The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet

Chapter 367 Nightmare

(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)

"Ugh...!?"

Suddenly, Alpha-san let out a pained scream.

She clutched herself, writhing in agony.

"Alpha-san!?"

"Guh, ugh... what is this!? Inside me, there's a foreign power... This power... is...!?"

Alpha-san dug her nails into her own chest.

It was as if she were trying to remove a parasite rampaging inside her body.

Her face was filled with torment.

Sweat was pouring down her face, and her complexion was turning paler and paler.

"This is... it's... kuuh!?"

"Alpha-san!"

"Run... awa...y..."

Her words were cut off there, and Alpha-san's entire body convulsed.

As if being corroded by something, the tips of her hands and feet turned black.

It spread throughout her body...

"AAAAAAHHHH!!!"

The darkness swelled up and burst.

It looked like something was hatching...

"Is that..."

"A demon...?"

Our dry voices, mine and Iris's, echoed.

With grim expressions, we both watched it.

Like the demons we had faced before, its massive body was the color of darkness.

It still maintained a humanoid form, but...

Where its face should have been, there were no eyes, no mouth, no nose, nothing.

"Turning the strongest beings into demons...? Could it be that such a thing is possible...?"

"No, it might be a little different."

"What do you mean?"

"Alpha-san's dream hasn't been dispelled yet. In other words..."

"…That demon is a product of a dream created by someone who stole Alpha-san's power?"

"That's probably about right. But since it's Alpha-san's dream, it probably has a real physical form."

Cold sweat ran down my back.

An artificial demon created based on the strongest beings.

It's like combining an S-rank with another S-rank...

Frankly, I can't even imagine its power.

"Regarding Rain-san, our master has given us specific orders, so it doesn't matter either way... But we cannot let Iris-san go. Since you oppose us, you will die here."

"I see. From the start, you've been suspicious of me. Well, it's only natural after taking such ambiguous stances..."

"Then... please continue to dance gracefully with my illusion."

That seemed to be the signal.

The jet-black figure moved.

Its body was about five meters tall?

I had hoped that its massive size would slow it down...

"Guh...!?"

The jet-black figure moved as fast as the wind, swinging its powerful arms.

I can't dodge it!

"Material Creation!"

I created a stone wall to use as a shield.

The jet-black figure easily shattered it, but its momentum slowed.

I held Kamui horizontally to block it...

At the same time, I jumped backward, being blasted away.

I rolled across the floor, and only stopped after flying about ten meters.

"Rain-sama!"

"Guh... I'm somehow okay! But be careful! That thing, it's not just powerful—it's incredibly fast, too!"

The jet-black figure was already preparing for a follow-up attack.

To prevent that, I unleashed magic with all my might.

"Fireball Multi-Shot!"

Multiple fireballs engulfed the jet-black figure, causing a massive explosion.

The jet-black figure was based on Alpha-san...

Previously, the demons we fought in Horizon were based on humans, but after defeating them, they were safely recovered.

Considering that, I probably don't need to hold back.

Or rather, there's no room to hold back.

If I did that, we'd be swallowed up in an instant.

"Come forth, flames of another realm."

Overlaying fire with more fire, Iris used summoning magic.

More explosions and roaring flames.

From head to toe, without a single spot left untouched, the jet-black figure was enveloped in flames.

If only this would bring it down, but that would be wishful thinking.

To deliver further blows, Iris and I prepared more magic...

"!? "

At that moment, an overwhelming sense of dread overcame me.

A premonition of death.

"Iris!"

I leapt to the side from where I was, grabbed Iris, and made a large retreat.

Immediately after that...

ZANNN!!!

From within the raging flames, countless black blade-like things shot out, piercing the space we had been in just moments before.

"What on earth are those!?"

The smoke cleared, and the figure of the jet-black puppet became visible.

Like a cactus, its body had countless blades sprouting from it.

They could extend and retract freely.

The hardness of the blades could also be adjusted at will.

With those blades growing all over its body...

It could launch an attack all at once.

Is that what it is?

"This is a real pain... Now, we can't approach it recklessly."

"But the enemy also seems capable of long-range attacks. If they gain control of the pace, things could turn out very badly for us."

"We might have no choice but to take a risk, jump in close, and deal a heavy blow... Iris, I'll need you to cover me."

"Understood. But... if only we had more hands on deck..."

Just as Iris said, the truth is, with just the two of us facing this opponent, we're struggling.

If only everyone else were here...!

I couldn't help but think that.

However, at that moment, I had forgotten something.

That everyone... they are reliable comrades who would surely live up to our expectations.

"Uuunyaaahhhhh...!"

From out of nowhere, that sound echoed.

This voice... from the sky?

I reflexively looked up and...

"Nyaaaan!!!"

Kanade descended from the sky and landed a fierce blow on the jet-black puppet.

TL Note- The cat comes to the rescue.....

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