
✓Groofs and Darkness Steps
“Rifreya-sama, please run!”
“You all too, run! I'll hold this thing...!” (Rifreya)
"But…!"
The sound of guns blaring resounded.
A huge long sword was being swung at high speed.
And then there was a faint colored scythe that easily repelled them.
(Of all, that must be.) (Hikaru).
There were a number of Spirit Stone monsters strewn about.
They were most likely attacked by some monsters, and right after defeating them, they discovered this.
This was the third time I had seen him, but this was the first time I had seen him fight.
The strongest monster from the 2nd Floor.
A mysterious monster that I can only describe as a praying mantis monster, and the tip of its arm has a sharp giant scythe. The super-strength upper body of humans is supported by 4 lower legs that resemble insect legs with a size of about 2 meters. It was easy to tell that it was a dangerous monster. The presence he gave off was on a completely different level than the other monsters on the 2nd Floor.
Moreover, his senses were quite sharp. Even when I was inside the Dark Mist, it would look at me and chase after me. Most likely reacting to my breath or the sound of my footsteps.
That's why, to the point where I have to return to the 1st Floor whenever I meet him.
“It is impossible to fight that Mantis, even for you, Rifreya-sama.!”.
“Then, will you just give up?! No, more importantly, hurry up..!” (Rifreya)
The woman ordered them to flee in the fierce battle.
It was like a bunch of princesses and servants.
the 3 women who seemed to be servants were injured everywhere, and even if they had weapons in hand, they were so injured that it did not look like they could fight against Mantis. 1 Out of 3 is so unsteady on her feet that it feels as if just standing up has taken it all.
Only women who dealt with the grasshopper man by swinging a long sword were able to fight on a balanced or even better than that.
The servants panicked, but in the end, there was nothing they could do that did not require the woman to fight. I did not think that the grasshopper man was so gentle that it would let their enemies escape.
The sound of clashing swords resounded, and a long sword carrying a powerful centrifugal force scratched the locust scythe.
He twisted his body flexibly as if he was spinning, and dealt powerful blows in succession.
I just hid in the darkness and watched the battle.
(... Very captivating.) (Mari)
I have an out-of-place thought.
But that's what I honestly feel.
It is a beautiful fighting style.
Her platinum blonde hair spread out like wings that matched her nimble movements, and even her fluttering sweat shone.
His white skin that stood out in this dim darkness left a shadow every time he attacked.
In a situation where life and death were mixed, every echo of the sword became a life resonance, and heat was transmitted to my heart.
I'm really fascinated by this.
(Someone as beautiful as this really exists?) (Mari)
This was the first time I had been moved since coming to this world.
In the gray space where there was only darkness and death, only he was colored, and emitted an incredible light.
“Kuh…! You all…! Then please go and ask for help! You understand, right ?! ” (Rifreya)
A sword swung with every fiber of his body.
But it looks like his attack didn't work well on Mantis.
The Mantis repelled his attack as if mocking him.
This clash of arms will eventually collapse.
With his defeat as a result.
I understood that after watching this from the outside.
He must have understood this too.
The order asking for help was just a pretext for his hesitant servant to escape.
“M-Understand! We will definitely ask for help..!”
“I leave it to you..!” (Rifreya)
The servants turned.
They might want to escape as soon as possible, but because of their duty, their position, and all that, they were unable to escape.
The path to the stairs was coincidentally the same as the one I took, and I didn't see any monsters there. They should be able to reach the 1st Floor without any problems.
The girl named Rifreya noticed the back of her servant and smiled gently.
“Now, dance with me until they manage to escape..!” (Rifreya)
He gathered more strength and attacked him with an unyielding spirit.
I held my breath when I saw her figure.
To be exact, I couldn't take my eyes off her until I forgot to breathe.
After several tens, several hundred slashes, his sword finally slipped out of his hand, and when the locust monster approached him, I nearly moved involuntarily.
Stares…
Laughs…
I can't hear any of that.
I canceled Darkness Fog and took one step forward.
In that short time I suddenly appeared and Mantis wondered whether or not to put his attention on me…
“[Shadow Bind].” (Mari)
Countless dark tentacles came out from the shadows of Mantis and the deadly scythe that would take Rifreya's life tied up.
“[Summon: Night Bug].” (Mari)
I put my hand down and activated my next ability.
The jet-black rhinoceros beetle summoned from the pitch-black darkness flew left and right, and eroded the immobile Mantis.
After seeing that Mantis had clearly turned her attention to me, I immediately activated her next ability.
“[Shadow Runner].” (Mari)
The humanoid shadow ran in a random direction, and Mantis who was watching me turned towards it for a moment.
At the same time when this happened, I put strength into my legs.
“[Shade Shift]]!” (Mari)
I took the dagger on my waist along with the clone made of shadows, and ran.
“[Darkness Fog]!” (Mari)
The darkness that could not even be seen a single step ahead covered the Mantis that had been taken in his attention by the Shadow Runner.
With this, what remained was simple.
After such a fierce sword clash, even monsters would be exhausted.
Against opponents who can't see me. I give one strike to the spine from the back .
Mantis did not even let out a death cry.because it disappeared into a Spirit Stone.
Just me and the girl.