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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 164 Part 2

「Haa, haa, haa, for you to give me so much trouble, haa, haa, hmm? This is…」

As Schmidt catches up to me, we face each other, but then I sense magical energy more powerful than ever before. This is bad, this one seems like a serious trouble.

「What?!」

Suddenly the surrounding area gets dark, and Schmidt looks up into the sky. I know there’s an enemy, but this is my chance. Attack…

Schmidt ignores me and uses instant step to get away from the battlefield. What on earth is…

「Geh?!」

Something big is looming directly above me. Before anything else, I run as fast as I can in the opposite direction to where Schmidt has jumped.

Immediately after, *rumble, rumble, rumble, boom* the earth shakes and explodes, and then a huge amount of dirt and sand rises into the air. This is bad, is it earth magic… no, looks like it’s just a cloud of dust. Still, it’s a cloud of dust, no, earth and sand of abnormal scale. A huge amount of earth and sand hit my whole body, and visibility in the surrounding area is zero. I don’t know what it is, but there is something in the sky. Appraisal!

 

Black-Iron-Sword-Haired Giant Moose Rank 105

 

Ugh, that’s one huge moose. Black iron hair is growing on its huge legs. I wonder how tall it is. It seems that the explosion and cloud of earth and sand from earlier were caused by the moose’s huge legs stomping on the ground. Just being near this monster, which is stronger than a demonic dragon, could get you trampled to death. The poor visibility due to the cloud of dust is a good opportunity. While concealing my presence, I lower my body and break into a run. At any rate, I have to keep my distance from this moose. With its huge size, I don’t think it’s able to grasp the movement of a single human in minute detail.

Alright, I’ve managed to get some distance from the moose. Schmidt is… chasing me. How persistent. I run through the forest as fast as I can. I run into a number of monsters along the way, but they aren’t the ones I’m after.

「Whuoooo.」

I reach the end of the forest and use body enhancement to run up the steep slope in one go. As expected, I’m getting pretty worn out. However, Schmidt should be in a much tougher situation. I have automatic recovery, so I’m going to challenge him to a drawn-out battle.

「Ugh, this is!」

After climbing the slope, I once again arrive at a treeless high mountain area. Immediately after, I encounter a group of long-tailed birds flapping their wings. Appraisal!

Celestial Bird, Rank 34

There are so many of them. Schmidt is behind me. Given things, maybe I can bring it into a free-for-all battle. I jump into the group of birds. Schmidt also comes after me.

「Ugh.」

「Guh, kuh.」

When I jump into the group of birds, a bird that has been circulating its magical energy shoots wind blades at me. Great, these are the monsters I’ve been looking for. The demonic wind dragon armor I’m wearing can pretty much nullify wind magic. Schmidt is clearly taking damage from the wind magic.

I hold my sword at the ready against Schmidt and slash at him. I don’t need to defeat him. In this place, I’m going to have him take magic attacks over and over again and whittle down his life force. I use body manipulation to increase the reaction speed of my brain and exchange sword blows with Schmidt.

So fast! I’m completely on the defensive. Even with all the corrections from my magic tools, body enhancement, and brain stimulation, Schmidt is still much faster than me. I block Schmidt’s sword as I back away. The bird monsters have been firing magic one after another, but suddenly they fly away in a group. Not good, Schmidt is still far from being fatally wounded. Damn it, do I have no choice but to run away again?

Suddenly, wind rushes up with a whoosh and it shows up. It’s huge, Appraisal!

 

Six-tailed Celestial Bird, Rank 73

 

A superior species, huh. Kuh, please, use wind magic like the birds from earlier. The big bird circulates its magical energy and uses powerful, wide-range wind magic to attack Schmidt and me.

「Guooooo!」

Schmidt is bleeding profusely from all over his body and is blown away by the wind. Since I have resistance to it, the damage is minimal.

This is my only chance, he’s covered in wounds, so I’m going to finish him off here. I catch up to Schmidt with instant step and slash at him as he is blown away.

A metallic clank echoes through the area. He blocks it with his short sword, but he doesn’t put much strength into it and ends up getting sent flying backwards. I can do it, I don’t know the extent of his injuries, but if it’s now, I can win against him.

I go after Schmidt and slash at him. Damn it, talk about tenacious. Even though he’s covered in wounds, Schmidt blocks all of my sword attacks. No matter what, I mustn’t give him a chance to drink a potion. Behind me, the bird’s magical energy erupts, and immediately after, a powerful wind magic is unleashed. I get blown away along with Schmidt, and end up sliding down the mountainside.

I mustn’t miss this one chance. I’ll put off healing my wounds for later. At the bottom of the slope, Schmidt and I glare at each other. This guy, it feels like he’s going to die even if I were to leave him alone like this.

「Haa, haa, haa.」

Schmidt tries to catch his breath. I suppose it’s a bad move to give him time. I’ll take him down quickly.

I couldn’t care less about my remaining magical energy. I unleash a thrusting attack with full-power body enhancement and weapon enhancement. I can do it, Schmidt’s movements are slow.

Schmidt raises his two swords overhead at lightning speed. A speed that even I, who have enhanced my brain processing speed, can’t react to. What should I do? I can’t cancel the thrust at this point. He’s not defending himself. Just like this, I’ll pierce through his heart.

「Whuooooo!」

The tip of my sword quickly cuts into Schmidt’s skin. Just like this, I’ll pierce it in one go… Ugh, Schmidt’s swords are raised overhead. Striking down each other, huh. I don’t care. The other party is superior, so I’ll continue with my attack just like this.

My sword pierces through Schmidt’s chest, this, looks like it’s destroyed his heart… I did it, ugh, Schmidt’s sword is swung down right before my eyes, so I shift my face slightly.

「Guhaaaaa.」

Schmidt’s left sword hits me in the face. I turned my face away slightly, but not good, he got my right eye.

Ugh?! A sharp pain runs through my left arm. Damn it, my left arm is dancing in the air. Schmidt sinks his sword into the seam of the armor on my left elbow and severs it.

「Gah, cough… cough….」

「Die!」

「Gaha….」

I put more strength into the sword that has pierced Schmidt and finish him off. He vomits blood and continues to glare at me, but the light has gone out of his eyes. Appraisal!

 

Schmidt, Age 55, Level 76

Job: Ninja

Status: Dead

 

I, I did it, this feeling, it looks like my level has gone up a few times. But more importantly, I need to heal myself.

I take out a high-grade red potion from my storage and swallow it. It should have the effect of healing even missing body parts.

「Please, ugh, this is, no away…」

In an instant, my whole body is enveloped in light, the parts that are bleeding stop completely, and this feeling, it feels as if even my blood is being replenished. However, I can’t see with my right eye. My left arm doesn’t grow back either.

「Kuh, damn it.」

I wonder if missing body parts can’t be healed unless you’re in a state where your vitality is fully restored. I only have one more high-grade red potion. However, as things stand, even if I swallow it, I think it will only help me recover exponentially at most.

At any rate, once you consume a potion, you can’t use it again until an hour later. I heard this from Sylphia, so there’s no doubt about it. Damn it, I’m missing my right eye and my left arm from the elbow down. Will I be able to continue working as an adventurer like this? My swordsmanship and fighting ability are down by more than half, you know?

This is bad, I can sense the presence of monsters in the surrounding area. I have to leave this place as soon as possible. I’ve gone quite far from where Artemia is. I should group up with Artemia first. Covered in wounds, the things I can do are limited, but I think I can do something.

I rummage through Schmidt’s body. Damn it, what’s with him? He has neither magic tools nor poison. There are a few potions in the magic bag. There are also some high-grade potions. I wonder if he’s the kind of guy who finds meaning in defeating enemies with his own strength alone. My principle is to use magic tools and whatever you can get your hands on, but oh well. If he had been equipped with magic tools, although not for certain, perhaps I wouldn’t have been able to beat him.

I put Schmidt’s corpse and my severed left arm into my storage, swallow a magical energy restorative medicine, and conceal my presence. I then return to where Artemia is.