Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Battle of the monsters
"Hey, what should we do now?" Lucifer whispered into Luna's ear.
"I don't know either."
Right now, the two of them were hiding in a bush. Rather, they couldn't move anymore because in front of them, there were two giant monsters fighting each other.
A skinny monster that looked like the one Lucifer had encountered before was fighting a big, fat, hairy monster that looked like a giant gorilla.
At first, Lucifer and Luna thought that the bigger one would win because it was stronger and had better resistance, but it turned out not to be the case. Although the gorilla was fatter and stronger, its speed was too slow.
On the other hand, the other monster's speed was very fast but its damage was too weak.
The gorilla couldn't hit the skinny monster because it kept dodging, but the skinny monster couldn't damage the other one because it didn't have enough strength.
The fight between the two monsters shook the entire area. But it seemed like the other monsters didn't pay much attention to the fight between those two.
"Which one do you think will win?" Lucifer asked.
"The skinny one is faster, so it won't get hit. Moreover, the skinny one's attacks are weak, but if it keeps attacking the bigger one, it will cause a lot of damage." Luna answered.
"But I think the gorilla will win. The gorilla only needs to hit the skinny monster once and the skinny monster will definitely die."
Just as Lucifer had predicted, the gorilla was lucky enough to catch the skinny monster. Then, it pushed the skinny monster to the ground right away and punched it repeatedly in the face.
Unable to miss this opportunity, Lucifer took out his gun.
"What are you doing? Why do you have a gun?" Luna asked when she saw Lucifer take out his gun.
"Just watch quietly."
Lucifer closed one eye and aimed the gun at the skinny monster that was being punched all over. Since he knew that the skinny monster would definitely die, Lucifer wanted to get some Experiences from that skinny monster.
Without hesitation, Lucifer pulled the trigger. The gunshot rang out, the bullet was shot towards the skinny monster's arm. Although the damage caused was not high, at least Lucifer had caused enough damage to get Experience when the skinny monster died.
"Here, take this and shoot that skinny monster."
Lucifer then handed Luna his gun.
"What for?"
"Just shoot and you'll understand."
"But I don't know how to use a gun."
Lucifer sighed in disappointment. Then, he grabbed Luna's gun and aimed it at the skinny monster lying on the ground.
"Pull the trigger." Lucifer ordered.
Luna immediately did as Lucifer ordered. The bullet shot towards the skinny monster. Although the bullet grazed the monster's skin, at least Luna had caused damage to that monster.
Lucifer took back the gun and put it into the Cube.
"Let's go."
He pulled Luna up and the two of them walked around the two fighting monsters towards the shore. Now all they had to do was wait for the skinny monster to die to gain Experience.
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[You have successfully defeated a Giga-level monster. You have received 1000 Experiences from killing a Giga-level monster.]
"What is this?" Luna suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
It seemed like she had seen the system notification just like Lucifer. But since it was her first time, she was really confused about what was going on.
"Why did I get 1000 Experiences from killing a Giga-level monster? I didn't kill any monster that strong."
"Calm down Luna. Actually, this Experience is from that skinny monster I told you to shoot earlier. I discovered that we only need to deal damage, no matter how big or small, to a monster to get Experience after that monster dies."
"So this 1000 Experiences is from that skinny monster just now?"
"You're quick to understand!"
Actually, this wasn't knowledge that only Lucifer knew. After the students moved up to their third year, the instructors would certainly teach them this.
The reason why they didn't teach the students this knowledge earlier was because they didn't want the students to rely on their comrades to gain Experience. They wanted the students to gain more actual combat experience.
"How did you know there was such a method? Even my family never told me."
"I just happened to know. And the reason your family didn't tell you this was probably because they wanted you to develop on your own, not just stand still and enjoy the Experience of others."
"That's true." Luna nodded, seeming to understand.
While the two were talking, a snake-like monster with wings suddenly charged towards Luna.
"Be careful Luna..."
Before Lucifer could finish his sentence, Luna had already pulled out the sword placed at her waist and slashed at the monster without looking. The slash was so smooth that the monster didn't realize that it had been cut in half.
Only 1 second later, the monster's body was split in half.
How did she do that...'
Lucifer was completely frozen by Luna's power. He didn't expect her to have such fast reflexes and slashing speed without using her Ability.
What surprised Lucifer even more was that the girl was still calmly talking to him as if nothing had happened. Luna didn't even bother to look at the monster to kill it.
As expected of the main female character of the novel.
***
Since Lucifer's leg had completely healed, their progress towards the shore had also been faster. Thanks to Luna accompanying him, they were also able to quickly deal with the monsters blocking their way.
The two of them had started moving since the sun had risen and the sun was now directly overhead. It meant that several hours had passed since they had started moving.
They were getting closer to the shore as Lucifer could clearly hear the waves crashing against the shore.
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"We're almost there Luna!"
Lucifer couldn't hide his joy at the thought that he would be able to get back to Atlas Academy soon.
The two of them walked through a few more bushes, and they finally reached the shore they had been searching for this whole time.
They were currently standing on soft yet hot sand. In front of them, Lucifer and Luna could clearly see the beach that was a transparent blue, sparkling like diamonds.
But most importantly, they had found the teleportation portal a few dozen meters away from them.