Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?-Chapter 1278: Confrontation of the Others
'Well, shit. That's not good,' Lythero thought to himself as soon as he saw how the bird Kaijin covered in needles had pinned down one of Zhen Liu's zakos. 'Okay, calling out the zakos would probably be the equivalent of lighting up a flare in a dark room, and it's not like I can send Huītzilōpōchtli to relay information because he and Quetzalcoatl decided to take a nap when we rolled up to this place. Great...'
When he, Olstenna and Zhen Xing went off to patrol in different directions, they had honestly thought that they were going to get lucky and not run into any enemy Kaijin until after Zhen Liu had finished interrogating Constrictor.
Granted, he had no idea if it was even possible to jump into the minds of Kaijin, since they were mostly energy-based lifeforms but Zhen Liu was full of weird surprises.
Then again, these mysterious enemy Kaijin radiated a feeling that was rather dissimilar to Zhen Liu's Kaijin, so he wasn't entirely sure if the rules that he knew about applied to these new ones.
Regardless, once Lythero had stumbled upon the scene of the needle spewing Kaijin attacking Zhen Liu's zakos and pinning it to the ground, he knew he had to get involved.
Even if he only two out of seven of his masters' swords were operational, he was still a warrior.
'Now would've been a perfect time to use Master Rabbit's,[Vorpal Scimitar], but it looks like I'm gonna have to settle for the kukri and my own imitation,' Lythero concluded after taking in the entire situation.
After coming to this conclusion, Lythero drew Master Coyote's kukri alongside his [Astra]. Of course, he made sure to coat them with a little bit of [Chaos] in order to penetrate the innate defenses of this strange cactus-hawk Kaijin.
[Vorpal Hunting Pack!]
[What the hell?!]
From Piercer's blindspot, half a dozen copies of Lythero appeared from out of nowhere with their blades drawn and ready to strike.
[Prepare to die, you overgrown chicken!]
[What the—why does a human know the language of Chaos?!]
...Meanwhile...
"Well, well, well! Ain't this my lucky day! "
[Huh? Why is one of the Ignarii here? This ain't your territory.]
After Clobber had subdued the stone zako, he assumed that all he would have to do after that was to go back to the others and have their Lord figure out why these weird Kaijin had no [Cores] to devour. As such, he had no idea why some random Aetherii appeared out of nowhere in such a confrontational manner.
Hell, he didn't even like the taste of Aetherii soul crystals.
[Clear out, mortal,] Clobber told the Ignarii that was walking up to him. [This ain't your business. If you don't, I'm going to—]
[Exploding Berserker's Fist!]
Before Clobber could finish his sentence, Olstenna had already launched himself forward with an explosion of aether flames before sending a flying straight into Clobber's armored skull.
Normally, such an attack would do little to nothing to a Kaijin due to their innate [Chaos] negating most aether abilities. However, this rule didn't apply when those abilities were being flung around by someone who had spent several months observing how [Chaos] worked with the Kaijin, went through hell and back in figuring out how their weaknesses work on a granular level and then applying it to their own abilities.
In other words, Olstenna's flying straight had managed to pierce through both Clobber's [Chaos]-based defenses and physical defenses before he was sent flying.
Needless to say, the caterpillar-ram kaijin didn't appreciate being pummeled in such a manner.
[What the fuck?!] Clobber cursed as he corrected his landing and exercised [Chaos] to repair the damage to his dome. [Who are you and how did you do that?!]
Before answering either question though, Olstenna started hopping in place in a rhythmic manner, as if he was dancing.
"Long and short of it, amigo, my name is Olstenna and I'm going to be the guy who's going to be the one to defeat the current Kaijin Lord and his army of Kaijin. And you, my knock-off friend, has the distinctive honor of my being the first to feel the power of my secret weapon against him! Now have at you!"
As soon as he made this declaration, Olstenna inexplicably started...humming.
...One last shift...
[Oh man, oh man! If you don't got a Core, then why does the boss care so much about you weirdos?!] Ripper roared at the wooden zako that was trapped between his massive hands. [Will I find out if I just rip you apart?!]
Ripper began to answer his own question when he moved his hands in preparation to rip the wooden zako in half, when something unexpected occurred.
[Yin-Yang Soul Cycle Palm!]
Before Ripper could even attempt to rip the wooden zako, though, Porcelain Doll and Corpse Doll had rushed in and unleashed a coordinated double palm strike against the malicious monkey's middle.
The sudden surge of cycling [Chaos] caused Ripper's body to spasm and release the wooden zako moments before he was knocked back. Unfortunately, he had managed to react in time to slow his momentum by jamming one of his oversized hands into the ground.
Ripper was just about to verbally tear apart whomever or whatever had just rammed into him.
[Who the hell...]
However, the strange monkey kaijin had found himself overwhelmed by an entirely different feeling that was related to bloodlust.
Actual lust.
[Whoa whoa whoa! I never seen a fine pair of Kaijin look you two before! When did the boss make you?] Ripper asked in an awestruck voice.
Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll looked at each other confusion plain on their faces.
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[For starters, we're definitely not made by the same Kaijin Lord,] Corpse Doll pointed out.
[For second, my sister and I are still proto-kaijin,] Porcelain Doll mentioned. [Since the two of us have yet to develop a core desire to focus our Cores on.]
[Wait you can grow a core?] Ripper asked in confusion. [Like a fruit? Then that means I can keep you two as toys before ripping you two and making you a part of me forever! How grand, how grand!]
Amused by the thought, Ripper started clapping his hands like a child.
Needless to say, Porcelain Doll and Corpse Doll were rather...disturbed by this behavior.
[Sister, I think we need to beat the shit out of this guy.]
[Don't have to tell me twice!]
...Now back to the main event...
"Urp...ugh...BLARGH!"
[My lord!]
[What the—?!]
[Who are these clowns?]
Due to their connection being muted, Razorstella, Springerdermain, Screamira and Nepeherage were unable to determine the exact status of their creator as he did his best to extract information from this weird enemy Kaijin known as Constrictor.
The only ones present that could right now were Porcelain Doll, Corpse Doll and Blazejudicator and all three were busy at the moment.
Well, the latter was doing their best to support their shared Lord, while the former duo had gotten bored and decided to explore elsewhere.
As such, the Kaijin that were still present were absolutely blindsided as Zhen Liu had suddenly expelled not one, but two entirely different Kaijin alongside Constrictor.
These two other kaijin resembled a lizard and a frog, but they also looked...partially melted.
Not only that, but they also appeared incredibly...soulless. Which was weird, because kaijin technically didn't have souls.
The kaijin present were just about to ask what the hell was going on, when two back-to-back events that threw them for a massive loop.
First, the Bloodliner girl suddenly shot up from unconsciousness while screaming, ^THE KAIJIN ARE COMING.^
This, by itself, wasn't that weird. But then it will was immediately followed by the appearance of Zhen Xing running back to where they were all gathered like he was being chased by...one of them.
Which was something he corroborated shortly after.
"SOMEBODY GET THIS JAGUAR OFF MY ASS!"
[Jaguar?]
Thoom!
Which was right when the aformentioned jaguar showed up.
[Whoa...]
[Another one of these guys?!]
[Why does he look so...unsettling?]
[Fuck the looks! You're sensing that his Core is all fucked up, right?]
The kaijin of Zhen Liu couldn't help but feel disgust the moment they saw this foreign kaijin for a variety of reasons.
They were disgusted by the fact that someone else had made this kaijin.
They were disgusted by the fact that this kaijin was empowered by something that wasn't [Desire].
And on top of all of that, they were absolutely disgusted by the weird sense of hunger that was radiating off of this guy.
Especially when they saw that he was eyeing the three partially melted kaijin that Zhen Liu had suddenly spat up.
[This guy...]
[Well, ain't this an interesting day. Not only do I get to absorb even more Cores, but now I can report back that there is apparently someone else who can create Kaijin. I can already tell I'll be rewarded when I report back.]
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Wait a minute...
