Reincarnated in the game world ~ A gamer's beginning to [Dungeon job hunting recommendation]-Chapter 653Vol. 11 - - Rina’s Strategy - Isolate and Eliminate!

"W-what just happened—?!"

A cry of shock rang out from Cassand.

---Just Time Attack strategy.

It was a brilliant success. By synchronising our team's attack—it was more of matching our rhythm than blindly invoking our abilities left and right—it drowned the opponent's attack, and bagged the Giant Castle into «Eden»'s bag.

It was precisely 4 minutes into the «Duel».

Every member here had been quite trained in this technique, plus with buff, they could now shave off Giant Castle's HP by at least 30% at once. Even if opponents were quick, they still had enough leeway.

Of course, this required expertise on precision technique, and that Giant Castle's HP must be brought to 30%. A miss would simply allow their opponent to score it on a silver platter.

To keep the rhythm on their end, Ester and Karua were also supposed to control the HP reduction of Giant Castle when «Temple Saber» had begun their attack. Well, the situation didn't go as planned, but it was more due to an unexpected element.

«Temple Saber» were now at their lowest, but they're former A-rank. With plenty of advanced jobs among their rank, they could indeed take down the whole Giant Castle by themselves in a moment. Ester's team didn't expect they would be able to shave Giant Castle's HP with such quickness, so Ester and others fell a bit short in taking control of the situation.

As a fact, they didn't let it appear on their faces but they were a bit taken aback and feared that Giant Castle might fall before the 4 minute mark.

But they showed they're «Eden»'s members for a reason. They firmly ascertained the situation, and despite the pressing situation, they didn't launch any offensive. Their judgment was point-on, and they cinched the Giant Castle. They'd earned every right to be proud.

"The next target is «Central West Giant Castle»!"

Rina's instructions rang in the present member's ears.

The «12-star Field» made it hard to securely keep a hold on Giant Castle. If any team focused on «Northwest Giant Castle», the opponent might turn their eyes on «Central West Giant Castle». They could also try for both, but that was an incredibly tough task, and in greed, one could even wash our hands on the one Giant Castle.

The red team—«Temple Saber»—did just that, separating their firepower between the two Giant Castles. Hence, they only had five members here. However Zephyr, Rika, and Aegis were present there to protect «Central East Giant Castle». In contrast, «Temple Saber»'s action only played to their benefit.

"Ester-san, Karua-san, please head for the bookmark location."

"Understood. We're moving now."

"Hn, leave it to us.:

As Rina's instruction rang, Ester and Karua sprung for their next target.

The next designated bookmark location was to secure the adjacent space to the Z-shaped spectator seats. Moreover, since they're already red, they didn't need to fear the opponent taking them down and triggering a protection period, locking their advance.

Ester and Karua continued to score the bookmarked location while stepping on the red squares. Then they continued south where «Central West Giant Castle» was.

The squares were currently marked as red, but the protection period had already elapsed, allowing them to pass through. Moreover, once they

Alas, it appeared another team from «Temple Saber» had created the zone of protection period around «Central West Giant Castle». They're at the deadlock. But they didn't panic. It was within their expectation, and shifted their target.

"Lana-sama, if you may. —«Battlefield Supplies»!"

"It's finally my turn!"

Shizu invoked a fourth order skill. It was the strengthened version of Celestine's "Haa! I knew it!"

To put simply, it was an «Item Box». The «Capture the Castle» mode didn't allow them, so its value was lost to no one.

A faint fluctuation spread across in tune with the activation of the skill, and the next moment a giant chair—«White Throne»—enthroned in its place.

Lana promptly perched on it, and equipped it.

"Get ready, here I begin—«Saintess's Healing Prayer»! «Sacred Shining Sabre»!"

"N-no way?!"

Zephyr had considered Cassand might tail after Ester and Karua if they rushed for «Central West Giant Castle». After all, even if they'd put a deadlock, it would only last for two minutes. They're merely delaying the inevitable, not stopping it.

Cassand immediately pulled his group and chased after them to stop Karua and Ester.

And they're precisely moving toward the place their opponent had wanted them in. Just like earlier, they would've to pass through red squares. And since they're already in dyed, they couldn't trigger their protection period, unless «Eden» claimed them.

To put it short, there was nothing to stop a skirmish. The map area J-17 was the perfect place for pulling the other side into PvP moments.

(not the updated map, since there's not any, but putting it here for quick glance)

This was the cue Lana had been waiting for. She invoked her skill, and dispatched four giant glowing swords at the location of Cassand's group. It came without any warning, carrying their full might, but—

"Hmph, trivial thing! «Shield of Darkness»!"

"This is nothingggg! « Knight Guar II»!"

They're knights. Naturally, they had a wealth of defensive skills. They activated their defensive skill at the first sight of attack right atop their mounts.

However, they just played into the opponent's hand.

"I am not done yet! «Sword of Sacred Light»! «Rise of Sacred Tree»! «Light Blade»! «Pillar of Light»!"

"Hmmmuuoooh?!"

They're bombarded with an array of skills, unable to stop the skills hurling from their flank or back. This was the consequence of invoking skill while on move. When the caster would be locked into motion, the defensive skills operated at disadvantage. Hence, it had been advised to use the defensive skill when one was locked in an immovable stance.

Cassand's squad were stunned, unable to take any immediate action, and it led to their in-coordination.

A cinch in the armor! Just as Eden had wanted. Ester sprung at the lone knight, the latter having separated from the group.

"Prepare yourself!"

"Rgghh, you're coming at me!"

The target was a female knight—«Crusader». It was a mid-tier advanced job with its attributes oriented for a defensive style. She was the one who had cast «Knight Guard II», though it also became her cause to lag behind her teammates.

This was Eden's goal. Individual elimination.

By the time the other members realized this, it was already too late. They'd already lost their formation due to Lana's relentless offense. And, if by some miracle they'd noticed it at an earlier point, they still had to take a U-turn and that would cost them a moment or two.

Horses weren't exactly known for their sharp U-turn while running in a straight line.

"Do not think I will go down so easily! Unique skill—«Tempest Skill»!"

Showcasing her experience as their senior, the Crusader girl assessed the situation in a flash, and jumped down from her horse, taking a defensive stance. Through the effect of her skill, her shield was clad in a storm. She concluded she would fare well by shifting into complete defense while her teammates came for rescue.

«Temple Shield» allowed the absorption of attack, and deflected any long-ranged attack for a fixed duration. A brilliance enveloped the Crusader, and a beat later, she was enclosed within the barrier of raging wind, deterring from anyone to close up.

Well, despite the incredible defensive power, it also had its weakness.

"Hn. «Gust»! «Unscathed Dash»! «64 Force»!"

Karua used «Gust» skill to create a path through the storm, closed in on the enemy with «Unscathed Dash», and hit the Crusader with fourth-order offensive skill «64 Force».

Ester followed her footsteps.

"Unique skill—«Princess Knight Awakening»! «Overdrive»! «Long Thrust»! «Triple Shot»! «Flash Thrust»! «Long Thrust»! «Precision Thrust»! «Long Thrust»! «Triple Shot»! «Legion Thrust»! «Long Thrust»! «Precision Thrust»! «Flash Thrust»! «Raging Spear War Dance»!"

"Huh?! W-wait, hold on, for the love of—are you really doing that? Even «Princess Knight Awakening»?! H-hey, stop, y-you dooooo——!"

It was like a raging wind met a typhoon.

A non-stop burst of offense was all dumped against the Crusader. Ester also pierced her way through the storm wall with «Overdrive», a strong dash skill.

Crusader initially tried to absorb the attack while recovering, but after tanking the upper limit of attacks, the absorption effect ended. Much to her misfortune, she was still locked into skill action, rendering her immobilised.

With no more defensive skill, the onslaught of sharp attacks shredded her HP to zero. She became the first elimination of the Duel.

A greater effect came from Ester's «Skryscrapper» which had «Piercing Might LV10». As the name implies, the skill added an additional piercing effect to chip away penetrate through defensive skills, reducing any defensive bonus. The lesser the defense rating, the greater the damage was.

«Tempest Shield» was a very strong defensive skill as a fact, but the «Piercing Might LV10» rendered it useless.

"Impossible?!"

"Are you kidding me!"

The exchange lasted for a mere couple of moments.

Before Cassand's group could've made it to crusader girl, she had already been eliminated. The outcome greatly shook them. In just five minutes into the match, they'd already lost one of their members. It was a very grave situation for «Temple Saber».

"Damn it. Keep your focus, everyone!"

Cassand reigned in everyone's panic.

"Move as a group. Avoid moving solo!"

Cassand's group flared in a thirst for vengeance, but Cassand stopped them. It was effective, and the other members finally came back to their senses.

It would be a fool's errand to let their emotions control them in the moment when they needed to stay focused even more. They're facing two opponents, and while the onslaught from above air had stopped, they understood their opponents were trying to isolate and eliminate them.

If they jumped on them, it would be equivalent to a duck carrying leek for «Eden». It was in the moment of heat, where they had lost one of their members, should they act with even more rationality.

"Experience spoke, huh. I guess we can only have this single advantage at best."

"Hn, enough. Let's retreat."

"Indeed."

The duo had only come to target the group when they affirmed they could no longer reach «Central West Giant Castle».

They might have advanced jobs, but they weren't invincible either. A frontal 2 vs. 4 situation was something they couldn't triumph without sacrifice. They'd heart of «Temple Saber»'s exploits in skirmishes. It was a wise move to avoid the disadvantageous situation.

As soon as they noticed their opponent on guard, Ester and Karua promptly retreated.

"A retreat...... There's no need to pursue this further! We'll head to the «Central West Castle» first!"

" " "Yes, sir!!" " "

After seeing Ester retreat, Cassand and his group also quit the chase, and decided they would do better at the ground of «Central West Giant Castle». After all, if later regrouped, they would most likely suffer another loss. And they lacked healers to support their groups.

After ignoring the healer's presence for so long, the absence of a healer made them feel weak when launching an offensive.