Chapter 149 (1/2)

<Author’s Note>

I am contacted by the person in charge that another version of the book has been published. I would like to thank you all for purchasing the book. Because the store was running out of stock…If you are thinking about purchasing something and you do not see any copy in the store, we would appreciate it if you could wait a while for the extra copies to be lined up.

Then, I received two new reviews in the updates for the last few updates. Thank you very much. I would also like to thank those who gave me impressions, bookmarks and ratings in the last few stories. I will continue to do my best to respond to your support.

Now then, this chapter would now be returning back towards Touka’s point of view.

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<Your level has increased>

Our battle has already turned into an absolute slaughterfest.

I kept on killing monsters and acquiring their experience points.

I began levelling up, little by little.

My MP would fully recover every time my level increases.

Thus, I could maintain my combination ability with Pigimaru.

In this state, I kept on fighting.

It’s an unreasonable strategy in which we must continue fighting for some time.

However, this unreasonable strategy is the only way to push through our situation.

If we don’t do this, we wouldn’t be able to survive.

[Keep going through while slanting to the side, Slei! ——<Berserk>!]

The heavy rain came crashing down from the sky.

There’s also a geyser of blood gushing up towards the sky.

The both of them mixed along and began falling down like a shower of blood and rain.

<Your skill level has increased>

Her hooves piercing through the quagmire muddle the intense sounds of her steps on the ground.

[

.]

—switched the spell I’m going to use.

Sliiiipppppp!

The large-sized monster who had lost its vision slipped and fell on the muddy ground.

The overturned monster tumbled down and scattered mud near it.

I then started invoking my

towards it again.

I immediately shot it with the skill it had a combo with, <Berserk>.

At that moment, a large monster suddenly leapt above me.

It has quite an amazing jumping power for a monster with a large built.

[Slei, slow down for a bit… Pigimaru!]

[Pigyyiiiiii!]

His tentacle shot towards the sky.

[<Sleep>]

The monster fell asleep in mid-air and began defenselessly falling to the ground.

That huge monster crashed down on the ground behind us.

With its fall, the muddy water sprung out like a fountain.

Turning my neck, I look back and also give <Berserk> towards it.

I’ve treated this combo like my standard combo of paralysis and poison.

Though I say that, there’s no opportunity for

to get its turn now.

There’s still an enormous amount of monsters writhing about around some distance away from us.

They’re singing a large chorus of bitter howls.

Those monsters were inflicted with my poison.

I still couldn’t use <Berserk> towards an area yet.

would be able to deal continuous damage to multiple enemies while also somewhat inhibiting their movements.

This skill is still quite useful even when used by itself.

[Giiieeehhhh……]

Glancing at the groaning monsters, I continued my advance.

We didn’t remain unharmed even after those fierce battles.

Especially Pigimaru, he’s already seriously exhausted from our continuous fights.

Probably because of our connection, I could feel that Pigimaru’s already fatigued.

However, even if that’s so, he’s still persevering.

Slei was also injured.

One or two of her eight legs were unlikely to work properly.

Even the accuracy of her maneuvers had been reduced.

I also had some injuries on my thighs and arms.

However, they’re not bleeding at all.

In fact, I’ve received a fairly deep gash earlier.

I’ve certainly felt the pain.

However, my body hardly bled.

After looking at it, scabs were already starting to form.

I have some hypothesis for a plausible reason for this.

It’s my status’ HP correction value.

Looking at the display, I could see that the numbers had decreased.

That bleeding was suppressed by the effects of my HP’s correction value…

I remembered back when I suddenly lost my fingertips from the Soul Eater’s beam.

At that time, I immediately tied my fingertips with a cloth.

But looking back on it, I didn’t bleed that much for a wound that should normally affect my consciousness.

I also didn’t get unconscious even from the damage I received.

……I see.

This is the role of the HP correction value.

It relieves the pain and reduces bleeding.

I haven’t been injured that much until recently though.

Therefore, the HP correction…

“Strengthens my vitality”

That’s only the extent in which I could think of right now.

[……………………]

But, however…

The thought of the correction value becoming 0— is a bit scary.

I would bleed like normal.

I would receive pain like normal.

I may possibly receive both of those effects at the same time.

Still, it isn’t impossible that this may be the effect of the <Defense> corrections but—-

[Well, this isn’t a situation where I could carelessly think about that…]

Slei began slowly advancing.

Little by little— she began raising her speed.

I held out both of my arms diagonally to the left and right side in front of me.

[Even if these guys were living in the Demon Zone, as expected, they would also value their own lives.]

It seems that some of them began to understand.

“Our opponent is bad news.”

Most of the small to medium-sized monsters seem to have a stronger inclination of thinking like that.

I could also confirm the same inclinations from the monsters in the Disposal Ruins.

If they think that they’re enemies are bad news, they will escape while prioritizing their own lives.

[Guh… Gigyiiiii…..]

The group of golden eyes began stepping back.

[Funnnn…]

Arranging my breathing, my lips curved up a smile.

[If you’re prepared to kill others… you should be able to imagine the pattern where you’re the one being killed…]

The golden-eyed monsters were depressed.

The prey isn’t worth it.

We should have been able to trample him by now but…

[It finally came huh.]

It’s probably because it was observing my actions before.

There’s some among the flock that was following us within a reasonable distance.

I could feel a few of their presence.

They were probably the most troublesome ones.

They’re brutal, yet cautious.

Just like a fisherman aiming for the most profitable way of fishing.

Shrewdly reeling in after their prey is exhausted.

[………Fuuu…]

I languidly let down my arms.

Breathing in, I reduced the movement of my shoulders.

I have to arrange my breathing.

[Fwwaaahh… Haahh… Haaaahhh…]

One of them looked at how fatigued I am.

Finally finding an opportunity, it appeared, knocking down the trees on its path.

[Niyoooiiinnniiibbiiiiieeeeeeeggyyyoooooorororooooonnnn!]

At that moment, I put strength into my exhausted arm.

Raising my arm, I held out my left hand diagonally to my back.

What a fool.

If you see that I’m “tired and couldn’t move”……

Then, it’s your loss.

[

]

Without a moment’s delay, I followed up with <Berserk>.

[Nyyooiii!? Iiiieee— buhhyyoeeeehhh!?]

Its body splashed out its blood, leading to its death.

<Your level has increased>

<Lv 1997 → Lv 2000>

My MP fully recovered.

I’ve also reached Lv 2000.

Exhaling out rough breaths, I looked at the dead monster.

……Geez, you’re easily caught by my acting.

[Where the heck have you been looking at when you’re observing me, you bastard…… Then, what about you?]

The last group who was just looking towards us began going on the offensive.

I also look back at them.

[Is this what they called reaping the harvest with the sacrifice of others?]

I deeply exhaled out.

[“Time to reel it in”, you think?]

What an idiot.

[The one who will be consumed will be you bastards though…]