Chapter 229

Defense Specialization and the Tower’s 5th Floor 2

After Izu sent messages to the others and understood their situation, everyone shared what they knew and they decided to continue exploring until one of them fell .

“Still, I would like to avoid combat…”

While she was capable of fighting, reaching the halfway point of the latest event usually meant that swinging a small hammer was no longer going to cut it .

However, that didn’t mean the enemy were going to take it easy on her, and numerous zombies appeared from the ground surrounding her .

“So many…uhh…I won’t be able to make up for the lost materials . ”

Izu made her decision and then began to craft bombs in ‘Magic Workshop . ’

“Effect enhancing crystal and…how about a flame thrower!”

As she was able to convert money into materials and craft items wherever she wanted, it would be very difficult for Izu to run out of attacking items .

“I saved so much anyway…ahh, my money is disappearing too…”

Flames and explosive winds flashed in the thick mist . And it was there that Izu threw bombs with a vacant look on her face .

Just as Izu had found herself alone, Mai and Yui were also separated from the others within the mist .

“Wh-what should we do! Chrome has disappeared somewhere!”

Chrome had been with them just a second ago, but he had vanished in the blink of an eye . The two of them had frantically tried to chase after him, but it was no use .

“For now…let’s just try to survive, okay? I’m sure we’ll unite with them again . ”

As the two of them stood there worriedly, Izu’s message arrived .

“It’s a message from Izu…uhh…Yui! Watch for enemies . ”

“Okay, leave it to me!”

Mai sent a message back to Izu and they communicated back and forth and shared information .

“Yui, uh… Kanade and Kasumi are together and it seems like Chrome is with Izu . She says this might be some kind of trap . ”

“What are we supposed to do?”

“We’re supposed to keep going until someone falls . So we should head for the exit? …In any case, let’s look for the others . ”

Now that Chrome was not around to protect them, they would have to protect themselves .

They used the items that Izu gave them, which added a temporary fire effect to their weapons . Then they raised their STR with Doping Seeds so that they could kill monsters with a single hit .

And with that, they stuck their backs together and held their great hammers .

“You watch my back, sister!”

“Yes…I’ll do my best . ”

The two of them held their great hammers up so that they could swing them at any moment . And like that, the slowly moved through the mist .

“Yui, watch your feet too . ”

“I know . But there’s nothing you can do if they suddenly come out . ”

If they wanted to survive, they could not let the enemy get the upper hand . If they had to dodge even one attack, it would ruin their formation .

“Hmm… Ah! Sister, I just thought of something!”

“…Wh-what?”

Mai looked at Yui’s confident expression . And while she was a little worried about what this idea would be, she wanted to hear it .

At the same time, unlike the worried Yui and Mai, Kanade and Kasumi were easily mowing down the monsters as they advanced .

“Thanks to the enemy coming in such numbers, my left arm has something to do!”

While Kasumi was swinging her katana, the armored arm was swinging a giant sword .

Even the left arm, which didn’t have any attributes, was still capable of cutting normal monsters .

“Leave defense to me . You have more than enough hands anyway, Kasumi . ”

Kanade slowed down the monsters by order of priority and at the same time, concentrated on healing and protecting Kasumi .

These two had been assigned the roles of attackers on the fifth floor . And so being surrounded by some monsters was not really a big deal .

Kanade’s response capabilities were among the best in Maple Tree . And Kasumi was a stable attacker who could fight for long stretches .

And so they had the power to trample over enemies like ghosts and zombies, as the only thing impressive about them was their number .

“Use wide-area magic if they keep increasing . ”

“Okay . Hehe . Hmm… Which should I use…”

Kanade looked at the books on the floating shelf and smiled .

“Use something that won’t affect me too . ”

“Of course! I wouldn’t use anything like that . ”

Kanade answered as he looked at a book with a black cover that sat in the corner of one shelf .

“That’s fine then . I don’t even know where we are supposed to go, but I think we should keep searching until a new message comes in . ”

“I suppose so . I do hope that everyone is okay . ”

“From the looks of things, it won’t be easy for Chrome if he’s by himself…but he probably won’t die…”

Kasumi said as she cut down undead monsters one after another .

And just as Kasumi had predicted, Chrome was having a difficult time against the zombies .

“Ahh! This is so troublesome! They keep coming!”

He blocked the attacks with his great shield and had to cut them down one by one with his billhook . But he would quickly get surrounded and then have to escape .

“The only saving grace is that they’re not too fast…”

While Chrome was struggling, he was still very far from dying .

“I can still heal in time . So, what to do…”

No matter how much they chipped away at his health, he was able to recover . And so he killed them one by one and pressed on .

In fact, he looked much more like an undead monster than any of the zombies .

“I want to meet up with them soon… And I’m worried about those two . ”

Chrome thought anxiously about Mai and Yui as he cut through the necks of the approaching monsters .

At the same time, his depleted HP healed completely .

As Chrome had damage immunity and could even revive, it was nearly impossible for these weak monsters to bring him down .

“…I guess I’m not too bad after all?”

Chrome was reminded of his own capabilities and that Maple’s fighting style was different from a shield-wielder .

And like that, they all used their strengths to press forward and get through the hordes of monsters .