Dimensional Descent

[For those who missed the annoucnement, for the month of August, DD will be transitioning to a 2 chapter a day schedule. In addition, I'll be uploading later in the day my time due to this (6pm EST) <3]

The Slayer Legion units were in shock. The gorilla directly ignoring them and jumping after the boy they saw as nothing other than a scout who overestimated himself and infuriated Captain Sela was completely out of their expectations.

"Rookie!"

Gerolt and Malt's shrill cries reached Leonel, but they were simply too far away to do anything to help. Leonel was on his own.

At that very moment, Aitken and his injured squad members were taking advantage of the gorilla being distracted to retreat as quickly as they could. It became obvious that they had no intention of stepping into those muddied waters again. Even Captain Sela's life and death was unknown at this point, why would they risk themselves for a boy who was just being so arrogant mere moments ago.

To the units of the six Captains, Leonel was essentially finished. Still, the only ones who felt even the slightest shred of remorse was Captain Zhang who brought Leonel into his unit and the four squad members he had spent the last two weeks with.

Still, none of them could do anything even if they wanted to.

However, Leonel, the person in question, watched on with a cold expression.

Timing his escape perfectly, he darted forward, leaping just out of the range of the gorilla's descending hammer fists. He pulled on his chains hard, taking advantage of the heavy chariot and his own strength to sweep the chain across the gorilla's ankles and knocking it off its feet.

Leonel jumped toward the gorilla's back as it fell, wrapping the chain that bound his wrists across its neck. He pressed his knees down on either side of the beast's spine, pulling his arms back hard.

The veins of his arms bulged and the pain of the chains pressing against his wrists was excruciating. But Leonel continued to pull, wanting to break the gorilla's neck in one move.

"ROOOOOAAARRRRR!!!!"

to lash out toward Leonel's

from the gorilla's back and placing the soles

pulling up with his arms as though he was trying to stand up,

neck was commanding. If it wasn't for its sturdy body, it would have already lost its head. But, the beast hadn't

a familiar silver light coated the beast's body. In that moment, the soft flesh of the

for this ability, or else it wouldn't be turning it on and off like

give Leonel the time. The moment it got the slightest bit of reprieve, it rolled to

away. A normal gorilla wasn't even 400 pounds, so Leonel was confident in outlasting the beast. However… He knew quite well that this

a deep sense of humiliation that fueled its rage. In those moments, it had felt the call of death. It had really almost died at the hands of a puny

out with its fists toward Leonel, but the cold glint it found on the latter's face

failed to realize that when it had rolled to get Leonel off its back like that, it had inadvertently wrapped the chain around itself loosely. This

chariot went flying. It was impossible for him to use a

its snarls throwing hot air and flying spittle from its sharp canines. Its teeth glistened beneath the high sun almost like

air before they dashed

sword. But, he hadn't known how to use an ax back then either. However, what he did know

the gorilla's attack pattern was too simple. And, secondly, its shield ability couldn't be abused. Better yet, this shield ability had just been

was nimble. The faint shadow of the succubus

like a ghost, ducking out of the range of the

to its side, his broad sword flashed forward, leaving afterimages in the air as it aimed for

CLANG!