Legend

Mastered with the Devil's Stone of the Worm… Enhanced, to be precise, is corrosion.

It is also the highest level of Death Size skills.

Originally corrosion was user-friendly against opponents with metal weapons.

Good, but now that we're at level six, we can corrode not just metal weapons, but even things like rocks and trees.

It is a very powerful skill in that sense, but at the same time difficult to use.

In any case, if corrosion is used, it will not be possible to imitate that the monster is the target, such as stripping the material.

If you deal with a person, it's a powerful skill, but you don't have to use corrosion separately in the sense of killing the person, you just have to cut the torso and neck normally at the death size.

In that sense, there is only so much use as using it when terrorizing the other person.

Of course, it's a better skill to have one or not.

Because I don't know what skills are available at what time.

"In the meantime, I'd rather do it than fail to master my skills. After... Seto?

Store the head of the worm and return to explore the woods again.

That's what Ray tried to say, and I accidentally notice how Seto is doing.

There's no movement at all, and it's like your body's solidified, like that.

At first I wondered if the movement was stopped by the stench on the head of the worm, but looking at it again like this, Seto doesn't seem to hate the stench.

In the first place, just because I hate the stench, I didn't think Seto would... that Seto would tremble.

"Wait. Tremble?... Seto?

Of course, I'm not saying there's nothing like Seto trembling.

For example, I don't think I can eat very much… It's not strange that Seto or Shivering would force me to eat unsavory dishes if I put it in a nutshell.

But it is only a tremor on the extension of everyday life, and the way Ceto tremors like this now at the end of Ray's gaze is a little questionable.

"Seto, what's up? Is something wrong?

"G...... grrrrrrr......"

Always cheerful Seto is a ringing noise that I can't think of at all.

Just looking at it, Ray also understood that something terrible was happening.

And a few seconds later. Ray understands what Seto was feeling.

"This is..."

Ray's body is trembling without my knowledge.

I didn't even see anything.

Despite this, Ray's body trembles, not doing anything like this.

That's as if you're feeling something.

I guess I was able to utter more or less words because Ray is in such a state.

I manage to hold onto my trembling body before I even know it, to see what's going on around me...... eventually I notice the sound of the trees breaking and something approaching that weighs a lot.

"What?"

The question of such a ray was eventually understood by the breaking of trees in the opposite direction to where Ray and Seto were and their presence appeared.

That's not that big when it comes to size stuff.

It's about the same size as the trees that grow around it, but it was clearly smaller than the dark world trees that the Rays knocked down yesterday.

However... there were such overwhelming signs that the signs felt from its existence, even though its gaze was not pointed at it, could not even move.

Even from the dark world trees and vampires, overwhelming signs were felt.

But the person who existed in front of Ray's gaze, even if they combined those two monsters, definitely had enough presence to be sure that this one was superficial.

In shape, with four legs, there are bat-like wings growing from the back, whose faces resemble lizards.

Yes, one of the species that stands at the top of the monster, the Dragon.

That now existed before Ray and Seto.

Besides, it's not just a dragon.

It's a dragon made of an entire body crystal.

Golem or something at first... or maybe an undead kind because of how the bones can be seen from the body of the crystal? I also thought that the crystal dragon in front of me was definitely alive.

Proof of this, he sniffed and smelled the smell... and swallowed it as Ray chewed up the body of the worm he had stripped of his demon stone.

(I mean, does that worm mean delicious bait for this dragon?... with that stench?

I thought so, but Ray also knows ingredients that smell but are said to taste good.

Ingredients like stinky tofu.

Though, that's just something I've seen on TV shows and cooking comics, and I've never eaten directly myself.

Even less, I was pretty sure I thought that worm was delicious for the Crystal Dragon because of how it is now.

In that sense, I guess Ray and Seto helped.

If it weren't for that worm's head, it would have hit the crystal dragon decently.

Nevertheless, if the crystal dragon was asked if he had reacted in any way because he found Ray and Seto, the answer would have been subtle.

"Seto"

"Gru."

To Ray's words, Seto tinkles down his throat to see if he managed to overcome the tremor.

Seto is also judged to be a rare species that uses a large number of skills and is therefore treated as equivalent to Rank S.

And Crystal Dragon, who is moving his mouth at the tip of Ray and Seto's gaze to taste the head of the worm, would also be the same Rank S monster in that sense.

But a Rank S Monster is a rank that brings together monsters that are stronger than Rank A.

That's what some monsters are just slightly stronger than Rank A monsters, and some of those monsters are like no matter how many Rank A monsters are collected and attacked, they can't be dealt with.

And the crystal dragon ahead of Ray and Seto's gaze was undoubtedly the top of such rank s s s monsters.

(Can you really take him down?

In this Devil's Forest, Ray had been given the contents of the promotion exam that he would defeat at at least two Rank A monsters.

And I'd say he was actually defeating multiple Rank A monsters, and in that sense he was showing enough strength.

But...... Ray, who should have said he was on track in a way, looks at the crystal dragon in front of him and learns that his thoughts were sweet.

That's what I hang honey on a strawberry parfait, and I hang condensed milk from it. Even this, I serve fillings with tons of sugar, I top them with sugar sweets, and I serve sugar from them. It's like that sweetness......

The moment he saw the crystal dragon in front of him, Ray understood that his thoughts were sweet, but he still doesn't think about things like giving up and retreating, and I guess he's indomitable in a way around thinking about how he can win.

The crystal dragon is focused on tasting the head of the worm, and there is no way he noticed the presence of Ray and Seto.

That was as if they didn't think they were enemies, and it wasn't funny to Ray.

(The problem is that body, right? It looks like it's made of crystals... but there's no way it's really just made of crystals. Because the biggest problem is, can you do something with my offense?

Ray's, Death Size and Dusk Spear.

Both of them are very powerful magic items, but if asked which one is still more powerful, Ray would immediately say Death Size.

That's all Ray held to Death Size was a reliable one.

And the key to fighting crystal dragons is whether or not Ray's death-size attacks go through.

If you're a monster around... that's what I was deciding that even if Rank A monsters were opponents, with Death Size, you'd be able to deal with them, and you've actually defeated many Rank A monsters in this demon forest.

But... when it became a crystal dragon, it couldn't be so easy to snort as Ray

That's all, the signs of release from the crystal dragon are overwhelming.

Crystal Dragon has yet to recognize Ray and Seto as enemies.

Nonetheless, Ray and Seto were overwhelmed by the signs just because they appeared, and when they were in Seto, they even trembled and couldn't move.

Even when dealing with such a powerful enemy, Ray thinks on the assumption that he will challenge the fight rather than flee.

Is that barbaric, or is it because somewhere in my mind I understand I can beat a crystal dragon?

Nearby, Ray can't even understand watching crystal dragons and watching the gaps that attack them.

(My dragon robe proves that magic and weapon attacks are hard to work with dragons. However, this dragon robe is made from centuries-old dragon leather and scales by Esta Knoll, also known as the best alchemist in history. I mean, it should be more fortified than a biological dragon)

That, or maybe it was Ray's optimistic prediction.

But still, if I try to ray it, I want to rely on that prediction.

(Besides, even with a sip of the dragon, the variety varies. The dragon that became the material of the crystal dragon and my dragon robe doesn't necessarily have the same strength.... Well, I can't deny the possibility that crystal dragons are stronger)

With that in mind, Ray decides he won't be able to do anything about not winning first.

I'm sure the enemy's strength is very powerful, but I don't know exactly how strong it is.

That meant we needed to see if Ray's offense would make it through.

"Seto, from now on I'm going to attack that crystal dragon"

"Gru."

To Ray's words, Seto rings his throat briefly.

Born out of Ray's magic, Ray and I have been together forever... I guess I understood from the outset how Ray would behave in this situation, just Seto, who likes Ray more than that.

"But the opponent is a crystal dragon. That skin...... I mean, maybe I should describe it as armor, but I don't know if I can try an attack on a place like that and see if this one works. Of course, I'll attack as hard as I can, but if the attack doesn't come through, we'll get out of here immediately."

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr?"

Where are you running off to? and Seto rings his throat.

After time, Seto's tremor had largely healed, but by talking to Ray in this way, the tremor was almost completely healed.

Ray also realizes that and continues his words with a grin.

"Right. I knew I was going to say safe house...... because the other guy is a crystal dragon. Bad behavior can even lead to breaking the boundaries of a safe house"

The effect is undoubtedly only on the junction stretched out in a lair at the gates of Zeppael.

But still, if the opponent is also a Rank S Monster crystal dragon, the story is different.

Maybe I'll be fine.

But it could have been something like destroying the junction, breaking through, destroying the safe house as well.

Absolute safety zone, present in a place called the Demon Forest.

That's where Ray and Seto are based on this one.

Also, it's important to have an absolute safe area, but more important than that, it's still in the safe house, a magic formation for using warcraft.

I can't use the ray I used once anymore, but I can't deny the possibility that someone will be able to use it in the future.

If so, the possibility of destroying that magic formation should have been avoided as much as possible.

"If the attack didn't work on the Crystal Dragon, run around the Devil's Forest and sprinkle it. If it still doesn't seem possible...... I can't help but escape from the Devil's Forest, fly through the sky and scatter crystal dragons and run away"

Crystal dragons can definitely fly more than have wings too.

But Ray has the anticipation that Ceto would be better if it meant flying speed in the sky or, above all, turning small.

... If that still doesn't work, I was going to contact the worst Elaine's or Grimm's orb against each other and have them fight with me.

I'm pretty sure the promotion exam will fail more than I got out of the Devil's Forest before the deadline, but I'll decide that's better than fighting a crystal dragon and dying.

Where Seto nodded at the word, Ray sheds a ton of magic on Death Size... and then comes forward all at once to pack an intermission with the Crystal Dragon.

The crystal dragon, which had still tasted the head of the worm, did not realize the existence of such a ray...... slash!

Along with that sound, the armor of the crystal dragon was slashed and torn by the Death Size.