I Am the Weakest Cat, but If I Keep Evolving, Can I Become the Strongest? - Episode 31: Kept Alive

Episode 31: Kept Alive

▽ Episode 31: Kept Alive

[Generator] was activated.

My body suddenly began to charge with electricity. Behind me, the presence of the Two-Headed Dog grew. Probably, its breath attack’s cooldown had ended.

The Two-Headed Dog knows that my body is currently invincible.

Of course. I’ve fought the Two-Headed Dog a few times, and I have used this skill before.

So, without concern, the Two-Headed Dog releases its breath.

The Parasite was knocked down by the impact.

There, two kinds of breath attacks, like a waterfall training ritual, come crashing down. It’s intending to forcibly prevent it from getting back up. And in fact, it’s succeeding.

The breath attack lasts about ten seconds.

I really wanted to charge it fully for a minute. But it can’t be helped. As soon as the breath ends, I slam in the power boosted by [Generator].

“Nyao ([Thunder Claw Slash]).”

I also added the power-boosting [Flash Claw].

With this, it becomes an area attack. Since it has absorbed many bodies and become huge, it works well on the Parasite.

Its body gets burned away by the lightning. And as a biological reaction, it stiffens from the electric shock.

I leap backward.

*Hah, hah,* I breathe with my whole body. I stick out my tongue and try to cool down my body temperature.

It still isn’t over.

Hurry up and die.

Even though I thought that, the Parasite still seemed to have stamina left. When the paralysis wore off, it got up like it was nothing.

One step.

The Two-Headed Dog stepped back as if frightened. I didn’t miss that. [Instinct Detection] screams. It’s over. I can’t beat this thing. Run, now.

『Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah』

The Parasite speaks.

Its body begins to swell. Muscle fibers and the white tentacles hidden inside mix together. It’s about to do something.

『[Infection]』

I heard the voice.

By the time I realized it, I was vomiting heavily. The Two-Headed Dog was also vomiting from both heads. My mind’s messed up. Something was done to me.

*Splat splat*, the ground gets dirtied. And the tentacles are definitely approaching.

Not that fast.

A deliberately slow pace, like it’s showing off. I should be able to dodge this easily right now. Yet my body won’t move — probably due to the strange attack just now.

I should use magic.

Even though I think that… it won’t activate. Something…

It was at that moment.

Just before I was pierced by the white tentacle, I was blown away by the tail of the Two-Headed Dog. I couldn’t move, but I was saved.

One of the dog’s heads had a tentacle stuck inside.

“!?”

『GAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!』

With a scream like a roar, the Two-Headed Dog bites off its own right head. Unbelievable. Even so, it had no other choice.

It had been parasitized.

Tearing apart the parasitized head, with the remaining jaw — the Two-Headed Dog bites the enemy.

A bite with an active skill.

Explosive attribute fangs.

Along with the dog’s head — the Parasite is blown away.

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I was saved.

I had used [Change] to help back then. But… that kind of help was only because the chance of survival was high.

But the Two-Headed Dog saved me, risking its life.

Maybe even it couldn’t move its whole body. Yet, instead of using its tail to block the tentacles, if it hadn’t used it to smack me away…………. it might’ve survived.

The Two-Headed Dog is a battle-hardened beast.

Just like me, it’s a monster that grew stronger by evolving repeatedly. It must have known.

…Even so, it prioritized repaying me.

What a noble dog it is.

That’s what I thought. Then I noticed… my heart was burning. It’s really hot. This might be the hottest I’ve ever felt.

My whole body was burning with the flames of rage.

This is a wild fight.

Neither I, nor the Two-Headed Dog, nor the Parasite are fighting for justice. There is no pride here. No good or evil.

To live, to grow stronger — that’s the only reason we’re killing each other.

My emotion of rage is something totally unreasonable.

But it’s real anger.

I let out a cry.

“Nyao.”

『Ah. Ah. Aaah. Ahh. A, ahh. Aa—』

I turned on my heel.

I ran away at full speed with [Quick Escape]. A tentacle flew toward my exposed back. But I saw it with [Search].

I countered with [Counter Gate].

Also, just in time, I activated [Another Point]. I burned the corpse of the dead Two-Headed Dog with [Fire Magic].

It seemed to have resistance, so I couldn’t burn it all away.

But if I burn it this much, the parts it can use will be minimal.

The Parasite gave up on me and approached the dead body of the Two-Headed Dog it had hunted. Probably to absorb it into its body. [Search] sees it.

A part of the dog, missing from the creature, was added.

Let it feel good about itself. I’ve already decided.

“Nyaa (I will definitely kill you someday).”

So for now.

I ran away with everything I had.