280 – Abyss Pursuit

I continue to follow the abyss zombie. It’s movement speed is slow because of its torn off legs and low status, so it’s easy to chase. If anything, it’s annoyingly slow. My partner sends a few glares of irritation to it.

The spiders were doing as they pleased until the nightmare glared at them and they quickly assembled… I really am glad they’ve got a leader now.

『Yeah, it’s good.』

My partner replies, looking a bit worn out… W-well, please hang in there.

While looking at the nightmare’s mask thing or shell thing, I suddenly think of something. When it evolves, will that face look even more stern, I wonder?

For that matter, it’s next evolution’s its last, right? If it evolves two more times, it’d probably be around B rank. I can’t imagine it, but I expect it’d look seriously monstrous. My partner, who it’s clinging to, springs to mind and I softly close my eyes.

『…Don’t like thinking about other people’s problems.』

There’s no helping it. When keeping a pet, you pass through the cute puppy stage in no time at all. 

It doesn’t take much effort at all to chase after the abyss zombie. But the other monsters that show up en route give more trouble. I slice them up with [Wind Slash] to convert them to experience points, or use [Roar] to keep them away and protect the abyss zombie.

While I’m protecting it, the way the abyss zombie frantically keeps running ahead doesn’t make it look entirely uncute. My desire to protect it is welling up, or rather I’m finally getting used to its gross appearance and, since I revived it, I have a responsibility to it, so I’m getting a sense of duty…

『…Are you thinking something strange?』

My partner glares at me through narrowed eyes.

N-no, I was just wondering what an abyss would be like when it evolved…

『I hate it.』

But see, since we revived it, we’ve got a duty…

『I hate it!』

She hurls her thought at me… Right, well, that would be the case.

『In the first place, I don’t get what you mean when by duty. It’s just a corpse that’s moving a bit.』

She looks unashamedly at the abyss zombie. Then she looks at Aro with the same eyes. Frightened by her gaze, Aro’s body shivers. Uninterested, she returns her gaze to the front.

…Because she was born as an ouroboros, reviving and killing for food might feel the same to her. From the start, her instinctive behaviour has stood out. Though if either of us are strange, it would be me who has notions remaining from my previous life as a human.

『Well, if you don’t like something, I can hold back.』

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O-oh, thanks… Somehow, sorry.

『But I hate abyss. Besides, didn’t it try and attack us earlier?』

No, but I checked and it’s also got [Servant of the Evil Dragon]… The treant listens to my orders, so I think it’s got some effect. It might also have some sense of being protected during this journey, too.

At times, the abyss zombie looks back and stops moving. I can’t read an abyss’ facial expressions, but maybe something’s changing inside it…

『Hate it.』

Ah, understood…

The further we go, the steeper the route becomes. There’s are fields of pretty flowers, inhabited by swarms of strangely glowing insects. Twisted trees block my path. I didn’t realise the forest had a place like this. Once things have calmed down, I’d like to restart the exploration in this area.

“DoraaaaAaAh! Dora, doraAaaah!”

From far away, I hear a strange cry that sounds like a dull noise echoing in a hollow cavity. A moment later, the sound of thuds resound from far away. What is it…? I’m getting a sense of deja vu, or rather it sounds nostalgic somehow… No, but that cry…

Straining my eyes in the direction of the cry, I make out a huge yellow-ochre body. At the end of a long neck it’s got a head that has cavities where eyes should be. I’ve got an idea of what that strange creature might be.

【[Clay Dragon]: C+ rank monster】

【A monster born of earth.】
【It is strong, and its regeneration ability is particularly high.】
【The demon lord’s prank brings terror to people.】

…As expected, it’s a clay-type.

“DoraaaaAaAh!”

Well, all it can do is call out stupidly. What’s doraaa? You’re giving dragon’s a bad name. Shouldn’t you be shouting『maooo！』?

Either way, I’m grateful to be able to collect that much magical earth. Another time, when I have the opportunity, I’d like to go pick it up. Now that I have humanised hands to work with, my firepower is way greater than before. I’m sure I’ll be able to make some splendid pottery.

It seems the clay dragon is territorial and is trying to provoke me from a distance, but I’ll ignore it this time. It roars out in triumph but I don’t pay it any mind. I’ve engraved this place in my memories, though.

While that’s going on, the path continues to steepen. The twisted, hard trees become more common, and the ground gradually gets harder and harder. I see a number of half-eaten, bloodied monster corpses.

Finally, we reach a huge cliff. Rather than a cliff, it’s more like a fissure in the ground. The abyss zombie glances back, then descends down the cliff.

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