Chapter 307
Defense Specialization and Meeting Up 5
“Hmm . This is bad . ”
“Yeah, I didn’t think the magic circle would be that big . ”
Shin and Kasumi were talking to each other . As Kasumi was searching for other members of Maple Tree while riding on Haku’s back, anyone who saw her would recognize her in an instant . And yet it had been Shin who came, and not any of the members of her guild .
And then a great wind came and enveloped the forest that the two were in . And everyone who was there was teleported into a dungeon .
Both of them had also just received a message about acquring a medal . They had a good idea of what that meant .
“I don’t know why it was activated, but I suppose I should be thankful that there’s enough space for Haku to move in . ”
“Yes . But…I can faintly hear screaming . We should be careful . ”
Kasumi walked next to Haku’s huge body so that she could hide behind it if necessary as she moved through the forest . It was dark here as well, and had the kind of eerie atmosphere that made you feel like anything could jump out of the shadows . For a while they heard nothing but occasional screams, but then the ground suddenly shook, and they prepared to fight .
“…! Kasumi!”
“Yes, it’s coming! “Mind’s Eye’!”
Kasumi used the skill in order to predict the enemy’s attack . What she then saw, was that everything around her was red . That’s how big the damage area was .
“Shin! Over here!”
“Uh, okay!”
Kasumi realized that they would not be able to escape in time, and so she had Haku surround them and then had the scales harden .
Immediately after, they heard the sounds of something hitting against something that was hard . And the two of them looked up . A giant centipede had bounced off of Haku and was now moving over their heads . Then the ground shook again, and the damage area disappeared . They sighed in relief .
“Uggh . Its shell looked really hard . Can we defeat something like that?”
“Judging by the screams, other players are being sent here too . In the first place, this isn’t something you can defeat alone . ”
“That’s true . How troublesome . ”
“Still, I think we won’t be able to do anything until we defeat it . We can’t just stay here forever . ”
“Yeah . Alright, let’s kill this centipede! Wen, ‘Awakening,’ ‘Destructor’!”
With a burst of effects, Shin’s sword multiplied as they floated in the air . There were more of them now then there had been during the 4th event . It was quite impressive, since he could freely control them .
“You have more now?”
“Yeah . The number of moves is important with Wen . I’m probably a bad fit for someone like Sally . ”
“I think Sally would look at you cooly and avoid you…”
“Well, I agree . But I would still like to fight her one day . ”
“You should come to the guild home . Frederica visits us a lot . ”
“Maybe . Anyone who can beat Sally is first-rate! Oh, we should get started then!”
“Yeah, let’s do that . ”
Kasumi turned off Haku’s defense and called out ‘Arm of the Warrior’ on both sides, in preparation for combat . In the meantime, her vision was covered by the damage area once again .
“It’s coming from the front!”
“Okay . Wen, ‘Wind God’!”
As Kasumi gave the signal, Shin unleashed wind blades and ‘Destructor . ’ They shot towards the giant centipede’s head and body, tearing it up . But it continued to move .
“Tsk . It’s pretty hard!”
“Haku!”
In order to prevent it from diving again, she had Haku ram it from the side and bite into its body . Kasumi used the opening to jump up onto it and ready her blades .
“‘Second of the Blades, Cutting Iron’!”
The blades swung down and cut through the centipede’s defenses . Its shell cracked open, creating a deep wound . Clearly this was very effective . Haku continued to strangle it and bite everything from its head to its body .
“Hey, hey . How strong is that snake?”
“Hehe . I’m quite proud of my buddy . ”
However, just as Kasumi got off of the centipede and tried to return to Shin, the shredded body and head began to thrash around . It tore away from Haku’s grip and dove back into the ground .
“I thought that it was too early for it to die . I guess this is where the real fight starts?”
“Probably . The effect of Mind’s Eye also ran out . Shin, don’t let your guard down . ”
As the two of them concentrated on the tremors, they sensed that the giant centipede was approaching them again . And they were right . Two centipedes burst from the ground . The only difference was that they were smaller now, and both were whole and completely healed .
“Kasumi!”
“I know!”
Without saying another word, they each faced one of the monsters and swung their weapons .
“I won’t let you go . Wen, ‘Wind Cage’!”
“Haku, hold it down . ”
Along with the two arms at her sides, Kasumi unsheathed her swords and slashed at the monster once again . As for Shin, Wen had the centipede suspended in the air, and he cut through it with his flying swords .
“It’s not as tough as before . ”
“Yeah . Instead, it seems to be faster . ”
“It split up again . And now we can’t stop them from escaping…”
Regardless of Haku’s binding or Wen’s Wing Cage, they were able to escape and then attack again . As this repeated, the number of centipedes increased until there were 16 of them . By the time there were eight, they were able to slip through the attacks and damage Kasumi . This made it harder to face them head on .
“Tsk . They still hit hard even when they’re small…”
“However, they have less HP . It looks like I’ll be able to do more now! Kasumi, you can finish off the ones that I miss!”
“Yes, I’ll leave the rest to you . ”
And so the next attack came, and they were surrounded from all sides .
“If there are only sixteen, then it’s quite easy!”
Wen’s Wind God created wind blades that tore up the centipedes . And those that survived were skewered by the flying swords .
“You’re out of luck with that HP!”
Ultimately, they could not escape Shin’s attacks, and all 32 and then 64 centipedes were killed without Kasumi having to help .
“This would be hell without wide-area attacks . ”
“Do you think it will be 128 next?”
“I don’t know . Well, they can’t beat me with numbers . ”
As they said this, the ground shook harder than it ever had before . And then a centipede that was even larger than the first came out of the ground as its sharp mandibles glimmered .
Shin had not been expecting this at all, and his reaction was delayed . But Kasumi quickly pointed her sword at it .
“‘Purple Phantom Blade’!”
And then a storm of high-speed attacks were unleashed as if to push the centipede back . The two warrior arms at her side reacted by also swinging with incredible force . The shell of the centipedes head began to crack .
At the end of the skill, multiple blades appeared around the centipede’s head and came together . It was similar to the force of the centipedes that had surrounded them and jumped forward . And just like that, the centipede turned into light and disappeared .
“Haa… I see . It would exceed a hundred if it doubled again . So they stopped it there… Still, you got really small . ”
“Shut up . I’ll cut you if you keep staring . ”
Kasumi had activated her most powerful skill . However, it had the demerit of making her body shrink . She tried to avoid using it when she could, but this was not a time when she had any choice .
“Haku, let me ride on you . Tsk…it’s too high . ”
“Uh, do you want me to help you?”
“I’ll be back to normal soon . Stop looking at me as if I’m a child!”
“Hahaha . Kasumi, people from your guild really do have the most interesting skills . ”
Just then, they both got the notification that they acquired the medal . And then they were enveloped by light .
“I won’t be able to fight until my body returns to normal . ”
“Yeah, that’s fine . I’m sure Mi is heading towards us . And I think your snake could deal with most enemies . ”
Once Kasumi had managed to climb onto Haku, the two of them teleported back to the field .