CH 70

「Uhohhooooooo! ! ! ! !」

───Dododododon! ! !

「Ku… !」

Yasaotoko-san… No, the gorilla-shaped monster is drumming. I flinched slightly at the shockwave.

『Is player Ayane going to be okay! ?』

『That gorilla can increase its attack power by drumming! It’s a powerful monster, after all… Ayane, I think it’s time to give up, don’t you?』

『…』

「…」

I don’t think it was an explanation, but more like she was trying to convince me to save myself. However, I don’t think Yasaotoko-san was expecting this to happen either.

「Uhou! !」

「! ? Ga fu… ! !」

───Bashin!

───Zazaaaaaa… ! !

「Haa… Haa…… Fuu」

Just before I was hit by the arm, I tried to kill the momentum by jumping into the air myself. Even so, my HP was cut down to half.

「Uho! Uho! !」

───Dogon! Dogon! ! !

The monster runs toward me, making a hole in the ground.

「! Ha! ! …No way! ?」

───Gaki… n… !

「Uho?」

While avoiding the attack, I slashed at the other remaining arm, but was repelled by the strong body… I don’t think it’s possible, but the effects of the vegetables he ate before turning into a monster didn’t carry over… right? I’ll have to give this a try… !

「《Flame Blade》! !」

───Gaki! Boooo! ! ! !

「Uho! !」

───Bofun! !

「… I knew it…」

「Uhohouhouhooo! ! ! ! !」

───Kyuiiiiiin…… !

The monster becomes angry at being burned and makes a strange noise. As the sound gets louder, the monster’s left arm starts to glow.

「Ah, this is ba───」

「Uhohhooooo! ! ! ! ! !」

───Jun… ! !

I did a sideways jump, but my right arm was grazed. It should have been just that, but the end of my elbow was torn off.

「Guuu! ! … S- shoulder, h… how?」

『Ayane! Run already! !』

「Suzu! ?」

『The administration will do something about it, so that’s enough! !』

「… Suzu… But at least I have a sword… ! … ! ?」

───Gigigi… Gi… Baki… !

This is the second time I’ve heard the sound of metal breaking in this event. That monster… The gorilla had broken it. It was right in front of me, slowly grinning……

「……」

『A- Aya… ?』

For Ayane, all of her creations are her children, whom she loves equally. What would happen if her beloved child was snapped in front of her eyes by someone with a malicious look on their face? …… It’s not hard to imagine.

─── I’ll never forgive you. You deliberately broke the sword I worked so hard to make! ? I won’t forgive you… ! ! I’ll never forgive you! ! !

─── Hoho! Red with rage… That’s right… Fumu. That’s good! You are now────…

I heard the old man’s voice echoing in my head from somewhere.

『Evolutionary conditions have been met』

「Huh?」

『Starting evolution』

「Eh? What? Suddenly… I……」

Then my consciousness was abruptly lost.

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Suzu’s side

───Pikaaaa! ! !

It was right after Ayane had fallen silent and looked down. Ayane’s body suddenly began to glow. I’ve seen that light before… Evolution.

「Uho! ? Uhoooo! ! !」

───Dogooon! Dogon! ! Dogooooon! ! !

It was the gorilla who had just snapped Ayane’s sword that punched the light, which had already grown to a spherical shape with a radius of one meter. The light of that evolution is invincible….

『Oo~tto! ! Player Ayane has suddenly started to glow! ! Is this evolution! ! Is it evolution! ? ! ?』

『It’s probably evolution. The verification team has done a lot of work on it. I don’t know why the timing is right, though』

『── !』

「… Ayane…」

Ryouka looked down at the center of the arena from her seat. Her face had a tragic look on it, as if she was a wife who had lost her husband, Kyou said afterwards.

「Guooooooooo! ! ! ! ! !」

「「「「Kiyaaaaa! ! ? ?」」」」

Suddenly, the sound of an animal’s voice and the screams of the audience resounded. I thought the animal voice was that gorilla, but it was not. Then who was it? I guess it’s already clear.

「Ayane! !」

『Raid Boss: Scarlet, the Flame Dragon King of Rage, a super-class dragon species, has appeared!』

『Would you like to participate in a raid battle? Participants 0/10000 people』

「Flame…Dragon…King……?」

This flying dragon boasts a massive body that is over 50 meters long. Her eyes are golden, unlike the red of her human avatar form. And her eyes seem to be burning with anger.

Ryouka crumples to her knees. She couldn’t hide her shock at the fact that her best friend, whom she loved with all her heart, had become something other than a person.

「Guooooo! ! ! ! ! !」

「Uho…」

The battle with the Gorilla could not be called a battle at all. The only thing that happened was that Ayane, now a flying dragon, unilaterally burned it with her breath from the sky.

「─── We have to defeat Ayane aka Scarlet the Flame Dragon King! !」

「「「「「Ou! !」」」」」

「Honestly, it pains me to say it, but it’s for her own good! !」

「「「「「Ou! ! !」」」」」

「We’re gonna win! !」

「「「「「Ooooooo! ! ! ! ! !」」」」」

「…」

I listened to it, dumbfounded. It was just as well. After all, it was a raid boss that had suddenly appeared. If we don’t defeat it, we’ll be in danger.

I get up and slap myself in the face.

I can’t let my best friend see me like this.

I’m going to stop her. That’s all.

『Would you like to participate in a raid battle? Participants 6543/10000 people』

Author-san:

Too much of a sudden turn of events… Even the author must have missed it.

TL.

… That was unexpected… who would have thought??