Chapter 108

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri s . h . i . tai to Omoimasu 108

Defense Specialization and Progress

Kasumi was waiting for a chance that would allow her to go out on the attack .

As Shin was using a shield, there was a possibility that he would be able to block ‘Last of the Blades . Oborozuki,’ which she had unleashed during the last event .

Your stats would drop dramatically after this skill was activated, and some skills would become unusable .

But in exchange, she would deal more damage and become faster .

It was a special move that you could only use during one-on-one fights .

In fact, she would have used it right now if Shin had not been carrying a shield .

“Hah…! Ffff . . !”

Kasumi twisted her body and escaped the swords that flew at her .

The reason that Kasumi was unable to get close to Shin, was because of this difference in reach . On top of that, he was much better at controlling his swords then he was before .

Kasumi felt that things would slowly get worse for her, and so she decided to act while she could .

“‘Fourth of the Blades . Whirlwind’!”

It was a succession of 4 high-speed attacks . Shin blocked every one with his shield .

He retaliated by sending his swords at her, but she could endure the slight HP loss .

‘Destructor’ was more about numbers than dealing heavier hits .

As long as all of the swords did not get a clean hit at once, she could survive it .

“‘Seventh of the Blades . Crush’!”

It was a downward cut that had a heavy knockback effect .

Shin blocked this too and retreated back .

This skill’s real ability was to deal heavy damage on both parties equipment .

Of course, the damage to your enemy would be greater, but the damage it did to your own weapon was also bad .

And so Kasumi decided that in order to win, her biggest priority would be to destroy Shin’s shield before her HP ran out .

“Your attack power has gone up…more than I thought!!”

Shin called his swords back in order to restrain Kasumi, and stop her from pushing even further .

And then .

“‘Destructor’!”

The second skill was activated .

It was a new skill that Kasumi didn’t know about .

Shin’s sword became even smaller and separated into 20 .

He was going to use this for a wide range surface attack .

Kasumi had not expected a wall of swords to come at her from the front, and she could not help being hit by many of them .

While each individual sword did low damage, she didn’t have time to heal, and her HP was already at its limit .

“…It can’t be helped, I guess . ”

Kasumi said as she released the tension from her body .

“Victory will be mine this time!”

Another attack that was the same as the last was coming towards her .

“Blade of Beginning . Hollow . ”

Kasumi’s hair turned white, and her eyes unleashed a scarlet glow .

Shin looked at her and immediately became cautious .

It was because she had looked like this the last time they had fought .

As Shin watched her with suspicion, she vanished .

“…! Where are you!?”

“Right here . ”

Her voice came from behind him .

And before he could turn to look around, two arms had sprouted from his chest .

More accurately, Kasumi’s arms had pierced through his back .

“…d . a . m . n it . I lost . ”

Those were Shin’s last words as he turned to light and disappeared .

“…This time it is a tie, no, I lost . ”

Kasumi mumbled to herself .

This skill had a price, just like Last of the Blades .

And it wasn’t lowered stats .

Yes, what it did, was to greatly reduce the durability of your equipment .

And as Kasumi’s equipment had already endured so much, they were all destroyed, leaving only her accessories . Of course, she also lost her sword .

“I didn’t realize it would all break like this…I went a little too far…”

It would be dangerous if she encountered other players in this state .

And so Kasumi hurriedly equipped her spare weapon and used Super Acceleration to return to the guild .

“Hahhh…I really liked that sword . ”

Kasumi was very discouraged to have lost her beloved blade .

It took five minutes for her spirits to rise rapidly again after she returned to the guild, and it was decided that Izu would make a new sword for her .

While Kasumi had ended her fight with Shin, Maple was walking around and wreaking havoc .

“Next…here!”

Maple had gotten bored of walking, and so she decided to fly on Syrup’s back .

Of course, this drew a lot of attention .

When she got close to the guild, she could hear voices shouting from the ground .

“‘Acid Rain . ‘”

Acidic rain that melted players fell to the ground .

“RAIN POUR!”

After watching it rain for a while and seeing that there were fewer players, Maple dropped down to the ground .

“‘Predator . ‘”

The already damaged players fell with every attack from the monsters .

“Well then, I’ll take your orb . ”

Maple checked the location of her next target and left the destroyed guild behind her .

“Hmm… I’d like to run with ‘Savagery,’ but it’s still too early… If only I could borrow Sally’s speed . ”

Maple could not do anything so convenient, though .

At best, she could have Sally carry her and run .

But Sally was sleeping, and she had no idea when she would be waking up again .

“I guess riding on Syrup is the fastest way for now . ”

Maple didn’t care if she drew attention, for now, all she needed to do was to move forward .