No good.
I let my guard down.
Or rather, after integrating Mother, I got a bit carried away with everything.
Why would I forget to track this person’s movements?
A colossal blunder.
『Origin Taratect LV139 Name
Skill Points: 0 Titles 「Human Race Slayer」「Human Race Slaughterer」「Human Race Calamity」「Demon Race Slayer」「Demon Race Slaughterer」「Demon Race Calamity」「Fairy Slayer」「Fairy Slaughterer」「Fairy Calamity」「Monster Slayer」「Monster Slaughterer」「Monster Calamity」「Dragon Slayer」「Dragon Slaughterer」「Dragon Calamity」「Wyrm Slayer」「Wyrm Slaughterer」「Merciless」「Evil Eater」「Blood Kin Eater」「Assassin」「Poison Master」「Thread User」「Puppet User」「One Who Commands」「Champion」「King」「Ancient Divine Beast」「Gluttony's Dominator」「Demon King」』
There’s no way I can win!
Actually, my first Appraisal attempt was blocked.
This is the result after I forced my way through the interference using Wisdom’s brute strength.
It’s impossible to win against this thing using a straightforward approach.
The Demon King approaches slowly.
She looks like a human girl on the outside, but inside she’s a complete monstrosity.
As if I could deal with a monster like this.
Running is the only option.
Teleport.
Huh?
The teleportation won’t activate.
W-why?!
«Fufu. You seem surprised. You can’t escape, you know. The Great Demon King Skill I possess has the effect of preventing an opponent’s escape.»
Dammit!
That’s your doing, isn’t it!
This is one of *those* things, right?!
The «you can’t escape from the Great Demon King» kind of deal!
Bad, bad, bad.
«Tch. As expected of a ruler-class. You interfered with my Appraisal, didn’t you?»
Hmm?
She Appraised me?
Well, I have my Appraisal set to always be on passive interference, so it’s not a problem.
I can break through it because I have Wisdom, though.
«Well, whatever. Since I’ve come this far, all that’s left is to kill you.»
Oh no no no no.
What should I do?
«This is the first time I’ve been cornered this far since the System was established. You can be proud of that.»
The Demon King activates a summoning.
What appears are ten boxes.
From inside those boxes, human-like figures crawl out.
Whether it’s appropriate to call them ‘figures’ is questionable, though.
What appears are puppets.
Not the cute kind sold in toy stores.
Combat puppets, equipped with colorful armaments.
My Appraisal sees through the true nature of those puppets.
Inside each puppet is a small spider monster.
You’ve got to be kidding me.
The status is beyond Arch!
So she had a hidden trump card like this too?
«The Queen is on the verge of being captured by you, so I can’t use her. Truly, you’re an outrageous monster, aren’t you?»
Right back at you!
«Now, die.»
The puppets charge.
Each individual’s status is just a little over 10,000, so it’s not impossible to deal with.
But their coordination is flawless.
The ten of them unleash a seamless wave of attacks.
My HP is being whittled down helplessly.
Ugh, this is bad.
My HP is gone.
At this rate, my MP will be depleted next.
«And now, it’s over.»
The Demon King activates a magic spell.
It’s a spell I know of, but have never seen.
Abyss Magic LV10: Reversal Hell.
Countless pitch-black inverted crosses rain down from the sky.
The sight of them slowly descending was almost fantastical.
But their power is no joke.
An inverted cross hits my body.
That part of my body vanishes.
Just a single inverted cross blows away about half my body.
I regenerate with my Super-High-Speed Recovery, but the new inverted crosses fall faster than I can heal.
The sky is filled with so many inverted crosses that evasion is impossible.
They fall like snow, a symbol of destruction that affects nothing but me.
I can’t dodge.
I can’t intercept.
It hits.
I take damage.
It hits.
I take damage.
Ah, this is really, really bad…