Chapter 145 - Sacred Beast’ Intimidation

In that case, things became simpler here. Although the black sword cannot cut through its thick carapace in a single slash, I could just attack the same spot repeatedly to eventually break through.

While Spirit Unity was still in effect, I’d like to at least cut down one of its’ giant pincers.

[Let’s go, Greed!]

『They are easy target, yes. But you still need to be careful. Once you got caught, then you’ll be torn in two！』

Soon after, the right pincer fell powerlessly on the sand. It’s been swinging its’ pincers crazily after it lost sight of me. But now one of that pincer had become seemingly unusable.

『Fate, cut it completely! It’ll be troublesome if it regenerates.』

[I know.]

[Fai!]

[Thanks. Are you okay?]

[I am. That aside, how is Fai?]

[I’m fine, thanks to Roxy.]

[What the…]

[Fai, look! The darknesses are!?]

[This is…bad. No way… even though it has lost its intelligence… Fate, Roxy, kill all the darknesses! Don’t let them go near the sacred beast!]

[What do you mean?]

[The sacred beast is going to eat the darknesses.]

[Ha!? Is it similar to what Gluttony skill do?]

[No it’s not. It’s just having a meal.]

[That is…]

We kept killing darknesses left and right while talking. But more and more sandmans emerged from under the sand. Apparently the fight had attracted a lot of sandmen to come.

Kuhh…

The darknesses were melding together into the sacred beast. As if they are water being absorbed by sponge.

[Rather than eating, it’s like it’s absorbing them.]

[Yeah…]

[This is… really bad. ahaha…]

『It seems like she has a trauma. If she had something to do with that Libra guy, then it’s normal for her to develop a fear towards the sacred beast. Her being able to fight up until now, is already very good in my opinion.』

[I see… she’s at her limit already.]

『Eris is the one in charge to control the flow of battle. We can’t continue this fight. Evacuate immediately.』

[Evacuate?]

While thinking about what we should do… I noticed that Roxy was staring at me.

[What’s wrong?]

[No… I am sorry. If only I have more power…..]

I smiled and shook my head, then told her to not worry about it.

[Roxy did as she promised. There is nothing more to say. It’ll only make things feels awkward.]

[But.]

[Let’s just focus on getting away as far as possible from the sacred beast first. Then we reorganize our plan and continue fighting. Let’s go!]

I carried Eris with me, and looked back.

『Fate, from below！』

[Kuh!! What!?]

[Fai!]

[Don’t come!]

[Ee…]

[Dad!?]

[Good grief, you really haven’t changed at all since back then. I’ve told you not to, but you still do anyway. That stubbornness… reminds me of your mom.]

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Still presenting his back to me, he turned his head to look at me and smiled.

[But you got guts alright, son. If you still can fight, then follow me.]

[…..]

Ignoring me who was lost for words, Dad kept talking.

[What do you say, Fate?]

[Got it… I’m coming.]