Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 92

Grave Assassination Battle (3) – Black Destroyer

The dancing Heavy Type pendulum struck it in the head, and when I aimed at its eyes with the General Purpose Type, the phantom Coeurl dodged its blade as if annoyed, and finally recognized me as its enemy.

[Guooooh…]

Coeurl let out a low growl and turned its sharp gaze on me, and I held up my pendulum as if to provoke it.

“Aria!”

Viro tried to jump out of the way when he saw me trying to deal with Coeurl alone, but Grave interrupted him.

“You think you can afford to do that?”

“Grave!”

“Boy, don’t distract me!”

Samantha instantly used [stone pebble] to check Grave, while she looked at me for a moment as I confronted Coeurl alone.

“Defeat Grave while the little girl is attracting the beast! Don’t waste your time with distractions!!!”

“Damn!”

Viro, who had regained his composure after receiving Samantha’s scolding. He held up his dagger, but Grave didn’t give him time to attack, while he taunted Viro in a sarcastic tone.

“I understand your enthusiasm, but it’s not realistic.”

“Shut up!”

Viro and Samantha would not lose to Grave if they became serious. I believed in them, and I would keep this phantom in check until the two of them defeated Grave.

[Guooooooh!]

HUNG!!!

Coeurl stepped in and attacked, using its two tentacles like a whip.

Fast… but not so fast that I couldn’t follow it with my eyes.

(Stay alert. Don’t look away even for a second. Predict its attack from the movement of its muscles!)

I used my Level 4 body Enhancement on eyes to see through the whip and ducked, rolling backwards as if I were on my back.

The body enhancement, which had been gradually eliminating unnecessary magical attributes even in its normal state since I had defeated the Orc General, was gradually improving in accuracy, although it was still unstable at full strength.

The level of the speed was still increased by a few percent, but this slight difference could be a deciding factor in a player’s fate.

The reason why the Coeurl did not rush in with force was because the first attack was effective.

I didn’t know if I could cut through the fur of the phantom beast, but the Heavy Type, which was a striking weapon, seemed to work reasonably well, and Coeurl was clearly wary of the pendulum.

High intelligence…while generally an advantage, it could also be a disadvantage.

If Coeurl had used his huge body to come at me like he did to Viro, I would have been ripped to pieces, unable to take the attack. But Coeurl hesitated to go straight into me, all because his high intelligence told him that my blow could do serious damage.

He was wary of Heavy Type, the only one that could do damage, but it wasn’t too bad in the current situation where I was buying time for the other two. But that would only continue until Coeurl realized that my attack power itself was not high enough, and would then instantly prepare to attack me for damage.

[-NO NAME-] [Race: Coeurl] [Phantom Beast Rank 5]

[Magic Power: 280/324] [Strength: 426/510]

[Total Combat Power: 2136]

Coeurl’s combat power was higher than the Orc General I faced, and even comparable to a Rank 5 heavy warrior. I could be instantly killed if I were to receive a direct serious attack.

If that was the case, I would not fight fairly. I would keep it on its guard as much as possible, buy as much time as possible, and pull it away from Viro and the others as far as possible.

“–Shadow Snatch–“

The moment Coeurl made a move, I released two Shadow Snatch Darkness shots.

Coeurl reacted to them for a moment, and I immediately threw the knife I had pulled out of the slit under the skirt into the gap between the two Darkness.

[Guooooooh!]

Coeurl noticed the flying knife and flicked it with his two tentacles, and then, perhaps judging from the amount of magic power in the Darkness, it decided that there was no problem, so it ran straight toward me.

I shot a crossbow arrow at one of the Darkness around me, but when the arrow passed through the Darkness aimed at Coeurl, the attack was noticed instantly as the bolt came flying toward its right eye. Coeurl eye barely avoided the arrow, and was repelled by his fur.

The fact that the crossbow arrow didn’t cause a single wound probably meant that he has slash-and-pierce resistance.

I remembered learning from Master that Resistance to Slash and Pierce was a unique skill for monsters clad in fur or shells, and that for each Skill Level, slash and pierce attacks made by lower Skill Levels would be ineffective.

My archery skill level was only 1, so I could not use it as a reference, but if Coeurl, a Rank 5 Phantom Beast, really had [Resistance to Slash and Pierce], he must be at least at Level 4.

A born strong being… the fundamental difference in its skill and status could not be compared to a normal human.

Perhaps my knife could not cut through the fur of a Coeurl. But Coeurl was even more wary of me because of my strange attack aimed at its eye.

“Follow me.”

To take advantage of the current distance, I kicked the ground backwards, luring Coeurl deeper into the swampy forest.

[Guooooh!].

Coeurl knew it was a provocation, but did not hesitate to follow.

The fact that it chased after me even though it knew it was a provocation was another disadvantage of its high intelligence, which put emotions before wild instincts.

I jumped from tree to tree without landing on the ground, barely dodging Coeurl’s attacks as I moved beyond the swamp, which was even more dangerous than the swamp I had just entered.

A land that was weathered and dried up, with rocks bare and dry, and no moisture or greenery in sight. Beyond the forest which was like a marshland was dry badlands which was like a forest that had withered away, with dried up trees with exposed roots and a big hole.

It used to be part of the marshland, but it had dried up since the water from the lake stopped flowing into it, and now only a few small animals and insects lived in this place, no single person came over this side and passed through, and most people called this area, the dry forest.

Since I was a man and Coeurl was a beast, this battlefield of the forest was to Coeurl’s advantage.

But there was a reason why I lured it into the dry forest.

While I was jumping around freely, using the roots growing out of holes in the ground as footholds, Coeurl used a tree trunk as a springboard and swung his sharp claws at me.

There was no way for me to avoid it as I was leaping through the air.

My mind, sharpened like the tip of a needle and was in extreme concentration, which not only detecting its moves but also checking my surroundings, and at that moment, I pulled a string to shifted my body to avoid the snarling Coeurl’s claws.

I managed to dodge the claws. I also tore a few strands of hair from my head to use it as a string, strapping it on obstacles and pulling me around to dodge its claw attacks, as the Coeurl’s tentacles chased after me as I moved around. To escape the chasing tentacles I looked down from midair and pulled myself towards the Coeurl and kicked it in the shoulder, using it as a foothold.

[Gaaaah!!!]

Coeurl’s foothold collapsed as he tried to leap out of the way away from me, roaring in anger at my sketchy fighting style, which was like a juggling act.

*Pakin!!!

[Gaooooh!]

The Heavy Type pendulum’s attack striked again on Coeurl’s head and making the surrounding tree roots collapse from the force of the attack, and making it lose his stance.

All the trees in this area were withered to the point of going bald, and they were not strong enough to support Coeurl’s own weight, which was dozens of times more than mine.

If it were just for moving around, Coeurl would probably be able to stand on the rotting foothold, but without a strong foothold to fight on, Coeurl’s ability to attack and evade was drastically reduced.

Coeurl would not be safe if it were to fall into one of the many deep holes scattered throughout the area.

In truth, separating myself from everyone and fighting here in the deepest part of the forest where I planned to lure Grave there by myself was the worst case scenario.

“–Illusion–“

I made two Illusions, the same way I did with my battle with the orcs, and swapped position with it, taking advantage of the shadows of the trees.

It was harder for an opponent who judged with its eyes to identify me this way, and the more the enemy used night vision and detection to find me, the harder it would be to distinguish between me and the illusions.

I threw my knife at a Darkness under my feet, and that was launched on a Darkness near the Coeurl, while it was slightly confused after losing its footing and the appearance of the Illusion.

[Guooooh!!!].

Coeurl, blocked the attack with high-speed maneuvering, flicked the knife away with his tentacles.

But that’s okay. I didn’t think the knife would get through anyway.

At that moment, the Heavy Type Pendulum, the real weapon, swung down in an arc from directly above and hit the Coeurl’s head.

Coeurl, hit in the head once more, let out an angry roar that shook the dry forest.

[Guooooh!!!]

At that moment, small sparks were released from its tentacles.

Was this electricity? The knowledge from that woman made me aware of the true nature of this phenomenon, and the two Illusions, except for me who had immediately escaped, made contact with the attack and was instantly destroyed.

“…”

I frowned at the slight shock to my spirit that had somehow reached me.

There was lightning in this world, and there was also lightning strike in the higher combined magic of wind and water, but I had a feeling that what Coeurl used was a little different from that.

Perhaps he was using electricity generated by strong muscle cells, which was then combined with the magic power that was collected in his tentacles.

The created an effect that repelled magic using electricity…or perhaps to inhibit mental concentration. When used this way, most standard magic, other than those with quick effects, would be nullified.

Without sorcery, my strength would be cut in half. Coeurl must have realized that I was a sorcerer-type light warrior and had tried to destroy my advantages.

[Gaaaah!!!].

Coeurl had finally turned serious. It attacked me with sparks of electricity coming from its two tentacles.

Seeing the attacks, I too, sank my fear into the depths of my soul and stood ready to challenge him head on.

I was blocked from magic of the illusory type, and Coeurl’s attack power and evasive power were also drastically reduced.

Coeurl gave up on evading and landed on some narrow boulders and started latching its tentacles and stretched it to the limit pulling his body back and was probably aiming to launch it like a bow.

“…”

[…]

Both of them looked into each other’s eyes, only to see their opponent and put all of their strength into the next blow.

If the Coeurl’s attack could be numbered as 10, my full power even with enhancements would only be at 3 or 4.

Even so, I had no intention of dying. I put all my strength I could accumulate at that moment into the dagger and clenched it tightly.

The one who would die… would be you.

Coeurl’s tentacles released static electricity that scattered violently on the surroundings.

I also deliberately removed all the attributes from my body’s magic and as I accelerated the flow of magic power in my entire body.

With the same mental image, I used to launch a blow that defeated the Orc General in my mind, I aimed my black dagger at the center of the Coeurl that looked like a cat that was about to pounce at its prey.

Coeurl’s bright red eyes narrowed as it sensed my magical power, and the muscles of its body swelled up at once, as its huge body shot out like a cannonball.

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*Don!!!

The weathered terrain that had been used as a foothold shattered as the black beast plunged forward with the sound of a blast filling the air.

In my extremely focused and accelerated state, I also unleashed the magic power free of any attribute I stored up and was rampaging inside me.

“–Shadow Walk–“

The moment when both our attacks were about to hit, my figure disappeared as it slipped inside the shadows, and went behind Coeurl. I grabbed Coeurl’s tentacles while my body was still in a state of overloaded body enhancement.

“Tsk!!!”

[Gah!!!].

I directly received the electric shock that interfered with my mental concentration, then forcibly suppressed rampaging magical power that was about to go berserk with only my willpower, and directed into the Coeurl through the tentacles.

“Gaaah!!!!”

[Guaaaah!!!].

With the resulting outburst of the rampaging magic power inside it, the Coeurl unconsciously stormed through the dry forest with me on its back, and soon collided right into a huge tree besides a hole where we ended up falling into.