Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 449
Defense Specialization and Northern Light
“—<em>No way…!?”</em>
Like Wilbert, Hinata also understood that their n had been foiled. Even though their positioning should’ve been a mess, and their movement speed decreased…
Prior to Hinata’s use of skill, Sally—who’d be immune to all effects due to [Spirited Away]—dashed out of range in an instant.
Sally didn’t hesitate to abandon her valuable defensive resources, and as a result of her quick-wittedness—the situation had been reversed in an instant.
“[Emergency Charging]!”
At Velvet’s voice, the previously stunned Hinata regained her bearings.
Lightning struck Velvet, and sparks erupted from her body.
Nevertheless, Velvet was in an emergency. The skill itself was ast-ditch effort to postpone the side effect of [Overcharge], and at the same time, allow Velvet to use lightning skill for a brief period of time.
“[Electromaic Jump]!”
Velvet leaped at once, leaving a sh of thunder behind. With the help of Hinata’s gravity control, she flew into the sky.
A flying machine driven by Lily approached the two, leaving a trail of blue mes in the dark sky.
“Ray, [Dragon Star]!”
Upon witnessing that, Payne jumped on Ray’s back and soared towards the sky at once.
“Catch them—! Ray, [Breath of the Holy Dragon]—!”
“[Reproduction] [Puppet Wall]!”
Ray’s gleaming breath destroyed the wall made of minions summoned by Lily, who’d switched equipment, and smashed the scaffolding of their transport.
“Ugh…!”
“[Wide Range]! [Holy de of Brilliance]!”
As Lily and Wilbert were thrown into the air, a torrent of light shot towards them.
—However, just when they were about to get hit…
As if being drawn by a strong force, the two were pulled downward and managed to avoid the attack at thest minute.
“—I won’t let you!”
Hinata manipted gravity to pull them down, closing the distance between the four of them.
Lily waved the g in her hand as a tremendous amount of magic began to gather around her.
“[Formation Change]!”
Immediately after that, the four vanished.
The skill—which was simr to teleportation—ignored the terrains and the opposing yers.
Seeing that, Kasumi and Chrome exchanged nces before charging towards the outer wall.
Payne also followed suit. Seeing that, the other yers began their pursuit for the four.
Even if they could teleport, they could only run so far. Not to mention, the three were familiar with Maple’s [Ark]. As such, they could predict the destination of [Formation Change].
Passing the gate, they began to look around. Kasumi spotted the blue mes that must’ve been emitted by Lily’s flying vehicle.
“Haku, [Super Giant]!”
“I’ll give you a ride!”
The two members of [Maple Tree] responded steadfastly. Ray was also gaining speed in midair.
“We’ll catch up with them!”
“Maple is still faster than that flying machine!”
As the distance decreased, the trail of blue me could be seen changing its angle as the transport descended to the ground.
Ray also lowered his altitude and approached the four of them.
“Wow, you guys sure are fast!”
A rematch. Tension filled the air. The silence was broken by the crackling sound of Velvet’s lightning.
“[Heightened Output]! [Northern Light]!”
An ultra-wide skill. In an instant, Velvet’s surroundings shone brightly.
It was a lightning skill with enhanced range. With a roar, the white pir that connected Heaven and earth blocked the path of the three.
—A few secondster…
After the roar of thunder subsided, and the pir of light disappeared, the four enemies were no longer there.
“It’s a distraction…!”
“Let’s look for them! I feel like we can no longer use detection. Kasumi, block the escape route!”
Leaving aside Velvet and Hinata, Lily and Wilbert shouldn’t be that far off.
After all, the distraction onlysted briefly.
Payne searched from the sky, while Kasumi and Chrome scored the ground while searching for hidden areas.
Other yers also joined the search. Then, after everyone had thoroughly searched the area…
…They found out that no one was around.
It was as if the four had vanished into thin air.
Payne, Chrome, and Kasumi discussed the situation.
“How is this possible…?”
“Did we overlook anything? Or had they simply vanished?”
“I flew around for a bit. If something had flown by, I’d have noticed. I also didn’t see any suspicious effects.”
It must’ve been the light. After the light had subsided, there was no trace of the four. They had no choice but to think so.
“…Assuming it was some kind of powerful retreat method, then I can understand Velvet and Hinata’s unreasonable powerup.”
“That’s right.”
“Basically, they’d prepared an escape n—one that’d guarantee them an out even if they’re inside the wall.”
“Seeing that they didn’t immediately use that skill after the operation was foiled, that skill must’ve had some conditions.”
Payne concluded that it was an escape skill of some kind. Chrome and Kasumi shared his view.
Judging from their series of actions, it’d be more usible for them to prepare some skills rather than scrambling to get away.
“It seems that we’ve been tricked.”
“Well, it can’t be helped. We are still indebted to Sally.”
“Yes, she had an impressive reaction. Did she foresee everything?”
“Considering our next n, it seems difficult to defeat them without taking some risks.”
The main force was the [Maple Tree], which boasted overwhelming defensive ability, and the [Congregation of Holy Swords], which specialized in groupbat and strengthening each other with buffs. Certainly, many methods could be used to counter the enemy, one of them by receiving the attack. However, by doing so, they’d be giving the enemy an opening.
If so, they had to devise a strategy. Now that Dred was gone, things had be more difficult for the [Congregation of the Holy Swords]—nevertheless…
While incorporating [Maple Tree] into the strategy, Payne concocted the next n.