Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu - Chapter 423
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Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Defense Specialization and Daybreak

Sally and the others, who until that point still didnt know that Maple had stuffed twenty players into a crystallized ball of wool and launched them into the front lines, caught up with the group of players that had marched ahead of them and moved through the nearby forest.

"No signs of the enemy so far."

"Sally, what do you think?"

"At the very least, I don't think we're within fighting range yet.

We need to be careful about surprise attacks, too. Were dealing with enemies that can snipe and insta-kill even Maple, after all.

"Hmm, though many of those skills can be dealt with as long as we can see them coming.

Kasumi, Iz, and Kanade didn't have any pa.s.sive skills that would prevent them from being one-shotted. They would be easy targets for someone like Wilbert.

That's why all three of them were walking right behind Chrome through this forest, where it would be difficult for Wilbert to target them in the first place.

"If archers are waiting nearby, this place is going to make it hard for us to get close to them before getting shot from our flanks. Looks like theres going to be more hills ahead, too. Please be alert.

Chrome intended to do his best to protect them as well, but there was no doubt that stepping into the enemy's camp like this was a rather disadvantageous situation for them.

Well be crossing the border between the two territories soon Sally, any word from the Congregation of Holy Swords?

"Theyre still moving forward while taking down as many enemies as they can.

"I wonder from which direction will the troops they mentioned show up first"

If the enemy continued to allow the allied forces to advance, eventually they would have to deal with both Sallys party and the Congregation of Holy Swords.

"Still, Ive got a bad feeling about this. Both we and Paynes group are just walking right into their territory without too much opposition

Just about when Chrome was about to say They might be waiting for us, a huge pillar of fire rose in front of him. It was clear at last that the allied forces had finally clashed with an enemy camp, and who exactly was waiting for them.

"Stay behind me!

"If you need my Mind's Eye, give me a signal.

"Okay, time to focus.

"Yeah. That's definitely"

"The Kingdom of the Flame Emperor.

There was some distance between their current position and their own territory. Even if they were to try to withdraw now, they would most likely be pursued and literally burned to the ground by the enemy.

The large party that Sally and the others were following was here as well. All of them had marched to this point in order to win and turn the tide of the battle to the allied forces advantage.

Sally and the others jumped into the battlefield as the sky was being scorched by a series of pillars of fire.

Players from both sides were relentlessly attacking each other on this fiery battlefield. However, it was the allied forces who were being slowly pushed back.

It was no surprise. The enemys side had nothing but flat ground with a huge, st.u.r.dy-looking fortress that protected the enemy forces, and a large number of barricades that were as big as the one Iz built in front of the allied towns outer wall. Not only that, the enemy had a large number of summoned soldiers made of sand and water who could resp.a.w.n as many times as needed after being killed.

And if you were to stop for a second, you would be attacked by flames, several floating swords, and blades of wind from a distance.

So it is Mii and the others after all!

"Kasumi! Lets reset for a moment!

Haku, Megamorph!

Looking at their current situation, Sally told Kasumi that she wanted a moment to reformulate her plan of action.

Kasumi replied with a single nod, and had the now giant Haku charge across the battlefield.

It was a surprise attack that came out of the the forest. The giant white snake that suddenly charged while Sally and the others presence was still unknown to the enemy crushed those who were there before they could react, completely shattering the summoned soldiers, and reducing the HP of several players from the enemy faction to zero.

"!"

More than being a simple distraction so that Sally could think of something, it ended up being a powerful blow to the enemy that instantly turned the tide of the battle to the favor of the allied forces. However, immediately after that, the players who had lost their HP revived one after another and got back on their feet, and more summoned soldiers were added to the fray. Seeing this, Sally grimaced, thinking that it wouldve been too easy otherwise.

"Haku, come back! Sally!"

After recalling Haku who would otherwise become a target sooner than later Kasumi turned around and looked at Sally. Without the latter having to say anything at all, the five members of Maple Tree quickly realized what they should do at this point.

"We need to deal with Misery and Marx!

"Yeah, otherwise there wont be an end to this!

"Ill pave the way."

"Leave it to me to restrain their movement!

The enemy had access to the strongest Recovery Spells with an incredibly wide area of effect, which could be used over and over again, and a large number of summoned soldiers that could be resummoned as many times as necessary. Not only that, they also had their unending h.e.l.lish fire and their floating swords that would continuously rain down on the allied players who were determined to fight. Sally knew that they had to do something about this, and it had to be quick, or their numbers would only keep decreasing.

Leaving the main battlefield, where large numbers of players clashed with each other, to their allies, Sally and the others headed in a straight line to the fortress that was located in the center of this battlefield in an attempt to defeat the members of Kingdom of the Flame Emperor.

"That fortress is definitely another one of Marx's traps, so we should be able to destroy it if we hit it hard enough!

Although it had high durability, it wasnt indestructible.

"Your bombs should do the trick, Iz. After they open a hole on these walls, well get in and drag them out here!

"Got it!"

Iz reached for the first set of bombs she could find in her inventory, and then searched for and took out a time bomb to function as their main detonator.

Flash flood!

Izs special bombs, which had no problem working even when submerged in water, were swept away by the large water current generated by Sally and slid into the depths of the fortress.

Soon enough, a violent explosion occurred, and while it dealt a lot of damage to the structure, it wasnt enough to completely destroy it.

However, this explosion was enough to pressure the enemy into having to deal with it. They couldnt just ignore it, or they would be letting Sally and the others continue to throw bombs until they eventually demolished the entire fortress.

"Hey! Do you think you can just waltz in here and do whatever you want!?

"s.h.i.+n!"

"Sup, Kasumi! And all of you guys Wait, wheres that min-maxing leader of yours?

s.h.i.+n was dexterously riding on a bundle of floating swords and flew in front of Sally and the others. Back in the 8th event, he had been seen using his Split-Sword to create a scaffolding, but it seemed that he had become much more proficient with it.

Unfortunately, our guild master is in the middle of preparations. Well be your opponents this time.

After Kasumi said that, the monster companion Wen appeared behind s.h.i.+n before unleas.h.i.+ng a barrage of wind blades, which carried with them most of the floating swords s.h.i.+n was riding on, leaving behind just enough of them for him to use as footholds, scattering them all over the place in mid air with s.h.i.+n at the center of it all.

So youre saying you can beat me without Maple? Well, feel free to try.

With a number of moves that far exceeded those of Sally and the others, s.h.i.+n released the intense pressure he had generated up until that point, unleas.h.i.+ng his attack onto the five.

"Wen, Wind G.o.d! Invisible Sword!"

The raging wind blades turned towards Sally and the others, carrying the swords split by s.h.i.+ns Split-Sword with them and making them even stronger.

Haku, Harden!

Kasumi had Haku stand before them and hardened his body to block the wind blades. However, that turned out to not be enough to stop the floating swords, which were being directly controlled by s.h.i.+n himself.

Protect them, Necro! Strong Armor! Multicover!

Tenth Sword Vajra!

Trusting Sally and Kasumi to be able to defend themselves, Chrome set Necro into its defensive form to protect Iz and Kanade.

While Kasumi cut down as many of the incoming floating swords as she could, Sally dashed forward all on her own.

She twisted her body to dodge the wind blades as if it was second nature, and despite s.h.i.+ns accuracy when controlling his floating swords, it was no match for Sallys ability to evade. She continued to dash forward with her blue m.u.f.fler fluttering by the wind as if there was nothing trying to slow her down.

"Haha! You monster!

"Ill have your head on a platter!

"Lets see about that!"

As if he had just decided that it was time for him to get serious, s.h.i.+n made the swords he was using as scaffolding go much faster all of a sudden. This was how far he had honed this Skill alone so far, He had established a bizarre fighting style that used high-speed moving swords both as a foothold and as a means of transportation.

"How about this!?

The swords that had been repelled quickly regained momentum and attacked Sally from all directions. It was difficult for Sally to keep up with s.h.i.+n, who was now gliding through the air as fast as she could move. Sally also continues to evade with her unparalleled skill, but there would surely be some attacks that even she wouldnt be able to avoid while trying to get closer to s.h.i.+n.

Whenever Sally would try to get closer, s.h.i.+n would fire his swords in a wide arc at her to force her to dodge to the side, giving him enough time to reposition himself. Since Sally couldnt afford to be hit even once, she had no choice but to dodge.

"Go, Chrome. Ill take care of the defense here.

"! Okay, take care!

Kanade sent Chrome to support Sally after adding that there would be no end to this situation otherwise.

Sou, Large Magic Barrier!

After summoning Sou and having him put up a huge barrier, Kanade pulled out his bookshelf so he could readily use a big spell when needed while also using basic spells to create walls of water and sand to protect both Iz and himself.

Even though Kanades spells were one-time use only, as long as he used his spellbooks, he would have instant access to a defensive ability that matched even Chromes.

And since Iz figured she had enough time before s.h.i.+ns attacks would reach her, she produced another barricade just like the one she had set up in front of the towns outer wall to bolster her defenses.

"Cover Move Cover!"

"Blood Blade!

Now that Iz and Kanade had succeeded in tightening their defenses, Kasumi swung her liquefied sword and continued to knock down the floating swords without needing to worry about protecting them anymore, while Chrome intercepted the swords that were rus.h.i.+ng towards Sally.

As a result, Sally managed to close in on s.h.i.+n before he could activate his Split-Sword again.

"Water Veil Super Acceleration! Oboro, Demon Fire!

Sally added the Water-attribute to her attacks, while Oboros Skill extended the reach of her daggers.

With Super Acceleration, she was able to surpa.s.s s.h.i.+n's speed, which was otherwise almost on par with hers, and was finally able to get in attacking range.

"!"

Since the speed of the swords created with his Split-Sword was independent from his own movement speed, s.h.i.+n realized that he couldnt escape this, and unleashed the rest of the swords that he had floating around him for defense while holding up his s.h.i.+eld.

However, they were no match for Sallys speed, who quickly moved to the side while knocking the swords down to avoid the attack.

"d.a.m.n it, I was too careless!

"Hah!"

Sallys attack, which was also being boosted by Sword Dance, cut through s.h.i.+n's body, which he couldn't defend with his s.h.i.+eld alone, dealing a lot of damage.

"Ouch! Are you really a dagger user!?"

s.h.i.+n aimed at Sallys back by recalling all of his swords, but she was able to dodge that too by focusing solely on her evasive maneuvers.

However, with this, s.h.i.+n had succeeded in regaining his distance again.

HaahEven though Maple isnt here, this may be too hard for me alone

Although s.h.i.+n was good at dealing with several opponents at the same time, the five members of Maple Tree standing before him were being quite difficult for him to deal with.

"Well, lets meet again sometime! Id like to stay alive, thank you very much!

"Youre not going anywhere, s.h.i.+n!

"Yeah, we wont let you escape.

Just as that exchange ended, a huge fireball suddenly swelled up and rose into the sky.

This fireball, which was larger than the fortress itself, broke through the fortress roof as it continued to make itself even larger, until it got to a point where it shone so brilliantly that it looked as if the sun itself had descended in the middle of the battlefield.

"See ya!"

s.h.i.+n released all of the swords that he had pulled back right at Sally and the others to buy himself enough time to escape, and then recalled them back once again once he had successfully escaped.

Inside the fortress, which had been flooded by Sally's Flash Flood, Misery and Marx supported the front line while also recovering from the Izs bombs.

"Hah The traps were all messed up, the walls were destroyed, and that Haku"

"Yeah, it was a lot of trouble. But still

"Do it, Mii"

Both of them looked up at the sky. There, in the center of the sun that was created in this battlefield, was Mii, with Ignis wrapped around her and making her flames even stronger.

"I'm ready. Let's do this, Ignis."

The moment the flames reached their limit, Mii unleashed her Skill.

Daybreak.

White begins to mix with the red flames, and as more flames erupted from the fireball, they ran across its surface.

The effect of those flames was quite straightforward: They would make Miis next attack unblockable by damage nullification Skills. Nothing more.

Inferno!

It was as if she had been waiting for this moment.

The sun she had created, which was s.h.i.+ning brightly in the air, suddenly fell to the ground, becoming an unstoppable searing flame, scorching everything it touched, engulfing everything on the battlefield and reducing it to ashes.