Cross Counter and Hyena Showing Up
This chapter starts from Radiasta's POV
"Gaha!?"
"Bubee!!"
"Abaa!!"
『Vaaa.』
A powerful magic beast showed up out of nowhere from behind enemy line and mowed down the soldiers.
Oh crap, that thing's definitely way above our capability. It's decimating everything in one hit...!
...Had no idea a kangaroo magic beast existed out there. Never seen one before.
It's got a deep voice despite its cute face. Wait, who cares about that.
『Vau.』
『Gyabe!?』
『Gyain!!』
"Gwaaa!!"
The kangaroo punches everything in its sight be it allies or enemies. What's with this out of control beast.
Judging from its actions, it seems to exclusively use martial arts and physical attacks.
It's only as big as an average human, yet its power is like that of a giant beast.
It's probably a Rank S magic beast.
『Vauu.』
"Uoooo!!? It's so, heavy, heck, fast!"
"Baredo, don't fight it solo! You've got no chance!"
"You don't gotta tell me!"
"W-well damn, they're fighting on par against that monster..."
"Oy! Quit watching and get the wounded away! They're seriously hurt!"
Rasfi and Baredo working together are barely a match against the kangaroo.
These two are almost reaching Advanced Job tier at upper Level 40s.
The kangaroo is probably upper Lv70s. It should have made a quick work out of them, like it did all other folk.
The fact that they're somehow able to scrape by must be thanks to the instructors.
This kangaroo is strong. Yet it just can't compare to our instructors.
It may be stronger than us but compared to that hell...!
『Vaoovu!』
"Nua!?"
"Tch! That's a sharp one!"
But it doesn't change the fact that it's stronger.
Every single punch from its storm of punches is lethal. One clean hit and they're out.
They're barely dodging its attacks, meanwhile their attacks basically deal zero damage.
"Radia, you help too!"
"Ain't no winning this with just us two! Don't you got more of those weird flying exploding stuff!?"
"Sorry, I got no more! I'll be there!"
I used up all the shurikens on other magic beasts.
Dangit, should've kept one if I knew it would come to this.
Meaning the only thing that can damage this kangaroo is...
...Do I really have to use it? I've got nothing but bad feelings.
『Vaaaa!!』
"U, uwaaaaaa!!?"
"Wha, gahaa!!?"
"Wowaa!?"
The two suddenly got blown away.
I couldn't see it clearly but it was like the kangaroo let out dozens of punches all at once.
It's probably a Master Skill. It was hiding that kinda trick all along...!
"R-Rasfi, you still, holding up...!?"
"Cough...! ...Broke a few."
Baredo managed to reflexively clad his spear with Mana Blunting and defended against the attack but Rasfi wasn't so lucky and broke some bones.
I had a premonition somehow and managed to Quick Step-ed away.
"Dammit, drink potion and rest till you're healed! We'll keep it at bay!"
"Still, you did great dodging that attack, Radia."
"Ah, you know how that thing emanated this weird aura before it unleashed that attack, right? That helped..."
"Uh no, I couldn't tell at all tho'!? It didn't even make a stance first!"
"Eh? But it had this super obvious, 'I'mma do that thing' vibe to it. Oh and it did make a very slight stance change before it shot that move."
"...You're the only one who could tell that."
"Really?"
Well, I had countless experiences with my crappy brother who showed very slight signs whenever he was up to no good, even before my training.
He'd stop at nothing wolfing down my meal if I let my guard down. Crappy aniki. Dammit.
I ended up honing my observation skill, or more like foresight thanks to that.
I will never say thanks but at least I got something out of my life with that crappy brother of mine.
『Vaaa!』
"Baredo! Watch out for its legs!"
"Leegs? Uwoo! Damn thing can kick too!?"
『Vaa!? Vavuu!』
"Tail!"
"Uwaaa!?"
『Vu, vooo!』
"That one was real dangerous!"
"A-are you fudgin' me! How the hell did you tell!?"
O, ou. I myself am surprised at how much I could see my opponent's moves.
I can come up with countermeasures by observing the way it moves its body, its line of sight and stuff like that.
...Feel like I'm getting more and more inhuman...
"Theeere!"
『Vaaa!』
"Tchh!"
But situation is still critical.
Landing even a single hit is an automatic win for our opponent.
Meanwhile, none of our attacks is making the slightest dent.
There's no easy way to bury the gap in Attributes. Which means...
..........Guess I really gotta use it? Give me a break...
『Vaaaaaaaa!!!』
Seemingly losing its mind from missing all the time, the kangaroo roared loudly and rushed at us.
A hit with all its body weight thrown behind it. I'm probably gonna get broken down into powder if it hits.
Defending against that is undoable. Trying to dodge with Quick Step is a fool's errand faced with Ground Shrink.
"R-Radia, dooooodge!!"
Which, means...!
Failure is not an option. As it means death.
But I lost count how many times I've been in this exact situation!
『Vaaaaaa!!』
I twisted my neck and dodged the incoming punch by a hair's breadth.
Kangaroo's fist grazed my cheek. Yet it left a wound so deep it was as if a knife stabbed me hard.
I cross countered by punching the kangaroo's face with my gauntlet-equipped fist!!
The moment my fist connected, a boom resounded as my body got blown back.
"Ugaaaaaaa!!?"
A tremendous impact. The recoil in my gauntlet arm was so intense I thought my arm would tear off.
Followed by a pain so fierce I thought the kangaroo also drove in a counter too.
"T-that huuuuurt...!!"
This gauntlet is another hidden weapon left by Kajikawa-san.
The moment it hits a target, the mana stone loaded in it gets consumed and causes an explosion that shoots out externally.
The explosion just now was fire elemental, but it can also do other elemental explosions like ice, or lightning.
...Its only issue is its firepower. It's so high the user also suffers.
My arm is hanging down lifelessly.
It's either broken or the joints popped off due to the sheer impact.
...Looks like it won't be usable for a while.
M-more importantly, what about the kangaroo?
『Vi, vuuu....!』
...It has lost half of its face, barely managing to stay on foot.
I-it's still alive. But only barely. Anyone can deal the finishing blow now--
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"Got myself free exp."
『Va, ve...!?』
"...Eh?"
He showed up out of nowhere. Someone wearing a hood finished the kangaroo off with a dagger.
I can tell I leveled up at the same time. The presence of this mysterious person in front of me also increased.
"Ouou, that thing was useless but this much exp ain't half bad. I'mma praise it for serving as a fodder for my level up. Well done, useless."
I almost threw up just from hearing his voice.
The cold sensation from seeing this person in front of me overpowered the feeling of relief of having my arm healed thanks to level up.
"But damn, look at what you did. Yer' gonna make me lose my standing dangit. How you gonna make it up to me, Radia."
The slightly visible hair and eyes under his hood are colored green similar to mine.
Then there's the sleazy voice I had to endure for nearly ten years which would send me spiraling down just from my ears picking it.
"Y, you bastard...!!!"
"Oy, oy, who you calling bastard, I'm yer dang brother. Repeat after me, 'Ravijia-niisama', capiche?"
Crappy, aniki!!!
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