Under Snow White’s cover, Dorothy and Scarlet approached the attacking Rapture army.
“This is really bad!
There are too many Raptures this time, more than ever before.
And so many Artillery-type Raptures.”
“Yes.
Even if we repel their attack, we will suffer heavy losses—”
After a brief exchange, Dorothy and Scarlet launched an attack on the Raptures.
Dorothy used her rifle to cover Scarlet, while Scarlet engaged the more troublesome Raptures in close combat.
The two cooperated seamlessly, and for a time, the Raptures were unable to break through their defensive line.
They desperately eliminated all visible Raptures; the more they killed, the safer their comrades would be.
However, there were too many Raptures this time, and artillery attacks constantly assaulted them, so a few Raptures still leaked to the rear, causing no small trouble for the Mass-Produced Nikkes.
Even with Snow White’s long-range support, the Mass-Produced Nikkes struggled to eliminate the small number of Raptures.
This was already a result achieved because they no longer feared erosion, but the strength gap with the Goddess Squad was indeed too great.
If there were a few more Raptures, the Mass-Produced Nikkes would start taking casualties.
Rapunzel was already fully focused on healing the injured Nikkes, and Kai was helping her.
“This won’t do!
There will definitely be casualties.” Kai could not accept the current battle outcome.
In his opinion, the current Raptures were just cannon fodder from game levels, but there were simply too many of them!
“Rapunzel, why aren’t Dorothy and Scarlet using their Burst Skills?”
“With Scarlet’s skill, dealing with such a large number of Rapture cannon fodder should be very simple!
Why isn’t she using her ultimate!?”
Kai shouted into Rapunzel’s ear amidst the intense gunfire.
The very busy Rapunzel looked puzzled, “Huh?
Commander, what are you saying?
What is a Burst Skill?
I’ve never heard of it!”
Then she continued to bandage the injured Nikkes and repair their bodies with materials.
Alas!
This isn’t a game after all, otherwise, with this group of Pilgrims, I’d wipe out all you Raptures!
Kai found humor in his Finding joy in adversity (finding joy in hardship).
If his system Doro were here, there would definitely be a way, but he’d have to wait 100 years.
But can I really live as a human for 100 years?
Kai knew that humans in the Nikke world could extend their lifespan through mechanical modifications.
In a sense, Nikkes could already be considered long-lived.
However, he didn’t know what kind of black technology Nikkes were, as only females could be successfully modified.
It’s probably related to the Raptures.
“Huh?
I seem to be much braver than usual!
My attack power seems to have increased a bit.” Just as Kai was lost in thought, a Mass-Produced Nikke said this.
“You feel that way too?
I thought it was just me!”
“Yeah!
Yeah!”
“If this were before, we would have suffered heavy casualties trying to eliminate this many Raptures!”
“I also feel my defense has gotten stronger!”
Many Mass-Produced Nikkes echoed, they felt their combat power had increased a bit after the battle started today, and thought it was due to their good condition.
They didn’t expect everyone to experience this.
So there must be some reason for it.
They unconsciously glanced at the only variable—the Commander.
The only one who hadn’t noticed any change was Rapunzel, because she was busy tending to the injured Nikkes and wasn’t fighting.
“Oh?
So, brother, do you know why?”
Rapunzel asked, looking at the excited Kai.
It seemed the Commander knew the reason?
“If that’s true—then no one will be sacrificed in today’s battle!” Kai guessed, confirming it from his previous blood—I am the protagonist!
“Rapunzel!
My good brother!”
“What’s wrong, Commander?” When Kai called Rapunzel ‘brother,’ she felt a bit shy again, a strange feeling.
“You don’t need to bandage the injured Nikkes for now!
You can attack too, right!”
“Of course!
But my combat power isn’t strong, so I might not be much help.
It’s better to heal the injured Nikkes.” Rapunzel looked a bit downcast. This story is hosted at g.com.
Even with her superb medical skills, she couldn’t save Nikkes who died in battle!
“No!
You can do it!
Rapunzel!
Use a full charge attack!
Right next to me!” Kai shouted loudly like this.
Perhaps this was Doro’s mysterious gift!
“Eh?!”
“Rapunzel!
Trust me!
Trust my identity as Commander!
I’ve always trusted you all!
Goddesses of Victory!
Hope of Humanity!”
“Alright—”
Rapunzel stopped her actions and pulled out her weapon, a launcher-type weapon, a staff that could fire electromagnetic energy attacks.
“Rapunzel, make sure to fully charge it, for at least one second.” Kai was still instructing.
“Understood.”
Rapunzel gripped her staff with both hands and aimed at the target.
After a second of charging, she released an energy attack.
It hit the target, but the damage was rather negligible, with little effect on the Raptures within the explosion radius.
“I told you my damage wasn’t good—” Rapunzel covered her face.
In front of the Mass-Produced Nikkes who admired the Goddess Squad, she had embarrassed her teammates.
“No, the damage is for the Nikkes to deal!
Healing is very precious, especially in the current situation.” Kai’s mouth twitched.
Today, he was going to play the role of the Dragon King!
A Burst progress bar appeared in his line of sight!
This meant that the Raptures were in for a treat today!
“Huh!
My body has completely recovered!
What happened?” The most severely injured Mass-Produced Nikke said in surprise.
“Me too!
I feel like my stamina has completely recovered now!”
“Me too!”
The 3 Nikkes with the lowest stamina had all their damage healed, even reaching full health directly!
“Sacrifice!
This is your Passive Skill 1.
When you use a full charge attack, the 3 teammates with the lowest remaining stamina recover 4.03% of your final max stamina.” Kai said to Rapunzel.
He didn’t know if Rapunzel’s Skill 1 was maxed out, but it didn’t stop him from boasting now.
“Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Really?
I actually have such a skill?”
“Brother, no!
Commander!
Meeting you is truly, truly, truly wonderful!”
Rapunzel felt like she was about to explode!
Her staff was already thirsty for action!
Charge!
Attack!
Charge!
Attack—She went absolutely wild!
Although there wasn’t much damage, all these Mass-Produced Nikkes were directly healed to full health by Rapunzel, so they faced the Raptures without any fear!
Kai watched the Nikkes and Raptures fighting, feeling that it would be best to end the battle quickly.
It would be troublesome if they were instantly killed by Artillery-type Raptures, although it wouldn’t be a big problem with Rapunzel around.
The only limitation was that the Burst progress bar filled up too slowly!
It wasn’t enough!
It would be bad if multiple Nikkes were to fall.
“Dorothy!
Scarlet!
Retreat to our position first, I’ve found a way to victory!”
Kai poked his head out and shouted loudly, but was immediately pushed down by the Nikke protecting him.
“Commander, I am Mass-Produced Unit Vanguard 23, my name is Pinne.
Lady Dorothy and the others are too far away to hear your shouts, let me go inform them.”
Pinne?
Although she was a Mass-Produced Nikke, she was a woman among women, a Nikke recognized by the Pilgrims.
“Okay, Pinne.
Although I can remove the erosion, you still need to be careful and protect yourself.” Kai believed in Pinne’s strength; she had desperately guarded Dorothy’s rear and was capable of taking down Lord-level Raptures.
“Okay!
I’ll definitely be careful!” This was the first time Pinne had met a human Commander who called her by name, a human who didn’t treat them as expendable tools.
Even just being called by name made her very happy.
Soon, Dorothy and Scarlet were called back by Pinne.
They hadn’t sustained any major damage, only being hit in some non-critical areas.
“Huh?
My damage?
Completely healed?” Scarlet was a close-combat type Nikke, so she had taken the most damage.
Upon returning here, she was healed by Rapunzel’s passive skill.
Dorothy and Pinne also quickly felt the healing effect.
Dorothy also stared at Kai in confusion, hoping he would explain.
Rapunzel was still frantically charging!
Attacking!
This was much faster than bandaging, hahaha!
The Burst progress bar in Kai’s sight was almost full.
“No time to explain!
Just attack the Raptures near me!
What comes next will be a moment to witness a miracle.”
Dorothy and Scarlet exchanged glances.
Although they didn’t understand what Kai was saying, they just had to do it!
Bang bang bang!
Dorothy drew her gun and fired.
Scarlet also drew her sword and joined the battle.
“Oh oh oh!
This exhilarating feeling!
My attack power seems to have increased!” Scarlet quickly felt the difference, and then spit out a mouthful of old blood!
Scarlet’s passive activated near the Commander!
Flesh and Bone Severance!
Hit an enemy 10 times, self-attack power increases by 21.89%, stacks up to 5 times, lasts 5 seconds.
Current stamina decreases by 4.01%.
(I calculated it based on my skill level, because the level 1 values are no longer visible after upgrading)
Although her stamina decreased, because the stamina of the other Nikkes had been fully replenished by Rapunzel, Scarlet felt her stamina recover again.
“Wow!
How delightful!
How delightful!” Scarlet cut down Raptures one by one, it had never been so wonderful.
“Let me see!
Who wants to try this sword first?
Hahahaha!!!”
With Dorothy and Scarlet joining, the Burst progress filled up quickly!
Kai looked at the ready skills.
Dorothy and Rapunzel were Burst I, Scarlet and Snow White, who was providing fire support from afar, were Burst III.
To activate the full Burst, Burst II was still needed.
Looking around, Pinne seemed to be Burst II!
Perfect!
“Dorothy!
Burst 1 — Paradise Lost!”
“Pinne, Burst 2 — Command: Special Bullet!”
“Finally!
Scarlet!
Burst 3 — Scarlet Flash!”
Following Kai’s command, the three’s Burst Skills activated.
Dorothy hadn’t quite figured out what was happening, so she randomly designated a target to mark.
However, she wasn’t the main character today, so it didn’t matter.
Pinne was just an extra, her role being to enable Scarlet’s skill.
Scarlet only felt the sword in her hand become incredibly heavy!
“This is the feeling of severing all things in heaven and earth.”
Wielding the blade in her hand, the battlefield was enveloped in an endless sword intent!
As far as the eye could see, there were no more Raptures.