So You Didn't Know

"Cough! Cough!"

As the deafening roar died down, the storm that had been raging gradually cleared.

I couldn't hold back the rising coughs and kept hacking.

I got to my feet amid the thick cloud of dust. Then I looked around.

Only ashes remained where the cordyceps colony had been. The smell of burning and ash scattered on the wind.

The demon beasts that had surged in like waves had vanished without a trace.

I felt over my entire body, just in case.

The shield-type artifact in my breast pocket had shattered from overload.

To withstand such absurd blast pressure... The extra life had more than paid for itself.

On top of that, the solar energy coating my entire body—and Selena had joined in, too—must have kept me from suffering fatal injuries...