I Am the Weakest Cat, but If I Keep Evolving, Can I Become the Strongest? - Episode 32: VS Undead Dragon・Final Phase

Episode 32: VS Undead Dragon・Final Phase

▽ Episode 32: VS Undead Dragon・Final Phase

The day after I escaped from the Parasite. 

After slowly recovering my MP, I landed in the familiar forest. I shivered — it was because of the chill. 

Unfazed, I had come again to face the Undead Dragon. 

My level has gone up just a little. 

But still, I haven’t properly fought in the Rank V tier yet. 

Ideally, I should be leveling up more, but — both my [Instinct Detection] and my heart say: “Now is the time.”

Some might laugh and mock me, calling me stupid. 

But shut up. 

This is the wild. 

In the wild, you can’t survive on reason alone. It’s not that soft. 

Logic alone won’t keep you alive.

The wild is harsh. 

And it’s absurd and unreasonable. 

There’s no meaning in answers you get just by thinking.

What’s needed is — 

Sharper, more refined instinct.

Surely — 

My pupils must look terrifying now. 

Beast-like eyes stretched vertically. 

Those pupils must be staring straight at the Undead Dragon.

My opponent in this hunt: the Dragon. 

Up until now, I’ve been… too rational. 

I’ve fought as a cat with a human will. 

But no. 

I’m not human. I’m not even a cat anymore. 

I’m now a powerful Rank V monster — 

A creature in the same tier as that Two-Headed Dog.

I should’ve been fighting like a monster.

Fighting alongside the Two-Headed Dog — I finally understood. 

Or maybe I just remembered something I’d forgotten. 

That a battle should be fought with your life on the line.

I didn’t come here today to win. 

I came here to grow stronger. 

Winning is a given. I came here… to take what’s in that treasure chest.

“Nyao ([Generator]).”

One full minute of charge. Then another 30 seconds — to charge up magic.

“Nyao… NyaaAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! ([Thunder Cannon])” 

I strike with lightning.

At the same time, the Undead Dragon tries to unleash its usual [Roar]. 

I cry out with all my might to counter it.

[Terror Howl] 

“NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!” 

“GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

They cancel each other out.

I leap in. 

The Undead Dragon was just about to fire its breath attack. 

But I had already slipped under its belly. 

It had no way to fight back.

The enemy is the size of an elephant. 

I’m a cute little cat — so it’s easy to get under its belly. 

I flip midair, just in the right angle to see its stomach.

Toward that belly — I strike with both front paws.

[Thunder Claw Slash] Cross.

Its decaying flesh tears apart, and rotten organs spill out. 

Touching those might inflict some kind of status effect. 

So I use [Short Warp] to dodge them.

I dash.

At the same time, I activate [Scratching]. 

Through [Search], I can see the Undead Dragon’s back is already shredded.

I’ve been too rational until now. 

I thought I had to keep my distance and fight smart against powerful enemies. 

How naive. 

Trying to defeat a deadly enemy without risking death — that’s way too indulgent.

The enemy’s feet. 

Under its belly. 

*That* is the place to kill the Undead Dragon. 

My instincts told me. 

If I’d had the courage to get this close back then — 

I might have won that desperate battle.

It was such a simple thing!

“Gagagagagagagagagagagagaga!” 

“Nyao.”

Something’s coming — my instincts tell me.

I activate [Wonder Time]. 

Coming at me was that same tail attack — fired at invisible speed.

The tail slices through where I had just been.

Even now, in Rank V, it’s hard to dodge that tail attack. 

You can only barely see its afterimage.

“NyaaAOOOO!! ([Thunder Claw Slash])”

I leap up. 

That tail-based skill attack is a pain.

Then — I’ll just chop off that annoying tail and neutralize it, right!?

The Undead Dragon isn’t very smart. 

It doesn’t even realize it’s about to take a fatal hit. 

Slowly turning its body, it lazily tries to swipe at me with its front leg.

Too slow. 

I’ve already slashed off its tail at the root with my claws. 

I used all my available resources and holy enchantments to brute-force it.

This opening moment — 

is exactly when you should give it everything you’ve got.

I did it. 

I succeeded.

The tail fell to the ground with a *thud*, a huge sound. 

A wave of rot stench rose all at once. 

I frowned. But then, a smile formed on my face. 

With this, the invisible tail *whip-slap* is nullified. 

The enemy probably still has other troublesome attacks. 

On the other hand, I’ve already used my trump card for evasion — [Wonder Time]. 

There’s a cooldown. 

Even so… I won’t stop. 

I bare my fangs. 

All the fur on my body is standing on end. I’m trembling with excitement. 

This is a battle where we shave away each other’s lives. 

“Nyao.” 

Round one goes to me. 

Now then, it’s just about time for round two.