After Accidentally Helping a Famous Streamer Who Forgot to Turn Off Her Dungeon Stream, I Began to Go Viral as a Legendary Explorer ～ The Introverted Me Accidentally Dominating with My Mysterious Skill 'Ignore Rules' - Chapter 35: Time Stop

Chapter 35: Time Stop

“Hah… Hah…”

Ignoring the disarray in my own breath, we were sprinting as fast as we could.

The scream of a woman echoed along with the roars of monsters.

Given the situation with the emergency monsters, there were many things that didn’t quite make sense. But this was no time to ponder over them. Even as we hesitated, that girl could be in imminent danger.

And so, we ran for several minutes. When we reached an open area, we were rooted to the spot at the sight of the grotesque monster that stood there.

“GYUAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!”

To describe it in a word, perhaps a plant-based monster would be apt.

Its face was almost entirely a large gaping mouth, with only tiny eyes.

From its thick stem, countless vines sprouted. Each of these was slimy and showed a disturbing stickiness upon close observation.

“Leaf King Chameleon…? Why is it here?”

Miyu voiced her confusion, and understandably so.

There had been no reports of plant-based monsters appearing within the Tsukigaoka Dungeon. The dungeon itself was composed of inorganic minerals, so plants seemed entirely out of place.

“S-Stop…! Let go!”

But now wasn’t the time to think about that.

One of the Leaf King’s vines had effortlessly lifted the girl into the air, and was now on the verge of swallowing her whole with its gaping mouth. If we didn’t help her immediately, she would lose her life.

“Kuh…”

But using “Ignore Fire Magic Restrictions” here would be far too risky.

Its outrageous power had already been proven in the battle against Goyama. If the girl were accidentally hit by the magic, the situation would turn dire.

That being the case… Although I’ve never used this ability before, there’s no time for hesitation now.

The new ability, “Ignore Time for Three Seconds”— I have no choice but to use it!

“Uooooooo!”

I sprinted toward the Leaf King, screaming at the top of my lungs.

As I activated “Ignore Time for Three Seconds,” the world around me undeniably changed.

Miyu, the girl, and even the Leaf King—everyone froze as if time itself had come to a stop.

Thanks to this, the girl hadn’t yet been swallowed by the Leaf King; she was just a few centimeters away from its mouth.

—One second passed.

“Uoooooooooo!!”

I wish I could bring down the Leaf King in one fell swoop, but I lack physical attack power.

I continued to dash, focusing on grabbing the girl for the time being.

—Two seconds passed.

While carrying the girl, I maintained my sprint, putting as much distance as possible between us and the Leaf King.

—Three seconds passed.

“Gapa⁉”

The Leaf King seemed to regain the flow of time and confidently closed its mouth. Of course, the girl wasn’t there. It seemed to bite down hard, letting out a painful shriek.

“Eh, what…? Y-You are…?”

In my arms, the girl blinked her eyes in surprise.

Perhaps due to being toyed with by the Leaf King, her clothing was in a rather awkward state. She must have been through a frightening ordeal.

“Don’t worry. That thing—I’ll take it down.”

“Eh? But it’s really strong…”

“—Advance Magic, Prominence Bolt!”

The next moment, the visible flame radiation I unleashed incinerated the Leaf King entirely.

“…Eh?”

The girl watched, her eyes widening in disbelief.

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