Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 26 1+1 is greater than 2, a reprint

An adventurous life is always full of unexpected events.

You simply cannot tell whether tomorrow or death will come first.

Pierce's pupils contracted sharply, and he stared in horror at the scene before him.

The enormous goblin that suddenly appeared raised its hand and swung it down hard at House, but House managed to block it with difficulty.

Before House could retaliate, the giant goblin had already raised its foot and prepared its strength, delivering a powerful kick that landed squarely on House's chest, sending him flying.

House was kicked away like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the woods in the distance, motionless, his fate unknown.

The next moment, the goblin fixed its gaze on him.

......

That's really impressive!

Lying down on the soft grass, House gritted his teeth, placed his hands on his chest, and breathed heavily.

That goblin warrior's powerful kick almost killed him instantly.

Fortunately, Lily blocked most of the attacks.

He gently pressed his chest; the secondhand hard leather armor covering his body was now dented and deformed from being kicked, and was probably no longer usable.

But this is irrelevant.

At this moment, the only thing House was thinking about was how Lilim, who had shielded him from most of the impact, was doing.

He looked down with difficulty at his chest, where Lilim was transformed into a stream of water, flowing out from the dent and eventually condensing on his chest.

A pair of translucent, light blue eyes stared silently at House.

"eat?"

He asked House how he was doing.

"Haa—haa—"

A strange bird call came from beside him. House glanced over and saw that it was the fledgling bird he had just contracted calling to him.

Like Lilim, it was also asking House how it was doing.

The sound is a little strange.

"It's nothing serious."

With the blessing of [Slow Self-Healing], House gritted his teeth and quickly got up. While mentally signaling Lilim to return to his chest and transform into "Slime Armor", he turned his head left and right, looking around for the longsword that had slipped from his hand when he flew into the air.

Taking a breath, House picked up his longsword and charged straight at the goblin warrior who was locked in combat with Pierce.

It was described as a grappling match, but in reality, it was nothing more than Pierce being unilaterally crushed and beaten by his opponent.

The crisp, resounding clang of clashing metal echoed continuously.

The goblin warrior swung his machete, slamming it down on Pierce's armor again and again.

Fortunately, Pierce was wearing full armor, which protected him completely. The goblin warriors were unable to harm him despite their repeated slashes.

"Gah!"

The goblin warrior let out a hoarse cry, immediately abandoned his fight with Pierce, and abruptly turned around, charging straight at Leila, who was casting Earth Power on Pierce.

Beside Leila, Sylvia had already drawn her bow and arrow, locked onto Leila, and activated her skill.

The arrow suddenly shot out, swift and sharp, heading straight for the goblin warrior's chest.

But no one expected that the charging goblin would pause only slightly, casually swing its cleaver, and easily deflect the incoming arrow.

To the goblin's slight surprise, the arrow shot by the long-eared half-elf woman in the distance actually left a shallow dent on its machete.

Such power ranks first among the human adventurers it has previously hunted.

"That's a goblin warrior, a professional!"

A roar rang out from his side, and House charged forward, brandishing his longsword, followed by a small falcon that hadn't yet learned to fly and could only run wildly on the ground, constantly waving its claws.

Hearing House's shout, all three, including Pierce who was about to faint, were startled.

A professional!?

"Lei...La..."

Pierce, whose internal organs were injured by the shock, managed to call out to Leila in the distance before closing his eyes and falling silent.

If it weren't for the earth element still flowing through Pierce's body, proving that Pierce was only unconscious and not truly dead, Leila would definitely have burst into tears.

But now, after confirming that Pierce was still alive, Leila forcibly suppressed the grief surging in her heart, composed herself, and transferred all the earth power she had been using on Pierce to House, who was struggling against the goblin warrior.

The next moment, House, who was fighting the goblin warrior, suddenly felt his body sink and his movements froze.

That brief moment of hesitation was immediately exploited by the goblin warrior, who swung his sword and slashed fiercely at House.

Now, with the addition of heavy energy by Leila, House's physical strength and resilience have been enhanced, but his speed has suddenly decreased. Faced with the goblin warrior's terrifying slash, he had no choice but to use [Slash] to take the hit head-on.

"Clang—Snap!"

The sound of clashing metal rang out again, accompanied by a slight cracking sound.

House's longsword clashed heavily with the goblin warrior's cleaver, instantly creating a jagged gash on the blade.

Even worse, as the goblin warrior continued to press down, the gap seemed to be spreading and widening little by little, and the old sword was on the verge of breaking.

"We can't stop it!"

House, who was kneeling on the ground with his sword in hand, felt a sudden chill in his heart. He knew that if the stalemate continued, he would surely die. He immediately roared at Leila, demanding that she cancel the skill she had cast on him.

It's okay if your teammates are just pretty faces, but they can't be incompetent!

"call out--"

Fortunately, just as House was about to give up, an arrow shot out, successfully causing the goblin warrior to give up the pressure and dodge to the side.

Seizing the fleeting opening, House rolled backward on the spot, then used the momentum to spring up in a half-crouch and launched another attack on the goblin warrior.

We must seize every possible opportunity to win!

This time, House not only planned to unleash [Slash] again, but also activated [Wind Sweep] at the same time, regaining a brief period of double speed.

The Goblin Warrior used a similar skill to block the [Slash] attack that was previously launched at him.

House failed to inflict any damage.

So this time, House activated both [Wind Sweep] and [Slash] simultaneously.

From a physics perspective, the greater the speed, the greater the kinetic energy.

With the [Slash] boosted to double speed, House didn't believe his opponent could withstand it!

1+1 doesn't just equal 2!

Following the example of Captain Garp, House slightly bent his knees, suddenly exerted force, and a powerful force burst forth from the soles of his feet, propelling him into the air.

House replicated Garp's movements and postures one-to-one in every aspect.

Including that angry, ferocious face!

Leaping into the air, the goblin warrior swung his sword down, the powerful force instantly striking the blade. In response to House's sudden attack, the goblin warrior also swung his sword, using his skill to counter.

Time and spacetime stood still once again at this moment.

"Click!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and sparks flew everywhere along with silver steel shavings.

A crack suddenly tore open in the center of the goblin warrior's cleaver, then spread rapidly along both sides of the blade, covering the entire blade in an instant.

Similar to the scene when Garp took action in the past, the goblin warrior's worn-out cleaver shattered under the impact of this terrifying force.

House perfectly replicated Garp's original fighting style in terms of moves, momentum, and the moment of defeating the enemy.

But there's one difference...

The old sword in House's hand also broke in two.