A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Episode 124: "Castle Collapse" Part 4

Born in this world, Reurus has seen various monsters.

A monster that makes animals violent that I've seen in my previous life.

A monster that only existed on fantasy.

Although it is not intended to be included in the monster as a revus, there are also humanoid monsters and subhumans such as blood suckers and spirits.

Many of the monsters I've seen before are dangerous and have the ability to attack humans in one blow, whether they're junior monsters or lower levels.

It is not uncommon to be absent from the crowd, such as monsters who use magic and monsters who use human facial defeat tactics. If you have enough physical abilities to be called monsters and even wield the extraordinary power of magic before you, you will be easily killed by just humans.

But with Reurus, I became strong enough not to defeat such a monster.

Throughout the battle, his body was strengthened, he was able to use "Caloric Release" at his own will, and by signing a "contract" with Eliza and Sarah, he was constantly sending magic, and his physical abilities were raised like "Enhancement."

Even without "calorific release", you can win if it's intermediate or lower. If you use 'Caloric Release', you'll be able to beat the middle ranks, even though it depends on compatibility.

― ― However, “this" is too insane.

Launched into the sky by a giant monster called the "Castle Collapse", Reus was fiercely fighting, feeling that the momentum of ascent was losing.

Whether the massive amount of earth and stone at the foot became a cushion, the impact that was forcibly “fired” was not so great. However, it was not a great consolation at the present time.

(This can't be intermediate... even if it doesn't reach the Vanier, it's definitely an advanced monster!?

Looking down at the ground gradually fading away because of the jump, Reurus screamed with only his heart. It's not funny, it's nearly 50 meters above ground at the moment.

I don't know how much effort the "Castle Collapse" wielded the lower body, but if we use a giant body close to 200 meters by sight, it would be like stone such as a human revulsion. Compared to humans, stones can be thrown tens of meters ahead.

But it is. The "Castle Collapse" jumped as if it had shaken the giant body. Reurus hung up to nearly 50 meters high and jumped in with his mouth open.

Both Reurus and Meer are dying from the impact of falling to the ground, but it seems that the Castle Collapse is a stance that will definitely take care of the prey. I don't feel alarmed, the wild beast-dyed posture is enough to be an apprentice to Reurus.

--Unless you're the one being attacked.

Reurus does not have the means to travel in the air. I used to fly in the air to fight the Gregorians, but that's because Sharon, the ice magician, helped me.

You can't move without a scaffold. Even with the supernatural power of magic, there is no other way to move in the air than to create a scaffold with ice magic or blow yourself away with wind magic.

However, there were not only Reurus, but also many earthen stones that were thrown up in one place. Reurus feels stiff on the soles of his feet, either because he is “still” rising toward the sky.

A reflective look around revealed that many soils were mixed with rocks and the like floating in space. The moment you see it, the Reurus moves.

Once the fall begins, there will be no escape. Gravity pulls you down and you die, or you die swallowed up by the "castle collapse" that storms you with a big mouth open.

I bet there's a way to escape being swallowed up by the "Castle Collapse", but that's definitely bad. There are so many fangs growing in the mouth of the "castle collapse" that I want to ask what to do and how to grow there.

It would be better to be chewed to death than to be slashed from the inside.

"Ooooooooooo!

A feeling of discomfort where gravity is mad and a feeling of fear of losing life if one step goes wrong. Roaring to shake them off, Reurus kicks the rock at his feet with all his might.

At the very least, you must escape the "Castle Collapse" mouth. And we must rescue Meer, who was thrown into the air just like Reurus.

Taking full advantage of the "caloric release" to strengthen the body, Reus kicks rocks that are unlikely to hold each other and flies through the sky. Without practice, if you fail in a single shot, it will be a rock crossing that will kill you instantly.

He kicks the rock in the face of gravity and jumps from rock to rock. Instantly grasp the size of rock that can reach even its own leg strength and still be used as a scaffold, and jump from one to the next.

It is not only physical abilities that are strengthened by "caloric release." Motor vision also increases, and thinking speed accelerates.

As for the body feeling of the Reurus, it is slow, but from the outside, it exerts the appearance and speed of the body that seems to be an outsider, and it leaves the "castle collapse" attack range with desperate shape.

At the same time, Reurus rushed back to Meer. Meer's face is distorted by the fear of death because she couldn't move from rock to rock in the air like Reus.

Meer!

"Beg me, Mr. Reurus!?

Meer didn't seem to understand why there was a Reurus nearby. Stunning as if you had forgotten your fear, yet bright as if you had seen the light.

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

But I didn't shut up saying 'the castle collapsed'.

As Reurus disengages from the point of attack, he growls and twists himself in the air. Knock down the body that had been pushing in a straight line to the front, and try to hit the torso with a forward flip-flop by watching Reurus and Meer.

I was able to avoid a full swallow from the assault, but if the mass of "Castle Collapse" hits directly, it will be as crushing as that. Reurus shook his spine at the signs of death from behind, but he kicked the rocks with all his might and jumped to Meer.

"Don't open your mouth! I'll bite your tongue!

"Uh-huh!

Should I say, "Tough." Reurus, who succeeded in grasping Meer's arm with his left hand, pulls to his strength and holds it firmly on his left side.

Then, in order to escape the "Castle Collapse" body press, Reus landed on a nearby rock and kicked it with all his might.

"Hmm!?

I kicked him with all my might, but his body didn't move that much. Looking at the rock in a hurry, the rock that had begun to “fall” was pushed by the legs of Reurus and was accelerating toward the surface.

It is not only the surrounding earth and stones that are beginning to fall. Reurus and Meer's bodies are also beginning to fall under gravity.

Is it first to fall and die like this, or is it first to die by being crushed by the torso of "Castle Collapse"? Or does the body of the "castle collapse" fall to the ground and crush to death?

Because I was pulled by gravity and fell, I felt my whole body's blood rising to my head. Feeling all of a sudden cold from your feet, Reurus can taste a feeling of nausea all over your body.

Gradually approaching surface. Looking up over his head, the giant body of the "Castle Collapse" came down to cover the sky.

If we keep going, we'll hit the body of the "Castle Collapse" before falling to death. The "Castle Collapse" has a lot of rocks and ore on its body, so it may be wiped out rather than crushed.

"Ku, so... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

There are no more rocks that could become scaffolds. Reurus twists his upper body and swings Meer's body like a pendulum, forcing him to change his posture. Then, taking advantage of the momentum that had shaken Meer around, he slammed the big sword he was holding in his right hand with all his might against the torso of the "castle collapse" approaching from above his head.

I can't even step in with all my might. Rather than the outer skin of the "castle collapse", such as the slashing that was carried out with only a twist of the body, it does not even slash the rocks that are wrapped around it.

But that's fine. What is needed for Reurus today is not to slay the Castle Collapse. We need a “catch” to avoid falling and dying of the "Castle Collapse" giant.

"Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The tip of the great sword that I was holding with my right hand touched the body of the "castle collapse". The moment he realizes it, Reurus puts all his strength into his right hand.

Fully exerting the strength enhanced by "Caloric Release", Reurus escapes himself and Meer from the range of the "Castle Collapse" torso to the "outside”.

I heard something cut from my right chest muscle and around my arms.

Was the muscle raised and the clothes torn, or was the muscle itself cut a thousand times? Because I couldn't afford to feel the pain, I couldn't confirm the reuse.

Still, by swinging around to change the attitude of the big sword that was hit, Meer was able to completely remove herself from the "Castle Collapse" body. Reurus is worthy of being overwhelmed, and I can only say that it is a single piece of paper, but it succeeds in avoiding it at the critical point.

An extra-large mass with explosions and roars passes through a piece of skin. I have the illusion that my skin is being rubbed by too much wind pressure. But it's an illusion. Meer was perfectly successful, and Reus was close to avoiding it.

All we have to do is land. Perhaps a body strengthened by "Caloric Release" could land without dying.

Avoiding the super weight of the "castle collapse" that came down from above my head caused me to slightly lose consciousness of Reurus.

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

"Oooh!?

And you realized that the "Castle Collapse" twisted your torso. As a result, the body of the "castle collapse" that should have been avoided approached, hitting the whole body of Reurus.

A sudden impact from a zero distance, like a truck coming in. Regardless, Meer was close enough to touch her, and Reurus was thrown away like a pinball, feeling intense pain all over her body.

The body that was falling vertically is forced to bounce straight to the side. It was the same with Meer, whose arm Reurus was grasping, and it changed the trajectory of the fall so that it could be pulled by Reurus.

When the "Castle Collapse" struck the torso, did you hit it with rocks or ore? A lot of blood dripped from the broken forehead and red stained the vision of Reurus.

There are not ten meters to the surface. And this is the Lost Forest. Among the Reurus' red sights was a flock of massively turbulent trees. How much momentum was used to get rid of it, and the sight spins up, down, left, and right.

"Ghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Regardless of the pain in his body, Reurus again pulled up and hugged Meer, who was holding her in his left hand. Then, as you rotate around, you immerse yourself in the "Lost Forest" trees, and slowly slow down as you crush and fold the branches of the tree throughout your body.

"Giggle!?

Is it good luck or bad? After crushing and folding the trees, Reurus's body was hit by the trunk of the tree and finally stopped moving. Then pulled by gravity and fell, but Reurus succeeded in landing from his feet.

"Ah, gu, uhh... meer... are you hurt...?

However, as he lowered the sheltered mea to the ground, Reurus poked him in the knee.

Avoid falling and dying and striking directly. Even though I only fled from the "castle collapse", the mass that would not be stupid hit me from the front. Did you cut through the trees with the branches of the trees? There was blood flowing from all over your body.

Especially, there is a lot of blood flowing from the broken forehead and the face of Reurus is dyed red. The blood flowing from the forehead reached my neck and my clothes, and I started dyeing them red.

"Damn it... uhh, yeah... I'm so..."

Still, I wonder if it was worth sheltering. Meer is slightly injured. There is blood flowing from several parts of the body, but compared to Reurus, it is equal to no injury.

"Ah, Mr. Reurus!? It's a terrible wound!

Did you notice what happened to Reurus? Meer shouted bluishing her face. The more fatal the wounds from Meer, the more bloody the Reurus is.

"In this case... you can still move..."

That said, Reurus gripped the great sword with both hands, but noticed that it was strangely light and raised his eyebrows. When I checked the red stained vision, the sword disappeared from the middle.

Looks like the "Castle Collapse" broke when it flew over.

(Damn it... that's the third one...)

I regret that I broke my weapon again, but this time I would have died if I hadn't scratched my feet alive. Rather, standing on the ground like this is a miracle.

Even though the great sword broke from the middle, it could be used as a blunt weapon. While thinking like that, Reurus grasped the handle of the great sword, but the "castle collapse" that should have landed on the ground disappeared.

He didn't escape, he just dived into the ground. In support of that, Reus felt a huge magic in the ground.

("Again” is impossible....)

If it's launched into the air again, it's over now. I don't think the circumvention method that was soaked in the curve will succeed twice. In the first place, there is no guarantee that the Castle Collapse will use the same method of warfare.

(Without magic... it's not stylish)

It hasn't been that long since the battle, but Reurus is already full of trauma. Particularly numb pain comes from your right arm. I still had enough grip to hold the big sword, but the moment I solved the "caloric release", I almost couldn't hold anything.

Reurus has a high self-healing power due to his "contract" with Eliza, but his recovery rate is also limited. A few cuts will heal quickly, but it will take some time to heal the fractures and internal injuries.

"Meer... first, Eliza and Sarah in the settlement..."

The cut is the same, but the “inside” of the body hurts every time I breathe. I couldn't make a sound as I thought, and if I succeeded, my internal organs might be damaged.

Still, Reurus asked Meer to call Eliza and Sarah. Even in the middle of making weapons and magic tools, I decided that I couldn't defeat them without magic capable of ranged attacks.

I intend to buy time until then, but I don't know how long it will last. The magic you can use to unlock calories is not infinite.

"- You don't have to."

However, I heard a familiar voice before sending Meer to the settlement. Reurus turns his gaze to be drawn by that voice.

"I made you wait!

There stood Eliza with a cane larger than her back.