"I'm a Kurokawa, and this is Black River Mountain—my village—now all of you can go die!!!"
Kurokawa Hideo flew into a rage, his body abruptly growing enormous—far larger than before.
Day-Hiding Demon leaped down from the giant bear's back. Her hair whipped wildly about, transforming into a massive uchigatana that slashed straight for Kurokawa Hideo's neck.
Kurokawa Hideo did not dodge at all. Instead, he simply thrust his neck forward to take the blow—his waterlogged, swollen neck was even harder than steel, and the uchigatana woven from hair could do nothing to him.
"Damn it—die!!!"
Hoshiguma Yuna's expression was terrifying as she raised her withered yet immensely powerful claw and smashed it toward Kurokawa Hideo.
Boom—
Kurokawa Hideo caught Hoshiguma Yuna's claw. Fish bones jutted out from his arm as he prepared to drive them into her heart.
Mama Bear attacked from the side, opening her horrifying maw and biting down on Kurokawa Hideo's arm in one bite.
"Arghhh—"
Kurokawa Hideo let out a howl, but did not struggle. Fish bones immediately burst from the bitten area, piercing straight through Mama Bear's mouth.
But—even with her mouth pierced through, Mama Bear's eyes remained blood-red as she pressed her massive body down onto Kurokawa Hideo. Her heavy frame threw him off balance, and he staggered before falling into the lake, splashing water everywhere.
"Yuna-san!!!"
The rest of the group finally arrived. Seeing three monsters, each over ten meters tall, already fighting in Lake Kurokawa, they were instantly dumbfounded.
Fujimaru Ritsuka was not surprised. Instead, he was somewhat anxious, immediately beginning to cast what little support magecraft he could.
"Get off me!!!"
Feeling as though the Great Brown Bear Demon was about to tear the bones from his arm, Kurokawa Hideo roared beneath the water. A long bristle suddenly shot out from