Last Embryo Volume 1 Chapter 6 Part 9

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Translator: DarkHeartedAlchemist

Editor: Weasalopes


Now, they could also clearly hear the sound of something gliding on the water’s surface. They got closer to the waterway, and then they saw the shape of the water carriage charging straight ahead from the direction of the city. Even though it was under the continuous assault form Shirayuki-hime’s merciless attacks, Ayato who was commanding the Hippocamp was able to dodge each and every one of them thanks to her astounding horsemanship skills. Seeing the silhouette of the beautiful Hippocamp manuevering gracefully between the whirlpools which were blooming like flowers on the water’s surface, Porol was unable to contain his excitement.

「Sis, can you see that?! That’s Hyutos, the leader of the Hippocamp pack! Why is he with them? What did they do to make him willing to help them?! Oh my God, this s so cool!」

「I don’t know why it decide to lend them a hand, but I do know that as soon as he saw Miss Ayato, he charged straight towards her without a second thought.」

「Really, he did something like that?! Hmm, how mysterious.」

「Nyahahahahahaha, too bad for you, Porol! You see, sis Kuro Usagi, he tried to ride Hyutos once, but got friendzoned into oblivion and is still salty about that, even though he won’t admit it even to himself!」

Instead of commenting on the matter, Porol simply pouted and looked the other way. Meanwhile, on the other side of the waterway, after they managed to avoid everything Shirayuki-hime tried to throw at them and successfully enter the industrial area, Homura, Suzuka and Ayato were taken aback by the sight of the beastmen of various shapes and sizes creating various goods and spirits forging iron and steel alongside them, and there were many of them. The sight of sentient flying candles and lanterns carried the things which were much bigger than them as if they weighted nothing and palm-sized fairies – which were apparently called Spirit Colonies – was both cute and incredibly bizarre at the same time.

「Bro, look over there! See those fairies flying about? They are so cute that I think I’m going to pass out!」

「Yes, Suzuka, I can see them all clearly, no need to explicitly point that out to me.」

Suzuka was obviously in very high spirits, but Homura tried to stay as calm as possible. That was the difference of interests between both sexes on full display right there: instead of looking at the fairies and praising how cute they were, his gaze was instead drawn to the various spare parts lying on the ground practically everywhere as he folded his arms on his chest and thought deeply.

「Hmm, judging from all of the parts around here, I would hazard a guess that the source of the Spirit Train’s power is a reciprocating engine. Now, the question is, is the engine itself water-resistant due to the power of some Gift protecting it?」

Structure-wise, it was no different from that of an ordinary train. But unlike his ordinary appearance would suggest it felt unnaturally fast, and that made him think that a Gift must have had something to do with it.

「Ugh, this weather is getting worse by the minute. At this rate, the water levels are going to increase and the currents might get too violent for us to handle.」

The clouds around them began to darken even more, illuminated only by the flashes of the occasional thunder. I quickly became evident that a storm was fast approaching. If this keeps up and it begins to rain, the battlefield would become more suitable towards Shirayuki-hime, so if she capitalizes on that, she will probably seize an easy victory.

「If it ever comes to that we will have no choice but to procure all the things we would need ourselves. While we’re on the subject, do you have any experience with survival during storms, senpai?」

「Are you out of your mind? I am proud to say that I firmly belong to the Indoors Faction when it comes to past times!」

「So I guess that pretty much settles it then. All we have to do is to win the Game before the weather gets even worse than it already is. Suzuka, do we have anything that can be used as a weapon just in case?」

「Well, I guess that large crossbow could do the trick, but unfortunately we won’t be able to take it back with us, since it would make the roof of the cabin collapse in a matter of seconds.」

「Then do we have something that is similar to a sword or a rifle?」

「Of course we do, but like I said, we can’t carry such large items with us. They would be a hindrance to the boat’s speed and mobility, even when simply left on the deck.」

Ayato could only sigh in disappointment as she continued to spur the Hippocamp to go faster.

It was at this moment that the lightning descended upon Underwood. The rumble of its thunder was so loud and violent that it made the stop the carriage right there and there, and what followed were the gusts of cutting wind that formed a whirlwind that seemed to be encompassing the Great Tree in its entirety, making them face it at the same time. There, emerging from inside the wind’s barrier, was the silhouette of a giant bull’s head.

「That’s…!」

「No… oh no…!」

Ayato screamed, but it was already too late to do anything.

The Minotaur swung its lightning-woven axe and used it to smash the carriage everyone was riding into tiny pieces. That one attack was enough to split the waterway in two, overflood the river, form an enormous whirlpool and create a crater at the river’s bottom, sinking the trio into the watery depths of the Underwood.



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