The distance between me and the Basilisk is getting shorter.
It’s ‘cause of this petrified foot of mine that I can’t run fast enough.
I turn around halfways and fire a〖Wind Slash〗at it, hoping it would widen the gap.

The Basilisk bends over and easily avoids it, then it attempts to laugh, but its deformed face only gets more distorted.
Tsk! It only helped it close the gap instead.
I make a big turn around the tree where I sense Nightmare to be lurking, slowing myself down while guiding the Basilisk to pass under there.

When the Basilisk arrives at the area it was lured to, a red line is caught at the corner of my eye.
Looking closely, there is a numerous amount of red thin spider webs around the tree.

Will all those webs be enough to stop it……?
No, I need to have more faith. Surely Nightmare has thought of something more devious befitting her titles.
Meanwhile, the petrification around my foreleg continues to spread. I don’t really have the luxury right now to do all the thinking.
I make a sharp turn and attempt to tackle the Basilisk.

“…… A~a~a?”

The Basilisk suddenly became unpleasant and tore through the red webs.
It slowed him down but only so slightly.

The Basilisk looks up at the tree beside him.
Nightmare is revealed lying in wait on the branches, and upon discovery, she shoots a ball of red webs.

“Ptui~!”

The Basilisk retaliates with its own attack and spits out a black liquid.
It looks much smaller compared to what it spit me with, but it’s definitely the same〖Poison〗skill.
Nightmare’s ball of red webs collide with the black spit and gets corroded easily.
But, the spit doesn’t stop there and splashes all over Nightmare’s body.
Nightmare falls from the tree and lands on her back, legs squirming.

Oh no, Nightmare!
At least the damage was lessened with Nightmare’s attack…… but still, their level gap is just too wide.
Nightmare is already at death’s door just from receiving a tiny hit.
The Basilisk locks onto me again, ignoring what became of Nightmare.
It’s as if it didn’t even interest him.

“Gru~uooooo!”

Just as I was about to fire another shot of〖Wind Slash〗…… I notice the Basilisk’s snake tail is trying to shake off a large amount of web stuck on it.

That’s right. The snake tail is a lot thinner compared to the main body.
And, it doesn’t have limbs to help remove the webs it gets stuck in.
It appears to be the most vulnerable one against dealing with the webs.

If I want to attack the snake tail, now’s the time!
〖High Quick〗,〖High Slow〗,〖High Rest〗…… it’s true that they’re all very powerful skills, but I’m sure only that snake can use them.
I know because I’m the same. The skills are divided when there are two or more heads.
If I render one immobile, it’ll be the same as shutting down half their skillset!
In addition to not being able to use〖High Quick〗anymore, it also won’t be able to use〖High Rest〗either, and without a means of recovery, it’ll be easier to capture it with its current HP.

“…………”

The Basilisk realizes something off and slows down its approach.
It then directs its bright red eyes at my wings.
All the while hiding its snake tail behind itself.

Not good. They’ve gotten more cautious now.
After seeing how its own tail got stuck in webs, it judged that it would become their weak link and covered it before I took any action.
I just need something, anything right now. There’s not much time left. What can I do to lower down its guard……

Then, I felt something in my tongue.
Wait, that’s right. Alo’s still here! And apparently, I got so lost in thought, I accidentally ate her. [T.N: At least you didn’t swallow her]

“Gruoo!”

I call out Alo as I open my mouth.

“Wind magic〖Gale〗!”

Alo chants from inside my mouth.
The Basilisk’s eyes widen in surprise.
But, of course.
In addition to Alo having little body heat from being an undead plus with my own, I don’t think even their〖Heat Sensor〗would’ve detected her hiding in my mouth.

The force of the tornado shaves off the ground and strikes the Basilisk.
The tornado immediately disperses, but surely that had dealt a huge blow just now.
Alo’s stats are built around her high HP and magic power.
It’s parallel with mine since we have a similar build, so we work perfectly together.
This build is also incredibly helpful against enemies with a higher level than us.

The force of the tornado was so powerful, it turned the Basilisk’s face sideways, no longer able to look straight at me.
The Basilisk realized that it became vulnerable so it turned its body around completely and ran away.
That bird sure is quick to think on its feet. It’s true that in that position, I might’ve been tempted to attack it.

But, that was a bad move.
It could’ve just kept on resisting and used〖High Rest〗to heal itself from the damage it received from〖Gale〗if it wanted to remain advantageous against me.

I fire a〖Wind Slash〗at the snake tail, still trying to shake off the webs it got stuck in, which the Basilisk exposed upon turning its back away from me.

“Sssha!”

The snake tail panics.
It knows that the wind blades are aiming for it.
So, it stretches itself and tries to dodge it.

How very unfortunate.
You see, I made this〖Wind Slash〗to be extra big.
Big enough to cut through both the tail and the body.
The Basilisk attempts to leap itself into the air for safety.

“Shaa~a~a~a?!”

The snake tail hisses in anger at its main body.
It kept hissing until the wind blades came and made a clean cut on its head.
The body of the headless snake tail wriggles around in an erratic manner.
Red-purplish blood squirts out of the cut edge like a hose until it loses momentum and droops down, hanging lifeless and leaking blood on the ground.

The severed head also loses the life in its eyes and becomes motionless.

“A~a~a!”

The Basilisk, in fear of its own life, spreads its wings and flies away.
Look at it go, flapping its wings so clumsily like a chicken. Does it really think it can get away from me with that speed?
Without the snake, it won’t be able to recast〖High Quick〗on itself anymore. In fact, it’s already losing the effects of it.
I spread open my own wings and pursue the chicken, circling around and stopping it from its tracks.
Then, with my petrified foreclaw, I slam its head like a hammer.

There was a feeling like I broke a skull when I slammed its head.
D-Did I overdo it……?
This stone claw is more powerful than I thought.

【Obtained Resistance skill〖Petrification Resistance: Lv1〗.】

Ooh, I got a new skill.
Now that I think about it, this is the first time I ever received this kind of abnormal status condition before.

The Basilisk falls back to the ground at tremendous speed from my hammer-like attack and lands on its jaw.