Chapter 150 (1/2)

Slei started running diagonally.

I changed my position so that I could catch the enemy in my sight.

However, the Human-Faced turned and is hiding itself from my sight.

The corpse shield is always facing towards me.

It might be simple, but it’s an effective countermeasure.

Now that Pigimaru’s tentacles couldn’t be used, my range has become quite short.

Therefore, I need to make sure that I get close enough that it’s within my range.

Line of sight.

Range.

I must acquire both of these conditions together.

Schwwiinnggg!

A cluster of light were shot towards the skies from the other side of the coprse shield.

Multiple particles of light gleamed and burst open in mid air.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang——–!

Just like a rain of arrows, lasers began raining down from the skies.

A heat ray brushed against my shoulder.

However, the laser didn’t deal that deep of an injury.

I somehow managed to evade the other lasers with some maneuvers from Slei.

Is it detecting out position based on the sound of our movement…?

Though I said that, there’s still this rain going on right now.

Detecting the sound of our footsteps through this rain should make it slightly less accurate.

In fact, there’s no pinpoint accuracy from that rain of lasers.

However, they know the approximate area where I am…

[…………………..]

That laser attack just a while ago was also this guy’s action huh.

Those stinging attacks were fired while hiding behind a safe zone.

Moreover, this guy didn’t mind dragging in the other monsters that had gathered near me in its attack.

So that’s how it is…

[Perhaps, their weak sense of camaraderie could be beneficial for me…]

…………………..

However, this situation is a bit bad.

The enemy has a long range attack.

It could attack from outside the range of my Abnormal State Skill.

At this rate, I will only end up being one-sidedly attacked.

What should I do?

Could I use that additional effect from <Berserk>’s level up earlier?

I check my status display again.

……Ah, now that I think about it.

It’s not specified but, I wonder if it’s possible to designate things “other than humans and monsters” as their  targets of attack?

For instance, I could target a stone or a tree—

[No……]

At any rate, it would be meaningless if it’s not caught within my range.

And it’s hardly within the maximum range of my skill.

If I can’t think of a way to shrink our distance——

[Shinshinishinshinshinshiiiiiiiiiiiiiii——————–nnnnnnnn! Nn!]

Light began fluttering about in mid-air again.

A rain of lasers.

Even if I were to somehow avoid them, I will not be able to conduct a counterattack in response.

At this rate, my situation would become getting worse and worse.

[Pigimaru, I’m sorry… but could I entrust one final job to you?]

It’s a bit dangerous though.

[Pii!]

Poke poke!

Pigimaru began poking my peck.

As if he’s pushing away the hesitation brewing within me.

His protrusion turned into the affirmative color, green.

[I’m in your debt, partner.]

▽

It’s already the third time that the monster has released its laser.

Immediately after…

Rumble… Splash… Rumble rumble rumble!

An object vigorously rolled on the mud.

It’s the Fly King’s mask.

The Human-Faced reacted to that fallen “head”.

“Cutting the head into multiple pieces.”

[——Shinshin!]

However, a change immediately appeared from the monster on the other side of the corpse shield.

The Human-Faced sharply turned.

It doesn’t appear to be lured in by “head” decoy.

However…

[Piggggyyyiiiii!]

The slime continuously screamed.

Slei is also already moving.

Yes…

Towards a position where I could see the Human-Faced’s figure.

It’s great if I could make even just a moment of opening.

However…

I was only just a bit slower than it.

The turning speed of this Human-Faced is slightly faster.

An underhanded scheme of distracting it with my Fly King’s mask and going around the enemy’s blind spot.

And that’s how we arrived in this plan of recovering from this hopeless situation.

[——-

—-]

[Eh!? Shhiii….nnn!?]

Even if you notice it now, it’s already too late.

———criiiccckkklleee, crraaaccckkkllleeee———–

What’s certain though…

[ I’m up here. ]

I threw a fake head as a decoy and made the Human-Faced think.

“This is a plan in which I would go around to the side while making use of decoys.”

However, this is actually a three-layered plan.

Pigimaru and Slei’s role was “to take a roundabout path”.

However, I’m not riding behind Slei.

When I distracted it by the mask filled with water acting as the “head”, took my feet off the stirrup.

Slei made me jump up to the sky.

The sound generated from being flung was erased under Pigimaru’s shout.

I could see understanding from the face of the Human-Faced.

[You finally understand huh—- Yeah, it’s exactly as you thought.]

As expected, this guy is one clever chap.

[You’re blocking my skill by not letting me see you.]

However, at the same time, whatever we were doing while you’re behind that corpse—–

[You also weren’t able to see.]

On the other hand though, there’s a higher risk for Pigimaru and Slei.

There’s a possibility that they would receive an attack.

Before that even happened though, I was able to decide the outcome of this battle.

Drop dead. I invoke Berserk towards it.

Before I landed on the head of the Human-Faced, I fired that certain skill towards him.

Splat!

Blood began spouting out from below me.

[————————–]

I wonder if I could do that even if I couldn’t see them?

I looked at the Human-Faced with the corpse shield.

However, my attention has already switched to the remaining two.

[———-Tsk. Sh*t……!]

Spear-shaped protrusions came flying towards my direction.

They’re aiming—- towards where I’m about to drop down.

The moment when you’re landing.

It’s one of the moments where evasion becomes extremely impossible during battle.

Aiming for that moment when battling is already an established tactic.

There’s a monster lurking somewhere.

At the moment I jumped towards the air, they thought about attacking this way huh.

Facing towards the direction of the incoming protrusion, I crossed my arms and assumed a defensive posture.

I don’t know the penetrating ability of these protrusions.

However, I don’t have any choice but to rely on my Defense status correction……!

Thump!

Baaaaaaammmmm!

One after another, spears were piercing through flesh.

[————————Slei.]

The spear-like protrusions stuck on Slei’s flank.

She leapt right at that moment and shielded me from the protrusions.

Moreover…

[Bu… ru…… ruru…… uuuuu…… Guruuuaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh———–!]

Is she trying to keep the monsters away from me?