Chapter 17 (1/2)

The quality of this 2:2 battle wasn't anything exciting.

Since I couldn't escape, the only thing I could do was take them down.

”Grrrrrrr.”

The way that the soldier crouched made it look like they were going attack at any moment.

On top of that, since it didn't have any muscles, their movement was very flexible.

Since my arm was cursed, I couldn't wield anything due to the lack of strength.

I felt the curse from my left arm spreading throughout my body.

”Grrrrrrr.”

The soldier placed a s.h.i.+eld in front of them and changed their tactics to protecting the archer.

It's a technique that's usually used to decrease the number of opponents.

The archer grabbed an arrow and aimed it towards us.

Fwoos.h.!.+

The arrow was shot not that far from us.

The speed of the arrow increased as it flew, it was impossible for an ordinary human to sense the arrow.

Before the arrow was released, I grabbed the Slime that was in front of me and stretched it like a rubber band.

Its slimy skin was stretching so smoothly.

Bloop!!

It sounded as if a pebble was thrown into a lake.

The arrow that the archer shot didn't go through the Slime's body, but was sucked into it.

”Grrrrr.”

Bleh!!

As if it didn't taste good, the Slime ended up spitting out the arrow that was sucked into its body.

The skeletons that saw this looked pretty surprised because they looked at each other with a confused expression.

”It all depends on how you use it.”

Out of all the C rank soldiers that were weak, Slime was treated as the weakest of them all.

Its offense points were close to zero.

But, this weak soldier had a special ability.

It was resistant to physical attacks.

The weapons that the skeletons had weren't exceptions.

Fwoos.h.!.+ Fwoos.h.!.+

Bloop!! Bloop!!

Maybe it got angry by how the Slime easily blocked its attacks because the archer started shooting multiple arrows.

Every time an arrow flew, the Slime would use its body and block the attacks.

”Grrrrrr!!”

As if the soldier couldn't take it any longer, they suddenly started running towards us.

”Block them for me.”

The Slime didn't have ears or eyes, but I could tell that it understood my command.

Since its body could change forms, the Slime transformed into a wall and protected me from the attacks.

Clank!!

I grabbed the axe that was on the ground and clashed with the soldier's sword.

The soldier probably knew that they had the advantage, so they kept on attacking.

Pant!! Pant!!

As my breathing became heavier, I knew that I was walking on thin ice.

They cut my waist once and the cut was so deep that the blood didn't stop flowing out.

Crack!!

”Grrrrr.”

For the first time, I managed to injure the soldier.

I felt good, which caused a smile to appear on my face.

Sense - E rank -> Increased to D rank.

The experience that was built-up within me finally increased the rank.

It happened when I was fighting against the Troll.

That was when I was sure of the fact that I had skills when it came to combat.

Maybe I could do it now.

While trying to chop down the tree several times, there was one time when a light appeared.

It happened so suddenly and in order to see it again.

But, it could be possible now.

Swoosh.

The wind suddenly started blowing through this still forest.

A blue energy was starting to circle around me.

Since my concentration was at its peak, the energy was starting to gather into one place like I had hoped for.

Mana Enhancement E rank.

It was an active skill that strengthened an item or the body through mana.

Despite of the fact that my mana level was increasing, I had no way of using it.

But now, I earned a skill where I'll be able to use the mana that's been overflowing.

With Mana Enhancement, my axe's offense points suddenly increased.

The blue light made the skeletons take a step back as if they had the ability to feel emotions.

Boom!!

For the first time in this battle, I made the first move.

The distance between us shortened.

”Grrrrr!!”

The skeleton was shocked and it reacted too late.

Their strong bones were shattered into pieces.

Crack!!

The axe hit their left shoulder and ended up cutting through their ribs.

”Grrrrrrr!!”

The skeleton released a white breath.

As if they couldn't believe that they lost, the skeleton started patting the broken bone.

Drizzle.

Taking out the Holy Water from my inventory, I poured it over its head.

There was only one remaining.

Before taking them down, I drank a HP potion to restore some of my health.