Defense Specialization and the Tower’s 5th Floor
After being separated, Maple realized that Sally had logged out, and so she left the tower without deactivating Savagery . And then she waited for Sally .
After some time, Sally returned with a very embarrassed expression .
“Next time, we’ll make sure that it won’t fall off . Okay?”
As they climbed the steps of the fifth floor, the other members of Maple Tree were also working on the fifth floor .
Generally, they all protected Mai and Yui . Their strategy was to apply a lot of buffs on them when they stopped moving, and then they would unleash them . It seemed to be working for now .
However, there were monsters on the fifth floor that even these two couldn’t defeat .
“There they are, physical immunity! Kasumi! Kanade!”
The semi-transparent ghosts that rushed towards them were immune to all physical attacks .
As Yui and Mai were not used to combat yet, it was difficult for them to even hit their targets . And so they had to trade places .
“Yeah, leave it to me! ‘Arm of the Warrior’!”
Kasumi activated the demon sword skill she had acquired on the fourth floor . Just then, two armored arms that held swords appeared on both sides of Kasumi .
The one on the right was covered in purple flames and moved in sync with Kasumi’s blade . It also dealt fire damage .
And while it caused all of your stats to drop by 20%, its abilities more than made up for that . And so Kasumi cut through the ghosts one after another .
“I wish I could do that . I’ll just have to use random magic…”
As the other two used their different attribute attacks, Chrome continued to protect Mai and Yui .
While they could take damage, unlike Maple, he would not allow it to happen .
“As far as recovery goes, I won’t lose!”
As Izu was also using recovery items on him, Chrome’s HP would repeatedly go down and then fully recover again .
“Hmm . It should be soon . Kasumi! It’s coming from the ground!”
“Yeah, I know . No problem . ”
The same fissure that had swallowed up Maple now appeared . But as none of them were being held down, they were all able to avoid it .
Chrome and Kasumi had enough STR to tear away from the hands in the ground, while Izu and Kanade were fast enough to dodge them . As for Mai and Yui, there was no point in even trying to restrain them .
So it wasn’t hard for them to avoid the crack in the ground .
“The underground route is a real pain . It’s also easier for me to defend on the surface…so let’s keep avoiding it . ”
“Yes! Uhhh…but please help us on the way there . ”
“I hear that normal attacks are effective on the boss . You two should save your energy for it . ”
“Yes, very good . Maybe I’ll prepare some magic to improve the environment for us . ”
Mai and Yui held their great hammers tightly and Kanade thought back on the magic book he had saved .
After that, they got passed the monsters that continually tried to drag them underground . The six of them were making very good progress .
“I wonder what Maple is doing . ”
“The fifth floor seems like a bad fit for her . ”
“Doesn’t it mostly depend on Sally? I hope they’re doing well…”
They said as they thought back on how Sally had been in the sixth layer . It was then that things started to change .
“Hmm . Look, the mist is getting thicker . We’re in the next district . ”
Like Kasumi said, they were starting to get surrounded in a white mist . Almost immediately, they could only see a few meters ahead of them .
“I didn’t expect to be able to see so little…”
“We have to be careful as we move forward . There still isn’t much information about this section . ”
Kasumi took the lead . She was followed by Kanade, Izu, Chrome and then Mai and Yui as they advanced in the quiet mist .
“It feels creepy once it gets this quiet, doesn’t it Chrome…Chrome?”
Izu thought it was strange that he didn’t answer, and she turned around . But the three people who should have been there were gone .
She looked back ahead, but the two others had now disappeared .
“I knew it…there are still more traps . ”
She merely thought it was unfortunate that they had been split up as she opened her map, however, their positions were not on it .
This is going to be annoying . She thought as she continued to walk in order to gain information .