Chapter 248

Defense Specialization and the Tower’s 10th Floor 3

The flames eventually died down . And while Sally was unhurt, Savagery crumbled right in front of her, and Maple came rolling out .

Sally picked her up and moved away from the boss .

It seemed like the boss stayed still for a while after special attacks . However, neither of them was in a position to take advantage of it .

“Ah, that was close…”

“I’m sorry . I didn’t think it had any hidden moves left . ”

“Maybe going in like that was a bad idea? I can’t use Savagery anymore…”

“Deactivate Dedicated Affection . If the area attacks come, you’ll die before I can heal you . ”

“Okay . You’ll have to dodge them then!”

“Leave it to me . It’s what I do best . ”

Maple brought out her weapons again and raised her shield .

Sally also held her daggers up and heightened her concentration once again .

“Let’s go, Maple . ‘Phantom World’!”

“‘Commence Attack’!”

There were now three Maples as the firing began . A tremendous amount of bullets sprayed over the boss .

As they were keeping a distance from it, its attacks for dealing with clones did not reach them . Instead, the boss created a wall of fire to protect itself from Maple’s attacks .

“Ohhh, please break!”

Maple’s prayer was answered, and the wall of fire began to fade, but then as if to dodge the bullets, the boss jumped upwards and flew towards Maple .

“‘Pierce Guard’!”

In order to do as much damage as possible, Maple pointed the gun barrels upwards and prepared to hit it with ‘Bizarre Eater . ’

The flames blazed hotter and the sword was now like a giant pillar of fire as it cut into Maple’s clones . As the flames were not piercing attacks, she could not stop them, but the damage from the sword was still nullified, and she survived .

Maple ignored the disappearance of her clones and swung her great shield, gouging out part of its shoulder and body .

“Once more!”

Maple swung her shield again, but it was blocked by the fiery blade and pushed aside . And then without losing any momentum, the boss charged forward .

Maple had no way of dealing with it perfectly .

Still, Maple laughed as if it were all according to plan .

“Sally!”

“‘Quintuple Slash’!”

Sally had moved away when Maple started firing . She had been using Oboro’s ‘Quick Shadow’ to hide . Once she was no longer targeted by the boss, she waited for her chance to attack .

Sally had used Doping Seeds to the limit, and it was like this that she unleashed the highest succession of attacks that she could . With the combined effects of the ‘Pursuing Blade’ skill, the weight of 10 attacks from each hand went into the boss’s defenseless back . And the sword that tried to attack Maple stopped .

Due to receiving such overwhelming damage, the boss’s movement priorities changed, and it thrust its sword into the ground .

The magic that caused a massive pillar of flame to burn them earlier was about to be activated again .

“‘Quick Change’!”

“‘Heal’!”

“‘Aegis’!”

Maple quickly drank a potion, but as that wasn’t enough, Sally healed her . And then she made a dome of light that would block all damage .

Powerful moves should be met with powerful moves, and so an instant kill attack had to be met with the ultimate defense .

A storm of roaring flames blazed around them .

“Our chance!”

“Yes!”

This time, they would not let its pause go unpunished . Maple fired her guns and Sally unleashed a barrage of attacks . They took its remaining HP down to 30% .

Then shock waves erupted, and while neither were injured, both were pushed away .

Sally immediately returned to Maple and healed her . Then they watched the boss .

Maple went back to her original equipment and called out Syrup, securing more firepower .

“It went well!”

“Don’t get too excited just yet . ”

In front of them, the boss made another burst of flames surge from its sword in the ground . And then the ground cracked, and several pillars of fire erupted, completely changing the field .

Five swords of fire now hovered behind the boss’s back . They were stronger than the blade enveloped by fire .

“…I guess this is where the real battle begins . ”

“We won’t lose!”