Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

Chapter 87 Saving the Beauty with a Katana

A few days later, in a corner deep in the forest.

Asuna and her two companions are battling a monster that looks like a pitcher plant.

This monster, known as the "small man-eating plant," has a bizarre flower on its head and a huge mouth filled with sharp teeth; its appearance alone is enough to send chills down your spine. However, what is truly deadly are the vines that creep up its roots.

It habitually maintains a certain distance from its prey, occasionally opening its massive jaws to intimidate and induce the opponent into a defensive stance. If the target becomes overly defensive, it will spray a corrosive liquid from its mouth to suppress it.

And the moment the opponent relaxes their guard, the vines lurking on the ground will suddenly spring up, sweeping out like sharp blades to deliver a fatal blow.

In that instant, the monster caught the three of them off guard for a moment.

It charged forward suddenly, opening its massive maw to spray liquid. But after drawing everyone's attention, a vine swept in from the side, slashing out like a blade.

However, this seemingly loose opening was actually a setup by everyone. Yuki stepped forward without hesitation and seized the most opportune moment.

The slender sword flashed out like lightning, striking precisely the weakest point of the vine.

The small carnivorous plant was immediately in pain, its attack abruptly interrupted. Under the effect of the skill "See Through," it was briefly stunned.

"Switch!"

Asuna reacted to the sound, suddenly lunging forward, her body sinking as the rapier in her hand glowed with a crimson light.

Her recently acquired new skill—

Rapier Double Strike, "Parallel Thrust | Activated!"

The continuous high damage instantly emptied the monster's health bar. The next moment, the small carnivorous plant turned into countless data fragments and dissipated into the air.

After the battle, Asuna and Yuuki turned around at the same time to look at Mito, waiting for her evaluation.

"Excellent. Yuuki's timing was excellent, and Asuna's attacks were quite sharp!"

She first praised them, then changed her tone and began to point out their shortcomings.

"However, Asuna's skill damage is a bit excessive. If facing multiple enemies, it's easy to consume too much energy prematurely. Going forward, she needs to pay attention to skill allocation and usage rhythm."

Her gaze shifted to Yuki.

"As for Yuki—just practice more. I'm not very skilled with rapiers either, so I can only offer limited advice."

Following the established plan, the group arrived at the gathering place of small carnivorous plants and began their hunt.

After taking down several of the more aggressive individuals using similar tactics, the group gradually moved toward a clearing at the edge of the forest to avoid attracting too many monsters and exceeding their hunting capabilities.

After the battle had been going on for a while, a furtive figure suddenly appeared at the edge of a forest.

The sharp-eyed Mitt immediately recognized it as a humanoid monster resembling a rat.

"The Swift Ratman has appeared! Keep up the pace, slowly clear out the small carnivorous plants, and wait for me to return!"

After giving brief instructions and receiving responses from Asuna and Yuuki, Mito broke away from the group and chased after the swift ratman that had begun to flee.

However, things often turn out in ways that surprise everyone.

A noisy commotion came from deep within the forest for some unknown reason. At first, it was very distant, but before long, the sound became clearer and clearer.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of small carnivorous plants surged wildly in the same direction through the forest. As they passed by, several were occasionally drawn by the sounds of battle, changed direction, and joined Asuna and Yuuki's battle.

"What...what happened?"

Witnessing this unusual scene, Asuna couldn't help but speak with a hint of panic.

"The number of monsters is increasing—it's getting out of control!"

Yuki's expression was tense, and her tone was clearly worried.

"It must have been other adventurers somewhere in the forest who accidentally struck the red fruit of a smaller, carnivorous plant! It was a trap set by this monster—"

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"Sister Mitt mentioned this situation before; we've probably been implicated!"

The situation deteriorated rapidly.

More and more monsters were drawn to the battle before them. The battlefield, which they had originally chosen for ease of movement, had now become a trap that blocked their retreat.

In the rush, Asuna and Yuuki were forced to adjust their strategy, focusing on defense and evasion, hoping to hold out until Mito arrived to provide support.

However, as time went by, both of them inevitably began to bear scars.

"This won't do—we need to change our strategy, Yuuki."

In just a few days, they had grown much closer. After learning Yuki's age, Asuna mustered her courage and spoke with the firmness of an older sister.

"No problem. Shall I take charge of defense, and Asuna take the offense?"

"Um!"

The adjustment of the strategy quickly yielded results.

Yuuki held the front line, and Asuna seized the opportunity to launch a series of slashes. This was repeated several times, and the ground was covered with broken data fragments.

However, they all knew in their hearts that this balance was only temporary. Once the resources needed for swordsmanship were exhausted, the situation would spiral out of control again—

Moreover, it could be even more dangerous than before.

After holding out for a while longer, their supplies finally ran out completely.

Although their condition had clearly declined and their health had fallen into a dangerous range, the number of monsters in front of them had also been reduced by more than half.

The forest was no longer agitated, and even the previously ferocious carnivorous plants hesitated for a moment. Several individuals even began to instinctively retreat, as if avoiding something.

A familiar voice could be faintly heard in the distance.

Asuna instinctively looked in the direction of the sound—

A reassuring purple figure was rushing towards them with all its might.

Asuna tried to open her mouth to shout, but saw Mito's expression turn to utter terror in the next instant.

The next moment, a blue figure crashed down from above.

boom! ! !

The impact of landing alone sent Yuki flying, crashing heavily to the side and temporarily rendering her unable to move.

The monster casually grabbed a small man-eating plant that was too close, threw it into its mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then crushed it completely.

Then—

Its gaze slowly fell on Asuna.

It opened its enormous mouth and let out a deafening roar at almost face-to-face distance.

"roar!!!"

A terrifying sound exploded in my ears.

Even though the concept of "deafness" doesn't exist in this world, at this moment, Asuna's mind seemed to be forcibly cut off, leaving it blank.

Mitt was not far away.

She was so close, yet so unattainable.

Yuki struggled to sit up and tried to crawl toward her.

But it was too late.

It turns out that people become unusually calm in such situations.

Perhaps—it's just a little regrettable.

The monster's gaping maw grew larger and larger in her field of vision, and the shadows gradually swallowed her world.

His body, however, was completely unable to move.

I hope that Mito and Yuuki can live well from now on.

Just as her consciousness was about to sink into darkness, a familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears: "Giving up now is too early, Asuna-chan."

The next moment, she was pulled into someone's arms from behind.

The man turned his body and narrowly avoided the monster's bite.

"If you ask why, it's because I'm here!"

With a somewhat relaxed tone, Tianxing led the still somewhat stunned Asuna away from the danger, and then bent down to put her down in a relatively safe place.

Then he turned around and walked forward, facing the monster alone.

"Watch closely, as a master of the katana, I can take care of someone like this in no time!"

Looking at the scene before her, Asuna's heart inevitably began to race.

At that moment, the monster roared again and unleashed a powerful blow.

Tianxing stepped back slightly, and with a smooth motion, he drew his katana backward with a clang!

In the instant of counterattack, the blade precisely broke through the monster's center of gravity.

Immediately afterwards, he took a powerful step forward, and as his body lurched forward, the tip of his blade pierced the monster's chest. He then used the momentum to fly into the air.

"Soaring Dragon!"

The blade flashed upwards, tearing through the air, accompanied by Tianxing's roar.

The next moment, a heavy slash came down!

Several slashes exploded almost simultaneously, and the damage values ​​jumped one after another amidst the interplay of light and shadow.

He landed, turned around, and sheathed his sword.

All in one go!

The monster's health instantly dropped to zero, and its massive body dissipated into countless data fragments.

Tianxing turned and walked towards Asuna, just about to say "Gulp—"

An extremely untimely sound came softly from Asuna's abdomen.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Asuna blushed slightly and lowered her head.

The atmosphere, which had been extremely tense, became somewhat subtle at this moment.