Reincarnated as a dragon’s egg ～Lets aim to be the strongest～ - Chapter 616

616 – Treant-San’s True Power
『Leave it to me, master-dono! I’ll show you my power now that I’ve levelled up!』

Treant says energetically, remaining in tree spirit form as he charges towards the banshee.

“M-me too!”

Aro says hurriedly, jumping down after him.

『Watch out! There’s not just one, there’s several lurking around! They can go invisible!』

The banshee is a lower rank, but its level is high. More importantly, it’s not alone.

I hold my claws ready behind them.

This time, I want to avoid using MP as much as possible. The aim is to wait for my MP to recover while Aro and the treant continue to level up. I plan to give only a minimal amount of help.

『Here I go! [Clay Sphere]!』

A ball of earth forms over treant’s head and flies towards the banshee.

The banshee nimbly steps to the side to dodge. The banshee’s stats are mostly balanced, but its magic and speed are higher than the rest. It’s probably too fast his attacks to have much chance of hitting.

“[Darkness Kaleidoscope]!”

Wrapped in black light, Aro’s outline becomes blurry, and she splits into three. The three Aros run in different directions, positioning the banshee in the middle of them. They raise their arms simultanously, black light amassing between each of their hands.

“[Dark Sphere]!”

Three spheres of darkness fly towards the banshee. Aro also doesn’t have much speed either, but she can make up for it with sheer number of attacks.

As the banshee jumps to the side to dodge, one of the [Dark Spheres] slams into it. The banshee’s shrill scream echoes out as the black light bursts.

As the light fades, the banshee isn’t visible. Even though Aro has high firepower, her opponent is an A rank monster. It’s hard to imagine she could have blasted it to nothing in one hit.

『Aro, watch out! It’s hiding!』

The three Aros peer around restlessly.

“AaaAAAAAAh!”

The banshee suddenly appears midair and pushes down an Aro.

“Kyaah!”

The damage from the [Dark Sphere] still remaining, the banshee’s left is missing and its hood is torn. Dark grey blood dribbles down its body.

The banshee looks like a hooded young woman, but the face that is now revealed is clearly inhuman. The mouth is bizarrely large, and the eyes have no eyelids. The skin looks like dry rotten bark.

The banshee arm stabs down, plunging a set of long, poisonous-looking claws towards Aro.

『Aro!』

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

The banshee’s arm pierces into Aro’s abdomen.

Damn it! The banshee’s ability to go invisible is dangerous. I want to let them level up without my interference, but a high level A rank like this is dangerous. I probably should have gotten Aro to fight from my back.

I don’t know whether that one is a copy or her main body, but I need to help. I’ll use [Dimension Claw].

Suddenly, Aro’s outline collapses and she swells up, covering the banshee. Teeth appear in the air, forming what could only be described as a giant floating mouth.

“Ah.”

Taken aback, the banshee freezes. The giant mouth snaps shut, biting through the banshee. Its body is crushed, splattering blood.

The banshee’s arm reaches out as it tries to pull itself away. The mouth quickly opens and closes again, this time entirely tearing the banshee’s body in two, and the outstretched arm goes limp.

S-strong… Not only does it restrain the target, it’s quick enough to function as a counterattack. This is one of the skills Aro got upon evolving to a walpurgis.

【Normal Skill [Ravenous Poison Fangs]】
【The user’s entire body opens up, becoming a giant mouth, and then bites down on the opponent in front.】
【Steals HP and MP from the bitten target, and inflicts a variety of status conditions.】

…I thought this when I first read it, but it’s an incredibly gruesome skill.

The giant mouth’s outline fades, forming back into Aro.

“D-dragon-god-sama, did you see…?”

Aro asks embarrassedly. I stealthily look down at the ground.

『…I-I happened to be looking down, so I didn’t see anything.』

Aro stares at me doubtfully.

『Uuu… I wasn’t able to get any experience points again…』

Treant falls to his knees.

Suddenly, the surroundings erupt with the sound of crying.

『Don’t let your guard down! There’s still more…!』

Suddenly, ten banshees appear. Some are sitting on branches, while others are crawling on the ground.

Th-there’s four times as many as expected! Should we withdraw, or should I help? Both Aro and treant have powerful statuses, but their low speeds are fatal weaknesses. They’re slower than the high-level banshees, so it’s possible they could be attacked one-sidedly.

『Let’s withdraw…』

“Leave it to me, dragon-god-sama! We can’t waste too much time, so I’ll manage!”

One of the Aros declares, and the other two clench their fists in a show of determination. S-so gallant…

It’s true that in exchange for poor fuel efficiency, Aro can fight with the power of three A+ ranks. Maybe they’re not at that much of a disadvantage…?

『Alright, keep fighting!』

Suddenly, treant is knocked flying by one of the banshees. It seems it drew close with [Ghostly Step], delaying his ability to react. He tumbles across the ground, then comes to a stop in the middle of three banshees and staggers to his feet.

『Treant!』

『M-master-dono…』

『Do it! If the ymir comes, I’ll just pick you up and we’ll run!』

Treant tilts his head to the side, but his eyes open wide in understanding.

『A-are you sure? Then, I’ll take you up on that!』

He rapidly swells up, growing to his world treant size. Several banshees immediately claw at him, causing his body to sway from the blows.

“Dragon-god-sama, that’s too much for treant-san…!”

『This much won’t hurt me! [Wood Counter]!』

A giant branch swings down, crashing through the banshees.

Before becoming a world treant, his performance was really iffy, but now he’s genuinely strong. Even though they’re high level, it’s hard for the lower rank speed-oriented banshees to do much damage to him.

“Treant-san, strong…”

Aro opens her mouth in surprise.

『Allow me to draw their attention, Aro-dono!』

His trunk stretches up straight. H-he looks so reassuring…! It’s my first time seeing him appear so reliable.

In fact, this is the first time I’ve seen him fight in a way that makes full use of his endurance… This seems to be the first ray of sunshine for him, after having languished with half-hearted stats up until recently.