Reincarnated in the game world ~ A gamer's beginning to [Dungeon job hunting recommendation]-Chapter 603Vol. 11 - - A Showdown with Akemi! What, She’S Actually their Strongest?

As the one spearheading Class-12, Akemi was anything but a side character. And now, basking in Rina's buff, her spirit had never been this high. She raised a shout to her followers, Kajmal and Wardol, showing her intention to get going immediately.

"Akemi-san, Kajmal-san is the final defense line I would have, so I really do feel bad leaving you hanging, but you would have to make do with this."

"What??"

For a moment, Akemi unwittingly uttered a confused murmur, not catching up to why Kajmal had to be here.

"O-oh, right. *Ahem* In that case, you're going to do heavy lifting, Wardol! Make sure no danger reaches me!"

"H-hey, can you not drag me like some rag?! ...Though it's obvious I will put my all."

"Then it's decided. So, Rina onee-sama, leave your worries to me for the time being."

"...Alright, please fire up all the attacks you know while the unique skill's effect is up."

"As you say, onee-sama! «Burning Tempest»!"

"This is in the name of Rita-chan! «Mike Impact»!"

"I am here as well! «Spirit Barrier»!"

«Tch! «Lightning Flash»!"

"Y-you have to get through me first before reaching Ekatrina-sama! «Wall x Wall x Wall»!"

"Damn it!"

"Kajmal-san! Bring down the defense—«Boom Cannon»!"

"Argh!"

At once, Akemi unleashed her burning tornado, a mighty AoE spell, at Rina's command.

The perks of «Archmage», Akemi's job, had been many—which ranges from passives like «Wand Equipment Correction», «Mana Limit+», «Enhanced Fire Spell» to active skills like «Magic Boost», a self empowering buff—making it extremely specialised in offense.

Akemi herself had made her growth centered around «Fire Element», and that put her in one of the strongest fire magic users among her peers.

It's just a pity they were facing Noel and others, who were just as determined. Noel pulled an offensive skill, while Misato brought up a barrier to shield against the tornado. And taking advantage of the chaos, Reglam flanked around the formation, and launched an attack at Rina, an extreme quick slash skill, however an invisible wall prevented his advance. Moreover, while Reglam failed, he was also trapped among the 'invisible walls,' restricting his movements.

Rina used that opportunity to target Reglam, releasing an explosive shot. Soon, the two opposite sides had been out with their weapons, going all frenzy.

"H-hey El-chan, can you not make it like you're avenging my elimination!?" [T/N - No(el) —» El-chan & Lac(ritta) —» Rita-chan.]

Lacritta emerged out of the coiling tornado as he jabbed at her friend's antique. Though she had been left with «Burn» negative effect, she received quick recovery from Misato, healing up to 80% of HP, and returned back to the frontline.

«Burn» was one of the abnormal ailments which fire magic had a certain chance of inflicting, and much like «Poison» it was a Dot (damage over time) negative effect. And as Tank, to whom HP was their lifeline, DoT effects like «Burn» were their eternal enemy.

"You will not be felled for as long as I am here!"

"And what gives you the idea you can do it? Target the healer! «Flare Burst»!"

"Rgrr! I'm still here! *Pon* Magic Absorption - «Drain Shield»!"

"Wha—you healed from my attack?!"

As healer were one of the strategic force, Akemi promptly tried to eliminate her, however Lacritta intercepted the attack, turning the spells into HP via her skill. It was a defense skill, hence the user also received usual damage even if the user may heal, but damage could be nullified if the attack was parried, making it a significant skill.

The «Flare Burst» Akemi had fired was a 3rd order spell of a magician, one that Mert and Saturn also used. So when she captured the spell Akemi had chosen, Lacritta pulled a parry, and recovered another 10% of HP, bringing it to 90% overall.

"Wowie, that was stunning, Rita-chan! Wait, I am going to cast my buffs as well! Sing ye~ unique skill - «Live Idol Princess»!"

Noel activated her unique skill, bringing a rather... celebratory or cheery music that stood entirely in parallel to the hot-blooded atmosphere of the battlefield. The unique skill enhanced the casted buff in wholesale, its range wide enough to cover the whole battlefield.

"Let's give you the power - «Come on!»～♪ Let's protect everyone - «Determined Cheers» ～♪ Let's embodies the bravery and hope - «Fantastic Cheer» ～♪ Let's overcome the magic - «Mind cheers» ～♪ And our speed never slows down - «Rhythm Up» ～♪"

The song reaches to every single ally, enhancing their stats in an upbeat fashion.

Rina's unique skill was in its own league, an extremely strong support buff, however when it was pit against Noel's buff, which made the core of her job, the odds were bound to fall in Noel's side.

Though the «Idol Princess Skill» demanded an exorbitant amount of MP, it was also a group wide effect, where it was meant to be used.

It didn't take much for Akemi to realise the threat, promptly drawing the attention to her.

"Stop that song! «Multi Flare»!"

"I... am here to protect El-chan! «Shield Dome»!"

"Woah, that barrier is like mine?!"

Lacritta unfurled her dome shaped barrier, blocking the turret of fire magic from reaching Noel.

"Gotcha, you're so defenseless! Oryaaaa!"

Wardolga noticed Lacritta's lack of defensive measure, and lunged at her, his hammer hoisted over head.

"Hey, do not forget this Venerable for I am still here. Tehee~ —«Terra Barrier»! Confinement Barrier - «Prison»!"

"W-what?! Rgh, I am locked guys!"

However Misato also was quick to take action, uttering a vaguely familiar catchphrase, and raising a barrier. She also left a countermeasure, inflicting Wardol with the «Bind» effect through her confinement barrier.

"Wardolga-san! Are you alright?!"

"I-I can't move!"

"Geez, you really should've look out! «Mega Fire Javelin»! Kaj, help me out with your barrier!"

Wardol groaned, finding himself trapped. Akemi swiftly made a follow up and destroyed the «Prison» through her spell.

Under the chaotic battle, the battlefield had split into two detrimental nodes; the prominent location was Reglam, Lacritta, Noel and Misato challenging Akemi, Wardol who had long range support from Kajmal and Rina. On another node, the battle ensues between the alliance and Class-1 led by Sierra.

"«Multi-Shot»! «Delta Canon»!"

"«Grand Barrier»! «Delta «Barrier»!"

"«Break Nock»!"

"Hey, Kaj. Your support is lagging behind!"

"Come on, I am doing my best too! Ack!?"

Amidst the two side confrontation, Reglam continued his attempt to target Rina, however the barrier around her protected from falling down. Though the barrier did get destroyed occasionally, Kajmal would make sure to bring it back up immediately. Besides, Rina herself was a ranged specialist, so she knew the gist on how to keep an opponent at bay.

"Phew, you're quite a threat, Reglam-san. And also that passive auto-heal is too much of a cheat!"

Rina uttered in frustration, though her magic rifle never stopped ringing. They'd been at each other for a good while, and even if she did manage to deal any damage, Reglam's passive skill—«Unyielding Scion Lv10»—allowed him to gradually recover the lost HP. Since it allowed him to stay on the battle line for longer, Rina's annoyance was quite legit.

At level 10, it recovers 60HP/10 sec. And given his HP, it would only take 60 seconds to recover full HP. It was quite a handy skill for sure, though the effect would kinda fell apart when transitioning to advanced job. The healing amount in contrast to huge HP pull would be like a drop in bucket. So, in a sense, this was the only phase he could feel the euphoric all-around.

And unfortunately for Rina, their current situation was all that mattered for her.

"Well, it is. «Lightning Flash»!"

"!! «Overlapping Boundary»!"

"...Uh-huh, so I have been seen through. It's not going to cut out."

Reglam tried to take advantage of an opening, however Kajmal's prompt action prevented him from reaching. He uttered praises, admirring awareness of Kajmal.

Soon, he realised it was a fool's errand to target Rina alone, while she had such a competent «Barrier Master» protecting her. After all, she, too, was a member of «Eden», and he was missing 20 levels compared to her.

Suddenly, he had been contemplating his option when Sachi skillfully manoeuvred out of the skirmish against other alliance members, and lunged in their direction.

"So it's my time to shine! «Magic Sword - Knock Buster»!"

"!! «Triple Barrier»!"

"Ah, it's Sachi-san! «Multi Shot Barrage»!"

"«Magi Armament - Guard»! I'm not done yet!"

"But we will stop you. My role itself is to protect the leader. —«Power Barrier»!"

Kajmal promptly noticed the threat of the magic sword, once again blocking the incoming attack, and Rina used that moment to intercept her. Sachi switched her magi-armament as a shield and tanked the strike.

"Akemi-san! He's coming at you!"

"Despite the sudden chaos, Kajmal still kept his eyes trained on Reglam when he noticed the oddity on his action, and notified Akemi immediately.

"What?"

Reglam had pretended to face Rina, and recognising an opportunity, he set his eyes on Akemi.

"Akemi, leader of Class-12, prepare yourself—«Lightning Valor»!"

Coating his blade in a lightning element, Reglam lunged at a confused Akemi, utterly taken aback by the sudden situation.

Noel saw her chance and casted buffs, assisting Reglam.

"«Voltage Up»! This is the rhythm, everyone~ «Thrilling Set»~"

The boost was huge from the buffs. «Voltage Up» extended the duration of encouragement buffs. And «Thrilling Set», levelled to max, enhanced the might of the next attack by thrice.

Basking in the buffs, Reglam's next attack was very much the embodiment of thunderclap.

"—«Lightning Flash»!"

"Akemi!? I—GYAARRGGG......"

I was a one-hit kill.

Before anyone could've realised, Reglam was already at Akemi, unleashing an upward slash. The sole receptor to the entire debacle was Wardol. He barely managed to stand in front of Akemi, hoping to defend with his barrier skill, but... Reglam's sword was already below him.

The sword, crackling with lightning, traced an upward slash, cutting through any amount of HP Wardol had left, effortlessly retiring him from the match.

"Wardooool!?"

Akemi's shrieks filled the surrounding area.

She was a through glass cannon mage. Her type of mage could only exhibit their best when they'd support of a tank. The demise of Wardol meant she was left alone to tackle the team of Reglam, Lacritta, Noel, and Misato. Unless she had the strength to overturn the mountain itself, anyone could divine the inevitable tragedy.

"Ah, crap!"

"You're not escaping this time, «Cursed Flame»!"

Akemi quietly tried to slip in the shadow of Rina, but how could others overlook her tiny movements?

"«Bomber Flare»!"

"«Encore»~, you can do it guys! «Thrilling Set»~"

Lacritta used her one of the few offensive skills, though it disappeared into puff as it collided against Akemi's explosive ball of fire. It was a small victory but the others didn't give her a single moment of respite.

Noel once again casted three-fold might buff on Reglam, bringing it out of the cooldown through «Encore», a CD resetter skill. This allowed the user to re-use the skill used in the last turn, irrespective of its cooldown duration.

Meanwhile, Akemi's mental space was a total space. At the critical juncture, she had run out of her water, the lifeline of mage—MP!

When facing a formidable opponent such as Class-1, it was a must that she used everything in her arsenal just to fight them without holding back.

"H-hey, do you think we can talk this out?! We surely can, right? So please give me a timeout!!"

"There's no second chance! —«Thunderflash»!"

"N-nooooooooooooooooo———"

Akemi tried to buy her respite, pushing her forward, calling for a timeout with a panicked expression while gradually retreating back.

But, displaying an agility rivaling teleportation once again, Reglam caught up to her in a flash, and mercilessly brought down the thunder tribulation over her, giving her a present to meet her teammates ahead of others.