Chapter 231

Itai no wa iya 231

Defense Specialization and the Tower’s 5th Floor 4

The sixth of them continued on after that . And they soon arrived in front of the boss area without any trouble .

“Apparently, there are no monsters in this area . ”

“Then we should prepare . Kasumi and I will keep our guard up as we wait . ”

“Yeah, that’s a good idea . ”

While Chrome and Kasumi watched behind them, Kanade and Izu cast buffs on May and Yui .

“This and this and also, drink this . ”

“Mmm…glug…”

“Ahh…good!”

Drinking numerous potions and pills, and getting buffs from Kanade was a ritual they performed before every boss fight .

Once they were done, there were auras of various colors shining around them .

“We’re ready when you are!”

“We’re ready when you are!”

“Alright, then let’s go . I’ll take the lead . ”

The two raised their glimmering great hammers . That was the signal for all six of them to charge into the boss area .

Just like the previous area, it was a wasteland that was covered in a thick mist . As there were no notable obstructions, it meant that they would have to face the boss head-on .

It was then that the boss detected them and stepped forward . It was a headless knight .

Blue flames erupted over the stump of its neck . It wore rusted armor and held a large sword as it rode on its zombie horse .

The horse neighed loudly and then charged forward .

“Let’s go, sister!”

“Yes…!”

“I’ll make an opening for you! Hahhh!”

Chrome used his great shield to block the boss’s sword and make an opening .

And as the boss got closer, the four great hammers that glimmered as brightly as its fire-head came crashing mercilessly down .

“Double Strike!”

“Double Strike!”

There was a thunderous echo of the armor being hit, and the HP bar diminished dramatically . The boss swung its sword again, but Chrome easily blocked it .

“Here goes the new item…!”

Izu jumped out and placed the item on the ground near the horse . It immediately exploded loudly and then a bolt of lightning hit the ground .

This item was able to stop the boss’s movements for several seconds . And the effect of that was massive for Maple Tree .

“Yui! One more time!”

“Okay!”

It was Kasumi’s job to help whenever Chrome wasn’t able to make it in time, but that was not necessary here . Because the boss was beaten to a pulp by the pair until it exploded into nothing .

“Phew… It’s like a different game . Though, not quite in the same way as Maple . ”

Kasumi said . She hadn’t really had anything to do, but Yui and Mai were very happy to have been of use .

“I know . ”

Agreed Chrome . All he had done was block two attacks .

“Well, protecting them is important . If they won easily, that means we did our jobs right . ”

As Chrome and Kasumi were strong against swarms of enemies, they usually did most of their work while on the move . On the other hand, Mai and Yui were practically specialized for boss fights .

“I’m going to make the items I had to use, so give me a minute . ”

Izu opened up her workshop and remade the important buff items, MP potions, and bombs .

As she could create items from gold and use the workshop in any place, they never had to return due to a lack of items .

Before battle, during battle, and after battle . Wherever you looked, they were distinct from other guilds .

And like that, they continued onward in order to trample over the boss on the next floor .

“I hope Maple is making steady progress . ”

“Of course, she is . In the first place, I don’t want to go up against something that was able to stop Maple . ”

“That’s true…”

Shortly after the sixth of them left the easy 5th floor boss behind them, Maple could be seen fighting it herself .

She had activated Savagery and had turned into a monster . She was now biting the zombie horse and trying to tear it apart .

The boss area was filled with pale flames and overflowing with zombies . The knight on top of the horse was swinging two swords .

The scene felt like hell itself . However, Sally was nowhere to be seen .

Maple kicked, rammed and crushed the zombies as she opened a path through them .

Her HP had not gone down at all . But the boss was slowly approaching its death .

“Alright! Now, it’s done!”

She trampled over it from the front one last time . And with that, Maple achieved victory before it was able to change its movement patterns .

“Uhhh…the way to the sixth layer is…over there!”

Maple stomped towards the teleportation circle and moved on top of it . The 5th floor soon disappeared, and she came out into a place that was surrounded by rough walls like a cave .

“Alright…it should be fine now . You can come out, Sally!”

Maple said as she opened her mouth . There was a wet splat as Sally rolled out .

“Ugghhh…I think I might be sick…”

Sally was quite dizzy and had to lie down on the ground .

Yes, Sally had been in Maple’s mouth this whole time . And Maple had been running around very quickly .

Maple returned to human form and then approached Sally with a smug expression .

“But, at least you didn’t have to look at anything, right?”

“I suppose . Yes, that was good . ”

Sally saw Maple’s expression and laughed a little as she picked herself up .

In other words, if she couldn’t be protected while staying close to Maple, she needed to get closer . And so she was put away inside of Maple’s body .

“Though, it wasn’t the prettiest sight either… I guess that’s what it feels like to be eaten . ”

“Ah, right . I was eaten once too! I was so surprised…”

“In any case, now I can fight again…I think . The 6th floor is fine, isn’t it?”

Sally looked worried as she gazed at the cave that stretched out in front of them .

And then a golem with a body that shone like a diamond suddenly appeared .

“Yes…it’s just a normal monster…”

“Hehe . Now you can make up for the 5th floor!”

“Leave it to me! I’ll do enough that you can take a break, Maple!”

And like that, Maple and the reinvigorated Sally moved to conquer the 6th floor .