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2. Adaptation (2)

I’ve been through a lot to get back here and survive in this world.

To survive against countless monsters, you must kill and slaughter lawless groups that persecute the weak.

He burned as a ‘holy fire’ the evil worshippers who only wanted power, sacrificing others for their own benefit or even themselves in the end.

Clearly, after going through so much, I was able to accept whatever happened calmly until recently.

But when I think about what happened yesterday, my old self disappears again, and only the girl named ‘Charlotte Magnierne’ remains.

Of course, I don’t plan on just sitting here and crying.

As I have done so far, as an apostle of Patruna, the goddess of love and purification, I have sworn to walk the path of saving this world once again.

*****

The next day came and we began exploring again.

This time, I was able to quickly get down to the first floor because I used divine power.

” Phew, finally the first floor. I took a quick look on the way down, but it looks like there’s nothing more to gain in the building. ”

When I arrived at the first floor and exited the entrance, I saw a bit of grass growing in front of me.

Of course, soon enough, there was only a dry, dull-colored ruin on the ground, and behind it a forest of old trees with bare branches.

The nearby tower existed inside that forest.

It’s probably one of the towers you can see from the terrace.

” Rather than going too far, it would be better to slowly walk around this area clockwise. ”

I don’t think I’m weak right now, but what if I don’t know?

Even though the amount and purity of divine power was higher than that of the man he was before, the body itself was not very strong.

The equipment also had good performance, but it didn’t feel like it was properly unlocked yet, so it was an inevitable choice.

As I walked along, I saw a playground for children, as if to say that the place I was living in was an apartment complex.

The slide equipment had already rotted away and the wood was gone, leaving only the pillars.

The slide itself seemed to be made of metal and did not tilt, but was firmly attached to the sandy floor.

The swing next to it had a rusty chain that seemed to have broken at one end.

In times of peace, the pavilion where children and their guardians would gather and rest had its roof collapsed, leaving it nothing more or less than firewood.

” Just in case, if I need the tree later or something, can I just cut it down and take it with me? ”

As I walked a little further past the playground, I saw the entrance to the underground parking lot.

It hadn’t collapsed yet, but there were already cracks in the walls and ceiling, so I decided to go in just a little bit and then come out right away.

There was nothing to see anyway, and even if I had a car, I couldn’t remember how to drive it, and from the looks of it, I didn’t see anything that looked okay.

However, I thought that I could use it if I extracted the oil somehow, but I didn’t have any tools and I didn’t have the need to light a fire with oil.

The moment I was about to turn around and leave

” Krrr ”

A ‘thud thud’ sound was heard along with a growling sound.

” Is it a wolf-like animal? Or… a monster!? ”

He immediately breathed divine power into Rosario and pulled out the armor in perfect condition, and Durandal also grabbed it with both hands and waited for his opponent to come out.

When I listened closely, I heard the ‘thud thud’ sound coming from several directions.

Judging from the ‘thud thud thud’ sound that was heard along with it, it seemed like a big shot was about to appear.

” Tsk, maybe five or six? I don’t know if they can move their bodies the way they want yet, but I’ll figure it out somehow! ”

He created several small ‘flames’ and fired them in the direction of the sound.

I didn’t know the exact location and just shot in the direction of the sound, so I didn’t hit a single one, but it gave me a glimpse of the enemies.

As expected, it was a monster that resembled a wolf.

They were quite large, with four of them the size of a compact car and one large one with two sharp fangs protruding from them, almost as big as an SUV.

” Ha! This is crazy! They’re already like that?! No matter how much talent this body has, isn’t this a bit much?! ”

Already, the entrance was quickly blocked by two of the four small ones with nimble movements, while the remaining two were on either side, and right in front of me, the leader was looking at me with his four eyes.

*****

Contrary to my expectations, the two guarding the entrance behind me and the leader in front sat and watched me, while only the two on either side rushed toward me.

” Are you looking down on me right now?! Yeah! Let’s give it a try! ”

Of course I said that, but deep down I thought it was a good thing.

Huh? Are you scared? No way! No matter how much divine power I can use and how good my equipment is, I’m just a girl experiencing battle for the first time.

So, those guys who give this level of handicap are bad. Anyway, that’s it.

After moving backwards to avoid the two guys who were running towards me from both sides with their mouths open,

I quickly raised the tip of my sword that was pointing at the ground and swung my sword while aiming at the guy behind me who was facing to the right.

Unfortunately, after only slightly cutting the tail feathers, the guy leisurely turned around and prepared to charge at me.

” Tsk! Did I miss?! Tsk, even though I strengthened it with divine power, my body’s balance is off…! ”

Maybe it was because of the weight of the sword, but it stopped a little bit before the point where it was supposed to stop.

Not only the guy in front tried to charge, but the guy behind me also charged at me once again.

” This is unavoidable! ”

Quickly create a ‘Holy Fire’ and throw it at the guy coming from behind.

I held my sword horizontally at head height toward the guy charging in front, and cast a stab when he leaped.

Fortunately, this time both of them were hit by my attack.

The guy behind him was rolling around in flames, burning from the ‘Holy Fire’.

The guy who jumped in front was pierced to death by a sword that passed through his open mouth and neck.

” Durandal This is a surprisingly great sword! ”

I already thought it wasn’t an ordinary sword since it could be lifted like this even with this body.

He was able to easily pierce through the seemingly solid body of a monster, while also being able to cut its head off the body and split it in two with just a movement of his hand.

It’s still a bit heavy so there are still some issues with swinging it, but if you focus on stabbing, you’ll have a chance.

As I turned around to finish off the guy rolling around behind me, I ‘glanced’ at the guy whose head and body were separated, and his fur was singed.

The cross-section was melted, as if it had been cooked by strong fire and heat.

” Alright! Let’s keep going like this, pups! ”

*****

As I was finishing off the guy who was rolling around after being hit by the ‘Holy Fire’ behind me, the two remaining guys guarding the entrance also rushed at me.

By keeping them at bay with ‘Holy Fire’ and stabbing them at the same time, he quickly defeated them.

Now all that’s left is one big guy!

Although his body seemed slightly tired, his divine power was still overflowing.

” Hehe, hehe, ugh…! Th…now…you’re the only one left! Big guy! ”

I pointed Durandal at the guy and said that, and he just laughed.

He stood up with a ‘thud’ sound and a ‘purrung’ sound.

” It’s really big! Damn! ”

It wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t see him at that moment, but it was too late to dodge, because my body was thrown back by the guy’s charge.

It hit the car next to it with a ‘thud’.

” Huh! Bam! ”

The car was thrown out at such a high speed that it almost dented the car.

As if to prove that it was indeed a weapon given by a goddess, it did not seem to have suffered enough damage to prevent it from moving.

I don’t know, maybe the adrenaline has already postponed the pain…

” Write, haa… I’m going crazy… ”

While using divine power to heal, at the same time, blood flowing from my head made it difficult to open one eye.

The moment I slowly stood up while sticking my sword into the floor

A car flew in front of me with a ‘whoosh’ sound.

” Damn it! Shut up! ”

It’s a waste of time to even treat it anymore

He quickly injected divine power into Durandal, and the blade became engulfed in ‘holy fire’, and at the same time, he created a blade of flames, barely able to cut the flying car in half.

With a ‘thud, thud’ sound, the car body was cut off on both sides and fell backwards.

I ran quickly towards the guy.

I held the sword hilt against my chest so that I could cut horizontally, put the blade behind me, and used my divine power to strengthen my legs as much as possible to increase my speed and advance towards the guy.

The guy seemed surprised by the sudden increase in speed and quickly raised his right front paw and swung it down at me.

At that moment, as he changed his feet and turned, the tip of the sword that had been pointing backwards changed to point towards the guy’s chest.

And then he quickly stretched out his arm and stabbed the guy in the chest.

I heard the sound of ‘Pook! Pushik!’ and the sound of the guy crying ‘Kyaook!’ and he tried to push me away with his front paw, but

I fired dozens of ‘Holy Fire’ spells that I had already cast while running towards the guy.

” Let’s block this too! ”

I poured out all the divine power I could muster, turning it into a ‘holy fire’ so that the ‘bang! bang! bang!’ sound would not end.

After a few minutes, the guy disappeared as if he had nothing left to ride, and something like a black rock fell along with white ash.

” Phew, phew, it’s finally over… ”

I tried to sit down with a ‘thud’, but I must have been more exhausted than I expected, so I ended up lying down on my back.

The hair soaked in sweat refused to fall from his face, and at the same time, the blood in one eye flowed out like tears in a light red color along with the sweat and rolled down his ear.

*****

After a fierce battle, I took a breather and picked up a black stone that had fallen on the ground.

It was a stone so big that it couldn’t even be covered by a small palm.

” What is this? Did you catch the guy and come out? ”

At first glance, it looked like a ‘magic stone’ that appears when you catch a monster from a novel or game.

Just in case, I looked for traces of the remaining four, and they had also turned into white ash-like powder, and there was a stone there that I could cover with my small hand.

Probably the size and shape were different depending on the grade.

” Ah, I don’t know! I’m tired, so I should go back and wash up quickly… Huh? What are you talking about? ”

I felt small rocks falling on my shoulders and head with a ‘thud’ sound, and the pillars and walls of the underground parking lot were cracking with a ‘creak, creak’ sound.

” Oh my! Really! ”

I quickly got out of the collapsing underground parking lot and dragged my tired body towards my residence.