I Can Win!

The behemoth approached, leaving falling trees in its wake.

The death and cries of its brethren called it onto the scene.

A creature stronger and larger than any of the other Wizzos.

'How am I…' 

Standing at five meters in height, and eight meters in length.

'Supposed to kill that?'

[Defeat the current Alpha.]

The Granilith growled, but its mouth was quickly rendered unable to enter a sound. 

The Alpha's roar was more than enough to make the Granilith's knees tremble. 

While its body was similar in proportions to a normal Wizzo, there were multiple differences. The protrusions on its head, akin to horns, were much bigger in proportion to the body. The other Wizzos were light blueish, while the Alpha's skin was of a deep blue, almost dark.

'So this is the Boss Monster?' The Paru smiled nervously. That Wizzo blowing me away did damage. If this one does the same… Even with Invisibility, I can't get too close.'

A creature twice the size of other Wizzos.

'Its head and eyes… Spiderweb Production won't get there, not without me getting way too close! How am I supposed to do this? I can't let the Granilith die either. It's the only distraction there is. Without this Granilith, I won't be able to attack freely. Should I go with Infectious Cut? Letting the wound fester and… But that would take too long. And even if a wound was to get infected, it wouldn't die just because of that!'

The Alpha's gaze scanned the scene. Three dead Wizzos. 

One living Granilith.

It took a step forward, before letting out a mighty roar.

'I'll need to tire it out somehow. But how? With that size, it could easily crush me! It could crush me without even meaning to! How do I-'

The Paru's thoughts were interrupted as the Alpha showed a weapon that other Wizzo's lacked!

'Its size isn't the only difference??'

From behind the Alpha's body, a long and thin tail moved forward. 

Its tip changed into a blade, and it was lowered onto the Granilith!

The latter barely managed to move fast enough to not get cut in two!

'That's it…!'

A flurry of attacks descended upon the Granilith! It dodged, blocked, and deflected. But slowly and surely, the number of cuts over its body increased!

'Hold on… Hold on for long enough!'

The Granilith roared, and the Alpha hit the ground with its tail.

A loud Bang resonated, followed by a roar from the Alpha itself!

'Quickly, I have to do it now while it's down!!'

The Alpha's long and powerful roar was enough for all those in the vicinity to feel the reverberations colliding within their own bodies!

***

"Shit…" Roka cursed as she held her hand to her forehead. "Is something coming?"

"Maybe. That roar… I don't like it." Liz whispered before taking a deep breath in. "Should we go check?"

The Commander thought for a bit.

"No. It's far enough." She answered. "No need to call for trouble." 

***

Using everything it had, the Paru prepared.

The two sharp arms coated in metal.

The tough Pincers that could cut from both sides.

As well as the legs that had grown sharp through the Devouring of Ornidon. 

The Paru used six of its limbs at once, aiming right at the base of the Alpha's tail!

'If I can take away its tail, then…!'

The Granilith roared as the tip of the Alpha's tail was raised. 

This time, the attack wouldn't come from above. It would direct aim at piercing through the Granilith's body.

The tip of the Alpha's tail turned into a blade, and the Granilith braced itself!

The sharp tip of that blade cut through the air… Before falling onto the ground.

A loud growl resonated, and the Alpha quickly turned around!

Its tail… It... It couldn't feel it!

The Alpha stared widely, unable to understand what had just happened.

Its tail had… Fallen? No! The pain made the answer obvious! It had been cut! But what could have…?

Suddenly, and out of nowhere, something appeared in the Alpha's field of vision.

A small and feeble-looking creature.

This? There is no way that it…?

The Alpha was stunned. But just as it prepared to roar, the Paru suddenly disappeared, adding to the Alpha's confusion!

'I bought enough time, didn't I??' The Paru shouted internally as it ran away. 'I need to make some distance between us for now!!'

Just as the Alpha was about to lower its arm onto the area where the strange creature had been standing a moment earlier, it felt a sharp pain coming from its stomach!!

A sharp pain. Something had just pierced its stomach!!

It was the entire reason why the Paru had shown itself. Because it had noticed it coming!

The Granilith growled, as it pushed its weapon deeper into the Alpha's stomach!

That weapon was none other than the Alpha's fallen tail! The tip that had been turned into a blade!

'Since it stayed a blade, that means the transformation is spontaneous, huh? It doesn't consume energy to keep it as a blade. Interesting!'

The Alpha's arm moved towards the Granilith, and the latter jumped back. 

The Alpha froze for a moment, as a stone hit it dead in the eye!

It turned in the direction from which that stone came and roared!

The Granilith noticed the Alpha's arm on the ground, and took the opportunity to climb up its body!

'That's perfect, Granilith! Staying below is a horrible idea since it can smother you with its sheer size and weight! Go above! That's exactly what I was thinking about doing before I saw that tail!'

The Granilith roared as it pierced the Alpha's back numerous times! 

GROOWWLL!

'Hold on to it for longer, Granilith! How dare you get pushed off right away!' The Paru chuckled internally. 'Still, you showed me the way!'

As the Granilith rolled on the ground, and the Alpha started walking towards it, the Paru swung itself from a tree branch!

While in the air, it held its metal-covered arms below it.

Using all of its speed and weight, the Paru landed on the Alpha's body! It landed right onto the wound that the Granilith had left! 

A flurry of cuts and staples was unleashed onto that wound!

The Alpha which had started walking towards the Granilith stopped, moved quickly and powerfully in one direction, before killing its momentum suddenly.

This was enough to launch the Paru away!

'But that's fine! As long as I'm in the air, I can…' The Paru spun, before finding the perfect spot. 'Break my fall!'

Spiderweb Production! 

One end of the thread landed on a tree's branch, while the other remained in the Paru's mouth!

The Paru stopped using the Skill, and the thread stopped getting longer. 

It was stretched and stretched, before breaking.

The Paru fell on the ground, rolled backward once, and stopped.

'No fall damage! As long as I keep attacking from above where it can't reach…' The Paru's eyes burned with excitement. 'I can win!''