Chapter 290

Defense Specialization and Contact

Misery, Marx, and Shin were members of Kingdom of the Flame Emperor, and they had all managed to reunite and hunt together . As they all had maps, they just needed to contact each other and move . So it would have been possible for them to meet Mii . But they decided not to .

Were not a party, after all .

Yes . I wont survive if Im caught in Mis area attacks

Sheisnt able to control the amount of fire

Mi had a powerful attack that burned everything that was around her, but if she did that around them, the trio would turn into fireballs .

Well, Im sure shell be fine without us . In any case, we need to hunt as many monsters as possible . Ill take down their HP, so you finish them off .

Up until they teamed up, Shin had killed a lot of monsters with Destructor and his tamed monster, Wen the hawk .

Compared to him, Misery and Marx specialized in healing and traps, which was not very efficient . Just then, a monster appeared in front of him .

Yes, leave it to me .

I can support But dont step on any of the traps by accident, okay?

Well, I can fight while standing in one place . It will be fine as long as you dont place them right at my feet . Here I go! Destructor!

Shin unleashed swords into the charging tiger, and shredded its flesh .

Wen! Wind God!

A powerful wind began to blow around the hawk, it then turned into numerous blades of wind, which shot towards the tiger .

Just by approaching the trio, the tiger was cut by blades multiple times until its HP was nearly empty . Even though individual hits were not heavy, with a tamed monster and enough successive attacks, the outcome was very different .

Holy Lance!

As promised, Misery dealt the finishing blow . And then they moved on to their next target .

Ive always been amazedat how many swords it can shoot out like that

Its just experience . One day, it was just able to do it .

Its that simple, huh?

What about your monsters? Has there been any changes since we last talked about it?

Me? Clear cant really do anything too amazing yet . It can disappear like a chameleon Ah, but recently, it can make me invisible as well

My Bell is the same as always . But I do think its rare .

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So it hasnt learned anything outside of passive skills? Well, that is rare .

Misery had a white cat with a long coat that she called Bell . It was learning a lot of passive skills that offered buffs within a small area . They were things like enhanced healing and dealing extra damage .

However, as the area of effect was small, it wasnt very practical .

It must be a late-bloomer . So Im going to take good care of it .

Alright, were entering the area with the ruins now . Its usually quite populated with other players .

Ill set up some trapsso they dont follow us from behind .

Ah, good idea! Thanks .

And with that, the trio hunted down monsters while moving into the ruins . As Shin predicted, there were quite a few players here . But none were a match for the three of them .

However, after they had hunted for some time, they heard a familiar voice .

Hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hm Gah! Kingdom of the Flame Emperor!

Oh, Frederica .

The voice was Fredericas . Currently, she seemed to be alone . She was holding up her staff defensively while slowly backing away from them . Clearly, a single rear-guard did not stand a chance against three enemies .

Ahaha . You know, Payne will be really angry if I die . Wont you just let me go?

Get her!

Yes!

Yeah

What? But why!? Fine . Knots, Awakening!

A small yellow bird landed on Fredericas head . She had wanted to get out while using the least amount of skills as possible, but now she was desperate .

Wen! Wind God!

Knots, Singing Round! Phew, Multi-obstacle .

Fredericas barriers blocked the numerous flying wind blades and Shins Destructor . And while they shattered upon impact, she realized that there were much more of them than before .

I wont lose in terms of moves, okay? Multi-fire bullets, Multi-light bullets .

A magic circle appeared, and immediately after, she heard Knots cry, and then the magic circle doubled in size .

Hows this? Of course, Im sure that you wont die .

Countless bullets of light and fire that Frederica and Knots had made began to shoot towards the trio .

Leave this to me .

YesIll stop it .

Misery made a magical barrier just like Frederica . Marx created one out of stone . It was enough to block the magic that flew towards them . However, Frederica never meant to take them on seriously . And by the time the dust had settled, she was nowhere to be seen .

She got away .

I had no idea that she had as many attacks as you, Shin .

Yes . Well have to be cautious around her Ah .

Hmm? What is it, Marx?

She got caught .

Traps had been set up all around the ruins . And Marx had positioned them so that it would be especially easy to catch anyone who was trying to get away . And his instincts had been right, and there was no way that Frederica wouldnt get caught in them .

As she fell, Frederica somehow managed to create a foothold and so she was able to climb out and escape from the pit .

Ugh! Tsk . And I had managed to look so cool when escaping . This is the worst I have to get out of here

The area around her was covered in traps . She was at a disadvantage . And so Frederica quickly ran away and left the ruins behind her in order to team up with any of the reliable members of the Congregation of the Holy Swords .