Chapter 62

Yamata no Orochi... An ancient creature with eight heads and eight tails. It is said to be a dragon rather than a snake. It is also said to be a god of water or ice, and has the habit of living in clear water. Its temperament is aggressive, and it mercilessly shows its power to anything that approaches its lair.

That's all.

The information I obtained by looking at it with a psychological eye is just this.

I can't see any of its status...

What a pain.

It seems that the deepest part of this mine has been abandoned for several hundred years and has become its lair.

This is no joke.

If it's going to live here, it should at least put up a sign.

The smoke finally cleared.

The eight spells I cast...

The fire magic Cluster Bomb seems to have dealt some damage, but because it is a god of water, the damage is minimal.

The water attribute Poseidon Arrow doesn't seem to be dealing any damage at all; it seems to be ineffective against a god of water.

The wind attribute Windstorm is dealing high damage, as blood is gushing from various parts of its neck.

The earth attribute Iron Catapult is also effective, as it has opened several holes in its neck.

The ice attribute Diamond Dust doesn't seem to be effective; being a god of ice is not just for show.

The lightning attribute Thunder Sword is doing a good job; one of its heads is gone.

The light attribute Sun Ray is also effective like the lightning attribute, blowing off its heads.

The dark attribute Dark Mist Rain is still continuously eroding it with dark power, but it lacks immediate effectiveness... Dark damage is slow, so it can't be helped.

Water and ice are ineffective.

Fire is greatly reduced in effectiveness.

Wind and earth are effective, and lightning and light are dealing major damage.

Dark is a bit tricky, I guess?

I think the only way to defeat it is to sever or destroy the eight heads and eight tails from its body.

It's a troublesome opponent.

I think the two unharmed heads are glaring at me with a look of fury...

Should I weaken it with dark and temporal attributes and then push through with lightning and light?

I can't do complicated battle tactics.

Let's go... I thought, but then I noticed that the wounds on its neck, which had been damaged by the Windstorm and Iron Catapult, were regenerating.

And the speed of that regeneration is unfair.

But if I can deal damage faster than its regeneration speed!

"Quick!" "Body Enhancement!"

I cast Quick to increase my speed and Body Enhancement to boost my physical abilities.

And I'll give it this!

"Slow!" "Dark Bind!" "Weaken!"

A weakening festival!

I thought about dealing mental damage, but I can't let it go berserk indiscriminately, so I'll hold off on that.

Alright!

Prepare yourself, snake!

Then, can it fly?!

It floated up and suddenly charged at me.

I barely dodged it, and the spot where I was standing was flattened by its massive body.

And even with the debuffs, that's its performance!

Its massive body moving at that speed is unfair!

I can't stay down forever, so when I got up, it was about to breathe.

Oh no...

Urraaaaa!

Dooongaaaaaa!

Damn, I avoided a direct hit, but I couldn't avoid all the damage.

I was pushed by the massive water flow from the water breath and hit the wall again, with even more water pressure.

I might have died if I hadn't used Body Enhancement...

Damn, it's not going to give me any openings to attack.

Get up, me!

Stand up!

You'll die if you don't move now!

So, ever since then, I've been dodging its relentless attacks.

It seems to be focusing on attacking, so it's not regenerating.

But if it focuses on regeneration, won't it regenerate the two heads I blew off?

This is a losing battle.

It's attacking with breath and body strikes before I can cast my spells, so the damage is piling up, and honestly, it's dangerous.

I need something to turn the tide of this battle...

"Sir Christophe, we'll buy you some time, so do it while we do!"

"Uoooooo!"

Levis and Primera jumped onto its back and then each jumped towards an unharmed head.

Levis attached himself to the head on the far right, and Primera to the head next to it, stabbing their swords into its eyes.

Even this creature seems to feel pain when its eyes are stabbed, as it let out a scream-like sound and tried to shake them off.

"Leeeeeevisssss!"

"Sir Levis!"

Ugh, my mana is depleted, and I'm losing consciousness...

No!

I can't sleep now!

Levis... If I act now... Damn...

"Primera! Take me to Levis!"

I called out to Primera, who was desperately calling out to Levis, who had been reduced to his upper body after his lower half was torn off, and she took me to his side.

I can't move on my own.

"Haaa, Haaa, Levis, don't die! Restoration! ...Gaaaaah! Come back!"

I don't have enough mana to regenerate Levis's lower body.

But I can't let Levis die for me!

Even if it's the duty of a guard knight to die in my place, I won't allow anyone to die for me!

If I don't have mana, I'll give it my life!

So, Levis, come back!

Uoooooooooooooaaaaaaa!

"Sir Christophe! If you do any more, Sir Christophe will—"

I don't care!

And I lost consciousness.