I continued to exchange attacks with Ligerfang, and unfortunately, I was hit by it. Thankfully it was only once, and the attack didn't hit me directly. Its claws had cut through my shirt, making a superficial cut on my chest.
If its attack had hit me directly, I was dead.
"Hell kaios!" I played my magic again and advanced toward it at the same time. I avoided its claws and then drove my knife into its neck. Only half of my knife pierced it.
Its fur and flesh were very tough.
I moved away. The ligerfang roared and ran towards me. It tried to bite me and tried to hit me with its two front paws at the same time.
I managed to avoid its attacks, and then with one swift movement, I drove my knife into its neck again. At the same time, I used my only magic/skill, Hell kaios, to wound its even more.
We exchanged attacks for longer; I started to get a little tired. However, the ligerfang was bleeding a lot. It was getting weaker and weaker. It wouldn't be long before it died.
So I continued to attack it. However, it took me by surprise when I went to make one of the attacks. Its paw hit the side of my body. I lost my air and flew a few meters away.
I felt an intense pain in my waist and the ligerfang ran towards me. I got up as fast as possible, but it was a little late. The ligerfang managed to hit my leg with its claw.
Fortunately, only its claws hit me. If it had bitten me, I was dead.
It roared, and I walked away while holding my waist. I looked down and noticed that my waist was bleeding quite badly.
"Damn, I thought you were getting tired, you bastard monster." I had the impression that the ligerfang was smiling. So I took a deep breath and moved toward it. I used all my strength.
I disappeared from its vision and then appeared at its side.
"!" The ligerfang, who could not follow my movements, widened its eyes. So I kicked it with all my strength just like I did Crystal Mantis. I could feel its bones breaking. The ligerfang flew up and crashed into the wall.
The injuries I had caused to the ligerfang started to bleed even more. But I was pushing my body to its limits now; my wound was also bleeding heavily. I might die if I continued like this.
"Die!" The ligerfang started to get up, but I moved closer and kicked it again against the wall. My kick was more brutal than the previous one, so hard that I felt the tip of my foot going into its body.
I had pierced its body with my foot. The monster groaned in pain, and I threw my ability [ Hell Kaios ] at its head.
Since the ligerfang hadn't died yet, I pierced its neck with my knife and made a deep cut, nearly tearing its head off. After this, its body exploded into dark particles. It had not dropped any items.
"Finally," I said. But then my vision blurred a little. I leaned against the wall and then sat down on the floor. I looked at my waist, and I was bleeding quite badly.
I decided to leave my ability activated, as this might be helping me.
I removed my shirt and tied my waist, pressing on the wound so the bleeding would stop.
"I wish I had a regeneration ability or a healing magic, but that will take a while, probably. Maybe have sex with Ryuu will give me that ability?" Damn, what am I thinking in this situation?
After that, I closed my eyes and passed out. I hoped any monsters wouldn't find me until I woke up.
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"Hmm..." I woke up still feeling quite a bit of pain in my waist. But fortunately, I was still alive. Still groggy, I looked around, and there were no monsters or adventurers.
How long had I been here? I don't know, but I need to go back home now. I need to heal before I continue. If I continue this exploration with this injury, I will surely die.
"Damn it." I stood up with difficulty and activated my body strengthening ability again. With it activated, I started to feel a little better even though I was in pain.
"I will avoid a battle as much as possible from now on. I will evolve a little more before I try to reach the 18th floor. I relied too much on my [ Body Strengthening ] and my skill [ Blade Mastery ]."
So looking at the map, I looked for the exit. There it was, clearly marked that this was the way. How convenient. So I started to walk the rooms and tunnels while being very careful with the monsters.
Of course, I couldn't avoid them all; I had to fight a few. Luckily they were weaker monsters. I didn't encounter minotaurs or a ligerfang until I returned to the 14th floor. I could be calmer on this floor because these dangerous monsters would no longer appear.
So I continued my journey to the dungeon exit. My biggest problem was going through the floors with that annoying fog. I faced many unwanted monsters, but fortunately, I managed to get through all the floors.
From then on, everything was easier. I quickly went back to the portal. On the way, I met many adventurers worried because of the amount of blood on the shirt tied around my waist.
But I calmed them down by telling them that I was okay. However, I was feeling tired and also a little dizzy.
When I arrived in town, I sighed with relief.
"I overdid it..." I said to myself before heading towards the church. I hope Hestia won't be annoyed since she always tells us not to push ourselves too hard.
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honestly adventurers worrying about blood on a shirt evven if the person is severely injured it would be common in a dungeon...
If you beat a type of monster on the floor are you eligible to go to the next floor? And is there only one moster of that type on the whole floor? Do you not have self-presevation? 'One hit and I'll die' who fights with that kind of odds if you also don't have one hit one kill ability. Then the MC did't die even after getting hit multiple times and having lost blood and consciousness in the dungen, afer that he even gest up and walk out of dungeon on his own.
Author please atleast use some brain power while writing! From your all over direction of the story it can be understood you're just swinging as you go but that too should be reviewed some😅.
Thanks for the chapter!
TFTC!