(Wn) Chapter 76 (1/2)

76 On the Edge

The Legendary Skeleton had beco its latent potential

It delivered strike after strike, each with all the power and technique of a master swordsman Its movements were so fast that it was near impossible to keep track of Even the spells it automatically fired off from tiic barriers could stop them anymore

Urushi+ had already long been defeated, and Jean’s ic simply didn’t work on it It was just far too powerful

「Ha!」

「Ka!」

Fran’s being pressured to the point where she can no longer do anything but defend Her HP continued to drop as the skeleton attacked with a storoal was obviously to end her before it exhausted all its strength

Fran htest bit The situation didn’t look good for her, but, she didn’t give up Her eyes allimmer as she searched for an opportunity to take back the momentum

『You should probably use Skill Taker』

「Nn!」

To be honest, I wanted to save it a bit more so we could use it on whatever bosses lay in wait for us after this one, but, it didn’t see it now isn't all that detri as how Fran and I can both use the skill once each Besides, we’ve got a trump card up ours sleeves anyways

That said, I didn’t even really knohether or not skill taker would work I even had to ht not deactivate even if we steal it, but stealing a different skill would allow hiardless, so I didn’t have ive it a shot

『Use it now!』

「Ha!」

「Ka?」

Fran activates Skill Taker and targets the skeleton’s Latent Potential Release Hopefully this’ll drop its stats back down to what they normally are…

〈Skill Taker’s current target cannot be stolen Process Failed〉

Wait, what the hell!?

Skill Taker’s effect is as follows: Skill Taker: Lv Max Steals rarity level 10 and below skills with a success rate of 100 Can be used once per target Cooldown: 18 days Range: Skill level1 meter

We’re still in the e Latent Potential Release doesn’t have a level either, so that shouldn’t be the issue, which means that the skill’s rarity has to be at least 11 shi+t, seriously!? Or wait, is it because it’s classified as an extra skill? Is it possible that we can’t steal those?

「Kakkaka!」

「Ku… The skill…?」

『It failed!』

「Again」

Fran tries to use the skill again

「…Can’t!」

But she wasn’t able to It see to take a skill also consues Fran won’t be able to use skill taker for another 18 days!

I could always try using y a little It was time for me to pull out my trump card!

『Fran, I’ to do that』

「Nn!」

I start putting points into the Divine Sword Art skill and raised it all the way to Lv 5 in one go It was a trick was one that Fran and I thought up whilst journeying through the dungeon Its purpose was to catch the eneuard, and to that end, we purposefully left it at Lv 5 instead of pointing it all the way That e'd be able to use the exact same trick in the future as well

「Kaka?」

「Ha!」

「Ka-Kaka!?」

Fran’s e of blade deepens Every step she takes, every motion she executes becomes much more precise Just a moment prior, the tere swordsmen on par with each other But, Fran had easily surpassed the skeleton in a matter of moments

Based on e’ve experienced, a three skill level difference would lead to an gap in strength too wide to be crossed The reason we chose to boost the skill’s level by four was to make up for the difference in stats That said, the skeleton still had the advantage It felt no fatigue, and its body was effectively immortal

However, the sudden change in Fran’s abilities threw it off and momentarily dulled its movements

And thus, ere given one last chance

「Haaaa!!!」

Fran activated Ih the skill had a bit of a recovery delay after it, it was still an iht to left horizontal cut packed with nothing but pure power The two of us worked together to coence and my Sorcery so that we could cloak the strike with a Wind Blade Overboost The attack was truly one with every last fibre of our beings behind it; it was several ti else we’d ever done in the past

But even so, the skeleton still th!

Its aret a hit in before us We’d be in trouble

Or at least that’s how things would've been

『We weren’t thinking of finishi+ng you off with just that one hit either!』

「Nn」

『Sorry about this, Fran』

「Doesn’t matter」