Chapter 679: A Certain Girl and the Diversion
The operation to attack Saint Jornes has begun. Those participating are me, Meltia-san, and eight warrior priests lead by Sirius-san, making a total of ten people.
Five of us have already split away to approach the angel statue from opposite side. The group me and Meltia-san are in is tasked with approaching Jornes from the front and attracting her attention. Then, Sirius-san’s group will attack from her blind spot.
Although, the only one who will actually attack will be Sirius-san. The other four are only going with him to clear the way. They’ll protect him from the monsters, so he can focus on Jornes.
Sirius-san’s bow skill is [Dragonshot]. It coats the arrow in dragon-shaped light, and flies straight towards the target.
It takes a lot of mana, and he needs time to prepare it. However, the attack power and penetration gained is worth it. Sirius-san explained earlier that it’s good for dealing damage against targets with high defence or high [Physical Resistance].
If the [Dragonshot] connects and we can confirm that it did damage, then we’ll have learned that it’s possible to kill Jornes. We’ll probably then want to retreat, but we can take that information to other groups to recruit them, then draw up a plan to kill her. We’ve taken into account the possibility that provoking her could make the situation worse, but the current status quo is too hopeless not to risk it.
With Meltia-san taking the lead, the five of us are approaching Jornes. The beauty that the streets held just days ago has vanished as a result of the monsters’ rampaging, being replaced with rubble and broken statues.
“Do you think this’ll work? Meltia-san?”
“No idea. But it should give us some information.”