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nChapter 26: Defense Specialized and Teleport Destination

nThe light that covered the two’s sight disappeared.

nAnd at the same time, Kaede readied her large shield to be alert for the pre-emptive attack, but the powerful attack that they were fearing of did not come.

nAll the more so, there was no monster anywhere.

nThe two continued to be on alert while confirming the surroundings.

nIn there, was a very wide circular space.

nThe walls were covered by blue shining crystals, and the ceiling was open.

nFrom the sky, snow was falling.

nAnd, one part of the crystal on the wall ahead was protruding, on it was a huge bird’s nest.

nBut, it seems that the nest’s owner was not there at the moment.

n「Okay〜…… I got it. A bird-type boss would absolutely come. Maybe I can’t use【Ocean】」

n「What should we do? You want to approach the bird’s nest?」

n「……but carefully. Probably, it would come when we approached」

nThe two, while on alert, advances towards the bird’s nest.

nThere were only five meters left before the bird’s nest.

nAt that instant, together with a roaring sound, something was shot at high speed towards the hall from high up in the sky.

nBut, the two who was on alert could barely jump back and was able to dodge.

nThose were sharp-edged ice.

nAnd following that, a monster bird that has feathers white as snow swoops.

nGlaring eyes, sharp beaks, and talons, bearing the dignity of strong beings, the monster bird descended to the hall.

nThe path of reconciliation does not exist from the start.

nIt was the start of the battle.

nThe monster bird emerges a magic circle on its sides.

nFrom there, ice shards that were shot, covering almost all of their sight.

n「【Cover】!」

nKaede lowers her large shield and stood in front of Risa.

nIf she received these shards, it was because that the number of uses of【Akujiki】would disappear in an instant.

n「Yosh! It isn’t piercing!」

nKaede received those shards with her body, and nullified it.

nIt seems that the monster bird was more intelligent than normal monsters, after it understood that its attack wouldn’t go through, it combined the magic circles into one, and shot ice that was the same with what it shot from the sky.

nIn exchange for power, a chance appeared.

nRisa jumped into that chance.

n「Maple!」

n「【Cover Move】!」

nForcefully catching up to Risa, there was only a distance of three meters between the monster bird.

nWhen it was only one step before the monster bird, the monster bird raised harsh cries.

nThe white magic circle, spreads out the whole floors of the hall.

n「This is bad……!」

nWith explosive sounds, piercing through the hall’s floor, large thorns of ice grew. It reached one meter in height covering all of the floor.

nBut, in the exception of Kaede’s surroundings.

nWithin the snow clouds were fluttering down, Kaede adjusted her large shield towards the floor.

n「…………I’m saved! Nice, Maple!」

n「There’s only 6 times left of【Akujiki】okay!」

n「Okay〜!」

nRisa kicked the thorns of ice and approaches the monster bird as if to jump.

nBecause the footings were bad, she was not able to stop somewhere.

nThe monster bird tries to capture Risa with its talons, its speeds was even equal to that of Risa’s.

n「【Super Acceleration】!」

nThe sudden acceleration made the monster bird react late for an instant. And, in this rapid changing battle situation, that was a fatal mistake.

n「【Cover Move】!」

nThe large shield that Kaede swung who closed the distance in an instant, devoured its talons together with its feet that were used to attack Risa.

nThe monster bird cries in a loud voice because of its anger and pain.

nBut, that movement only opens a chance.

n「【Hydra(Poison Dragon)】」

nThe three-headed poison dragon devours the monster bird.

nKaede landed on the top of the melted ice that was melted by the poison that fell, and Risa looked at it from a place a little far away.

nAn unbelievable cold air was emitted from the monster bird, and the poison that covered the monster bird was frozen.

nAnd, *Parin*, together with that high-pitch sound, it shatters and fell down with a glittering shine.

n「It’s HP Bar was only decreased by 10%?!」

n「No way…!」

nFor the two who had planned to finish it quickly with Kaede’s fast attack, its HP amount was higher than expected.

nWithout minding the two who were surprised, the thorns of ice that grew around the monster bird broke and gathered.

nAnd after a few instances, it was shot as a bullet.

n「【Cover Move】! 【Cover】!」

nKaede who moved in front of Risa lowered her large shield and received the deadly bullets.

nRed effects were emitted from her body.

n「Kuu!… it’s piercing!【Meditation】!」

nBecause of the【Cover Move】’s demerit, the damage would be doubled if it goes through. With each attack, Kaede’s HP Bar was definitely decreasing.

n「【Heal】!」

nThe method that they took when there is a piercing attack that could not be helped with was, Kaede would【Meditate】and Risa would repeatedly use【Heal】from behind.

nWith this, she can endure until there’s a chance.

nTwenty seconds of endurance.

nThe blizzard of ice had stopped, and the rugged grounds only remains.

n「Let’s go!」

n「Un!」

nThe two ran in opposite directions.

nIt was Risa which the monster bird targeted. The monster bird charged with fierce speeds.

n「Concentrate!」

nSaying cheers to herself, she fixed her eyes on the monster bird.

nTogether with it charging, shards of ice flew.

nBut, because it was while it was charging, so there were many open holes within those shards.

nIf it was Risa, it was easy for her to dodge them.

n「【Leap】!」

nRisa saw through the monster bird’s charge, and jumps over its body at the last minute.

n「【Slash】!」

nIn that chance, using【Status Debuff Attack】, she did not forget to inject paralysis poison while slashing through it.

nIt is because if this paralysis poison piles up stacks, it might create a fatal chance.

nThe decrease of its HP bar was very little it couldn’t be seen in it, but its not like it was not decreasing.

nThe monster bird turns around, spread its wings and fluttered.

nWith storm winds, the ice shards on the ground were caught up and closed in irregularly.

nRisa jumped sidewards with leap to escape the range of the storm winds.

n「【Hydra(Poison Dragon)】」

nWaiting for Risa to get through, the poison dragon closed in to the monster bird.

nThe monster bird that was targeted after it fluttered, was not able to face Kaede’s attack with a perfect condition.

nOne of the three heads of the poison dragon hit its body.

n「【Wind Cutter】【Fire Ball】!」

nIf there was a chance, Risa also changes to the offense. They need to accumulate as much damage as possible.

nThe poison that entangled it once again became ice and was shook off.

nProbably feeling that the poison dragon was a threat, the monster bird charged to Kaede.

nBecause shards of ice do not have an effect to Kaede, there should be no problem with this movement.

nIt’s charged closed into Kaede who didn’t even seem to dodge.

nIts talons, was swung intended to tear apart Kaede’s body.

nThe large shield, was swung devouring the body of the monster bird.

nThe monster bird bent backwards while scattering flashy damage effects.

nKaede swings again her large shield in pursuit of a chance.

nFrom Kaede’s body also, there was a small red damage effects scattering.

nThe monster birds’ attack was able to deal even a damage to Kaede who had more than 1000 VIT without using piercing skills.

nBut, it was clear to anyone which one paid a greater sacrifice.

nThe HP Bar on the top of the monster bird’s hear was decreased to only 70%.

n「【Leap】!」

nThere was no way that Risa would let that chance escape, and jumped to the back of the monster bird that was stunned by Kaede’s attack.

n「【Ocean!】」

nThe monster bird’s back as its center, water had spread.

nThat steeped the monster bird in an instant.

nWhen the monster bird starts to go on a rampage with its angry voice, Risa had already jumped off.

nThe monster bird’s speed fell.

n「【Hydra(Poison Dragon】!」

nThere was no way for the monster bird that had its speed falling to dodge that attack.

nIts HP decreased furthermore.

n「【Double Slash】!【Fire Ball】!」

nKaede grinds the monster bird in-fight.

nRisa checks for chances while injecting paralysis poison by hit-and-away.

nAnd there, Kaede’s large shield once again devoured the monster bird.

nThe monster bird’s talons also had ground Kaede’s HP bar to half, but it wasn’t enough to be fatal.

nThe monster bird’s HP bar was cut in half.

nAt that time.

nThe monster bird took distance from the two, and pierced its talons to the ground very deeply.

nIts beaks were greatly opened, and a magic circle that was about double Kaede and Risa’s size spread.

nThe two instinctively sensed the danger after that.

n「【Cover Move】!【Cover】!」

nThe next instant that Kaede shouted.

nThe two’s sight were covered completely by a silvery-white laser.

nChapter end

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