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　Without a sound, the black mud rises.

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　In an instant, it swelled up like a big bubble, and the next moment, it popped easily, revealing something from the depths of the mud.

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　It was thick and long, like a log.

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　But its color is a beautiful blue.

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　It was a huge snake that attacked us from the swamp.

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　The monster arced slightly and headed straight for its prey at a tremendous speed.

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　More than ten steps disappeared in a single blink of an eye.

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　The serpent opens its jaws in mid-air, sloughing off the mud.

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　The reddish lumen of the snake's mouth is lined with a row of sharp, gaping fangs.

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　The part of the snake that emerged from the mud alone was probably as long as several adults.

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　With a girth thick enough to hold a man, it could easily swallow a human being in one gulp.

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　The size of the opponent, however, is not so easy to deal with.

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　Sorrugum, with his axe and spear at the ready, let out a short exhalation, and then stepped strongly with his feet ankle-deep in the mud.

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　The monster crashes mercilessly into his shoulder.

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　A sound like punching a rock was heard, and black mud was scattered all around him.

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　But that was all.

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　The giant of the Purple-Eyed Tribe had almost perfectly blocked the body blow of a snake several times his own size.

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　Immediately, the second-in-command, his two-handed spear at the ready, stepped forward.

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　He swung the tip of his spear with all his might toward the head of the blue serpent, which was still biting the shoulder of the sorrugum.

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　The monster jerked slightly as the blow was well aimed at its eye area, and its body covered with blue scales undulated.

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　A moment later, the tip of the serpent's tail emerged from the mud.

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　Just as before, the tip of the serpent's tail reached out to the purple-eyed woman with blinding speed.

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　However, the vice captain seemed to have foreseen this movement.

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　The tip of the ear that had been crawling on the ground jumped up and deflected the blow of the tail as if to scoop it up.

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　But we could not control the difference in weight.

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　Unable to kill the momentum, we take a few steps backward with a dull thud.

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　It seems that her role was enough to get the tail's attention.

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　The next moment, Sorrugum, whose shoulder had been almost swallowed halfway, swings his axe spear down on the snake's head with only one arm.

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　The blade of the axe-spear, clothed in a purple current, strikes the monster in the side of the head.

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　Although it is a martial arts skill of the lower branches, it seems to have been powerful enough.

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　Not missing a moment when the snake's bite loosens, Sorrugum twists his body forcibly to create a gap.

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　Then he thrust his axe-spear, which he had re-gripped with both hands, out without a moment's pause.

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　The serpent shuddered as a large amount of electricity poured into its unprotected mouth.

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　At the same time, smoke billowed from its eyes and nostrils.

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　After thrashing its body several times, the snake slumped down into the sea of mud.

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　Amidst the peculiar smell of burning air, Sorrugum silently pulls his axe spear out of the snake's cavity, which has stopped moving.

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　The second-in-command rushes to the scene, grabs the head of the snake as it sinks into the swamp, and pulls it up.

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　The girls who had been observing the battle let out a bouncy sound as they watched the brilliant conclusion of the less than a minute-long battle.

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"Wow, you got him in no time!"

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"Is that a snake? That's a snake...it's a lot more gnarly than I thought it would be!

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"Surprisingly quick for that size."

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"Yes, he seems to be a tough opponent. I'm looking forward to it.

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　It is the second day since we arrived at the campsite in the haunted swamp.

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　Thor and his friends had accompanied Sorrugum on his hunt for the blue-striped serpent.

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　Actually, they were quite reluctant to take Moo with them at first.

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　However, after Moo had recently learned to cling to his thighs and beg, they managed to get him to agree to go with them.

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　He may have a stern appearance, but he seems to have a soft spot for children.

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　I was allowed to observe the battle of the Thundering Clan, and the way they fought was what can only be described as dynamic.

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　The fighting spirit needed to unleash a martial art is increased in the body when an attack is made or given.

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　Therefore, evasive maneuvers are not considered very important.

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　The theory is that the more they are hit, the more anger builds up, and the more they can hit back harder.

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　The way of fighting in sorrugum seems to be the exact application of this theory.

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　But in that case, of course--.

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"Are you all right, Commander? You were bitten hard, weren't you?"

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　As Sola pointed out, Sorrugum's shoulder was badly gouged by the snake bite, and his entire left arm was turning red.

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　However, this seems to be an unfounded fear.

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O Lord of the tree of life! Shed tears of compassion on our wounded children.

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　A man standing a short distance away from Thor and the others raised a priestly staff with a rain crystal stone on it, and the flesh on Sorrugum's shoulder rose up, closing the wound by itself.

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　The man's wound, which was meant to increase his fighting spirit, was to be treated by the water wielder.

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　Sorrugum, who had lost all trace of his wounds, remained silent and looked at Thor and the others.

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　He had set an example.

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"All right, let's give it a try. Moe, the usual.

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"Rairai!"

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　The child, who had activated the purple spikes and the lightning needle that strengthened his senses in succession, used the electric search to quickly find the monster's location.

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"Tor-chan, there it is!"

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"Okay. You got it, Sora.

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"Yes, you're in good hands!"

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　Thor nodded his head lightly to the girl who responded in her usual cheerful manner.

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　When he glanced at her, Yuril gave him a small smile.

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　It seems we are all ready for this.

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　Thor relaxes, lowers his sword, and steps boldly to the edge of the depths.

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　The mud rises again, and a blue serpent leaps out from the place Moe had pointed out.

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　The monster, which should have attacked Thor as he stood there defenseless, stopped in mid-air as if it had hit an invisible wall just before.

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　Only the head was still, but the body, which had gained momentum, did not stop.

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　With a creaking sound, the body part of the monster's head was being crushed by the body part of the monster's head.

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　And then....

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"Slide, ice!

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　With a dignified voice, the entire surface of the swamp is frozen in place with a crisp sound.

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　The lower half of the serpent, which had remained in the mud, is caught in it.

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　It seems that Yuril had easily figured out that the reason the second-in-command had gone to the trouble of interfering in the battle just now was to attract the tail's attention.

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　The countermeasure had a surprising effect.

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　The snake's body was also stretched out with an unpleasant sound, probably due to the unexpected force exerted on it by being immobilized in ice.

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　Then, Sora performed a new magic move--.

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　The lower half of the body, which has been ordered to reverse 90% of its power, begins to return to its original position.

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　The monster, its head pinned in the air, is helplessly separated from the body by its own power.

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　The thick sound of flesh ripping apart echoes across the mud.

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　However, even with the lower half of its body halfway gone, the serpent had not yet died out.

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　It was indeed a monster that had been born in the thick miasma.

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　With its fangs bared and its mouth wide open, the serpent turns its inorganic eyes on us.

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　Thor quietly lifts his sword to the monster's blue scaled face.

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　The reason why the second-in-command did not attempt a spear thrust is probably because of the slipping scales.

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　But Thor showed no sign of fear and swung his blade headlong.

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　A few seconds later, the monster's body begins to move.

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　The snake is about to strike at Thor, but the next moment, its head snaps open.

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　With a single swing, the blue-striped serpent's face is cut in two, and it sinks into the mud with all its strength.

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　Sorrugum and the others, who had been shown a battle of a different dimension from their own, muttered quietly.

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"Is that the man who almost became the hero of Bossalia?"

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"It's amazing. What happened to ......?"

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"Mm. I knew I couldn't let it go."

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　Thor and his friends spent the whole day hunting snakes.

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