Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne? Chapter 277

The Minotaur in front of me raises it's hand axe up, then just as I think it's about to swing down it hides behind the small buckler on it's left arm and changes the trajectory midway to mow me down.
Since I was learning from all of the combat up until now I was barely able to succeed in avoiding the axe.
However, thanks to that my stane collapsed and I ended up taking a kick from the Minotaur to my side.
It wasn't a kick with any momentum behind it so I was somehow able to endure it.

I haven't taken any attacks from it's weapon yet but I've been hit by that small buckler twice and this is the second time I've taken a kick.
My body is creaking warning me of the danger.

However, at the same time as I took the kick from the Minotaur I succeeded in stabbing a throwing needle into it's thigh.
Just now was the third throwing needle I've been able to stab into the mino.

Of course, my throwing needles have the numbing poison smeared on them.
Different from the cheap product used for ogres, it's the highest quality poison made at the high-end adventurer medicine shop Misshizu.
It's an extremely powerful poison which if I were to get hit by it my entire body would be paralyzed in less than 30 seconds.

However, even then the movements of the mino aren't getting any weaker.

Up until now I've been able to land four attacks on the mino.
One thrust to the right flank with my bayonet, just the same a slash with my bayonet to it's right forearm.
And then the two stabs from throwing needles I've thrown at it.
This time is the third stab.
With this it's the fifth hit.
All of the attacks other than that were blocked or parried by it's small buckler or evaded.

However, it's my first time facing off against an opponent that was completely composed even after taking a total of five attacks.
It's only obvious for the Minotaur that protects the 8th floor but whether it's ogres, trolls, or even the horned bear, if I landed a good hit on them their movements weakened a bit.
If I were to land two clean hits then it was normal for their movements to visibly weaken from the pain.
This fellow is completely miraculous.
It's frightening to even imagine exactly how much HP it has.

This time, I had all of the members of the {Slaughterers} smear high-quality numbing poison on their weapons before we charged into combat.
Just from what I was able to observe even when I'm s.h.i.tty busy, other than this Minotaur that it's in front of me, the numbing poison doesn't seem to be having any effect on the one wielding a trident that Angela and Gwine are up against as well.
Putting aside the large 3 that we blinded at the start, it seems to be reasonably effective against the rest.

The mino is swinging down it's axe again.
This time before it could make any sort of cheap tricks, it was only several tens of centimeters but I was able to put some distance between us and it's completely hit air.
Making use of that opening I tried I thrust at it with the tip of my bayonet but was blocked by the small buckler.

I had already read that.
I predicted that it would block me with it's small buckler.

This time, I had my left hand just before the magazine area of the bayonet around the trigger(if it were the normal model, then it would be around the hand guard curve or top part of that), but at the same time as I thrust it I moved it along the curve of the magazine.
It's faster to push it forward from the trigger than to pull it back from the hand guard and easier to put in more strength.
The moment I was blocked by it's small shield, in the form of pushing up from the magazine area I twisted the bayonet vertically and at the same time body slammed into the buckler with my left shoulder.

Then I twisted my left hand around to hold the left side of the fore grip of my bayonet while holding it up.
I let go of the grip with my right hand and grabbed on to the guard of the sword coming out from the barrel while holding it up as well.

After taking my body slam it's the same as if the mino's left arm with the buckler fixed to it is restricted.
And then, all at once using the momentum of ducking my body down with the bayonet facing the sky I aim the gun stock towards the left cap slamming it down.
I'll break the plate of your kneecap!

However, the mino managed to evade it with quick movements that exceeded my expectations.

Since it forcefully evaded my attack there was some excess in the movements of the mino.
In that instant I was somehow able to put some distance between us and recover my stance, it's time to start over from the beginning again.

This fellow is amazing.

"Vumoffu, bo~ge~!!"

You're loud~ Mino.
This time I'll make the first move.

Rather than using bayonet fighting, I made use of movements with the bayonet to thrust directly at it twice and close the distance.
Both of the thrusts were parried by the small shield.
And then the third time.
You thought it was a direct thrust again right?

Sorry about that, it was a low roundhouse kick!

My roundhouse kick cleanly hit the mino's right knee.
When it's stance was thrown off I went for a stab with the end of my bayonet.
However, this was parried by the mino's hand axe.

Immediately after, the mino's buckler comes for a strike.

I lower my back and it's swing goes over me.
At the same time I take a throwing needle out from my right gauntlet with my left hand and throw it at close distance with a side toss(naming: Myun).

"Goo!!?"

It stabs into the loincloth of the mino, it magnificently hit it in the crotch.
Even supposing that loincloth is a {Magic.Item} on the same level as the one Zulu has it would only reduce the damage by a bit.

Some blood started flowing down from inside of the loincloth.

The mino's face twisted unable to endure the pain for the first time.
With that expression that's probably the case.

And, almost simultaneously arrows came flying from two directions, one of which was blocked by the buckler, but the other one nicely stabbed into the mino's right shoulder.

That's a big help!
It seems Miduchi and Bel have started to back me up.

Fuhahahahaha, with this we have the strength of 100.
It's one versus three.
Furthermore there's Bel's bow at point blank distance.
With this there's no chance of losing.

Since the two of them started to back me up I finally was able to gain some leeway to think.
I was able to confirm the state of the battle once again as well.

Gwine and Angela are still fighting against the mino wielding the trident and in good health.
Although, Basutral and Zulu ran up there so there's two people standing in front of it holding it in check and two people keeping it in check with the spear(it seems that they really don't have any leeway to attack, so just keeping it in check is their limit) but as expected things have gotten easier on their end.
Incidentally, Angela's suffered a considerable number of injuries and was told to fall back by Miduchi who is continuing to back me up.

In regards to the 3 large ones, before the two archers {Blast.Back} came to back me up they shot a number of arrows at them and since they couldn't see both the one using the battle axe and the one using the bardiche were defeated by Ralpha and Toris.

The largest one of them all that was wielding a halberd is facing off against Zenom but unexpectedly it's already escaped the state of blindness.
Thinking they should back him up it was just as Toris and Ralpha are both letting out battle cries as they charge from different directions.
With this all of the fights are one versus many(though just Angela and Gwine's were that way from the start).
I can relax a bit with this.
After this I just need to carefully cook it up.

Thinking that I adjusted my grip on my bayonet and glared at the mino.

Miduchi and Bel are still continuing to shoot arrows.
I start making attacks matched up with their arrows.

My thrust was blocked by the buckler again but their arrows. .h.i.t.

In the opening it flinched a bit from that, I grabbed the inside of it's right hand with my left hand obstructing it's movements and at the same time put in a kick with all my strength.
I felt the sensation of smashing something with the top of my right foot.

"Goo!! o.."

The mino stiffened up.
Hmph, it didn't just bend over but it reflexively brought it's left hand down to it's crotch.
That brought down it's buckler in just the right position to hide itself.

What an obscene fellow.
That pose isn't a good one to show to young women.

I thrust towards it's chest with the bayonet I was holding in my right hand.
It cleanly hit.
The mino lowered both of it's hands.
One more hit.
This time I properly held on with both of my hands as I thrust it into the center of it's stomach and then sliced downwards.

Along with a splat the intestines of the mino start spilling out of it's stomach.

I met eyes with the mino.
It's face was twisted in pain and it's drooling like a cow.
It's expression is just a bit pitiful.

Arrows shot into both of those eyes.

I twisted around to it's side stabbing into it's neck for the finishing blow and then kicked it down.

Immediately after I ran to the right to back up Zulu and the others.

"Miduchi and Bel you take care of the big one!"

Just as I shouted that and was about to run off Basutoral's spear stabbed into the chest and Gwine's spear deeply into it's stomach.
If it has two spears tabbed into it from different directions then it should already be fine.
When it comes to that then even if it's an ogre they'll be fixed in position and unable to move.
I'm sure Zulu will finish it off.

"Angela, you alright!!?"

It seems her injuries weren't fatal.
While she was crouched down on her knees I saw a victory smile from below her helmet.
Wait just a bit longer.
After finishing off that huge one I'll quickly heal you up.

"Vumooo~!! Gizabada~!!!"

The huge one was raging about as it violently swings it's halberd.
It's face seems to be twisted in anger after seeing the situation of the surroundings.
Right now Ralpha and Toris are bearing the brunt of it's gale-like halberd as Zenom stands a bit of distance away looking for an opening to throw his axe.
And then, it was just as Ralpha managed to twist the end of the halberd with her tomahawk obstructing it's movements.
Nice!
There's no way Zenom would miss that opening.

"Ssei!!"

With a spirited yell Zenom threw his axe.
After it left his hand the magic axe spun around while flying and with a thud stabbed deeply into the right shoulder of the huge one.
It let go of it's halberd with it's left hand to try and pull out the axe when all of a sudden another two thuds sound out as arrows stab into it.
An even bigger opening appeared in the huge one.

"Emeron!"

There Toris went for the deciding blow with his sword surrounded in flames.
The sword of flames {Flame.Tongue} slashed through the side of the big one and at the same time a sizzling noise sounded out as the wound was burnt.
That, isn't it stopping the bleeding as well?

Even then it seems like a considerable amount of blood is coming out.

The movements of the huge one weakened a bit but even then it seems it still had plenty of energy left.
However, I've already arrived at the battlefield, so I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

.................................

"How's this? Is there still any pain?"

I used the spell {Cure All} a number of times before asking Angela.

"I'm sorry, I still feel like it's a bit numb.."

"Hn, I see."

I use healing spells on her even more and confirm if the pain has completely disappeared.
I put heavy emphasis on everyone making sure to tell me if there's any pain remaining.
In the worst case scenario, that might end up being the difference between and life and death after all.
Recently even my combat slaves don't show any restraint and let me know if there's even the slightest bit of pain remaining.

"This, it's an amazing wazamono. 【Blood Point.Halberd】 huh?"
"Certainly that seems to be the case, Zenom-san. But no one uses the halberd..Though I guess Rubi does."
"You're going to let him use it? It's a waste for the quality of it."
"Even if you say that, since we managed to obtain it."

"Hey, did you find the {Magic.Item}?"
"I still haven't found it. Bel, how about over there?"
"I've checked everything over here. The weapon seems reasonably good but nothing else. How about you Gwine?"
"Wait just a moment..Ah!"
"Hn?"

"I think that this is it. Miduchi-san, please take a look at it. How about it?"
"..Certainly. But somehow the reaction seems weak."
"I thought so too."
"Show it to me for a minute. {Status Open}..【b.l.o.o.d.y.Hand Axe】..What's this?"
"Ral! Let go of it!!"
"Uhyi~!! Don't yell so suddenly, Miduchi."

What is it?

"The name isn't ordinary! It might be a {Cursed Item}."
"Eeh!!?"

Cursed item..
There's no way that's the case right.
The mino was using it after all.
Though it's strength certainly wasn't ordinary but there wasn't anything particularly strange.
Here.

【b.l.o.o.d.y.Hand Axe】
【Mithril Steel.Hinoki】
【Condition: Normal】
【Manufacture Date: 28/10/7446】
【Value: 1】
【Durability: 19998】
【Ability: 30-100】
【Effect: It's ability as a hand axe is completely normal. However, every time you land an attack and it bathes in the blood of the target, including the penetration of the attacks, the accuracy, damage, and other abilities increase. The duration of the increase is the level of the target who's blood it bathes in multiplied by 60 seconds. The increase in ability and duration of the effect can acc.u.mulate. Furthermore, in order for the increase in ability to take effect the attacks must contain blood-thirst, or otherwise an emotion that corresponds to that as they're performed.】

It's a vicious item that is comparable to a {Cursed Item}.