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Kamisama no Kago wo Kyohishitara?! Chapter 403

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403 Retrieval Work

 

Chimera jumped into my chest. I held it as it cried, 'Meow' same as ever.

"You always showed up out of the blue huh... So? What's up? What is it this time?"

Chimera turned its eyes to look at mine before moving them to survey the bodies of magic beasts all around the stagecoach.

"...Are you, asking if you can eat those? Oy oy, is that it?"

Chimera cried once, 'Meow' as if affirming my question.

"Hold on, okay? ...Oy, coachman, ah, not good, he's frozen stiff."

His eyes popped wide, he was explaining to me about how trying to sell the ape beast would cause an uproar.
He's not moving at all now, the usual reaction by people who saw Chimera for the first time.
I walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. The coachman jolted, 'Ha!?' and regained himself before turning his eyes on me.
He screamed immediately and back stepped away in a huff.

"Uooooooo!? Do! Don't get any closer! What is that magic beast!? Just what the! What's going on!?"

It's the same old same old reaction by most people facing Chimera.
Explaining is a pain. So I'm just gonna ask what I want to ask him.

"Which one of these materials are fine to sell on the market? We can't leave these bodies here anyway can we? Might as well take everything that can be turned into cash and let the rest be this guy's feast. Tell me. Which ones? I know it's gonna take some time, but we'll have to camp out either way now, might as well use this time for money making."

The coachman looked at me like I was some kinda monster calmly talking about money in this situation, but he surprisingly managed to compose himself.

"...That, that thing is safe, right? It's not gonna attack us, is it? ...The meat and leather of that magic beast fetches for high prices. Then the scythe part of that one... and entrails of that..."
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I followed his guide and retrieved everything he pointed out into my magic bag.

Once I was done, I told Chimera. 'Do as you please'. Chimera had been watching me restlessly, 'Are you done? Are you?', while I was collecting the mats.
Things moved on quickly afterward. I had piled all the remains in one spot, Chimera stood in front of it, turned into Lion Mode and started a barbecue party.
Apparently Chimera likes its meat medium done, it spewed a powerful fire breath to roast the outside before biting into the heap of meat, its eyes squinting in delight.

"Hm? How should I deal with this ape beast... Hey? What's the most valuable part of this thing?"

I spoke to the coachman who was watching Chimera feasting dumbfounded.

"...Ah!? Aaa... T-that will, be the hide on its back. That's the sturdiest part. It should make for the best leather armor... Still, I cannot even begin to imagine how much will a leather piece this big fetch for..."

The coachman explained with a look of amazement. After hearing that, I proceeded to peel off the back hide.
But a problem arose. The knife I had for dismantling purpose couldn't cut the thing. No wonder it's famous for sturdiness.
Hence I didn't hesitate to enter Acceleration and started working.
My knife peeled the hide off like a butter.
The peeled hide is in the shape of the ape's back complete with the arms'.
I got so absorbed into the work, I completely forgot that I was in Accelerated state.
By the time I undid it, the coachman stared at me like I was a monster, yet again.

"Ah, I'm done peeling. Alright. Let's depart. Yup."

Feeling slightly awkward, I glossed over the matter by talking to the four inside the stagecoach.

 

 

 

 

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Hunting Fest (8) Dead Chicken Alive Soarer Run

 

Few minutes later.
The ladies have decimated all the Iron and Silver Cocks. So strong.
Seems like Hueytt was working around the clock protecting them both, neither is hurt. Hueytt himself is all battered up though... Seriously, good work.

Their leader Greggna was having a good match against Golden Cock but he ran out of mana and stamina midway through, sending him spiraling down.
My mana was fully restored from the level up after beating Platinum Cock so I went in and cut off Golden Cock's neck from the side.
...Why did that Golden Cock's attacks feel lighter compared to Platinum Cock when it was that big anyway.
Its neck was even the size of my thigh, yet Platinum Cock's felt so much sturdier.

I'm done eliminating all the magic beasts around these parts.
The issue comes after.
First of all, my Illusory Mask broke so this party found out about my identity.


"...So Soarer was the man of that black haired brute couple."


The leader murmured when he saw my face.
What the heck is a black haired brute couple!?
Was the thing about me and Alma forcing Reina to work for us still not cleared up?


"Ah hey leader, that rumor was a misunderstanding you know?"

"Is that really how you speak about our rescuer?"

"Heck, someone this strong could easily defeat two, three B-rank magic beasts on his own. They don't need that blond girl to work for them, don't you think?"

The other three covered for me for some reason.
It might seem like they were returning the favor but upon closer inspection, they're looking at me with a tinge of fear in their eyes.
I guess someone who could slice off Platinum and Golden Cock's necks bare handed (Mana Blade Rev) would be scary...


"Forgive me, I didn't mean to blurt that out. I know the rumor about you was unfounded."

"Oh, I don't really mind... More importantly, please keep my identity as Soarer to yourself..."

"I get you, I get you. Somebody out there might set their eyes on you if peeps find out you can solo Rank A magic beasts on top of flying."

"Like say, maybe some affluent noble would order you, 'Be mine'."

"Lots of people are gonna interrogate you on the secret to obtain Flying Skill."

"At worst, you might even become a test subject of the Royal Research Institute."


Who wants that! Way scary! You guys absolutely don't tell anyone you hear me! Seriously!


"Well uh, thanks to you we'd manage to go home safely now."

"If Soarer didn't come, that chicken would have killed us all good..."

"Yeah, that's for sure. Thanks a bunch."

"Think nothing of it, I'm just doing my job."


Looks like my secret would be safe, I think.


『Pi pi.』


...Now then, what should I do about the other issue.


"...By the way, it's been bugging me, just what's up with that chick riding on your shoulder..."

"...An egg came out of Platinum Cock after it died. It hatched just when I was pondering what to do, and now this thing follows me around."

"It probably thinks you're its parent cause it saw you right after being born..."

"The so-called imprinting eh, who knew that stuff was real."

『Pi.』

"C-cute..."


Yep, I'm honestly at my wit's end about this memento left behind by that platinum chicken.
It keeps following me everywhere I go, I'll get attached to it at this rate.
...Can't I just leave it behind here?

<<There is an extremely high chance of it dying from starvation from being unable to feed, or becoming fodder to other magic beasts-->>

Okay I get it! My bad! I won't abandon it!
Dang, this is way more troublesome than any of that platinum chicken's assault.
Thought I beat it with my trump card, turned out it got the last laugh. How'd it come to this.


『Pi?』


Don't look at me, don't tilt your head. Dangit, so cute.
...But this thing is a magic beast right. Can I really bring it into towns...?

<<It is possible after registering at the guild as a pet beast and putting on the pet beast collar.>>

Really... No choice, guess I'll raise it as a pet.
Meaning, I gotta teach it toilet etiquette, gotta make sure it doesn't poop in public.

Whoops. I gotta go and deal with other area breachers.
From here, Alma's spot is the closest. I should go help her first.
Wait, I just realized she's fighting two of them. Gotta hurry!


"Sorry, I've got to get going now. There are other area breachers I gotta deal with."

"Yeah? Take care now!"

"Don't push yourself!"

"Hatchling-chan too, stay safe."

"H-hey! Don't you want those chicken mats!?"

"I've got enough with Platinum!"


I want the mats but there's no time to waste.
No telling how long can she hold out against those two powerful beasts, please be safe Alma!


"Let's go!」

『Pi!』


...I'll envelop this hatchling with mana just to be safe.
It might die from shock with all the high speed flying otherwise.



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~~~~~~Alma's Point of View~~~~~


There are two wolves in front of me.
One has a silver fur, silver eyes and glimmering sharp silver claws.
The other one has a golden fur, golden eyes, and glittering pointy golden fangs.
I can't afford to let up against neither. They're obviously stronger than Yellow Area pack bosses.

As their appearances suggest, the silver wolf excels in Claw Arts, while the golden one Fang Arts.
...However, I must not easily be misled by such obvious traits.
As they both constantly swap between one another in the blink of an eye.
I can't tell which one is silver, which one is golden even now.

One wolf fights in a close range while the other covers its partner with ranged attacks, they're very tricky.
Very fast too, I can't catch up if I don't use [Storm Sword] so I can't use [Ocean Sword].
My magic is fully dedicated to defending against the ranged attacks too, my mana has been diminishing by the clock.
This can't go on.

I tried creating a pitfall and sent one of them down, but the moment the ground caved in, it escaped with Air Step.
Enemies with high Perception can seemingly read when Spirits stir, Spirit Magic can't deal decisive blows on them.
...I can't win, alone.


『Guruaaaaaaaaaaa!!』

"!"


Oh no, they swapped again while I was needlessly lost in thought, no wait, it hasn't changed? Which one is this again.
Claws, or fangs.

It's holding its claws aloft so....

No, it's fangs! A blade of mana stretched out of its fangs before its claws reached me...


My shoulder. Intense pain.
It must have been gouged out. I can tell my blood spraying.
I can tell liquid as warm as my body temperature is seeping on my clothes.

The wolf is going for me with its fangs.


Aiming   for   my   head


Can't  dodge


Death







"The crap you're doiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!"

『Gyaaaaiin!!?』


As I watched the fangs about to pierce through my head like I was a spectator, waiting for my death.
A really angry looking unmasked Hikaru kicked away the wolf along with,


『Pi pi!』


...A small yellow object riding on his shoulder.

...A hatchling? Why, a hatchling?

 

 

 

 

 

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Kamisama no Kago wo Kyohishitara?! Chapter 402

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402 Observer and Melancholy

 

The prime minister has appointed me a mission to investigate this man as an observer.
Me, who is said to be the next generation general. Why would I be entrusted such a trivial job? I couldn't help but wonder. As someone who doesn't have a formal position, valued only for my skill despite general himself telling me 'I'll leave the next generation to you' as his pupil, having the prime minister appoints me this mission is not a bad deal at all.
I did wonder what is the significance on the prime minister himself coming in person. But I finally realized it now.
It is to familiarize me on the existence of absurdities in this world.
Prime minister and general may have different ideas. But I'm convinced that's it after witnessing what just transpired with my own eyes.
My swordsmanship rivals the general himself. I am not boasting. General admitted it. During our sparring.
My tactical quality has brought excellent results as well. I study twice as hard as the average person. I am proud of that.
Despite all those results, I was never given a position befitting of my excellence.
Because I'm an orphan the Royal Knights picked up by chance.

Getting back on topic, who would believe what I just witnessed?
This scene of a Round Ape having its head cut by a boy who has barely come of age.
The head caused a tremor as it landed on the ground.
Followed by a huge amount of blood gushing out of its giant body like it's raining.
My eyes locked with the eyes of the beast as it lay on the ground.
One thought must have flashed between me and Round Ape, 'Unbelievable'.
Even if the particulars differed, that one point alone intersected during that brief moment.
This fleeting yet seemingly long moment ended along with the magic beast's life.
Then another tremor from the headless body slumping down the ground reached me.

"Best way to leave it intact is to kill it in one slash decisively, yup."

I couldn't understand what this black haired, black eyed boy young enough to be called a kid was saying in that instant.
I was at a loss as to how answer the question he threw my way afterward. There is no precedent.
As far as my knowledge goes, something like this is not possible.

"How much does this thing fetch for? As a reference at least."

He must have seen the face I was making as he said this after.

"Ah, did I overdo it? ...No, this must be 'it cannot be' reaction eh. Guess his mind is in chaos."
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I calmed down after looking at the boy being convinced of something on his own and squeezed out the answer to his question.

"...Frankly, I don't think you can put a price tag on it. In a good way of course. No, I suppose it's bad in a way as well..."

The boy looked surprised by this. From the bad way part.
After all his face lit up at the good way part.
I resumed my explanation.

"There has never been a precedence of such a perfectly preserved Round Ape showing up on the market. It's simply unprecedented. There is no telling how big and widespread of a commotion it would cause. Long in the past, the royal knights waged everything they had to eliminate a Round Ape, which resulted in its form barely holding up... and yet some dilettante paid a hefty sum to the kingdom for it. As for how much it was..."

Just when I was about to say it. The cry of an unknown creature echoed from afar.
I looked inside the stagecoach to ask if the ladies and the slave man, as per the report, know what it is, but they started trembling uncontrollably.
The identity of these ladies are under investigation per the report.

The answer to my question came leaping out of the forest next to the highway.
I got on guard in that exact moment but I realized it was futile as I found myself helplessly in terror at this enormous lump of mana.
Mana of an incredibly massive proportion was emitting from its body to the point that Round Ape seemed trivial in comparison.

＝＝＝　　＝＝＝　　＝＝＝

After transporting the boy to the commercial city and going back to the kingdom, this is what I reported to my superior.

"Please don't make me come in contact with him ever again. If I were given another such mission in the future, I shall resign from the knights."

I'm sure I will never forget the the grim look prime minister and general had on their faces when I said that to them.

 

 

 

 

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Hunting Fest (7) End of Mortal Combat

 

『Cluck!?』


The chicken retreated back when it saw the thing I fetched from Item Screen.
Judging from the distance and speed, that must have been Quick Step. It doesn't have enough stamina left to keep using Ground Shrink recklessly, it's not even activating Qi Clad.

I took a pair of steel gauntlets out.
They're moving around on their own, fingers and all, like they're alive.

The trick behind it is me simply moving it with remote mana control.
I may have given the gauntlets some life force to avoid the remote mana dispersing, but there's not even a sliver of energy added to them so the precision and output suffers the farther they go from me, heck even when they're close, they're only as strong as my bare hands.
But it's better than nothing. Even if they're only good for petty tricks, it's better than nothing. Gotta say it's twice because it's important etc.

Now then, here I come! Closing in with Ground Shrink!


『Cluuck!』


I tried to drive another High Powered Pile Bunker, but the platinum chicken was ready to block it with Extended Mana Claw.
All while maintaining an exquisite distance using Quick Step that allows its attacks to reach me while simultaneously evading mine. This chicken is truly battle hardened.

CLINK a sound of clashing metal resounded.
The gauntlets under my control got blocked by Extended Mana Claw.
I tried to catch and bring the chicken closer, but it undid Extended Mana Claw and came for me while swinging its spur!
A mana blade created by [Prepost Mana Claw] went for my chest before its actual claw reached me but I blocked it with the gauntlets.
However


The pair of steel gauntlets broke down with a loud thud.
They got destroyed by [Counter Mana Claw] when Prepost Mana Claw hit them.
You're telling me Sharp Claw Arts can be used together with Claw Arts? Guess they're treated as two different Skills even though one is a derivative Skill.


『Clucluuuk!!』


The chicken cried out like saying, 'I got you' as it swung Extended Mana Claw with all its might.
I have no gauntlets to block it and there's no way to dodge. It got me!


You think?


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The spur stopped just before it reached me.
No, not just the spur. The entire chicken who had jumped off the ground has stopped midair.

Hook line and sinker.

I'm done preparing High Powered Pile Bunker.
Then I drive it at the chicken who's put on a 'what's going on' look on its face.


The chicken's body got blown away several meter back along with an explosion.
One of its legs has been torn off, spraying blood.
It's bruised all over its body, blood is seeping out of its mouth, it looks pitiful.
However, that didn't finish it off. Its body is intact and most importantly, flames of life haven't left its eyes.
...To think it had the reflex to immediately use Counter Mana Claw with its broken leg in that situation.

The chicken stopped midair because I caught it in between remote controlled hardened mana.
It was quite heavy for a chicken, but still far lighter than a person so the strategy worked.
It could have gotten out of the bind by kicking its legs on the ground if it wasn't midair.
I believe it could have gotten away with Air Step but it seemed the chicken was too caught up in the moment.

The reason I made the gauntlets move around was to trick it into believing that I had no shields left when I lost them and made it go in for the kill even though I could control invisible mana remotely.
Even if it didn't jump off and just made a big move, I could still anticipate it. Smaller moves are hard to read.


Despite losing one leg and having its internal organs wrecked, the chicken kept glaring at me.
You still wanna go? I won't chase you if you flee now.
But I won't show any mercy if you're coming. No letting my guard down till I've dealt the finishing blow.
I glare back at it as I slowly walk up to it. Come at me anytime.
...Why am I stuck having a face off against a chicken anyway...

Ten steps between us.
This chicken can use Mana Claw Farslash yet it chooses not to. Wonder if it can't use it well with just one leg.

Nine steps.
Menu screen opened on its own as I took another step.

<<Warning: Through Platinum Cock's Master Skill [Revenge Claw], its lost HP has been added to its Sharp Claw Arts offensive power. There is a high likelihood of Kajikawa Hikaru losing all his HP if he takes a hit.>>

So getting hit by that Skill can mean instant death huh, scary.

As I read the screen, three more steps between us.
The chicken is still unmoving.

Two steps left. Still not moving.


One step. Nope.


Just as I took a stance to finish it,


A blast erupted with the chicken as the focal point.


What, just happened


<<Martial Arts Skill Lv10 Ability [Qi Active Blast] Consume stamina to generate a blowing blast around user. User is unaffected by the blast.>>


...It was hiding this trump card.
The chicken used Ground Shrink to zeroed in on me who had been blown away and swung its spur.
Remote controlled mana can't stop it. The blast earlier blew away all the mana I had floated around me.
With me down on my knee and losing balance, I can't move my arms to block it either.


Well times like this is precisely why I trained myself to be able to drive Pile Bunker from anywhere on my body.
It's kind of a one trick phony, but hey so long as it works. I'm gonna keep blocking these attacks.
I drove away the claw aimed at me from the side instead of frontally.

S-so heavy...! It's like taking a hit from an automobile moving at full speed.
My pile would have been easily dispersed had I took it head-on.
This chicken would have likely swung its other leg had it been intact.

But, I got through it.
With its attack parried away, the chicken lost its balance.
I focused all the energy I had left into my right arm and activated Mana Blade Rev.
I made it move like a chainsaw and boosted its speed as well as sharpness with energy control. This should cut through this chicken no matter how high its Attributes are.
I swung Mana Blade Rev down the chicken.
The chicken twisted its body, intending to block me with its spur. It managed to recover from that huh, this chicken is truly persistent till the end.

But, it's no use.
With so much energy concentrated into it, my Mana Blade Rev's ATK has likely exceeded four digits.
As a proof, it cut through the spur and dug deep into its body.

Now then, you have no more weapon left. Still wanna go?
With both its legs gone, no more means to attack, and it suffering from a fatal hit, the chicken is


Laughing


That's not a face of resignation. It's looking triumphant even, staring straight at me--



STAB, I felt something pierced through my head along with the mask.
Deja vu, reminded me of that time with the bandits.

A blade of mana extended from the chicken's beak, piercing through my head. Splitting my mask, and revealing my face.
Extended Mana Claw, no this thing's also got Fang Arts, didn't it. Extended Mana Fang huh.
Trump card after trump card. Its true final attack huh.
...Well done.



It would have been your victory had my HP not worked as a buffer to my body.
I grabbed the chicken's neck, pulled out its beak and stared at its face.

Mana Blade Rev lopped its head off.

The head fluttered in the air before hitting the ground.

Its eyes had a look of shock for a brief moment before peacefully closing.


Finally, the end.


"Phew, phew, pheeeeeew....!"


I fell to my knees while groaning.
My whole body is shaking, I can't breathe in or out well.
Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, my vocabulary suffered after that threat of death.

How many times I almost died in this fight.
The last blow especially. I would have definitely died if not for HP buffer.
Fear of death dominated my mind over joy of victory. I don't wanna fight anything this strong ever againnn...


Thud


Something lightly hit my leg as I regained my breathing while half-crying.
...Mwu? A white ball fell out of the chicken's rear... An egg?
Did its buttock loosened up from dying, wait this chicken was a female...
I was wondering how the meat taste, maybe the egg would taste good too.
Gotta take this back home and check out--


Crack


...Crack?
Noticing that weird noise, I looked at the egg and saw a crack forming as it moved.

No way


<<The egg, was hatching.>>


Tell me about it sooner!? Didn't it just come out of the butt!?
Is this because it's an egg of a high level magic beast? But I can't eat it now.
Wait no, this is gonna end up with a new magic beast being born, isn't it!? What do I do, Menu-san!


<<Level has reached a certain threshold. Updating Menu Functions.>>


Of all time, now!?
Postpone that for now, tell me what to do about this egg, aaaaah! It's hatched already!

 

 

 

 

 

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401 Watchdog, Threat, Money

 

(Which means I can't just beat all these powerful magic beasts effortlessly, gotta make a good show out of it.)

I think to myself while shifting Accelerated state to the lowest stage, preparing to break the encirclement.
My surroundings gradually change as I enter Acceleration. The noisy clatters of threatening magic beasts disappear.
Their flaunting of claws and fangs also become slow motion.

(Now then, there's a lot of them, I'll just treat this like a stroll.)

Just right, we have a nice weather today. I slowly walk my way toward the magic beasts.
A world where only I can perform. To these magic beasts, I must look like I'm moving at a speed beyond their understanding.

(Wonder if the watchdog can follow my movement? Well, he should at least understand that I did it.)

Being optimistic that even the dullest man would get it, I fetch my katana from magic bag and slowly draw it to perform an iai slash.
The blade sunk into a bear's torso without resistance. By the time it came off, the damage was fatal.
Its torso was very thick being a magic beast and all, its skin would have been impenetrable to ordinary swords.
However, my katana easily sliced through it all.

(With this, my watchdog should understand that they cannot make an enemy out of me. But I might as well clean this whole mess up. Our stagecoach can't go on with these beasts around.)

Afterward, I carefully and slowly swung my katana on the wolves, low altitude bees, spiders and all kinds of magic beasts here.
A boar seemingly noticed what I was doing as its eyes turned into a look of shock and proceeded to point its fangs toward me, however, it could never catch up to the Accelerated me.
There's no way I can't dodge something so slow. These beasts look like they're moving in super slow motion to me no matter how hard they try.

(It's survival of the fittest out there, don't blame for this okay? Go curse that ape instead.)
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In the end, I sliced apart all the beasts besieging our stagecoach without missing any.
By the time I was done with the last one, the first bear I cut had finally turned into two chunks of falling meat.

(The original world only experienced that much time despite how long I spent in this Accelerated world huh...)

Really shows how much gap there is between the two world's time axis, I'm getting a new perspective on my power yet again.

"Hey coachman, is this enough to alleviate your concern? Let me take care of that ape now."

As I undid Acceleration, the magic beasts fell apart one after another.
I spoke to the coachman in the meantime. A threat to the kingdom's watchdog.
All that's left is to send a 'know your place' message by taking care of the ape.
This coachman is a watchdog the kingdom sent to orbit around me. I don't really mind it, but neither do I approve.
The kingdom must regard me as a threat. This coachman is here to ensure that I don't pose a risk to the kingdom itself. This must be the prime minister's handiwork. I have an agreement with the princess, and I don't see her as someone who'd plot up something like this.
Being treated like a fugitive doesn't feel too nice.
Hence this serves as a warning to them, 'Don't annoy me more than this, capiche?'
'But won't that put them on high alert instead?', that thought crossed my mind, however, I prioritized all the piled up irritation they caused and anger venting.

"How should I go about this? ...Come to think of it, does that thing fetch a high price? If I recall right, you can sell magic beasts materials. My financial situation should be set if I do just that at the commercial city."

I finally realized a way to solve my monetary issue now after all this time. A realization that came so late. Especially when there were many past opportunities for it.
There's no need to take valuables off criminals, I can earn more with magic beasts.
I had never considered that since I was never fixated with money. Just no interest whatsoever.
Now that I've finally realized that getting the fund is a necessary step toward finding somewhere I can build my home at, I'm pondering the best way to cut up the cash, I mean the ape magic beast ahead.

 

 

 

 

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Hunting Fest (6) Frantic Efforts

 

『Cluck!』

『『『GLUUUUUUUCK!!』』』


Right after platinum chicken gave its order, the chicken corps unleashed their Skills all together.
A barrage of shining mana slashes let out of their claws. Mana Blade Farslash, no, Mana Claw Farslash! Oh no, there's too many to defend against!


"All of you, get behind me!!"


As the silver haired young man, Wall Shielder Hueytt shouted that, he stabbed his greatshield on the ground and activated a Skill.
A mana shield, no a mana 'Wall' expanded out of his greatshield and blocked the barrage of slashes.
On the receiving end, Hueytt was in agony, desperately holding on, looking like he'd succumb soon.


"Ugugagagagaga!!"

"Kyaaaaaa!! H-hey leader! Are we gonna be all right!?"

"Don't ask me! Huey, endure it! We're all done for if you don't!"

"I-it's no good...! I won't last 10 second longer...!!"


Oh crap, there's no time to formulate a detailed strategy!
Can't be helped, I'll play it by ear! AKA shooting in the dark! ...Strategy?

We're dead if we don't stop this storm of slashes.
However leaving this wall will turn you into a mince meat, yet you can't attack from here either.
...That may sounds contradictory, but I do have a way to get back at them!


"Oy, can you hear me!? Plug your ears, all of you!!"

"Eh!? W-what are you--"

"Just do it! Unless you wanna get hit too!"

"W-wait! I'm!?"

"I'll plug yours, don't worry!"


Our shielder Hueytt raised his concern, but I plugged his ears with remote controlled mana, no problem.
Now then, just gotta pray it works!

I concentrate on explosively reinforcing my respiratory organs and throat with energy for a brief moment.
I could feel myself breathing in much more air than usual. In fact, there's an incredible volume of air going into my lungs, my chest has swelled up unnaturally.

I make my palms in the shape of a megaphone to direct the sound wave and let out all the air in my lungs as I scream!!


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"


A roaring voice loud enough to seemingly rupture my eardrum came out of my mouth.
It even made Hueytt's mana wall to form a crack from the intensity. These four would have likely passed out if they didn't plug their ears.
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『Gogyagya!?』

『G-gluuuuck!!』

『G-glu! Gluck!? Gluuuuck!!?』


The chickens fell into chaos after getting hit by my voice.
Only the golden and platinum ones seem fine, their high resistance must have staved it off.
But, this is good enough. It succeeded temporarily neutralizing all other chickens.


"W-what was that loud yell for, you..."

"I-I plugged them yet my ears are still ringing...!"


The party of four looked at me reproachfully as they grumbled. Oh c'mon, bear with this much.
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"Those chickens are in disarray, this is our chance! Squeeze out the power you have left and exterminate them! Leader, you take care of that golden chicken! You're the only one here who can deal with that!"

"O-ou! Leave it to me!"

"Kill the iron and silver ones by raining them down with arrows and magic while they're still running around like headless chickens!"

"I-I only have little mana left, no guarantee it's enough to kill them all okay!? I don't have mana recovery pills left too!"

"M-me too...!"

"Give me your hands! I have a magic tool to transfer mana! Quickly!"


I grabbed the Sorcerer and Pinpoint Archer's hands and transferred my MP.
I gave them each 140 MP, I'd like to believe that's enough.
And now I only have 50 MP remaining. But it's no issue as I throw some mana recovery pills into my mouth straight from Item Screen.
I was so panicked during that battle with Red Boar, I never thought of this but I'm capable of such handy little techniques now. You've gotta stay calm and composed.
Eh, then why didn't I just give these two those pills? I'm sorry I was panicking I forgot... I'm a dumdum.


"My mana really came back...! Now I can!"

"I-I'm gonna skewer them all with arrows!"


The two go on a revenge quest as they rain down arrows and wind magic on the chickens, nice, keep at it.


"You protect those two from their attacks."

"I-I got it... What about that small boss chicken?"

"I'll take it down... No more holding back, no mercy."


I was wrong trying to save my mana and energy for later encounters.
It's not an enemy I could defeat while holding back, gotta go with all my might. Even if it's just a chicken, even if it's just a chicken! What's this mysterious sense of humiliation for having to go all out against a mere chicken!

I close our distance with pseudo ground shrink again! Now what are you gonna do, play another game of tag?
I'm quite fine with that. Would make things easy to me if it self-destructs.


『...Cluck!』


A sharp glint in its eyes you wouldn't think coming from a chicken.
Seemingly ready to take me on, it turned its spurs toward me.
This chicken's Attributes are far above mine. I'd normally have no chance in a direct clash, but I'll get it done somehow by making full use of mana control, energy control and all the tools I put in Item Screen!

I wrap my entire body in Mana Armor, and strengthen my body with all the energy I have left to close the gap in our Attributes!
I've got the first strike, High Powered Pile Bunker!

BOOOM! The sound of explosive liquid hit by the pile roared.
With little to no difference in our Attributes, landing it wasn't too hard.
But the chicken survived. A mere rank B magic beast would have died in one hit, but this platinum chicken blocked the attack with its spur.
Not to mention, the recoil from that High Powered Pile Bunker was only at 50% the usual. It must have activated some sort of Skill when the spur took the hit.

<<Sharp Claw Arts Skill Lv2 Ability [Counter Mana Claw], an ability to burst mana when claw hits an object, landing a strong impact upon contact.>>

That sounds handy for parrying enemies attacks. In fact, that impact blew it several meter back.
But I have to say, it's a bad move. The leg that blocked my pile is not only bloodied, it's also bent out of shape.


『Cluuck!!』


Still unrelenting, the chicken shoved the ground using its broken leg and closed in on me with Ground Shrink.
It must have judged that trying to take a defensive approach would only result in its unharmed leg getting broken or its damaged leg getting torn off by my High Powered Pile Bunker.
...A sound judgment coming from a birdhead. This chicken is strong, no two ways around it.

It swiped at me with its unhurt claw, but sadly, the reach of a chicken can't possibly outstrip my--
No, wait!


"Whoa!?"

『Gluuuck!!』


A blade of mana got me before its spur could!?
Extended Mana Claw? ...No that ability merely extends reach. But the attack earlier got to me before it swung its spur.

<<Claw Art Skill Lv10 Ability [Prepost Mana Claw] a rapid multi-step mana blade attack that manifests before or after the swinging of claw. User can freely choose which.>>

Not another troublesome ability! This chicken's got way too many tricks up its sleeve!
It must be super effective in close quarter combat.
...Guess great minds think alike huh.

I fetched certain things I bought from Weapon Store.
Now then, let's see if this petty trick works on this chicken.

...Why am I having a good fight against a chicken anyway.
I'm putting my all on the line here, yet this whole thing must look so surreal seen from the sidelines...

 

 

 

 

 

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Kamisama no Kago wo Kyohishitara?! Chapter 400

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400 Backfiring

 

Our stagecoach slowed down to normal speed. Perhaps that backfired instead?
A pack of beasts led by one magic beast ended up surrounding our stagecoach, near a forest in the middle of the highway.
The ape-like magic beast leader looks like a giant orangutan, like a powered up version of the bandit boss from last night.
All kinds of animals are in the pack the thing is leading.
Wolves, spiders, bears, snakes, bees there are even insects. And all of them aren't just normal animals, they seem to be magic beasts.

"Wha! Why is there a Round Ape here!? Damn! How could it be...!"

The coachman looked flustered when he noticed that magic beast. I have no idea why thus I ask.

"What's the big deal? Isn't it just one magic beast? How bad can it be?"

In this world, it's common sense that magic beasts are equal total devastation. This coachman bases it off that common sense. That there is no surviving this situation.
But not me. I've taken care plenty of magic beasts already. All in a day's work. These magic beasts are no threat to my power.
Hence I cannot understand his agitation. The difference in our attitude is in how I don't perceive magic beasts as a threat.
The coachman explains.

"We have no idea how but this thing is able to control living beings as it pleases. Then it uses them like playthings to slowly torture its prey. If we don't do something here!"

Thanks for the explanation, coachman. So apparently this ape beast possesses the ability to take control of living creatures.
The coachman doesn't know how it compares to my power.
As such, he's fully convinced that we're doomed.
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"There's no record of Round Ape appearing here! In fact! No magic beasts had ever showed up on this highway regardless of their threat level, just how come!?"

Looks like the coachman is losing his mind because this highway was supposed to be safe from magic beasts.
There will be many more victims if we can't get away with this information. If we succeed, many lives would be saved.
The coachman must be wracking his brain trying to find a way out of this.
The four people inside the stagecoach aren't particularly perturbed in contrast to the coachman.
The coachman noticed them and had a 'what's with these people' look on his eyes. But he immediately thought of them as 'resigning to their fate' and got back to watching the magic beasts besieging the stagecoach.

Of course, the ladies as well as the underling are afraid.
Not toward the magic beast but me, I just don't know. The same with the coachman.
These four who had witnessed me fighting before could not imagine me losing no matter how many enemies I'm up against.

"Anyway, I'll take care of these things, they're in the way. Can't get any more behind the schedule."

I got off the stagecoach since the magic beasts wouldn't come this way for some reason.
The coachman popped his eyes wide seeing that.

"Not even you could possibly take that thing on! Don't needlessly throw your life away!"

The way he said that convinced me that he really is a 'watchdog' sent by the kingdom.
He must know my strength. But only from hearsay. He's never seen first hand the fate of those who opposed me.
That's the difference between this watchdog and the ladies.

I'm guessing this watchdog must have muzzled the villagers on me when he went to deliver my message earlier.
Also, he must know the end result of my encounter with the bandits last night, but not the flow of event.
I never told this coachman to not leave his room. He probably went out and contacted another kingdom spy stationed in the village to convey the matter with bandit gang during that time.
The incident itself was resolved while he was busy, thus he didn't witness it on site.
Or else he wouldn't take this stance insisting me that it can't be done.

This gave me an idea.

(Should I give this watchdog the front seat of a nicely impactful show as a deterrent for the kingdom so they'll stop messing with me?)

With that in mind, I surveyed the magic beasts while thinking how to 'conclusively' and 'flashily' crush them.

 

 

 

 

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