In the Ordinary Streets of Tokyo, I Awakened as a Player

Chapter 296: BOSS Enters Phase Two

Chapter 296: BOSS Enters Phase Two

Seeing Asagiri easily break free from the restraints, the Commander leading the Player team once again realized the terror of Shadow. He immediately issued an order.

"Ranged attacks!"

The Black Watch Players possessed one trait ordinary Players did not: absolute obedience.

The moment they heard the Commander’s order, they did not hesitate in the slightest. They did not even consider that their ranged attacks might hit their own teammates. They simply aimed at Asagiri and unleashed everything they had.

Lightning, fire, ice, arrows, crossbow bolts, and even a sharp spear came from every angle at once, completely sealing off Asagiri’s escape routes.

"Kings Gambit."

Asagiri showed no panic.

He simply used his signature position swapping skill.

Iwanaga Kotoko, who had swapped places with him, faced the unavoidable barrage without changing expression. With just a thought, she activated the effect of Phantom Garment.

"Boom!"

In her ethereal state, Iwanaga Kotoko could not be touched by any attack. As a result, the full force barrage unleashed by the Black Watch Players passed straight through her and struck their teammates on the opposite side without losing any power.

In that wave of friendly fire, four Black Watch Players were injured, and three others failed to dodge in time and died on the spot.

"You... you bastard..."

Seeing Iwanaga Kotoko standing there in her long Western-style dress, her petite figure crowned by a beret and hidden beneath a masquerade mask, the Black Watch Commander did not hesitate.

He immediately drew a long nodachi from his inventory. With terrifying speed, he appeared before Iwanaga Kotoko in an instant and slashed the sharp blade down toward her head.

The cold gleam of the blade cut through the air.

But all it cut was air.

"What!?"

The Black Watch Commander’s expression changed at once, and he realized his judgment had been wrong.

This young girl in the long Western-style dress had not yet left her invincible state.

But a state where no attack could touch her? Something equivalent to invincibility?

What kind of ability was this?

Was it an illusion?

No. It should not be an illusion. After all, in that instant, Shadow had indeed swapped positions with the girl and avoided the ranged attack encirclement that had no blind spots.

But if it was an invincible state that lasted for a period of time, wasn’t this ability far too overpowered?

The Black Watch Commander refused to believe that, as fellow Players, the other side could possess such an outrageous, heaven-defying ability at this stage.

"Could it be..."

Seeing Iwanaga Kotoko stand there from beginning to end without making any counterattack, the experienced Black Watch Commander made a guess and immediately shouted.

"She can’t attack in this state. Shift fire!"

Hearing the Black Watch Commander’s words, Asagiri, who had just swapped positions with Iwanaga Kotoko less than three seconds ago and was preparing to attack the otherworld Players before him, could not help but mutter to himself.

"They figured it out that quickly... As expected of the Black Watch."

"L... Leader..."

Just then, Fujiwara Chika’s eyes showed a look of pain. Even speaking seemed difficult for her.

"I’ve reached my limit..."

"Bang."

After a soft sound like a cork being pulled free, the heavy pressure pressing down on the Black Watch Players disappeared. Their movements instantly regained their original lightness and speed.

Fujiwara Chika’s exclusive talent was very powerful. It could apply a Gravity Increase debuff to over a dozen targets, including Asagiri, and then reverse the result through a certain ability, transforming the negative effect originally applied to Asagiri into a positive buff that made his movements faster.

However, no matter how powerful the ability was, Fujiwara Chika, as a Player, still had limits.

The amount of mental power consumed by her exclusive talent depended, on one hand, on the intensity of the specific effect applied. In other words, the number rolled on the die. The higher the number, the stronger the effect.

On the other hand, it depended on the number and strength of the targets.

Providing an enhancement to Asagiri was one thing.

The key was that Fujiwara Chika had simultaneously applied the gravity suppression debuff to more than a dozen Black Watch Players. Being able to maintain it for nearly twenty seconds was already the limit of her current mental strength.

"That girl’s mental power is exhausted!"

Seeing Fujiwara Chika sway, nearly unable to stand steadily, the otherworld Player closest to her immediately rushed forward.

A dark green orb of Cursed attribute light condensed in his hand. He wanted to take Fujiwara Chika’s life while she was in poor condition.

In the previous battle, everyone on this side had unknowingly spread out to avoid attacks. At this moment, Yuuki Asuna saw what was happening, and anxiety appeared in her eyes. She wanted to rush forward to help, but a Player holding a large shield blocked her path.

"Die!"

The dark green orb of light in the otherworld Player’s hand drew closer and closer, about to touch Fujiwara Chika’s body.

Yet Fujiwara Chika’s eyes suddenly changed.

The confusion from before vanished, replaced by a slightly playful smile.

"So easy to fool."

As her words fell, Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand, aimed it at the otherworld Player in front of her, and spoke quickly.

"White Flame!"

Pure white flames carrying a sacred aura surged from Fujiwara Chika’s palm and directly engulfed the otherworld Player’s body.

The next second, she lightly turned sideways to dodge.

The otherworld Player’s body, already burned into charcoal, still rushed forward two steps due to momentum before slowly falling to the ground and shattering into black pieces.

Although Fujiwara Chika seemed like a naive and sweet girl, compared to Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai in the same team, she was actually the most calculating one.

Even if she really fell into a weakened state during combat, she absolutely could not let the enemy know. Otherwise, she would become the enemy’s primary target and a burden to her teammates.

How could Fujiwara Chika fail to understand such a simple and obvious principle?

She had only been feigning weakness.

Since she knew the enemy’s goal was to attack her, she could predict the opponent’s movement path and charge her skill in advance.

After Fujiwara Chika killed an otherworld Player that way, the remaining otherworld Players no longer dared to approach her easily.

Who knew whether she was still fishing for them, or whether her mental strength was truly exhausted?

Even so, the current battle situation was not optimistic for Asagiri and the others.

Among the strongest Black Watch Players in terms of combat power, only three had died. Four remained injured, while six were still at full strength.

Including the masked assassin and the Player Fujiwara Chika had just killed, six otherworld Players had died, leaving eleven remaining.

Adding both sides together, there were still twenty-two Players who could continue fighting.

And on Asagiri’s side...

Utsunomiya Asagiri was not injured. Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi had suffered some minor injuries, but nothing serious.

However, among Kaguya Shinomiya’s team of three, only Kaguya Shinomiya still had the ability to continue fighting. Fujiwara Chika’s mental strength was excessively depleted and nearing its limit, while Hayasaka Ai, who specialized in disguise, was not particularly strong in combat. She had not even reached the average level of the otherworld enemies in front of them.

"There’s no other way..."

In an instant, Asagiri made his judgment.

His figure vanished, swapping positions with the Human Asura underground. Immediately after, the Human Asura disappeared again, and Asagiri swapped positions with Fujiwara Chika.

He repeated this process twice.

In less than two seconds, through the combined abilities of Kings Gambit and Persona, he sent both Fujiwara Chika and Hayasaka Ai into the room inside the underground shelter.

"So next..."

Asagiri placed the black gun-shaped summoner against his temple. Looking at the twenty-two enemies in front of him, he slowly spoke.

"I’m going all out now."

"Persona, Human Asura!"

Seeing the Human Asura appear behind Asagiri, every otherworld Player present felt an intense sense of oppression.

The Black Watch Commander immediately gave a few tactical hand signals to the team members behind him. Then, he tightened his grip on the long nodachi in his hand and became the first to charge toward the five people standing opposite them.

With someone leading the charge, the otherworld Players, who had been somewhat hesitant and unsure whether to continue fighting, once again surged with fighting spirit.

"Cover me!"

Hearing Iwanaga Kotoko’s words, Yuuki Asuna originally wanted to stand in front of her, but Kaguya Shinomiya moved one step faster.

"I’ll do it."

A bright light shone in Kaguya Shinomiya’s red eyes, and the black-blue Lionheart Shield reappeared in her hand.

However, this time, a set of thick black-blue heavy armor, like that of a medieval knight, also appeared on her body.

"Bang!"

Kaguya Shinomiya slammed the Lionheart Shield heavily onto the ground.

The weapons in the hands of two otherworld Players struck her shield but failed to cause any damage. They did not even make Kaguya Shinomiya’s figure sway.

With Kaguya Shinomiya acting as the Main Tank, Yuuki Asuna, whose style already leaned toward offense, was completely freed.

She charged straight into the enemy formation with Gleaming Light in hand.

At the same time, Iwanaga Kotoko focused her mental strength and instantly created two IBMs and more than a dozen pale ghostly hands from Pale Domination, launching attacks against the enemies from the other world.

As if echoing the battle entering its final stage, heavy rain suddenly began to pour from the sky.

Amid the curtain of rain, the Players from Black Watch dodged the grasping pale ghostly hands while keeping their attention fixed on the two dark figures in the rain.

Under their gazes, Asagiri and Human Asura began to move.

Seeing Asagiri appear before him, the Black Watch Commander holding the katana immediately switched from a two-handed grip to a one-handed one. With his left hand, he pulled out a syringe-like object from his waist and injected it into himself without hesitation.

"Come on, Shadow!"

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