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n「I know already, it’s that! If it comes to this, let’s attack the water with more poison!」

n「Then… I’ll,【Akushoku】the tentacles〜!」

n「Do it!」

nMaple’s【Akushoku】devoured the tentacles.

nAnd every time, red crystals appeared.

nThis is her last MP charge.

nAnd for Sally, she had already regained her composure, and started to think of the fishes that appeared infinitely as just experience points after she got used to them.

nThey only give small experience points, but they only have a small HP so it was easy for Sally to hunt them.

nOn top of that, it connects to not letting the fishes get on Maple’s way.

n「I should leave it to Maple and do what I can」

nSally ran around as usual and fought against the fishes with hit and away.

nSally left all of it to Maple.

nAnd that Maple.

n「Well〜… I hope it goes well〜…」

nMaple approached the wall of water.

nThe tentacles have just been erased earlier, so there is an absolute time of peace for a moment.

nThe fishes did not care and continued to attack Maple.

n「Oh〜… they look cute when closer!」

nMaple reached out her hand towards the fish and that fish tackled towards that hand repeatedly.

nBecause of Maple’s smile, the scene of her being attacked by a monster changed to a scene of her playing with a fish.

n「It’s better if you get away you know〜?」

nMaple stabbed Shingetsu towards the wall of water.

n「【Hydra】!」

nThe poison dragon that was not aimed at anything jumped into the water.

nOf course, it melted in the water and was unable to deal direct damage to the squid.

n「The beautiful sea〜, to a poisonous sea〜!」

nThe area of the sea is quite vast and she still needs to shoot a lot of them.

nHowever, the water is gradually turning purple. The color is darker than before.

n「I should get away from the wall so that it can’t shoot me tentacles」

nEven the water that the fishes scattered, it surpassed the poison that Maple herself created and return to the middle.

nShe needs a little more time to use【Hydra】.

nAnd before that, the tentacles would regenerate as well.

nSally has not attacked the squid at all since earlier, so of course, all of it would go towards Maple.

n「Whatever… do what you want!」

nMaple laid down on the ground.

nShe thought that it is useless to resist since she is not able to run away and would be played like a ball again.

n「Oh?!」

nAfter she had laid down, the tentacles slapped her from above.

nUnlike when she was standing, she was not being bounced around.

n「This is good! So good!」

n「Uwwa… she’s doing something again…」

nSally is also pulling the fishes behind her to a marathon, so it was something similar.

n「【Hydra】!」

nAfter a while, Maple stood up and shot into the water. And, she laid down once again.

nShe found out that she would not be thrown around by the tentacles while lying down, so she laid down on a place where she only needs to reach out Shingetsu to the water wall.

nAnd just like that, Maple planned on waiting until the next time.

nBut a certain change happened.

nThat was the same with Sally

n「「n?!」」

nThey saw the squid’s HP decreasing for a bit.

nIt was a small change might have been a misjudgment, but they were able to see the instant when the HP Bar decreased.

n「It decreased a little!」

n「Un, it looks like so. But…」

nThe time until it decreased again after it decreased once was very long.

nIt was five minutes. On top of that, its HP only decreased by 1mm.

nWaiting for it to lose all of its HP like this would be very difficult.

nIt means, the poison is still too weak.

nHowever, just knowing that it works is a good harvest.

n「Do your best!」

n「Un! I’ll do my best!」

nAfter that, the reduction of its HP bar accelerated after a few【Hydra】s were shot.

nThey succeeded in removing 10% of its HP after an hour has passed.

nThe squid has still 60% remaining on its HP Bar.

nIf this goes on, it will take them 6 hours.

n「【Poison Lance】!」

nMaple has no bullets left for【Hydra】, so she shot a different skill thinking it might add to it even a little.

n「Running for six hours is a little…」

n「What should we do…」

nThey thought and thought of it, but there were no means that could change the current situation instantly.

nAnd just like that, one hour has passed again. The squid’s HP decreased to 50%.

n「Uwwa?!」

nMaple was laying down beside the wall of water, so she understood instantly.

nShe found out that the area of the water has spread.

nThe walls and ceiling are approaching.

nAnd when it stopped expanding, there are only half remaining of the space where the two are currently in.

nAdditionally, the squid started to spit out squid ink.

nBecause of that, they cannot see the squid’s appearance.

nIt will have been a very troublesome attack if they have tried to clear it straightforwardly.

nAfter all, it was already difficult to move in the water, and the vision would be stolen on top of that.

nHowever, it had nothing to do to the two who were doing something far away from a straightforward way.

n「Maple! How many【Akushoku】do you still have?」

n「Only one!」

n「……reserve it!」

n「Got it!」

nMaple did not understand what Sally is planning, but she decided to reserve it, and continued to receive the attacks.

nBecause the water has approached, the speed that the fishes entered accelerated.

nIt means that it would be more difficult for Sally to run away.

n「【Provoke】!」

nIt was a good plan for Maple to receive them because it was difficult for Sally to run away.

nShe would lose everything if she dies just for experience points.

n「Thanks!」

n「It’s nothing much!」

nIt seems that the squid ink was not being released continuously, and just like Maple’s poison, it spread and started to dilute.

nIt looks like there was no second squid ink attack, it only returned to swimming elegantly.

n「There huh… I think it barely reaches…? Yosh! Maple!」

nSally called Maple.

nOf course, Maple stood up and approached her.

n「What will we do?!」

n「Follow me! 【Leap】!」

nAlthough she leaped towards the squid that became nearer, she lacked 15 meters.

n「【Cover Move】!」

nMaple followed her just as she was told.

n「Let’s go!【Shoulder Throw】!」

nSally grabbed Maple and threw her towards the water’s surface.

n「Ueeeee?!!」

n「【Impact Fist】!」

nA bullet of air was released from Sally’s fist and broke the water surface while pushing Maple.

nMaple who was thrown straight towards the squid swung her shield.

nIts HP Bar decreased suddenly.

n「This is Maple Cannon!」

n「H-Hey, what about my landing?!」

n「……I didn’t think of it」

nIt was just a little ahead in the future when

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