I ran back the way I came.
With my huge body, if I trip and fall down, I might change the landscape here, so let’s avoid that.
It’s okay to run fast and all, but I’d rather not trip and roll over the ground. It’s not like I’m that desperate to go home and all.
But, the subtle thought of rolling around reminds me of my days in the desert.

I’d like to have another〖Roll〗race with Black Lizard again.
I wonder what she’s doing right now……

I search for Wight around the area where I last parted ways with them.
I’m sensing strong bloodlust from three monsters up ahead.
Two of them are most likely from Wight and Treant.
The other one must be wild.

Are they engaged in battle? That’s not good.
No, instead, I think I just barely made it in time again.
They’re somewhere close by.

Both sides aren’t moving.
I approach them while using〖Presence Sense〗along the way. Almost there.
It would be nice if their opponent provides a good enough level up experience.

“Gru~u~o~u!”

I roared as soon as I made my entrance.
I kind of took down a large tree upon my arrival. That sure caused a quite a tremor.

As I thought, Wight and Treant are here.
And, they’re fighting against… a large yellow crab.
It’s slightly smaller than the average size of a human.

The giant crab’s shell is covered by a lot of barnacle-like things, and its outward appearance already looks disturbing.
There’s a huge difference between its left and right pincers with each one having different characteristics.

Wight and Treant are showing some nice formation there, with Treant at the front, and Wight supporting in the rear.
Treant seemed to have received quite a bit of damage, while Wight isn’t hurt at all.
All three of them stopped moving when I revealed myself.

I’ll check its species for now.
I plan to kill you myself if you happen to be a high-ranked monster.
But, since Treant is covered in bruises now, it can only hold off so much damage just to retreat in the back.
And, in this distance, I can finish it in an instant.
I don’t want Wight or Treant to be killed after all.

【〖Giant Forest Crab〗: Rank D- monster】
【From one of its two irregular pincers, it uses its larger one to attack.】
【The parasites stuck on the surface of its shell drink off its magic power to stay alive, in exchange for strengthening the hardness of its body.】
【Sometimes, the parasites drink too much of its magic power, resulting in both their deaths.】

Drink?
Those barnacle things are actually slowly killing it?!
Well, in any case, it doesn’t seem to be that dangerous, and its rank is also not that high.

The Giant Crab had judged me as an opponent it can’t best, so it walks away from me sideways.
It’s going to escape.
Not gonna happen.
Right now, Wight is Lv 1. Anything can kill it.
Sorry, but I can’t let a valuable mountain of exp points like you get away.
I instantly move to intercept its escape route.

Wight rattled its teeth when it saw me blocking the Giant Crab’s way.
Looks like my intentions got through.

The Giant Crab makes a huge turn, and changes its direction around 90 degrees.

“Gisha~a~a~a!”

That’s where Treant swings its branches.
The Giant Crab’s uses its pincers to shove Treant away, and then it ran sideways and rushed towards Wight.
It’s about to escape by plowing past Wight.

In response to the Giant Crab running towards it, Wight twists its arm.
Wind gathers up, and a small tornado appears. The tornado blows a bunch of leaves and dust away, and swirls towards the Giant Crab.
This is definitely not a natural occurrence, so it’s most likely Wight’s〖Gale〗skill.
So, it’s a skill that manipulates wind, huh.

The Giant Crab swung its remaining large pincer at the tornado.
The tornado gets violently dissipated.
Wight probably didn’t expect to be cornered like this and took a step back.

I can’t really tell Wight’s expression, but from her movements, I think she’s panicking.
Is the Giant Crab (Rank D-) too much for Wight (Rank E)?

The Giant Crab reversed its body posture upon getting hit by the tornado, and slowed down.
Then, it continued charging straight towards Wight, rotated its body, and swung its pincers with great force at Wight.

Wight jumped and brilliantly dodged the pincer’s swing, and Wight is now on top of the pincer.
The Giant Crab immediately tries to shake Wight off, but Wight jumps up again.
Wight’s lighter than I thought. With no meat or flesh, I guess it makes sense that it can pull off those stunts.

The Giant Crab aims its smaller pincer at Wight who’s suspended in mid-air now.
Doing that, it stopped shaking around.
Seeing Wight pull a feint and guards using its arms, the Giant Crab extends its pincers towards the open abdomen.
Seems like the smaller pincer moves faster than the larger one.

This is it, then.
I use my wings to gather wind, and let it carry magic power.
It’s my very own custom-made〖Wind Slash〗. This is the easiest skill to use after all.

The blades of wind are more faster than the Giant Crab.
It cut the Giant Crab’s small pincer before it even reached Wight.
The Giant Crab grabs nothing since its pincer got cut off, and Wight pressured it by kicking its rear, losing its balance, and re-positioned itself. It's wriggling its legs in a panic just to retreat.
The match is settled.

Wight gets down from the Giant Crab’s back with a backward somersault dive.
And, seeing the fall of the Giant Crab, Wight leaned its back on a nearby tree and sat down.

I can tell they’re very much tired now.
Wight’s MP can only let it use magic once a day, it seems.

“Ga~a~a!”

When Partner roared, a veil of black light covered Treant.
Treant’s wounds are disappearing.

Wight on the other hand…… doesn’t look injured in the least.
I approach and get a closer look.
Wight notices me approaching and straightens its neck, then looks at me with its open eye socket.
It’s probably trying to release its tension.

There, there. You did a good job.
You too Treant, good job in protecting Wight.
If Wight were alone, the Giant Crab would’ve easily won.

Well now, time to finish off the Giant Crab.
I look to where it is. But, it’s gone!

Did it get away?
Wait a minute…… I can clearly hear crunching sounds right next to me.
I turn towards it, and I see that Partner was already eating the Giant Crab’s carapace.
When Partner raised her head up, the Giant Crab’s large pincer fell off and stuck on the ground.

W-Well, I guess that’s fine.
Seriously though, before you do something like this, at least give me a heads up……
If you’d just be patient enough to let Treant or Wight finish it off before gobbling it up without warning, they would’ve gained a heap of exp points by now.

【Obtained 14 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you an additional 14 Experience Points.】

…… Uhh, I guess this helps me stock up some exp points for my own evolution.
I kinda thought I couldn’t gain any exp points from Rank D monsters.
Plus, it was also pretty scared when it faced against me, but it’s better than nothing.

I’m actually more concerned about Wight and Treant’s status right now.
They were fighting quite a while back there, so they should’ve at least gained some exp points too.