We were surprised as we met a giant, big chimera in front of us. Chimera are usually a strong monster that is combined from several animals. This chimera has a lion's head, tiger's legs, goat's legs, snake's head as its tail, and bat's wings. The chimera looks so scary, it's way too strong for a hunter. If this thing is here, maybe the Guild Master didn't know if this dungeon is more dangerous than he thought. Damn, the previous information is still lingering in my head.
I don't think if this chimera was once a human, but based on the note there is the possibility. I don't know which is right or wrong, but it doesn't look like a human in my eyes. No matter which is right or wrong, we need to beat this monster so we can get through. The Guild Master is lying, it's not just a quick check!
The chimera growls at us with a loud voice. A shiver runs down into my spin, my body keeps telling me this creature is very dangerous. Its eyes are looking at us with sharp gaze like we're its prey.
Leo speaks up with a serious tone, "I think this situation is dangerous. We're in danger."
Loir chuckles and speaks up as well, "Right, maybe we're really in danger now. It will be a miracle if all of us can get out of the dungeon safely. But maybe we can't avoid minor injuries."
Lunette speaks in a teasing tone in her voice, "Minor injuries? Let's think about that later if we really only get minor injuries."
I think they're trying to lighten the situation, maybe one of some good options knowing we're going through a deadly battle. I don't have time to think about whether it was once a human or not, but it's still bothering me no matter what.
Lunette pats my back and speaks up while trying to encourage me, "I don't care if this thing was once a human or not, but the thing in front of us right now is a monster."
Maybe it's her way of encouraging me. She always knows what I'm thinking or bothering me. I think she's right, something in front of us is a monster. We need to survive for now.
The chimera growls at us and locks its gaze at us. This monster really wants to kill us right now. The chimera charges towards us really quickly, almost like a bull. We don't have any choice except to separate and avoid it. Once it hits a pillar, the pillar that looks so thick and hard is broken by it. But the attack doesn't stop just like that, the snake's head attacks Lunette very fast. Luckily, Lunette had time to block it with her sword, it was so close.
Again, the chimera jumps and lands in front of us before growling again. Its voice is very loud, my ears almost break every time it's growling. Then, the chimera launches its attack using its claw at me. I want to block the attack first, but my instinct tells me to avoid it, so I choose to avoid it by jumping to the left. Once I dodged it, I looked at it and noticed the chimera created a hole in the ground with its attack. Maybe avoiding it was a good choice or it would crush my body into my bones.
The chimera doesn't give us any slight chance to rest, it charges towards Leo and tries to attack him. Leo uses his magic to make the ground around him become liquid, then the chimera loses its balance and drowns into the ground. Loir and Lunette quickly attack it with their weapons, but the snake blocks their attack. Then, the chimera moves quickly towards Leo and hits him. The chimera sends him flying and Leo hits the wall behind him.
Leo grunts in pain and coughs blood, before trying to compose himself from the shock. It must be hurtful for him, I can tell if there are one or two bones broken inside his body. The chimera gets out from the liquid ground to show itself. I was wondering, how can the monster move so quickly in the water, but once the chimera showed itself, it explained it. I can see there are membranes in its fingers. I don't know if this animal has a water animal's features as well. I think we're cooked right now.
The chimera glares at me, its gaze even can easily make a man cry. After staring at me for a while, the chimera growls again and charges towards me. I think it has an ability to stun their enemies with their growl, or maybe put anyone in a panic condition. If I can't pull myself together, I'm really gonna be cooked. Come on, pull yourself together, Luna!
The chimera tries to land an attack at me, but I use my magic to create a wall of ice. The attack is very heavy and it keeps trying to get through the wall almost like force digging it. I don't have any other choice except to keep covering the hole that the chimera makes. My mana keeps drained each second, and the chimera is still forcing itself to break the wall.
"Good job, Luna!" Lunette says while wielding her sword to attack the chimera that glued on me.
Without any hesitation, I trapped its front legs in the ice wall that I made before. Of course, why haven't I thought about it before? This is more useful than patching the wall over and over. Lunette tries to get above its body, but the snake keeps bothering her way and knocks her back pretty far. Loir uses his scythe from his back and activates his magic. His eyes change and his pupils make a rhombus shape like a scar.
Loir charges towards the chimera and begins to attack it. Like always, the snake keeps blocking our way with its quick attack. The snake attacks Loir, but Loir was able to avoid it and slashed its right eye. The snake and lion scream in pain at the same time. Then, the chimera releases its front legs from my wall and turns its gaze to Loir.
I shouted at Loir with a hurried tone to warn him, "Loir, be careful! It broke free from my ice and it's after you now!"
Loir speaks in a calm demeanor at me, "It's okay, I can handle this." He begins to use his scythe to slash the air around him.
What is he planning?! The chimera is running at him and he is just playing his weapon just like that?! Its attack can easily crush you into pieces, even break your bones into ashes!!
He just stands there while the chimera is coming against him. Rest in peace, Loir. I won't forget every one of your lessons. Lunette puts her hand on her chest as if she's honoring someone who's dead. Leo chuckles as well at her randomness but eventually stands up as he's ready again. Though, he's just playing along as well and acts as if he's saying "We won't forget all of your service until now." I can't believe we're joking around even in a deadly battle, I can't help but put a palm on my forehead.
The chimera is about to attack him after reaches in front of him. Loir is still standing like waiting for something with his scythe in his hand and his magic still activated. I don't know what he's planning but trust me, that's not a good idea. The chimera attacks him, but before its claw lands on his body, its front leg is torn apart and it screams in pain as it's running away.
What's just happening? How did he do that? I think we won't have a funeral for now, thank god. Maybe I underestimated him too much, he's not like Lunette who always gets into a front line without thinking.
Leo gets into his side and asks him, "What is that?" He sounded like he's really interested and curious about what just happened.
Loir speaks up to explain what he just does, "Wind scars. It will slash everything that touches it, but it will disappear after anything touches it or if I run out of mana."
"Then, why don't you just do it in the first place?" I asked him with a curious tone in my voice.
He speaks to explain it again, "It drains my mana a lot, you know? And it's more like a trap than an attack, so it will be useless if that chimera doesn't touch it."
Of course, it doesn't like it's able to move anyway. If it can move we probably won't have any difficulty fighting against this monster. Why didn't it cross my mind before?
"Guys, it's coming again, get ready." Lunette speaks to warn us about the chimera that is coming against us.
We quickly grab our weapons and prepare ourselves to break one or two of our bones, or maybe more. I hope it won't become worse than now. As the chimera comes at us, Loir and Leo charge at it as well. Meanwhile, me and Lunette ready our guns for a mid range attack.
I speak to her as I see her ready her gun, "You finally use Drayvorn. I think it will be better if you do it in the first place."
Lunette chuckles at me then turns serious again, "It's hard to use, you know? If your Liric and Eirys drain your mana so badly, mine is so hard to control. The recoil is too strong even for one shot."
Leo and Loir finally right in front of the chimera and they start fighting. The chimera uses its palm to attack them, but they jump and Leo uses his magic to trap its front leg. Leo turns the floor into liquid then turns it into solid again, technically making it stuck. But the chimera doesn't just let it get stuck, it pulls its front leg and breaks the floor. Loir uses his scythe during that time to give it several injuries. The chimera screams in pain but then sweeps them off. Gladly, they're able to guard themselves so they don't get any serious damage.
As the chimera runs towards Leo and Loir, me and Lunette use our guns to shoot its body. My guns don't give it any heavy damage, but I'm able to fire it in succession. On the other hand, Lunette seems very focused on aiming at the chimera with a surprising focus. The tense is kind of heavy when she's aiming at it.
"Etheria Style Shooting Technique, Aurora Snipe," said Lunette while focusing on the chimera.
This technique is one of the Shooting Techniques in Etheria Style that shoot a bullet from a very far place. We need a high accuracy and a high focus to use this technique. Lunette is just standing still, aiming at the chimera and waiting for the chance. She can't let out any chance after all, if she misses it she needs to wait again to charge the mana for the next attack and it takes quite a long time.
Once there is a chance, Lunette pulls the trigger to fire the gun and BOOM, it hits its body directly! Her Drayvorn focused all her mana in one place then shot it with a high speed and high pressure. It was a long, powerful, long-ranged shot and focused at one point. Once it hits the chimera body, an explosion occurs and knocks it back then burns its body. The chimera went berserk with its burning body. Its wings are burnt and unable to use it anymore, though the chimera didn't show it before. Poor chimera, lost its ability even before showing it off.
Leo and Loir were surprised by what just happened. They don't let the chance go and quickly attack the chimera up and down. The chimera is still shocked by Lunette's attack so it is unable to move properly. Lunette coughs a bit, maybe using Drayvorn is burdening her body more than we think.
"This is why I don't like to use my gun." Says Lunette with a hint of tiredness in her voice. Of course she's tired, even one shoot needs a lot of mana.
I pats her back to give her reassurance and says, "Don't worry, let's hope we don't need to use it that much."
She nodded at me then put her gun again and pulled out her sword, ready for a close combat. I don't think she can use Drayvorn that much, she's tired already after one shot. The chimera is still struggling to stand up, it just grunts like a normal beast that is injured. I put my guns down as well since my guns aren't powerful enough to beat it and pull my sword. I follow Lunette from behind and all of us, including Leo and Loir, ready to beat it.