Chapter 102

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri s . h . i . tai to Omoimasu 102

Defense Specialization and Towards Tomorrow

While Kanade was stealing the orb, Sally continued to attack other guilds under the cover of night .

“Oboro, let’s go . ”

Sally said as she quietly snuck closer to the small guild .

Most of the guilds that were located outdoors used items such as torches to maintain some light, and so they were easy to spot from afar .

And while the light made them an easier target, it was because of players like Sally that made it necessary for them to keep the lights on .

Even Sally felt that there were more players roaming around now that it was night time .

“There are…15 of them . ”

It was possible for her to kill all of them, but Sally wanted to avoid fighting .

Sally had decided on this because it would draw less attention, but deep down inside, she also felt the weight of fatigue, which made her less enthusiastic to fight .

Sally waited for the moment the guard turned around, then she dashed forward .

“Super Acceleration!”

Her tired legs moved as she made a beeline towards the orb .

She cut everything that came in her way and obstructed them with magic .

The movements which she had repeated in numerous ambushes in one day, were now refined, without a single wasted move . Sally was already powerful to begin with, and players that were merely strong could no longer stop her .

“‘Leap’!”

She kicked the dirt as her hand stretched out to the orb .

As soon as she saw that it had appeared in her inventory, she lept right off of the pedestal and ran .

Sally could not stop .

Because currently, she had 3 orbs in her inventory including the one she just stole .

There was a constant danger that someone would be chasing after her .

“Ahh…! Next!”

She needed to get as many as possible .

Sally would not stop, and no one could make her .

“Oboro, ‘Fox Fire’!”

Sally used Oboro’s flames to stop her pursuers, and increase the distance between them .

The players who defended the guilds were typically slow on their feet .

That was also why Maple was part of the defense team in Maple Tree .

This meant that it was ultimately easy for players like Sally to escape, once they had taken the orb .

You just had to stop your pursuers in their tracks, vanish into the shadows, and escape their attack range as they fumble to find your position again on their maps .

And if they continue to chase you after that, you just had to lead them to some other random guild .

“Next…the next one…hmm?”

An area that was brightly lit with torches appeared in the corner of Sally’s vision .

There wasn’t even a single player defending it from what she could see, meaning it must be a smaller guild .

“I can do this…!”

Sally changed direction and moved to take their orb .

She was cautious of the possibility of it being a trap but still approached it with great speed . However, not a single player appeared .

“…Maybe their stolen orb had just regenerated? Judging by the terrain, this is likely a medium-sized guild . ”

Things would get difficult if the players returned, so Sally quickly left the area .

During this time, Maple was defending the orb that Kanade had brought back with him .

“‘Crystal Wall’!”

Before, she had only used it to help her jump onto Syrup’s back, but ‘Crystal Wall’ was being put to wonderful use during this event .

They would hit the enemy as they stopped in front of the obstacle that suddenly appeared in front of them . She would do this repeatedly in order to decrease the enemies number . After that, Maple would push forward at the surviving advance guard .

Maple’s support was stronger than anything . Yui and Mai had been hit repeatedly, and Chrome was always surrounded .

And yet, their defenses could not be breached . The enemy started to attack without bothering to dodge, and so they died .

As for Maple and the others, they rarely dodged attacks either . But the enemy side would die if they didn’t dodge .

That was the main difference between them .

Maple Tree had much more time to spend on attacking .

As the enemy could not kill Maple, they were obviously defeated .

“Phew…it’s done . ”

“Yes…it is…”

“I’m so tired…”

“The first day is almost over . Should we take turns sleeping?”

Everyone agreed to Chrome’s proposition .

As Sally, Izu and Kasumi were currently outside, they could not be part of the rotation . And so they decided that it would be best to allow 2 people to rest at a time for a short while .

“Should we start with Yui and Mai? I think that generally, I should be here, right?”

“Hmm…I’ll be guarding when you aren’t here, Maple . I can do area support as well . Also, I don’t mind resting after those two . ”

Yui and Mai were at peek exhaustion .

It was necessary for them to rest soon .

“Alright, you two should get some rest . ”

They decided on the time and sent the two of them away .

“Izu and Kasumi should be coming back soon as well . ”

It would be even easier to defend when they returned, so it shouldn’t be a problem if Yui and Mai were resting .

“It’s from here on out that things will get tough . ”

It was the time where the number of defenders decreased .

Whether you would use this opportunity to go on the attack, or decide to secure your base, it depended on how many members you had and your current points .

Maple Tree had acquired lots of points, but they also had to succeed in protecting their base, which could be troublesome .

And they were only 8 members .

“We’ll do our best . We must protect everyone in order to survive until the 5th day . Yes, yes . ”

Maple had a renewed conviction as the night fell upon them .