CHAPTER 46: 46 - MISUNDERSTANDING

"[Lightning Bolt!]"

I exclaimed as soon as I felt my katana was stabbed inside the mouth of the serpent!

CRACKLE-

BZOOOM—!

-SKIIIEEEEEEEEEK!!!

Then a single strand of lightning traveled through my blade and scattered all over the serpent’s body, inside and outside, causing it to let out a deafening shriek of pain!

FWOOSH~

Not minding that, I immediately flew back to where Alina and the others were.

"Raven! What are you doing here?! It’s dangerous!"

Alina exclaimed when I landed next to them.

"Nag me later, let’s get out of here first."

I calmly said, though I’m actually nervous as hell. Alina frowned, but she carried Diana nevertheless and dashed away from the serpent that was still wriggling in pain, the others did so too and I followed them.

Our decision turned out to be correct as we saw it soon stop wriggling, now the serpent looks mad as fuck.

’The best I can do is paralyze it for a few seconds, huh.’

I muttered in my mind after seeing the effect of my strongest attack on it.

We’re lucky that it’s a water attribute and I’m using an electric attribute. If not, I might not even make it look at me even for a brief moment. If that happened, then the others would die just like what I wrote in the novel.

-SHAAAAA!

"Huh?"

The serpent looked at me and angrily growled.

’It’s targeting me.’

Even after knowing that, my face remained calm.

I looked at Alina and the others for a brief moment, they’re fine and are looking at the serpent warily.

"Guys, don’t get too close to the lake."

I commanded them casually. The others looked at me, and knowing my intention, they nodded their heads and agreed immediately.

They let go of their pride and obeyed me, a young low-ranker who can’t even kill a D- rank monster alone.

A satisfied smile appeared on my face as I opened my mouth.

"You can attack now."

I casually mumbled, looking at the serpent glaring at me like an idiot.

And from above me—

-Then, I won’t hold back!

Levina replied happily! After learning that the serpent is the real boss and the one who stole her territories, she became eager to strike it with her lightnings!

The reason I didn’t let her attack immediately is because Alina and the others were near the serpent earlier so they might get swept away.

Even though they could survive Levina’s lightnings, they will get paralyzed and attacked by other hostile creatures helplessly.

That’s why I jumped in myself and paralyzed the serpent for a while to make the others retreat away from it so Levina could attack without restraint.

’Glad my plan worked.’

While thinking so, a huge magic circle appeared above the serpent’s head.

I frowned. Alina and the others frowned too and looked at me.

’This...’

-[Wrath of the Thunder God.]

It’s the same spell Levina used on me at the end of our fight!

BOOOOM!

A familiar huge pillar of lightning fell from the magic circle.

TIIIIINGGGG–!

Then, the world turned white with a loud ringing sound heard throughout the area.

It all only lasted for about five seconds.

’When I got struck by that, it felt like minutes...’

I grumbled in my mind, squinting my eyes.

Then after that, my vision returned to normal. My ears are still ringing but I can bear it.

Debris scattered everywhere as dense smoke can be seen covering the lake where the serpent is before.

I looked around, a lot of monsters near the lake died.

-Sha...aah..a

Then as the smoke faded, I saw it...

The blue serpent is letting out weak groans, it’s on the ground while black smoke is rising from its whole body, some of its scales are even broken with dark burn marks.

Obviously, it took a lot of damage—it got hit by a 6th-tier magic directly, and it’s an electric attribute on top of that—its weakness.

That serpent monster may be a rank higher than Levina, but with their attributes... Levina is clearly in advantage.

And overall, she’s just much superior!

The serpent couldn’t even try to fight Levina in close combat as she was flying through the air. It can’t even go out of the lake to dodge Levina’s attack.

-It’s so smart of you to avoid me this whole damn time. Though, unfortunately... I found you.

Levina said with a playful smile, looking down at the serpent.

-Shhhh..a..h

The serpent just let out some noise that couldn’t be understood.

-Well, anyway... Goodbye.

Levina leisurely muttered as a spear made of lightning appeared beside her.

BOOM!

Then it struck the serpent’s body before disappeared into thin air!

Even though the lightning disappeared, the hole it made in the serpent’s body didn’t. Thus, it died not long after... Just like that.

And almost at the same time—

THUD!

We heard something heavy falling.

Looking at its source, we saw the 5-meter-tall [Troll King] lying on the ground too, lifeless.

Oscar and Clifford successfully killed it.

...

*****

"Are you guys okay?!"

Oscar asked as soon as they reached us.

Clifford is not talking but you can tell that he’s worried from his expression.

"We’re fine... Raven helped us so we suffered no life-threatening injuries."

Alina stated, glancing at me from the corner of her eyes.

Oscar snapped his head toward me...

"Thank you."

Then he said that with a sincere smile on his face.

Clifford looked at me too and bowed secretly as a sign of thanks.

’Right... These two are the type of people that care about those who are under them.’

"You’re welcome."

I replied to them as I scratched the back of my head.

"I should have sensed it first, sorry."

Oscar apologized. He’s talking about sensing the serpent’s presence.

Looking at him, I just shook my head bashfully as I really don’t know what to say.

"It’s not your fault, who would’ve predicted that the [Troll King] isn’t the boss monster?"

Clifford then said to Oscar to cheer him up. Alina and the others nodded in unison.

-’Raven predicted it.’

I heard a voice in my head, it was Levina.

’Just shut up, it’s gonna be really awkward if they know.’

I just predicted it with the help of the information I have from the novel. Though it’s vague, it gave a lot of hints that there’s a different boss monster.

Anyway, as I was lost in my own thoughts...

"How about you? Are you okay, Raven?"

Clifford suddenly asked me that.

"I’m fine."

I replied casually with a shrug, then I tried to walk forward.

"Keuk...!"

Though, I suddenly stumbled and fell on all fours. Levina immediately transformed into her human form as soon as she saw me fall toward the ground. Then after that, she supported me up.

"Huh?"

I looked down at my body and saw that my legs all the way to my feet are broken and gravely injured, there’s blood coming from them.

Looks like I didn’t notice sooner because of my adrenaline rush. I’m surprised that I even managed to stand with these legs and feet for a while.

Well... I did apply mana, wind, and electricity to them and tensed my lower body to the max when I propelled myself earlier. Looks like the force was too powerful for my current body to handle.

"What happened?!"

Alina rushed to me and asked. She’s looking at me like I was her little brother and I got in an accident.

"His legs and feet are broken, be it flesh or bones."

Levina answered her question for me.

And at her words... The others frowned.

"I’m fine, my injuries can be healed by potions."

I casually said like it was nothing. Well, I can’t feel my legs and feet so it doesn’t hurt. Also, the system said that they can be healed by potions.

"You don’t need to act like it doesn’t hurt."

Clifford looked at me worriedly as he said that.

I frowned and shook my head.

"No, it’s true. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t hurt."

At my words, their faces became more complicated.

It’s like they’re angry and grateful at the same time.

Pat- Pat-

Clifford patted my shoulder and looked at me with a warm smile.

I looked at Oscar, Alina, and the others. They’re all looking at me with the same warm smile.

They don’t believe what I’m saying!

"I’m really fine!"

I rebutted as their gazes became burdensome.

"No one can be fine when their legs and feet are crushed to pulp."

Levina butted in and declared.

Ivan and Mark both walked toward me and patted me on the back as well.

"You’re a real man."

Ivan said.

"If I were a girl, I’d probably fall in love with you."

Then Mark followed, giving me a thumbs up.

’That doesn’t make me happy at all, in fact, it’s creepy!’

I got annoyed by the fact that they don’t believe me... But I just shut my mouth and didn’t say anything else.

Now that I think about it, I’d probably not believe someone too if they had a broken lower body and said they’re okay.

I’m too lazy to explain things thoroughly now... So I’ll just let them think whatever they want.

’Meh, whatever.’