Chapter 34 – Combat
The zombies in this world were weak, and even the low-level decaying creatures that were often seen were no match.
I thought that even if I met a medium-level corrosive body, I would be able to deal with it without difficulty.
However, I never imagined that they would form a group and move systematically to this extent.
“After…. Let’s go somewhere.”
As soon as I decided to fight, my senses sharpened with light excitement as if my body responded.
My head cleared and I felt my heart lifted with anticipation of battle.
Did I have such a fighting spirit?
Whatever
Even this thought was a luxury now.
It was time to focus on the battle.
Pierced the head of a low-class cat corroding body with a spear.
At that moment, the mid-level monster cat’s attack broke through.
-Bang!
Suni quickly took out a large shield from her inventory to block the attack.
‘Isn’t that too much?’
I thought it would be hard to just fight, but the middle-class cat seemed to use his head, not like a beast.
He was a smart guy.
Even so, it was impossible not to catch the lower-level cat corroding body.
Reducing the number is also reducing it, but it was the only breakthrough in the current situation.
The attack was simple, if simple.
Intermediate level corrosives attack lower level cats to get my attention.
Then, he takes advantage of that gap and launches an attack with little risk.
It was simple, but quite effective.
Even so, he couldn’t just ignore the low-level attacks.
He raised his physical senses to the maximum and continued the battle.
I tranced away from the endless attacks of the cats and pressed the attack.
Weapons that flow in and out of the inventory without a break.
From their point of view, they took advantage of the weapons that appeared moment by moment and split their heads one by one.
I wanted to catch the low-ranking guys right away, but it wasn’t easy because of that mid-level monster cat who always had to be on guard.
If it wasn’t for that monster, I’d have been able to deal with even a few low-level corrosive creatures.
‘Should I go after the boss?’
There was no effective means like catching the king in war.
Although these guys were animals, not humans, they were rather beasts, so I didn’t know if it would be easy to solve if I just caught that mid-level boss.
Being conscious of the attack of the mid-level monster cat, he made a move to attack the lower level, showing a gap.
‘Come!’
I just endured the attack of the lower level corroding body.
– Sugak!
The suit was damaged by that claw attack, but I was able to restore it with my magic anyway.
And I took advantage of that gap and quickly thrust a spear into the mid-level monster.
‘Right!’
-Chik!
However, before the spear touched the leather, a slight magical reaction occurred, and my attack was dodged.
Is this monster using magic right now?
Were C-class monsters originally like this?
Of course I didn’t know, as I’d never caught it myself.
Before awakening, Class C monsters were a story from another world.
And it couldn’t be concluded that it was the same as the C-class monster of the original world.
If there were many monsters that moved intelligently like this, the original world would have been destroyed.
‘I’m going crazy.’
Would the result have been different if the goddamn mana had been manifested?
It lacked destructive power.
Will Mjolnir be eaten?
– Ew!!
Maybe he knew that this huge hammer attack was dangerous, but he quickly dodge it and got hit by the wrong guy.
– Squeak!
And without missing the gap, the claws of the lower class corrosive body quickly scratched my thighs.
“Fuck!”
These sly guys are begging me to make them angry.
‘No. If excited.’
“Whoa….”
I took a light deep breath to calm his mind.
Unless it was a one-on-one, that mid-level monster cat seemed hard to hit.
It looked like he could do a blow with this ignorantly heavy, huge hammer.
However, his vigilance had risen, and there was a high possibility that he would no longer be hit even if he attacked.
Some hammers are slower than spears.
It was also a problem that it was so fast that it was on a different level from other corrosive bodies, probably because it was an erosion body that was transformed from a cat.
Should I say middle class?
No, rather than a matter of grade, I didn’t feel like I was fighting animals.
Who would have known that a middle-class guy would fight so succinctly.
It is correct not to aim for a mid-level corroded body.
There were more losses than gains.
‘How many are left?’
[Nine of them.]
〈Lesser Erosion Kill 1 / 10〉
Until a little while ago, I had completed one quest by beating down the low-level corroding bodies.
Now you have 2 skill points.
You only need to earn 2 more points to strengthen the body.
It was also the reason why I took risks to catch low-level corrosive bodies.
‘Until level up?’
[You must absorb almost all the magic stones you currently possess until the next level.]
As expected, raising the level 2 was no problem.
I had to catch 9 more low-class monsters and then raise the level by absorbing magic stones.
Then, as a quest reward, you get 1 point from leveling up by 1 point, increasing physical strength for a total of 4 points.
It’s a plan that I squeezed my head into thinking that I couldn’t say it was that good
But that is the story of surviving.
-Bang!
As the fierce battle continued, the large shield that blocked the attack of the mid-level monster was shattered.
Even when I was living, I never dreamed that that large shield would ever be destroyed.
There was no room for panic.
Instead of this, you can use your gums.
“Defend with Mjolnir.”
[All right. Master.]
Under the command of the middle-level bastard, the lower-level corrosive bodies attacked from all sides.
“Yangachi.”
Seeing that, he jumped forward and cut the lower-level monster in front of him in half with his greatsword.
At the same time, the lower-class corroding bodies are aiming for my back and legs.
I decided to leave the attack of the mid-level monster to Suni.
Now, the first priority was to deal with the fast, low-level erosion bodies.
I gave up on the back that the lower class was aiming for and tried to step on the guy coming to the bridge, but he escaped like a ghost.
– Squeak!
My back was damaged and bare skin was exposed, but the suit absorbed my magic and soon covered that part as if it were alive.
-Bang!
The mid-level monster’s paws collided with Mjolnir, creating a loud roar.
I caught Mjolnir and quickly put it in my inventory.
– Kreureung.
The mid-level giant monster cat kept appearing and disappearing, and the huge hammer that blocked its attacks seemed annoying.
There are no injuries yet, but the suit is damaged by the attacks of the lower-level cat corrosives.
The restoration of suit skills is covered by my magical power.
It is said that I am getting tired as much as the damage to the suit accumulates.
How long can I last
‘It’s possible as long as we go this way.’
The decoys attack.
After piercing through the head of one of the decoys, the mid-level monster attacked without any doubt, aiming for that gap.
However, it seemed to be attacking, and when Mjolnir came out, he avoided it as if he expected it and swung his sharp front claw.
It was an unexpected time lag attack.
Can’t avoid this!
‘This crazy bastard!’
It seemed that he had learned by watching Mjolnir pop out every time he attacked.
– Perok!
I tried to avoid him by twisting my body as much as possible, but I felt the impact as if his left shoulder was being ripped off.
“Ouch!”
It wasn’t even blown to the bone, but it was almost completely bruised.
‘Shit. I can’t use my left arm. How many?’
[There are 3 left.]
It’s not long.
The intermediate monster cat was licking the inner skin from his claws.
And the eyes of the huge monster cat that tasted my blood changed.
– Kyaaaaang!!
Greed overflowed in the eyes looking at me.
Did you get aroused by the taste of blood?
Perhaps they thought I was fatally wounded, the cats’ attack intensified.
As if aiming for the decisive moment, the middle-class monster cat attacked the lower-class and was glaring at me.
I continued the battle while paying attention to him, but now it was not easy to handle even the lower ranks.
The problem was that it was an agile cat breed, and fatigue was also a problem, but it was a serious injury.
‘Use a hammer to block the movements of lower-level corrosive bodies.’
[Master, then the defense of the intermediate level corrosive body….]
That guy is waiting for me to get tired a little more and at the same time he’s aiming for the final blow.
It seems that the defense using Sunni was learned anyway, so there was a high possibility that it would not work.
In that case, it was better to quickly deal with the lower class and receive the quest reward.
‘I can’t help it. In this case, I will wither and die.’
[……All right.]
-Thud.
The movement of the two birds was blocked by an unexpected attack from Mjolnir, which was only providing intermediate defense.
Without missing the chance, he quickly took out the greatsword from his inventory with one hand and swung it to tear the two at once.
As expected, the giant claws of a mid-level monster approached as if they had been waiting.
I was expecting it, so I hurriedly rolled to avoid it.
I felt a burning pain in my back.
It seemed like he couldn’t completely avoid it.
Without missing the gap, the lower class corrosive body rushes in.
Using the rolling momentum, it bounced out, took out a spear from the inventory, and pierced the lower-level guy’s head cleanly.
-Puck!
〈Complete the quest Deal with Lesser Erosion.〉
〈 Renew quest.〉
〈Acquired 1 skill point as reward.〉
With a welcome message, the huge front paws quickly kicked in.
‘Fuck. I can’t avoid this.’
-Bang!
The back was hit directly by the huge forefoot.
– Yes.
There was a sound like something breaking.
“Kuuk!”
The body, which had bounced off the powerful attack and rolled excitedly, collided with the wall of the building and came to a halt with a great shock.
“Gagging!!”
I could taste the blood in my mouth and my eyesight went round and round.
He staggered his battered body to stand up.
– Kyaaung!!
Seeing my appearance, the monster cat let out a victory roar.
– Wow.
Then, whether they responded, the thugs next to them roared together.
I could read that monster’s eyes.
It is a prey that has been caught. It was the eyes.
That look is quite hot.
‘Whoa…That sly bastard like a dog.’
I didn’t want to see that nasty look, so I took out a javelin from my inventory and threw it.
But even the javelin I threw at him was dodged.
It may have seemed like my last outburst.
But the cards are all gathered.
“Fuck. Absorb it.”
