KUU!
A beam of light blasted out of Titan.
Having no more ideas, I made Titan attack them, which caught all of them off guard and made it possible to distance ourselves from them.
"Hmph, here I am trying to make this less painful, but why are bugs so desperate to struggle, huh?"
As we got outside their range, the woman from before had an amused expression as she looked at all of us.
"Well, I guess in the end I'm going to make this fast."
She said that she moved fast, and seeing this, I blocked her.
Shing
We kept our exchange going, and she seemed to have a look of astonishment on her face as she fought me.
"Oh my, I didn't notice it before, but it seems to me that you don't just transcend a single rank but a whole two ranks."
She said that with a face full of desire.
"Now I want you even more, not to mention that your voice suggests you are young. So I will give you a choice: be my pet or die?"
She might have realized my age by differentiating my voice through the voice changer function and somehow analyzing it, but since she asked me a question, let me answer it for her.
"I chose the third option."
"AHahahaha. There is no such thing as a third option, child. Because your lives are in my hands."
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"Are you guys okay?"
"I'm fine."
"Gibson has been hit."
"We're okay."
"How about you, James?"
"Not much, but we need to get into formation and cover those who are injured."
"Okay."
"They're here, everyone! We must defend against their attacks!"
James and the others protected themselves from the attack and supported each other's weaknesses.
'Good thing these three assailants are ranked two, and I'm glad Bolt can take on their leader. But if the cause is really me, then I need to bargain with my life to save them, especially Bolt.'
"They are strong."
"We won't last long."
"I know, but they must be beast tamers who don't mainly fight head-on, so we are actually lucky."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, if we only wait for the proctor to arrive or for Bolt to beat their leader, then we can survive this."
"Pfft, aha."
"""Ahahahahaha.""
"Why are they laughing?"
"Man, I can't hold it. Do you really think he can beat our boss? You guys are great comedians."
"What do you mean?"
"Our boss is just playing with him."
"That's right, she isn't even serious during her attacks. If she was serious, he'd be dead by now."
"You're bluffing."
"Heh, Bluffing?"
"Stop! Let's end this now."
"Fine."
After they finished talking, they continued their attacks on the group. But during the exchange, James said something that surprised everyone.
"You're here for me, right?"
"Oh, what makes you say that? What if it was that woman over there?"
"If it is, then fine. We'll show you our resolve; we won't give up, and I'm sure he can beat your boss."
"You really are no fun, huh?"
"Stop talking and attack him already."
"I'm trying here. Why don't you do it?"
"Tch."
The three assailants kept on arguing as they attacked. And James was then asked by Kim the reason he asked that.
"Why did you ask that?"
"I just think they are here for me."
"What? Then why do you have to ask that?"
"I just thought one sacrifice was better than for all of us to suffer."
"You idiot! Do you really think they will do what you want? They must have used those monsters for a reason rather than having them attack us directly."
"That's right, we are in this together now, so let's do our best. We still have our hope over there, right?"
"You're right." They agreed as they looked at Bolt battling against the leader of the assailants.
It has only been a few days, but why is it reassuring to him to watch our backs?
"You're being comfortable over there, huh?"
Then the assailants stop their attacks as they look at the group, and the guy that talked earlier takes out a bottle.
"Just because we are not a combatant type doesn't mean you can just look down on us; let's see what will happen after I kill all of you."
"He's going to drink it already?"
"Let's also do it; the madam is also starting to get serious."
"Oh, you're right."
After agreeing on what to do, the other two also took out the bottle. When they drank it, their bodies suddenly changed.
Bakin bakin'
Crack crack
Roar!
Then they roared as their bodies grew a few centimeters, with red skin and pulsing muscles.
"What did they do?"
"Those might be berserker potions."
"That's right; with this, we can cover our physical weaknesses. Let's see if you can survive after this. HHhaaaaaa!"
They then attack them with full force.
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"You're holding up well after all the fighting you've done these past few hours. You seem to have great stamina too."
"Thanks for the compliment; it's not like I need it."
"You're still talking back, huh? Let's continue then."
Right now, I am in a very bad position. This woman is ranked four, for crying out loud. What the heck! She is even at the peak of that rank. What should I do? And I am pretty sure she isn't even serious since earlier.
We continued attacking each other, and as that continued, my mind accelerated in thinking of possible ways to overcome this, and even with Titan's constant support, she would easily dodge it.
But then she stopped attacking and seemed to have had enough of what was happening right now.
"I guess you are really deserving of your attitude towards me, but let's see if you can last long after this. [Let your beauty and wrath bless all beings hear my call "SUMMON"]"
As she activates her spell, he summons her familiar. Her familiar is a huge spider that somehow resembles a tarantula.
But that was not all; afterward, she did something else. And that is something possible only if your bond with your familiar is strong and both of you have the same wavelength of mind.
"Now then, for the finishing touches [Form a bond that will be unbreakable, let our strength be unfathomable, "UNITE"]."
Like she said, the spell is called unite. There are also other requirements for it, but that is no problem for me and Titan to acquire those.
But the main thing is the perfect wavelength, and we both are far from it, and a lot of people struggle with this. That's why bonding with Titan is currently impossible.
"Now then, let's see if you can still talk to me. As she said that to me in her tarantula form."
And seeing this, I guess I have no choice but to use that ability, the technique that I used. I only recently used it once, but let's see if I can take her down with it.
"Take this." She yelled as spider webs came shooting down on me.
Then I made my move and cut down a few of her spider feet.
"Wha…Aah!"
"I missed the head, huh? Next time, you won't be so lucky."
I said that in a cool way, but seriously, I still can't control the speed. Not to mention, it still stings, but only a little. I should continue until I master it and take her down.
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On the other side, James and the others were flung away by the three assailants. But then they all stop when they hear their boss' scream.
"Impossible."
"There's no way."
"She is already using her full strength."
"Everyone, let's finish them off fast to assist the madam."
""Okay.""
"Not so fast, because I'm not done with you guys yet."
"Stay put, and this will end fast, prince."
"Heh, I knew it; you guys are targeting me after all. Tell me how you know about my identity; even the proctor doesn't know."
"Why would we tell you? finish him."
"Too late."
As James said, his body transformed. The same thing as what happened to the woman before: complete unity with their familiar.
"I think the reason you attacked me is obvious: there is someone who betrayed us."
After coming to his own conclusion, he attacks the three assailants.
"You think you can take us down by yourself; think again."
They fought and exchanged blows, and as time went by, it was clear that the assailants were losing the battle.
"This can't go on. What should we do?"
"This bastard is getting ahead of himself just because he is stronger than us, but after his transformation wears off, it's going to be our win."
"And when is that, after we're dead? We need to do something now, and we are also at our limits."
"That's right, I think we should use that."
"But that's going to be detected from afar, and we will be exposed."
"Well, it's better than dying, plus, boss Killer said we can use this when we are exposed and in a dire situation."
"You are right; let's do it."
"Alright, help me by distracting him."
After agreeing on something, the two made a move while the remaining one took out a crystal from his bag.