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Chapter 23
When a monster and a human clash.
Who should I root for between the two?
Since I was a human in my past life, should I side with the humans?
Or since I am a monster in my current life, should I side with the monsters?
No, those aren't the standards to go by.
Whose side to take.
That always depends on the situation.
The race of the opposing party was completely irrelevant.
And in this particular situation, I decided to root for the humans.
The reason is simple.
That Moss Giant over there is the bad monster that attacked me.
What kind of fool in this world would cheer for their own enemy?
Eradicate the villain!
The humans aren't my enemies yet.
Because they haven't done me any harm.
Furthermore, since my pseudo-kin, the Baby Doll, was with them, I was hoping for the humans to win if possible.
For the record, I only intend to cheer for them.
If possible, I have no intention of intervening.
The humans aren't my enemies yet, but they aren't exactly my allies either.
Well, if the Baby Doll gets into danger, I might give it a little thought to see if I should help.
Anyway.
Go humans!
Take down that bad chunk of rock!
"Eliminate Intruder."
Gasp! It's out!
The Intruder-eliminating light beam!
The red light in the Moss Giant's eyes grew intense.
It was the precursor to a terrifying attack.
"□■ ■□□!"
Among the group of humans.
The chubby man stepped forward.
The man put a giant Shield forward to block the Moss Giant's attack.
That Shield was also a Soul Weapon.
[Human lv.13]
┗Pw.26 (+44)
┗Rnk.Uncommon
[Soul Weapon]
┗Pw.44 (+26)
┗Rnk.Superior
His level was lower than the Azure Human.
However, he possessed a much better Soul Weapon.
He's a typical gear-carried Mister.
Whoosh-!
The swiftly fired light beam slammed into the Shield.
Crack- a tiny fissure appeared on the Shield.
That was the only damage, and it looked like he had successfully defended against it.
Wow, he actually blocked that.
Being carried by gear sure is nice.
If it weren't for the Shield, that Mister would have had a hole blown right through his body.
"......."
Hey, Moss Giant.
No, Moja. Are you very flustered?
The guy faltered for a moment.
It seemed he never expected his attack to be blocked.
He must have underestimated the humans.
What an arrogant guy.
"Eliminate Intruder."
Swoosh-!
Moja cast his attack again.
A red light beam shot out from his eye sockets.
The light beam flew, tearing through the air.
The direction was different this time.
Moja did not aim for the Shield Mister.
As if he had finished learning after just one try, he fired the light beam toward a different Human.
Moja, you're surprisingly intelligent, aren't you?
To think you'd use a strategy of taking out the weak ones first.
It seems you racked your brain in your own way, but unfortunately, that strategy didn't work.
"■□■■!!!"
The chubby Shield Mister roared.
Then, the direction of the light beam sharply bent, flying straight toward the Shield Mister.
Whoosh-!
The light beam was annihilated, leaving only a small fissure on the Shield.
Ohh.
How did the Shield Mister do that!
Did he use something like a Taunt skill?
A Taunt that focuses the enemy's attacks on himself, that's amazing!
Not only was his gear good, but he was a Human who possessed an exceptionally good skill as well.
"■■□■□!"
"■□■■!"
"□□■□■!"
Right after the Shield Mister blocked the attack.
Under the command of the Azure Human, the other Humans immediately went into Action.
The Humans scattered in an instant.
They surrounded the Moss Giant, keeping a certain distance.
Soon, the Humans' attacks began.
Swoosh-!
A Human holding a bow let loose an Arrow.
The Arrow precisely hit the joint connecting the stone chunks that made up Moja's body.
So they are aiming there, as expected.
If I had fought Moja, I would have aimed there too.
Or maybe I'd aim for the eye sockets.
Because the stone chunks look too hard to pierce.
As expected.
The joint part was indeed Moja's weakness.
Because a fine crack was spreading from the joint where the Arrow had dug in.
As if feeling pain, Moja's movements also stopped, albeit briefly.
"■■□!"
"■□■□■■!"
The other Humans also poured out attacks in their own ways.
Without a single exception, they were all attacks aimed at the joints.
Even while being attacked, Moja fired light beams several times, but those attacks were only drawn toward the Shield Mister's Shield and blocked.
For reference, it seemed the Shield Mister could only defend.
But this somehow feels like watching a boss raid.
It was quite fun to watch.
"Eliminate Int, ruder...."
After countless attacks accumulated.
Moja's movements became noticeably sluggish.
He couldn't even fire his light beams properly anymore.
Even a strong monster like Moja is no match for getting ganged up on.
As the damage accumulated more and more.
And the cracks on his joints distinctly worsened.
"■□■■■□!"
The Azure Human raised his spear and shouted.
Did he issue a charge order?
The Humans wielding weapons specialized for close combat dashed toward Moja at the same time.
The Azure Human holding a spear.
A Human holding a giant Hammer.
A Human wielding Twin Daggers.
That pervert wearing a Chastity Belt.
Thwack-!
The Azure Human's spear pierced the joint of Moja's knee.
Stone fragments flew up, and one of Moja's legs collapsed.
Slam-!
The Human's giant Hammer fiercely struck the opposite knee's joint.
Moja eventually lost both legs and slumped down.
In succession.
A Human leapt high and deeply thrust a dagger into the joint connecting Moja's body and head.
Along with that,
Smack-!
The Chastity Belt Human forcefully slammed his fist into Moja's eye socket.
So that pervert was a martial artist.
Moja's head split in half and rolled across the floor.
Hit by the Humans' finishing attacks, Moja's movements finally ceased completely.
The vibrant aura of Mana could no longer be felt.
As if proving that its life force was fading, only an unstable flow of Mana could be detected.
Congratulations, Human friends!
You defeated that bad villain!
I wanted to clap for them, but I held back.
If I made a sound, my presence would be discovered.
I didn't want to end up like Moja.
Anyway.
The combat power of the Humans was beyond what I had expected.
Even if several of them fought against one, to subjugate that incredible monster without taking a single hit.......
Just as I was inwardly marveling while watching the Humans collect Moja's corpse.
"Int... ruder, elimination failed......."
Moja's head, which was split in half.
The guy's voice faintly leaked out from one of the pieces.
I wasn't the only one who heard it.
The Humans also heard the sound and flinched.
"■□■?"
"■■□■?"
The Humans tilted their heads.
What did this guy say?
I figured they were probably saying something like this.
Just like I couldn't understand the Humans' language, there was a possibility that the Humans couldn't understand the monster's language either.
"Self-destruct, preparing to activate...."
Huh? What was that just now?
Preparing to activate self-destruct?
...Were you a guy that had a self-destruct function if you lost?
"Time until self-destruct... 30 seconds."
"□■?"
"■■□?"
Excuse me, Humans?
He said he's going to self-destruct in 30 seconds?
This is not the time for you to be so carefree.
"29 seconds."
Moja even kindly provided a countdown.
Hearing that, it was practically telling them to run away.
"28 seconds."
The Humans were still in a carefree state.
Sure enough, it was clear that they couldn't understand Moja's words.
One Human picked up Moja's head with his hands and examined it from various angles.
Why are you fearlessly picking that up!
Put it down!
"27 seconds."
Hey! You stupid Human!
Put that down, man!
No, throw it far away!
"26 seconds."
Shield Mister!
Quick, raise your Shield!
You have to block the self-destruct attack!
"25 seconds."
There was nothing I could do.
I wanted to warn them somehow, but it was impossible.
Putting aside the language barrier, I possessed a body that couldn't even speak in the first place.
"24 seconds."
...Forget it, let's give up.
If they don't know, they'll just have to die.
I turned my back.
There's not much time left now.
I need to get out of here as quickly as possible.
The Humans' fate is out of my hands, and I need to survive first.
"23 seconds."
Just as I was about to run away.
Suddenly, the face of the Baby Doll flickered before my eyes.
Ah. If the explosion happens, the Baby Doll will die too, right?
"22 seconds."
Time had really gotten tight.
Yet, I was foolishly hesitating again.
Even if I didn't care about the Humans, it was because of my wish that the Baby Doll, my pseudo-kin, would live.
"21 seconds."
Ah....
"20 seconds."
I don't know.
Let's just do it.
Even the time spent hesitating is a waste right now.
"19 seconds."
Whatever! Flaming Bear-Bear Punch!
I fired a flaming fist toward where the Humans were.
Of course, it didn't hit anyone.
It was merely a flare to draw their attention toward me.
The flaming fist crossed through the Humans.
"18 seconds."
In an instant.
The Humans' gazes all gathered on me at once.
They readied their weapons and kept their guard up against me.
"17 seconds."
Run away, you absolute idiots!
That thing is going to go boom and explode soon!
I reached out and pointed at the head the Human was holding.
Of course, I couldn't say any words.
I hope they understand and run away after I've done this much.
Because this is my best.
Beeeeaaarrr-!!!
I immediately turned around and activated the Rolling skill.
After pointing at Moja's corpse.
I showed them the sight of me turning around and running away.
Hoping that the Humans would realize they were in a dangerous situation from this Action of mine, I quickly rolled and evacuated without looking back.
Ruuuun away!!!
After escaping from that place like that.
When a little bit of time had passed.
Kabooooom-!!!
A massive explosion sound rang out.