Chapter 383 - Monster
“Sogou Ayaka and the Takao Sisters are allowed to act independently without unconditionally sticking to meeting up with the others, moving towards achieving our goals based on your own judgment.”
Recalling Touka’s instructions, my mind went into overdrive.
Currently, I haven’t met up with anyone yet.
Should I prioritize meeting up with the others and retreat here for now?
No, if I were to attempt to retreat here……
Would Vysis just let me go?
(Or perhaps, should I————-)
——just defeat Vysis here?
Me?
Can I really…… defeat Vysis?
In the first place———
Why is Vysis here?
That’s strange.
She shouldn’t have———–
[……Eh?]
Vysis suddenly plunged into the nearby corridor.
(She’s escaping?)
That reaction when we encountered earlier……
It was as if encountering me was something she didn’t expect.
No……
Maybe that surprised reaction was also a trap?
Is she trying to lure me somewhere?
Discerning the sound of the wind———-, ………….
(Even if these walls absorb sound…… The footsteps…… Their presence…… It may be faint, but I can still follow her……!)
The sound in the nearby area hasn’t completely disappeared.
Turning the curve like I’m drifting, I pursued Vysis.
I can only grasp bits and pieces from the surroundings, but this might be a back alley off the main street.
(I must also consider the possibility of this being a trap to lure me in……!)
[ ! ]
There, I saw it.
Vysis’ back.
The place I arrived at had a rather wide s.p.a.ce.
This place…… was this originally a plaza for people to relax in?
Fragments of the scattered cobblestones dance through the air.
And “he”———–
In a posture seemingly brandishing his arm like he’s going to unleash a hook punch, he appeared.
A thick white arm streaked with black cracks resembling fissures.
Subtle “pressure” swirling around his sinister arm, making the air around ominously tremble.
The trembling was akin to distant landscapes shimmering in a heat haze.
Almost simultaneously with the landing———– No.
Even before landing, the hook punch was already unleashed.
However, I somehow managed to evade it with a split-second footwork.
(……This colossal figure, this appearance———-)
Loqierra and Nyantan had seen “him” before.
However, that isn’t the case with Wormungandr.
He was already a fully refined, perfected ent.i.ty.
Someone who is already “complete”.
[……………….]
Among the enemies I had fought so far, this one was probably the strongest.
Taking a deep breath……
I used our unique breathing technique to bring myself into a deep “battle-ready” state.
The Divine Servant was looking off far into the distance———- yet leaving no openings———– He scratched his forehead with his index finger.
[Even so…… Gyehahaha…… This——– Is this for real? This thing is a Human, a Hero from Another World? This———-]
The golden eyes floating in Wormungandr’s dark eye sockets looked down towards me.
With the slight sneer plastered on his face, the white Divine Servant spoke.
————- [——–monster…….] ————-WHOOOSH!
My Unique Sword silently swung at G.o.dspeed in a horizontal slash aimed at Wormungandr.