Chapter 348: Between Life and Death (2) (2/2)

”You're strong, I admit. And I am pitifully a weak match against you. But do you know? I can't afford to die here.” For the first time, I opened my mouth to converse with her.

Monady and the other three were still locked in a seemingly disadvantageous fight against Larnel and Yordi. When the Haste expired, Yordi took that chance to aid the bloodied Larnel who got the retribution from his arrogance from earlier.

Like Rowena, the two had long turned themselves into a golden figure as they tried to finish the fight as soon as possible. But with the observation I sent to Monady, she managed to devise a plan to stall for time while keeping them all alive. Hopefully.

Right. With Yordi joining the fray, their chances of winning dropped to the lowest and they could only stall for the time until the reinforcements arrived. The two or rather these Gobos Denizens seemed to be a bane of melee combatants like them. If they're not faster than the two, there's no way they could win. Add to that the apparent advantage in their UPL.

It's already a miracle that no one died yet.

”Aren't we all? Only one team can leave this space. Like you, we cannot afford to lose.”

After saying that, Rowena disappeared and reappeared to my side with her fist clenched tight.

BANG!

With no time to dodge, I could only clench my teeth to direct the System-related Energy Shield on that side to amplify the damage reduction.

Nonetheless, it delivered me immense pain that I had no choice but to cough out a puddle of blood as I was uncontrollably sent flying away before being embedded into a ruined house's wall. Soon after that, the entire structure fell onto me banging my body to the extent that the broken bones on my chest became powdered to dust.

”Ember!” Although it's already faint, I heard Irja's shout before explosions rang out along with a huge amount of Energy being sucked into that direction.

Haa… Can I still stand up? I don't know. But…

Even with me being buried in this rubble, my Clones and the two Guardian Pillars that were about to be cracked were all commanded by me to bombard the blonde Rowena.

Unfortunately, even seeing through the clones' eyes was now hard enough for me to do.

If not for my Adaptability, perhaps, I had already given up. This is the first time I got injured like this and this is also the first battle where running away alone is not an option…

In any case, I still have some cards I hadn't used yet. There's no point to hold back anymore but first I needed to replenish my energy reserves.

If the Domain of Valor which gave them the additional stats suddenly vanished, it's a certainty that everyone will die.

With my Flux Energy about to run out, I instantly shifted my focus on creating an Energy Zone and put me under it before actively absorbing everything.

If someone was looking in this direction, they would see the furious clouds of energy gathering on top of the Zone which shined and rained down the ruin of a house.

Given that Irja finished recovering or perhaps not, I could only take this chance and hope for her to stand her ground for a minute. That's all I need. A minute.

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Although she decided not to strain herself, when Irja saw Daisuke being sent away, even if she hadn't finished recuperating yet, she stood up and activated her Transformation Skill.

Vibrant Spirit Transformation!

Fi and En reformed from her side with the former seemingly forlorn after its failed attempt to completely block the explosion from earlier.

However, Irja just stared at the two and mentally gave the two Lesser Spirits instructions.

She picked up her broomstick, aimed it at the golden figure and a bigger sphere of colorful Energy Attack launched from its tip.

From her opposite side, the four clones of Daisuke have already circled around and despite one of them instantly popping into becoming an energy wisp with a simple sweep of Rowena's feet, Energy Explosion Projectiles were conjured and shot towards her.

Upon seeing that, Rowena's eyes flashed, her yellowish aura expanded once more and turned into a whirlwind. Rendering the clones Energy Explosion Projectiles useless leaving only Irja's Energy Attack to be the lone projectile she had to protect herself against.

However, contrary to her expectation, Rowena suddenly felt a chilling sensation when there's not only one colorful sphere approaching her.

Fi and En formed a triangle including Irja. With Rowena in the middle, the two Lesser Spirits mimicked what Irja did enclosing the proud Rowena in their colorful Energy Spheres.

”Die!” Irja shouted.