Clang! Clang! Crash!!
Slash-slash-slash!! Fwoosh~
"Handling eight directions at once? You're no joke!"
"I told you, didn't I!? Just let me go already!!!!"
Slash!! Fwoosh!
The fierce battle between Fipa and Hero Chong grows more intense. The shadow soldiers attacking from all sides are obliterated in a flash by Fipa's counterstrikes.
"You're too dangerous—a real threat. Without a reason, I can't let you go."
Clang!!!!
Damn it… This guy really isn't letting Fipa (me) off, huh?
For real, a 1v1 with this guy? Fipa's no match… Huh? What, you think I'm just winning 'cause of cheated levels!? No way! Levels are part of it, sure, but it's not just this body's higher level. My skills aren't half-bad either, I'll have you know! (Don't forget, Bipe's base stats are trash-tier, even as a Very Rare SS-grade. Compared to, say, a Spike Gliz, its HP or defense are pathetic. But attack power and speed? Those can hold their own!)
Whether it's sword swings, magic blasts, or attack patterns, Fipa can block or dodge them all.
The problem? This isn't a 1v1 anymore!!
At first, it was a fair 1v1, and this guy slipped up. If Fipa were a true evil demon, he'd be dead already. But I wanted to toy with him like a cat with a chicken, so I smashed his HP down to under 3% and held back. That let him call in his high-level shadow soldiers to jump into the fight.
"Surround her from all eight sides and strike with me!"
"Understood!" x8
Slash-slash-slash!! Fwoosh!
"Argh!!" x8
"[Shadow Slash]!"
"No effect, sorry!"
Clangggg!!
"You blocked that!?"
"I told you, didn't I…!?"
Zoommmm!!
"Whoa! Sneaky, using a shadow mage to hit me off-guard, huh!?"
Slash!! Fwoosh!
"You're seriously strong…"
"Huff… Huff…"
Damn it, Fipa's body is starting to give out…
Sure, most of Fipa's attacks take out his shadow warriors in 1-4 hits, but they keep coming endlessly. Plus, Chong sneaks in attacks periodically with a ton of diverse skills… One slip-up, and Fipa's dead for sure…
But honestly, judging by the city's battle sounds, the fight's almost over… If my predictions are spot-on, it's time!
"Just let me go! I'm just a monster who gained sentience! I only wanted to stop you from hurting my monster friends! I just wanted you to chase them off nicely!!"
Bluff time!!!! Sure, I was ready to die earlier, but now? Let me slip away clean!!!
"And when they invaded, did they invade nicely!? Attack!!"
Yeah… Fair point, Chong. Sorry, I'm not with those guys, just bluffing… Damn, why am I so bad at improv in clutch moments!?
"No plans to stop attacking, huh!?"
Slash-slash! Fwoosh-fwoosh!
While negotiating, the shadow soldiers shift tactics, attacking in pairs but relentlessly. Fipa's hands swing wildly, striking the shadow warriors non-stop… This guy's playing smart, overwhelming with numbers and endless waves.
"All shadow warriors, use binding skills! I'll wear her down and extract info later!"
Crackle-crackle!!
"Urgh! Same old trick, thinking it'll work!?"
Fipa gets bound again, but for me, escaping's easy now! That said, this guy's been chanting for a while. That dark aura and sparking lightning… Don't tell me he's using that move again!?
"[Eclipse…"
What!? That wide-area spell!? His HP's low, and he's so desperate he's pulling out his ultimate again!? Thinks Fipa can't dodge, huh? Single-target skills may counter me, but Bipe's innate disaster-escape skills laugh at AOE attacks! Group skills are child's play for Bipe!
"You think that skill can hit m—"
Flash!!~
What's this feeling again!?!
Continent 1
"Ric!!! Three monsters slipped that way!!"
"No way they're escaping!!! I'll take 'em all at once—[Quick Slash]!"
Zoommmmm!!
Slash! Slash! Slash!
"ROOOOARRR!!!!" x3
No way… Please don't let it be true… No, it's definitely true!!!
"Danger!!!!"
Suddenly, Fipa (me) senses the worst possible threat again…
Clangggg!!
Fipa breaks free from the bindings with reckless abandon and charges at Chong.
Flash!!!!
"ROOOOAR!!!!"
One of the three monsters Ric just killed appears here… Among those three, it's the 8th, 9th, or 10th… And its position is right near us!
I knew it!!! Damn it!!!
"…of Oblivion]! Urgh, where'd that monster come from!?"
He's mid-cast, his HP's low from my attacks… One hit, and he's dead for sure! Plus, all his shadow soldiers were binding Fipa just now—damn it!!!
"I won't let you die, Chong!!!!"
SLASH!!!!!
Fipa lunges, striking the monster with Bipe's fastest, strongest attack skill.
"Lucky… I protected him."
"What… did you say?"
But… that left Fipa unable to dodge…
ZOOMMMMMMMMM!!
"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"
Fipa's body takes Chong's attack. Though incomplete and less powerful, for a body built only for dodging and attacking, it's fatal…
End of Chapter 68
Lucky… I Protected Him