Chapter 339: Coordinated Attack
339 – Coordinated Attack
The chimera lich momentarily stops moving and turns its gaze to Aro. As expected, when Aro with her long range magic steps away from meguard, it’ll switch to prioritising her. So far it seems to be going according to our plan. The problem is what happens next.
The chimera lich leans forwards and flaps its one wing, then launches itself off the branch toward Aro. Probably because it wants to conserve MP, it doesn’t seem to want to use [Dark Sphere] for anyone other than me. It stretches out with its large claw.
Aro enlarges her left arm with [Flesh Transformation]. Perhaps struggling against the weight, her posture drops slightly. She’s made it even bigger than usual. She might be trying to prevent the damage from reaching her body, but… But even if she blocks, I worry that her HP will still be entirely shaved away…
D-does she really want to fight the chimera lich in close quarters? Even among others of the same rank, her attack and speed stats are low. Her HP is high, but that’s not enough to put up a proper fight.
I prepare a [Wind Slash]. Before the chimera lich can reach Aro, a thick fog spreads around her. [Fog of the Dead]… Although if it were to attack wildly, it would still pressure her a lot. With it the visibility reduced, it’s also harder for me to see if she needs saving.
“Shishishiih!”
From the silhouette of the chimera lich in the fog, I see it about to hit Aro. T-this is bad, with it that close there’s nothing she can do. I’m about to shoot my [Wind Slash] towards its back, but then notice that there’s something strange about Aro’s appearance and hold back just before firing.
Her head and enlarged arm splatter apart… No, that’s wrong! That was a dummy made with [Clay]. The reason she enlarged her arm was so that her silhouette would more recognisable and so easier to mistake.