I Became the Strongest With The Failure Frame【Abnormal State Skill】As I Devastated Everything-Chapter 23

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Chapter 23


The Way of Trampling Someone


The horde of monsters seemed to be looking for something .


It’s like they’re looking something that ought to be around here .


They are clearly looking for me .


Maybe they traced me by my smell .


Though, it looks like this foul-smelling zone had hidden my scent .


But… I can’t take action against them .


Something is different from these minotaurs and birdheads .


They are certainly giving off the impression of a “flock of animals” .


However, I can feel a hint of intelligence from them .


The monsters stepped on the bones that had been scattered .


Pekkiii!


[Kaaaahheeeeee, guuuooooohhh, gggeeerrrriiii, ggeeeerrrriiii? Gguuee, guueeguuueee, gguueegguuee gggguueeeeeerrriiiihhhh!


Pekkii! Pakkii! Beekkkiii!


“gwhere!? gwhere!? gwhere!?”


That’s how their calls sound to me .


[It would be impossible to escape from here without being noticed–]


I pull out my body from the hole between the bones .


[In the end, it’s not like I plan to run anyway . ]


I didn’t take any measure to hold this fort .


It’s not possible to specifically target all of them from here .


The nest is slightly elevated than the surroundings .


There’s also a rock wall on the back .


It seems that the circumstances this time is favorable .


Most of the monsters I see are humanoid lizards .


It looks like they were the so-called “Lizardman” .


But they look worse than the Lizardman I know .


There are those black objects protruding out from its shoulder that strangely looks like tentacles .


The tentacles looks like they’re twisted rag as they’re moving about in the air .


There’s also those liquid that were dripping from the tip of those tentacles .


Drip, drop…


Shuuuuuuu…


Are those acid too?


I think it’s better if I give up on the thought of eating this monsters here .


Their pupils are colored like a muddy gold .


While the area around his eyes are completely black .


That opening in its forehead— is that another mouth?


Does it have two mouths, one above and another below?


Their leg parts are more remarkably developed compared to their arms .


Their size is also bigger than the others .


It was even bigger than the minotaurs, which were already gigantic .


There were 20 of such monstrosities, or so I estimate .


[Gii gyuueehh?]


The first lizardman who noticed me made a hoarse cry .


[Giiguuueeaaahhh!!!]


All of the monsters looked at me at once .


Their killing intent is spreading even from where I stand .

But it’s not just pure killing intent .


[Giiyooo, giiyyooo, giiyyyooiiiihhh!!!]


[Hmm?]


Someone from the back lifted something in its hand as it moved forward .


That something is stuck on a long pole .


It was a skeleton .


It’s probably a human skeleton .


What’s more, the skeleton was dressed .


No– is it dressed by them?


[Uuueeehhh, uueeehh, uueehhehhehh~ ♪ ]


The lizardman swings the bones it’s raising left and right .


The guy next to him makes a gesture as if it’s planning to play a trick .


It’s squinting its eyes and it seems that it’s acting like it’s crying .


The guy who is imitating a crying child looks up towards the sky .


[Iiyaaaahhhhhh!!!]


It feels like it’s trying to change it’s voice .


Is it imitating someone screaming this time?


[Ah…]


I see, so that’s what they’re doing .


It’s an imitation of the dressed skeleton, a woman’s skeleton .


This time, another lizardman holding a soot skeleton came forward .


The skeleton this time is dressed like a man .


This skeleton certainly looks more solid than before .


A soot-colored skeleton .


That’s what I imagined .


One of the lizardman lied down on its back .


[Giieehhh, ggiiieehhhh, gggiiyyyooeeeeehhhh!?]


It’s swinging around it’s limbs as it screams loudly .


The lizardmen around it looks like they’re speaking with each other happily .


[Guueee, ggiiiyyaaa, giiiyaaa, giiyyaaaahhh ♪ ]


[Gggeeee, ggeeeee ♪ ggeee hhiiiiihhhh ♪ ]


They’re laughing at it .


The plight for life of a dying disposed person .


That disposed person probably is burned or beaten to death .


These guys enjoyed seeing the disposed person’s shriek of agony .


Doshhiiinnn!


After a few moments, another one with a bigger body came out from the back .


That guy put a skull near its feet .


The skull was also from a human .


Meryii—beekkkiii!!!


The big guy trampled the skull with the sole of its foot and crushed the skull .


Its eyes narrowed down and looked as if it’s squinting .


Its sharp fangs could be seen and the corner of its lips are visibly raised .


It’s smirking .


Now, be frightened!


We will kill you this way .


We will crush you to pieces .


We will trample you like so .


Or so I think what they’re trying to say .


Even if I’m clueless about their language, the thought completely came through .


I had already understood .


The lizardmen haven’t started attacking yet .


Their making light of me .


An E-Rank with a low correction value .


The growth of all my stats except for MP is really bad, even if my level has greatly increased .


It is overwhelmingly inferior compared to the other disposed persons .


They had already judged the “weakness” of the disposed people .


Even back in the past, they had already encountered the strongest of the low-level disposed people .


Therefore, there had no need to kill immediately .


There is no need to take initiative .


Why, you ask?


It’s because they could kill you anytime .


It’s because those people from the bottom can never get out of this predicament .


A cruel preference along with their killing intent .


I see… it seems they’re a bit different from the other monsters I’ve encountered so far .


I don’t think they’ve even thought that I have killed the dragon zombie here .


I’m just a “human” who had been secretly hiding in the dead carcass of the dead dragon .


Perhaps, that’s what they have perceived .


[……… . ]


They look the same .


The current situation is just like the scene before I had been sent here .


Those guys from 2-C .


Kirihara, Oyamada, Yasu, that sh*tty goddess…


An air full of scorn and curses, as if they’re throwing stones to those who were weak .


The air of someone who looks down on the weak .


The air of those who howl unsightly looking for hope .


Suuu…


I raise my arm and held it forward .


The lizardmen were feeling excited .


I get the feeling like they’re jeering at me .


Raising my arms forward may have given the impression of someone saying, “Please wait a moment!” .


[To all you bastards, I give my thanks . ]


[Ggiiyyoo?]


The lizardmen glare at me with cold eyes .


[For simple trashes like you all, I could kill you without hesitation . ]


Kuuuoooooooohhhhhh—


At that moment, one of the lizardmen’s eyes lit up .


A strange high-pitched cry reverbrated .


The back of its forehead and its eyes were shining red .


The upper mouth of the lizardman also became more reddish .


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[Gguuoo, guueee…? Geehh, ggeeehhh . geeehhh!? Ggeeggeeeehhh—]


Boggaannn!!!


The lizardman’s head that were turning red have exploded .


It had blown out everything above its neck .


The energy that it was about to release has lost its bearing and went out of control .


Did it get angry and was trying to threaten me?


Or is it that it got bored with me and now trying to kill me?


Whichever it is, I do not know .


I glance at the lizardman who has lost its neck .


[It begun, huh… when the enemies can use something like projectile weapons . ]


I had begun to take notice of something at this moment .


It’s thanks to the fact that I had passed a battle of life and death against those birdheads and minotaurs .


Have I become too sensitive as a result of my continued nervousness?


Have I become too adapted with this situation, that my instincts had adapted to the environment?


My reflexes to the opponent’s movements had been surprisingly high .


Now, I was able to react in just a moment .


I am now able to perceive their movements .


To put it in other words, I had gained the ability to forestall .


The sense of getting stronger by being placed beside death .


The reaction speed is not based on the correction values .


I think…


The thing that I, who had been always beside death, gained .


It’s a status(self-made) outside the status(correction values) .


Anyway, the key to this abnormal skill is that I had to apply this skill to them before they were able to move .


Victory is almost confirmed if I released my skill before the opponent could attack .


Therefore, improving my reflexes and prediction of the enemies’ initial movements were more important than anything else .


In that sense, it can be said that this place is perfect for honing my reflexes .


For a moment though, I suddenly felt lost for words .


The best training ground, heh .


Because this is such a place, even just a step forward made me keener .


[Guuu, ggiiieeeeehhh]


[Giii, giiggguuuu…?]


The group of lizardmen spread out like forming a fan in front of me .


Everyone of them seems to be feeling uncomfortable .


I can somehow get what they are thinking .


“How did that fellow miss that shot?”


The guys in the front row aren’t sure of what happened behind them .


They’re just stiffly standing there while facing me .


Yes— the lizardman can’t move already .


The composure in their face has long been lost already .


Perhaps that kind of face, is one expressing confusion upon their current predicament .


[Because I can now endow on multiple targets, it will be decided that I will endow it to them all together . ]


The lizardmen is confused as they felt the coming crisis on them .


[Ggggiii, gggeee, gggeeee…!]


[… . that’s quite a good expression, isn’t it? I see—]


Is that the expression of someone knowing they’re about to be trampled?


[Hmm?]


Something is coming…


Dododododododododododo… . .


A group of quadruped lizards which had string like tools wrapped around it’s neck .


It sounds like a muddy stream is approaching in here .


Maybe it’s that explosion before that might have attracted them here .


Are these the lizardmen’s pet mount?


Its eyes were golden .


There’s orange lines flowing within its black skin .


They number about twenty .


They also have those tentacles that squirts liquid from the tip .


It was those eyes though that caught my attention, it’s full of killing intent .


Its line of sight has caught me .


This lizard gives off the same feeling as those minotaurs and birdheads .


This guy, purely wanted to kill me .


[Ggiiiiyoooeeehhh! Gggiiggiiiyyyooooeeeeeehhh!]


[Iggiieeeeehhh! Eehhehhehhhhehhhh!]


They’re scrambling to rush towards here .


It’s like they’re trying to say that I were their prey .


[Ggyyooo, gggueeehhh!?]


The first lizard blows away the lizardman who were paralyzed in the furthest row .


…are they not their owner?


Furthermore,


Doooo—gggaaannnn!


Doooggaannn!


It happened around the back of the approaching quadruped lizard .


[[Ggiiiiyyyaaaaoooohhhh!!!]]


Two more dragon zombies appeared by destroying the walls .


Was it also drawn by the sound of explosion from earlier?


With its momentum when it broke through the wall, they opened their mouths and rushed towards here .


[Geez…]


…is everyone retarded these days?


[Why the heck are you bastards coming here just for you to pretend like you’ll kill me?]


I guess he’s going to kill me .


I guess he’s going to play around with me .


I still believe that the monsters here were the strongest .


They may not have thought of being defeated of such a meager human .


[Though I’ve said that earlier… it seems that having a low correction value is surprisingly not bad at all . ]


They can estimate the strength of their opponents that were weaker than them .


I look down on the lizardmen who had been ridiculing me just now .


A super strong enemy that gives off an enormous amount of EXP you may be, your splendid negligence had been the cause of your conclusion .


[Well then— good work on coming here, you sh*tty monsters . ]


I raise both of my arms forward .


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With my bared teeth — I can feel a crooked grin on my face .


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Thank you everyone, it’s now time for your death .