Final Trial of Mankind

When the screaming citizens fled in all directions, Tiona and the others landed neatly in the middle of the road with a "boom".

"Where did Ganesha and the others catch this kind of monster..."

"A new species, this...?"

The smoke dissipated completely, and the monster raised its head horribly.

Slender carcass with smooth skin tissue.

The head—the front part of the body has no eyes or other organs, and some bulging shapes look like sunflower seeds. The whole body is light yellow-green, giving Tiona and the others an uncomfortable sense of deja vu.

"Faceless snake" should be the most appropriate description.

"Tiona, do it."

"understood."

"Refia observed the situation and began to chant."

"Good, good!"

Hearing the instruction from Tione whose eyes became sharper, not only Tiona and the others, but also the monsters reacted.

The body that grew out of the ground squirmed, and the spearhead of consciousness turned towards the twin sisters who were confronting it.

In the next instant, its whole body attacked like a whip.

"!"

Tiona and Tione avoided the brute body collision.

The stone slab was lifted, and the sound of breaking was scattered. The stones hit the surrounding shops like bullets, and the shopfronts were riddled with holes. The wide road with a banner of at least ten meters was filled with smoke again.

The monster made a disgusting sound of "Shulululu" and twisted its slender body. Tiona and Tione immediately punched and kicked it from a blind spot.

"!"

"so hard--!"

The moment the blow hit the skin, they all expressed surprise.

The blow with all his strength was blocked.

Although it is empty-handed, the violent blows of the first-level adventurers are enough to burst the flesh of ordinary monsters, but now they can't pierce or shatter. The smooth body skin that is proud of its amazing hardness is not too small. The little dented a little, but it also caused damage to Tiona and the others' hands and feet.

Tiona shook her skinny right hand, her eyes widened.

"—!"

The monster reacted with unbearable pain when it was attacked by Tiona and the others, and then launched a violent attack as if venting its anger. Its body snaked violently like a flooding torrent, trying to crush and disperse them.

The Amazon sisters dodged the attack with ease, and then punched the enemy several times all over the body.

"There is no end to beating!"

"Ah——, I would have prepared a weapon if I knew it—!"

The two babbled and yelled while fighting the snake monster.

Once hit, they dodged all the enemy's attacks that were sure to end. The monster slapped its whole body frantically, but Tiona and the others nimbly dodged around by jumping, not even touching the sides.

Neither side could give the opponent a fatal blow, and the battle fell into a stalemate.

Outside the battle situation, Refia continued to chant using the time Tiona and the others bought.

"[Liberate a ray of light, the bow of the holy wood, you are a famous archer]."

She does not have a staff (equipment) that can enhance the magic effect, so she stretches out an arm and chants a spell.

The short chant that focuses on speed, although the output power is low, it can fully cope with high-speed battles.

And the target was only focused on dealing with Tiona and the others' attacks, and didn't pay attention to Refia at all, which gave her more time to aim and attack.

Opening the thick golden magic circle, Refiya quickly constructed magic.

"[Snipe, elf archer, shoot through, the arrow that must hit]!"

Just when she completed the last rhyme, the magic power gathered, and she was about to be liberated—the situation changed, and the monster suddenly changed its original posture and turned to Refia.

"--what?"

That abnormal reaction speed accompanied by a chill frightened Refiya's heart.

To make the monster who didn't care about him suddenly turn its faceless head towards her.

As soon as its field of vision saw Tiona and the others start to retreat——it reacted to the "magic power".

Refiya understood this intuitively, the next moment.

The force of the impact penetrated the abdomen.

"--what."

Yellow-green protrusions protruding from the ground.

The tentacle, which was as thick as Refia's arm, hit the defenseless abdomen without any armor or combat attire.

With an unpleasant "gusha" sound in her body, she spit out blood from her mouth.

"" Refia! ""

The body floated into the air due to the reaction force, and fell to the ground on its back.

Tiona and the others shouted anxiously, this injury was fatal to the elf's slender body, and she couldn't get up from there.

The weird tentacles growing from the ground squirmed horribly, and the snake-shaped monster also changed.

I saw the front part of the body lifted up, as if looking up at the sky, and then a few lines broke out from the head "push puffs" - and then it bloomed.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

There was a roar like a broken gong, and countless petals bloomed, colorful as if they were hiding poison.

There is a huge mouth full of teeth in the center, dripping mucus, deep in the living mouth, in the reddish body, magic stones reflect the sunlight, twinkling.

"It's not a snake... it's a flower!"

Seeing the monster reveal its true colors, Tiona was greatly surprised.

The slender body that might be mistaken for a snake turns out to be a flower stalk, and the faceless head is a flower bud.

The piranha monster that blooms and reveals its ugly appearance expresses a clear will to Refia.It protruded from the surrounding ground with countless tentacles branching from its body, and its main body crawled towards its prey like a snake.

"Refia, get up!"

"Ouch—it's annoying, don't get in the way!"

Tiona and the others wanted to run to her side, but they were attacked by the tentacles. No matter how hard the yellow-green protrusions responded with punches, they kept coming, forming a jungle that was about to move, hindering their progress.

Tione's call was useless, the monster was approaching Refia who was lying on the ground.

039 Rational and rationalized judgment

【I do not want. 】Refia thought to herself.

Covering the sun above, the long and big body, the black figure enveloped the body that tried to get up several times. As for the disgusting piranha, its teeth were dripping with mucus, and it fell on Lei Fei. next to Ya's face.

The screams around were so far away, and the faces of the citizens who had no time to escape were ashen. Seeing that Refia was about to be swallowed, they were so frightened that they could not move. They were rushed to evacuate by the arms of the guild staff and adventurers in panic.

[I don't want it, I don't want it. 】 Refia thought again.

She thought in her heart: Arms, legs, body, move quickly.Which part is good, move quickly, stand up.She whipped her trembling body but couldn't get up anyway.

However, time passed relentlessly.

Before Refia regained her composure, the big ugly mouth was already approaching.

Ahhh, she groaned.

The falling piranhas were reflected in the gradually blurred eyes.

No, no, enough.

Same, same again.

Certainly.

I will definitely, again——

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Gold and silver rays of light flew past in the field of vision.

The fierce sword flash that cut off the enemy's head and the brilliance of the beautiful blond hair are branded in the regretful and tearful eyes.

I must, once again—— be protected by the longing for her.

……

There was a loud scream, and the severed head of the monster crashed into a corner of the building.

The slender sword swung at full strength was shining, and Aisi landed on the stone slab with great momentum, and then turned back.

The body of the monster that had been severed just before it was about to bite Refiya suddenly leaned back, bent limply, and fell to the ground on the spot.

"Ace!"

The tentacles that attacked Tiona and the others also fell to the ground as if they lost their strength.

It's really dangerous, Aisi who rushed here thought so.

When killing the six fleeing monsters, Aisi saw this completely unknown mysterious monster from a distance—just like Tiona and the others—so she was driven by invisible forces and rushed to the battlefield. Magic (wind power), slashing as soon as it rushed in, saved Refia's life, but if she was a little slower, her life might be lost.

In the field of vision, Tiona and the others came towards her, and Ais looked at Refia.

She was worried about the elf girl who was still lying on the ground, and wanted to rush to her side immediately.

However, a slight shaking of the ground held her back.

"...!"

The slight shaking immediately turned into a huge roar.

Just as Ais raised her sword, the nearby stone slabs bulged.