Chapter 240

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However, our path to the Kobold King was blocked by Kobold Fighter Evilions, who was riding Cockatrices and Serpents.

Not only the Serpents and Cockatrice were dangerous monsters on their own but the Kobold Fighter Evilions was making it worse by coordinating their attacks together. Poison breath attack, petrification gaze attack and barrage of arrows were coming at us in a synced pattern. Their wide area of attack posed a problem for us, who were charging in to attack them. We couldn’t afford to approach the enemy recklessly.

But we had no other choice. The middle boss was standing in our way, we had no other choice but to defeat it first.

Although we were unable to unleash a pincer attack against the Kobold King itself, but we were able to flank his aides at least. Looking around, the right wing strike unit would be joining us soon from the other side as well.

“Everyone, let’s take down the Kobold Fighter Evilions first!”

I shouted and matched my timing to cast Wind magic to counterattack the Serpent’s Poison Breath attack. And almost simultaneously, Yurina-san threw a flash grenade and exploded it right in front of the Kobold who was riding on a Cockatrice. Both the Serpent and Cockatrice began to writhe in pain.

Unable to withstand our coordinated attack, the Kobold Fighter Evilions dismounted from the injured Serpents and Cockatrices and temporarily retreated toward the Kobold King.

“Now! Bring them down!!”

We managed to defeat the remaining Serpents and Cockatrice that had been knocked over by several other people.

Then we joined our forces with the right wing strike team unit, which consisted of 30 members. We plunged into a chaotic battle. The Kobold Fighter Evilions were quite troublesome. Even after we had defeated the Cockatrices and Serpents, the Kobold Fighter Evilions skillfully went on to mount another different monster again.

We persisted. We kept on fighting even though everyone was already battered and bruised. Nevertheless, there was no sign of the monsters slowing their advance on us.

At that moment, I suddenly noticed a blue light emanating from my pocket. Looking at it closely, I saw the fang that I had received from Grandpa Glacies was glowing.

When I touched the fang, a sharp stinging pain buzzed in my ears.

『Individual Name: Keigo Okuda has acquired Glacies Nova Level 1.』

The announcement-like voice ringing in my head and at the same time, a display screen popping up in front of me.

“What?”

I appraised both the fang and the skill.

【Glacies Fang: A fang from the Blue Jewel Dragon. Made from divine orichalcum.】

【Glacies Nova: A skill activated by infusing a large amount of vitality and MP into Glacies Fang.】

Just what kind of skill will be activated? But I think based on the skill’s name, it must be an attack skill, right? We’re already struggling to deal with the monsters advancing from behind us and we’re unable to deal any significant damage to the Kobold King itself….

“Everyone!! Move aside for a bit!!”

I shouted to my comrades in front of me and I held Glacies Fang with both of my hands, infusing it with vitality and MP to try the skill out.

Then, the intensity of the blue light became stronger and we were all flooded by light as the fang started to vibrate.

Ah, this might be a bad idea.

“Everyone, get back for real! I think things are going to get real dangerous!”

Panicking, I shouted in casual Japanese.

However, Juno and Heinrich, along with other people who were on the frontline, seemed to notice something was wrong. With a frantic look on their face, they performed a triangle jump like that Ken Wakashimazu character from Captain Tsubasa.

Dopaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!

A blue beam-ish thing like that skill from the Gundam series narrowly grazed the retreating comrades. And right when the beam ran toward the large horde of monsters, a massive explosion occurred.

『Individual Name: Keigo Okuda has reached Level 22.

HP: 48→50 MP: 45→48 Vitality: 42→47 Strength: 49→52 Intelligence: 90→93 Dexterity: 54→57 Speed: 49→51』

『Individual Name: Keigo Okuda has reached Level 23.

HP: 50→53 MP: 48→51 Vitality: 47→49 Strength: 52→54 Intelligence: 93→96 Dexterity: 57→61 Speed: 451→54.

Acquired Physical Damage Resistance Level 3.』

The level of Physical Damage Resistance increased due to the shock of my own attack. One-third of the monster horde were exterminated, along with the Kobold Fighter Evilions, that we had been struggling to kill.

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T/N: Whoa, didn’t expect to see an OP skill here (⊙_⊙) So I guess it’s also like kamehameha?