Eat this!" "Stab stab stabbb!!" "HAaa!"
His legs big like logs were slashed by Taku's long sword held in both hands and repeatedly thrust at by Gantz and others to prevent him from rising.
"We're going in as well!"
The tanks have restored the front and begun to advance as to crush the boss along with Kei's shout.
Garm Phantom wasn't being one-sidedly done in, rooted up himself he called in the skeleton adds and devoted himself to defence.
The ones to receive the interference on the left side were Emily-san's Golem and Chimeras.
The left troop pulled back like a wave and with used movements they have started to process the Skeleton Raiders.
I drew the bow to the limit and did my best to reduce the number of adds, but it was too late to prevent Garm Phantom's return.
"《Zone Enchant》——Defence."
Those who have returned to the line of battle have all glared at the giant wolf. They made a stance like before as not to miss even a smallest attack, as to receive it were it to come again.
"Left side, be careful!"
The giant wolf shook off the mobs clinging to his legs and at the same time he eradicated them, he turned around to the left side.
"Front, full-on attack! Steal the hate! Take distance!"
Together with the instructions, Mikadzuchi immediately rushed to the front. I shot an arrow from behind her. Continuously slashing, piercing, using magic and many other types of attack we still were unable to change the target.
The left mobile troop Taku and others were in charge of took a distance, but their pace wasn't matched and one corner was delayed.
Aiming there, the giant wolf swung its strong leg releasing the purple effect again.
Its range had reached three people. The mage, healer and Emily-san. If here the left troop breaks apart, we'll have to incorporate them into the front and somehow resist.
While I already started thinking of the future events, my predictions were betrayed.
"As if I'd let you! ——《Shock Impact》!"
As to match the extended front legs and claws of the giant wolf, Taku jumped up attacking with his two long swords.
The claws and long swords have clashed in the air, the aftermath let out a shockwave in the surroundings. The three people originally caught Garm Phantom's range also received damage.
After a moment of clashing, Taku's body was blown away by the impact.
Emily-san and others who originally were supposed to receive the attack have received damage, but were safe.
Dumbfounded they didn't retreat, but we were able to change the target to the front. However, Taku's health on the bar had gradually decreased as he took on the attack instead of three others.
Seeing Taku's figure roll like a doll, I thought it can't be. That kind of feeling welling up inside me. And, Taku had lost all of his HP, fallen over and didn't get up.
"...Ta...ku? It can't be."
I leaked out a dry smile.
Did Taku, who always acted like he had strength to spare fall?
Standing there until the end, acting relaxedly. That kind of a guy was taken down.
Word that welled up from the bottom of my belly was squeezed from the back from my throat, overflowing.
"——Taku!"
"Oww, aaa-ah, I was blown quite far. And died once."
Taku swiftly rose up, then stood while stretching his neck.
Everyone who saw the moment Taku was blown away stared at him worried when he fell, but he stood up as if nothing happened.
Even though everyone opened eyes wide with surprise, the person in question smiled soon after getting up.
"As I thought, it was impossible to intercept it alone."
"Idiot! What kind of idiotic thing are you doing!"
After the first person said that, the entire left troop started to loudly reprimand Taku for being reckless, maintaining their own roles they made a formation as to protect Taku.
In the middle of the formation, the healer recovered Taku's HP.
After having his HP fully recovered, Taku headed towards Mikadzuchi in the front.
"Even if you have Revival Medicine, don't go doing things like covering for others. Well, thanks to that the rearguard that would have dropped off has survived so it's all right..."
"Yeah, fortunately. The man who survives even death is ready to serve."
As he grinned looking sideways at me, why did I even worry about him. I averted my gaze while thinking that.
Also, I was appalled by my foolishness, forgetting about Revival Medicine's existence until this moment.
"Well then, since Taku-boy came here, it must mean he came up with something?"
"Yeah, whether we will continue to fight Garm Phantom risking collapse in the defence from an attack, or do we bet on defeating him."
Taku said that with a serious tone of voice. That's where we took measures as soon as possible to counter Garm Phantom's powerful blow.
When the Skeleton Raiders were summoned again and then defeated, a restructuring of the troops and players was performed.
The front and the right mobile troop have solidified the defence and behind them, the mages started preparations for large spells.
And the left troop Taku was in charge of had Myu and other ten players capable of using interception skills included in it, I too was positioned with them.
"The strategy is simple. We're aiming at the moment Garm Phantom is intercepted and rooted. In order to increase success rate even a little more, give everyone an attack enchant. ——Let's go."
"《Zone Enchant》——Attack!"
Along with Taku's words I have subjected the very limit of ten players to zone physical attack enchant, then we all together have turned towards Garm Phantom.
Since we had no tanks, we repeated hit and run tactics, continuing to accumulate damage and hate. I also fired arrows, gaining hate despite my poor abilities.
How long is this going to go on. While thinking that I fired an arrow then withdrew.
Others, the front and the right side troop had the tanks and mages try not to participate in combat as much as possible, attacking passively in order not to have the target change. It was so that by chance they aren't taken down with Garm Phantom's deadly blow and that they could instantly annihilate the adds with the magic they were preparing, patience was at work.
"Incoming! Everyone form a line. Ready for interception!"
The deadly blow had come earlier than expected. The purple effect of the preliminary operation had overflowed. As Taku had judged it to be a powerful blow and called out, I chanted once again.
"《Zone Enchant》——Attack."
As soon as I confirmed a physical attack enchant was put on ten people I recovered MP with MP Potion. Unable to recover entire MP with one potion I used the second one.
In that moment, the giant wolf's legs and claws clad in light purple light were swung up.
" " "——《Shock Impact》!!" " "
A dozen of intercepting strikes had overlapped with giant wolf's blow. I protected my face from the shockwave with my arm.
As if time had stopped——an instantaneous event.
As a dozen of interceptions has stood against the attack, a single weapon had crumbled.
《Shock Impact》 was an art that excessively consumed the weapon's endurance, it seemed like a weapon was damaged. Having a premonition of failure cold sweat had flowed down my back.
However, the one person who had their weapon destroyed wasn't blown away like Taku, instead they have landed on the ground directly below after a free-fall.
The scene had unfolded there.