I’m using Run Away to get away from the dog as fast as possible, but…
“Kyuu!”?
So annoying!
I really can’t shake it off!
I’m using a skill and going as far as I can, but the dog is closing in on me… It’s only a matter of time until it catches me.
“(Appraisal!)”
I turn to it and cast Appraisal while running… I want to see if it displays its stats like mine.
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Name:
Species: Death skyros
Level: 2/10
Rank: D
Title:
Attack: 18
Defense: 6
Magic: 3
Agility: 16
Skills: Crunch
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I appraise it while it closes in, and it works well.
Death skyros… Death!? That’s pretty on the nose!
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
The dog… Death skyros, howls as I analyze its stats.
I was right when I felt it was higher rank. It’s D rank, and its attack and agility are on another level compared to me. Its agility is double… I’m sure it would’ve caught me by now if I didn’t have Fast Run. I’m no match for it.
The difference in our stats is clear, but our defense isn’t all that different. And Crunch is the only skill it has… Ah, this isn’t so desperate.
“Kyuu.”
As I run, I prepare a spell. And I keep running as I activate it.
I’ve practiced this. And much like how I shot a fire ball at a mouse without slowing down, I shoot one at the death skyros.
“Aaaaaaaa!?”
The fire ball goes out with no problems, and engulfs the monster.
But…
“Grr!”
Tch… It burned all right, but didn’t do much damage!
Unlike the mice that died once the fire enveloped them, the death skyros shakes a little, puts out the flames, and keeps running at me.
“Kyuu.”
But little things add up, so I keep firing while running.
I have just a small hope that these plain attacks will kill the death skyros if enough hit, but that’s not happening.
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Even as it’s hit with fire, the death skyros looks healthy and comes at me with its mouth open.
“Kyuu!”
I activate a Guardian Barrier, my only high skill.
“Gaah!?”
The Guardian Barrier repels the death skyros Crunch.
It gets thrown back and loses its balance, so I wrap around it and use the Gnaw skill to bite its neck.
Then I breathe poison through the small wounds caused by my fangs, sending the poison directly into it.
“Grr.”
But still, its body isn’t numb.
The death skyros scrapes itself on the ground, trying to tear me off it.
“Kyukyuu!?”
That’s terrible for me.
An intense pain runs through my body… Come to think of it, it’s the first attack I’ve suffered in this world.
“Kyuu!”
But… It’s nothing compared to being hit by a truck!
I keep using Gnaw and pumping poison.
“Gaah!”
I feel like the death skyros is panicking, because it suddenly takes a big leap.
It steps on the ceiling, and jumps towards the ground.
But this is what I wanted!
“Kyuu!”
I didn’t think Poison Breath would kill it. You’re going to die by your hand.
I use magic, and create earth spikes right where it’s landing.
“Gaah!?”
It leaps, it lands, and I’ll finish it.
That’s why I didn’t let go of it, because this was one of a few possibilities. I was hoping the battle would end with it destroying itself.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
And as I expected, the death skyros is pierced by the spikes.
A few large holes are opened in its body, and blood flows.
I look at it and chuckle. I win…!
“Gaaah!”
I was sure I won, but the death skyros shakes its body, breaks the spikes, and stands in front of me.
And it charges at me again.
“Kyuu!?”
What kind of joke is this!?
You can still move? But my Guardian Barrier…!?
“Gaah!”
Ah!?
The death skyros opens its mouth wide, and bites down on my Guardian barrier, breaking it.
W-why? It was fine before… No, was it Crunch!? Did it not use the skill the first time!?
“Kyuu!?”
This is bad… It’s gonna kill me.
There’s nothing. I have nothing left to defend myself, and the big mouth of the death skyros is pointed at me… I almost reflexively curl to defend myself.
It’s over… Is basically what this action implies.
“Kyu kyu kyu.”
But nothing happens.
“Kyuu.”
The moment I question that and look at the death skyros, I see it limp on the ground.
What…
W-wait… Hahaha, Poison Breath. It worked.
“…Grr.”
Its body is spasming on the ground.
It’s numb on the ground… I can’t believe it. I can’t believe Poison Breath saved me…
“Kyuu.”
As I think that, I face the monster again and rain magic on it.
