Chapter 514: Defense Specialization and Refinement

Chapter 514: Defense Specialization and Refinement

Bofuri

Chapter 514 – Defense Specialization and Refinement

Having successfully conquered the quest and confirmed the benefits of increasing HP with new equipment.

It’s a satisfying achievement, but there are still quests remaining.

“We still have the blacksmith’s quest.”

“Yeah, the difficulty shouldn’t be that much different.”

In a field where mobility isn’t severely restricted like earlier, there’s hardly anyone these three would lose to if they go all out.

“But... it’s getting pretty late today. The next battle might offer useful skills too. Maybe it’s better to save it for when we have more time.”

“Yeah, makes sense. We’re not so pressed for time that we can’t wait.”

“Shall we call it a day for now?”

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

“See you again! I’ll support you with all my might!”

“Yeah, counting on you.”

With the significant gain of [Stun Resistance] today, Maple decided leveling up is enough for now and logged out, bidding farewell to the two. Left alone, the remaining two took a moment to rest.

“What about you after this, Kasumi?”

“I don’t have any special plans, but I’m also planning to log out soon. Do you need anything?”

“If possible... one more battle.”

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I’ve improved a lot.”

“If I’ve been of help, then I’m glad. I only feel dissatisfied with the activation speed of my skills when facing Sally.”

Skills are activated through vocalization. For example, there’s a slight difference in the timing between announcing [Flash] and [First of the Swords: Heat Haze]. While it’s not usually critical, against Sally, the longer the skill declaration, the more perfectly she can counter.

“At this rate, it might be difficult to land hits on the Demon Lord.”

“I wonder. If you can land hits... Well, yeah. I want you to try.”

“You have quite the confidence. If that’s the case, I might have to go a bit easier on you...”

“I won’t allow that.”

“I figured as much.”

“Yeah.”

“I’ve come up with many attack patterns during this training. Well... the problem is that it’s hard to tell how effective they’ll be in practice.”

“I’m sorry about that.”

“No, it’s fine. If I come up with something else, I’ll reach out to you next time.”

“Thank you.”

Just one bout, yet it was a richly fulfilling time for both of them. Sally felt a solid sense of achievement in her growth. Having played many games before, Sally had never achieved this level of skill improvement in any of them.

With familiar skill declarations, she was confident that as long as there was space to evade, she could dodge attacks by mere millimeters.

“Phew, let’s tighten up the movements a bit more.”

With a stretch, Sally activated the training ground’s automated attack system, still unsatisfied and eager to sharpen her techniques further.