Purity Online - The World For The Fallens
[Season 2] Chapter 60: The Battle of the Cunning Scuffles (2)
(Note: More epic if you read it while listening to OST 'Preparedness' from the Tensei Shitara Slime anime Datta Ken.)
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Before the battle against Dire Wolf's herd.
"Hey, Yamamura. Are you sure this plan will go well?" yamarashi asked with a face that looked hesitant. "Our opponent is Dire Wolf's herd, you know. Their solidarity, intelligence, and coordination are outstanding. I don't think just killing the wolf pack leader won't stop them."
Yamamura smiled slightly.
"It's precisely because our opponent is a wolf."
"Eh?" Yamarashi tilted his head. "What do you mean?"
"Because our opponents are wolves of high coordination, intelligence, and solidarity, this strategy will definitely work. Did I just say that I'm done explaining the strategy? No, right?"
"You mean?" Yamarashi looked even more confused.
With a somewhat arrogant tone of speech, Yamamura continued his explanation.
"If this unfinished strategy I explain we use, we will definitely lose. Wasn't Dire Wolf's herd so cunning and ambitious that it was capable of doing all sorts of things to steal the meat from the hunt? There's no way they're putting the leader of the herd in open space. Especially if the leader of the herd is silent in the back line and guarded by other members of the herd. It'll look flashy."
"That is, the wolf that looks like a leader on the battlefield is the leader of the fake herd. They purposely send it to distract us."
"So, where's the leader of the original Dire Wolf herd?" ask Yamarashi.
"Their leader is a very important piece in battle. Losing a leader might not be enough to make the pack surrender, but it was enough to reduce their coordination level and disrupt the attack formation and hierarchy within the herd. Therefore, it is very risky if the leader of the herd is killed by the enemy. As animals that are very careful in their actions, I don't think they'll dare to take such an enormous risk."
"So, their leaders must not be seen striking and must move behind the shadow. Most likely, the original leader of the herd hid by taking advantage of the state of the forest in the dark night, waiting to pounce on me from a blind spot."
"That's it, yes," Yamarashi said as he nodded his head. "So, what should we do?"
Yamamura grinned bitterly. A pure spirit radiated from both of his eyeballs. "We follow their game."
"Eh?! You want to die?!" yamarashi exclaimed in shock.
"Of course not, stupid." Yamamura patted his forehead. "I mean, we pretend to follow their gameplay, and then we surprise them at the end."
"I will use the Pyro Clone skill to create a clone made of fire, then go first and hide on top of a tree in the forest while trying not to make a sound. Trees are the weakness of wolves. They cannot climb trees because their foot structure and claw shape are not suitable for climbing, so they will most likely not notice the branches above. If I get caught, they won't attack me."
"Then, you'll go with my clone. I will assign my clone to find the location where the leader of his pack of wolves is located and purposely corner himself to approach the leader of the herd. The number of wolves that will come later must be quite a lot, so there will be no suspicion raised. After the original leader of the herd pounced on my clone and ate his flesh with the other wolves, I would turn my clone into fire so that their bodies would burn."
"But, what if Dire Wolf's herd had spies who had gotten here first and were watching the situation around this house?" yamarashi said that he was still somewhat doubtful about the effectiveness of the plan.
Yamamura stared at the trees covered in the darkness of the night outside the window. "Just calm. I saw no signs of their movement or existence. Perhaps their spies gathered with the rest of the herd for a final meeting before the raid" he said casually.
"But, this is a bit strange. Weren't-"
The child adventurer's words were cut off when his eyes caught a large dog watching the house with a sharp look.
"I'd guess. They won't let the enemy base's attention get away with it." Yamamura again grinned.
"alright. I will activate [Emergency Mode] so that my Pyro Arrow skill level up to Ignis Arrow, then opened the window and threw the Ignis Arrow towards the wolf spy until his body burned to ashes. Next, I will turn off the fire so as not to spread further and the smoke does not arouse suspicion. After that, I will step out slowly following my footsteps when I first come here and climb one of the trees, then hide on its branches. It was fortunate that when I went up to level 20 yesterday I got the ability to put out the fire that was sourced from my skill according to my will."
"Yamamura ..., what kind of plan are you devising? Your facial expression looks terrible like a main antagonist" Yamarashi said, shivering in horror.
"Ah, sorry." Yamamura felt the back of his head. His facial expression became as usual. "By the way, I need your help."
"What help?"
"Can you stab me in the body with the sword I'm carrying?"
"Eh?!"
To be continued
Author: Looks like our MC is out of XD's intelligence buff
Yamamura: I, right, have been a genius for a long time.
Author: Dih's arrogant. Kunerf your brain just found out.
Yamamura: Yeah. No, dong, thor. I will never be able to show off my genius in front of readers again.
Author: Yes, yes. Oh, ja. To the readers, thank you for taking the time to read this work and do not forget to leave a trail in the form of votes, likes, and comments. Bye bye!!
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[Season 2] Chapter 61: The Strongest Ability We Have