Ch.406Fighting the Mountain NPC. (12)

After the Master fell beneath the feet of the Pope and Behemoth.

[How are both of them blocking my status window’s detection and perception as if it’s perfectly normal?]

-KUUUUUNG!!!

“Gor!!”

“No problem. Everyone, once its head falls again, that’s when you should start attacking.”

It’s been like this since before. My mission is to be responsible for Master’s—Lady Ira’s—safety. But it keeps, keeps, keeps happening!!

-BANG!! BANG!! BANG!! BANG!!

[GUOOO⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯!!!]

[You and that old Pope. Why the hell can’t I see your status windows?!]

I confirmed it just before they fell. I know the reason. That worn-out hood he was wearing was blocking my detection. Yes, I know the reason. But even knowing the reason!!

[That’s enough! Bring your head down!!]

-KWAAANG!!!

[KUOOO⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯!!!]

In the end, as long as I don’t understand the principle behind it, I can’t guarantee this won’t happen again. Ragni judged from the beginning that the Pope could evade our detection, so we were able to prepare a counter trap. But that was only possible because the Lizerotte card flowed to our side. With just Luxuria and Avaritia, it might have been impossible to bring down that Pope like that. And I, who wasn’t even chosen as a card in the strategy to begin with, will inevitably continue to show such incompetence.

-KWADDDDRK!!

[Kugh!!]

“Gor!!!”

“Stop!! That’s enough!! We’ll take it from here…!!”

“Just hang onto its neck!! Getting you back up is work too!!!”

That’s why I don’t want to fail anymore. I can’t give up on what I can do here.

Because Behemoth’s head has risen again, Miho, Chikuyo, Ray, and the Aigram Guild Master and Green Doll—along with Luxuria and Avaritia Lizerotte in the sky—everyone is unable to attack Behemoth’s neck. So, from the ground, I asked Luxuria and Avaritia to carry me and fly through the sky, then I dropped onto Behemoth’s head, used enlargement, and am now hanging on and hitting its head. Lady Ira and the academy students barely created this opportunity, but it was completely shattered by the Pope who was hiding. Damn, if only I could have found him…!!

-KWADDDDRK!!!

[KUAAAK!!!]

“Gor!!!”

[You, damn turtle!! Fall down!!!]

-BANG!!!

[G⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯!!!]

Growing larger has always been beneficial, but not now. The opponent is bigger than a mountain, so normally with such a large mouth, I wouldn’t get caught between its teeth, but there’s nowhere to grab its head, so I ended up shoving my arm into its muzzle to hold on. Thanks to that, my left arm is completely shattered now, and I’m only striking its eyes with my right arm. I can’t see its HP or status, so I wonder if this thing’s head will really fall off. Damn, if I can’t even do this, I won’t be able to face Master who went alone to fight a 1,300-level monster!!!

-BANG! BANG! BANG!!

[Please! Fall! Down!! Lower! Your! Head!!!]

-KWADDDDRK!!!

“Stop!! Golem!! Your arm is completely…!!”

“Luxuria!! Fire magic bullets into its mouth when it bites my arm!! Avaritia, please grab Miho!! It will fall like this!!”

“You’re really stubborn!!”

-BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!!!

[G⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯?!!]

When it opened its huge mouth to bite my arm and then took Luxuria’s magic bullets, it let out a roar like a scream. I struck its eyes once more, and it began shaking its neck up and down as if trying to throw me off. Yes, this is better. When it shook side to side, it really felt like being caught in a storm. As I was punching its eyeballs with all my might…

“Fire!!!”

-KWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWANG!!!!

[⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯!!]

“Huh?!”

“What’s that now?!!”

Unlike the ineffective magical attacks from the academy professors just over level 100 and the spirit users of the magic race at levels 100-200, the suddenly unleashed considerable magical power made Behemoth’s head drop halfway with a thud. Seeing that, Luxuria and Lizerotte shouted, and I looked down at the ground through my status window. No, why…!!

“Lady Ira!! Why!!!”

“Group A, retreat!! Focus on recovering mana from the back!! Group B, prepare to attack!!!”

“””Yes!!”””

Lady Ira and Grace Muller standing at the very front, gathering mana as if commanding, while the students behind them come forward to chant magic and use spirit arts. No!! If you attack like that, its aggro will…!!!

-KWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWAGWANG!!!

[⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯!!]

“Group B, retreat!! Focus on recovering mana from the back!! Group C, prepare to attack!!!”

“”””Let’s go!!””””

Another barrage follows, and Behemoth’s head drops again with a thud from the level 400 group attack. But its eyes begin to look down below instead of at me who’s hitting them. No…!!

“Kuk!!”

“What, what are you doing?!! If you pull it out like that!!!”

-KWAJIJIJIJIK!!

[KUUUGH!!!]

I tear my arm out of its mouth with all my strength and fall from its head. What was the most effective attack against this creature so far? If I say I don’t know, I’d truly be the epitome of incompetence.

It wasn’t Master’s tremendous fist, nor the sword strikes of the high-level women. What hit hardest was the ancient magic [Meteor] cast by Lady Ira and the academy students. And now this creature has recognized the barrage fired at it as equal to or similar to that. Then, the next action will be…

-KUUUUNG!!

“Kyak?!!”

“Gor?!!”

“Evacuate immediately!! Its attack is coming!!!”

The first time, its head really fell because it was injured. But the second time was to confirm, and the third time was to close the distance. Then, the action of this creature that has come this close is naturally…

“The, the head!! It’s falling on us!!!”

“Evacuate!! Evacuate!!!”

[Super Enlargement!!]

-KUUUUUUNG!!!!

“KUUUUUUGH!!!”

“”””KYAAAK?!!””””

Rather than letting its neck touch the ground, Behemoth chose to eliminate them, and its head crushes me after I’ve grown to 20 meters. Damn, I never thought I’d actually have to hold up something larger than a mountain…!!

“G-Gor!!!”

“Iraya! Teleport!! If we can’t escape, Gor can’t escape either!!”

Correct. At Grace’s desperate cry, Lady Ira looked at me with worried eyes and immediately began drawing a magic circle. Yes, please escape quickly!! At this rate…!!

-KWAJIJIK!!

“G-Gor?!!”

“Hurry!!!”

“Hik?!”

Seeing my calves breaking, she stopped her hands, and I couldn’t help but shout. Ah. Really, I didn’t want to show Lady Ira this side of me. Fortunately, Grace beside her begins to continue drawing the magic circle in her place. Please, Lady Ira, quickly…!!

“Iraya!! Activate it!! Hurry!!!”

“Y-yes. Te-Teleport!!”

-PAT!!

After confirming they had instantly moved far away to the foot of the mountain, I could finally let out a sigh. Now…

-KWAJIJIJIJIK!!

“…This body is unusable now.”

-KUUUUNG!!!

My supporting arms were already completely shattered. Both legs completely destroyed, and that breaking sound just now was probably my waist. I’m trying to maintain my 20-meter size with my skill, but the ground is gradually getting closer. Still, sacrificing this one body to pin its head to the ground seems like a pretty good deal. I find myself making such calculations. Damn.

“I’m, sorry. For. Shout. Ing. I want. To. Apolo. Gi…”

-KUUUUUUUUUUUUNG!!

[…I can’t even apologize properly.]

My body that I’ve been with for five years is being crushed under its head. Ah, Master told me I would be next, but now I’ll have to yield to those beast sisters. There’s not even a trace of my enlargement left, just my half-crushed head and a few fingers that held on until the end, hanging grotesquely. If its head continues to press down like this, even those traces will completely disappear…

“Get lost.”

-CHWAAAK!!!!

[⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯?!!!!!!!!!!]

[Master…?]

An incredibly low voice, and a voice that seemed to freeze the air, tore through Behemoth. No, actually, liquid that appears to be Behemoth’s blood starts flowing over my collapsed body…?

“Reverse Gravity”

Once again a voice that seems to freeze the world, but this time definitely not Master’s, is heard. Behemoth’s head that had completely crushed my body and the blood that had begun to flow over my collapsed form slowly begin to rise into the air. No, could it be.

-KWAJIJIJIJIJIJIK!!!

-CHWAAAK!!! KUUUNG!!!

[⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯!!!]

I thought I would never see the sky again through a golem’s eyes. But the black sky begins to reflect in my one remaining eyeball. No, really, why.

“What have you done to our Gor!!!”

“Remove that head!! Give Gor back!!!”

Lady Ira, her hair rippling as if to burn even the blackened sky, emitting tremendous magical power, and beside her, Ray, his blue eyes tinged with anger and his sword stained red. I was forced to understand the fact that the two of them had physically pushed away Behemoth’s head to save me.