S-Rank Harem: I Became My Character with Extra Control Skill-Chapter 37: Debt - A Timely Encounter With the Mage Girl

Chapter 37: Debt 37 - A Timely Encounter With the Mage Girl

The ground cracked from the impact. But thanks to the scroll’s power, Ryan took no damage.

Without letting go, the warrior statue hurled him through the air.

Ryan slammed into one of the trees.

And without time to react.

He was struck again by a powerful surge of electrical discharges.

Ryan felt like his body was going to collapse. His mind went numb for a moment.

Ryan could barely move. He fell face-first onto the ground.

The intensity of the flames on his gloves flickered out to almost nothing.

’Dammit... I was too arrogant, attacking without a plan...’

Ryan chuckled weakly as he watched the statues close in for the final blow.

Once more, he reached into his pocket to make sure the remaining scrolls were still there.

"Recovery."

Warm light flooded every corner of his body.

And his health was fully restored.

"...It’s not like I can keep this up all day, though."

Ryan felt his exhaustion vanish instantly. His heavy muscles now felt light and brimming with energy. His wounds vanished without a trace.

"I didn’t want to use them here, but..."

Ryan stood up. The fire on his gloves regained its vibrant color.

"It’s about time I ended this."

The warrior statue approached, dragging its sword along the ground; the friction emitted a grating, unpleasant sound.

But Ryan knew this would be an endless cycle. If he didn’t eliminate the healer, the fight would never end.

With his energy renewed, his confidence surged.

’So, I have two poison potions and one protection scroll left. It’s a shame to use them, but now isn’t the time to complain.’

Ryan deactivated his fire aura and pulled two scrolls from his pocket. Upon activation, they granted him two poison potions.

The statues wasted no time; the mage’s lightning bolts began their assault.

Ryan sprinted in a zigzag pattern to evade the spells, appearing right in front of the warrior.

"Eat this, you bastard!"

He threw one of the potions into the warrior’s face. It dissolved into a green vapor that paralyzed the stone knight.

Ryan wondered as he watched.

Was it paralysis? Or a stun effect?

’I don’t know what’s happening, but this is my chance.’

Ryan didn’t wait.

He summoned his boomerang in its complete state.

He lunged forward with a speed that caught the statues off guard. Ignoring both the warrior and the mage, he sprinted toward the healer.

"Fire Aura."

He charged all of his intense fire, compressing it onto the boomerang until it glowed with blinding intensity.

His left hand held the poison potion.

"Take this!"

He struck the healer statue’s face, inflicting the same paralyzing effect as he had on the warrior.

Standing face-to-face with the healer.

A shadow loomed behind him.

’Just as I expected.’

Ryan thought as he realized the mage statue was about to attack from behind.

Ryan smirked as he lunged with his flaming boomerang at the healer.

"Stone Skin"

He struck the paralyzed support statue’s head. The impact was so violent that the stone shattered into pieces, crumbling to the floor.

Ryan’s body glowed with thousands of particles as the scroll’s barrier dissolved, having shattered under the attack he took while finishing off the healer.

When the warrior statue recovered, it immediately attacked Ryan, but he dodged.

He sent it flying with a strike from his boomerang, leaving a hole in its chest as the intense heat melted its armor.

Six more strikes followed, completely obliterating the warrior statue.

"Now it’s just you."

Ryan slammed the boomerang into the ground.

He left it embedded there and stepped forward, cracking his knuckles and taking a fighting stance.

"Without the healer, you’re just slow, brainless statues."

The mage attacked Ryan, but he lunged at the statue while weaving through its spells. As he closed the distance, the mage began channeling a spell.

But it was already at the mercy of Ryan’s intense fists.

With a flurry of blows.

He finished off the mage before it could fire a final shot.

Silence returned to the floating dungeon chamber.

Ryan stood in the center of the plaza, breathing calmly. He felt better than ever—fully restored and, thanks to that final scroll, unscathed by the attack that would have interrupted his plan.

’But why haven’t I received any experience? Is it supposed to be like this?’

"What the hell?" Ryan muttered as he felt the floating room suddenly begin to disintegrate.

The plaza floor cracked. Ryan sprinted, leaping from one spot to another to avoid the opening holes, but the rest of the room simply vanished.

The structure was gone.

The wind whipped against him with force. Debris swirled around him.

"Aaaaaaaaah! What the hell is happening?!"

He began falling at high speed, plummeting through the clouds uncontrollably.

The floating chamber’s platform was gone; no trace remained, only a high-speed freefall.

Ryan squeezed his eyes shut, remembering a similar experience when he arrived at the elven village.

He was about fifteen meters from slamming into the ground of the 75th floor.

And just as he resigned himself to a painful impact.

He felt a sudden lift.

’Flight magic?’

Looking around as he floated, he saw the silhouette of someone holding a staff.

"Karol!"

Ryan smiled.

"Ha ha ha, what a thoughtful companion you are. I’ll remember to feed you well from now on."

"Hey! Don’t talk to me like I’m a pet!"

Ryan touched down gently, and Karol dismissed her flight spell.

Karol clung to Ryan’s arm, wrapping herself around him. His heart was still racing from the adrenaline rush of the long fall.

"So, what would you have done if I hadn’t shown up?"

"True. How did you know I was here?"

"I didn’t. I just came in to take a peek at the boss room."

Ding!

A system notification suddenly popped up.