Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai-Chapter 266.1 - Shaman Vs Cannibal 1

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「S-Sorry, Momokawa… I've reached my limit…」

Hayama-kun collapsed from exhaustion.

I couldn't help but understand what it means to be completely helpless. I've experienced magical power depletion and collapsed myself, after all. That kind of thing really wasn't something you could overcome with spirit or guts.

The fact that he managed to say even a single word at the end shows that Hayama-kun did his best.

「PUGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」

「AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

Shining with the same brilliance as when they transformed into sacred beasts, Kinako and Beniwo's bodies rapidly began to shrink.

In the blink of an eye, they returned to their original forms, and then, just like their master, collapsed on the spot.

Most likely, the sacred beasts themselves also bear a considerable burden. Once the effect wears off, they collapsed immediately, truly a double-edged sword.

「Huff… huff… Pff—pffft, hahaha! Collapsed from exhaustion eh? You bunch of spineless weaklings!」

Yokomichi, drenched in his own blood and battered from the sacred beasts' fierce onslaught, still laughed as his massive body trembled, yet unbroken.

With one of his eyes crushed, his fangs broken, and half of his large snout torn open, the massive boar-like face opened his jaws wide, and from the tip of its tongue, Yokomichi emerged, glaring down at me.

「Nowww then, all the nuisances are finally out of the way… It’s just the two of us now, Kotaro-kyun.」

Damn it, we couldn't finish him off even though it was a really close call.

No matter how battered he was, I didn't have enough firepower to take down the fully transformed Yokomichi. Even throwing in a single grenade probably wouldn’t bring him down.

W-what should I do now… My last resort: the counterattack technique, 『Pain Return』. If I could skillfully reflect the injury back, Yokomichi would fall, and I could recover with treatment.

No, it was impossible. I’m certain I’d be eaten alive in one bite.

Okay, let's run.

「F-Finally, let's———— DIG IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!」

The moment he took a step forward.

The pig’s hoof that stepped forward cracked, then a deep gash spread wide, spraying fresh blood.

From there, his stance faltered, and the massive body began to lean.

Then, in that moment, its belly tore open. With the sound of skin ripping loudly, blood and flesh gushed out all at once from the deep claw marks Kinako had engraved.

「NGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!? BOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE————」

Sure enough, Yokomichi’s body had long since surpassed its limits.

From there, blood splattered out from all over his body one after another, and with a scream of agony, the monstrous giant pig finally collapsed onto the ground.

Shedding an enormous amount of blood, thick viscera spilled out from the wide, gaping wound.

The grotesque pig face spewed blood tears and nosebleeds, and from his wide-open mouth, Yokomichi was expelled along with a torrent of vomited blood.

Yokomichi, entangled with dark red chunks of tongue flesh, returned to his original human form and fell into the sea of blood it had created.

「Nngh, ughh… it huuurts… My ultimate body…」

Groaning in pain, Yokomichi staggered on his feet. Drenched in dark red blood and flesh, his figure looked like an abominable child just birthed from the belly of a monster.

「H-hehe… But I'm alive… I'm still alive! As long as I'm alive, I can still eat… I can still keep eating, you hear me!」

Yokomichi raised a roar.

The body of 『Re: Monster(Complete Metamorphosis)』 had completely collapsed, but even so, it seemed the core still had enough strength left to sink his teeth into his prey.

But now that his power had been chipped down to this point and had lost most of his strength, even I alone can finish him off!

「GO! ROIROPS!」

「BRUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

The Roirops let out a roar and charged at Yokomichi at full speed. Now that he had returned to normal human size, that tackle came with devastating force would finish him off for sure.

「Uhm! NUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!」

However, even after returning back to his humanoid form, Yokomichi’s supernatural power did not wane.

He took the charge head-on. Though he was gradually pushed back, he still managed to withstand the collision brilliantly.

The secret to his strength was probably that he still had some prey left inside his belly. Yokomichi transformed his shoulders and sides, sprouting six thick, human-like arms, and stopped the Roirops.

「REM!」

Instead of a reply, a sharp sound of cutting wind echoed.

An arrow shot from the Black Horn Bow raced straight toward Yokomichi ———— And pierced his body with its tip this time.

「Ughhh!? Don’t look down on me! You think some measly arrow can stop me now!?」

Yokomichi withstood arrow after arrow—two, three shots—fired continuously from the powerful bow. Holding up his six arms like shields, even when arrows pierced his flesh, he showed no sign of falling.

This bastard wouldn't go down by mere arrow huh.

Then I’ll unleash an attack with enough firepower to bring him down.

「I’m not giving up… I absolutely won’t give up… I'll summon every last bit of strength and guts, to eat Kotarou-kyu~n!」

Yokomichi’s tattered body began to undergo yet another transformation.

Oh, come on, give me a break, he actually still has enough strength left to transform even more.

With a creaking sound, fur and exoskeleton began to form over the six arms he had grown. Some sprouted long claws, while others transformed into spider-like legs.

Moreover, those writhing worm-like tentacles sprouted from his head, making him look like a Medusa's.

And the final touch, crawling out of his briefs, which somehow still remained intact, came a huge purple snake. Hey, what part of him even transformed into that thing?

Faced with Yokomichi, who continued to undergo grotesque transformations right up to the very end, I made my decision once again.

「We can't defeat him, retreat.」

Without hesitation, I hurled the smoke bomb I had prepared straight at Yokomichi, who had completed his final transformation.

「————Tch, damn smoke screen.」

Before the thick, billowing smoke screen, Yokomichi scanned his surroundings with a sharp, glinting gaze.

「You ain't gonna get away…」

His enhanced senses that had once covered wide areas now feel terribly dull. As if he had reverted to his old self.

Eyes as sharp as a hawk’s, able to see far into the distance. A keen sense of smell for tracking prey. Hearing so acute it wouldn't miss the faintest of footsteps, and touch so sensitive it could detect even the slightest shift in the air. On top of that, Yokomichi now possessed abilities beyond human senses, such as heat detection and echolocation.

However, now that he had completely severed his hybrid form and even his 『Re: Monster』 had collapsed, the countless prey that fell victim to his 『Predation Skill』 that once supported Yokomichi were gone. The contents of his once endlessly devouring 『Bottomless Stomach』 which had consumed and stockpiled so much prey, were nearly depleted.

He had to eat, he needed to eat.

Because he had lost far too much, the hunger—he who had already completely turned into 『Cannibal』—was even greater than before.

It was not enough. There was not enough flesh. Not enough blood. Magical power, life force, strength, everything was far from enough.

Though overwhelmed by a hunger so intense it could drive him mad, Yokomichi felt something almost like joy welling up inside him, because the ultimate prey he had finally cornered was now right within reach.

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