Pick Me Up!

Chapter 117: (1)

The gigantic stone statue raised one foot.

Thud. The ground trembled lightly.

What is that?

A muttered exclamation mixed with someones sigh.

[Gilbert () falls into terror. All stats decrease by 30%.]

Do they expect us to face that thing? It must be a joke.

The voice trembled as it spoke.

I looked to the side. The face of the man, stoned in blue, was twitching.

This This goes beyond common sense. Its not a monster. Are they telling us to kill that kind of monster? Its ridiculous!

[Recullen () falls into terror. All stats decrease by 30%.]

[Vidin () falls into terror]

Status abnormality messages appeared one after another.

Most of them were members of the newly participating 4th and 5th parties. Fear welled up in their eyes.

Kill it? Isnt the mission to run away?

An ant cant catch a giant just because it has tweezers! This is ridiculous

Quite barking noisy dogs.

Velkist sneered while looking at them.

What did you say?

Oh, youre right its disrespectful to compare you to a dog. A bug would be more appropriate.

This is insane

Lets finish them off right now.

Stop it.

I blocked Velkist, who was about to draw his sword.

Velkist withdrew, his expression filled with contempt. They all looked at me, helpless.

Han, what should we do? How can we escape?

Dont run. Cant you see the mission window? We cant leave until we kill that thing.

[Gilbert () falls into panic. All stats decrease by 50%.]

Stop talking nonsense! Bring down that giant? Is it possible? If youre talking nonsense

I reached for my belt.

The dagger blade emerged from its sheath and flew at him, emitting a white light. Blood gushed from the pierced mans shoulder. Gilbert, who had been staring at the injured area, finally spoke.

Aaaah!

[Gilbert () is in a bleeding state. Health decreases at regular intervals.]

Why did you stop me if you were going to do this?

Im not trying to kill him.

Gilbert sat on the ground, screaming.

This guy was the leader of the 5th party. Pathetic. I turned to the young man who had been quietly swallowing behind Gilbert.

Whats your name?

Im Lycan Snail, sir.

From now on, youre in charge of the 5th party.

[Captain Han () proposes a change of party leader.]

[5th Party: Gilbert () -> Lycan ()]

[Accept?]

[Yes (selected) / No]

A message soon appeared announcing the change of leader.

Ignoring Gilbert, who was wailing on the ground, I said, Make a choice. Just die or fight to survive.

But

No buts. If youre called out to this place, then you have to kill any enemy that comes out. It doesnt matter who it is or what it is. If you want to live, move.

Swoosh.

I drew my sword.

Kukkung. The statue was now stepping with its other foot. Its enormous shadow loomed nearby. Edis on the right drew her twin swords.

2nd party.

Roderick pulled out a spear from his back.

Then, three others also drew their weapons.

Its going to be quite interesting.

Kishashas nails sharpened.

The three parties took up battle stances side by side.

Haah, it looks like we have another tough battle ahead.

We can do it. Weve come this far. Well keep going.

Finally, the members of the 1st party drew their weapons.

We we can fight too!

Lycan brandished his sword.

Sweat dripped from their foreheads, but there was no sign of fear. Except for one, the fear of the other heroes had been lifted.

Weve completed the first step somehow.

The first thing to be wary of when facing a colossal monster is that your allies can crumble under its overwhelming presence. It may seem impossible to defeat at first, but it can be done. No matter how doggedly they cling to life, theres always a way. This law needed to be instilled in the heroes.

I drew my sword while looking to the side.

Priasis was looking at the giant with a tense expression.

Can we really bring it down?

Youll find out when we try.

Kukkung.

The creature took its third step, and the ground shook again.

Lycan raised his sword and looked at me.

B-but how can we defeat it?

Observe the situation at times like this. The answer is in there. Thats what learned at Niflheimr.

Jenna said with a sly smile.

Thats right.

As expected, right?

Analyze the pattern, find the strategy.

It was the first task to be done when facing a boss.

I looked up at it.

Size over 300 meters. Weight immeasurable. Material, unknown rock.

An ant with tweezers.

I chuckled and patted Bifrost.

It wasnt an incorrect statement. If we compared ranks, the gap would be like that between an ant and an elephant. It was clear at a glance. Our weapons couldnt deliver a blow.

Direct attacks wouldnt work.

So

Kukkung!

The statue took its fourth step.

The distance has become noticeably closer. Raiman arched his eyebrows and exclaimed.

What should I do? Please tell me something!

For now, hold on until we find a way.

Cant we just run away from the monster?

I shook my head.

Then what

Cra la la la.

A faint howling sound was heard in the wind.

[Monster Wave!]

[Round 1.]

[Lizardman Lv.23] X 31

[Lizardman Rider Lv. 25] X 4

[Lizardman Sorcerer Lv. 26] X 2

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