Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?
Chapter 1362 - 1362: Outsmarted yet again

[Alright, Headbanger and Hopper are already acting like wolves in a sheep pen,] Blazejudicator observed. [Nepherage. Razorstella. Are you two ready to deploy your apprentices?]

[Just about.]

[Yup. I'm also prepped to summon the zakos we his in several of the rebels.]

[Excellent.]

...

[GROAAAA!]

"HOLY SHIT!"

When Dante's brand of zakos popped out of the corpses like tadpoles from a toad's back, the rebel warriors present were justifiably freaked out.

The sight of even more monstrous enemies suddenly refilling the ranks of the defeated kaijin was disheartening.

It took three to four of them to even get to the point where an enemy kaijin could be defeated and a judicious application of [Chaos] to destroy the [Core].

Not only that, but these freaky tar zakos also had the ability to devour corpses and gain abilities from these corpses.

An unrelenting horde of undead nightmare soldiers was enough to make even the bravest and most battle-hungry of the rebels feel a bit queasy.

^Ooooh! Are those new lambs for the slaughter?! How fun!^ Olstenna roared with vicious glee as he launched an attack on Gumba's direction, who was forced to block with a mud shield.

Correction, at least one of the rebel warriors present was absolutely amped at the prospect of more enemies to fight.

Regardless, feelings of despair and hopelessness began to ferment in the bellies of the most rebels at the sight of this sudden change in the battlefield.

"We're going to die! We're going to die!"

"Not again..."

"Ancestors, deliver us from evil..."

Some of the older warriors, the ones who survived the failed first rebellion, started to feel as if they were about to repeat their past.

[Groa!]

"Oh shit!"

For example, one such rebel was about to meet their end at the hand of a skeletal tar zako that was about to pierce their abdomen with a giant bone spike.

However...

CLANG

[Groa?!]

"Wait, what?"

Before the poor bastard wound up being a human kebab, a strange warrior made of wood suddenly appeared and blocked the attack with a shield that was a part of their arm.

"What the fuck..."

The rebel warrior looked at the newcomer and immediately knew that they were of a similar nature to the one made of tar, but they were also clearly on their side of this hectic conflict.

A belief that was hammered home when they saw this wooden warrior work, knocking away the shield and follow up with a heavy blow to the tar zako's head that splattered it into a spray of dark goo.

Once the enemy zako was defeated, the wooden warrior turned back to the would-be kebob, gave them a thumbs-up, and proceeded to rush towards another enemy zako to fight.

"Huh..."

As the rescued rebel warriors looked around the battlefield, he realized that this moment of rescue wasn't unique to himself.

"What the hell..."

All over the battlefield, the rebel were finding themselves being assisted by an entirely different set of strange warriors that were significantly less nightmare-inducing than the tar warriors.

This was thanks to the fact that they were made of wood, metal, stone, or just bone without any additional tar and generally looked...oddly friendly. As well, the [Chaos] radiating off of these new warriors felt significantly more palatable to their senses.

There was just one question, well two, that had popped into not only the mind of the rebels, but the enemy Kaijin as well.

Who the heck were these guys, and where the hell did they come from?!

Unfortunately for them, the people who could provide such answers were not at liberty to share that info.

Not yet anyways.

...Instigator that was in the know...

'I...I was unaware that my body could move in such a...lighthearted fashion. It's very... different.'

[To be fair, your leg muscles are very developed. It's honestly a grand shame that you haven't made use of them for anything other than charging. We're going to need to correct this with future dancing lessons.]

'I...okay??'

When Blazejudicator tagged out with Razorstella, Taurna's fighting style underwent a rather dramatic transformation.

With the Burning Judgeman in her head, Taurna's movements were decisive and hard. Every blow carried this weight that made it feel as if the target was being judged for every sin they had ever committed and every merit they had ever achieved.

In contrast, Razorstella made Taurna feel as if she needed to be the center of attention.

Every move she needed to make had to be precise, perfect, and incredibly flashy.

A shooting star's appearance was brief, but had the ability to engrave itself into one's heart.

That stated, it was rather tricky for Taurna to perform such showmanship when the battlefield was as chaotic as it currently was.

Especially when even more performers had made their appearance.

When the first enemy zakos made their appearance, Taurna had to waste precious moments in dispatching them.

[Ugh. These extras are going to ruin our performance,] Razorstella complained to Taurna. [We need to give them a more level-appropriate dance partner.]

'What does that mean?' Taurna asked as she ducked low in order to grab an enemy zako and swing them like a club into an enemy kaijin.

[Hold you hand up, wait for the tingling to stop, and throw down the sphere in your hand as hard as possible.]

'Okay, what ting—moo?!'

As soon as Taurna did as instructed, she felt as if a thousand stars had suddenly shot up and down her arm before pooling into the palm of her hand and condensing into a glittering sphere.

She found the sphere to be rather eye-catching and to have this quality that reminded her of a sight she could only vaguely remember many, many years ago.

'Oh my word, this thing is beautiful,' Taurna said in admiration of the orb in her hands.

[They are,] Razorstella agreed. [Now throw it.]

'Right.'

With as much force as she could muster, Taurna threw down the zako marble in her hand as hard as she could, causing it to release a loud cracking sound and forcing it to bounce into the air.

As the orb ascended, it began to grow and transform into not just one but two distinctive-looking figures.

[Show them how we dance, Castor and Pollux.]

Once the figures had reached the apex of their ascension, Taurna was greeted by the sight of a pair of porcelain-white zakos that seemed to carry themselves with the grace of professional dancers.

^Whoa.^

Shortly after showcasing their grace, though, the apprentices of Razorstella showcased their innate brutality.

More specifically, one of the twins began to swing the other like a pendulum and decapitate multiple enemy zako and kaijin at once.

^Whoa!^

Needless to say, Taurna was shocked by this sudden action.

[Ha! Suck it, you Valkyrian fire bitch! My apprentices are better!] Razorstella mentally shouted for some reason.

Confused, Taurna couldn't help but ask, 'What do you mean by apprentices?!'

...Meanwhile, the True Instigators...

[What the hell?! Where did these zakos come from?!] Dante roared in confusion at the sight.

Literally moments ago, he was elated over the fact that his brand of zakos were about to inflict untold amounts of suffering on the rebellious mortals.

The mere sight of these goopy bastards bursting from ballooning corpses, especially when those corpses used to be friends, would be enough to drive most people insane.

The resulting madness and suffering that followed would definitely create an opening for the false lord to swoop down and grab one of his [Demon Knights] to act as a new [Taboo].

Alas, that hope was dashed.

Because, without warning or clear reason, a whole other batch of zakos has appeared out of nowhere and started fighting his own.

The sight of these new enemies angered Dante, but the accompanying laughter from the leader of these bastards absolutely infuriated him.

Following behind him, Dante saw the enemy lord (Zhen Liu) laughing all the while.

[You...,] Dante growled. [When did you have the time to place those zakos in my mines?!]

[Oh let's see...] Zhen Liu purposely trailed off to piss off Dante. [I think it was...during the time of noneya.]

[Noneya?]

[None ya business, bitch!] Dante roared before surging forward and slashing at Dante's back, causing the fake lord to raise a guard in response.

At the same time, Zhen Liu launched off a bronze marble from the [Taboo] in his hands, out of Dante's line of sight.

Granted, Dante was too angry to notice anything other than the warrior in front of him.

[You hateful fuck! I'm going to skin you alive and use your leather as my fucking underwear!]

At this odd-sounding threat, Zhen Liu couldn't help but to pause for a very brief moment.

Just long enough to ask his Kaijin a question.

...

'Is it just me, it is my brand of [Chaos] is finally starting to affect him?'

[It seems to be the case, Executor,] Balzejudicator affirmed. [I guess that means we're—]

'Don't jinx us just yet. We've fallen into that trap before.'