CH 207

Data.197 – Old Bowman, Decision

There were obvious advantages to targeting Crusher.

He was the one who was creating this space that sucked things, and he was the one who was able to move freely in here.

And even if the effect wasn’t deactivated after he was killed, no one else was able to move, so we could all just wait on the ground until it wore off.

The problem was that it was possible for him to dodge Armageddon Arrow.

Unlike Meteor Bow, the speed of the arrow was not that fast, and so an experienced player would be able to dodge it.

If I wanted to be certain of hitting him, then I would need someone’s  help.

But I couldn’t consult the others in this situation.

It would be obvious if I tried to do something now…!

So, what about targeting Buckler?

Defeating him won’t help me escape this area, but it was also a great chance to defeat him as well.

After all, he was currently unable to move his shield.

While it was possible to move your hands and feet, a giant shield like Buckler’s could not be held up in front of you.

Small weapons or something that was part of you, like Necoco’s claws were one thing, but the force that sucked things to the ground was stronger for things with more mass.

In other words, he could not use Parry Warp right now…!

So there was no need to worry about him getting close to me.

In the first place, did the Parry Warp even work against all kinds of attacks?

It was one thing if it worked against normal charge attacks, but surely it would be overpowered if it worked with combined charge attacks and Miracle Effects as well.

Not only that, but given the fact that he had used it repeatedly, it was likely a skill…!

If Warp Arrow was a charge attack and yet Parry Warp was a skill, then there had to be some catch.

Some restrictions to make up for the lack of cool down…

But there was no time to figure out what that was…!

“Armageddon Arrow!”

I would target…Buckler!

Garbow flew out of the manhole and transformed into a single arrow!

My body moved on its own, drew, and unleashed the arrow without hesitation!

Surprisingly, it wasn’t as affected by the sucking power as I thought.

And like that, it went straight towards Buckler…!

Crusher’s eyes widened as he saw this.

“Wh-where did that Unison come from…! Tsk…I’ll deactivate…”

“Don’t waver! Maintain the effect!”

“V-very well!”

Buckler shouted as Crusher was about to deactivate the effect so that he could use his shield.

“Invisible Armor!”

Buckler’s body was enveloped by a platinum aura…!

However, that was the only change, and Buckler was still stuck on the ground.

And then Armageddon Arrow slammed into him.

“…Well, I knew that I would have to use it against you. The strongest Miracle Effect that a tank can have!”

Buckler was unharmed!

Even his armor wasn’t damaged…!

This Miracle Effect made you invincible!

“It really is a powerful effect…”

Being invincible has always been the strongest effect in games.

There was a very famous 2D action game where even the music changed when you became invincible.

Which was notable, given that back then, they did not have much space, and fitting a single song in it would have been difficult.

However, I knew that becoming invincible didn’t solve all your problems.

Even though he was invincible, Buckler was still not able to escape!

“Hurry up, Crusher.”

“Yes, of course!”

While you could touch enemies without dying, you could still die from stage gimmicks.

Like falling to your death. So it would often be wasted in stages with a lot of unstable platforms…

And so there must be effects that Buckler’s Invisible Armor couldn’t nullify.

It was ironic that his friend’s Miracle Effect was one of them… But this was no time to be amused by such things!

I had been played by Buckler and lost Garbow in the process…!

And now, Crusher was about to kill Satomi…!

As the Unisons would die with him, he was targeted first.

“Repose of Souls Crush!”

Crusher’s mace swung down towards Satomi…!

“Go! Go! Mach Rolling Star!”

“Gaah!?”

Anne unleashed her iron ball at Crusher, causing him to fly into the air!

“Yes! I did it! It isn’t as effective against skills that are already on the ground!”

I see…!

As Necoco and I used projectiles, they disappeared as soon as they hit the ground.

However, Rolling Star was a skill where she severed the chain and retracted the spikes so that the ball alone moved. It was already touching the ground.

And if she unleashed it at a high speed, it could maintain its speed even with the force that pulled it down!

“I’ll keep hitting you with these!”

Crusher wasn’t able to respond in time, and he was hit by the second ball as well.

Immediately after, the sucking effect on the ground wore off.

“D-damn it…! I am out of the area…!”

Apparently, in order to maintain the effect, Crusher needed to be inside of the space.

Now we could finally move freely!

“I guess I can’t beat you with tricks, archer!”

That’s right…!

But if I was free, then so was the invincible Buckler…

“Heh. Then there is only one thing to do…”

Run away!