Chapter 31 : (Poor Equipment+s.h.i.+eld} x Guts – Boss = Death

TL : Cnine

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If we open the door, we will find a boss room behind it .

We opened the door .

With 4 stout limbs supporting its lean but muscular body, and with a mane that stood upright like a blazing flame, the peak of all beasts stood ahead of us .

「A lion… Nay, I should call it Guardian Deity [Lion]」

「Since this is Okinawa, I think we should call it LionDog [s.h.i.+sha]」

When I looked at the information of our opponent, I found that its name was Jiisha, almost the same as what s.h.i.+nji said . No, could it be that the one in front of us isn’t a s.h.i.+sha? Could it be just a pun of s.h.i.+sha just like that snake and mongoose?

When I just finished pondering, a voice suddenly transmitted into my ears . It was filled with all kinds of nervousness .

「Be careful Sou . It’s obviously on a completely different dimension than the enemies we have faced so far!」

「Seems like it…」

I completely agree in that regard . I wouldn’t be so frightened if the one that standing in front of us was just a normal lion, like in reality . But the s.h.i.+–er, I mean the Jiisha that was standing before us, no matter how you look at it, it definitely surpa.s.ses the common sense of all living being . Since we’re in Okinawa, s.h.i.+sha was definitely a Guardian Deity .

Its height might be about 3 metres tall,similar to the water buffalo that I saw today at noon . The problem is in how much explosive power it has but, I have a feeling that we’re in deep s.h.i.+t, since it has muscles that are unique to a carnivorous beast .

I think we really have no chance of winning against this beast if we are going to fight it from the front . Well, as long as we exclude my father .

「GAAAAOOOOOOO！」

With a thunderous roar from the beast that threatened to break apart the cave, I felt a shock going through me . It was completely different from reality .

Should I move ahead then? No, it seems to be extremely powerful . Like h.e.l.l I can win against that thing . It might even be something a human should not fight against . Robot, someone please send a giant robot over here, or a tank at least .

「WOOOOOOW . I just noticed, but we can’t use recovery items that will restore our HP here . What a s.h.i.+tty restriction this is . 」

This means that both of us have no means to recover our HP . I wonder who the h.e.l.l designed this fight .

「Sou! Please distract it first . I’ll try to land a hit during that time!」

「O-Ou!」

That’s unexpected . s.h.i.+nji is trying to get closer to that aberration . Let alone your torso, once you eat a claw attack from that thing, your entire body will basically become mesh . You’re so brave, s.h.i.+nji!

「Let’s go!」

Responding to s.h.i.+nji with a roar of determination, I fired bullets into both of Jiisha’s eyes . I considered whether to invoke the skill 【Zenith】 or not, which would decrease the damage given to non-weak points but increase the damage delivered to weak points . But, I can’t use it now since I have yet to confirm its weak points . Since the eyes aren’t always the weak point just like that crab that we fought before coming to this place, I can’t really bank on that a.s.sumption . This is a fantasy world after all .

As if to proving my theory, the bullets that I fired to the lion eyes are stopped by somekind of barrier before it digs into its eyes . I see, I can’t s.n.a.t.c.h its field of vision huh . But this is still within my expectation .

Though the eyes are the most efficient ways to seal the movement of living being, it’s not limited to just that . It’s huge, therefore I can land an attack toward a place that usually hidden .

I will send hails of bullets toward every parts of its body to see which part will cause the most damage first . Forelimbs, hind legs, waist, shoulder, head, ears, mane, abdomen . I’ve never been shooting the b.a.l.l.s of the living being in the past, in reality that’s it . I’ll even stoop to that means now . But, it almost has no effect on this aberration despite my bullets are digging into its b.a.l.l.s, it barely shaving its HP .

「d.a.m.n it……… . Could it be that because all of my equipments are initial equipment ?」

No, is it because I’m underestimating my enemy?　In the first place, could it be that I’m enderestimating my enemy by thinking that my puny initial equipment can pierce the defense of a boss?　s.h.i.+t, let’s be safe than worry for later . At this rate, s.h.i.+nji is in danger . Since my attack can’t even hurt it, much less to say restricting its movement .

I’m putting out my dual gun that already out of bullets and then plunging the knife in my hand to that Jiisha . I’m crouching forward as much as possible since I have no choice but to dash to close the long range distance between us in one go .

If I’m just waiting as it is, the battle will surely become 1 on 1 between the boss and s.h.i.+nji . Though I have yet to see the boss offensive ability, I have an extremely bad premonition about that . My body is moving even before I’m thinking about the boss offensive ability .

「s.h.i.+nji, the gun is almost have no effect!　Please stop one of its attack since I’m going to join the combat! 」

「Leave it to me! 」

There’s almost no distance between s.h.i.+nji and the Jiisha . Our original strategy is for me to attract its attention while s.h.i.+nji entering that gap to land an attack but…… . It was obvious who was the one being attracted by it . And then, I’m making s.h.i.+nji to cover me . I definitely will make use of that chance .

The Jiisha is raising its foreleg like a cat about to do a cat punch .

「DEFENSE s.h.i.+E―― DUWAAAAAAA ? 」

That one swing– Or should I call it mowing down—- Blown s.h.i.+nji till he crashed against the wall .

「s.h.i.+NJI! 」

s.h.i.+nji who was crashed on the wall is lying upside down on the floor while raising cloud of dust due to the impact . That attack shaved more than 30% of his HP gauge . It’s the damage after he used defensive arts . I might be in a deep s.h.i.+t if I received one of those attacks since my base defense is way lower than s.h.i.+nji .

But, even if s.h.i.+nji can’t stop its attack, I’ll make the full use of the gap after the attack . Before its still raised forelegs touching the ground, I struck his flank with my knife .

「TAKE THIS! 」

I’m putting my entire weight and power to the tip of my knife and then piercing it into virtually unguarded flank of Jiisha . But the power that I put into the tip of my knife apparently isn’t enough to bridge the difference between our power .

I’m putting my entire weight and power to the tip of my knife and then piercing it into virtually unguarded flank of Jiisha . But the power that I put into the tip of my knife apparently isn’t enough to bridge the difference between our power .

――c.r.a.p .

Almost at the same time as I feel chill running on my entire body when my body is almost pressed with that huge paw, I retreated immediately . I’m abandoning any thought and focusing my entire nerves to dodge that paw .

The next moment after barely evading that log-like fore limb, a sudden gust of wind flipping my clothes and hair . Even when that attack missed, the shock is enough to make me blown away .

――No, never let yourself to get hit by that, it’s coming in a moment!

The tempest that approaching before me have a power that completely betraying its appearance . On the contrary, it’s as if proudly saying that there’s more to it .

「HAHA……」

The Jiisha is raising its paw toward me again . One of that attack will be enough to turn my body into a meat paste .

Though I supposed to dodge it, the impact that feel like nailing my body on the ground is resounding again . . And yet the Jiisha isn’t stopping his chase as it’s aiming its other paw at me .

Are you kidding me…… . . This is too…… . .

I barely avoided the incoming paw attack while stabbing my knife into its paw and left a shallow wound on it by using Jiisha’s own momentum .

Absurd, this is, this is too……… .

「I SHALL ENJOY IT THEN! 」

When I noticed, the corners of my lips raising upward as I danced in the middle of storm .

「OOOOH! 」

I’m dodging its instkill cla.s.s paw attack which will send me to my grave in one attack, I stab my knife, dodge, and then stab again . I already have not enough leeway to confirm its HP gauge . Starting from the middle of the battle, I’m mixing together my attack with bullets from zero distance and pound it all together . But,

――Still too shallow .

I’m absolutely lacking in firepower . Accuracy aside, it’ll be useless without firepower .

「GAAAAAA！ 」

The Jiisha use its thunderous roar, it feels like breaking my eardrums . I think it will burst my ears .

Chapter 31 : (Poor Equipment+s.h.i.+eld} x Guts – Boss = Death

Chapter 31 : (Poor Equipment+s.h.i.+eld} x Guts – Boss = Death

「SHUT UUUUUUUP! 」

This Jiisha is foolish enough to let out such roar that will left his mouth open wide in front of his enemy, so I fired hails of bullets into its pharynx without a slight of hest.i.tation . Thereupon,

「GYAAAOOOOOOOOOO！ ? 」

A grief-like wail which obviously different from the previous voice is resounding inside of the cave . I can’t go for its eyes but, maybe I can go for it’s mouth . I don’t know what the standard for it but……… . . Fair enough, I found its weak point!

「Well come to me now, I’m a delicacy you know . Now come and eat me, monster」

「GOOOAAAAAAAAAA！ 」

From here is a death match . My attack almost have no effect unless it hit the weak point . Moreover, that timing doesn’t come unless that monster is opening its maw . What a troublesome situation we’re in . What an――EXCITING DEVELOPMENT!

「――【Zenith】activate! 」

I can’t use my knife to hurt its mouth . I have no better means to deal a damage in its mouth other than using bullets . Even if I have to pay attention to the remaining amount of my bullets, I’ll fire it all once the time is come .

I’m entering another step which left almost no distance between us and into a zero distance combat .

「GAAAAAA！ 」

Here, a present from me .

「GYAAAAOOOOOO！ ? 」

I’m saved by the fact that this monster is quite stupid . To be honest I’m at loss in what to do if it keeps it mouth closed .

「Here a second helping of delicious bullets from me! 」

This guy is only attacking with its forepaw since a while ago . Well since the model for this guy might be a carnivore beast, there’s also a bite attack and yet, it’s barely showing its worth as long as I’m paying attention to it . I summed all of its attack with the exchange of offense and defense till a while ago .

Though the fire power of my bullets is low, the bullets that fired by me into Jiisha mouth is definitely shaving away its HP bar slowly . Although its paw keeps shaving away my HP bar few times during our combat till only 30% left, I’m slowly getting used to its pattern .

Though there was a setting where I ran out of bullets, thanks to me getting used to its movement, it’s not that hard to dodge that paw attack as long as I’m giving undivided attention to evasion . While I’m always fighting it at zero distance, sometimes I jumped onto its body and then jumped down again aiming for its mouth . Repeating those movements again and again, I shaved this guy metre-cla.s.s HP bar in millimetre scale .

「GUUU……」

And when I’m wondering how long it’s been since our combat . As if getting irritated by our exchange of offense and defense, the Jiisha is pulling back to open some distance between us . But, as if I’m going to leave you to do that . Though this guy is powerful, it’s slightly weaker at zero distance combat . It has zero flexibility due to its huge frame .

When I’m following this guy to not let it go, it opens its mouth and then taking a deep breath— So I’m firing another round of bullet into that small opening . The Jiisha who seemingly hate that is trying to turn away its face from the line of fire of the bullets .

「DO YOU THINK I’LL LET YOU GO」

When I’m following this guy to not let it go, it opens its mouth and then taking a deep breath— So I’m firing another round of bullet into that small opening . The Jiisha who seemingly hate that is trying to turn away its face from the line of fire of the bullets .

「DO YOU THINK I’LL LET YOU GO」

I keep chasing it in order to not let it g―― EH! ?

「UWAAA! ? 」

Something that resembling a log in my view is coming toward my flank . Though I barely dodged it at the last minute, I’m blown by few matres just by grazed by that attack .

「That is……… . A TAIL!　THAT ABERRATION HAs THAT TOO」

To think that I’m making a light of it just because it’s a mere tail . Though it has less power compared to its paw, the power of that tail is strong enough to kill me in one hit . I only have 10% left on my HP bar . Rather its whip-like trajectory is harder to cope with compared to its paw attack .

「Moreover with such distance between us…… . d.a.m.n it」

I’m retreating when I feel the incoming of that tail whip . I shaved 60% of that guy HP bar thanks to our numerous exchange of offense and defense and me nailing on its weak point till while ago . But on the contrary it still has 40% of its HP bar left . It’s not a situation where I can  say 「R」 from “relieved” .

「Sorry Sou!　Though I tried to help you, I couldn’t find any gap in its defense at all」

s.h.i.+nji whose HP bar is around the same as me, 30% left, is rus.h.i.+ng over to my side . There’s a slight dent on his s.h.i.+eld as the testament of the might of Jiisha .

「Don’t worry about such things . I wasn’t in that entranced state either」

In fact I completely forgetting about him in the midst of such heated battle .

「But you can shave so much of its HP bar by yourself huh . Now I don’t know whether I have to admire that fact or shocked by that fact」

Just obediently admire my awesomeness will you .

「Then, what shall we do in this situation?　I’m completely refreshed」

So you can say that with such confidence huh . Well maybe it can’t be helped .

「Middle distance combat against that guy is impossible . We need anti-material riffle or rocket launcher to fight against that guy . But I can somehow chip its HP at super close range combat . I want to enter into zero distance combat again . Thereupon…… . . 」

s.h.i.+nji is nodding in agreement at my request without even hesitating .

「OK, leave it to me . Then I’ll take one of that guy attack again . Use that gap to get closer to that guy」

Can you do that?　I hurriedly close my mouth which almost said those words . I should say, I’ll leave that part to you then . In that case, the only thing that I can do right now is to trust him .

「Just in case, be careful of its tail . It’ll suddenly coming from your side of vision」

「Tail huh . Leave it to me . 」

After matching our eyes for a moment, we break into a run almost at the same time .