“Kiera!! Quickly arm yourselves from the corpses. You can find a weapon in their hands, but find some clothes to wear first! I’ll buy you guys some time!”

“R-roger--- Wait… Why their clothes!?”

“Un… Stinky…”

“Uweeh… They smell…”

“Is this the time for worrying about smell!?”

Their responses made me retort at lightning speed. Their responses were just too inappropriate for the time being. Well, I can relate about wearing dirty and smelly clothes, but this is not the time for that.

“Just quickly arm yourselves, fight buck naked if you want, but I doubt you would mind right?”

“!? When we survive this, your dead!”

“Un… Pervert…”

“Kouta-san is ecchi!!!”

“Stop your weird responses at this time!!! This is just ridiculous!!!”

At the time I retorted at their responses again, the bandit leader came lunging at me with quick speed you wouldn’t think given his body.

“BASTARDS!!! DIE!!!”

The bandit leader swung his cleaver down at my head. I quickly used my tail to block the attack.

“Nghh!!??”

H- heavy!!! His attacks are more powerful than before! Is it a skill? It most definitely is a skill! [Appraisal]!!!

Name: Klen

Level: 73

HP: 3123 / 3546

MP: 102 / 410

Str: 105 (+132)

Agi: 87

Int: 65 (-30)

Dex: 64

End: 103

Luc: 10

Skills:

[Berserk 4]

[Swordsmanship 2]

[Dagger Technique 2]

[Hammer Technique 2]

Titles:

[Insane Killer]

[Berserker]

[Slaughterer of Men]

[Bandit Group Leader]

[Berserk] – Increases physical strength in exchange for intelligence, can be activated without user’s permission upon receiving damage. Increases exchange ratio per level. If intelligence reaches zero, mind is shattered and can never be returned.

[Swordsmanship] – Technique in using swords. Increases control and strength when using a sword per level. Does not include katanas.

[Dagger Technique] – Technique in using daggers. Increases control and strength when using a dagger per level.

[Hammer Technique] – Technique in using hammers. Increases control and strength when using a hammer per level. Includes maces, morning star, etc.

[Insane Killer] – Title given to a person who has killed without any reason. Title effects:

Does not feel remorse when killing anything.

[Berserker] – Title given to a person who has the [Berserk] skill who has fought in many battles. Title effects:

Decreases intelligence lost and increases strength gain.

  •Increases strength for every kill while in [Berserk] mode.

  •Increases strength for every damage received when in [Berserk] mode.

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[Slaughterer of Men] – Title given to a person who has killed hundreds of people. Title effects:

Increases damage dealt to people.

  •Unconsciously emits an aura that causes fear in people’s hearts.

[Bandit Group Leader] – Title given to a person who has command over a group of bandits. Title effects:

Increases leadership skills when commanding a bandit group.

  •Members in the bandit group are most likely to follow your commands.

He has a skill called [Berserk] that can convert intelligence to strength. And also because of the [Berserker] title, the intelligence lost is reduced and strength gain is increased. Not only that, but because of killing his underlings, his strength is boosted greater than before. Combine that with the damage we dealt, and a person with increased physical abilities appear.

No wonder his attack is heavy, he has more strength than me obviously, but thanks to my tail’s hardness, I can actually push him back. But now that he is using [Berserk], I’m losing the clash.

I quickly slashed his hand that was holding the cleaver in hopes that he would let go, but the bandit leader instead, increased his grip on the handle, the very definition of a berserker.

I jumped back just in time to avoid the cleaver slicing me in half. A vertical cut appeared on my clothes, and blood flowed out from it.

“Ghh…”

Looks like the cleaver did manage to cut my body, at least, not enough to kill me.

“HUEHUEHUE!!! DIE!!!”

The bandit leader once again lunged at me with his cleaver overhead. He’s trying to repeat what happened earlier. This time, I slanted my tail when I blocked it. When the cleaver landed on my tail, the cleaver was redirected to the ground and I cut at his hand again, causing more blood to gush out from it.

“PIECE OF SHIT!!!”

The bandit leader quickly pulled his cleaver out from the ground, and while using the increased force, swung at me. Just in time, I jumped back again to avoid the cleaver. This time, no additional wound could be seen on my body.

“Kiera! Liana! Phana! Are you guys done yet!?”

“Yes!! We’re done!”

“Un… All ready…”

“Y-yes!!!”

The three girls were wearing, what seems to be oversized rags. And they stink as hell! Damn, do these bandits have no sense of hygiene!?

“Hey!! We stink because of these clothes!! Ah mou!! When we get back, let’s go for a bath!”

“Agreed…”

“S-sure!”

The three girls were again, talking amongst themselves like when we were travelling earlier.

“Okay, I know you all are disgusted by those clothes, and so am I, but right now, we need to defeat that giant gorilla!!”

“You don’t have to tell me twice!!”

“Affirmative…”

“Y-yes!!”

Kiera, Liana, and Phana readied their selves and prepared for the oncoming attack. Thankfully, while we were talking, the bandit leader was busy rampaging about with his cleaver. The kidnapped girls were behind us as to protect themselves from harm. I thought about the other girls in the third room, but we have more pressing matters to attend to.

“Phana! Cast an offensive water skill at him! Liana! You have a bow right? Shoot him after Phana casts her magic! Kiera! You assist me at the front!”

“Hey!! Who gave you the right to command us!?”

“What the hell are you talking about at this time!? Just listen to me right now if you want to live!!”

“Muu… Fine!!! But after this! You’re dead!”

“Yes yes… Now, let’s go!”

“““OHH”””

The three girls let out a shout to boost their fighting spirit.

“Water! Strike at my enemies!! [Water Ball]!!!’

“Fuu!!!”

Phana chanted a spell and a water ball went flying towards the bandit leader. A moment after that, Liana let loose an arrow, causing it to fly towards the bandit leader.

“USELESS!! USELESS!!!”

The bandit leader used his cleaver to cut through the water ball, causing it to splatter around his face, blinding him for a moment.

“GUHH!!!”

That time around, an arrow pierced his body and blood seeped out the wound.

“Now! Kiera! Let’s go!!”

“Roger!!!”

Me and Kiera charged simultaneously at the bandit leader. The bandit leader pulled the arrow out of his body using his free hand and threw it to us while his blood dropped to the ground. Using my tail, I blocked the oncoming arrow and used a skill.

“[Dragon Tail]!”

My tail moved without my control and slammed at the bandit leader. The bandit leader caught it with his cleaver, but was unable to endure force, causing to be knocked backed for about a meter.

“[Blade Dance]!”

At that time, Kiera used her sword skill to land hit after hit at the bandit leader’s body while he was stunned.

Cuts appeared on the bandit leader’s body. Kiera was unable to stab his body, nor cut his head off as his body was abnormally tough, so instead of landing a huge hit, create countless of cuts on his body to weaken him.

Blood seeped from the cut wound on his body.

“Kiera! Move back now!!”

When I noticed that the bandit leader was able to move again, I warned Kiera about the incoming attack. Kiera jumped back and at the same time, the bandit leader used his cleaver to swing at her, but was only able to hit air.

“Phana! Liana! Again!!”

“Water! Strike at my enemies!! [Water Ball]!!!”

“Fun!!!”

Phana again chanted a skill and a water ball went flying to the bandit leader, while Liana let loose an arrow afterwards.

“MADERFUCKERS!!!”

The bandit leader swung his cleaver to cut the water ball, only to have the scene earlier repeat itself. Water splashed on his face, and another arrow lodged itself inside the bandit leader.

“YOU BITCHES!!!”

The bandit leader pulled out the arrow and threw it towards Phana. Of course, I blocked it with my tail, and again, me and Kiera charged at the bandit leader. Since [Dragon Tail] was on cooldown, I had to distract the bandit leader while Kiera attacks him.

“Hey! Giant gorilla!! Can’t beat us huh? You are weak that you can’t even fight with us properly!!”

“SHADDUP BASTARD!!! DIE!!!”

I provoked him in order to draw his attention to me. He swung his cleaver at my head again, and was blocked again by my tail. His [Berserk] skill may be troublesome, but because of its weakness, it is easy to counter.

“[Blade Dance]!!”

While I was clashing with the bandit leader using my tail, Kiera once again used her sword skill to land a flurry of hits to the bandit leader.

“GUUHH!!!”

The bandit leader fell on one knee as he visibly weakened because of the blood loss. This is my chance!!

I quickly redirected the cleaver to the side and used my tail to swing at his head.

*Splat*

The head of the bandit leader was magnificently crushed on the ground. Brain matter and blood scattered across the ground, leaving a gruesome scene. The bandit leader’s body lifelessly fell to the bloodied ground, never to move again.

“Finally… It’s over…”

“We did it?”

“Un…”

“Haa… Haa…”

The three girls, kidnapped girls, and me were exhausted because of the fight. But for now, we can celebrate our victory.

“YOSHAAA!!!”

“““““““OOHHHH!!!”””””””

The yells of relief, joy, and happiness reverberated across the cave.