Chapter 288: - Abyss Collapse
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Chapter 288
288 - Abyss Collapse
"Veeh!" VeEeehh!"
"Veh!" "Veah!" "Veaah!"
A huge number of abysses, heavy abysses, and mother guards assemble in front of the mother . They pile up on top of each other to soon form a wall of abysses . It seems they intend to protect the mother no matter what it takes . The sight of so many abysses crawling over each other is, needless to say, traumatising, but I force my emotions away and push on .
I'm going to end the battle as soon as possible . In my head, that's all I can think . As if I'd waver in the face of a wall of abysses after all this time .
Finally, I slam into the wall . I trample through and feel them squished beneath me .
[144 experience points have been acquired . ]
[Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 144 experience points have been acquired . ]
[156 experience points have been acquired . ]
[Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 156 experience points have been acquired . ]
I hear unpleasant sounds and feel unpleasant sensations . In this way, about ten message windows appear and disappear one after the other .
[138 experience points have been acquired . ]
[Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 138 experience points have been acquired . ]
[The level of [Ouroboros] has risen from 83 to 84 . ]
It's strange... My level's rising quickly, but for some reason I'm not pleased at all .
But the wall of abysses has more mass than I expected, and my rotational speed slows as I roll up the wall, soon coming to a stop . This is the worst . I couldn't have stopped in a worse place . Suddenly, abysses cling all over my body .
"VeaaaaaaaAAH!"
The mother roars . A point-blank tentacle whip penetrates the wall of abysses and slams into my chest . It's a direct hit . My scales are gouged, and blood flies . Succumbing to the impact, my body floats in the air .
I spread my wings, flinging away abysses and holding myself in the air, while twisting to bite at the mother's tentacle . It seems like I was blown away by the tentacle whip, but now the tentacle is stretched out like a kite's string and I'm able to escape far away . As I pull on the tentacle, the mother's huge body trembles . Since I've closed the distance this much, I want to deal a ton of damage in one go .
『Shouldn't we fly further away to put some distance...』
No, let's do it from here . A good few of the mother guards mobilised to make that wall of flesh . They were swallowed by the collapsing wall and can't move . Before they can reorganise, I want to strike the mother .
『By strike, you mean...』
Please use [Soul AppendmentFake Life] to startle them . It's not a skill I want to get used to using, but in this situation, I can't afford preferences .
『To revive an abyss? I don't think that'll have much effect though...』
No, what I want you to move is the dragon-god's skeleton, near the mother .
"Gaah!?"
A good number of mother guards have taken position on top of it, after all . Anyway, do it now, please . We can't afford to miss this opportunity .
"......"
She nods, and uses [Soul AppendmentFake Life] . Wrapped in black light, the dragon-god's skeleton abruptly rises to its feet opposite the mother .
"......?"
The dragon-god's skeleton points its eye cavities towards the mother . The abysses and mother guards on top of it slide down in confusion . Some of the abysses scatter in every direction . The elite mother guards scramble to jump at the skeleton .
Of course, the only-just awoken dragon-god only level 1, so it's no match for the mother guards . It crumbles apart in the blink of an eye, once again collapsing into sleep . Sorry for waking you up . But even though it was just a momentary distraction, the protection around the mother has grown thin .
I stretch out my neck and open my mouth wide . As though seeking the light, Aro crawls along my tongue . Though she falters for a second upon seeing the disastrous seen in front of her, she fires off the most powerful magic she can .
"U, ugu... Ea...earth magic, [Clay]!"
Countless needles erupt from the ground . Though they don't pierce the mother, the footing of the battlefield is made unstable . The mother guards that remained in front lose their stances and are flipped over .
Assault by [Roll], panic from the dragon-god's revival, and Aro's [Clay] . Between these three attacks, I've finally created a huge opening in the mother's protection . I can't let this chance slip .
Pulling on the mother's tentacle, I use it to launch myself towards it . The tentacle tears off, and the mother flinches back . I put all my weight behind my foreleg, digging into the mother's forehead with my claws .
"VeaaaAaaaaah!"
Crushed, its head splits open, scattering body fluids . Sensing a crisis, the larvae that were parasitising its back squirm along its body towards me .
G-gross! Can they fight too!?
As I'm thinking that, the surrounding mother guards regain their footing .
Aro jumps down from my mouth, standing on top of the mother .
"Wind magic, [Gale]!"
The swarm of larvae are blown away by her wind magic and fall to the ground . Nice, Aro . With this, I can devote myself to finishing off the mother . With the departure of the larvae, the mother's back is gross and pitted, but I look away and pretend I didn't see .
I hold down the mother with both forelegs . Partner, let's bite into it together, as deeply as possible!
『Eh... A-are you serious?』
If we miss this chance, we'll be soon fighting while covered in abysses again!
『......』
She closes her eyes, then opens her right eye a crack to peer at the mother .
『...Let's look for another way after all . 』
Okay, all together now!
She opens her mouth in a hurry . I open my mouth, and we dig our fangs in at almost the exact same time .
My mouth fills with bitter liquid . I get the feeling that there's something wriggling inside my mouth . I hope it's an illusion . I want it to just be an illusion .
"VeaaaAaaaaah!"
Dan, dan, don, dandon!
The mother's tentacle whips slam into my back . Healing through [Self-regeneration], I kick off the ground and jump up into the air . Though unstable, I manage to fly in the air with it in my mouth . At this rate, Aro would be dragged in and crushed, so she kicks off to jump down to the ground .
Midair, the mother frantically resists as it pounds its forelegs into my head . Blocking its tentacles with my tail, I desperately continue to fly up .
After flying about thirty metres up, I use [Roll] in the air to forcefully flip over . My centre of gravity is horribly unbalanced, so my rotation is unsteady, but I'm just barely able to raise my rotation speed enough to push through .
Matching my timing with my partner, I open my mouth to release the mother, flinging it downwards forcefully . I use the same centrifugal force to chase after its back with my tail . With a tremendous crashing sound, the mother's huge body is propelled to the ground .
[Normal Skill [Heaven's Drop] has risen from level 3 to 4 . ]
Stretching out my wings, I chase after it . I kick off the wall to accelerate, then stomp on it with both of forefeet just as it hits the ground . With a massive thud, the entirety of the cavern bottom shakes, and huge fissures open up in the ground . Unable to bear the impact, body fluids gush from its mouth .
[Normal Skill [Return to Ground] has risen from level 1 to 2 . ]
Its body convulses with a twitch . As expected, this is the has decided the battle . The combo of [Heaven's Drop] and [Return to Ground] really is scary . I don't have the tiniest bit of gratitude for that hero, though .
"Veeeeee..."
The mother cries out feebly, its legs crawling . The abysses all bustle past each other to gather . They've already lost their will to fight upon seeing their boss's defeated figure .
"VeeeeeeeEeeEh!"
At that moment, the mother bares its teeth at an abyss that had crawled close . Panicked, the abyss tries to avoid, but the difference in speed is too great . In the blink of an eye, three abysses are reaped by its teeth and eaten . All that remains are their legs and a splashes of body fluids .
H-how nasty... That reminds me, it had [Food Regeneration] . The ball rabbit had that too . If I remember correctly, it lets you heal by eating .
Dragging its crushed body, the mother moves to attack another abyss . I put strength into my forelegs to stop it from moving . Its teeth grind to a halt a few centimetres away another abyss . All at once, the abysses break up and scatter away .
Th-those guys... No, it's fine I guess . With this, I've stopped the culprit behind their abnormal multiplication .
"VeEe... VeeeEe..."
Unwilling to give up, it stretches out its tattered tentacles towards nearby abysses . I step on the source of the tentacles, its head . The tentacles and legs twitch, until finally they stop moving .
[3240 experience points have been acquired . ]
[Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 3240 experience points have been acquired . ]
[The level of [Ouroboros] has risen from 84 to 87 . ]
Ooh... That's a lot...
[Title Skill [Brave Hero] has risen from level 5 to 6 . ]
Brave Hero went up? So I should get a new skill in a moment...?
[Normal skill [Holy: LV1] was acquired . ]
I-It's here! Isn't this the one that can cancel out curses? As long as I have this, I no longer have to worry about [Dragon Scale Powder]!
Let's test it out! [Holy]! [Holy]!
...Huh? It doesn't look like I can use it?
"Gaah"
With my partner's cry, a ball of peaceful light appears before gently scattering apart... Eh, ah, I see .
Aro walks up beside me . I ought to check how much her level's increased from this . She's mowed down quite a few of them after all . Though saying that, she might not be participating in a lot of battles from here on...
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Name: Aro
Species: Revaana Lowlich
Condition: Cursed
Lv: 24/65
HP: 116/252
MP: 32/276
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Sh-she went up 23 whole levels... She killed a good number of them when they were gathered together after all .
After checking the mother's corpse once again, I shift my eyes to the dragon-god's skeleton . Aro stretches her hand out towards it .
"...[Clay]"
The earth swells up to cover it . Aro closes her eyes and tilts her head forwards, taking a stance as though offering a prayer for the dead dragon-god . Copying her, I bow my head towards the buried dragon-god and close my eyes .
With this, the cause of the abysses' mass breeding is taken care of... First of all, I want to wash my body .
Looking up, I see something small and green, peering down over the edge of the cliff . Straining my eyes, I'm able to make out ten forest children . The forest children point in the direction of the Lithovar village, then disappear as though dissolving into the air .
Wh-what is it?