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"d*mn. I never thought I'd have to fight such a small fish!" And Riharzam takes out a scroll.

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Rehalzam's scroll spins out and floats in the air. It is a very old scroll. The edges are frayed, and the scroll is generally sunburned or yellowed.

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"Cross-Space Connection, Dwell in My Flesh, Parasitic Alchemical Beast No. 1 (Crash)."

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　A magic circle is drawn on a scroll floating in the air. Riharzam puts his left hand into the magic circle.

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　Riharzam's left hand sinks into the scroll.

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"Oops! With a loud scream, Riharzam falls backward and pulls his left hand out of the scroll.

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　A huge object bites Riharzam's left hand and slithers out of the magic circle.

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　It is a huge number of mushrooms. They look very much like cordyceps, but each mushroom is more than a meter long. They grow as if they were clamping down on Riharzam's left hand.

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"Gooooooo!" It seems to be in terrible pain. With a cry of pain, Riharzam swings his left hand to the side.

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　Numerous spores pour out of the Cordyceps-like mushrooms and land on the approaching snake ivy monsters.

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　The spores slip between the snake ivy monsters' slimy skin and into their bodies.

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　The snake ivy that the spores have entered explodes. Its flesh is eaten by the mycelium, and mushrooms grow from within its skin as if overflowing. It is an event that should be called a mushroom growth explosion, with a speed that is unthinkable.

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　In the blink of an eye, the whole area in front of Rehalzam is covered with mushrooms as far as the eye can see.

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　But still, there is a snake ivy monster approaching, crawling under the mushroomed carcasses of his friends. It leaps at Rehalzam.

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"Aaahhhh! With a wild yell, Riharzam swings down a huge mushroom in his left hand. With its massive mass, it crushes the snake ivy.

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　The giant mushroom slams into the ground, violently, sending spores and dust flying.

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　It was just a few moments later. Another individual was sneaking up on the snake ivy from behind, using the snake ivy that had jumped on it as bait.

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　It quickly attached itself to Riharzam's foot. It was the last of the many snake ivies. It wraps itself around Riharzam's leg and climbs up, and then thrusts its spiral fangs into his greasy thigh.

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　Fangs that gnaw at Riharzam's flesh.

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　The fangs of the serpent ivy break through the skin of his thighs, messing up the fat and tearing the muscles of his legs to shreds.

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　The fangs tear through the skin of his thighs and rip the muscles of his legs to shreds.

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"Aaah!

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　Riharzamu cries out in unexpected pain.

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"d*mn it!　You little fish, you little fish, you little fish!"

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　Riharzam desperately grabs the body of the snake ivy growing from his thigh and tries to pull it out. But his slimy body deftly dodges Riharzam's hand.

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"Oops! Riharzamu swings his left hand, as if he were trying to snatch his own thigh.

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　The giant mushroom that has turned into a hammer shreds the body of the snake ivy and blows it away. The head is left on Riharzam's thigh.

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　The silence that finally arrives is broken only by Riharzam's ragged breathing.

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　Riharzam checks the area and plunges his left hand into the scroll with a giant mushroom.

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　Again, a loud voice rises.

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　And then the mushroom disappeared cleanly from his left hand. Leaving behind a myriad of scars on his left arm.

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　With trembling hands, Riharzam takes out a potion from his pocket and gulps it down in one gulp.

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　A light flashes on Riharzam's body.

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　When the light disappears, all the external wounds are gone from Riharzam's body.

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　Riharzam staggers to his feet. His figure was covered in sand and various bodily fluids, and he was completely battered and bruised.

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"All of this is because of that son of a b*tc*. I'm going to make sure he gets what he deserves. I'm not going to let this go so easily. Yes, I will. Give him hope and send him to the pit of despair. Make them happy that they can go back to the association and crush them!"

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　Mumbling and limping, Riharzam made his way to the encampment.

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