"FOOD AAAAAAAAAA"
How much time had passed since she devoured something so delicious, she didn't know. Since parasitizing this monster, she had been steadily growing, devouring the monsters on this floor and its surroundings. Due to this, her power had reached a very high level.
Each time she devoured a powerful monster, she evolved, and her power grew, reaching the level where she is now. With the dungeon generating stronger monsters, her power had no rivals.
"DELICIOUS...."
But today was special. After all, these strange beings that arrived at her home were so tasty, especially the male. His scent and spiritual power pleased her.
"HAAAAAA~"
With saliva dripping from her mouth and a look of ecstasy, she couldn't wait to become one with that delicious male.
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*Brommmmm
"That's a lot."
Looking around, along with the thousands of monsters emerging from the ground, Yuki raised his eyebrows.
"Yuki-san is right."
Putting a finger to her lips, Kurumi also scanned the area.
"All right, this spirit hasn't broken the world's limits yet, so it would be good practice for you."
Seeing the amount of spiritual energy with his Sharingan, Yuki knew this spirit was around level 9. It had no comparison to the Juggernaut from the previous floor.
"All right, I'll take care of the little ones while you bring down that thing. Are you all in agreement?"
"Kihihi, I can't wait to start."
"Yes, I'll do my best."
[Sure! We won't lose!]
Watching the two tighten their weapons and take a battle stance, Yuki smiled.
This was the spirit! Even if the opponent is superior, you must not give up.
"Inori, Mana, use everything you have. That thing is more dangerous than it looks, so don't worry about energy consumption; use Resonance from the start."
"[Yes]"
Assenting to his words, both girls knew that one misstep could lead to trouble, especially with that gigantic thing.
"Kurumi, before you devour it, I'd like you to use the tenth bullet on it."
"Oh? Did you discover something, Yuki-san?"
"Just a brief intuition...."
Winking, Yuki didn't elaborate further. There were many variables when encountering this Corrupt Spirit. Yuki found it hard to believe the dungeon could create something like this. Moreover, its situation was peculiar. With his Sharingan, Yuki observed several abnormalities in that spirit. Unlike Est, Kurumi, and himself, that spirit lacked a spiritual body. This made it different from other beings, as if it were still a parasite. Although it released spiritual energy, its 'wave' and 'frequency' were different from an ordinary spirit.
That's why Yuki wanted to know a bit about its history, whether it was created by the dungeon or not. If it wasn't, how did it end up in this state? The dungeon is a big mystery, and if it can produce these monsters in mass, they'll be in trouble.
"Well, but that'll cost you some time, Yuki-san~"
"Don't worry about that."
Shaking his head, Yuki just looked at her with a single eye. This woman still had the audacity to charge him after her rear end was in debt.
*GYAAAAAAAA
But while they discussed, the Corrupt Spirit didn't stay idle. Large portions of the earth rose, and roots emerged, whipping towards them like a whip.
"Oops! It really has little patience."
Of course, the trio didn't flinch. They jumped and soared, successfully evading the attack.
"FOOD!"
However, this didn't stop the Spirit. Its roots rose, trying to strike the trio in the air.
"Heavens, it's really desperate. Anyway... it's all yours."
"Toki Hami No shiro!"
Without worrying about the enormous monster, Yuki cut its roots with a single move and focused on the caterpillar monsters below.
Kurumi, on the other hand, was more direct. Instantly, her shadow covered the entire floor, materializing her pistols and shooting at the approaching roots. At the same time, several clones emerged from her shadow, firing various projectiles.
*GYAAAAA
Feeling its energy being taken by that huge barrier, the Corrupt Spirit used several of its petals as projectiles. It instantly found the origin of this strange barrier, but unfortunately, Kurumi was too elusive, and its projectiles missed.
"Ha!"
Like Yuki instructed her, Inori entered Resonance instantly. Her hair took on a fierce trait, and several crystals emerged as spikes from her body. The singing sword and a pink ball floated around her.
[Let's go, Inori! We can't let that woman take all the credit!]
With a furious look on her face, Mana couldn't allow that woman to get ahead, especially with how dangerous she is. So, shooting several crystals, several roots fell to the ground.
"Hum!"
Assisting her other 'self,' Inori stepped on the air, taking her enormous sword and sending powerful resonance waves that countered the Spirit's scream.
*Bommmmm
"Kihihihi"
*Bang, bang
*GYAAAAAA
With several clones shooting and filling the sky with projectiles, the Corrupt Spirit used its roots to try to stop them. But it was useless; every time it tried to attack, it was cut by the projectiles.
*GYAAAA
"FIRE, COME TO ME, INCINERATE..."
With several circles floating around it, the Spirit knew it couldn't handle so many enemies at once. So, it opted for using magic, starting its chant, opening its arms to accumulate energy. But...
"Fool, you're too slow..."
Yuki, who was freezing every worm that crossed his path, laughed at the poor attempt of the Spirit. Although he was surprised that it could use magic, being a spirit, it wasn't that astonishing. Magic is powerful, but the incantation is slow, as well as the caster's concentration. For Yuki, using magic was just a waste of time.
He doesn't deny its power, but with how slow its activation is, in the Shinobi world, mages would be cannon fodder incapable of defending themselves. Ninjutsus don't require much time and can create destructive power greater than magic. Speed plays a crucial role in combat. Ninjas can't afford enchantments when there are beasts like Guy, whose speed would instantly kill all the mages in this world.
"Zafkiel: Zayin"
*Bang
*Tick, tack
Yuki was right; magic indeed requires a lot of time. Kurumi wasn't going to let it activate. Activating the seventh bullet, she stopped the Spirit's time, preventing its chant from continuing.
And as if this created a chain reaction, the clones fired simultaneously. Mana didn't stay idle either; she didn't want to lose.
[Disease!]
Activating her 'ace,' Inori raised her sword, while powerful 'waves' struck her enemy. The crystals of the Apocalypse virus began to appear around her body and the entire floor.
*GYAAAAAAAAAA
*Clink
*Bommm
After the effects of the seventh Bullet wore off, the spirit screamed in pain. The magical circles floating around it shattered and exploded into thousands of pieces. Its chant had been interrupted, so its magic didn't activate, causing a reaction as it couldn't control the energy.
"Kihihi"
Seeing this, Kurumi didn't stop; she continued her assault, with her clones firing various projectiles.
And although the spirit tried to defend itself using its enormous petals, it was futile. Its petals and body were crystallizing at an incredible speed.
It had been infected with the most deadly virus in the world; its fate was sealed from the moment Inori activated her strongest ability.
Billions and trillions of viruses were in the air, making it impossible to escape a microscopic enemy whose power could annihilate all the races in the world.
*GYAAAAAAA
With its body crystallizing and its spiritual power weakening every second, the spirit felt despair. It had never faced such terrifying enemies before.
"It's over."
Sighing, Yuki found a rock to sit on. With the virus in the air, Yuki no longer worried about this battle. Even the worms were crystallizing.
'Enfermedad' is an incredibly broken ability. If it weren't for its fusion with the virus, he would be in serious trouble.
That's why Yuki prevented Inori from using this ability. After all, no one could stand against her. But as her opponent was very powerful, she had no other choice.
"Yuki-saaaaan! Help!"
And he was right; Mana showed no mercy. Even Kurumi panicked; her body and the bodies of her clones were crystallizing. She felt her spiritual power being devoured.
"Mana, you're terrifying."
Letting out another sigh, Yuki shook his head. Mana didn't distinguish between friend or foe.
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TN: Damn mana taking revenge xD
Also on another thought I'll release the chapters later imma go sleep now because I haven't translated yet.. and if I do rn I am sure there'll be a lot of errors..
I always recheck few times to correct any errors, simplify words etc but English is not my first language so if you find any errors please point out I'll try to correct them!
Adios