Chapter 317


    “Yeah . And if all of them have just one monster, that will make things easier . ”


    Indeed, their strategy involved Payne being the main attacker, while the other three did what they were good at, which was casting buffs . They would create a one man army . Everything from status effects, recovery, resurrection, support fire . They would cover him .


    “I can’t lose after receiving this much support . I’ll fulfill my role . ”


    Like that, Payne unsheathed his sword and faced the monster . First, he needed to check if his strategy would work . And so the three cast buffs on Payne . None of them affected the enemy, and they wouldn’t exactly be considered rare skills either .


    Once they were finished, Payne dashed forward before the monster could approach him .


    “Ray, ‘Breath of the Holy Dragon,’ ‘Holy de of Fragmentation’!”


    The blinding breath that Ray unleashed not only damaged the monster, but staggered it .


    Payne rushed towards it all at once and cut deeply into its body with his sword . Then he swung again to the side, this time cutting through its shoulder and reaching its stomach . The monster was also carrying a greatsword that looked like it would deal a lot of damage, and it swung it wildly . However, it was either blocked or dodged . And it was not able to hurt Payne .


    Part of it was because of the buffs, but when it came to pure swordsmanship, this monster was not on the same level as Payne .


    “‘Holy de of Conviction’!”


    As Payne’s voice rang, a light shed from his sword, and when it swung down, it easily separated the monster’s torso from its lower half . And so ultimately, without ever being in danger, and without ever not overwhelming the enemy, Payne’s battle with the warrior had ended .


    “That exceeded my expectations…”


    “I’m reminded of the boss on the 10th floor of the tower . Just pure strength . ”


    “If this is what they are like, then buffs will likely be enough, unless there are a lot of enemies at once . ”


    As they thought about his strength, the four of them went through the door that was at the back of the arena . This time, they were greeted by two doors . One had a katana on it and the other a bow .


    “Which should we choose?”


    “Let’s go with the katana . It will be easier than someone with a ranged weapon . ”


    They decided to choose the katana, and then they went through the door . What they were greeted to, was a simr arena . This one had a single samurai who was sitting down as he waited for them .


    “I see . I’ll attack him while the buffs are still active . Can you support me?”


    “Of course . ”


    “Whenever you need it . ”


    “I’ll be ready to heal you . ”


    Upon hearing this, Payne held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other as he approached the enemy . He made sure to protect himself by holding his shield up as he got close . Just then, and with a speed that even Payne could not follow, the katana was swung, and a damage effect exploded from his arm, where his shield and sword could not cover . Payne flew in the air from the knockback effect . But since Misery immediately healed him, he did not suffer any real damage . However, the two now red at each other .


    “I see . This one really is quite different from thest warrior . ”


    “Let’s follow the n then . ”


    “Yeah, let’s do that . ‘Immovable’!”


    Payne then used a skill to nullify knockbacks, and then he charged forward . This time, he didn’t bother to raise his shield .


    “Sou, ‘Cage of Gravity . ’”


    “Fay, ‘Tangled Grass . ’”


    Since the enemy just kept his hand on his sword without moving, it was easy to target him with magic . Kanade had Sou set down a field that greatly reduced one’s moving speed, and Izu grew nts that would get in the way of a monster that was trying to move . These measures would prevent the Samurai from escaping, should it try .


    And so Payne closed in the gap between him and the samurai . The samurai repeatedly shed with his katana before returning it to its sheath . And it did this at a speed that the eye could not follow . However, Payne ignored him and raised his sword . Of course, the katana dug deep into his body as it hit him, but Payne continued his attack on the monster .


    “‘Light of Healing’!”


    Payne had the advantage of numbers . And there was no way that he wasn’t going to use it . Even though knockback was now nullified and Payne continued to attack him, the samurai might still have won due to incredible attack speed and overwhelming amount of HP . However, not when Misery was there . Misery’s healing kept Payne from sinking, and he continued to unleash his heavy attacks .


    There was no way for the samurai to win against a yer that was so strong that he could continue to be hit by him .


    “Holy de of Wall Breaking’!”


    The sword came down with a sh of light . It stabbed into the samurai’s neck before he could block it . And like that, the enemy disappeared into light .


    These four were already among the strongest in the game . And so there was no way that a single monster could win .


    “Now, let’s keep going . I think there should be more of them next time . ”


    And like that, they headed to the next door .