My Yandere Girlfriend Hiding in the Dungeon Kills Me Over and Over Again

Chapter 96 Stiletto Pulseblade

“Hey, Gorgano!! What’s going on here?! Is it possible for someone to steal a parasitic sword like this!?”

Holy Knight Canaria was going insane.

“No… Something so ridiculous…”

Even Warrior Gorgano was shaken.

They don’t know, so it’s understandable that they’d react like this. There’s a special bond between me and the puppeteer, even if she doesn’t remember it. Even if those memories aren’t in the puppeteer’s mind, they should be etched in her soul.

“Puppeteer, let’s go all out from the beginning.”

“Even if you say that… I don’t have a grasp on master’s ability.”

The puppeteer spoke in my mind with a lackadaisical tone.

“Then do as I say.”

“Sure thing.”

It was a lackluster response, but that’s fine.

“Pulsating Great Sword.”

In an instant, the puppeteer expanded and transformed into a massive sword larger than my own height. My intuition was correct. The skills I acquired with the puppeteer before haven’t been reset. With this, I can fight at full power.

“Wait, Master. Do you, by any chance, have a skill that applies a debuff when wielding a greatsword?”

“Oh, come to think of it, I do have the ‘Thief’s Skill’.”

The ‘Thief’s Skill’ and a greatsword were an extremely ill-suited combination. As a result, the ‘Pulsating Greatsword’ felt unnaturally heavy compared to the time when I didn’t possess the ‘Thief’s Skill.’

However, even considering this drawback, the ‘Pulsating Greatsword’ was a powerful weapon, so I thought there wouldn’t be any issues. But…

“If that’s the case, I’ll change your equipment to something suitable for a thief.”

“What?! Can you really do that?”

“Hehe, don’t you know? I’m quite talented.”

“Oh, I’m well aware!”

“Hehe, I see! In that case, let’s unveil the new weapon.”

In an instant, the name of the new weapon by the puppeteer came to mind, so I spoke it aloud.

“‘Stiletto Pulseblade.'”

Immediately, the ‘Pulsating Greatsword’ transformed into another weapon. It was designed for a thief, with a shorter blade. Like the ‘Pulsating Greatsword,’ it was black in color, but the hilt had a jaw-like structure that could envelop my right hand, securing it to the weapon. Thanks to this, my right arm and the blade became one, requiring no grip.

“Do you need a lecture for the new weapon?”

“It would be helpful if you could explain.”

“Oh, but too bad, Master. It seems your opponent isn’t willing to wait.”

Indeed, Holy Knight Canaria was brandishing a different backup sword and appeared ready to strike.

“Give it back! It’s mine!”

She shouted as she swung her sword high.

“In that case, I’ll have to learn while fighting!”

I said as I caught her sword with the ‘Stiletto Pulseblade.’ However, Canaria had the upper hand in strength, and it felt like she might crush me. In an instant, multiple arms sprouted from the ‘Stiletto Pulseblade’ and grabbed onto Holy Knight Canaria’s sword.

I see, this must be the ability of the ‘Stiletto Pulseblade.’ It was quite similar to the inherent ability of the ‘Pulsating Greatsword,’ ‘Autonomous Function.’

The arms that emerged from the ‘Stiletto Pulseblade’ continued to pull me with great force. My body, pulled by these arms, floated in the air and rotated vertically due to the centrifugal force created by the rotation. Thanks to this force, my attack became significantly more powerful.

“Puppet Sword Technique: Grand Wheel Slash.”

Holy Knight Canaria’s armor, which she was wearing, split in two, and she crumbled to the ground.

“Why… How can you control the puppeteer better than I can…”

She muttered in frustration.

“Sorry. The puppeteer belongs to me.”

As I said that, her body went limp, and she lost consciousness.

“That’s impressive, master. I never expected you to control me so skillfully.”

“I told you before. I know you quite well.”

“Haha, I’ll believe your story about coming from the future a little more now.”

“You mean you didn’t believe me at all until now?”

As we exchanged this banter, I turned my attention to the other adversary.

“Master, that one is rather strong.”

“Yeah, I know.”

I felt that fact painfully. After all, I’ve been killed by that person multiple times.

“Man, this is really surprising. To be honest, even now, I have no idea what’s going on.”

Saying this, Warrior Gorgano looked at me with suspicion.

“That’s why I don’t like your kind. While we’re struggling to survive, you people can easily create miracles and trample on us like insects.”

He muttered with resentment in his eyes.

“Shut up. Don’t act like the victim. I’ve suffered plenty because of you.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“So, if you want to give up and run away now, I could let you go, you know?”

“Don’t get cocky, you brat.”

Saying that, Warrior Gorgano gave an order to the Parasitic Scythe Puppeteer.

“Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka!”

In an instant, the Scythe puppeteer transformed into a grotesque creature with three heads.

“Master! What should I do?”

“Kill that one right now!”

“Kill? Does that mean I can eat it?”

“Yeah, that’s right!”

“I can eat it?! Yay! I was feeling a bit hungry, you know!”

“I’m really curious about how it tastes!”

The Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka advanced toward me while chatting, preparing to eat me. It was enormous, covered in tough scales and equipped with powerful fangs.

“Master, I feel like I might wet myself from fear.”

At a time like this, my puppeteer said something completely irrelevant. You don’t even have organs to excrete urine.

“Since you’re a girl, use more refined language.”

“Oh… you’re quite unusual, Master, to refer to me as a girl. Normally, that’s just creepy.”

“Creepy or not, I know you’re a cute girl.”

“Master, I don’t think you should casually say things like that. It’s kind of gross.”

“No, I’m just stating the fact—”

“Ahh, I don’t want to hear it. You’re probably saying similar things to other girls, right?”

In the next moment, one of the jaws of the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka charged forward.

“Watch out!”

My Puppeteer shouted as I rolled to evade the attack. If I had reacted even a little slower, I would have been killed by now.

“They avoided it?!”

“What are you doing, you loser!”

“So clumsy! So clumsy!”

The Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka continued to have relaxed conversations during the battle.

“Master, you shouldn’t be distracted.”

“If you think that, don’t engage in conversation with me.”

“Well, what should I do then?”

With such conversations ongoing, I kept evading the consecutive attacks launched by the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka.

At this rate, I could manage to dodge any attack by combining my “Thief skill,” with the ability “Autonomous Function” from “Stiletto Pulseblade.”

“Master, I can’t help but think that even if you keep evading, it won’t lead to victory…”

“I know that, alright!”

“In that case, why not try to attack?”

I didn’t follow my puppeteer’s advice, but it was true that constantly dodging wouldn’t get me anywhere. I waited for an opening and attacked the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka with my blade.

“Master, this is…”

“It’s having no effect at all.”

Even though I had struck with all my might, not a single scratch appeared. Just to be sure, I attempted to strike with “Stiletto Pulseblade” repeatedly.

However, no matter how many times I struck, the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka remained unscathed.

“Hey, puppeteer, what should I do?”

“As if I’d know the solution!”

“Damn, you’re useless when it matters!”

“Oh, so you say that kind of thing! If you’re going to say that, maybe I should stop helping you? Maybe I should?”

“Wait, wait, I’m sorry! I’ll apologize! Please don’t abandon me! Please!”

“Hmm, well, it can’t be helped now.”

While conversing, I continued to dodge attacks from the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka coming from all directions, running about frantically. In the end, even after conversing with my puppeteer, no breakthrough seemed to come to mind in this situation.

“Hey, Scythe Puppeteer! How long are you going to hesitate? Kill already!”

“Well, it keeps moving around so nimbly.”

“I don’t want to hear excuses!”

“Alright, Master, I understand.”

“Okay, just don’t get angry.”

“If you get angry, happiness will slip away.”

So goes the casual conversation between the warrior Gorgano and Scythe Puppeteer in the midst of battle. Hearing such conversation, I realized something that might break through this situation.

“Sword Puppeteer, why didn’t I notice this sooner?”

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Master? You’re speaking quite dramatically.”

“If our attacks don’t work, why don’t we target the owner?”

“Oh, yes, indeed. When you put it that way, it’s a very obvious idea.”

If attacks don’t work on the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka, then I should aim for the warrior Gorgano, who controls it. Yeah, it’s a rather obvious idea.

The distance to Gorgano’s location from here is considerable, and the Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka stands as an obstacle. Targeting Gorgano seems like it might be more challenging than expected.

“Alright then, here we go. Sword Puppeteer’s Turn.”

“I’m serious now!”

With those words, I sprinted at full speed. I continued to dodge the relentless attacks from the ” Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka ” coming one after another from above.

Just as I was about to reach them, the powerful jaws of the ” Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka ” charged at me with force. I narrowly avoided them and then thrust the ” Stiletto Pulseblade ” into the side of the ” Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka.”

I didn’t pierce it for the sake of attacking. I stabbed it to use the ability “Autonomous Function” to push myself out with more strength.

Apparently, the intention was conveyed as the ” Stiletto Pulseblade ” sprouted numerous arms and firmly pushed me away by gripping the side of the ” Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka.”

As a result, my body was shot forward in a straight line towards the location where Gorgano was waiting.

“Damn it! Don’t underestimate me!”

Gorgano awaited me, charging with an axe in hand. I calmly received his attack with the ” Stiletto Pulseblade’s ” edge and, to deflect his power, I made a vertical spin right there, and then, using that rotation, I struck at him.

The sound of splattering blood echoed.

It was the sound produced by my attack on the warrior Gorgano.

“I’m one step ahead.”

“Damn it…”

Gorgano lay exhausted on the ground, glaring at me with resentment.

It seemed he had no more fighting spirit left, and there was no sign of him getting up.

In sync with Gorgano’s condition, the “Resilient Three-Jawed Azi-Dahaka” ceased its movements and returned to its original role as a Parasitic Scythe Puppeteer.

Finally, did I win?

All that comes to mind is the bitter memories of the suffering I endured at the hands of the warrior Gorgano.

I’ve finally managed to defeat him. Thinking about it, it’s quite a profound feeling.

“Can I accept something like this? Why do I have to lose to a brat like you? We were working so hard, just a bit more, and our plan was about to succeed. And yet, why do I have to lose to an adventurer who’s not even a hero? This is ridiculous! Can I accept this?”

Warrior Gorgano exclaimed.

It seemed he still had the energy to shout, but he was quite furious. It was like the howling of a defeated dog.

“You can’t accept it, huh? In that case, I guess I’ll have to show you my trump card that I haven’t revealed yet. Don’t you think so, Puppeteer?”

“What’s the trump card? I don’t have a clue.”

“It’s this. ‘Ruthless Predator.'”

The third form of the parasitic sword puppeteer, the ‘Ruthless Predator.’

“What is this…?”

Indeed, even Gorgano couldn’t hide his surprise at the ‘Ruthless Predator’ and was left speechless.

“Bon appétit!”

Then, the ‘Ruthless Predator’ happily extended its tentacles and slowly moved Gorgano’s body towards its mouth.

“St-stop it! I’m sorry! It’s my fault! Please stop—”

It was too late for regrets now.

With a gruesome crunch, the ‘Ruthless Predator’ mercilessly devoured Gorgano’s body.

“Hey, Master. Can I eat this too?”

“Yeah, sure.”

In addition, the unconscious Holy Knight Canaria was also consumed. By having the two of them, I hoped the puppeteer would become even more human-like, but there didn’t seem to be any significant change.

For now, I had managed to defeat Warrior Gorgano and Holy Knight Canaria, but my battle was not over yet.

“Puppeteer, let’s hurry.”

I wanted to believe that Nyau was still fighting against Demon Lord Zoga. So, I needed to rush to her side as soon as possible.

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Chapter 97 Fierce battle

The invasion of the capital city, Larrichmond, by the Demon Lord’s army was still relentless.

Sounds of sword slashes and screams could be heard here and there.

The city walls were cracking, on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

Perhaps, Nyau was supposed to be fighting the Demon Lord Zoga on top of the city walls.

The worst-case scenario, she might have already died… No, let’s not dwell on the worst-case scenario.

For now, let’s focus on reaching Nyau as quickly as possible.

With that determination, I ran.

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“Haah, haah, haah, haah…”

With each breath, her shoulders rose and fell.

The sage Nyau was already exhausted.

“Quit your incessant dodging and fight fair and square! You’re getting on my nerves!” taunted the Demon Lord Zoga.

Since a while ago, Nyau had been solely buying time. She used the Nebula Mist Diffusion to obscure his vision and the Air Jet Injection for swift movement, continually evading the attacks unleashed by the Demon Lord Zoga.

One should never try to face the attacks of the Demon Lord Zoga head-on. Probably, Grand Sage Aglupus underestimated the Demon Lord Zoga’s attacking power.

Grand Sage Aglupus must have thought like this: “There’s no way my barrier will be broken,” and thus used his barrier to protect himself from the Demon Lord Zoga’s attacks.

As a result, the barrier was torn apart too easily and went on to tear Grand Sage Aglupus’s body.

The barrier cast by Grand Sage Aglupus was known to have the highest hardness among numerous mages’ barriers.

The fact that the Demon Lord Zoga easily shattered it showed how exceptional his attacking power was.

Therefore, under no circumstances should Nyau attempt to withstand the Demon Lord Zoga’s attacks. However, Nyau lacked the technique to dodge attacks, and she also lacked the physical abilities required to move swiftly.

As a result, the solution that had been devised was as previously described: obscuring vision with the Nebula Mist Diffusion and swift movement using the Air Jet Injection.

By the way, when Hero Eligion was killed, Nyau determined that she couldn’t defeat the Warrior Gorgano and the Holy Knight Canaria, so she promptly used the Nebula Mist Diffusion and the Air Jet Injection to escape, while holding Kiska’s body.

“Hey, hey, if you keep running away, we’ll never settle this, you know!”

The Demon Lord Zoga taunted once again.

Nyau chuckled to herself. It’s foolish, after all.

Due to the Nebula Mist Diffusion, Nyau couldn’t grasp her surroundings. However, if the Demon Lord Zoga made a sound, Nyau could pinpoint her opponent’s location.

“Ice Magic, Fourth Tier, Grand Chillwave Olafrio!”

Chant omitted. With ice magic, up to the fourth tier, you can activate magic without the need for an incantation.

Moreover, due to the Nebula Mist Diffusion, with moisture in the air, using Grand Chillwave Olafrio would result in twice the power than usual.

As intended, a massive ice formation, large enough to cover the field of vision, appeared.

The ice enveloped the Demon Lord Zoga.

Crack! The sound of the ice being slashed was heard.

“This… can’t be true…”

Nyau stood in awe of the sight before her.

Could it really be that a single swing could cleave a massive block of ice in half?

“You were right there.”

The voice of the Demon Lord Zoga reached Nyau’s ears.

This is bad…

Nyau panicked.

When a magic is cast, predicting the magician’s position becomes quite possible by determining the point of origin of the spell. She needed to prepare for defense immediately.

“Barrier Magic, Third Tier, Triple Barrier Trinity Esté!”

In an instant, she layered three barriers.

However, the Demon Lord Zoga would easily cut through even this.

“Wind Magic, Fourth Tier, Air Jet Injection.”

Therefore, using the barrier as a decoy, Nyau tried to move as far away from the current location as possible.

As expected, clang! the sound of the barrier being cut through was heard.

“Damn it, you keep evading! I’ve had enough of this!”

The irritated voice of the Demon Lord Zoga could be heard.

“Hey, how about fighting fairly for once?”

The Demon Lord Zoga called out.

In contrast, Nyau remained calm.

She believed that if she patiently continued to evade the opponent’s attacks, an opportunity to win would eventually arise.

“Ah, I’ve had enough. If you’re in the mood for it, I have a trick up my sleeve too.”

Suddenly, the Demon Lord Zoga muttered something with meaning.

Nyau couldn’t help but wonder what he had in mind.

“I didn’t really want to involve my subordinates, but oh well.”

A sense of unease washed over Nyau.

Could the Demon Lord Zoga be planning something extraordinary?

With that judgment in mind, Nyau tried to keep as much distance as possible.

“Unholy Sword Technique, Grand Explosive Shatterfall!”

The Demon Lord Zoga raised his large sword high and then brought it down directly.

Instantly, a significant crack appeared in the ground.

The crack gradually widened.

The location where the Demon Lord Zoga and the sage Nyau stood was on top of the city walls.

A powerful blow from the Demon Lord Zoga struck the city wall.

To cut to the chase, the city wall collapsed due to the Demon Lord Zoga’s attack.

Nyau and nearby soldiers of the Ritzken Empire were all caught in the crumbling of the city wall.

“This is bad!”

Nyau shouted.

At this rate, they would fall and be crushed by the rubble.

“Wind Magic, Second Tier, Gust Rafaga!”

In a quick decision, she summoned wind to clear the rubble and created a cushion of air beneath them to land safely.

“Hey, you were right there.”

She looked in the direction of the voice.

The Demon Lord Zoga stood with an eerie smile.

The city wall had collapsed, and their positions had shifted, the Nebula Mist Diffusion had been forcibly drawn down to a location where the dense fog no longer existed.

“Here I come!”

The Demon Lord Zoga charged.

Nyau felt anxious.

Using the Nebula Mist Diffusion at this point wouldn’t help her hide anymore.

So, instead…

“Barrier Magic, Third Tier, Triple Barrier Trinity Esté.”

Nyau generated a barrier to protect herself.

“Hmph, even if you put up such a barrier, you must know it’s futile!”

There was no need for him to remind her. But at that moment, it was all she could do.

“Please…”

Nyau whispered, almost in prayer.

With a mocking smile, the Demon Lord Zoga raised his greatsword to shatter the barrier.

Clang!

The sound was not that of the barrier breaking.

“Huh?”

For a brief moment, the Demon Lord Zoga couldn’t grasp what had happened and let out a dumbfounded sound. It turned out that the one shattered was his own greatsword.

“If you thought I was running around aimlessly, you’re sorely mistaken.”

Nyau said, smiling slyly.

“First, when I began our battle, I secretly cast a magic called ‘Fragility Fray’ on your greatsword.”

Yes, when she started battling the Demon Lord Zoga, she secretly cast a spell called ‘Fragility Fray’ on his greatsword to make it more fragile.

For a typical weapon, the moment ‘Fragility Fray’ is used, it would break. But, as expected of a greatsword wielded by a Demon Lord, it hadn’t broken until now.

Therefore, Nyau needed to keep evading his attacks until it finally shattered. However, if it had taken a little longer to break, she would have likely suffered a fatal blow, so she considers herself extremely fortunate.

“With this, your attacking power has significantly weakened. Therefore, it’s Nyau’s victory.”

“You talk too much!”

Saying that, the Demon Lord attempted to strike her with his fist instead of his greatsword.

However, there was the Triple Barrier Trinity Esté that Nyau had set up.

No matter how much of a Demon Lord he was, breaking a barrier with his fist was impossible.

“Huh?”

This time, it was Nyau’s turn to be astonished.

After all, right before her eyes, the Triple Barrier Trinity Esté was shattered by the Demon Lord’s fist, so easily.

“The greatsword breaking was surprising. But that’s all it was. I don’t need a greatsword to deal with the likes of you.”

Saying this, the Demon Lord Zoga struck Nyau’s abdomen with his fist.

“Ighh!”

Nyau let out a low groan.

In the next moment, her body was slammed into the city wall.

But the Demon Lord Zoga wasn’t done with Nyau. In an instant, he moved to her location and delivered a spinning kick.

“Ughh!”

Once again, Nyau groaned in agony as she rolled across the ground with force.

Intense pain coursed through her entire body. The pain was so overwhelming it felt like she might lose her sanity.

(This is bad… I need to get up quickly before I get attacked again.)

With that thought, Nyau tried to muster strength, but her efforts were in vain. It was clear that the bones in her legs were severely fractured.

Realizing the urgency of the situation, She hastily began constructing a spell.

“Healing Magic, First Tier, Cure Heal…”

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Nyau looked up and saw the Demon Lord Zoga standing right in front of her.

“I… I…”

Nyau let out a feeble scream.

The thought of enduring further torment filled her with terror.

“Die!”

The Demon Lord Zoga raised his foot above the fallen Nyau and brought it down forcefully.

The ground cracked and caved in from the impact.

Her body arched significantly from the shock.

Nyau’s frail body was already severely battered and bruised all over.

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“Hey, are you alive?”

As the Demon Lord Zoga called out, he roughly grabbed Nyau’s head while she lay on the ground.

“I…uh…”

Nyau didn’t seem to have any strength left to resist, and she showed no reaction.

For the Demon Lord Zoga, this was boring.

So, he tightened his grip on Nyau’s head, as if intending to crush it.

In an instant, an excruciating pain surged through Nyau’s head.

“Aaaahhhh! Aaaahhhhhhhhh!”

Unable to bear the pain, Nyau let out a scream.

“Hahaha!”

The Demon Lord Zoga found it unbearably amusing.

But after some time, Nyau stopped making any sound, becoming like a lifeless doll.

(Is she dead?) The thought crossed the Demon Lord Zoga’s mind.

If she was dead, there was no further need.

So, he roughly threw Nyau’s body aside.

Nyau’s body tumbled along the ground.

Now, the troublesome sage Nyau had been dealt with.

With the city wall destroyed, the Demon Lord’s army continued to advance into the town one after another. It was only a matter of time before the town would fall.

Already, the Demon Lord Zoga was confident in his victory.

“…Not yet”

“Huh?”

Demon Lord Zoga suddenly turned around.

There, struggling to rise, was Nyau.

However, even standing seemed difficult for her. She used her staff as a makeshift cane, making a great effort to get on her feet.

It was evident that she was battered all over.

Blood was oozing from various wounds, and her skeletal structure appeared distorted in places, possibly indicating broken bones.

“I’m not defeated yet,” she declared.

However, there was no sense of threat.

Nyau might be able to unleash powerful magic, but at this distance, the Demon Lord Zoga knew he could end her life much quicker.

So, the Demon Lord Zoga slowly walked toward Nyau.