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High School Hack and Slash Chapter 118 Part 2

「GAAAGOOOO!!!!」

「What a vulgar voice you’ve got, there!」

Kaoru, stepping in all the way to the chest with a teleportation-like shukuchi, connected with a combo of rising dragon legs.

Even though unleashing combos through launching series of blows was the specialty of『Grappler』 class, the reason why he immediately disengaged was because damage control was of utmost important in anti-boss battle.

A high-pitched metallic sound echoed from behind the boss, whose movements ceased as his body floated for a moment.

「Oh, he’s harder than he looks.」

As if blurring away, Seiichi, holding a short sword in his right hand, took a step from the shadows into the blind spot.

The dagger in his left hand was stabbed into the boss’s side.

「What an awesome power… My blood is boiling!」

Tetsuro, who had drawn his twin swords, fought off the brandished fists, sending sparks flying.

Even when his iron sword hit the boss’s body, it only scraped the skin and did not cut into it.

「GAAAAAAAAA!!!」

As the howling boss brandished both of his arms, that action alone created a tornado that blew the debris away.

It was not wind pressure, but a vortex of dense miasma.

Unless they scraped away the miasma, the core of the other world (raid), such slight damages would end up being recovered instantly.

In other words, the boss, who was encircled by the raid team’s high speed attackers, had not yet taken any damage whatsoever.

The raid boss battle had only just begun.

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「I know it’s a little late for this, but Peperon… He can fly, can he not?」

「Of course he can fly. I mean, he’s a dragon, after all.」

Peperon, carrying the group of people who couldn’t fly on their own, was gliding along, flapping his wings.

The adorable wings were so small that there was no way they would be able to provide enough lifting force, and were no more than a catalyst for flight magic.

To begin with, the Colorless Swallowing Dragon (Chameleon Gulper) was a species whose ability to fly had deteriorated, and the most they could do was glide through the air like a flying squirrel or a giant flying squirrel.

「Talk about a very useful, cute, round, fat, and delicious-looking dragon-panda. I want to recruit her for Black Honey(us)-panda.」

「Hey, Nenene-chan. It’s making Peperon shudder, so don’t say such strange things.」

「Bitch-chan. You’re all stiff like a virgin who’s going to bed for the first time, you know?」

「Shut it, humans aren’t designed to fly in the sky, duh.」

Other than them, the members who had the means to fly on their own were a lot in number.

「Like, they’re already engaged in a serious battle, though.」

There was Mai, who was flying on her broomstick, and also those who were riding summoned flying monsters, or puppet dolls.

「… it’s been a while since we’ve had a super class boss … ufufu …」

「Bingo. Sub quests are occurring, or something like that~.」

The Officer member of Black Honey, riding on a griffon, caught the reactions that appeared at the same time as the emergence of the last boss.

It was said that sub quest gimmicks were easy to occur especially in raids of Lore (Legend) category.

These were either gimmicks to reduce the difficulty level of subjugating the last boss, or were opportunities to acquire items that would serve as additional bonuses.

「Vice-Prez, Vice-Prez~. Then, as planned, we’re going to go over there, okay~.」

「… Take care. Souvenirs please …」

「Watch out for those hyena guys that haven’t shown themselves-panda.」

The shadows of the flying units that served as Black Honey’s flying column broke away.

Unlike the『Tsukumo (Regalia)』 type, where the raid core itself was the greatest reward, there was no significant merit in subjugating the boss of a『Lore (Legend)』 type quest.

Rather, collecting the items generated in the course of the mini-quests was regarded as the main interest.

It was on the level where raiders who were moving in the dark without involving themselves with the main storyline were in the majority.

In fact, not a few raiders who mistakenly thought that the Demon Lord’s Castle was part of a mini-quest turned into stone statues or even died an unnatural death.

「Now then, everyone, let’s put our spirits into it-panda.」

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「Kah, gaaaaaah!」

「GOO! GAAA!」

Electric discharges were surging from the Bhaudhara, which was raising a roar as it got swung around.

Clashing face to face with the gigantic boss, they continued to exchange blows with each other, giving rise to a thunderous roar.

The boss’s arms, as hard as diamonds, were wildly shooting out demolishing hammer-like fists.

The monstrosity, howling and raging while spewing out steam from the gigantic body, looked like a monster machine that was overdriving its powerful internal combustion engine.

The storm of violence that would crush everything to dust, regardless of whether it was an armored vehicle or a lump of iron, was all repelled by slashes that were akin to thunderbolts.

「Kuku, ku… Kahaha.」

With the corners of the mouth slanting upward, Touma’s face was certainly crooked, but it was a smile from the bottom of his heart.

With neither moderation nor reservation, he was exhibiting his entire violence (might).

It was a simple and primitive pleasure (ecstasy).

It felt so good, for being allowed to simply release one’s instincts.

And then, it was a feeling shared not only by Touma, but by all the members standing there.

Bending to the ground as if to crouch down, and with a clink, the tachi that was wielded in hassō-no-kamae stance was standing tall.

The blade that was swung down in a state of stillness, ceasing the breath and erasing even heartbeat from the consciousness, sliced through the boss’s flesh.

Passing through the thunderbolts that continued to ring, the tachi streaks occurred simultaneously like rings of water blooming on the surface of the water.

「… I can’t get enough of it.」

The Iron Sword Prince (Iron Duke), enchanted by Saki’s sword dance, stepped forward, waving the swords he wielded in overhand grip and underhand grip each like wings.

The simultaneous duet, they had not the least intention to match it.

The authority (might) that was reproducing the power of the rampaging super class boss was the same as that of an erupting volcano.

The left and right jaws, which were flashed at the same time, ripped off the boss’s right arm.

「Kaaaaah!」

The ground-gouging Bhaudhara’s upward cut caused the boss’s gigantic body to bend backward along with the gauntlet on his left hand.

「Ryaaah!」

Jumping at his neck, Asura’s claw deeply gouged out his throat and twisted off his neck bone with all her might, raising a cracking sound.

The right arm, which was instantly replaced with new growth, was extended in an attempt to catch the fluffy one.

「Don’t you touch Prez with that dirty hand of yours, okay?」

Stepping through the collarbone with his heel, Kaoru took Asura in his arms and soared through the air.

「G, AAAAAOOOOOO!!!」

Standing in an imposing stance and howling into the sky, the boss’s flesh swelled up bit by bit, as the released fighting spirit turned into a shock wave.

「… What a tough nut to crack. Don’t tell me, he’s not immortal, is he?」

Seiichi let out a sigh as he replaced the daggers on his waist belt, one after the other.

「The super class raid bosses are generally like this-panda.」

「Geez! I crashed because of the aftermath, though!」

Several people were rolling around Peperon, who had crashed with a resounding thunderous roar.

Next to Mai, who was holding her buttocks with her broom crushed beneath her, 『Cursed Doll Garden (Maryland)』, with her arms spread up, scattered amulets.

Hunched over like a puppet, Kanzashi’s shoulders were shaking, as her neck was swaying from side to side.

「… now rise. My cute children …」

*Rumble* The ground sandwiching the boss rose and turned into rock giants.

The swung down rock arms landed on the boss, but were easily crushed and reduced to sand again.

「… ah, Jack and Bobby are …」

「Stop naming your instant golems-panda.」

Holding heavy shields the same size as her height in both hands, 『Battering Ram (Sturmbock)』 threw in a retort.

Clanking her shields together, she stepped toward the boss.

「Well then, it’s time for round two-panda.」

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