Chapter 116: Unleashed Beast

Chapter 116: Unleashed Beast

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Level: 50

Skills: [Contract Assistance], [Multiple Obedience], [Empathy]

[Tame Contract Lv.11: Upper Limit Release], [Concentration Lv.5],

[Magic Power Quality Rise Lv.4]

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(Seems like most of the SP [Skill Points] are invested in "Tame Contract." If this runs out, it could cause trouble. If exposed, I'll have to escape far away. Well, no choice.)

Tatsuro, somewhat recklessly, continues to absorb Gregory's levels.

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Level: 1

Skills: [Contract Assistance], [Multiple Obedience], [Tame Contract Lv.0]

[Concentration Lv.0], [Magic Power Quality Rise Lv.0]

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(Huh, [Empathy] seems to have disappeared. Oh well.)

As Tatsuro swallows the black sphere, changes occur on the surface.

"What are you doing!?" (Gregory)

"Oh?" (Ai)

{Ai, Gregory's levels are all absorbed. How about over there?} (Tatsuro)

{Well, for now, Ennio seems confused, looking around his body. The monsters around Gregory are fleeing. By the way, the slime Gregory was riding is also trying to shake him off and go somewhere else.} (Ai)

{I see. Well then, I'll retrieve the Bald (Hairless) teapot and come back there. Since Gregory has skills that cannot be absorbed, let's catch him after making sure to join forces.} (Tatsuro)

{Bald teapot? Well, whatever. Okay okay.} (Ai)

Ai, unaware that she has also shaved the head of the heir Bertram, interprets it as an insult to Bertram and lets it slide.

Meanwhile, Ai watches intently as Ennio, unsure when he will act, and Gregory, who is desperately trying to stop the escaping monsters, continue their actions.

Ignoring the noisy spectacle of Gregory struggling above, Tatsuro connects the tunnel directly below the Bald (hairless) teapot, opens a hole, and drops it down.

The hairless teapot groans with a terrible sound.

"Agh, ugh~ it hurts! What's going on!? It's pitch dark! What the hell!?" (Bertram)

"Shut up, Bald (hairless) teapot." (Tatsuro)

Tatsuro, annoyed, punches him in the face to silence him, then uses earth magic to bury everything except the nostrils in the soil, making him unable to move or make a sound.

Though he seems to be saying something, Tatsuro ignores him, magically assisting while dragging Bertram back along the path he came.

They climb the stairs leading to the hole behind Jeanne while quietly inflicting minor damage on Bertram.

"Yo!" (Tatsuro)

"Oh. Wait, is that Bertram?"

"Yes, it is. I'll give it to you as a souvenir." (Tatsuro)

"Oh, that's very polite—wait, no, it's not."

While Tatsuro marvels at the splendid retort, Vice Commander Joaquin approaches him, leaving the souvenir behind, and asks.

"I knew you dug a hole and went over there. When you did that, the enemy's camp fell apart. What did you do?"

"It's a secret. Besides, there's still something I have to do at the end." (Tatsuro)

"Understood. Let's do something about Ennio-kun as soon as possible then." (Marikka Shurjaniemi)

"Yes." (Tatsuro)

Tatsuro responds firmly and communicates the same information telepathically to Ai. Confirming the details of the plan:

{So, you understand, right?} (Tatsuro)

{Yeah. Put Ennio to sleep once, and during that time, make Marikka the new contract holder. Is that correct?} (Ai)

{Yeah, you got it. Now, it's an all-out battle. Ennio's attacks will mostly be directed at you, but are you okay with that?} (Tatsuro)

{Yeah. Cardina-chan is assisting at a good time, so I think we can handle it.} (Ai)

{Okay then, let's get started.} (Tatsuro)

{Got it!} (Ai)

And now, Tatsuro officially joins the battle. First, if he can use life magic directly on Ennio, he should be able to knock off his consciousness. Therefore, that should be the focus of his actions.

To do that, he needs to somehow deal with that troublesome speed. So, Tatsuro transforms the ground into a muddy swamp with a mix of earth and water magic.

Ennio notices it and tries to change into mist to escape. However, Ai's jewel sword, infused with all her energy, attacks.

"Haah!" (Ai)

"─────Guaah!" (Ennio)

At that moment, Ennio returns to his flesh-and-blood form, manipulates the blood stored in the depths of his wounds, turns it into a bullet-like projectile, and shoots it into Ai.

"Ugh!?" (Ai)

She's surprised by a bullet made of blood, not energy. However, Ai stops and deflects it calmly.

Meanwhile, Ennio has moved away. But, it's within the mud swamp created by Tatsuro. Ennio gets his legs trapped and can't kick the ground effectively.

If Ennio transforms into mist, he might be able to escape, but in that form, he can only be attacked unilaterally and can't counterattack. Ennio realizes he can't easily step into that trap.

At that moment, Tatsuro attempts to fly towards Ennio with wind magic. Ennio raises a roar and manipulates his blood, spreading it like a spider's web. He jumps onto it, escaping and smoothly ascending along the blood web.

The height is about ten meters from the ground. Ennio looks down from above and showers blood bullets.

However, there is a reliable ally in the sky.

"Pewee!" (Cardina)

"Guaa!?" (Ennio)

Ennio, who was only looking down, notices a sudden descent from even higher up a split second too late.

Cardina, with wings as hard as steel due to [True Form] imbues dragon power into them and activates [Dragon Wing Blade] as she passes by Ennio.

She successfully cuts Ennio's left shoulder, tearing through the blood armor and inflicting a wound.

Just cutting the wound is not a significant blow, as Ennio can manipulate blood to prevent it from escaping. However, things don't stop there.

Cardina's anger turns toward Ennio, and without paying attention to anything else, she follows the direction of her attack. This makes her oblivious to the fact that another force is descending.

Her name is Jeanne. A twelve-meter giant soaring into the sky, and now she's free-falling towards Ennio.

The descent speed of that colossal body is not inferior to Cardina's rapid descent. Guided by gravity, Jeanne lands a kick on Ennio, sending him crashing to the ground from the blood web.

Having witnessed this, Jeanne, with dragon power wrapped around her arms and wings, gently lands on the ground.

"I knew Jeanne could fly, but it's quite a spectacle with that giant body in the sky." (Tatsuro)

"Yeah. Once she lands, I'd like to ride on Jeanne too." (Ai)

"Yeah. Let's finish this quickly for that too." (Tatsuro)

"Agreed!" (Ai)

While Ennio is in chaos above, the two who had stealthily joined the fray run towards the mud swamp where Ennio was thrown. Their goal is to give the final push to Ennio, who is now stuck in the mire.