What is more exciting when it comes to science fiction other than big robots fighting massive monsters?
[Gahoooonnnn!!!!!] (??) With only two heads remaining, it roared at us threatening to kill us.
But none of that mattered anymore.
[Hop in Pilot] (Ronin) Ahahahahhahahhaha!!!!
What the heck!!!???? It was just dangerous earlier, but now things seem exciting and calming at the same time!!! I don't know why, but I can feel it run through my veins...the feeling of a battle going down in history!
[Let me iiiiiin!] I hopped into the hand that was opened for me to get into, and Ronin put me in the pilot's cockpit.
Immediately I can feel some sort of strange feeling, the series of vibrations as well as the sound of hydraulics and the onboard computer makes my inner robot otaku jump for joy.
[Temporarily setting controls to AI mode. Calibration will now begin] (Ronin) Uhuh. Holy shit, the technobabel is strong in this one.
I can't control it directly for now, but it seems that Ronin already got some preset commands on what to do when facing such a bigger foe.
[Graaaaaarrr!!!] (??) Taking out the lead wall shotgun from the back, Ronin then blasted its face and spam-fired all the shells.
*Bang!..Bang!..Bang!...Bang!*
Since it was buckshot, multiple visible wounds can now be seen from its entire body however, but it was regenerating. Fuck!
[Gathering information from the enemy] (Ronin)
{PILOT CALIBRATION: 30%}
Come on! Be quick!
[Guraaaaawwww!!] (??)
[Enemy is resistant to projectile attacks at +100 meters distance. Detecting concentrated heat signature from its mouth region. Course of action, avoid it at all cost] (Ronin)
[Ehhhh!!!!!???? Dodge that!!!!] It's doing a fire breath again?!
[Affirmative] (Ronin)
When the fire shot out from the mouth of the dragon, Ronin rolled to the floor and dodged it by a short margin. Dirt, rocks, and moss flew up in the air as we tumbled down acrobatically like some certain robots from a Michael bay movie.
The girls were far away, thank god. I thought they would get involved with the blast....phew.
{PILOT CALIBRATION: 100%. CALIBRATION COMPLETE}
[Yeesss!!!!!] The seal has been unlocked ahahahahahah!!!! Whoops, can't let my inner man-child go out at such an important moment!
{SWORD CORE NOW PERMANENTLY ONLINE}
{COMPLEX MOVEMENTS, COMPLEX SWORD STYLES, AND COMBINATION ATTACKS ARE NOW POSSIBLE}
[YEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!!] As Ronin stands upright after the roll, I then took the controls and...
[Setting controls to Pilot Mode] (Ronin) Took the bitch slapper from its attachment at the back.
Tempered black in color, has an extensive area, and a very long body. The sword was screaming to be used for a battle such as this, and boy I am granting its wish.
[[Graaaaa!!!!!!!!!!]]
Ayah?! It's now using both heads!? Why now!?
It seems it found itself facing an enemy that may kill it...is it afraid?
Jesus, please take the wheel!!!! Rather, please guide me!
[Let's do this partner]
[Affirmative] (Ronin)
[Gaaa!!!!! Shit!]
As my mind starts to sync up with Ronin, my vision becomes hazy and a feeling of nausea soon assaulted me, giving me the worst migraine I have felt in my entire life.
[Are you okay pilot?] (Ronin)
[I am fine] After a solid 20 seconds of recovery, my vision came back.
[Warning. Incoming tail attack] (Ronin) Argh!
*Baaam!*
That was a solid hit!!!! I am sorry!!!! I will not be a burden once again!
Taking the controls back after I got disoriented due to the sudden tail smash by the hydra, Ronin then started sprinting at the lakeside in hopes of dodging its series of flying claw attacks as well as ground pounding with its huge reptilian scaly tail.
*Karchak!*
The lead wall shotgun got reloaded and was then switched back to the broadsword before we rushed at the monster with great speed. The adrenaline rush in my veins somehow dampened my fears, my worries, and my... cowardly nature.
[Oraaa!!!!!] Holding the sword with both robotic hands, Ronin made an overhead slash...
*Pang!*
Only for it to be parried by its tail!!
[The heck?! Woah!] That parry vibrated the entire frame of Ronin, causing my head to ache once again...urgh. To think it has the intelligence to parry the sword with its tail...what sort of creature am I really up against?
[Warning. Breath attack incoming] (Ronin) Ah damn it!
Not just fire breath, it was also preparing for some noxious breath. It is evident due to the greenish liquid seeping out from its 2nd head's mouth.
I looked as its reverse scale glowed and its chest started to expand in horror...The girls!!!! They're going to be caught in this!
With a press of a button, I immediately put Ronin into phasing and sprinted to the girls to the girls with its maximum speed.
God, please let me reach them!
[Gohaaaaaa!!!!!] (??)
[Kwaaaaaaa!!!!!] (??)
Fire and poison breath then came out from its mouths.
[Kya!!!] (????) Ronin's tremendous arm reach managed to swoop them away from harm. Phew, thank goodness.
The fire breath was stoppable, but the poison breath isn't. The surrounding plants that were spared from the fire breath immediately wilted at the brush of the poisonous corrosive gas it spewed in great force.
[Are you girls fine?] I asked them as I opened the cockpit door, the distance from us and the hydra is now approximately 200 meters so this much is safe.
[Y-yes, but that attack just now...that hydra isn't an ordinary one] (Nene) She checked for any injuries that the others might have, and thankfully none among them got poisoned or scalded.
I distanced ourselves first in order to plan the attack well this time, phew, honestly if Ronin did not arrive early then all of us would have died from that thing.
What do I do? I don't think running away would help as it might go into a nearby settlement, and I would feel guilty going with that decision. The final decision? To face it head on and kill it.
[Hey partner, can an addition of 5 individuals be allowed inside the cockpit?] I can't leave them outside because the hydra's breath attack may harm them some way or another. The best thing I could do is to take them inside, hoping for the best.
[Calculating sizes, volume, height, and weight of individuals...It is possible, pilot] (Ronin) With the affirmation for that, I then controlled Ronin's hand to stick close near the ground wide open for them to step in.
[Come in, I cannot leave you guys out there knowing that big piece of shit is still alive and well. Also, do it quickly]
[Okay!] (Tanya) Ronin proceeded to feed the cockpit with 5 people one-by-one and then closed it after Nene last entered it.
[Wow!] (Rikka)
?! Aren't these girls supposedly scared just earlier?! Just how good is their coping mechanism?!
[Just don't press any button okay!]
[O-okay!] (Ema)
[Got it] (Alurra)
[I will try not to] (Rikka)
[At least don't do it for god's sake]
[Don't worry! I will not let them do anything weird as the adult in this group!] (Nene)
[I will trust your word] I sighed heavily. It's terribly cramped here!!! Moving my arms aside, Tanya was hugging my neck, Rikka was at my right arm, Alurra was at the left, Ema was at my feet, and Nene was behind Tanya.
We were like sardines crammed inside a tin can, except that this Tin can I am speaking of is the pilot's cockpit.
[Alright give me the information you know about hydras, if you will, miss Nene]
[Okay! First is—] (Nene)
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Apparently, Nene is a graduate of the prestigious academy somehow in the capital of this kingdom. With the knowledge she has about monster ecology, it wouldn't have been difficult for her to be an adventurer, but she chooses to be an inn receptionist instead. I wonder why, but I did not ask about that because it might be something like me prying over some "privy" stuff.
The first information about the hydra is that the three-headed variant is the one commonly found in the forest such as where we are now. The forest of death, the forest at the foot of Death Mountain to be exact.
Other than that its normal breath would be fire, but the one we encountered just now has three. Luckily Nene's only powerful spell managed to eliminate that head, by that I mean it breaths out fire, ice, and corrosive cloud breath. In short, it was a superior species.
We would've been more fucked up if not for her lightning spell, thank god.
The next info is its regenerative ability. It can regenerate itself when the damage done is physical-based, in short something like punches or sword cuts. On the other hand, it is weak against magical attacks.
Another info...
[Say what?]
[It can be killed with physical attacks if you can manage to behead its remaining head in one swift strike just like how it is said in the records before about the heroes and their—] (Nene) and their adventures.
The hydra in question which we have distanced away for observation was just rampaging and trying to burn and corrode everything around. It's looking for us, I am pretty sure of it.
This guy is definitely in need of some anger control therapy right now.
[Phew- Let's do this partner]
[Roger that, pilot] (Ronin)
[Woah!!! The thing spoke!] (Tanya) Well... Tanya my dear, this guy isn't a thing, or probably is still considered to be one?
Anyway enough of that.
Ronin held the broadsword in place as I accelerate towards the hydra in a fast space.
Like a magician casting a spell, Ronin charges the sword with its core and let out a massive discharge of electricity in a form of an arc.
*Bzzzzzzttttt!!!!*
[Gahooooooonnnn!!!!] (??) The hit connected as jolts of electricity run through across its body, paralyzing it in pain.
It worked?! Yet the arc slash only made it paralyzed for a few seconds before it regained control of its body.
Immediately I put Ronin into a phase dash and evaded the possible area where its tail will go down at us.
*Splash!!!!!*
I was right to do so, the paralysis only lasted for 5 seconds at least and it immediately sent a counterattack after the effect wore off. This goddamn multi-headed lizard is smart, not gonna lie. Two heads may be good, but I have 7 heads working with me right now.
[Just punch it!] (Tanya)
[No! That is not right Tanya! Just let Jack decide!] (Rikka)
[You two are noisy!!!!!] It was a mess outside, and the same goes for inside the cockpit.
[Jack if you can chop the tail first, you can have an ease of mind knowing it won't hit us again] (Nene) Ugh. Nene's the only one I can rely on this time, but at least having multiple heads is better than just two.
[The hydra also might have learned about the attack earlier, so it might be warier] (Ema) Hearing them made me learn something. People within the fantasy world knew how to deal with their monsters...that is a fact I should engrave in my head.
Hearing their opinions, I then decided on the proper course of action that needs to be done.