Chapter 87 - I Thought I Win

"Do you miss me?"

"Never! [Wind Cutter]"

Swoss!

The wind sword was instantly created and then shot quickly towards the jerk.

That spell would cut off the jerk's body. That's what I think. However, an arm-sized green root that emerged from inside the jerk's robe struck my wind sword.

Blast!

The wind sword exploded and the root that hit it was cut in half.

"You've grown quite a lot. I was impressed."

"Shut up! [Wind Cutter]"

The other wind sword was created and destroyed in the same way.

The spell couldn't hurt him. So, I stood up, leave Ruciel behind, and approached the jerk quickly.

"[Blade of Light]"

A dense light appeared in my hand to form a sword. With this weapon made from Mana, I intend to cut down the jerk.

Unfortunately and never do I expect, Ruciel tackles me from behind. She knocked me to the ground then restrained me, leaving me unable to move. 

"What are you doing Ruciel!?"

I thought Ruciel would forget our fight and join my assault on the jerk who is suddenly appeared. The jerk saw the kidnapping attempt carried out by Ruciel. Therefore, the girl had to kill the jerk to eliminate the eyewitness.

I'm sure of that, but I'm wrong. 

Ruciel looked at the jerk and said, "I've finished the task you gave me. It's time to keep your promise."

...

For some time, I was silent. I tried to process Ruciel's words.

'The task you gave me.'

'Keep your promise.'

Are the two of them working together? How and why?

"No, you didn't get your job done," replied the jerk. 

His words wake me up from my daze. Lying on the ground, I could see him moving his head towards Kimi before a moment later back to look at me and Ruciel.

"You haven't brought them to me."

"What do you mean, they're here and you're here too!" Ruciel shouted.

I could feel the hatred from her voice.

"You failed and you don't have to think about catching and bringing them to me. Since it's already like this, I'll bring them myself."

"Don't joke with me!" Ruciel who was angry picked up a dagger and placed it on my neck. "Keep your promise or am I going to kill this girl?"

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

"I'm serious! Let go of my friends!"

"Argh!" I made a sound when Ruciel's dagger cut my neck.

"No one has the right to damage my precious treasure!" 

Shortly after the jerk shouted, the weight that pressed my body disappeared. More precisely, Ruciel was thrown after she received an attack from a root that suddenly appeared beside us.

"Ruciel!" I screamed.

I stood up and ran up to the girl. She growled in pain while lying on the ground because of the damage she received after her body hit the tree.

"It's weird." 

The jerk's voice sounded and a moment later a root wrapped around my stomach, stopping me from taking another step towards the girl.

"That girl tried to kill you and you're still paying attention to her?"

"She's much better than you!"

"Unfortunately she will die."

"Don't you dare! [Wind Cannon]"

The air pressure shot up to attack the jerk. Taking advantage of the opportunity when he blocked the Wind Cannon, I took Rot Saber from inside Ruciel's Magic Bag.

Then, as quickly as possible, I cut off the roots that bind my stomach.

"Don't fight back, Eclaite. Be a good girl."

"In your dream!"

I fill my legs with energy. Quickly, I approached the jerk. Simultaneously, I used, Water Shoot, to attack him.

And of course, the jerk didn't stay silent. He made a shield made of roots to defend himself. Not only that, he walked away to keep his distance from me.

"[Wind Cannon]"

"[Water Shoot]"

"[Wind Cutter]"

The spell I used couldn't give that jerk a serious wound. He has a thick defense and good evasive capabilities.

And I don't know-how, he called some roots from the ground to block my path and try to seize me. Unfortunately, those roots didn't pose a meaningful threat because I had Rot Saber.

This black sword can make those plants wither at a speed that can be seen by the eye.

Thanks to that, I was able to get close to the jerk even though the progress I made was quite slow.

Sometime later, I noticed the strangeness of the way he fight. That jerk, why didn't he use Dark Magic? Isn't he a Dark Magician? Why did he use these roots? Since when was the jerk able to make and control plants? And is he this weak?

Something's not right here! And for some reason, I can follow his movements and I can match his strength.

"You have a troublesome weapon to deal with."

"Shut up and let me kill you."

The distance between us is no more than two steps now. Therefore, I swung my Rot Saber to cut him.

This sword will give him wounds that are troublesome to heal and wounds that are easy to rot. And of course, I want this jerk to get dozens of such wounds. 

I want him to suffer before he dies!

"[Cross Slash]"

Zrakk! Zrakk!

"A pretty good attack but not powerful enough," said the jerk who had just blocked my attack using his root shield.

"My attack may not be strong enough but it's more than enough."

We exchanged attacks for-- no! This situation or this fight would be more accurately illustrated that I was constantly attacking a man who kept making a defensive stance.

The time that passed told me that the jerk never attacked me. He just withstood my attacks while keep trying to catch me.

"You'll regret to underestimate me!"

"I never underestimated you."

"Enough! [Power Slash]"

The jerk managed to dodge and I didn't stop attacking. Our fight continues until...

"[Bullet of Light]"

My Spell managed to tear the hood that covered the jerk's head. I was silent when I saw his face.

That face was indeed the jerk's face. However, there are visible differences. Now, his skin looked like bark, his eyes turned black, and his hair turned into leaves.

In an instant, I realized what happened to this jerk.

"That appearance! Did someone use Monster Soul Transmutation on you?"

Monster Soul Transmutation. It was a skill possessed by a Player that used Alchemist Build or more specifically a Battle Alchemist Build.

The skill was used to semi-permanently combine monsters to the skill owner's body. It was done to increase one's fighting strength but it could also reduce one's fighting strength.

The power gained from this Skill depended on the monster used. If the monster used was stronger than the Skill owner, then the Skill owner would become stronger. The opposite of this would happen if the monster used was weaker than the skill owner.

And this skill can be used to other people.

"... How do you know what happened to me?"

"So that's right! Hah! You deserve it! You will forever be a monster if you don't make Potions that can separate the monster from your body!"

"There is a way to treat this?" The jerk asked seriously.

And damn it! My mouth gets loose again! "... No! There is no way to treat this condition."

"A bad liar as always."

"Enough! I'm sick of you! [Wind Cutter]"

The wind sword I shot was destroyed by a root, again.

"Spells like that don't mean anything to me, you know that."

I ran to get close to the jerk. And when I got to him, "[Power Slash]"

"Stubborn as always."

"Stop saying as always! Stop acting as if you know me!"

"But I know you, I know every inch of your body."

"Shut up! [Bullet of Light]"

I'm back to cut down the jerk's roots. Our fight was going on and he's still trying to catch me.

"Your efforts are in vain. You'll never be able to catch me."

"Is that true?"

"Of course, didn't you realize that almost your entire body was rotting because you kept receiving my attacks?"

"I'm fully aware of that. Tell me, my daughter-"

"I'm not your daughter!" I shouted to cut off the jerk's words. A moment later, I cut his stomach, I cut him into two.

The jerk was lying on the ground when he look at me.

"... Tell me, do you realize that you are now surrounded by monsters that are under my control?"

As soon as I got the question I scanned the situation around me. And sure enough, as he said, dozens of monsters surrounded me.

"Kimi! Ruciel!"

I looked at where they were. I'm worried about their safety. However, I didn't see their figures in the place where they should be.

"Don't worry, I've already secured them."

"Return them to me!"

I approached the jerk and threatened him using Rot Saber.

"I'm not going to give them to you. But you can take them from me. Look at the settlement in the distance."

I looked towards the settlement as he said. A moment later my fox's ears and tail stood up. I was shocked when I saw a giant monster rampaging there.

"My daughter, that's my real body. If you want Kimi and that girl back. Come to me and take them from me. That if you can get out of the siege of these monsters."

"Damn it!" I yelled and then cut off the jerk's head.

Then I turned around to face the monsters.. I swore I would kill all these monsters and that jerk to save Kimi and Ruciel.