Reincarnated as a dragon’s egg ～Lets aim to be the strongest～ - Chapter 605

605 – [Death God Seed]
“GuuOOOOOOh!”

I roar to intimidate the nearby monsters. The presences seem to react, shuffling around. The surrounding ground rises, revealing several monsters hidden beneath.

“Geeeeo” “GeeEEE”

They’re giant toads, each about five metres long.

Purple and orange warts cover their bodies, making them swollen and round. Their skin sizzles with the sound of burning flesh, and black smoke rises from their surface. All in all, they have an eerie appearance.

One of the frogs screams hoarsely.

【[Plague Toad]: B+ monster】
【A giant toad.】
【It maintains a large amount of diseases and curses in its body, causing its body to swell and develop tumours.】
【It is said that plants will not grow in the land where a [Plague Toad] walks for a thousand years.】

…It sounds like treant’s natural enemy. They’re B+ rank rather than A- though. Now that he’s evolved, they shouldn’t be too hard an opponent for him.

『Master-dono! I’ll show you my true power now!』

『W-wait! If you go full size here, you’ll just be surrounded and beaten up!』

『Mu… I suppose so.』

He slumps down on my back.

I’ve realised something. A large, low mobility monster is just a big target. Will a day really come when he can show his true power?

“[Dark Sphere]!”

A sphere of black light shoots from Aro. It explodes against one plague toad, scattering poisonous-coloured blood. The toad’s remaining lower half flops to the ground.

S-she really is strong… Well, she is a magic specialist, and these are lower rank opponents. Each time I see her fight, I’m reminded of why Aro’s level rises so quickly while the treant’s is so hard to raise.

“We’re nearly at the tower now, so I’ll do my best to level up too!”

Aro does a fist pump.

『Will there be any left for me…?』

Treant worriedly mumbles.

I decide to fly around the plague toads at low altitude. This should help shake off their aim, and let Aro and the treant attack unilaterally.

『[Clay Sphere]! [Clay Sphere]!』

Treant desperately shoots balls of earth down at them. One sphere hits a toad directly, but all it does is cause one of the warts to burst, scattering pus while leaving the main body completely unphazed. It hops towards us.

『Wh-why…?』

“It’s just because you’re level 1…”

Aro says to soothe him, but that’s not the only reason. Even at level one, she had over three times his magical strength. Even right after she had evolved, it’s quite possible that she could have one-shotted one of these toads.

『…Treant, do you have any other attacks you can use?』

…We could use [Meteor Stamp], but it seems a waste against a B+ rank opponent. Each use of [Meteor Stamp] costs a lot of MP and requires time to set up. He’s also gotten so big that it might be a bit harder to use now, as he would definitely stand out a lot more when he falls out of the sky. I’d rather not draw that ymir giant towards us again. I don’t mind if it’s our only option, but I’d prefer to avoid it if possible.

『L-leave it to me!』

Treant’s mouth chews, then he spits out a shining green seed. The seed pierces into one of the toads. As it does, the toad’s body begins to glow with a faint green light.

This is his new skill, [Death God Seed]!

『Now that toad is as good as dead! It will lose its mana in an instant!』

Treant proudly declares.

【Normal Skill [Death God Seed]】
【Implants a seed that steals the target’s mana.】
【The closer the user is to the target, the faster the target’s mana will be sucked up.】
【Once the [Death God Seed] has absorbed all the target’s mana, it grows rapidly, destroying the target’s body.】

This skill should indeed eventually defeat it. To confirm, I take a look at the toad’s status.

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Species: Plague Toad
Condition: God of Madness, [Death God Seed]
Lv: 66/85
HP: 568/598
MP: 375/377
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…The finish line looks far away. His level is still low, so it can’t be helped… I can’t get very close, either.

『Fufufu, did you see that master-dono? I’ll shoot another one of them!』

『…It might be better to aim for the same one again.』

『Why, master-dono?』

He tilts his head to the side.

On my advice, he decides attaches three [Death God Seeds] to the same toad. But, as he releases the third seed, he keels over in pain. It seems maintaining [Death God Seed] consumes his own body… Somehow, it seems a little inconvenient to use.

I fly around the area, keeping an eye on the toad implanted with [Death God Seeds]. But there’s no sign of it slowing down. After trying to chase us, it soon realises that it can’t catch up and glares up at us in frustration, its wart-covered neck twisting round to follow us.

『Hahhh… Do you see that anguished appearance! It’s almost here!』

…Really? It looks to me like you’re in a lot more pain though…

After glaring at us for a while, the toad’s cheeks puff up. It’s planning on spitting venom. These toads are fairly fast and have a long range, so I need to be careful…! 

“[Dark Sphere]!”

A ball of black light flies out, and the implanted toad. Poisonous fluids and chunks of meat scatter through the air.

Aro wipes her brow with a look of satisfaction. Treant stares at her in a daze.

『A-A-Aro-dono…?』

“Dragon-god-sama! One of the toads was aiming at us, so I prioritised taking it out!”

『I-I see… Right, thank you…』

Treant slumps down on my back. For a moment, I worry if he received feedback damage from the [Death God Seeds], but it seems it was simply a lot of mental damage.

“Treant-san! Are you okay!?”

Aro frantically shakes him.

『…For now, you should just aim to earn straightforward damage and split the experience with Aro. Once your level is around 50, it should get a lot easier. Your attacks will be able to pierce more.』

『Yes… Master-dono…』

Treant says, lying face-up on my back. Cheer up… You only just evolved, you know.