Becoming a monster (part 2)

(Fred's POV)

After sparing the red-haired axe wielding harpy by cutting off her legs and arms, I take a look at the battlefield.

I really want to go on a rampage and kill these birds, but it won't be possible this time. They are definitely high level monsters. And my endurance won't hold for much longer. My mana circle isn't stable enough to take the load of my armour and sword for long. And after that i won't be able to move a muscle for a while.

That means we would be as good as dead.

I rotated my head, scanning the entire vicinity-

There are 9 harpies remaining. The general has managed to calm the rest of them so they won't be falling for my tricks now. 

I need a plan. I am running out of mana and I need to deal with them one by one while preserving my power. 

There's only one solution to this problem…

I unsummon my 'Royal Wolf Armour' and go back to my usual combat coat. It was light and offered moderate protection. Though in this case it won't come in handy cuz they would tear through its defences like paper. And I hope I don't regret this, I switch my weapon to a dagger. I needed speed.

It was a level 140, 4 star-dagger. But the mana consumption wasn't that high as it wasn't a privileged weapon series and largely due to the fact that I could circulate magic better than before.

Uh, a single dagger is uncool, so I summoned another dagger and held it with my teeth. Having one less hand really sucks. I don't fancy daggers and i am not gonna turn into a junior Sung Jinwoo, so the readers and these birds are safe. I can't turn them into undeads.

"Human, you sure are taking your time!" A harpy with brown haired and green-eyes mocked me, while bashing her knuckles together. She flashed a devilish grin at me. She is most probably  thinking of squashing me with those fists.

"He's a pipsqueak. See, he is weak now." another added on to this. 

I felt bullied. Seriously. But I wasn't in highschool and these weren't high school gals, so I can go wild. There are no rules. 

Sure, sure, keep on making fun of me, while I silently cast this mana arrow and shoot one of you down. Hehehe…

"Are you sure he is not freaked out? His arm might have been meant a lot to him. 

He can't even jerk off now.

Nyahahahaha." they kept on making fun of me, unaware of the mana bolt which i was conjuring silently.

"LADIES!!!

First of all, I don't think it's good manners to act like cats when you all are birds. And secondly, i just need one hand to fuck you girls over!"

Saying this, I launched my sneak arrow which striked one of the more subtle harpies and brought her down crashing.

"Erilyn!! Noooooooo!" the general harpy cried out while the others watched their comrade fall down, gobsmacked. They must be thinking how I did that. Well, nothing special, keep talking and keep falling.

Another harpy down. 8 left.

Instead of going and cutting her hands and legs manually, I shoot a few more mana arrows at her. And she lets out  painful cries and started twirling about with just her torso. Yes, I cut off her hands and legs. 

That's the best way I can get more meat blocks. Hehehe

"She didn't mock me much, so I left her with that much. 

But i am gonna take my time toying with the rest of you.'' I smack my lips and give them a lecherous smile which makes their faces contort in disgust-

Which seemed to say, "Stay away! You hentai!!"

"That's the way! That's the way ladies!!

Now, who wants to be next?" I try to mock them again.

And it works, as a harpy in a black gothic dress threw a chain sickle at me. She didn't come down and meanaubered the weapon from a great distance. Uhoh, that's a problem now…

I deflect the blade with my dagger and let it slide to my left side. I wanted to pull her down, but that wouldn't work since the rest of them had their eyes on me, looking for an opening.

IDEA!!

Why don't I just fake an opening to lure them in?

I wait for the next attack. Here it comes!! The blade came down at me vertically sweeping the wind and aiming to split me in a longitudinal section, but I dodge it by stepping sideways and let it hit the ground. Using the time gap which she took to pull back the blade, I push it down at its blunt edge with my feet and hold it there. down. 

I glance sideways sharply to see the knuckled harpy coming for me, with a-

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

"Hold it Rachel!

It's a feint!!"

And with that this harpy stopped mid air pulling its brakes and barely managing to stop in its tracks. Ah fuck!

I look at the blue haired harpy. That bitch! She took away my prey.

Damn!!

In frustration, I let go of the blade and pulled at the chain in the hopes of pulling the black haired harpy down. But the chain doesn't budge. I pull harder, but it doesn't budge at all.

I look at lolita in question. She is smiling? Is that a smirk?

But the next instance, I knew i was flying. It was more like i shot straight upwards with the chain in hand.

"Woah!!!

What the hell???" Since my grip on the chain was hard enough, I got lifted off the ground  as she pulled the chain with a jerk. 

Damn! I'm a airborne now, I need to do something quickly!!

Ah shit! I will just stop thinking and go on with the flow.

I held onto the chain and doubled the pull on the chain and that shot me upwards with even greater speed. I narrowly managed to escape an oncoming magic projectiles due to the acceleration, but I got coiled up in the chain as the lolita skillfully twisted the chains.

I don't care. I just need to cut them up. I let go of my thoughts and let my senses take control. I rotate myself further in the chains using the momenta and slam into her body. She gets flung away a few metres back and lets go of the chains. 

Now I am falling endlessly as she let go of the chains. 

Taking this chance, one of them decided to slash me. I twirl my  body midair like a caterpillar and make her hit my chains. Luckily the slash was shallow and it didn't cut me in half. Finally feeling my hands free, i catch one of the free ends of the chains and tear them off my body.

Only a few feet to the ground, I need to act fast. Uh, I got my way out of this!!

I will just leave this to my body to handle. I turn my body around like a cat, and position myself like a spidey position and prepare myself to hit the ground, but the impact never came.

Instead, I find myself flying higher. A green haired harpie grabbed me with her claws and dragged me up. Higher and higher, intentionally bringing me closer to the other harpies while I tried my best to not get hit by their attacks by bending my body.

"Fred, let me help you!!" I heard a timid voice all the way up. It was Beatrice's.

"Don't! 

Heal Rem! I will take care of this myself." I yelled back to her.

Damn! I made the wrong choice powering down! I might die at any moment like this. My left hand is gone and my abdomen is bleeding. 

[Jenna, what options do I have??]

[THE HOST IS INCAPABLE OF HANDLING THE SITUATION.]

[Stop joking and tell me a solution!!]

[LET THE SYSTEM TAKE OVER]

[You know, you sound like a bitch in heat now.

But whatever, just GET ME OUT OF THIS SHIT!!]

[UNDERSTOOD.

SHUTTING DOWN MANUAL MODE

COMMENCING AUTO-BATTLE]

After hearing the notification, my consciousness fades slowly and I finally feel my nerves at ease. The darkness isn't that bad. It's been hell of a day. I am sorry Rem. I couldn't avenge you.