Apocalypse Dark Elf Style -Magical Tribes Reincarnated in the Modern World

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It was no surprise when I think about it. The circumstances on the slime’s side were different from mine. If Yuika had a definite intention to take advantage of this off-campus training, there was no way that Aguyanuba himself would not be there.

A predicament?　I suppose so.

But because of this situation, I was finally able to come up with a solution.

It was the only solution I was able to find after so much confusion.

There is 『one answer that anyone won’t hesitate to take』 here.

My mouth suddenly relaxed. I can see Yuika underneath my body raising her eyebrows suspiciously.

Perhaps this was a hint.

If I couldn’t find an answer that would solve everything, I should have at least started with the correct answer that I could find. Even if it is inadequate or inaccurate – seriously, I must do my best.

I took a deep breath.

The next moment, I put all my strength from the knees down and exploded with instantaneous force moving forward. The soil on the ground that I stepped through radiated out and burst.

“Ooh?”

The slime’s huge body draws closer and closer in front of me as I slam my fist into its face as hard as I can from the momentum of my run. It was a blow that could have shattered a boulder.

The feel was like the solidness of a metal. It did not feel like hitting a human body.

“Very belligerent, aren’t you, Dark Elf partner? However, this tastes good.”

The slime’s cheek area grows out in a circle like a “stop” road sign. Like a shield, it catches my fist and crumples it.

There was no time to flinch. Twisting my body, I release a hook into his abdomen with my other hand. This time, the sensation is thick and soft. It’s not fat. What fell from beneath his raincoat was an old tire.

My opponent was not so kind as to overlook the two blows. On the contrary, an arm with a cat’s claw claw came up from below. I tried to bend over, but my chest was shredded and a piece of wood fluttered in the air, indicating the damage done to my body.

An unexpected pain – an intense pain that I hadn’t felt like when my shoulder had been gouged out at the construction site. On the other hand, perhaps it was because my body had adjusted to it. It’s not just the body, it’s as if my soul itself has been gouged out.

“Guhhhh!?”

“Buhahaha!”

I took a step back while Aguyanaba laughed loudly.

“I will show you the ultimate in gluttony magic. You can blame it on your own stupidity. You have allowed us more time. And that signifies your stupidity. The more we eat, the stronger we become. We have eaten more than we ever have before, and now our stomachs are swollen!”

He took off his raincoat. It revealed a plump upper body of flesh and his featureless, bald head.

“I, who have eaten ironware, steel disks, and heavy hammers, imitate 《Mimic slime》!”

The outline of the left half of his body seemed to twist and contort, and then separated.

Sort of like a series of irregularly shaped tentacles.

These tentacles are connected to each other by another nothingness form. A rusty shovel, a lawnmower tip, and a construction hammer… sprout as parts of a living organism. The naturalness of this makes it all the more sinister.

“There are still a lot more to come. Weapons waiting to be devoured. In this world, even if there are no swords or spears, similar things can be found on the ground. And also.”

Aguyanuba growled as her flesh wriggled and the cat hand on her right arm returned to its normal form. It was apparently for the purpose of groping the bag at his waist. At the same time, he took out a live centipede, wriggling and writhing in the same manner as the hamburger had been the first time. He chugged down the whole bottle of it.

“I, who have eaten the long crawlers of the earth, 《Centipede Slime》.”

A huge centipede body grows out of his right flank. It looked like a living whip with sharp fangs at the tip.

Next, he took out a praying mantis and ate it like a dessert.

“I, who have eaten the scythe with my hands, 《Mantis Slime》 .”

His remaining right arm wobbled and turned into the shape of a jagged, curved sickle.

“Even in this world, mountains have a certain amount of life. You humans have built too many cities that excluded non-humans.”

“I’ll take that as a wake-up call for the civilized world. Is that bag by any chance your essential equipment?　It’s like a lunch box that keeps everything fresh.”

Sweating profusely, I confronted by Aguyanuba, who was now in a completely different form.

For a slime, eating is like importing genetic and structural data for a 3D printer. The slime is able to create its own shape using the universal clay of its own body as it pleases – that’s probably gluttony magic.

However, what is this thing in front of me now?

An artificial object connected by tentacles that has been shaped causes harm to humans.

An abomination that expresses the traits of its predatory nature.

The appearance was a forced coexistence of these elements. Now, only the lower half of the body shows remnants of the humanoid form, while the upper half is a hodgepodge of deformities. The base of the shoulders and abdomen, which did not resemble any particular shape, turned into an indistinct gelatinous mucus, rippling and wriggling as it pleased, as it had abandoned its human form. The head, which you can barely distinguish it from, had a questionable outline, and it was clear that it would change into something else at any time if the need arose. In other words, the upper body is a collection of deformed forms with their own heads.

An ugly, alien, physiologically disgusting, evil thing that seems to be vomiting with all its might at the very idea of life…

Purely a monster.

That was the thing in front of me.

I consciously slapped my face to drive away the fear.

“I have to thank you for this unusual surprise. But I’m not having much fun. Despite the fact that you said you can eat everything, isn’t it only a few living things? Dogs, cats, insects… It’s a little too small for me. At least eat an elephant.”

“Hmm.., I can only eat small animals… and I can only eat them in a ‘dead state’. At least for now.”

Aguyanuba said, as if spitting.

Rather than he doesn’t want to, but he can’t, can he?

“In the future… you replicate more creatures?”

“Bigger, larger, and alive creatures. And in order to feed on living forms, we have to expand our stomach. The most important part is the size of the soul. In other words, it’s magical power. If we eat things that are full of magic power, our stomachs will gradually expand.”

“…”

“It’s the shackles that came with being reincarnated in this world. But slowly, my stomach is getting bigger. I will continue to feed on the creatures. And if I eat your dark elf base magic… Buhahaha!”

The slime seemed to have imagined something wonderful, and the deformity shook with amusement.

“I’m gonna eat you. You will be one of the best foods in this world. And what my poor family members are looking for…”

“Aguyanuba-sama… how about me…what should I do…?”

With a somewhat fearful tone, Yuika approached him from the side.

“Yes… you. Your role here, your role here is…”

There was a single sound heard that resembled an explosion.

It was the sound of Aguyanuba hitting Yuika with a steel hammer.

“Aaah…!?”

“There you go. Sigh, in the end… I moved and that reduced my stomach capacity. What stupidity.”

Her small body was blown tens of meters to the side and finally stopped by slamming her back against a tree trunk that was there. She collapsed to the ground, panting in agony as she drooled and slobbered.

“That’s right. I will eat you directly. You should be very happy to be eaten by me, and I’ll eat you to death. Ooh… I’m looking forward to the pleasure. The dark elf’s partner. And the taste of your despair!”

Not only was it shown by its odd appearance, but also by its deeds.

After all, what was in front of me was a pure monster, an enemy to be confronted.

Then, no matter what happened to Yuika, I must be prepared to kill this monster.

I’m sure that’s the minimum requirement to be with her… Sheena.

That’s why I only should focus on it and make it my priority.

It’s not about whether I can or cannot. It’s what I should do.

With a childish pretense of ignorance and an embarrassing resignation.

I believed that if I alone could defeat Aguyanuba, I would have a future with Sheena.

Therefore, it didn’t matter how ugly I evolved into.

I clenched my fist and jumped towards the deformed monster again.