“Gu~o ooo! Aa aa ah!!”

Belmund assaults me with his bare hands.
His eyes show madness.
He’s also gotten faster.
〖Berserk〗seems to be a spell that ups the physical capacity of a person beyond their limits, in exchange for their minds to go insane.
That support magic has one heck of a demerit.

But, just because he’s gotten a bit strong, doesn’t mean it’s gonna change anything.

“Now!”

The archer takes the chance and shoots me.
Just like last time, he shoots three arrows at once.
They don’t deal much damage.
So, I’ll just focus on what’s ahead of me.

I grab Belmund’s hand.
At that moment, Nell already jumped from the wall and is coming our way.
He steps on Belmund’s back, jumps up again, and spins around in the air, landing behind me.

My hands are still occupied.
I have no choice. I don’t like to use it because I haven’t practiced enough, but…… I’ll have to partially transform into a dragon.

I pull Belmund away to the direction of the three arrows.
Then, I start focusing on my tail.

“A ga a!”

The three arrows pierce Belmund’s shoulder and abdomen.
The archer was caught in surprise when Belmund suddenly came flying to his direction, and he was crushed under him.

My tail extends out of my body and I curl it around me.
I then swing it to Nell who’s at my back.
I swing it to him vertically and he dodges to the sides. I then swing it to him horizontally but he jumps up.
The whipping of my tail is destroying the ground and the walls, that the whole cave is shaking.
Nell greatly leaps back, staying away from me.

It’s really…… really hard to control.
My body is too misshapen that I can’t quite process the controls yet.
I don’t have time to play around with these guys.

Controlling partial dragonification is hard, but it doesn’t consume any MP…… in fact, it slows it down, but this is making my movements really uncomfortable.
Maybe if I dragonify further and reveal my dragon scales, my defense will go up a bit higher.
Besides, I’m still getting used to my small humanized body and I can’t use most of my skills, so I’m not sure I can take on this number of skilled enemies with the current me, but…… if I slightly dragonify my hand and turn it into claws, that’ll serve as a good weapon.
It’s worth a try.

I stiffen myself and concentrate on my body's structure.
Heat courses through my body, but I try to channel only on certain parts of my body.

“Gu, gu~u~uh…………!”

“U oo o! Oo oo ou!”

Belmund, who I just threw with great force, stands up and runs towards me again, despite losing a lot of blood.
Was the injury he received from getting hit by the three arrows healed?
No, that’s not it. The〖Berserk〗spell must be nullifying his sense of pain.
Should I throw him again with an even greater force?

“Be-, Belmund-san, please wait! The enemy is acting strange!”

Nell suggests him to wait and see, but with Belmund in the〖Berserk〗state, he doesn’t listen and keeps on rushing mindlessly.
Norwell laughs with a “hmpf”.

“Are you an idiot? If you don’t seize this chance, when are you going to attack”

Norwell raises her staff above her head and a light shines from the staff.
So, you’re gonna attack me with magic too, then.

My body slightly grows larger and my skin gets rougher.
My hand turns into large claws.
I may have taken on a half-dragon, half-human look.
I feel like I can bring out more power now.

“U oo~o oo~o o!”

I easily sweep Belmund away with my enlarged left hand.
My sharp claws slice his body into three pieces. Blood and guts splatter around the cave.

【Obtained 162 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 162 Experience Points.】

…… Mhm, my movements are a lot smoother this way.
My tail is easy to move now too, and with these claws, I can kill them with ease.

“〖Stone Spear〗!”

The stone spear that Norwell conjured up with magic flies my way.
I simply grab it with my claws, break it, and throw the top-half of the spear to the archer.
It sticks inside his throat and he falls down, no longer breathing.

【Obtained 174 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 174 Experience Points.】

Alright, I can move well in this improvised half-form……
The only ones left are…… the lady mage, Norwell, her bodyguard, Barris, and the beastman, Nell.

“W-What is that?! Azalea didn’t tell us it can do something like that!”

I run towards Norwell who was still surprised at my half-transformation.

“Barris! Stop its advance, hurry!”

Following Norwell’s command, Barris stands between us.
He’s clearly seen trembling on his feet.

“How the heck am I supposed to stop this thing……!”

Barris throws his sword at me and holds his shield with both hands.

“Uwaa~argh!”

I prepare to swing my claw.

“Ee~ek!”

Barris raises his shield to defend against my arm.
My claws slice through Barris and his shield to half.

【Obtained 162 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 162 Experience Points.】

Just two left……

“W-, Wait!”

Nell shouts from behind.
He’s coming this way, so I better kill Norwell fast before he gets here.

“Good job buying me time!〖Berserk〗!”

Norwell points her staff at me.
〖Berserk〗strengthens the target’s physical capacity beyond their limits in exchange for losing their mind…… depending on the situation, it can also be used against opponents too.
But, it’s pointless.

“Ga~a~a~ah!”

I cover myself in my own magic to counteract Norwell’s magic.

“Wha-……! M-, My magic, isn’t working……”

Norwell has〖Magic: 277+62〗, while I have〖Magic: 1039〗.
This is clearly in my favor.
My magic stat remains the same even when I humanize.

“Ga~ra~a~ah!”

“S-, Sto-!”

【Obtained 216 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv—〗skill gives you additional 216 Experience Points.】

Letting go of Norwell, her lifeless body falls down the ground.
…… All that’s left is the beastman swordsman.
I don’t like to fight against a child, so it’d be nice if he’d just run away……

“Wra ~aaaagh!”

Nell swings his sword at me but I repel him away with my tail.
He gets flung away and rolls on the cave floor, but he soon gets up and holds his sword tight.

…… It doesn’t look like he’ll run away anytime soon.