am-books Chapter 51 Defeated And Commissioned
Chapter 51 Defeated And Commissioned
'...!'
"Now it's my turn."
At the moment of the wolf's charge, Liora chose to attack rather than evade. Although the damage was slight, she managed to inflict some with Shining Blade and [Flash] played important role.
With the wolf's agility now debuffed and Liora unscathed except for her MP, the initial strike was surprisingly in Liora's favor.
"Flash—"
A blinding darkness.
Immediately following, she used the Divine Dance arts to close the distance rapidly, nullifying the wolf's reaction with the Enemy resistance reduction. Her scythe slashed at the wolf's leg, spilling blood.
The attack didn't end there. Liora continued with a series of blows, moving as if she were dancing.
'——!'
The wind wolf activated a spell. It increased the output of the wind armor that had been covering its body.
The sudden surge caused Liora to lose her balance, and in that moment, the wolf's sharp claws slashed at her.
Even though her body was injured, Liora countered with her scythe.
The wolf, eyes wide, roared and applied a buff before standing up on its hind legs. It seemed to have chosen to engage in a direct melee.
The clashes of slashes repeated multiple times.
Despite being sliced across her entire body, Liora continued fighting with a crazed intensity.
The sheer ferocity of the battle caused Gauche, who had initiated the fight, to groan.
"What is this? Why go this far... It's just a test!"
Gauche's words didn't reach Liora.
She swung her scythe wildly, yet her attacks, though fierce, were not sloppy.
They were like the graceful yet insatiable feast of an angel, much like how she looked when eating—elegant, silent, and full of poise, never stopping, yet wild in her hunger.
Dripping blood from her mouth, Liora shouted.
"More! More! With a stronger weapon, I can be with the god even more.'
Liora stomped the ground hard.
"I won't lose to you!"
Leaping into the air, Liora instantly positioned herself above the wind wolf. With Razor Wind's effects at their peak, she changed the blade she wielded to Soul Steal.
Raising her scythe,
'Aaon!'
But the wolf had anticipated this move and unleashed a wind slash above without even looking. It seemed to be some sort of art from Gale Magic.
In midair, Liora seemed defenseless—but not entirely.
Magic Boots [Winged Boots] – Rarity: Epic
Level: 58
Agility: 70 Durability: 1000
Skills: [Safety Shoes], [Aerial Leap], [HP Boost 2%]
The effect of this equipment is [Aerial Leap].
Liora stepped on an invisible platform in mid-air, allowing her to jump even higher. As she did, the wind blade grazed the soles of her feet.
"—!?"
"[Moonlight Scythe Arts! ]. [Head Hunt!]"
In a swift aerial spin, Liora drove the scythe, into the neck of the Wind Wolf!
Liora slammed her scythe into the Wind Wolf.
As expected from a level 99 summoned beast, it didn't die instantly. Instead, it thrashed wildly, flinging Liora's slender frame away.
I deliberately refrained from providing support this time. I wanted to observe Liora's movements. The most I did was lend her a [Regeneration] skill. With my [Dark Aura], she could have fought more aggressively, but that skill is tricky to use since its effect only lasts an instant.
"This scythe, [Shadow of Death]... I'm thinking of first changing its attack power increase to a magic attack power increase. Liora's main attack is a fusion skill of magic and weapon techniques, right? And it deals damage based on magic attack power."
"Yes."
"Don't expect any changes to its special skills. It's difficult to alter those."
Gauche carefully laid the [Shadow of Death] on the ground and began touching it with some tools. He continued for several minutes before looking up at us.
"Show me all the materials you have." Your journey continues at empire
I began taking out the event raid boss reward materials from my [Item Box]. Most of what I picked were items too valuable to turn into potions or sell.
Eventually, Gauche picked up a material from the Cursed World Tree.
"This is good! It might turn into a cursed weapon, but Liora's strong light attribute should counterbalance that. I'll strengthen it..."
With that, he disappeared into his workshop, leaving us behind.
We were left in the deepest part of the Elfland Great Forest. Liora's main scythe had been taken from her.
Before we knew it, monsters, drawn by the sounds of the previous battle, began to gather around us.
The princess and Cicily readied their weapons.
Liora, looking troubled, glanced around before timidly clenching her fists.
"No, no, no!"
I handed Liora the [Cursed Branch of All Things] from my [Item Box]. Liora, who received my support, smiled happily.
She must have felt lonely without my support during the previous battle.
Very well.
For this battle, I'll provide extensive support.
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It's been three hours since then.
Monsters continue to appear endlessly. The more we defeat, the more the scent of blood, the dying cries of beasts, and the smell of flesh attract more monsters.
"My MP... has run out! And we're out of potions too!"
"Haa, haa... I'm honestly at my limit too."
"Step back."
I tossed the princess an MP potion from my [Item Box] (it only restores a small amount, enough for basic self-defense) and followed after Liora as she dashed forward.
Liora isn't the type of girl to stop fighting just because she lost her main weapon.
She used the Art [Flash] to close the distance.
As she smashed the enemy's face with her staff, she activated [Sniping Light]. A forced headshot created a hole in the monster's face.
When monsters attacked from all directions, she countered them with [Shining Blade].
She then fired the fast-casting [Hound Lightning] at distant enemies. I added poison with [Gift of Venom].
That damage was enough to bring down the enemy.
"I do use poison quite a bit... but in high-level battles, there aren't many opportunities."
There's little point in afflicting weaklings with status effects, and strong foes often have resistances. There aren't many opportunities to use it.
Well, it was effective against Helmut, so it's worth it.
"Now, Liora. Let's continue fighting without letting our guard down."
"God! Yes...!"
"You seem happy, Liora."
"Fighting with God is fun!"
"I'm glad to hear that."
The samurai was in charge of guarding the princess and Cicily. It's great that we could focus solely on rampaging.
In an MMO, isn't it normal to fight for hours to level up?
We moved on to the next battle.