“Kuhahaha! What’s wrong? It shouldn’t be over like this right!?”
Beast King Vishu’s fists show no signs of weakening even when facing hundreds of dragoneuts. Claws and fangs that tear flesh with striking force that crushes bones. The flames emitted from the gauntlet of the Flame God even turned the bones into ashes. Before he knew it, his surroundings had turned into a burnt ruin.
“…… Looks like I’ve gone too far. The enemy has completely fled huh.”
As he stomped on the still smoldering ground, Vishu scratched his head. The enemy soldiers finally gave up trying to defeat him. No, it would be more accurate to say that they had no choice but to give up. At that time, his combat power is in an state of magnitude higher than theirs after all.
“Well, that’s fine. I’m tired of fighting the miscellaneous soldiers. I’m going to try to find a stronger opponent.”
He muttered and then he starts walking out to find a new enemy. Suddenly, the Skill Danger Prediction sounded an alarm.
“Fu-!”
As he jumped out of the way, the ground caved in and a shockwave struck. Vishu rolls on the ground and then he quickly gets up and assesses the situation. Someone attacked him but there is no figure around him.
“Stealth skill huh…”
“Bullseye!”
Emerging out of thin air was a man with long purple hair tied at the back of his head. He has horns growing from his head and a slender physique. The armor he wore was dark green decorated with gold details. He is clearly a person who stands apart from the imperial soldiers and knights.
“That appearance… Are you a member of the Imperial Royal Family?”
“Indeed, I am Grandal Dragnil, third in line to the throne. I see that you are His Highness Vishu Budi, King of the Nagi Republic, right?”
“Hmm-, it’s interesting that you it’s me yet you still attacked. It looks like you don’t have any weapon but your fighting style is probably a classical form of martial arts. In that case, no questions need to be asked.”
Vishu jumps out and swings his fist. Grandal disappeared before the attack hit.
“Tsk!, stealth is so troublsome. I can’t see anything from here— agguh!?”
A sudden attack to the abdomen blows Vishu backwards. However, as soon as he touched the ground, he regained his position.
“Where?… Where are you hiding?”
He twitched his nose and ears to sharpen his senses but there was no reaction around him. Vishu remains poised and waits for a chance to counterattack.
“No matter how vigilant you are, stealth is a rare skill that cannot be deciphered. I can’t be seen by a beast that can only fight.”
“There!”
Explosive flames are released in the direction of the voice. However, it didn’t feel like he had hit Grandal. Vishu, who is on high alert again, thinks of a solution in his head.
Stealth skills does not mean that the user disappears. It’s just simply blocking the opponents’ perception. But even if you know that, you would never win unless you are able to land an attack. No matter how outstanding Vishnu’s physical skills and blessed physical abilities are, he will be beaten to death if he continues on like this.
Crack.
Vishu heard the sound of someone stepping on the charred ground. He attacks there instantaneously.
“There!”
He swung his fist at the source of the sound causing a gust of wind. However, the supposed feeling of hitting the opponent was not conveyed to him. Then, at that moment, he receives a strong attack from behind.
“Aghhhh”
Keeping the momentum, Vishu bounced on the ground and then he managed to spin his body in the air before landing on the ground. Blood drips from his forehead.
“Stealth skill seems to be more troublesome than I imagined. I can’t believe I’m having such trouble.”
“Then, why don’t you admit defeat? From now on you can join forces with the Nazi Kingdom.”
“I refuse. I’m not interested in hegemony or anything like that. Besides, I can’t fight a dragoneut if I’m on your side.”
Vishu showed a fearless grin. Seeing that, Grandal mumbled, “Battle Freak!”.
“Since you want to die that badly, I’ll do what you want.”
Grandal then activates dragon transformation skill. He used his strengthened legs to get closer to Vishu and he delivered a powerful body blow.
“Agu- aahh-”
Vishu’s body was bent into a “く” shape with both of his legs up in the air. Blood gushed out of his mouth and he could even hear the sound of his flesh being stretched.
“It’s not over yet.”
This time, a straight left hits him in the face. Right straight immediately came after that. Grandal’s fist gained momentum as it smashed into Vishu’s face again and again. When the attack exceeded 30, Vishu collapsed to his knees.
“There’s no use calling you the Beast King. In my high dragoneut form, you are not my enemy.”
Grandal looks down at Vishu who is now lying face down on the ground. He had heard from his father emperor that the Beast King was a threat to the hegemony. But the truth is that he is only a
weakling, he could not even touch him in a fight. As expected, dragoneuts were the strongest race in the world.
“Uuh-…”
Vishu grabbed Grandal’s leg with trembling hands. Grandal snorts at such weak resistance.
“……Ca…ught.”
“What?”
“C-Caught you.”
The hand that is grasping Grandal’s leg exerts tremendous grip strength. Golden hair began to grow from Vishu’s body and his muscles bulged as it tore his clothes. The presence of a powerful beast makes Grandal struggle to escape. However, instead of letting go, the hand’s grip digs further into his flesh.
“Guggaaaaaa…… Let go! Let go!”
“There’s no way I’m going to let go of what I’ve finally caught. Now let me thank you for what you’ve done so far.”
Grandal frantically attacks Vishu but his beastly steel body does not budge. Vishu slowly stood up, swung Grandal up with all his might and then with full force, he slammed him to the ground.
“Gugaa!?”
“Not over yet!”
He swings Grandal up again and smashed him to the ground once more. After about ten repetitions, he finally let go of Grandal’s legs.
“Dead?”
Grandal was limp and laid motionless on the ground. However, it can be seen that his chest rises and falls slightly as he breathes. After a few minutes, Grandal staggered to his feet.
“Why don’t you kill me…?”
“It’s not that I won’t kill you. It’s just, wouldn’t it be boring if it ended right away? I want a blood-curdling battle you see. Now then, get ready!”
Vishu made a stance.
Getting to this point, Grandal finally felt fear on the Beast King. For the Beast King, this battle is just an entertainment and a game. It’s truly like a lion playing with its prey. Moreover, when he realized that the other person was himself, an instinctive fear rose from deep within him. From the very beginning, it was clear who was the hunter and who was the prey.
“Hii-!!”
Grandal used stealth to disappear. Because he was born strong, he had never experienced the fear of death. He didn’t even imagine that he could die. He disappeared and start running frantically.
Now, it’s not for fighting but to escape.
“No matter where you go, you can’t escape from me!”
Vishu slammed his fist into the ground then bright red flames swirled and spread from the gauntlet of the Fire God. The flames licking the ground caught up with Grandal and highlighted his whereabouts.
“Kuhahahaha!!! Found you!”
As he found that one spot which blocked his perception, Vishu leaps high into the sky. He pulled his fist in mid-air and unleashed the skill, Explosive Fist as soon as he landed. The impact vibrates the air then a crater with a diameter of five meters was formed. His right fist pierced through Grandal’s back and it plunged deep into the ground.
Slowly pulling out his fist, he confirmed Grandal’s death.
“Dead huh. I wish I had a little more fun… Shinichi may be the only one who can satisfy me after all.”
Vishu leaves Grandal’s corpse and begins to move away from that spot.
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“Yaaa! Taaa!”
Freya, who skillfully wields a crimson spear, bravely attacks even though she is surrounded by enemy soldiers. Two Mithril spears swirled around her, changing her movements to attack and defend at will. As blood splatters all over her body, her figure bathed in blood is like a crimson war maiden.
“Grrrrr!”
Galloping like the wind, Pero easily cuts the necks of any enemy soldier he passed by. His fist equipped with the gauntlet smashed through the enemy’s armor, sending hotness and shock inside. When the Imperial soldiers saw Pero, they shout that he is a white demon.
Before they knew it, there were no more enemies around them.
“Pero-sama, it looks like the enemy has given up attacking us.”
“Yes. But, I don’t think we can let our guard down just yet. There’s no guarantee that someone like Bezel won’t come out.”
Pero replied as he sniffed the air. This is because he can smell the sweet scent of perfume on the wind from earlier. No matter how he looks at it, it is unnatural to have perfume on such a battlefield.
“Pero-sama!”
Freya shouted and the two jumped out of the area. Immediately afterwards, the ground is severely gouged by someone falling from the sky.
“It’s rude to avoid it you know. Please receive my attack properly.”
It was a woman with an axe who emerged from the smoke. She has short purple hair and sheep-like horns on her head. Her figure is well proportioned and the earrings in her ears make her look alluring. She is wearing a light armor with gold decorations and her exposed navel even looks bewitching.
“Who are you? Judging from your appearance, you are not a regular soldier.”
Freya asks a question as she raised her spear towards the woman.
“I’m Rezena Dragnil, second in line to the throne of the Estent Empire.”
“From the royal family huh. In that case, there’s no shortage of opponents then. I’ll send you to hell right away!”
“Freya-san wait!”
Pero quickly stopped Freya as he tried to attack. His nose could sense another person.
“Huup!”
Suddenly, someone landed near Rezena. He looks like a boy, and his purple hair is swirling in what seems to be a natural perm. Horns grow out of his head and his appearance looks like an innocent child. He wore dark green armor adorned with gold which seemed to indicate his status.
“Nell came too huh.”
“Well, I found an opponent to my liking you see. I thought I should go ahead before Big Sis steals it… Did I get overboard?”
“You’re after that woman, aren’t you? I’m going after that dog you see. We don’t have to fight over it.”
“Oh-, I see. Big Sis is after that dog huh. It’s fine then.”
With a bold grin, Rezena and Nell each face the enemy they wanted to fight.
Freya against Nell. Pero against Rezena.
“Pero-sama, are you okay by yourself?”
“Don’t worry about me. I’ve been training with my father for this day. Be careful, Freya-san.”
“I understand. For Pero-sama’s sake, I’ll bring that enemy to a bloodbath right away!”
Hearing Freya’s words, Pero soflty replied with, “Uh, Okay…”. Then the two of them braced themselves.
Nell and Freya were the first to start the fight. Nell’s weapon, a scythe, swings fast in an attempt to decapitate Freya. Freya narrowly avoided it and then Freya thrust her spear towards Nell sharply in return.
“Haa! Hey, sister, you’re doing pretty well!”
He taunted as he dodged Freya’s attack easily. Then they both keep their distance from each other, gauging their next move.
“For a child to come out on the battlefield, isn’t the empire so rotten?”
“Ah-, sister, you’re mistaken. I look like this but I’m thirty-two years old you see. If you think of me as a child, you’ll be in trouble you know.”
“You say you are thirty-two years old when you looked like that? Are you kidding me!?”
Freya leaps and swings her spear down. Nell rolls on the ground to dodge and immediately wields his scythe as he gets up. With a sharp sound, the spear that was hovering around Freya blocked the scythe. Sparks fly and with clashing sounds, the spear and the scythe compete with each other.
“Take this!”
Another spear floating in the air was shot at Nell. Nell dodges the spear right away with a light backflip.
“Sister, you’re not human, aren’t you? You have four arms and you control the flying spear with a unique skill right?”
“So, what about it?”
“I’m a lover of women of rare races you see. Sister is beautiful and strong, so I definitely want you to be part of my collection.”
“I refuse! I’m only for Pero-sama. I’m not interested in a male human who doesn’t have fluffy feel.”
Freya starts attacking again. When she gets close to Nell, she delivers a series of thrusts.
“Waa! Uh! Tsu!”
As Nell made a back step to dodge a barrage of attacks, two spears fall from the sky in pursuit.
After he dodged it with a backflip, Nell went on the offensive this time.
It is the small dragon breath skill. Flames erupt from his mouth and is being radiated in an attempt to incinerate Freya.
“Telekinesis!”
An invisible wall is created right before Freya’s eyes. The flames were repelled by the wall and did not reach her.
“Excellent! I want sister more and more!”
Nell then activated a skill, dark green scales grew all over his body. The face is close to that of a dragon, and a tail grows out of his buttocks. It is the skill, dragon transformation.
“You are a high dragoneut too huh.”
“You are well informed. That’s right, I’m Nell Dragnil, a high dragoneut. I am the fifth in line to the succession to the Imperial Throne. I have the best compatibility with the dragon transformation skill amongst my siblings.”
“Compatibility huh… I see… Even Bezel didn’t transform that much.”
“Huh? Do you know Bezel-niisama? No need to say more then. I’m stronger than that Bezel-niisama you see.”
Freya felt agitated inside.
This is because she didn’t expect the opponent to be stronger than the enemy Shinichi had a hard time before. If that’s really the case, she might not win unscathed.
A drop of sweat dripped from Freya’s forehead.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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