Chapter 376: Retreat from Despair
[So just dying is a fail condition now!? That’s bullshit!!]
Despite the storm of frustration roiling in Tsutomu’s chest at the sight of Amy and Garm having turned Undead, his body moved on its own, backing away from the battlefield.
[The way the blood weapons and clones vanished… it’s practically a written cue: Now fight those two instead. But the Corroded Elder Dragon itself isn’t staying put, and Amy’s still got her [ effect active. They’re breaking their own damn mechanics!]
In Live Dungeon, layer bosses never moved during phases in which they sent out their minions, but this world’s Corroded Elder Dragon seemed all too eager to ignore that precedent. Its whole posture now was poised to breathe devastation across the field. Amy, meanwhile, had launched herself into the air using [ in tandem with [. If she could still use skills like that, then Garm surely could as well.
“…[,” came the low growl.
“Ah!?” Amira cursed.
“[!” Tsutomu chanted swiftly.
Garm’s crimson aura flared outward like wildfire, heavy with primal fury. If the target retained a sufficient amount of control over their own mind, [ wouldn’t land. But with Amira in [, all bets were off. The surge of rage was more than enough to cloud Amira’s mind, and Tsutomu didn’t hesitate to snap her out of it with a well-aimed [.
He then turned to fire another wisp toward Daryl, anticipating the same effect, but surprisingly, the latter remained level-headed despite his confusion about the situation.