My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 107
#107
Pumpkin rolled in (2)
‘Did you say it was similar to an ogre?.’
It was the result of people with extensive knowledge about monsters analyzing the monster based on various information before Harley came to the ground..
However, he said he wasn't sure because there were many other factors, but it was only after seeing the guy in person that he realized why he said that..
“Whoa whoa—!”
Ogres were the top predator even in the northern mountains teeming with monsters..
Tough leather that cannot be penetrated by an ordinary spear knife, a skeleton that is harder but more elastic than metal, and a decent regenerative ability that quickly recovers from most injuries as long as there is sufficient nutrition..
In addition, it was a monster of monsters, packed with incredibly dense muscles that served as both weapons and armor, as well as sensitive senses that made hunting easy..
‘Even Harley, who was quite strong before, was on the verge of death while dealing with the ogre..’
The only downside was that maintaining his overwhelming physique required him to spend most of his waking hours hunting and eating.···.
In these northern mountain ranges, where monsters abound, it was probably not a problem..
Kwazisig—!
And now, Harley was playing a game of tag with an ogre that was breaking trees and rushing towards him..
When he glanced back, his eyes met two pairs of red eyes..
“Hehehe—!”
“kkakakat!”
Yes, it was two pairs, not one..
6Height exceeds 7 meters and his body size is much larger than that of a typical ogre..
Above all, there were two heads on its shoulders..
‘Twin Head Ogre···.’
Four eyes stained red with madness stared at him without blinking, and saliva was already flowing from two mouths with teeth like sharks..
‘I had guessed that the higher the species, the easier it would be to be affected by madness..’
Just like Harley is doing now, the madness in the monster's body is absorbed by the predator and continues to accumulate..
However, if the ogre, known as a glutton, has been steadily eating monsters inside the mountain range,···.
‘There is only one body, but two heads that are affected by madness.?’
Thinking organs such as the brain were nothing more than a conduit through which the madness contained in the body was expressed..
They say that if you have two heads, you can be twice as efficient as other monsters..
Of course, energy consumption will increase, but for a guy who just eats all day, there won't be any difference..
“kieek!”
Harley twisted her body slightly to avoid the monster charging at her and continued running..
About 30 minutes after moving to the inside of the mountain range to lure him out, the number of monsters coming from all directions was increasing..
Kwaduk — Kwazik!
And the small monsters that rushed to catch the running Harley were caught by the Twin Head Ogre who was running behind him and went straight into the ogre's mouth..
The sight of a marathon runner moving both hands to snatch a water bottle from the course and diligently stuffing it into both mouths and chewing and swallowing seemed like a scene of godly labor..
“Okay!”
“Wow!”
If it weren't for the constant screams of monsters..
‘They really eat it non-stop. Well, this distance should be fine..’
The Harley, which was running down the mountain range while maintaining an appropriate distance, slowly slowed down and stopped..
Of course, but I really didn't intend to just bully him..
‘There is more madness condensed into that one body than I have accumulated so far, but I can't waste it and throw it away.!’
As soon as he stopped in his tracks, not only the Twin Head Ogre but also monsters from all directions began to flock towards him..
The instinct that was engraved to oppose intelligent beings that were not completely affected by madness lashed out at them, causing them to blindly reveal their murderous intent..
And Harley···.
“Whoa whoa—.”
As the accident accelerated rapidly and time slowed down, I slowly awakened my madness and increased my strength..
As the cells of his entire body activated simultaneously, white steam came out of his mouth and a haze rose from his entire body..
「Skills including “Frantic Beast” were activated at once, and his eyes began to burn red and green..
‘Yeah, you never know when an opportunity like this will come again..’
In the meantime, I diligently absorbed magic stones in the name of arcane magic, but there were limits to that method..
But look over there.
Numerous monsters attacking only him.
And the enormous amount of ‘madness’ contained within it..
ah! How luscious this is!
If he eats them all, how much stronger will he become??
Pop! Puzzle!
The muscles of the entire body twisted and expanded, making a loud noise..
He is over 3 meters tall, and his enlarged arms have long, blade-like nails..
The legs also changed to look like those of an animal, and sharp claws sprouted..
Strictly speaking, the state of the previous battle was not Harley's strength..
“Haha! This feels amazing! Kahahahaha!”
All sense organs, including the eyes, nose, and ears, were extremely developed to gather information from the surroundings, and the long, torn mouth was already full of shark teeth..
When I exercised my “mutation” and “physical mutation” to the fullest, which I had not been able to use freely due to the gaze of others, I became a form that could not be called human at all.···.
“kkakakat!”
The combat power that increased as a result was incomparable to before..
Hwiing— huh—
The two axes hanging from Harley's back fell off with a roar and hovered in the air..
Eventually, the axes, with a green flame burning in their left eyes, turned their blades towards those who were barging their teeth at him..
“It's a sumptuous feast.!”
The moment the madness that surged from his body took over his entire body and he was ready for battle..
“kiek?”
“Kuwook—?”
The monsters' reactions became strange..
Just a moment ago, I was trying to catch him with my eyes closed, but now I just stop and look around.···.
‘what? Has the hostility suddenly disappeared? ···No, are we really seeing them as the same monster??’
Even the twin-headed ogre that had been chasing him so fiercely looked embarrassed..
Of course, it had a warlike personality that it would eat monsters without hesitation, but wouldn't it be too inefficient to chase after one just for a bite to eat?.
Harley gathered her thoughts, feeling the redness of her vision and the madness swirling in her brain..
‘I guess he realized that I was completely consumed by madness..’
Although it was an unintentional situation, this was another new discovery..
If you use this method, doesn't it mean that you can now freely walk through the gap between monsters while avoiding their food ecosystem?.
Of course now···.
“First bread victory!”
Kwaang—!
He kicked the ground and lunged at the Twin Head Ogre that had come very close..
“Kwong—!”
“Kkakat!”
The guy who was quietly looking at Harley also immediately responded to the attack..
Once a conflict occurs, it is their nature to fight until one side dies..
When the humanoid beast and the giant monster began to clash fiercely.
“Hmm, indeed. It's a fun place.”
A cold voice echoed from the place where Harley had been standing just a moment ago..
“K?”
“Grumble—?”
At the same time, the eyes of the monsters that had flocked to Harley and were gathered together in a haphazard manner all turned towards that place..
In the middle of a forest filled with rough trees, a man dressed in clothes that did not match the place was standing..
A neatly ironed black tailcoat without a single wrinkle, something only nobles would wear..
Hair slicked back, pale skin, and red eyes.
Sharp fangs revealed with a cynical smile.
The new Lord of the Brokoslak Clan and the shadow ruler of the Kingdom of Thalia..
It was Heinz II..
“Whoa whoa—!”
The monsters surrounding all around roared at once and rushed at Heinz..
One of the Twin Head Ogre's heads, which was in a life-and-death struggle with Harley, even turned towards him for a moment, showing how much attention his appearance had attracted..
“Even if stained with madness, life is still life.”
However, Heinz muttered calmly even as he saw the monsters surrounding him and attacking him..
His right hand was slowly raised and.
“As long as blood flows through the body, it is a meaningless struggle..”
With his body gently turning as if dancing... his right hand drew a circle around him..
and.
Sigh— Pugh!!
The bodies of the monsters caught in its path were cut into pieces and rolled around on the floor..
Because the heights were so different, the parts that were cut off, such as the neck, waist, and legs, were all different.···.
Even if I survived right away, it was meaningless..
Since this place has already become a sea of blood,.
「mystery of blood」
red, blue, green···.
The control of the colorful blood that escaped from the owner's body was all subordinated to Heinz..
And forged by an iron will, it became a weapon of murderous intent..
“Quiik!”
“Hehehe!”
It gradually increased in size by trampling on monsters that were still alive..
Blood begets blood, and the blood grows in size, causing more sacrifices..
“hmm···.”
It was an overwhelming sight, but Heinz just frowned slightly as he looked at it..
‘Maybe it's because of the monster's vitality, but it's hard to control. Moreover, the flame in the blood is not that strong, and the madness that has taken its place is a bit annoying..’
From the moment the host dies, the madness in the body begins to volatilize, but a significant amount of madness still remains in the warm blood of a freshly dead monster..
If he had not achieved overwhelming blood control through “mixed-blood evolution,” he would not have been able to carry out such a merciless massacre..
He is now like a disaster to creatures below a certain level..
Of course, that also meant that he couldn't use much force against an opponent of his level or higher.···.
“Wow···!”
Skak—
“···English!”
The troll's neck broke off and fell to the ground as it came through the storm of blood..
And the ultra-high pressure blood stream ejected from Heinz's fingertips again, destroying his brain and heart at the same time..
“If it's at this level, it's there. Hey, let’s take a moment to check what these guys taste like... Huh.—!”
He gently brought the blood of the monster he had hunted to his mouth and immediately spit it out..
The blood of monsters steeped in madness was truly the worst..
Vampires gain strength by drinking the victim's blood and extracting the life force and mana contained therein..
In the first place, the monster's blood was full of mana-denatured vitality, so the absorption efficiency was not good, and with the contamination of madness added to it, it was in a state where it was impossible to eat..
“Tsk, just in case. I can't help it.”
Heinz continued to slaughter the monsters that were still charging at him, and manipulated their blood to extract magic stones from their hearts and collect them in one place..
Whisper - thump!
Then, engulfed in green light, he snatched the pickaxe 'Eline' that flew towards him and threw it into the subspace magic tool he was carrying..
This is also one of the reasons why Heinz came here in person..
‘Because Heinz had nothing to do right now..’
We have done as much as we can to gather information, and increasing our influence is progressing smoothly..
In addition, Harley was not suitable for mass murder, so I thought it would be difficult to be surrounded by swarming monsters, so I had Heinz on standby in advance.···.
‘I didn't know that if you completely release madness, monsters won't attack you first. Still, it was necessary to retrieve the pickaxe, and since I had collected so many magic stones, it wouldn't matter..’
Heinz nodded to himself, then turned his gaze to look at Harley..
“Hahaha! This guy is so tough! It tastes like tearing apart!”
“Shut up—!”
The twin-headed ogre... no, the one who had now become a 'single-headed ogre' was having his whole body torn apart by Harley, who was less than half his height..
He has taken the form of a beast and is overpowering him with his bare hands without using any weapons..
‘Well, actually, Harley was actually stronger with her bare hands..’
Although he used weapons to blend into civilized society for a while, his main weapon was his monstrous body itself..
Puuk!
Finally.
Sharp, extended nails dug into the ogre's chest, and Harley pulled out its entire heart along with the magic stone..
Kwasik! Kwazijic!
And when I chewed it and swallowed it, a madness that exceeded the amount I had absorbed so far swirled through my body in an instant..
The heart beat excessively, blood flow increased, muscles expanded, and heat radiated throughout the body.···.
‘Why come now?.’
Now it was just a familiar symptom.
Harley, ignoring the whispers of madness ringing loudly in her head, returned to her human form, grabbed the ax flying in the air, and hung it on her back..
“Haha! I felt refreshed after sweating a little! Then let’s have a snack?”
He sat down in front of a pile of small monster magic stones, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth..
Crack! Crackling!
Aside from the madness, the twin-headed ogre not only strengthened the body but also increased energy storage efficiency, so I planned to stock up on it in advance..
however.
The moment Harley was peacefully taking nutritional supplements.
[Kuoooooo——!]
From inside the mountain range, a roar filled with enormous energy erupted..
The air shook and mana vibrated in all directions due to the enormous waves spreading in all directions..
The presence of that sound gave me goosebumps all over my body, and without realizing it, I entered a state of extreme tension..
‘This?’
Harley and Heinz II's eyes simultaneously turned towards the direction where the sound originated..
The energy itself is different, but I've been experiencing similar sounds quite often recently..
To be exact... Hans, from his subordinate Entracio.
That means, the owner of this roar is none other than—.
‘Dragon?’
The dragon sleeping in the north has awakened.
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