Only I know that this world will end – 088 | Sousaku – 創作

VS Werewolf

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This is the monster that previously defeated you.
A quest will be generated.

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C-class Quest: Werewolf will start.
The condition for clearing the quest is to defeat the Werewolf.

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Number of Werewolves defeated ０/１

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At the same time, a screen appeared in front of Akira's eyes.
As his eyes drifted to the screen, Akira's entire body suddenly became enveloped in goosebumps, and he noticed that the werewolf had turned to look at him.
The grin on his face, as if he had found his prey, was a testament to the brutality of the werewolf.

(――――This is bad! )

Realizing the situation he was in, he said these words almost at the same time.

"Dash!! "

Akira reflexively avoided the fist that was already in front of him at that very moment.
But the Werewolf's attacks did not stop. And once more, the fist was swung as if shot from below, and Akira avoided it just in time, grabbing the outstretched werewolf's arm with one hand and throwing him to the ground.

"Gehahahaha! "

A sound as if he were laughing escaped from Werewolf's mouth.
Just before he was about to hit the ground, the werewolf twisted his body, put one of his hands on the ground to catch himself, and used the momentum of his entire body to leap up and away from Akira and company.

"――! Nao-san! ! Stay away! ! "

Shouting, Akira gripped his axe in both hands and leaped forward in a single stride.
In contrast, the Werewolf was also coming forward.
Axe and claw.
Their weapons clashed violently, and with a high-pitched sound, red sparks danced in the city at night.
Akira and the Werewolf stared at each other at close range, and then both twisted at the waist to deliver a high kick.

――Bash!

A short sound of flesh hitting flesh.

The tremendous impact that occurred at the same time numbed Akira's legs, making him feel his bones cracking.

（――Damn it! His strength outmatches my endurance, so it's too much of a disadvantage to fight him directly!! )

Akira briefly clicked his tongue while feeling the blessing of Auto Regen, which began working instantly.

(I guess I'll just have to attack with the axe or the sword! )

Akira clenched his back teeth to hold back the blunt pain.
While doing so, he quickly swung his axe and slashed at the Werewolf's body.

(Too shallow! )

The werewolf must have dodged just before the blade reached him.
Akira clicked his tongue again at the unresponsive feeling, as if he had sliced through a thin skin.

"Grrrr! "

In contrast, the Werewolf also seemed to recognize Akira as a strong opponent.
He swung his clenched fist to strike Akira's body.
After instantly assessing its trajectory, Akira readied his battle-axe to parry the fist.

"...! "

But the Werewolf attacks did not end there.
He swung his fist and instantly moved on to the next attack, trying to kick Akira in the side of the head.
Akira also managed to block that kick with his battle axe, but the sheer force of the kick caused his body to falter slightly.

"Gaa! "

The Werewolf did not miss that opportunity.
Kicking the ground and leaping up, he swung one leg up wide and dropped to his heel in an attempt to smash Akira's skull.

"――――ah! ? "

All the hairs on his body stood on end.
Akira recalled that in a previous life, which he had attempted as a practice run, he had been killed by this attack, which split his skull open.
But that made it possible to react to that attack, which he had experienced once. He frantically twisted his body to evade the attack of the werewolf.

――Boom! !

The heel swung down and stuck into the ground without striking Akira's body.
The tremendous force and impact shattered the asphalt pavement and sent stone chips flying around the area.
Akira leaped back to shield himself from the stone fragment and exhaled slowly as he quickly adjusted his stance.

"Haaー…………"

He wiped the sweat from his face and readjusted his axe.

(By using Dash, I was able to see through that attack. But this can't be done that many times. The more I use Dash, the more it consumes my magical power and the less effective it becomes…… Right now, I can see through the attack because I have better Speed than he does, but if the fight goes on much longer, I'll be at a disadvantage.)

Akira muttered to himself in his mind, and at the same time, he spat out the word Dash to check the time remaining.

(――――Only twelve seconds remain until the end of the first Dash. The next one will be the first and last attack of this Dash.)

With his mind made up, Akira put strength into both of his legs.

And,

"Fu! "

He exhaled and kicked the ground at the same time and ran to the werewolf.

"Ahhh!! "

As soon as he closed the gap, he swung his axe and attempted to sever both of the werewolf's legs.
The werewolf reacted immediately to Akira's actions and leaped up, kicking the ground. He then twisted his hips in the air to immediately counterattack and tried to throw a spinning kick as he did, but Akira was faster.

"...!! "

Akira instantly adjusted his stance and this time his blade gleamed as he raised his axe.

"Gah, gah!? "

The blade slashed through the Werewolf's body in a diagonal path.
However, the blade did not go so far as to break the bone. The Werewolf's endurance was so high that it could not be surpassed even with Akira's strength and the sharpness of his battle-axe.
However, it still inflicted serious damage for sure.
As proof, the werewolf rolled on the ground as if blown backward, and then raised itself up with blood dripping from the slashed chest.

"GRRRRRRRRRRR…………"

His eyes, burning with anger, catch sight of Akira.
When Akira felt the effect of the Dash on him disappear, he immediately activated his Dash skill once more.

(――――This reduced my Dash Speed from 526 to 516. That guy's Speed is 412, so....... The time remaining for a serious fight is 10 minutes at most. In the meantime, I have to stop him somehow.)

Glancing around, Akira turned his gaze behind him.
There was Nao, sitting there as if she had lost all her blood and her spirit had been shattered.
She appeared to be completely overwhelmed by the murderous intent and the pressure exerted by the werewolf. Furthermore, her pupils were widening and shaking minutely, as if she was also experiencing flashbacks from the trauma.

(――――Nao-san isn't likely to last that long either)

Biting his lip hard, Akira stared at the Werewolf.

"Haaa……"

He then exhaled a long breath to focus his mind on the battle and then paused.

"――Uh."

Immediately after, Akira dashed out to the Werewolf as if he were a bullet.

"UOAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ! "

In the blink of an eye, Akira closed the distance between him and the werewolf and swung the battle axe in his hand.

――――But, at that moment.