I locked eyes with him – the intelligent zombie.
He was laughing.
It was as if he was waiting for this situation.
“Your status has dropped and you are outnumbered.”
Rebel had told me.
“Arrogance” has the effect of increasing the stats the more advantageous the situation the user is in.
However, there were many things in this situation that could not be explained by that alone.
I felt a chill on the back of my neck.
What is he planning to do in this situation?
“–Sayaka, do it”
At that moment, countless terrifying chains overflowed from his feet.
(It’s not a darkness skill ? What is this?)
Countless chains attacked us.
It’s fast, but it was not something Momo and I could not avoid.
Momo enveloped both of us into the “shadow” to avoid the chains.
But I had a bad feeling.
“Momo! Back up!”
Momo probably felt that way too.
We quickly sunk into the shadows to avoid the chains.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened.
“Waun!?”
Those chains invaded the ‘shadow’!
Momo was restrained by a myriad of chains and was dragged out of the shadow.
“Waun, waun–“
Momo tried to use her “Roar” skill, but the chains entangled her to the point where she couldn’t even speak anymore.
I rushed out instantly and tried to rescue Momo.
“I’ve always wondered ”
I heard the intelligent zombie’s voice.
Damn it! What’s with this chain, it won’t break or loosen!
“What will make you despair the most? And in that moment, I have always wondered, what kind of face would you have?”
“You no way ”
Hey, stop, what are you thinking of doing ?
The intelligent zombie raised his hand.
In response, the chains trapping Momo throbbed as if they were blood vessels of a heart.
“This is the answer.”
“Stop itt!”
The chains glowed black and completely enveloped Momo.
When the light subsided, the chains disappeared and Momo fell to the ground.
I tried to run up to her, but at that moment, Momo jumped away from me.
“Momo you ”
“Uuu Grr ”
Momo’s face had turned black.
Her face was stained with despair and she looked at me as if she was about to cry.
“ My status has risen. The situation seems to have reversed.”
At his comment, an announcement rang in my brain.
-The application has been accepted≫ Party member “Momo” has left the party≫
I couldn’t understand what the announcement meant.
My brain refused to understand.
The intelligent zombie laughed.
He stared at me with a gaze filled with extreme malice.
“–Let your most trusted companion kill you. Come on, Momo. Show your power.”
“Waun Woo!”
In response to the intelligent zombie’s command, Momo attacked me.
CH 226
Previously
Momo was captured.
Taken.
Momo was taken from me.
“Uu Grr ”
Momo growled.
I wanted to cover my ears at that sound.
The target of Momo’s skill was not the intelligent zombie It was me.
Momo was hostile to me.
That fact almost crushed my chest.
I took a few shallow breaths, held my chest and stepped back.
Then, Momo also took one step forward.
She didn’t want me to escape.
She wanted to hurt me.
Me, her–
“Momo Stop ”
Momo’s face was distorted in agony and pain.
I could sense her feelings of anguish and despair. She didn’t like it. She didn’t want to do it.
But the next moment, Momo unleashed her shadow and jumped at me.
“Wau Wauww!”
“ ! Momo!”
The air crackled and asphalt broke into two.
This was Momo’s “Roar” skill.
Now that the skill had evolved and raised its level, its power had even surpassed the high orc.
Without Aka’s defense and Kiki’s support magic, its power was not something that I could withstand by myself.
I stitched my shadow to the ground and managed to hold on even though I was about to be blown away!
“Guh Momo!”
I launched a shadow at Momo.
It was just a shadow meant for restraint.
I’m not going to hurt Momo.
But, Momo dodged it just a moment before I could restrain her.
Use your shadow to repel it and use the recoil to distance yourself from the opponent.
It’s a technique we often use together against monsters.
But to use it on me
“Kyu, Kyu ?”
“? (Furufuru)?”
Aka and Kiki looked at me in confusion.
The two of them must not have properly understood the situation yet.
At that moment, I received Sora’s telepathy from the sky.
“Kazuto! What is this? Why is Momo attacking you?”
“She’s being manipulated by the enemy’s skills! I’m sorry, I was caught off guard!”
“What did you say? How can Momo be ! That zombie I won’t forgive him! Absolutely not!”
Her feelings of anger were transmitted along with the telepathy.
I was happy that Sora was so concerned about Momo.
“It is useless! Sora, don’t do anything and just wait in the sky!”
“Wha–!”
“I don’t know how his skills work, and if you get manipulated, that will be the worst case scenario!”
In this situation, if Sora ends up in his hands, we will be driven into a corner.
If the zombie’s target is Sora instead of Momo no, it’s much more likely that his target is Sora.
In that case, I cannot allow Sora to be anywhere near him.
“Please I will definitely help Momo. So wait for me.”
“ Okay. But, Kazuto Don’t die, okay.”
“I know, thank you, Sora”
Leave it to me.
I am glad that Sora could trust me.
“ (Furu Furu)?”
“It’s okay. I’ll definitely bring Momo back. Aka, Kiki, hide in the shadows.”
As long as it is a monster, it is dangerous to let Aka and Kiki fight as they are.
Analyze the current situation.
That intelligent zombie used some skill to control Momo.
It’s probably the same skill as the demon girl who fought at the school.
( Would you like to use “Healing Jewels”? You can probably help Momo with this, but this is a one-time item, and if the zombie uses the skill again, you won’t be able to save Momo again )
Then there is only one thing that I can do.
Defeat that intelligent zombie. That’s it.
“ (Furu Furu)”
Kiki and Aka also hid in the shadows while sending encouraging glances towards me.
And at the same time, Momo started running.
She’s coming to me again.
Fast.
Agile movement with a spring peculiar to dogs.
How many times have you confused your enemies with this movement?
(I know. Momo is strong. I’ll be in danger if I don’t fight properly)
I’ve seen your strength next to me countless times. I know you more than anyone else.
And that’s why I know the “weaknesses” better than anyone else.
“–Item box”
I used the ‘Item Box’ to store the asphalt under Momo’s “feet”.
It is possible to store a part of the asphalt in my Item Box, but not the whole surrounding area.
Naturally, Momo floated in the air for a moment.
“Waun– !?”
And at that moment, Momo’s shadow disappeared.
The shadow skill cannot be activated unless the foot is on the ground.
This was Momo’s weakness. A weakness in her skill that she hadn’t changed since the beginning.
If it was like usual, I would have covered this weakness with my Item Box, and depending on the conditions, I could even mitigate it.