Chapter 299

Defense Specialization and The Blast

Oh, it looks like Maples team got some medals .

There must have been a dungeon in the marshlands . I guess we really should be using Sallys map .

The four of them had headed towards the forest . And for the most part, they continued to move by riding on the head of the enlarged Haku .

And when they encountered any monsters, Izu would throw items and Kanade would scatter debuffs . After that, Haku would strangle them to death .

Chrome and Kasumi were not particularly good with ranged attacks, so they were in charge of getting any monsters that slipped through .

While its just three days, Im glad that we took time to prepare .

All of Izus strengths were born through her variety of items . Of course, it meant that every time she ran out of a certain type, there was less that she was able to do .

Unlike normal crafting jobs, she was able to make items from gold . Furthermore, Izu was able to use the workshop no matter her location, which meant that she could restock on items as long as she had gold .

And since she had enough gold to build several guild homes, Izu had no weaknesses .

Ah, arent we about to reach the spot that Sally marked?

Alright . Lets do this!

As the snake slithered on, they found a tree that had a mark on it that looked like a magic circle .

This must be it . But there is nothing else around here

Should I touch it? It seems like a magic circle, after all .

They all agreed, and so Kasumi had Haku move its head forward so she could touch it . And then just as they expected, the pattern began to shine and they were all teleported away .

The place that they found themselves in was also surrounded by trees . The only difference was a wall on the other side that was made of larger trees and vines .

It was quite large too . And though they all prepared to fight, there didnt seem to be anything else there .

Surely its not actually empty?

Yes .

As they waited cautiously, they suddenly heard the sound of something cutting through the air . Chrome was the first to react .

Cover!

There was a high-pitched ring as he blocked the projectile that then bounced in the air . Chrome quickly checked to see what it was .

There were three kunais that were attached to bombs with lit fuses .

Tsk . Kanade, do it!

Sou, Target Increase, Light of the Spirit!

After mimicking Kanade, Sou took out the magic books and activated the defense skills . After that, there was a thunderous roar as they were ravaged by explosive wind and flames .

When it died down, their HP was reduced, but they had all survived .

When Sou uses them, the damage immunity effect becomes a damage reduction effect . But its still enough, right?

Yeah . You saved us .

Ill heal you now .

So, where did the attack come from

Since they were attached to kunais, maybe it was a ninja? But with that force, it would be a bad idea to split up and search

It was hard to imagine that kunais were its only method of attack . And since Kanade and Izu had such low HP, it was possible that they could be one-shotted .

Should we keep searching for a while? We should be able to survive if Sou is around to use powerful skills that would usually have a use limit .

Lets do that then . Now, considering that we cant see it

The four decided they had to find it first . However, no matter how much they walked around and searched the forest, they could not find anything . However, they continued to be attacked by projectiles .

Hmm Were managing to survive because of Kanades stock of books But we still cant find it .

What should we do? If only I could get close to it .

They pondered on this for a while, and then Izu hesitantly opened her mouth .

Yes Its a bit rough, but I have an idea .

Oh? What is it?

This place seems to have a fixed sizeso, while it will take a little time to prepare, I could explode everything .

I see Interesting . Well, uh, its certainly worth a try . Yes .

Chrome looked like he had been bracing himself for these very words to come out of Izus mouth . However, he was also certain that there was no point in continuing what they were doing .

Just like you did during the preliminary?

Yes . However, I was able to make some new items in time . So it will cover the sky as well .

Izu said as she took out the item . It was a box with a propeller, that had a string coming out from the bottom . Izu attached a few bombs to it and sent it up into the air . It climbed steadily up until it reached a certain height .

It cost a lot to makebut I cant be stingy now .

You sure make some brutal things How do you activate it?

I have an item for that . This will take care of everything above the trees . Now, lets add the others to the ground and the tree trunks .

Return bombs with bombs, eh? What about us?

Ill leave the center as a safety zone . The item will do equal damage to everything, so make sure that you dont step out of the safety zone .

It would be a rain of attacks, immense debuffs, and status effects . There was no insurance that even someone like Chrome could survive it .

Sous magic and Hakus huge body protected them as she went around and set the items all over the forest .

Alright . Im finished . It will be very bright and very loud . So be careful .

Just like during the preliminary, electricity was sent through the strings of water, and then the blast echoed around the forest .

The explosives on the enemys kunais seemed very small now . Everything but the safety zone was burned to the ground .

It should still be alive!

Hmm . Its according to the plan . Eye of the Assassin!

It was a skill that Kanade could only use today through Akashic Records . It increased the damage against monsters and players that had status effects and let you know their position .

There it is!

Lets go, Kasumi!

Yes!

Chrome equipped Necro in order to enhance his reach . Kasumi called out the arms of the warrior on both sides of her, and they moved in all at once . What they saw was a poisoned, paralyzed, frozen, yet burning shinobi .

Last of the Blades Oborozuki!

Ghost Mud! Necro, Fire of Death!

It was easy once they could see it . And after taking damage from both of their attacks, the shinobis HP dropped down to 0, and it disappeared .

Phew Good . It wasnt so bad after all .

Is it really finished?

Yeah . Wellmaybe it wasnt dead . But its basically the same thing .

Thats a relief . Im starting to run out of damage reduction skills .

It was here that they got the same notification that Maples team had, saying that they had acquired some medals .

Yes . This is a great result for our first day!

We got through several forests, and while this took quite a long time . It seemed really quick .

I guess we can search one or two more before reuniting with the others . Judging by the timer, the strong monsters come out at night .

Thats right . Haku has made traveling easy, but we have actually traveled quite a distance .

They contacted Maple in order to make sure that they didnt get too far apart . And then the four of them searched for their next dungeon, while also looking for a place to camp for the night .