Sword of Gluttony Queen - Chapter 26 - No Hold Barred
Chapter 26: No Hold Barred
『Really now… don’t you think that you actually don’t have to save that shi＊tty ba＊stard? I mean, it’s not like others gonna blame you for leaving him to die in this place, right?』
Beelzebub said dumbfounded, yet it felt like she was enjoying it.
Although my 《Demon Eater Sword; Beelzera》 was locked with the hobgoblin’s club, I knew that it was only a matter of time until I lost in this contest of strength.
This ba＊stard is stronger than me.
「GOBUAAAAA!」
「URAAAAA!」
I managed to parry its club before I stumbled back and retreated to regain my stance.
「Aah, now I can only curse myself for this situation. Beelzebub, please lend me your power so that I can stick to my raison d’etre!」
The demon beasts were moving with coordinated movements.
The troublesome Gold Maimai was running in circles in order to get away from me.
The Gold Maimai lured the two hobgoblins to the front and then lured the three goblins behind us while they chased after it.
「《IMU》！ 《IMU》！」
I invoked two 《Imu》 simultaneously.
Let’s start with exposing the enemy’s information.
I did so in order to confirm whether those goblins or hobgoblins have troublesome Battle Arts.
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Race ：《Goblin》
Condition ：《Normal》
Lv：10
VIT（STR）：21
ATK（P ATK）：23
MAG（M ATK）：8
AGI（Agility）:21
Title ：
《Demon Race [–]》《Bottom Rank Demon [E]》
Trait ：
《Night Vision [E]》《Superior Breeding [E]
Battle Art ：
《Dark Step [E]》
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… It was weaker than a wight, it also had no battle arts of a special trait.
Moreover, my level had risen after I fought with the wight, thus they’re far easier to deal with.
Although I could easily deal with them if there was only one of them, several of them coming together would still be too much for me.
Well, it might be a good idea to eliminate the goblins first before I used 《Petit Dimordi》 to crush the hobgoblins.
I was well aware of their 《Dark Step》 battle art.
It was a skill that put a layer of fighting spirit underneath the user’s feet to erase their footstep’s sound and increased their walking speed.
It was an extremely useful and easy to learn skill that the majority of 《Legman [Pure Human]》 could learn it with just a little bit of training.
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Race ：《Hobgoblin》
Condition ：《Normal》
Lv：20
VIT（STR）：58
ATK（P ATK）：54
MAG（M ATK）：18
AGI（Agility）: 45
Title ：
《Demon Race [–]》《Low Rank Demon Beast
《Elementary Attainments of Fire [F]》
Trait ：
《Night Vision [E]》《Superior Breeding [E]
Battle Art ：
《Dark Step [E]》《Echo Voice [D]
《Fire Clad [D]》
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…. Yup, they’re strong as I expected.
Far more powerful than the Rats, they were definitely a formidable foe.
But, since they’re stupid when compared to the Rat, I should be able to do something or other to win this fight.
《Echo Voice》 was a skill to scare the enemy with fighting spirit infused-scream, while 《Fire Clad》was a skill that could ignite the item grasped in the user’s hand.
「《Imu》!」
Next I used 《Imu》 on the Gold Maimai.
Though Mani’s 《Kaguna》 failed to see through its status, my 《Demon Eater Sword; Beelzera》’s 《Imu》 which was equipped with 《Ancient’s Knowledge》 should be able to see its status.
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Race ：《Gold Maimai》
Condition ：《Normal》
Lv：30
VIT（STR）：24
ATK（P ATK）：14
MAG（M ATK）：28
AGI（Agility）: 78
Title ：
《Mid-Rank Demon Beast [C]》《Golden Demon Snail [C]
《Knowledge of Water [D]》
Trait ：
《Night Vision [E]》《Odo Perception・Low
《Golden Vortex Shell [C]》《Golden Sparkle [C]
Battle Art ：
《Poison Water [D]》《Sticky Bullet [D]
《Moon Reflection [C]》
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Found it!
It had extremely low stamina and raw power contrary to its level.
But its low raw power was balanced by its extremely high wisdom and agility.
On top of that, this guy possessed an extremely troublesome battle art.
【《Golden Vortex Shell [C]》】
【The vortex patterned shell that sparkled in gold color has extremely high resistance against magic below D-rank.】
【It also has high resistance against blunt attacks up to its［VIT×4］】
… so this is what repelled Gilbert’s 《Illusion》.
「That is impossible to steal…」
『It’s impossible with your power alone, the difference in your power is too much but… we might be able to do something.』
【《Golden Sparkle [C]》】
【The Golden Sparkle would draw every living beings attention regardless of its race, be it Devil, Demon Beast, or Human.】
【Golden Sparkle is passively used to cause feelings of worship and or bait beings whose level was lower than it. 】
…. I see, so this is why the goblin attack didn’t work on it.
But, it wouldn’t just attract humans.
Could it be that this guy was running around from one place to another, waiting for someone to discover it?
And the last thing that was weighing on my mind was… this.
A C-rank battle art… that I’ve never heard about.
《Moon Reflection [C]》
【Momentarily liquify the user’s body to ignore physical attacks.】
【It can only activated for a small moment due to its massive mana consumption.】
W-What the hell is this battle art?
Having this kind of skill on top of that speed, it was theoretically impossible to beat this guy upfront.
So it slipped through my sword thanks to the power of this 《Moon Reflection》.
If they knew of this battle art, Gilbert and co wouldn’t have chased that Gold Maimai until this place.
Its level was high. Someone of Gilbert’s level wouldn’t be able to see its status with 《Imu》, thus preventing them from knowing this troublesome battle art.
I’ve predicted this situation somewhat but… the one who spread the rumor about the Gold Maimai might’ve not said anything about this skill after they failed to subjugate this snail.
Though it wasn’t that hard to pull the legs of the other adventurers…. It was disheartening when I think that this little secret was the reason that it gave birth to unnecessary casualties up until now.
「GOOO!」
The two hobgoblins were attacking me from both sides.
… I guess I’ve no choice but to use this trump card that I saved for the Gold Maimai.
I was put in a desperate situation right now with the two D-rank demon beasts coming from both sides. And that one Gold Maimai watched over the situation a little bit away from my position, waiting for the right timing to enter the fray.
「《Petit Dimordi》！」
From the magic circle that appeared at the tip of my sword, a girl with golden eyes, Beelzebub, appeared from the center of the magic circle.
「FUHAHAHA! NOTHING BETTER THAN HAVING A BODY!」
Beelzebub swung her arm, her sharp nails pierced through the abdomen of the hobgoblin on the right and slammed it hard onto the ground.
「GROVEL BEFORE ME, YOU LOWLY DEMON BEAST!」
The movement of the hobgoblin on the left dulled, it was clearly fearing Beelzebub’s might.
Not missing that opening, I flicked its club, slashed at its body and then gathered my mana into 《Demon Eater Sword; Beelzera》 to use 《Gluttony’s Edge》.
「GOVU……!」
I felt the flow of that hobgoblin’s Odo from the wounded part that came into contact with my sword’s blade.
The one I took was 《Fire Clad》. When my slash completed, I felt part of hobgoblin’s power flowing into me.
I should be able to kill the Gold Maimai if I was using this battle art.
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