly and distinctly toward you as if it could tell where you are.

It probably preyed on various creatures.

The ominous and shapeless shadow forms a body with such predators.

I knew it the moment I saw it face to face.

And I knew what this shadow's main food was.

I don't have eyes, but we're eye level.

No, this one is sensing

”Run Kaido!

!

I don't know if my voice was a signal or if he was originally going to jump on me or not, but at the same time we turned and started running, the shadow also grew multiple legs and started running.

What the hell is that?

”I don't know!　All I know is that that guy is not an official monster in this dungeon. The other thing is that if you get caught, you're not going to get away with it!

Hi!

I was right to avoid the battle at a moment's notice.

The ability of the opponent was unknown, and the geography was not conducive to fighting there.

Just playing tag like this gives you a small amount of information.

It's a good thing the forest is familiar to me, as I've been trying for a while now.

You can avoid the trees and fly around to gain speed so you won't get caught right away.

But the fact is that they are also very capable and difficult to escape from.

If you glance behind you, you'll see that the distance between you and the enemy hasn't changed and they're still running behind us.

The shadow was chasing us through the obstacle by using the softness of its body to take advantage of its irregular shape.

And worst of all, they perceive us with something other than their five senses.

The proof is that even when for a moment we thought we were completely obscured by the trees, the shadow didn't hesitate to chase us.

At first we thought it was scent, but downwind here our foothold is not only on the ground.

They're moving through the trees as well, so their scent is dispersed. They won't be able to follow us easily by smell.

Above all, there are no eyes to see, no ears to hear, no nose to sniff.

I wonder what it would feel like to be in the shadows with their flickering, sludgy, coal-tar mass.

...... chasing our magic.

The answer comes easily to me.

That would be pretty bad.

If I'm right, this magical body might be completely useless.

Preying on it means it has something to feed on.

And that shadow preyed on a magical soul.

When you kill them, they are just magic.

Their magic may fill you, but your belly will not grow.

From this fact, it follows that the opponent's goal is not to fill your belly, but to gain magic power.

And this body is currently replenished with a considerable density of magic power.

Wow, we must be pretty tasty prey.

What do you mean?

The idea that I ended up with was one that drove me to the conclusion that it was like releasing a well-farmed, high-grade piece of meat in front of a beast that was eating cheap meat, even if it was unintentional.

No matter how well equipped this body is with an emergency escape function, there is no escape if the whole thing is preyed upon in the first place.

The last thing you want is for it to be chewed up in your mouth.

And the digested contents will contain the data of my soul.

You are the worst opponent you've ever had, without redemption.

”Its staple food is probably magic. She tends to go for high-purity magic. If you ask me, who has the most magic among these monsters?

”You mean we?

You're right.

Maybe that's why we didn't see the monster, because we preyed on it all over the place.

Now we've run into a nasty one that jumped out of the bushes before we could poke the bushes.

But we can't keep running away.

Kaido, can you use your magic to keep him in check?

I'll give it a try, but I don't have much hope if you're right.

It's a no-brainer.

”Yes, sir.

With that said, Kaido took advantage of the momentary dwell time to fire a fireball into the shadows, but as expected, the fireball was swallowed up by the shadows.

”Ugh, I knew it!

”Eaten.

Magic, the lump of magic, seems to be nothing more than a meal for her.

Then we're talking about physical damage.

I jokingly wanted the anchor I'd been using all morning, but unfortunately I didn't have it with me.

As it is.

”Humph!　Ha!

I slice through one of the trees in front of me with the mineral tree and then send it flying in front of me with a kick.

I then quickly tuck the mineral tree behind my back and, with my free hands, grab a tree the size of my waist, a grown man in the air, and throw it at my opponent.

”d*mn it!

My body, which had been wielding a ton of chunks earlier, took full advantage of its performance and gave me the speed of a professional baseball player's straightaway.

I won't ever say ”Did you do it here?

After I finish throwing, I don't kill the momentum and just go for a run.

How's this?

”You're being eaten!　It just seems to take a while for it to stick and be swallowed.

Better than magic, I suppose.

If you listen to Kaido's report, it means that a physical attack that isn't a lump of magic power can do some damage.

If that's the case, there's a chance for some damage.

Shall we kill it?

”Really?

We don't have all the information, but at least we have it.

As if to say this is the end of our escape, we're going to stay put and face each other.

Teary-eyed at my actions, Kaido stands ready, too.

Now, shall I challenge you?

Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, with a girlfriend.

Her Suela Hendelberg

Memory Tris

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

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