The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 25 Escape

"Klein... what should we do?"

Yeah, what should we do?

Klein stared at the fleshy monster that was chasing the Wind Demon Wolf, his heart filled with turmoil.

Shouldn't it be sunbathing in the northwestern forest?! Why is it chasing a wind demon wolf here?!

The scene was just like when Klein first saw it: the same wind demon wolf, the same flesh and blood monster.

Same……?

Why is this one so small? It's only about three or four meters tall, when it should have been five or six meters tall before.

Is he new here?

No... The fleshy monster I saw in the northwest was about the same size as this. I thought it looked small because it was so far away.

It wasn't that Klein misjudged it; it really had shrunk.

It wasn't a new flesh and blood monster that arrived.

This means that one has become two.

boom--!

The fleshy monster slammed into the Wind Demon Wolf, but the Wind Demon Wolf, as if manipulating the wind, leaped and accelerated, dodging the attack. This Wind Demon Wolf seemed faster than the ordinary Wind Demon Wolf...

It seemed to have a hazy, pale blue aura around its body. Could it be the magic [Wind Armor]? This was the first time Klein had ever seen the Wind Demon Wolf use it.

They ran off in another direction with Yanami. With the Bone Stealer Badger and Yanami together, the Flesh Monster would definitely not choose the Wind Demon Wolf.

If he gets too close, he'll be targeted, and Klein doesn't want Yanami to turn into a meat pie.

Klein turned around, intending to lay low for a while, but as he turned, the Wind Demon Wolf also turned and bit him tightly.

Is this... an attempt to shift the blame elsewhere?

The Bone-Stealing Badger sped forward, but no matter what, it couldn't outrun the Wind Demon Wolf, let alone the Flesh Monster, even with Yanami in tow.

Since that's the case... let's go straight to the passage!

"Klein, I'll use Wind Walk to help you."

"it is good."

"Wind, spiral upwards."

Yanami cast Windwalk on both the Bone Stealer Badger and herself.

Klein felt a wind swirling around the Bone-Stealing Badger, making him feel lighter and faster.

Klein ran while turning in an arc, maintaining his distance from the flesh monster as he headed south.

"Yana, follow my command and use Psychic Strike to attack the Wind Demon Wolf."

"it is good."

Yanami lowered her body, tightly hugging the Bone-Stealing Badger's back with one hand, while turning her head to stare at the Wind Demon Wolf that was chasing after her.

The Wind Demon Wolf was in a bad situation as well. After dodging two big jumps, Wind Kai disappeared, but the distance between it and Klein and the others was slowly closing.

Getting closer.

Getting closer.

It's almost at Klein's level.

"Now!"

"A shock to the soul!"

Yanami's hand was already aimed at the Wind Demon Wolf, and then she grasped it.

"Awoo!"

The Wind Demon Wolf, which was running wildly, was hit by Yanami's mental shock, lost its balance while running, and was sent flying.

The Wind Demon Wolf struggled to its feet and picked up the cub again.

But at this moment, the flesh and blood monster had already approached the Wind Demon Wolf. Its body shrank slightly, it jumped at an abnormal speed, and then fell.

The forest trembled.

boom--!

The Wind Demon Wolf became part of the flesh and blood monster.

"Yana, I'll stop here in a bit. Go to the south passage yourself, and I'll distract it."

At this moment, Klein and his team had temporarily created some distance between them, allowing them to catch their breath.

Hearing Klein's words, Yanami was slightly taken aback, and unconsciously tightened her grip on the Bone Stealer Badger's hand.

"And Klein, what about you? Aren't you coming with me?!"

"Don't worry, you have my seed in you. Just keep running and throwing it at me. I'll catch up with you soon. Just keep going."

"But--"

"Trust me, my dear gardener!"

There was a moment of silence.

"……good!"

The moment Yanami nodded, Klein stopped, and Yanami immediately got off the Bone Thief Badger.

"Remember, you can't use magic on it. Go."

She didn't leave immediately, but instead took the Demon Sword Blood Eater from her waist.

"Klein, the Demon Sword is for you, it devours blood."

"Take this for self-defense, trust me."

Yanami didn't answer, but just glanced at Klein one last time before taking off running.

Klein turned around and looked at the fleshy monster in the distance. It was smaller than ever before, so it wasn't moving as fast, but it was now about two hundred meters away from Klein.

Klein maneuvered the Bone-Stealing Badger eastward, and the Flesh Monster followed without hesitation.

Okay... what should we do next?

What does he have on him? A glittering stone and some seeds.

I never expected it to turn out like this. Everything was too rushed. I never thought we would encounter this situation. I just thought that the evacuation would be fine once I saw the flesh monster in the northwest.

I should have been more cautious, for example, by scouting the area first and setting up traps.

Although Klein was indeed not in any danger, after all, flesh and blood are not interested in plants.

But he wanted to buy time for Yanami.

One hundred meters away, Klein threw some seeds onto the ground.

When the fleshy monster approached the seed—

Activate skill: Accelerate growth

Use it on all the scattered seeds at the same time; it might be able to entangle them for a while.

Klein channeled his magic, precisely targeting the seed on the ground, and the seed sprouted instantly.

Swish swish swish swish swish... This was not the sound of branches bursting forth.

The moment they sprouted, the flesh monster unleashed an extra tentacle corresponding to the number of seeds, simultaneously striking all of Klein's seeds with incredible speed and precision.

Without exception, the vines were destroyed before they could even grow because they were too close together.

That's too fast! And they even sensed the magical fluctuations of the seed?

Klein had no idea that activating this skill would cause magical fluctuations in the seed, but thinking about it, it made perfect sense.

And a distance of 100 meters, how could you not dodge it?

The bone-stealing badger had an extra tentacle on its leg, and Klein only managed to dodge it by a hair's breadth.

shuh...

The tentacles retracted, and the Bone-Stealing Badger was dragged into the flesh monster's body.

………………

"Haa...haa..."

Yanami was running wildly. Although her speed and strength were greater than when she faced the trolls due to the upgrade, they were not actually much better.

She ran more than 300 meters using the Wind Walk spell, but she was already struggling to breathe.

So tired... I wonder how Klein is doing.

Although I was worried about Klein, since Klein had asked me to trust him, I decided to trust him.

Looking ahead, towering rock walls can already be seen through the gaps in the forest, and the edge of the cave is not far away. Once we get there, we can leave this place as Klein instructed...

Two hundred meters to go, the forest was quiet, with only Yanami's panting.

One hundred and fifty meters away, something seemed to appear behind me, something was rolling across the ground.

Rumble...

She was already able to see the passage after walking 100 meters, but there was something not far behind her, so Yanami didn't dare to turn around.

bang, bang...

My heartbeat seemed to outpace my footsteps.

"ah!"

thump.

Yanami fell, not because she tripped, but because her legs had already exerted all their strength.

I have absolutely no strength left.

Yanami turned around, and sure enough, it was that terrifying monster, crushing the forest and rolling towards her.

She drew the demonic sword Blood Eater and threw it at the flesh-and-blood monster, but Blood Eater, which had not pre-devoured flesh and blood, was just an ordinary sword, and was instantly swallowed up by the flesh and blood.

Klein didn't catch up with him... but Klein certainly wouldn't do it so easily—

As Yanami watched the rolling mountain of flesh, for a fleeting moment, she spotted a familiar monster embedded in it.

That was a bone-stealing badger.

Yanami's heart skipped a beat, as if fine cracks were forming in it.

Could it be that Klein...?

"Klein!"

Yanami's subconscious call, along with her inner thoughts, was heard by all the beings within her mental range.

In response to Yanami's hysterical screams was a leaping mountain of flesh, a rolling, bloody wind blowing in her face, and Yanami closed her eyes in despair.

"Yana Mi!"

The moment the flesh-and-blood monster fell, Yanami was taken away.