Chapter 415

415 – Death God Rain

Now that Rogueheil has returned to the gigant slime’s side, what does he plan to do? He’s almost entirely out of HP and MP. It’s going to be hard for him to buy enough time to recover enough to be able to maintain [Doppelgangers]. Is he going to try and distance himself and escape?

Like I’d let him do that! I have to kill him here, no matter what! If he recovered and went to support the other Three Knights, or attacked me together with the Demon Lord, it would be way too troublesome.

The only reason I’m able to fight him so effectively is because of my information advantage. Rather than standing on the front line himself, his usual tactic would be to produce body doubles from the rear and keep me in check with his Demon Eyes. I was able to deal with it because his fighting partner was a stupid gigant slime, but if he was fighting with the Demon Lord, there would have been no way I could win.

Atop the gigant slime, human only shape alone, Rogueheil crawls on all fours. Intent on buying time, the three trolls stand between me and the gigant slime and prepare to intercept me.

『I can also do this!』

Light shines from the contact between Rogueheil and the gigant slime. The gigant slime evaporates slightly from the point of contact, moistening Rogueheil’s body, and the closed eyes over his body snap open.

It’s [Life Drain]! He’s avoiding using [Autoregeneration] because his MP is low, so he’s using the gigant slime as an HP tank. Damn it, he’s using such underhand tactics… But I suppose this is also proof of how cornered he is.

In my path, the three trolls lie in wait. Because of the straightforward nature of [Roll], avoiding them is impossible. So, I’ll trample over them! I accelerate and charge straight towards one troll. It’s not a feint!

The troll spreads its arms to prepare to push me back.

“GOOOOOOOO!”

The troll roars. Light covers its body, and its muscles swell up explosively. It’s attack-boosting magic of the [Power] line! The troll’s arms and legs also transform into steel. It’s their speciality absolute defence skill. It’s leaving parts of its body untransformed in order to leave enough flexibility to push against me, while improving its ability to block my path.

I’m forced to slow down, but I’m still able to push past the troll. The troll’s steel legs scrape across the floor as I push it below me.

“GooOOO!” “GooOOO!”

The two other trolls press in on me from either side, turning their arms and legs into steel. But it’s not enough! The momentum of my [Roll] won’t be stopped by this! The ground scrapes.

『Well done, oni!』

Atop the gigant slime, Rogueheil’s body becomes jet black in colour.

『Gigant. I don’t have enough health or mass left. I’m going to use your body.』

From the point he touches it, a blackness spreads throughout the gigant slime. It writhes in pain. A black miasma seeps out from the dyed-black Rogueheil and gigant slime, climbing up to the ceiling and accumulating in volume.

The black mist spreads out to cover the entire ceiling of the huge underground hall. This looks dangerous!?

『I didn’t want to use this, but there’s no helping it! Irushia, this time, drop dead for good! Lash down, [Death God Rain]!』

From the dark cloud, streaks of black liquid rain down indiscriminately. Th-this is his [Death God Rain]!?

【Normal skill [Death God Rain]】

【In exchange for HP and MP, rain with instant death and curse effects lashes down.】

【This skill cannot be cancelled by will.】

【It ends only when the user’s HP and MP are both used up and continuation becomes impossible.】

This skill is full of demerits to Rogueheil. If I can endure it, I can easily finish him off from the verge of death.

Besides, instant death effects rarely work against opponents of the same rank or higher. If it was that useful, my partner’s [Death] would be unbeatable. It only reliably works against lower rank opponents that would be faster to hit directly.

The curse effect too, if it follows the same pattern as Dragon Scale Powder, the most it will do is some periodic damage and a slight reduction in mobility. There’s no possibility of this battle being drawn out much futher. I can easily endure it…

The rain pours down. Touched by the black rain, the ground becomes dyed the colour of dusk. Wh-what is that…?

The sticky black liquid rains down onto my back. Sharp pain washes into my wounds, and I reflexively stop my roll and collapse in a heap. More than pain, it’s pure agony. What is this?

Rain? Don’t joke, this is a storm of spears with curses packed in!

The black rain lashes down onto the metalicised trolls that were trying to push me back. Instantly, their bodies convulse as their limbs return to flesh and they are dyed dusk-black. They collapse, frothing at the mouth.

【784 experience points have been acquired.】

【Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 784 experience points have been acquired.】

【896 experience points have been acquired.】

【Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 896 experience points have been acquired.】

【448 experience points have been acquired.】

【Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 448 experience points have been acquired.】

【The level of [Ouroboros] has risen from 104 to 105.】

He’s throwing them away! If they had made their whole bodies steel, they might have been able to survive! Did he not want to take the time to give them detailed instructions for fear I be able to prepare somehow? Or did he think that since the battle will be over by the time the rain stops, he would have no use for trolls that can’t move?

But this skill is seriously bad. I would never have thought it would activate so easily against B- trolls. Since it’s pouring down constantly, it might be incomparable to [Death] in terms of the number of activations.

While he’s focused on [Death God Rain], it seems he can’t move away from the gigant slime. Even with that in mind, it’s still far too powerful a skill.

【Resistance skill [Instant Death Resistance] has risen from level 2 to 3.】

【Resistance skill [Curse Resistance] has risen from level 2 to 3.】

The levels increased!? Normally I would be delighted for my resistance levels to increase, but in my experience, my resistance skills only level up when I’m seriously pushed. In other words, if at this rate, the instant death effect will affect me too!?

『Die, die from this, die for meeee! Irushia, die, die, die!』

The grotesque old man’s countless eyes glare at me. Th-that bastard…! At this rate, I’ll be killed by the rain before I can get close to him.

Should I run away? The skill can’t be cancelled freely… When it ends, he’ll be nearly dead. There’s a risk of being killed by the [Death God Rain] while I’m breaking down a wall and escaping, but my chance of survival should be much higher trying to challenge him directly. But after coming this far, am I really going to run away…? If I run now, then the next time he makes it rain when I corner him, I’ll have no choice but to flee again.

“Gaaah!”

My partner howls, and a gentle light envelops us, turning the nearby pools of black rain into clear water. It’s [Holy]. W-with this…!

『It’s impossible! It’s too rapid! I’ll hit my limit first! If we’re going to run, then do it now…!』

That makes sense… [Holy] isn’t a continuous skill. With how exhausted we are, it do more than act a stopgap measure. It’s like throwing MP down a drain. If only we had an umbrella to protect against the [Death God Rain]… An umbrella…?

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