75 Man-eaters 2 (2/2)

I didn't answer. I didn't have to wait for the signal to start. The fight had already begun.

I kicked the ground hard with my greatsword. Aimed for the head. I'm going to smash this lump of iron into your head.

One step closer. He's a quadruped and a beast. I don't know how strong he is, but I'm sure he can outrun you.

The cannibal's eyes widen. From its thin, open mouth, you see a full set of sharp fangs.

And then something came at me unexpectedly, and I caught it with my greatsword.

A series of short sounds echoed out. I feel a dull thud.

A needle. A poisonous needle from its tail. The cannibal roars. In its voice, you can hear a strong irritation that you couldn't see before.

”Is this another ....... Hmph. ......

The cannibal's ability was not based on kinetic sight.

I had heard of the cannibal's abilities beforehand.

Cursed flames, sharp claws and fangs. It has a long tail that attacks like a whip and a powerful poisonous needle that can kill you with a single blow. In addition, the fact that it can speak human languages means that it can cast spells - even systematic magic created by humans and demons.

It's a legitimately powerful phantasm. There's no way they'd be so cowardly.

The poisonous stinger flying from the tip of its tail is fast, but I can avoid it. But the whip-like tail prevents me from reading its trajectory.

I use my sword as a shield to meet the body blow with a force that shatters the ground. You feel a heavy impact. You hold on, but your body is pushed backward.

The weights are too different. If you lose your stance even a little bit, you'll be blown off immediately.

Before I could make my next move, an additional tail quickly attacked me. The trajectory was complicated, and it seemed that the cannibal could control its tail like a third hand.

It's not only strong. Strong. Seamless. The clawed blow gouged deep into the earth and the sword creaked under the whip.

I'm still a vampire, so I'm still able to take it, but the speed and power contained in each blow is far beyond what a human can take. I'm still a vampire, so I can take it.

A hoarse voice reminiscent of a master's laughs loudly.

”What's the matter, vampire?　I'm not sure what to say.

”......

It's no good. We're losing ground at this rate. We have to go on the offensive or we won't stand a chance.

It's not as powerful or fast as Albatos. His durability won't be as great.

The cannibals are phantoms, but their fighting style shows intelligence. You could say that Arbatos is too violent.

I want to finish him off before he finds out the bottom of my abilities.

I know how to fight a beast. It's hard to catch a paw. Aim for the-- the tail.

The cannibal's poisonous stinger is flying less frequently. I guess there's no limit to how many you can shoot.

Poison won't work on me when my body's dead. If the poison doesn't work, the flying needles won't do much damage.

A flowing barrage. I managed to get past the cannibals, who were attacking me as if they had momentum, and looked for an opportunity.

The opportunity came quickly.

The cannibal's scorpion-like tail swished sinuously. My kinetic vision caught the movement clearly.

--Here.

No matter how freely I could control it, I couldn't bring it back after swinging it down with all my might.

I'm going to pull out that annoying bushy tail.

”No! ......!

I'm going to take out half my body from the sword that was hiding my body. You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them. You feel a jolt in your palm, but it's nothing serious because it was before you gained momentum.

Then, just as I was about to pull it off with all my might, there was an explosion in front of me.

It was almost a reflex. I covered my head with my left arm. A burning pain spreads through my arm, and then in an instant the pain is gone.

Your vision spins around and you hit the ground hard. You try to catch yourself and stand up, but your body swings around.

The body is light. The left arm he had used to protect his head was gone.

A stench of rotting flesh pervades the area.

There's a worm-eaten hole in his right arm. A needle. Where the needle went in-- it's melting.

Now I understand. The tip of the needle's tail exploded, sending countless needles flying.

A sickening heat covered my jaw. I lifted my right hand, which was almost torn off, and checked it.

The lower half of his face was gone. My left hand couldn't cover it. When I quickly checked his body, I found that he had been pierced by a needle that had flown in a disorderly manner, and that many parts of his body had melted into mush, leaving a large hole.

A large sword lying on the ground. The sword, which should have been bigger than me, was strangely distorted. It's not even half its original size.

A corrosive poison that melts even metal. Obviously not from the first blow.

Numerous needles had sprouted again on the tail where they had flown. The cannibal itself must have been hit by needles, but its body was unharmed.

I shuddered as I realized that I had misjudged the threat level. The cannibal ...... is a monster. It's a beast that defies common sense. It's more than just a hexenbiest.

There's a hole in my leg, and the ground is rapidly approaching. d*mn. ...... This is bad. We'll lose. I'm going to be killed.

I desperately scolded my body, but no matter how immortal the undead are, they can't do anything if their body is gone.

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm not sure if I'm still conscious or not,......, but I've heard it called the living dead.