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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 404 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 404: Your Name Is a Plural Form Part 2

However, it was then that the mysterious girl walked right towards me. She then grabbed my right hand in her own hands, wrapping them around. What is this, a handshake all of a sudden? But even so, that’s one hell of a strange way to shake hands with someone else……

「That is exactly why……」

Hmm? Oh yeah, now I get it. I know what is this, the way in which the girl was holding my arm. That’s how you hold a hotdog or a rice ball right before you start eating them. So what’s next? You open your mouth wide and…… Oh, wouldn’t you know it? A pair of strangely shaped, overly developed canines? They are different from that of a lio or a wolf…… No, that’s not it. Those are not teeth. Those are fangs.

「We should become the best of buddies! Right here and right now!」

There, all of that discomfort clicks nicely into place. The answer I arrive at is really simple here…… I am going to be bitten in just a moment.

「…………」

「…………」

I can sense my HP getting slightly reduced as a result of being bitten. And after that, a series of cracks begin to spread across my arm from the place where the fangs have broken the skin’s surface. After she bit me, the girl takes a step back. I can see the corners of her lips stretching up, and since right now she was closer to me I could see her form somewhat well.

Those eyes are just like a reptile’s! Vertical irises and the glow of pure evil!!

「Fu, fufufu…… Now we are the same, you and I……!!!」

「Sorry, sugar tits, but that’s not happening. I have immunity, you see!」

PSHSHSH! The effect of the affliction gets eroded from my right arm with a low hissing sound. Looking closely at it, the “Curse of Poison” that was spreading across my arm has been eroded while my arm has been covered in the extending clutches of the scar-like pattern from my torso. It managed to reach the foreign invader and expel it completely.

The Carved Wounds of Luukan is a high ranking curse, after all. And even though the place where the carved wounds are engraved is the torso, its reach is from my neck to my waist. In this game, the arms are also treated as torso equipment, probably in order to balance the fisting weapons … but that’s beside the point right now.

「I don’t believe that I have introduced myself here. My name is Sanraku…… and I know all too well who you are.」

It’s been a while…… No, or are you a completely different species, ecologically speaking?

I hold Duxram, right in front of me as I assume the battle position and I say a certain name out loud.

「Nice to meet you, Goldunine. You sister has taken a good care of me before.」

「Sammy-chan !!」

Bloodlust. The space begins to sway and shake as something appears in the place where there should be nothing. And then the right eye of the Mask of the Bird-Eye’s View catches a glimpse of something. Something that was extending its effect.

Right away after acting upon that prompt from the item and backing away, something huge and massive crushed right into the place where I was just standing.

「Is that some sort of reptile trait……? Ability to blend in with the environment, like a chameleon?」

While making a peculiar hissing noise, a big snake appeared from the void and glared at me, putting out a tongue that was split in two.

I see, a monster with mimicry ability in a dim place…… Annoying, but awfully effective given the circumstances. Because of that, is it a Unique Monster …? I haven’t activated any new Unique Scenario EX yet, so is this some sort of a different event?

No, I can’t say for sure because I don’t have a Book of World Truth on me. But maybe “IGoldunine the Inexhaustible” is just that…… Goldunine. When it comes to this, this is just like the black Tsuchinoko with whom I fought in the Rabbitz defense battle …… a replica, perhaps? Or maybe it’s just a sister?

「Kuh…… What’s this!? My power is being repelled!?」

「Sorry, but things won’t go the usual way for you this time around……」

A trap event that gives the Players a Curse? Even so, I don’t understand the meaning of it, the meaning of setting a trap in such a remote place seems just dumb to me in this moment.

Indeed, you could have set a huge trap in a place like Tier Platen, a place thatwas bound to be flooded with Players! However, waiting in a place like this where you could die before you reach it something of a rare occurrence.

「But I’m sure I’m more than ready for this. Let me tell you this: I have never back away from a mighty opponent, even those Naga snakes. So why would I want to run away from you!?」

Good, I’ll pull out the information about Unique Monsters as much as possible from you, and hopefully I’ll manage to kill you in the process.

But can I really do it? Is it too unreasonable to bind skills to Unique Monster type of opponents? Should I bait her outside? No, that’s retarded idea, there’s a literal warzone out there. Besides, I might not be able to reach the exit with her like that.

A mysterious girl who possesses some mysterious abilities…… Or not. Maybe that’s just a big snake that only happens to be protecting Goldunine here. However, the risk is probably higher because of that, since the snake will probably do anything to protect its master. Should that snake be seen as an optional part? Or should I target it first?

Optional parts that are bigger than the main body are not so rare of the occurrence in video games. The advantage of having this snake here, the disadvantage of having this snake here …… Taking a moment to think, this enemy might be powerful, but its sheer size should make it extremely difficult for it to move freely in such confined space.

「Te………」

「………Te?」

What’s this? Goldunine is trying to say something. Is it a magical chant? The giant snake is a simple physical barrier, in this case? Can it be stopped somehow?

However, the words that came out of Goldunine’s mouth were unexpected even for someone like me, who was ready for anything.

「Te…… Or you know what, why would I even say that……?」

「Huh?」

For a moment I was genuinely thrown off guard because of that strange declaration. But in the next moment.

「–––––– Confirmation of foreign body reaction of the old generation. Conquest doll Conquista Doll 「Elma = 317 Sina」, release of sleep mode, this unit shall now execute the restart process … Abnormality confirmation, request prompt apprehension.」

Something flew across the cave with tremendous force. Then it smashed into the wall …… Something that looked like human lower body, thighs and butt included, thrashing about and laughing maniacally.

Huh? What the hell……?