Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

The next instant, he charged straight into the herd of bulls.

The battle breaks out!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Super-Sudden Solution!

"Moo ooh ...

The roars of the red copper bulls exploded one after another.

anger.

Enraged by the twenty humans who not only showed no fear but attacked him—a veritable army of monsters—the Minotaur was suddenly struck by a single-edged broadsword that pierced straight through the jaw of one of the minotaurs, shattering its brains.

Immediately following was a kick to the chest, sending the corpse hanging on the sword flying.

Having been baptized by Tigrex and had even had his eardrums regenerated several times, the hunter, who was already incredibly resilient, was not afraid of the monster's roar and immediately seized the initiative.

Now it's one against nineteen.

A moment of silence seemed to fall over the air. Stimulated by the corpses of their own kind and the stench of blood, a riot silently began to brew.

At the same time, the three-headed Minotaur, wielding a giant stone axe, charged forward, its hooves pounding the ground, its massive stone axe raised high.

The flames took the initiative to meet the attack.

After nearly ten days of intensive, high-intensity farming of minotaurs, Blaze had long since mastered the methods for fighting these monsters.

With a giant stride past the point where the three stone axes were about to meet, Flame, shield in hand, slammed into the Minotaur's chest with brute force, like a rugby player. A horrific cracking sound rang out; countless ribs snapped in the impact, and the massive stone axe flew from his grasp.

The Minotaur roared in agony, pink foam spurting from its mouth. But such an injury was not fatal to the monster; the pain only fueled its ferocity. Roaring and howling, the Minotaur swung its massive arm, attempting to bring down its deadly hammer, capable of shattering skulls into dust.

but--

The human with the shield on his chest was gone.

It lost its target, and a moment of confusion flashed through the Minotaur's mind. Then, it slid to the flames in its left blind spot and thrust out the single-edged broadsword in its hand.

A single-edged broadsword, almost a hand and a half wide, pierced the Minotaur's torso, its tip striking the magic stone in the center of its chest with surgical precision.

The moment the slight cracking sound rang out, Blazing Flame swiftly drew his sword and rushed headlong into the next deadly battle without looking back.

Of course, it's a death match where the other side dies, the kind of fight to the death.

The Minotaur, its mouth slightly agape as it raised its hammer, seemed about to continue its attack, but in the next instant, it exploded, dissolving into the ground like a cloud of gray mist.

With a thud, a thick piece of leather fell to the ground.

"The second one."

Flame murmured to himself, while simultaneously raising his guard.

Based on his experience, once he has eliminated a portion of the Minotaur in a group, the remaining group will become extremely cautious and will often use their companions as bait to launch a sneak attack.

Just like... here!

Flame raised his shield, catching the falling stone axe steadily, while simultaneously slashing his broadsword diagonally backward, slashing a huge gash in the thigh of a Minotaur that had circled around.

Blood spurted out, and the incredibly elastic muscles curled up the instant they snapped. The ensuing excruciating pain caused the Minotaur's legs to buckle, and he collapsed to one knee. Then, a black kunai, about the length of a hand, shot out, piercing through his vulnerable eye and into his brain.

The monster's powerful body trembled for a moment, and a mixture of blood and brain matter flowed from its destroyed eyes. It collapsed to the ground, seemingly incredulous and unwilling.

It's quite a unique characteristic; the hunters of Flamefire Village carry a large number of kunai when hunting, and some hunters can even hunt with only kunai.

Of course, this hunting method is not very efficient, and it is almost ineffective when the enemy has scales instead of fur. Nowadays, Blaze basically doesn't use kunai in combat anymore.

However, in this dungeon of another world, Kunai managed to find a new job.

Without turning his head, he threw out the kunai and transferred the already assembled shield and axe from his right hand to his left. At the same time, a silken thread popped out from a special device on his right wrist, and a pale blue Wirebug flew out, pulling Flame toward the wall.

Instead of pressing their advantage, the composed Blaze chose to regroup.

The rapid-fire attack and defense in a very short time moved Flame from near the wall to the center of the monster group. This was not a good position for him; being attacked from both sides would put him at a disadvantage in the battle.

Even with the protection of her heavy armor, Blaze had no desire to experience being surrounded and beaten by a large group of minotaurs.

As long as you lean against the wall, at most only three to four Minotaur will attack at a time, and they will only be concentrated in the 180-degree angle directly in front of you, or even smaller. This is much better than being attacked from all 360 degrees in the center of the monster horde.

and,

This also buys time to recharge.

Flame looked down at the red bottle-shaped symbol on the top of the Charge Blade, then pressed the mechanism on the handle to disassemble the Charge Blade back into the Sword and Shield state. He then closed the Sword and Shield, striking a pose similar to Kamen Rider Black Sun's transformation.

Charge.

Inside the shield, white, bottle-shaped symbols lit up one after another.

Full of energy!!

well.

Flame trembled slightly with the shield in his hand, his eyes fixed on the enemies who had closed in again, a smile playing on his lips.

With a charge, you get a red shield; with a red shield, you get a red sword; with a red sword, you can accumulate bottles much faster.

With the red shield and the bottle...

We can achieve supersolution!

Flame extended his right hand, and from his wrist, the blue flying insect flew forward once more. As he moved forward, Flame closed his sword and shield, wielding a massive shield axe, and with a single blow, cleaved a Minotaur in two.

Without pausing for a moment, Flame twisted his body forcefully after his toes touched the ground, his steel knees smoothly executing his movements.

The axe blade at the top spun and fell to the lower half of the sword blade, steam and lightning spreading out. Then, Flame reached out and disassembled the shield axe again. As the broadsword slashed outwards, the energy stored in the bottle also flowed into the shield.

A red light flashed on the shield.

Red Shield, open!!

Everything that followed was a natural progression.

Facing the dozen or so remaining Minotaur in the cave, Flame stroked his shield-axe, which was overflowing with energy, and smiled.

Because the Charge Blade's Super Amped Elemental Discharge (SAED) has a long animation, requiring a significant amount of time to recover, and while its range isn't small, it's not really considered an area-of-effect attack, Flame Blaze generally doesn't use SAED much in dungeons.

But today, he has all the advantages: favorable timing, advantageous location, and popular support.

This cannot be left unresolved.

What are you waiting for?

Just do it!

"Take this—" Flame brandished its weapon, which had transformed into a shield and axe. The shield, which served as the axe blade, spun like a chainsaw amidst streaks of lightning, before crashing heavily to the ground!

"overtake!!!"

"untie!!!"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Back to the Ground

A magnificent slash, crackling with lightning, was unleashed.

The axe's gleam, after being charged, engulfed the charging enemies, causing the Minotaurs to disappear into the other side of the deafening explosion.

This unleashed attack, imbued with immense energy, shattered the approaching monster and the rock formation along with it.

Then the golden, dazzling lightning tree began to wreak havoc.

As its name suggests, lightning bolts, resembling trees, burst forth and instantly spread to the end of the monster horde, piercing through every Minotaur in its path.

The minotaurs threw their heads back and let out a fierce scream. Their tough hides were pierced by golden lightning spears, and even their bloodshot pupils flashed with lightning. Steam rose from their bodies, as if they were being boiled by the high temperature from the inside out.

A huge, long, narrow pit was excavated from the rock, radiating cracks outwards. Sharp stones exploded outwards, striking the heavy armor worn by the flames with muffled thuds.

After a satisfying and exhilarating attack, Flame slammed her right hand onto the mechanism on the sword hilt, causing the shield, which had transformed into an axe blade, to fall naturally and be retrieved by Flame back into her right hand.

After lowering the mask of the Rock Dragon Helmet, Blaze slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

Imagine what it feels like for a Charge Blade user to have all the phials hit the enemy after using Super Discharge.

My feeling about this raging fire can be summed up in one word:

Cool! !

But as exhilarating as it may be, things aren't completely over yet. Let's wait until we've completely wiped out the enemy before making any further comments.

Lieyan raised his head and looked at the few figures swaying in the dust and smoke before him, refusing to fall.

The Minotaur's hide is tough and has good defensive properties, offering considerable protection against elemental or magical attacks. Furthermore, the fact that the group of Minotaurs were clustered together seemed to distribute some of the damage, and differences in individual strength meant that Flame's Super Amped Elemental Discharge did not wipe out the entire Minotaur army.

Even with so many buffs stacked up, the remaining Minotaur's lives were as fragile as candles in the wind. With just a gentle push, they would fall like dominoes.

Without wasting any time, Lieyan started running wildly.

The overwhelming brute force capable of withstanding a dragon's chariot flowed through his limbs and bones, like a dump truck gradually accelerating, as Flame, shield against its shield, rammed into the remaining Minotaur.

Go and be reborn!

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"It's out."

With somewhat heavy steps, Lieyan stepped out of the underground city, looked up at the still relatively bright sky, and let out a sigh.

It has to be said that after hunting in the dungeon for a long time, returning to the surface really gives one a feeling of being in another world. Shaking his head, Blaze composed himself and embarked on the journey back to his clan.

Along the way, many people looked curiously at his enormous, unfamiliar face, but when they noticed the clown symbol on his cloak and coffin bag, their gazes recoiled as if burned.

The Loki clan's power is as formidable as a tiger.

Flame sighed inwardly, but her steps didn't falter as she followed the directions of the landmarks she had remembered from a few days ago. She wanted to return to the Familia's camp as soon as possible so she could ask Loki to update her stats. These past few days, because she had been studying with Riveria in the evenings, Flame hadn't had a chance to see Loki to update her stats.

I need to go back to Flamefire Village soon. I'll have to update it a bit. When Instructor Ni Tai returns, I'll have him open the arena so I can try out the ability bonuses from the Umbrella Bird.

But as he walked, he realized that something seemed a little off.

The landmark is correct... but it seems to be pointing in the wrong direction...

Flame glanced at the outdoor café set up at the entrance, indicating that the tavern had already opened for business but wasn't too crowded inside, and at the gray-haired street girl in front of him who was holding a small magic stone and smiling as she said, "Adventurer, you dropped this." He fell silent.

It seems, perhaps, maybe, probably...

He was tricked.