<h4>Chapter 109: Fighting the Haggons</h4>


    Note: There will be a POV shift to Regriel for the next few chapters. This will allow you to experience CC’s ns first-hand and not be dumped as exposition.


    “Everyone, get ready!” Rikune said, condensing two Crescent Moon energy des as they expanded in length and pierced through the sides of the Haggons’ thighs. Though, they didn’t even seem to care about the injury, rushing towards Rikune in an effort to m her into a paste.


    In the meantime, Regriel and General Artica activated their respective Armaments, mming the energy des into the ground to use the rebound from its expansion to be sent flying backward. This allowed them to distance themselves from Rikune.


    Once they were out of her range, Rikune condensed twelve Crescent Moon energy des that expanded like a ribcage, piercing through the two Haggons. A couple of the same energy des emerged from her feet, sending her flying a bit up into the air. This way, she didn’t suffer from any recoil due to the charging momentum from the Haggons when they impacted her energy des.


    The twelve Crescent Moon energy des expanded in size, piercing deeper into the Haggons as they began to grate into their flesh. And right at this time, Rikune retracted them, causing them to shrink. But, thanks to their curvature, when they shrunk, they tore through the body of the two Haggons, injuring them profusely.


    The Haggons were angry at her as they were unable to even touch her. But, no matter how much they iled their hands, they were unable to attack her. The moment they mmed their powerful fists onto one of the Crescent Moon energy des, Rikune retracted them instantly, causing them to miss the blow.


    And right as their fists passed by, she condensed the Crescent Moon energy des once again, urately piercing into the wounds, further increasing the damage as they began to expand.


    The regeneration of the Haggons kicked in, swiftly closing up any and all the injuries she inflicted on them when Chikon, the insect-type Darble Puppet flew above them, staying beyond their range as Wakuta mmed two energy des—shaped into a needle—onto the two Haggons, one per each, beginning to absorb their Dac.


    She then mmed an energy de into Rikune, deftly adjusting her position ording to the movement of the three fighting parties below, gushing in the excess Dac into Rikune’s body.


    “Hah!” Followed by a shout, Rikune condensed a couple more Crescent Moon energy des, piercing them through the foot of each Haggon, nailing them into the ground, preventing them from moving.


    She then did the same, piercing more than four energy des into each of their arms, anchoring them all to the ground before condensing an energy de that scraped their neck.


    Using the curvature of her Crescent Moon energy de, she extended and retracted it, making it act like a saw that rapidly tore through the Haggon’s neck. Moreover, she increased the frequency of the expansion and retraction, repeating the motion more than a hundred times a second, swiftly cutting through the Haggon’s neck.


    She did the same to the second Haggon too, sighing in relief as she pierced a couple more Crescent Moon energy des through their heads, noticing the heads stop regenerating as the signs of life left their eyes.


    For a moment, she staggered, retracting all her energy des, muttering with a frown, “I expended 100 Dac just to kill two Haggons?”


    “Are they that troublesome?” Regriel muttered, calming his thumping heart after witnessing the sheer disaster of a fight, “Before, you made it look easy while severing its hand.”


    “I attacked the joints to perfectly sever it without attacking the bones.” Rikune exhaled slowly, “And, I had time on my side to calmly position myself and target it. But here, they were rushing at me mindlessly. I had to ensure the shockwaves from their impact wouldn’t reach me through my energy des. The moment it does so, I would die.”


    “Since I have to be careful, I attacked many times just to pin them down first.” She said, “But even then, I wasted a lot than I had assumed. How the heck did the regr Warriors from the Great Megwest Empire deal with these monsters?”


    “Don’t be disappointed that much, Aunt.” Princess Raecha lowered Chikon, saying, “You aren’t aware of the best means to dispose a Haggon. Once we determine their weakness, you won’t have to waste this much Dac to dispose them.”


    “Besides,” Sheughed, “With Regriel and Wakuta, we don’t need to worry about injuries or Dac consumption. We can experiment to our heart’s content.”


    “Well, you are right about that.” She said, hurrying into the forest to notice the head of the Wooden Puppet present in the hands of a Haggon that had picked it up in curiosity.


    Then, upon smelling it to see that it wasn’t food, it lightly exerted strength on it, shattering it into pieces.


    “Dammit!” Rikune cursed, springing towards it as she unleashed more than ten Crescent Moon energy des, instantly pinning the Haggon to the ground while Princess Raecha hovered in the air, positioning herself behind its head as Chikon opened its mouth, unleashing a think energy de that was shaped like a pike.


    The pike pierced into the Haggon’s head, boring a small hole as she deactivated the pike, activating it again to make it hit the same ce. Thanks to Rikune holding it down, the Haggon was unable to retaliate as she deactivated and activated the pike numerous times, using the force behind its expansion to increase the depth of the hole she poked in its head.


    Once twenty seconds had passed, her pike managed to squash the Haggon’s brain into mush when Rikune said, “Alright, you can stop now. It’s dead.”


    Rikune retracted her energy des and retreated quickly, watching the massive Haggon’s body copse on the ground, breaking a couple of trees in the process, causing faint quakes.


    “Fuck! That scared me!” Princess Raecha screamed at the overbearing noise caused by the Haggon’s fall, “Aunt, why didn’t you make it fall slower like before?”


    “You think it is possible for me to do it in battle all the time? We have to get used to the sounds.” Rikune retorted, “Let’s just consider this as training.”


    Regriel then brushed through the fragments of the Wood Puppet’s head, noticing a tiny scroll within. In it was a map of Level 3 where a ce was marked, with a set of words written underneath, “Let’s meet here.”