Edited by: KenChi死

I have jumped to the side avoiding being bitten by a Snake. As it dug its fang in the ground where I was standing a second ago; I pointed my fingers in the direction of its head and set small explosive bolt.

The head of beast was no longer connected with its body, as flesh was sent flying in all direction. There was no time to admire the perfectly performed spell for a few brothers and sister of the killed monster were aiming for my body.

I still have not used one of the fire spells I recently gained, I doubt I will have a better time to try it out.

My body was covered with flames as [Coat of Fire] was activated. For now snakes couldn’t get closer to me, but my mana was being drained rapidly. Even as the den was not a very spatial location it was still good enough for the ravens to flew to the ceiling and then nosedive at snakes blind spots. Three of ravens were helping me out by killing serpents. In the same time Remus was sitting on my shoulder with talons dug into it in order to not fall off me.

My fire magic was stronger. Just a bit. I am afraid that at current level of my fire power difference would be barely noticeable. Yet still, thanks buddy.

Kaito? He was being busy with not getting bitten to. Unfortunately the size and body structure of our current opponents were not in his favor

The snakes were surrounding me now, waiting for fire coat to fall down… if I could take them all at once… that’s the point!

-“ Guyz… find some cover”

Will it work? Will it?!

I poured more and more mana into the coat. The fire start raging on, then I start adding pure mana under the coat to cast mana shock wave… if everything would went according to the plan, the coat of fire should be sent into all direction burning everything in its patch!

So… it is a final countdown bitches! Three! Two! One!!!

Well, it was a failure. As I wanted to release a shock wave from my body, the fire over my body extinguished, so in the end just a pure wave of force left my body. As snakes were in to bug distance the only thing that I achieved with that move was to push few of those back and gain some space.

~Dual casting is actually pretty hard, you dummy-head. If you would succeed in your first try… bah – first try on the battlefield, I would bow my head and called you the ultimate genius. You are not a novel hero, you know? Things will not work as you want them to only because you will try now very hard… you will also not refill your mana lost with this foolish move with the power of love and friendship.

“From time to time you could give me some more useful advice in battle, ya know?”

~Really? So – here is one. If your situation is not completely helpless, do not try using some moves you find attractive. Understand. Focus. Use. Repeat. This is how you achieve perfection

“Shit! I was bitten! I WAS FUCKING BITTEN! WHAT NOW?!”

~Calm your ass. It is youngling. Venom is weak. It will hurt, and will weaken you, but it is not as effective as adult snake venom. Kill those and use healing magic. ya should be all right”

Even as the words of Codex-chan were reassuring, the bite hurt like bitch. The burning sensation was spreading through my leg. In anger I stepped on the head of a snake and crush it in the process.

Those little annoying maggots. They may be long, but it is still hard to aim at them. Especially as they are not making killing them any easier… those movements! Khh.

I pulled a knife from the pocket of the robe, and change my grip. Now I was holding it with the blade going alongside my joint.

The snakes used their tails as springs. Those were literally falling from the skies. Hallelujah, it’s raining snakes!

The dagger was more useful against those tiny bastards. I needed to be bitten only half a dozen of times to figure it out.

As those little buggers were in midair I was slashing the blade through their open maws. Another one jumped from the side, I turned around and still while spinning I stab its head from above, nailing it to the ground.

I was way too late when I have noticed that another snake is about to bite my face. My heart stopped beating for a second. Those all small injuries could be more or less ignored, but I doubt that I could treat in same way a direct injection to the face. And if he would dig its fang in my throat I wouldn’t even need to wait for the venom.

As its fang were about 5 centimeters from my eye Sebastian flew from the ceiling, nailed the snake to the ground and tore apart its flesh.

-“Your sins have been forgiven, Sebastian” I chuckled. I wanted to take a step in the direction of a few snakes that were still alive, but somehow I miss my footing. How can you stumble while walking on completely flat ground?

I wanted to stabilize my posture, but one of my legs was not responding as it should. While all that dancing with a blade I forgot that venom is spreading faster as you are more active. Even if it was supposed to be fairly weak, I was bitten fine number of times and I did my best to give the venom the best conditions to spread through my body.

I stepped back. And again. And I collapsed. My whole body start itching, then hurting. I felt like my flesh was being melted from inside.

-“Please guyz, take care… of the rest”

Or at least buy me some time. With all my strengths left I raised myself to a sitting position, I let my back rest on the wall of the den I took a deep breath and started using [Detoxification] from Nature healing magic on myself. After some time I could feel my body grow more and more stiff.

Kaito stepped in front of me, guarding with his own body. The ravens were circling in the room to both scare snakes back and to hunt those who would move away from their kin a sufficient distance.

And then, the venom started messing with my magic. It started violating inside of my mana veins. It was just a matter of time, when I would not be able to cast even a sparkle. I had to focus on detoxification of those mana veins first.

Yet the venom already started doing its job. As the impulses of mana were sent randomly and madly all over my body a few of those reached my mana cores. This is how I forced myself to shift shapes. So yes, I was shifting randomly for the duration of the whole process. I didn’t mind. It wasn’t even disturbing me.

More and more snakes were coming into the room I was currently sitting in. But those were waiting. COME ON! Act like mindless animals! Pretty please?! You are stronger in numbers and have that annoying venom! Stop cheating even more!

From a tunnel on the opposite side of the room a figure started appearing. It was big. Reaching almost to the ceiling, and was moving in this annoying zigzag pattern.

And as rays of the sun fell over it, it stopped. Covered in green scales tails with some black pattern on its back. With hands crossed on it chest it was looking at me with fascination. What the hell do you find so interesting asshole? Oh, wait. I was shifting over and over again.

-“The king fell to the den… oh, excusssse me. Too young to be a king… If you would die here… no one would even noticccce…”

An ugly grin appeared on the lamia’s face. Irritating kind of small. The king?! Who? Me? How can you be a king without having a nation or kingdom or men you can rule? Get your shit together! AND STOP SMILLING!

-“Whatsss wrong, young princcce? Why you are not talking anything? Ya clearly hasss a humanoid form so you sssshould be able to talk… or are you still an animal? In such situu…”

-“Stop smiling”

-“Excussse me?”

-“Your smile. It makes me want to punch your face. Stop it.”

~Those are showing no respect…

~Those are acting to arrogant…

~Those are thinking to high bout’ themselves.

Shut up guyz.

~Clash

~Bite

~Trample

-“SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!... and you… if you want to kill, then kill… or wait a few more minutes and I will twist your neck”

Why the fuck am I getting pissed off again!?

~The venom has also effect on your nervous system. First mentality disorder, then hallucinations.”

-“Hoo! Thatsss a ssspirit. Humansss were getting usually ssscared… crying… begging… and what do you waaant, young prince?”

-“To cut your fucking throat and drink from it like a fountain.”

That’s right. Asshole looks delicious. So fucking delicious! The pale skin of his humanoid parts… looks sooo soft. I can bet, that after some cooking it will literally melt on your tongue…

-“Stop it… shut up… leave it I said!” My vision started getting blurry. The mana inside of me was in a total mess now. There was no possibility for me to keep healing myself, but with terror in hart I noticed, that at same time my familiars were getting forced out of this dimension.

WHY?! WHY!? Those are like phones that you can charge with mana to keep them running! They still should have some energy left! For a few days at least! So why? Can it be, that mana flow inside of me was used as a spell and command them to get back?! Forced unsummoning?! What the fuck!?

Oh, I was getting scared, but not in a human way. A terrified human would fall on his kneed and tremble. I was getting scared as a rat. As I found no more way to run, I was preparing myself to bite and scratch everything. Well, or I would bite and scratch if I could move my body.

Now I was drifting away. The lamia boy, as he thought that I am no longer a threat, started moving toward me. He grabbed me, surprisingly gently. Not that I would care about it as my mind was going wild.

Before I passed out I still remember two things.

One: a notification appeared:

[th]You and your familiars have slain 17x [Acid spitter - youngling] - 1473 exp obtained[/th]

Two: I still was conscious enough to bite him in the shoulder, close to the neck. And I do remember the taste of his blood. Extremely sweet.

So, I decided to make as short bluebox as possible for as updates are being rolled on Royalraod there are some bugs. (not only at my story as I was able to notice). But hey! We are freeloader that are using someones creativity and skill to post some useless shit-stories, so even as we met with some problems on the site, all we can do is to be patient and show our gratitude, understanding and support to addmins!

Ps. I did not plan to make a dungeon at first place (But someone was complain ‘bout lack of bloodshed), and then I didn’t plan to add lamia, and then I didn’t plan to make this lamia male (but as I know you, you would already start plotting harem side story with snake girl, so here ya got some snake boy… no. I do not intend to make a homo-romance… not that being homo is bad or anything. Just not)… I am curious were it would lead me :D