Defense Specialization and Meeting Up

It seemed that they had all been blown away and completely separated . In the darkness, Sally warily made her way to an open area .

So this is why the preliminary was solo Im sure Maple will be fine But Im worried about Mai and Yui .

She hoped that Tsukimi and Yukimi would be able to protect them . It was as Sally was thinking this, that a black magic circle suddenly appeared in front of her . And from within, a devil-like monster with horns and sharp claws emerged . It flapped its wings loudly and flew towards her .

Oboro, Binding Barrier! It doesnt work!

Sally dodged its thrusting arm and slashed deeply into its side, before jumping back . The monster let out a chilling cry, and several small black magic circles appeared on the ground . And from these, smaller demons were summoned .

Oboro, Fire Child .

Sally enveloped her weapons in fire in order to increase their reach . Then she turned to the devils with a serious expression .

Theyre also coming from behind!

Perhaps they had been attracted by the sounds of fighting, because she could hear rustling coming from behind her . Sally increased her concentration . She could not be defeated here .

More than anything, she needed to know how many monsters were there, and so she looked back just for a split second . Even as she fought the devils, she saw the familiar figure behind her .

Frederica?!

Ah, so it is you, Sally? What a relief . I was just searching for an advance guard!

Frederica said as she ran up to Sally and stood so that their backs were stuck together .

You could have at least killed them before coming . Why are you here anyway?

Sorry . Well, Ill tell you the details later .

Fine . More importantly, we have to clear this area first!

They decided to cooperate temporarily as they raised their weapons . And just as the devils jumped on them, they attacked .

Multi-fire Bullets! Knots, Singing Round!

Oboro, Cross Fire, Shadow Clone!

The fire that Frederica shot out was then multiplied by Knots . And Sally also unleashed a chain of fire towards the monsters . The dark field was suddenly bathed in red light .

Defenses I dont think I need any . Multi-water Bullets!

A few monsters that didnt even have wide-area attacks were no threat to Sally . Frederica defeated the monsters while also ensuring that Sally could draw out as much firepower as possible .

She usually used Multi-Obstacle on Drag, but if she used it on herself, she could fight while minimizing the damage taken . Frederica did this while repeatedly healing . She would look for an opening and then attack . Then she heard an especially loud voice behind her . The large devil had just been cut down by Sally .

I have to end things here too . Knots, Amplify!

Frederica created a number of fireballs like she always did, and then she used Knotss skill to make them bigger and stronger .

Phew . I stopped them somehow .

It burned the remaining monsters . When the two of them erased the flames, darkness fell over the field once again .

Haa . Thank you .

Im sure you would have won if you were alone .

Ahaha! You can tell? Well, it really wasnt that easy . And Payne and the others are so far away .

Hey, wait . How do you know?

Uhh, I have a skill for that . Im sure you know what Im talking about . And so I was able to contact them . But theyre so far away .

Frederica wanted an ally just in case something happened . As for Sally, she didnt see any demerits to the alliance, and so she had no reason to refuse .

I cant enter any dungeons until we reunite . And it looks like you want to find the rest of your team .

How do you intend on doing that? Frederica asked with a laugh .

You cant even contact them, right? See, you should just give up on that and come with me .

Frederica said as she pointed in the direction that she was headed .

Hmm . Well, wait a minute . Ah

Huh? Fireworks? Is it an event?

While it was far away, Sally and Frederica heard the sound and saw the light in the empty sky very clearly .

Thats Maples mark . So thats where she is

What? You have fireworks

No, thats just Maple . She put bombs on herself and detonated them .

Huh? . ??

As Frederica tried to digest this, Sally started walking away .

Ah! Hey, wait! Wait! Its in the same direction, so why dont we go together?

Uh, alright . But I might leave you if it gets dangerous .

Damn it I thought you had no way to meet up with them, and Id be able to persuade you to team up

Frederica grumbled about how things never went her way . And like that, Sally headed towards Maple .

I dont have much hope for Drag, but Dred has high scouting ability, so he might have found someone by now .

I suppose youd want a strong player as a temporary ally Well, if you can even find one Knots seems like its aware of a pretty wide area . I guess that means I cant ambush you anymore .

No comment . Ah, theres something interesting nearby . Do you want to go and see?

That face Its a monster, isnt it? No thanks .

How did you know!

However, this skill was very useful, and Frederica used Knotss ability to lead them forward while avoiding monsters .