Chapter 146

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 146

Defense Specialization and the Strongest 2

When the blinding furnace abated, Maple deactivated ‘Dedicated Affection’ and jumped down to the ground .

“‘Commence Attack’!”

Maple began to fire her weapons again .

And now that the Oni could do nothing but avoid the attacks, she approached him one step at a time .

“Phew…!”

She held her sword and shield up and charged . When they collided, Maple’s weapons and armor were crushed, and the Oni’s body was torn .

However, the only thing that the Oni really destroyed was the shell that surrounded Maple .

Not only that, but her armor simply regenerated, and the crushed weapons were replaced by new ones .

“Alright, this is good!’

Maple said as she got up and looked to see the Oni .

What she then saw was the Oni, who was positioned to swing downward with his red, glowing naginata .

“Woah!?”

Maple thrust her shield out just in time as the naginata fell on her .

The naginata swept at an almost sideways angle, and Maple was blasted into the air as if punched .

“Uhhh . . kk… ‘Commence Attack’!”

Maple kneeled in the place she had fallen and began to attack, so the Oni could not come closer .

A red damage effect was pouring from the side of her stomach .

“Uhh, piercing attack…potion, potion…”

Maple pulled out a potion from her inventory and used it .

Her HP was slightly below half, but it became full again after one bottle .

If a potion was good, then Maple only needed one to replenish her low HP .

“Hmmm…it seems like ranged attacks won’t hit him . What should I do?”

Maple didn’t have too many options for close-range attacks . The ones that looked promising were attacks with ‘Savagery,’ or charging with weapons while using ‘Bizarre Eater,’ or attacks with ‘Predator . ’

“Hmm…yes! Okay!”

Maple decided to charge as she had a moment ago .

They hit each other as they crossed paths once again, and Maple took the same damage that she did before .

“Here, oomph!”

An explosive sound echoed as Maple was launched into the air .

The naginata swiped at her but was too late . Maple went up high into the air and landed on Syrup’s back .

“Phew…thank you, Syrup! You saved me!”

Maple patted Syrup and then jumped down to the ground once again .

Once Maple landed on the ground, she immediately started attacking again to prevent the Oni from doing anything else .

By repeating this, Maple was able to chip away at the Oni’s HP without getting hit .

The Oni’s actions were limited from the beginning . On top of that, Maple was able to move in all directions in the air much faster than any other player . So the Oni had no way of breaking through her defenses .

Maple chipped away . She just kept chipping and chipping his HP .

Ultimately, she was successful in getting his HP down to half .

“…!”

After numerous charges, Maple flew into the air and landed on Syrup’s back . From there, she noticed that something was changing with the Oni .

“Human…that was impressive!”

As he said this, a white light was creating a whirlwind around him .

The ground around him began to blow with strong winds, and even Maple could hear the roaring sound from above .

Maple held her shield up at this obvious difference, and she watched cautiously from Syrup’s back .

“Now…here I come!”

His voice rang, and at the same time, he launched himself into the air .

A trail of light followed him as he closed the gap between them .

“Are you kidding!?”

Maple saw the naginata that was gleaming red and detected danger .

“Syrup ‘Dormancy’!”

Maple shouted, and Syrup disappeared into her ring .

As Maple was on its back, she fell to the ground as gravity would dictate .

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“‘Commence Attack’!”

Her weapons fired off as she shot towards the ground to escape the Oni .

The Oni followed her, but Maple could tell that it was still hovering above the ground .

“Uhh . . kk…! That’s it!”

Maple flew back into the air to get away from the Oni .

As she had no need to change direction, she opened her inventory .

“This!”

Maple took out something that was shining and scattered it like rain .

These were potions that she had in her inventory .

“Over here…next!”

She changed directions and scattered some more .

So there were now fallen potions wherever you looked .

Now she would be able to pick them up wherever she was .

These were complete healing points that would remain there for only two hours .

“Here I go!”

With a renewed resolve, Maple charged towards the Oni .

“Hah!”

Her body twisted as she slammed her shield and sword into him . In exchange, his naginata hit her left shoulder, and then she was past him .

“Ouch…I need to end this quickly…!”

It had been a while since she had been hit .

Maple had wanted to avoid feeling pain at all cost, but it was at least immediately gone when she picked up a potion off of the ground .

If her opponent had piercing attacks, she would not want this fight to last for too long .

“Once more!”

Flames burst behind Maple as she rose into the air again .

The Oni followed her, a cover of light enveloped him .

The two lights in the air would occasionally meet, clash, and red sparks would fly .

When her weapons were crushed, Maple would roll down to the ground and pick up a potion .

“Once more…?”

Maple had a bad feeling .

“My weapons…won’t come out?”

She had been using them and disposing of them every time she went into the air .

But there was a limit .

Once the materials were gone, she could not make any more .

She had used them all by flying and containing his attacks .

“Eat this, human!”

She could contain him no longer . The Oni launched bullets of fire at her as he approached with his naginata .

“‘Savagery’!”

The monster flesh surrounded her body .

Damage effects flashed as the monster’s mouth swallowed the naginata whole .

“Go!”

Maple’s fangs crushed the Oni’s body .

Both were taking damage and both were dealing damage .

When the Oni’s HP was down to 30%, it let out a shockwave, which allowed it to escape Maple’s grip .

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The Oni then backed away and gathered the white lights towards him .

“It’s not over, human…!”

The Oni became larger then and turned into a Great Oni with long white hair that blew in the wind .