Dimension Wave Chapter 25

“Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that the event’s started here . ”

“Gotcha . I hope it’s lucrative for you, Kizuna . ”
“You too . Earn lots, okay? See ya . ”

As I ended the chat with Alto, I turned back to my party members .
The three of them were already engaged in battle against monsters and the fight was only getting more intense .
Other parties were in the same predicament . It was truly like a battlefield .
Our reinforcements include my sisters, Alto, and others .
We just have to hold out more until our main forces arrive .

‘I’m telling you, the enemies came out of nowhere! Send backup now!’
‘It’s the same over here!’

… the local chat was a mess .
Everybody was in a state of confusion and yelling at each other . There was no way to calmly speak to each other .
Now that I’ve finished calling for reinforcements, it was time for me to return my allies .
With my Cetus Longsword in hand, I joined the fray .

‘Compose yourselves!’

A voice boomed across the battlefield .
It was so loud that my legs almost gave out .
All other party leaders must have felt the spirit from the voice as everyone fell into silence .
That’s something that only happens in a VR game .
If it were a PC MMORPG, no one would listen .

‘I believe we have all called for reinforcements . Our duty now is to do whatever it takes to resist the enemy and wait for our comrades!’

That’s certainly not wrong .
I look ahead at the monsters .
We don’t have enough people on our side, but it’s not a huge deficit .

‘Engage in a fighting withdrawal! Then, all party leaders shall report on their current situation with their map coordinates . It is utmost important we have a strong grasp on our own forces!’

Oh, I should point out that the map looks like this .

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It wouldn’t be hard to get a sense of where people are with their coordinates .

‘I shall speak first . I am at C3, in the middle of the action . There is a black tower in construction beyond the hill and the swarm of enemies!’

A black tower?
That’s probably a monument us players have to destroy .
Well, with the number of monsters in front of us, that’s not something we can do right now, so let’s wait for backup .
Alright! Let’s follow that person’s defensive battle tactics .
I took a deep breath and shouted as loud as I could .

‘I’m at B5, right flank . Currently engaged with enemies! I have already called for reinforcements!’

I followed suit and reported our status .
The enemies were flooding in from all three paths and everybody was engaged in combat .
We have no choice but to go on the defensive until support arrives .

‘Reinforcements are not the end-all be-all but do hold fast for help!’

The voice booms back at me .
I should get back to battle since I’ve finished reporting, though I could’ve done it while fighting .
I headed back to my friends and see Yamikage first . She’s at the rear of the party which makes sense .

“Cleaver! We’ll form a defense until we get reinforcements . Let’s play it safe, everyone!”
“Understood!”
“Aye, aye!”
“‘kay . ”

Cleaver connected with a Dimensional Skeleton as I spoke to my friends .
It’s a tough situation, but not an impossible one .
The people beside us seem to be former frontliners too .
We won’t get defeated so easily .

“Kizuna, you should focus on wide-area attacks . ”
“Yeah, they’re a huge swarm, but it’s not like I have any other skills . ”

Cleaver—a beginner’s skill for gutting weapons—is a single-target skill .
Luckily, it seems to work well at the skeletons, but that kill was but a drop in the bucket .
I’m not trying to minimize the importance of a single kill though .
Oh, right . I should probably tell the others .

‘There are lots of ‘em, so focus on area of effect attacks!’

The other parties probably didn’t need to be reminded, but just in case .

“Speed Gutting… Cleaver!”

I activated both skills in a row .
Speed Gutting helps make me feel a little nimbler, so I used it as a self-buff .
Every little bit counts, right?
Or at least, I’ve no choice but to do so until our reinforcements arrive .

“Kizuna, try not to spam—”
“I can get it back with every kill . What’s important now is to kill as much as we can!”
“That makes sense . Then, I shall use… Wild Dance, the Second: Bloom!”

That the biggest advantage Spirits have over the other races .
We can keep using our skills with the Energy we gain from every kill . Though we’re weak normally, spamming skills might actually be beneficial to us .
Each fallen Dimensional Skeleton gets replaced by another of their kind, but we just have to keep at it .

“Keep firing, archers! Rain upon them!”

Someone, somewhere called out .
What a staggering number of arrows . That’s gotta hit at least something .
I glance over my shoulder to see a party of archers shouting out their skills .
Kanata had mentioned before, but any AoE attacks will not hit allies . Instead, the arrows rained down upon the horde of enemies .
Piercing attacks like that don’t work very well against skeletons, but it still did quite a bit of damage .
The enemies aren’t advancing as quickly now . Perhaps they’re trying to avoid the arrows .
They’re not letting up so easily .

“Cleaver!”
“… Toggling . ”

Even though her specs are split between crafting and combat, Sheryl was fighting as well .
That’s the second time she’s used Toggling this week .
It’s a skill that does piercing damage and was very effective against fish-type monsters .
And here, her skill pierced through three monsters at the same time .

“I, too, shall use my special ninja skills!”
“Special ninja skills? You mean Drain?”
“Nay . ”
“… what?”

Normally, Yamikage uses nothing but Drain .
It’s strong for us four, but almost definitely trash-tier for other parties .
She’s fixated on Drain, but she’s saying she knows other skills too? It must be super powerful .
Yamikage finished casting as we take down some more Dimensional Skeletons .

“Here be my Circle Drain!”

…

“Ain’t that still just Drain?!”

A great purplish black circle appeared on the ground and attacked the skeletons, then orbs of green floated over to her, much like normal Drain… except these orbs are way bigger .
The area is huge on that skill . It hit 10 of them at once .
I don’t think she has another chance to use this skill .  
Whatever . If it’s Yamikage’s Drain, it’s gotta be pretty good .

“There’s so much I want to say to you, but just keep spamming it!”
“Verily!”

Still, that was yet another drop in the bucket .
We simply don’t have enough people on our side .
This really is a raid battle . I mean, obviously .

“Gah!”

I was busy spamming my skills but left an opening for four attacks on me, totaling 470 damage .
A single hit doesn’t do too much, but it adds up quickly .

“Kizuna! Wild Dance, the Third: Cherry Blossoms!”
“Thanks! Cleaver!”

There are lots of AoE skills for folding fans—perfect for this fight .
Shouko took down five enemies at once with that attack .
Even with using all those skills, I’ve been gaining just a little Energy .
But if I keep getting hit then it means nothing . It’s all thanks to Shouko that I didn’t get a fifth time there .

“Kizuna, let us fall back . We are overextended . ”
“d.a.m.n! Okay!”

I took a calm look at our surroundings and as Shouko had said, we’re isolated . Skill spamming is effective and all, but we’ll be screwed if we get flanked from the sides .
We fought off the enemies to the left and right as we began to withdraw .

“Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that the event’s started here . ”.

“Gotcha . I hope it’s lucrative for you, Kizuna . ”. “You too . Earn lots, okay? See ya . ”.

As I ended the chat with Alto, I turned back to my party members The three of them were already engaged in battle against monsters and the fight was only getting more intense Other parties were in the same predicament . It was truly like a battlefield Our reinforcements include my sisters, Alto, and others We just have to hold out more until our main forces arrive

‘I’m telling you, the enemies came out of nowhere! Send backup now!’. ‘It’s the same over here!’.

… the local chat was a mess Everybody was in a state of confusion and yelling at each other . There was no way to calmly speak to each other Now that I’ve finished calling for reinforcements, it was time for me to return my allies With my Cetus Longsword in hand, I joined the fray

‘Compose yourselves!’.

A voice boomed across the battlefield It was so loud that my legs almost gave out All other party leaders must have felt the spirit from the voice as everyone fell into silence That’s something that only happens in a VR game If it were a PC MMORPG, no one would listen

‘I believe we have all called for reinforcements . Our duty now is to do whatever it takes to resist the enemy and wait for our comrades!’.

That’s certainly not wrong I look ahead at the monsters We don’t have enough people on our side, but it’s not a huge deficit

‘Engage in a fighting withdrawal! Then, all party leaders shall report on their current situation with their map coordinates . It is utmost important we have a strong grasp on our own forces!’.

Oh, I should point out that the map looks like this

pic.

It wouldn’t be hard to get a sense of where people are with their coordinates

‘I shall speak first . I am at C3, in the middle of the action . There is a black tower in construction beyond the hill and the swarm of enemies!’.

A black tower?. That’s probably a monument us players have to destroy Well, with the number of monsters in front of us, that’s not something we can do right now, so let’s wait for backup Alright! Let’s follow that person’s defensive battle tactics I took a deep breath and shouted as loud as I could

‘I’m at B5, right flank . Currently engaged with enemies! I have already called for reinforcements!’.

I followed suit and reported our status The enemies were flooding in from all three paths and everybody was engaged in combat We have no choice but to go on the defensive until support arrives

‘Reinforcements are not the end-all be-all but do hold fast for help!’.

The voice booms back at me I should get back to battle since I’ve finished reporting, though I could’ve done it while fighting I headed back to my friends and see Yamikage first . She’s at the rear of the party which makes sense

“Cleaver! We’ll form a defense until we get reinforcements . Let’s play it safe, everyone!”. “Understood!”. “Aye, aye!”. “‘kay . ”.

Cleaver connected with a Dimensional Skeleton as I spoke to my friends It’s a tough situation, but not an impossible one The people beside us seem to be former frontliners too We won’t get defeated so easily

“Kizuna, you should focus on wide-area attacks . ”. “Yeah, they’re a huge swarm, but it’s not like I have any other skills . ”.

Cleaver—a beginner’s skill for gutting weapons—is a single-target skill Luckily, it seems to work well at the skeletons, but that kill was but a drop in the bucket I’m not trying to minimize the importance of a single kill though Oh, right . I should probably tell the others

‘There are lots of ‘em, so focus on area of effect attacks!’.

The other parties probably didn’t need to be reminded, but just in case

“Speed Gutting… Cleaver!”.

I activated both skills in a row Speed Gutting helps make me feel a little nimbler, so I used it as a self-buff Every little bit counts, right?. Or at least, I’ve no choice but to do so until our reinforcements arrive

“Kizuna, try not to spam—”. “I can get it back with every kill . What’s important now is to kill as much as we can!”. “That makes sense . Then, I shall use… Wild Dance, the Second: Bloom!”.

That the biggest advantage Spirits have over the other races We can keep using our skills with the Energy we gain from every kill . Though we’re weak normally, spamming skills might actually be beneficial to us Each fallen Dimensional Skeleton gets replaced by another of their kind, but we just have to keep at it

“Keep firing, archers! Rain upon them!”.

Someone, somewhere called out What a staggering number of arrows . That’s gotta hit at least something I glance over my shoulder to see a party of archers shouting out their skills Kanata had mentioned before, but any AoE attacks will not hit allies . Instead, the arrows rained down upon the horde of enemies Piercing attacks like that don’t work very well against skeletons, but it still did quite a bit of damage The enemies aren’t advancing as quickly now . Perhaps they’re trying to avoid the arrows They’re not letting up so easily

“Cleaver!”. “… Toggling . ”.

Even though her specs are split between crafting and combat, Sheryl was fighting as well That’s the second time she’s used Toggling this week It’s a skill that does piercing damage and was very effective against fish-type monsters And here, her skill pierced through three monsters at the same time

“I, too, shall use my special ninja skills!”. “Special ninja skills? You mean Drain?”. “Nay . ”. “… what?”.

Normally, Yamikage uses nothing but Drain It’s strong for us four, but almost definitely trash-tier for other parties She’s fixated on Drain, but she’s saying she knows other skills too? It must be super powerful Yamikage finished casting as we take down some more Dimensional Skeletons

“Here be my Circle Drain!”.

….

“Ain’t that still just Drain?!”.

A great purplish black circle appeared on the ground and attacked the skeletons, then orbs of green floated over to her, much like normal Drain… except these orbs are way bigger The area is huge on that skill . It hit 10 of them at once I don’t think she has another chance to use this skill .  . Whatever . If it’s Yamikage’s Drain, it’s gotta be pretty good

“There’s so much I want to say to you, but just keep spamming it!”. “Verily!”.

Still, that was yet another drop in the bucket We simply don’t have enough people on our side This really is a raid battle . I mean, obviously

“Gah!”.

I was busy spamming my skills but left an opening for four attacks on me, totaling 470 damage A single hit doesn’t do too much, but it adds up quickly

“Kizuna! Wild Dance, the Third: Cherry Blossoms!”. “Thanks! Cleaver!”.

There are lots of AoE skills for folding fans—perfect for this fight Shouko took down five enemies at once with that attack Even with using all those skills, I’ve been gaining just a little Energy But if I keep getting hit then it means nothing . It’s all thanks to Shouko that I didn’t get a fifth time there

“Kizuna, let us fall back . We are overextended . ”. “d.a.m.n! Okay!”.

I took a calm look at our surroundings and as Shouko had said, we’re isolated . Skill spamming is effective and all, but we’ll be screwed if we get flanked from the sides We fought off the enemies to the left and right as we began to withdraw