Chapter 35: The Underwhelming DPS

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  The battle continued, Jie Lü initially dodged the energy bullet shot by "Fantasy Beast" and rolled away, but his arm was inevitably scratched by the flying debris splashed by the energy bullet. He angrily took out the last aluminum card from his waist bag and threw it at the middle waist position of "Fantasy Beast".

  While the high-frequency vibrating card was still trapped in the belly of the "Fantasy Beast" and hadn't yet penetrated to the other side, Jie Lü Chū Yì maximized his ability to urge himself on, remotely controlling the card from its edge as it accelerated horizontally with heavy particles, ultimately producing a horizontal shockwave centered around the card that literally cut the "Fantasy Beast" in two at the waist.

  That was a devastating blow, even with the "Phantasmal Beast"'s abnormal recovery abilities, it wouldn't recover for a while; all that could be seen was its loud and mournful cries, its blood-red eyes fixed intently on Jitribe Ichijou, not once looking away even as Misaka Mikoto's high-frequency iron sand whip continued to slash at its body.

  I'm dizzy, do I have to recognize you like this? I'm not Lan Tianliu's must-win! Jie Lü Chu Yì flipped his eyes and took a deep breath in a hurry; the energy he spent in that short battle was not small, just like the contestants on the sanda platform would be sweating profusely after just a short period of time, the physical strength required in battle is far more than imagined.

  Before Kanzaki Aoi's body, which had been weakened by the previous attack, could recover much of its strength, the "Fantasy Beast" that had been staring at him with a blank expression had already recovered to about 70-80% and let out a loud roar as it threw an ultra-large energy bullet in his direction. Then, without even bothering to deal with Misaka Mikoto's high-frequency iron sand whip attacks from behind, it floated over through the air, wanting to engage Kanzaki Aoi in close combat.

  "Alright, I admit that as a decent MT, pulling aggro is a tough job and you've done it quite well. But Misaka Mikoto, as an LV5 esper, your DPS output is way too low! It makes me not even consider the possibility of OT, damn it!"

  With a furious gesture, 'Fantasy Beast' gave the middle finger to the incoming energy bullet, which was rolling and crawling away from the impact point. Along with another deafening explosion, the commotion caused by the energy bullet was almost comparable to that of an artillery shell. In the end, he still couldn't completely avoid the energy bullet's power and was blown away by the shockwave before heavily crashing onto the ground.

  Kai Ryōsho fell to the ground with a muffled groan, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He didn't dare pretend to be dead at this time, so he quickly got up and faced the "Fantasy Beast" side, on high alert. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at his clothes, which were almost completely stained with fresh blood. If one were to reverse-engineer the theory that one drop of semen equals ten drops of blood, Kai Ryōsho felt that he was not far from being drained of his essence and dying.

  Due to blood loss and physical exhaustion, the first arrow of the journey was already dizzy and secretly cried out in distress: "Big-headed baby comrade, if you don't hurry up, I'll really die for you to see!" My teammate Mikoto Misaka as DPS has been slacking off all along, and today the Railgun didn't even fire a single shot, probably due to a short circuit. Not even a little bit of consideration to pull aggro and let the MT recover some HP, should I just scold this team's teamwork for being trash?

  Fortunately, the sky has no absolute route for humans. At a critical moment, a strange music sounded in the urban sky, and the sound wave was transmitted to Jio's ears, making him unconditionally believe that this was the most wonderful heavenly music in the world. Mikoto Misaka's attack on the monster finally began to take effect. The limbs of "Fantasy Beast" that were cut by high-frequency iron sand whip could no longer recover and regenerate. After the music played, the attack effect was indeed outstanding, however...

  "What's going on here?!"

  He grasped the exposed rebar in a broken concrete pillar with his right hand, and with an unfamiliar ability, created a high-frequency vibration effect that easily pulled it out of the concrete. With one swift motion, he severed the tentacles of the "Fantasy Beast" that were trying to grab his ankle; in his hazy memories, he recalled that the "Fantasy Beast" was quickly eliminated after Big-Headed Baby played music in early spring.

  Unfortunately, the vague memories were always just that - vague. And with only 20 minutes per episode, it gave him an illusion that things would be resolved quickly after the music played. He had already lost count of the number of times he had narrowly escaped death, from the initial arrow shot to the 'Phantom Beast' that had brushed past his shoulder, and the injuries caused by the flying rocks on the ground.

  At this time, the DPS Misaka Mikoto who was chasing after the "Phantasmal Beast" finally showed her strength, grabbing the tentacles that were randomly swinging at her and releasing a massive amount of electricity. With the flashing lightning and the sound of chirping birds, the electric current released by Misaka Mikoto dealt enormous damage to the "Phantasmal Beast" in an instant.

  After a miserable cry, the 'Fantasy Beast' finally fell down with convulsions. Its darkened outer skin and twitching muscles still flashed with electricity from time to time, giving Jie Lai Chu Xiang an unforgettable visual impression. It was just like when I fell unconscious during the 'Void Explosion' event last time, feeling so pitiful.

  Can't relax yet, it's not over!

  Just as Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai thought the incident was over, the two tentacles of "Fantasy Beast" suddenly whipped towards the relaxed duo with a woman's voice, fortunately, the two received a warning from Harumi Uchimaki and dodged the tentacle's whip in time.

  "That's a monster born from the AIM diffusion field, and it can't be measured by common sense of ordinary creatures. Even if any damage is done to its surface, it won't affect its essence..." Mokuyou Shunsei leaned against the broken bridge pier, struggling to speak out the characteristics of the "Fantasy Beast".

  "What am I supposed to do with it then!?" Misaka Mikoto had been feeling like she was receiving some kind of electromagnetic wave from Toma since earlier, and the creepy resentment towards her 'pig-like ally' was starting to get on her nerves; sometimes you just have to admire a woman's sixth sense.

  "It should have a core within its body that allows the power field to operate independently. If I can destroy that...". Mokuyama Haruki's eyes were dazed as he stared at the 'Fantasy Beast', pausing for a moment after finishing his sentence.

  “…ah（eicd#￥%&￥##@@”

  "Huh?" x3

  "What... is that?"

  Jie Lü's eyebrows furrowed as he felt a sudden message coming from the "Fantasy Beast" side, not through sound but through brain waves, and that message gave him a somewhat familiar feeling.

  "This is no time to think about those messy things, we must knock it down as soon as possible!"

  Mikoto Misaka summons a bolt of electricity in mid-air, severing the tentacles of "Phantasmal Beast" that were sneaking up on her. She glances at Spring Breeze's battered body beside her, and this woman who would rather plunge herself into darkness to save her students makes Mikoto feel complicated; if it weren't for this method, I'd also lend you a hand in rescuing your student!

  But before that, the monster that caused this must be eliminated first! Thinking of this, Mikoto Misaka's complex eyes became firm, and the sparkling electric current in her hand flew towards "Phantasmal Beast" with a roar once again.

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  I mentioned my work frustrations to everyone earlier, and as a result, the person who complained about me got their way. In the end, I was scolded by my leader; it's really like they say, "those in power have all the reason". They said one thing before, but when the customer complained, they wanted special treatment. Why didn't they mention that earlier? When I countered with this, my leader became enraged and started bringing up trivial matters from before to criticize me, threatening me by saying if I don't like it, I can switch to another department or do after-sales work. Finally, they even brought up the fact that I write during work hours, saying "you're writing while watching movies and scrolling through **, isn't that right?". Alright, thanks to the cruel fate of being a 3D artist, my future updates will be truly unpredictable, please forgive me everyone.