Wait, System! Stop Helping The Protagonist!

Ashton protected Lovia, letting her hide behind her while he defended against the continuous attacks of Baby Holders.

Fortunately, the original protagonist was there to lessen his burden.

Anastasia, who grew up under the care of Baron Krestic, had installed every combat knowledge he had in her. So, despite being not familiar with Filths, she was able to use that knowledge to overcome the difficulty.

On the other hand, our protagonist might not have had the silver spoon, but he had an entire village behind him. Their knowledge of survival in the deep mountains was enough for Rias to contend with any adversary. He also secretly trained, fighting various beasts. He had danced on the edge of death from birth and continued doing so his entire life, for that slither of hope of revenge.

"Hmm!?!?" All of a sudden, under the sensory range of his Limitless Eyes, a massive surge of Filth energy erupted behind Ashton.

He turned his head back in a snap and saw the thing he feared most. ’Why would it appear now?’

Lovia, who had her short sword and knife crossed, guarding herself, looked at Ashton with bewilderment. "Why are you staring behind? There are still Baby Holders attacking us."

Ashton’s face turned grave as he spoke with a grave tone. "Looked behind."

Afterwards, he shifted his focus to the front to the three Baby Holder in chaotic formation.

Lovia also turned her head back in confusion. In a matter of seconds, her face changed from confusion to shock and finally to fear.

"Blood Curled Nurse!?"

Ashton didn’t pay heed to Lovia’s shriek as his only goal now was to finish these Baby Holders fast. He had to leave Lovia to fend off on her own to kill the Baby Holder fast or everyone might become dead.

Aaaaakhkhkerk.

The one to Ashton’s left shouted, announcing its presence. It pumped its chest up, and the tentacles suddenly extended, trying to grab Ashton.

Meanwhile, the one to his right ran with all of its strength, fearing its peer would steal its food.

However, Ashton had his attention only on the one at the center. It just stood there like a statue, but Ashton knew it provided him the most danger. Caring about the attacks on both sides, he dashed forward, increasing his speed by ten percent. In the nick of time, it yielded him to bypass the intersection of both Baby Holder’s attacks.

Ashton raised his sword and went into a defensive form by holding the sword diagonally on his chest.

Puch!

All of a sudden, the belly of the Baby Holder in front of him burst open. A Sharp Bumper shot through the air, aiming at Ashton’s heart.

Ting!

It hit the sword, making Ashton once again feel the vibration of the impact. Only this time, he was a little stronger, and he was only dealing with one.

Gritting his teeth, he gripped the sword with his one hand while using the other to grab the Sharp Bumper’s head. He smashed it to the ground before crushing it with a stomp. Without a second of time wasting, he charged and swung his sword at the weakened Baby Holder.

Every time a Sharp Bumper is birthed by having Baby Holder’s belly burst open, it enters a weakened state, the prime window of opportunity to kill it.

Kich!

Severing its head with a single strike, he instantly rolled forward with the vanishing Baby Holder.

Bang!

The stone floor Ashton just stood on earlier got destroyed from the attack of a Baby Holder. Followed behind it was another one. It extended its tentacles toward Ashton, who just stood up after the roll, clearly not having the capability or the position to parry this attack.

’Decrease the stretch length of the tentacles by 10%.’

Ashton saw the tentacle that could clearly touch him stopped one meter away from him.

He extended both of his arms and grabbed the tentacle hovering in the air.

’Increase arm strength by 10%’

Pushing his strength to his limit, he pulled the Baby Holder towards him.

Losing its footing, the Baby Holder could only watch itself flying towards Ashton. However, in its mind, it was the best, the greatest blessing placed upon him.

Ashton let go of the tentacle and raised his sword, pointing at the ceiling. Then he slashed, cleaving the Baby Holder in half, along with the Sharp Bumper inside it.

Gradually, the view of the only remaining Baby Holder appeared before his eyes. Already, it was nearing him, rushing as fast as possible.

His sword was still hanging down, pointing toward the floor. He knew he didn’t have the skill or strength to kill the Baby Holder with his sword. Resolutely he let go of his sword, letting it rest in the system space.

When the Baby Holder was in his hands’ range, he landed an uppercut on the Baby Holder chin, letting it jump from the floor a few inches. Quickly, he grabbed its right claw and slammed its body to his left.

Bang!

Followed by Ashton’s swinging motion with the sword now in his hand. First he slashed its belly, killing the Sharp Bumper first.

Eventually he delivered one last slash at its neck, finishing this one minute of intense battle.

His Life Essence began to fill, getting closer to reaching Refinement 3. However, he had no time to celebrate. He looked towards the girl he left in danger.

Ashton let out a sigh of relief after seeing her exchanging blows with a Baby Holder and suffering no injury. ’At least she is safe.’

He didn’t know how he could mourn letting a fellow earthling die like this.

’Now onto the main course.’ Ashton rested his gaze on the increasing Filth Energy bloating the corner. ’Blood Curled Nurse. In game terms, she can be called an elite-level boss. Sitting right on the edge of the skill curve separating rookies and pros completely.’

’But the question is, why did she awaken so early? Wouldn’t she have woken up after Rias and Anastasia cleared the entire floor?’ Ashton was beyond bewildered with this development.