BXBX NOVEL Chapter 150
Chapter 150
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 ’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?
Rather than faltering from her wounds, Slei releases an intimidating roar just as she drops down on the ground .
I inadvertently grind my teeth .
[........................]
From the spear stuck on Slei’s wound, blood began dripping down and mixed along with the rain—-
[Hyorimmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuuuususususususuzuuuoooohhhhhhhhh!!]
It appeared in the opposite direction from where the spear came from .
The other monster—- aside from the spear throwing monster .
Followed with a distorted scream, that guy sprung out .
The body of a wolf .
A large wolf .
Only its head had the shape of a human’s .
An angry Human-Faced .
It slowly approached without even rustling the nearby leaves .
I can’t even hear the sound of rain falling on its body .
It was quite faint, but I had perceived its presence .
I’ve already conjectured its distance from me .
However—– There should still be quite the distance away from us .
I see .
Did it manage to reduce that distance with just a few steps?
That means...
The two remaining enemies were launching simultaneous attacks .
The three monsters who waited until the end before moving .
All of them were like fishermen waiting to reel in the fish .
All three of them were searching for the timing most advantageous to themselves .
That monster with the corpse shield is probably the one who lost its patience first .
[———————–]
My line of sight turning to the side, I checked Slei’s condition .
Her red eyes were looking towards me .
Eyes brimming with strong will .
Eyes holding strong trust .
And those red eyes were clearly telling me .
They’re telling me to fight .
[Yeah, Slei......——–I understand . ]
I look towards the direction from where the spear came flying from .
I would put an end to this fool who injured you .
[——–——-]
After finally landing on the ground, I immediately invoked to the Human-Faced wolf .
[Hyoriiiiiiiimmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioogeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhh!]
Measuring the timing, I jumped .
As that Human-Faced wolf lunged closer, I jumped on its back .
[Go . ]
I frantically grasped on its fur so that I won’t be thrown off .
[]
For the current , it’s now possible for me to designate even things other than humans and monsters as targets .
Forward .
I designate my target towards a “tree” just within my range .
When we were about to reach that place, I my .
Immediately after, we begin rushing forward towards another “tree” that I designate as a target—–
And now, I’m using this Human-Faced wolf’s speed to advance .
I repeatedly this technique of invoking and shortly releasing them
I glared towards the direction of my objective .
[Your type of attacks also bring along some risks—- risks the same as a sniper would have . After you release your first shot, that would also release you bastard’s position...... ———You f*cking fool . ]
Mounted on this Human-Faced wolf...
A monster with jumping power and speed that could reduce a long distance with just a few steps...
..................... .
Will that monster who shot those protrusions leave its previous place?
I don’t think so .
I won’t let it have any time to escape .
Cutting through the wind, the flickering sceneries around were washed away behind my back .
[———–Reach...]
I could see a shadow standing behind the thin veil of rain .
[Gyooeeh... . Eeehhh!?]
I’ve finally arrived where I could clearly see the monster that has thrown those spears towards Slei .
It’s a monocular monster .
This monster looks quite surprised .
Is it because of surprise?
Its eye swollen like a peeled egg .
The monster has four legs .
Compared to the other monsters, it should be medium-sized .
I could see lots of hole-like organs in its body where it emits those protrusions .
Astonished, it immediately shifted to counter-attacking .
Its eyes began to glow red .
There must have been something like a charge time before it could emit those protrusions again .
It’s just accumulating something there .
The speed of those protrusions it released——- were certainly fast .
However...
It’s also already within the range of my .
I don’t have any other skills I could choose to use right now .
I need to designate the next target of the Human-Faced wolf .
If I don’t designate anything, the Human-Faced wolf would attack the nearest being nearby, me .
In that case, I...
—will do my final .
[]
Screams rang out as the two monsters roared .
The confused ones nearby were violently mixed in with their battle .
The Human-Faced wolf bit the monocular monster and tears it apart .
And as the monsters raged—
[——Tsk...... . ]
There’s a spear-shaped protrusion stuck on my left shoulder .
This is because of the monocular monster’s counterattack that it managed to release before I could fully invoke my final .
An attack that was originally performed for a really long distance was released at a close distance .
I was also in the middle of skill activation .
There’s no time for me to avoid it .
[...... . . Tsk . ]
Grinding my teeth from the sharp pain I would feel, I pull out the pointed tip buried within my flesh .
Splat!
I already expected that I would bleed from that wound, but it’s not gushing out as bad as I imagined .
Sometimes, it’s indeed better to keep something stabbed into you since you may bleed out a lot if you pull it out...
However, I could suppress the bleeding thanks to the benefit of my HP status correction .
Thereupon, I realized it .
My HP status correction...... How is it going?
Now that I think about it...
[Since I’ve released my connection with Pigimaru, I just put it away . ]
It may just be slightly, but that translucent status display is still obstructing my sight .
[Status Open . ]
HP: +135 / 6051
It has fallen lower than I thought... I was surprisingly in danger at that time huh .
I almost emptied out my correction value .
It appears that it’s quite difficult to receive the benefits of my HP status correction .
I began dealing with the dying monocular monster and the Human-Faced wolf with the paralysis & berserk combo .
The numerical values of my HP status correction should have moved now .
HP: +135 / 6051
HP: +156 / 6051
Is it just recovering little by little unlike the MP?
When you level-up, it seems that I would get that so-called “regeneration” .
I don’t know if this regeneration would have an effect even on my wound unless I wait for it myself .
[.....................]
From around the area, I could feel the presence of monsters disappearing .
[Hmm?]
I suddenly noticed .
I turned towards the notifications of my status display .
It seems that ’s level has also risen at that time .
Now then, what kind of additional effect would I get this time—-
[What?]
Placing my hand over my mouth, I frowned as I stared at the notification display .
[This is the “advanced” skill of , you say......?]