Chapter 1097 – Uniuni

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“Haa… Haa…!”

Cleon took a deep breath, wiping the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

He, who had just cut down an unknown number of soldiers, couldn’t help but feel the limits of his physical strength when one of his hands automatically went up to his knee.

[How many of them are there!?]

[There were exactly 151 of them just a little while ago~]

When Galatea vocalizes that she is tired, Caliburn responds in kind.

151 mutants with different characteristics were enough to fill an encyclopedia once, and Cleon was somehow holding on against a variety of heterogeneous beings with different attack methods.

But…

“That’s strange… Is it my imagination?”

Cleon narrows his eyes, looking at the guys coming towards where he is standing.

“Instead of decreasing compared to before, the number seems to have increased…”

[Lies!?]

[Hmm, that’s how I see it too. Probably, it is constantly being replenished.]

Galatea denies it, but Caliburn affirms it.

As expected, the difference in personality between the magic sword and the holy sword is clear.

[Okay, Cleon, are you okay? Should I go to my room and rest first? That room, the door looks solid, so it might be okay!]

[If you push it with mass, it might break easily~]

[Stop being anxious!]

The two people chatted as they pleased, but in the meantime, there was a strange figure wandering towards where Cleon was… No, it could not be described as wandering, but there was a strange figure that ran in with the speed of cutting through the wind and leaving an afterimage in the eyes.

Cleon tightened his grip on his missing hand.

He flailed, swung his arms, and stepped back, as the guy fell to the ground, his limbs being torn off before his eyes.

And, once life activity ceased, the body could not endure for long and melted and disappeared before our eyes.

It’s good that it doesn’t leave anything behind your feet and doesn’t impede your movements, but what can I say?

Should I say that once it disappears, there is no sense of accomplishment even if you defeat it?

Feeling as if he was fighting a ghost, Cleon looked at the elevator at the other end of the hallway.

There is quite a distance from where you are standing to the elevator.

Besides, breaking through that gap would be quite risky for the current Cleon.

If I wanted to, half of the soldiers in this hallway could block Cleon’s path.

It would have been possible for the other half to go up to the ground using an elevator.

But, they don’t.

The only concern was ending Cleon’s life.

As Cleon himself, it was something he was thankful for, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but realize once again how wary Darwin was of him.

Perhaps she thinks that as long as she can finish Cleon off here, she can relax to some extent about the rest of the party coming down from above.

That might be underestimating them too much, but at least it might have been an effective strategy to some extent in reliably dealing with one of the biggest obstacles, Cleon.

Even as Cleon, he keenly felt that in order to send this seemingly infinite army back underground, the best way to gain time was through his own efforts.

Decreased physical strength, hunger, lack of magical power.

Due to various reasons, Cleon’s operating limit time was slowly approaching step by step.

Well, it was my previous actions with Uni that provided most of the reason.

As expected, that Laplace guy is no help.

[Cleon!]

“Tsk…! Tsk—!”

Such a thought.

Unorganized, chaotic thoughts echoing in my head.

Was Cleon caught up in such distracting thoughts amid her fatigue?

He lost focus at a time when he should have been focused, and the cost was the rising pain he felt when he felt the biological bullet flying towards him hit his thigh.

Could it be the bones of some kind of creature?

It penetrates the muscle, does not penetrate the thigh, but remains inside, leaving Cleon with a sharp pain.

“Chee it…!”

Thanks to the pain, Cleon felt his mind come back to reality in an instant and raised his head.

Then, after channeling his magic towards Galatea’s blade, he leaned back and swung around, aiming at the one sniper in the group who dared shoot him.

A flying slash imbued with magical power.

Those who don’t want to die will get out of the way, and Cleon probably wouldn’t have paid much attention to that.

[Kiek!?]

The guy who was aiming at us a moment ago fell down on the spot as his body was cut in half.

If you see the body disappearing, you will definitely recognize that he has taken his life.

But—what had already happened could not be reversed.

“Ugh…!”

Cleon looked down as he felt pain once again from the area where he had moved his leg to make the slash earlier.

Then, there was something like black smoke rising from the wound, and I felt a hot feeling inside and a bad premonition of something.

[Kkkk Cleon! All, the legs!]

It is understandable that Galatea sounds more embarrassed than ever before.

However, Cleon clenches his teeth and speaks to Galatea.

“Galatea, reduce her body to the form of a dagger!”

[W-what are you trying to do─ no way!?]

“Yes, that’s right…!”

[You idiot! There is no improvement with such reckless treatment! Instead, ask Caliburn to use recovery magic!]

[I’m already doing it. But… It seems to be quite poisonous…!]

Galatea understands that Cleon’s purpose is to cut out her wounds and refuses Cleon’s request.

Caliburn, too, may have been trying to restore Cleon’s body using his magic from the moment he was injured, but it was difficult to completely heal the poisonous wound by simply flowing in divine magic.

Even at the moment when Cleon was unable to move properly due to pain, this type of soldiers continued to approach.

“Quickly!”

[What are you going to do to make up for the blood flowing from the cut? Absolutely not! Rather!]

Galatea says so and breaks away from Cleon’s hand.

“Galatea!?”

Cleon was surprised by her sudden escape from his hands, but he could only watch with his eyes wide open as she took on her human form right in front of him.

“I’ll borrow it!”

And what she stretched out her hand for was the last sword, ‘Slash’, that was hanging on Cleon’s waist.

[Haha! Okay! You can swing me too!]

“Wow, it’s heavy…!”

Even though Galatea said that, she would try to swing Slash, which had already absorbed enough blood and had become heavy.

Compared to the Caliburn, which can be wielded so lightly that you can hardly feel its weight, it felt close to a thousand pounds.

Nevertheless, Slash is definitely a ‘famous sword’.

This is because her sword body, which was a mutant adamantite, automatically followed the scent of her blood every time it was swung, and cut down approaching soldiers as if they were tracking them.

“Okay, that’s it!”

“Galatea…!”

Cleon would call her name as if he was worried about Galatea.

“Caliburn, you…! Focus on treating Cleon’s wounds…!”

Thud! Suddenly!

With every word she speaks, Galatea moves her sword, and the number of them decreases one by one from nearby.

Chi-ik…!

“Ugh…!”

As soon as the sound of something burning came from her thigh, Cleon’s leg fell down.

Cleon, kneeling, somehow supporting his body with his Caliburn.

[… If you don’t decode it first.]

When Caliban spoke like that in a rare, nervous voice, Cleon could no longer be stubborn or pretend to be strong.

However, at the same time, I also understood that this poison was a type that Caliban’s abilities alone could not solve.

Of course, the only way to cut out the poison before it spreads throughout the body…

Cleon said so and slowly brought his free hand near his boot.

Then, there, the throwing dagger that Cleon had hidden was tied to his belt.

Cleon immediately pulled it out, held it in his fist, and tried to slash it toward the area where the wound on his thigh had started to turn black.

I think about what happens after that.

As expected, his thinking became a little simpler due to fatigue, and it was clear that it was also affecting his judgment.

But right then.

“Zaaaaamkkaaaaan!?!”

Thud! There was a sound, and Cleon’s body was pushed down with a strong impact and a yell that pierced his ears.

“Ouch!”

A push so strong that a voice like that comes out spontaneously.

No, dropkick?

Cleon would be glad that no bones were broken, and he would stumble and get up after falling.

Then there—

“W-What are you doing, Cleon!? You’re trying to harm yourself! How can you die an honorable death before your enemies attack you!?”

There was a girl wearing a dress, her face blushing, and she was pointing her finger.

With a clearly embarrassed expression on her face, she seemed to have a very strong misunderstanding towards Cleon.

“Yu, Uni…”

To think that she, who lost her mind after her actions with Cleon, has finally woken up.

As soon as I saw her face again, I did a drop-kick.

Cleon feels a tingling sensation in the area where he was hit, but at the same time, Uni also checks the wound on Cleon’s leg.

“Cleon, your wounds…! It’s a big problem! If you don’t treat it…!”

Saying so, he understands Cleon’s condition and approaches to treat him with his holy magic.

But.

Thump.
Her hands were there to hold her.

Standing behind her was a black-haired, red-eyed girl with a pair of horns growing from her forehead.

The clothes she was wearing were the exact opposite of Uni’s, a black dress.

“Wait a minute. That discoloration is poison. You probably remember when he treated Nemeia.”

“Another me!”

Ah, I see you recognize it and call it that way.

Even in her pain, Cleon feels a strange sense of understanding and looks at another uni, the black uni, coming toward him.

Unlike Yuni, who had a mild appearance, she gave off a somewhat sharp impression.

She bends down and looks at the dagger that Cleon was holding in her hand.

“You were trying to cut out the infected area with this. Foolish man. Even if you did that, the holy sword’s healing ability wouldn’t be able to regenerate all the wounds.”

… Maybe it was his mood, but his attitude seemed a little cold.

But then.

“Uh… I can’t help it, so I’ll take the poison out of you. I owe you a debt in many ways. All I can do is pay it back! Don’t be mistaken…!”

What am I telling you not to mistake?

Cleon was now unable to come up with an answer in his dizzy mind due to the pain of the poison and various other reasons.

He swiped at her and spoke to her as she brought her head to her own thigh.

“Wait… What are you trying to do…? ─?!”

Then, Cleon felt her somewhere tickling and felt her putting her mouth to Cleon’s wound and sucking her blood out of it.

Originally, that act would have to be accompanied by considerable pain.

For some reason, at first I felt a slight tingling sensation, but then I felt no sensation at all, as if the area had been anesthetized.

“… Is it okay if you come into contact with me?”

Cleon asked a question.

The reason I was wary of her was because she was, after all, a ‘uni’.

What happens when Yuni touches her, she has experienced it many times on her way here.

The overthrow that came from strong strength was a technique that was beyond the range of power that even Cleon could sustain.

However, the ‘another black uni’ in front of me seemed to have no problem even if it came into contact with Cleon.

Uni, who received Cleon’s question, only slightly raised her head and then nodded without giving an answer.

And after a while, she opened her mouth and spat out something towards the ground.

There was a ‘bone’ bullet that had penetrated into Cleon’s insides.

“Okay, that’s it. Let’s quickly heal it with your stupid holy magic.”

After saying that, she will turn to her white uni and say.

In response to her words, White Uni approached Cleon and stretched out her hand, muttering that she had intended to do so from the beginning.

And she, too, touches Cleon directly and infuses it with her divine magic.

Not only Cleon’s wounds, but also the causes of her discomfort, such as fatigue and hunger, seemed to be quickly resolving.

“Yuni, you too…?”

“Well, that’s right… Because something like that happened…!”

When Cleon asks in disbelief, Uni still blushes and cannot make eye contact with Cleon.

“… I remember.”

“Yeah, of course. Rather, did you want me not to remember?!”

Of course, that’s not the case, but the effect of the drug was not small.

“I remember it properly. What Cleon did for ‘me’… Well, I’m embarrassed to the point of death. I don’t overthrow someone who has helped me this far just because I touched them.”

Even though Yuni said this with a bit of shame, she did not stop infusing divine magic.

“If Cleon hadn’t existed, the person I am now would have disappeared, and only the ‘other me’ over there would have remained. … It would definitely be the same person, but everything would have changed. Perhaps, my existence would be no different from disappearing. That situation was prevented by Cleon, right?”

Finally, when Cleon’s wounds are completely healed, the pain he felt will disappear.

When Cleon is finally able to stand in her place, Uni ─

And another black uni held out its hand to Cleon at the same time.

“… What if Cleon isn’t a virgin? I’m not a virgin anymore either! I can’t pretend to be pure forever!”

“Well, be thankful. It’s impossible for ‘Unicorn’, the highest-ranking Holy Beast, and ‘Bicorn’, also the highest-ranking Demon Beast, to join forces to help!”

At those two people’s words, Cleon kept quiet for a moment.

At the same time, he stretched out both of his hands, grabbed their hands, and stood up.

“Good…! Thanks to you, I can hold on!”

I never thought it would be so amazing that it was Yuni who reached out first, not me.

Thinking like that, Cleon will fix Caliburn and capture him.

Then.

“Hey! I know it’s an emotional reunion, but please help me quickly!”

Galatea says.

While the three were creating a heart-warming scene, she was alone blocking the incoming soldiers.

“Ha!”

Next moment.

Just when you thought there was a white flash, Yuni landed a powerful kick into the body of the soldier in front, accompanied by the sound of thunder.

Thud! It was a kick so powerful that when the impact sounded, the guy’s body exploded.

And.

“Ha. I don’t understand how you can touch such dirty things yourself.”

Sigh, when you hear the black uni snapping her fingers.

Sparks flew between her forked horns.

This time, thunder sounded again, and black magical lightning struck between them.

Those who couldn’t escape will be burned as if torn apart by that black lightning and scattered to ashes.

[The lightning of black magic is somewhat similar to Cleon’s magic~]

It was understandable that Caliburn expressed such sentiments.

[The power may be much stronger than Cleon’s Mana Shock?]

That hurts a bit.

Anyway.

Cleon retrieves Galatea, holds her in his hands, and confronts the guys in a restored state.

“It’s round 2…!”

The moment I said that while gathering my spirit, I ran towards the guys.

Ting-

It felt like the sound came from far away, from the elevator.