The pig makes a big step with its right foreleg.
It slowly walks towards the left.
Ah, I see. After receiving all those attacks, it’s protecting its injured parts.

Alo picked up her left arm without looking away from the pig.
She knows it herself that she doesn’t have much MP left.
She needs to avoid using MP as needlessly as possible and focus on trying to make use of the extended reach with her arm and the pig’s injured leg.

“Fugo~o! Fugo!”

Then, right after that, the pig kicked off from the ground, jumped in the air, and curled in a ball.
Then, it used〖Roll〗as it fell on top of Alo.

Alo, who was focused on attacking its injured leg again, flinched when the pig rolled down on her.
She dodged the attack and re-positioned herself.

That was a close one.
I forgot that thing had〖Roll〗.
How is Alo supposed to counter that?
With〖Roll〗, it’ll be hard to lock onto the leg.
And, attacking anywhere else while its rolling is also bad.

No, there’s gotta be a way for Alo.
If she could just maybe block it from rolling somehow.
〖Roll〗is definitely a powerful skill. It temporarily increases attack and agility after all.
I used to heavily rely on that skill too.
And, that’s exactly why I know its weakness.

One is that it moves in a straight line.
No matter how fast it gets, if you can predict its straight pattern, then you’ll eventually find an opening.

Here it comes. The pig is using〖Roll〗again and is heading straight towards Alo.
Alo steps away and went behind a tree.
The pig changes direction and rolls towards Alo again.

Alo extends a hand at the approaching pig and makes a small tornado from her palms.
She’s using〖Gale〗to shift the pig’s trajectory and make it crash into the tree.
So, you hid behind that tree to provoke it to coming towards your direction then.

That Alo… she already guessed one of the weaknesses of〖Roll〗.
Not bad.
This should do it…… or, so I thought, but the pig’s〖Roll〗 was completely unaffected by〖Gale〗.
That pig plans to roll straight at the tornado and crash directly at Alo.

Alo immediately hides behind another tree.
Nicely done.
It should be hard for it to target you with〖Roll〗there.

…… I need to stop jinxing stuff, the pig slowed down, turned around, and rolled at the tree Alo is hiding.
Alo is now a bowling pin target behind a tree.
The pig hit the tree, where Alo was hiding, and Alo got blown two meters away.

Alo tried to get up, but she fell down again moments later as if she’s running out of strength.

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〖Alo〗
Species: Skull Low Mage
Lv: 4/13
HP: 7/26
MP: 4/22
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T-That one damage lost 19 of her HP?!
It’s hopeless. So, this is the limit then.
It’s alright, Alo. You’ve done enough.

The pig, after blowing Alo away, stopped using〖Roll〗and scraped the ground to stop the extra inertia that was added by the sudden stop of〖Roll〗.
While limping, the pig approaches Alo.

When I was about to shoot〖Wind Slash〗at the pig, Partner extended her neck.

“Gra~a~a!”

From Partner’s roar, black light gathered around Alo.
She’s using〖Fake Life〗to recover Alo’s HP.
Nice one, Partner.

Right then. Alo, hurry up and get away from the pig and come back here.
When I mentally called out to Alo, she held her arm up and smacked the pig.

“Gou~!”

Even though the pig was in the right position to be stabbed at the throat, Alo attacked it from the front.
The pig staggered after the hit, and Alo didn’t hesitate to hit it again a second time.

“Gabu~!”

A clean hit.
The pig tries to pull itself together and attempts to step away from Alo, but Alo attacked it a third time.

A-Alo?
I know you’re doing great and all, but you shouldn’t push yourself. You hardly have any MP left after all.
And, your body is really battered up too, you know.
W-Well, not like〖Fake Life〗can’t heal it or anything.

The pig distances itself from Alo and rushes at Alo using〖Roll〗again.
Alo squats down and squeezes her inner bones outside.
Then, Alo intercepts the pig head on, and the pig gets skewered by the tiny sharp bones sticking out from inside Alo.

“Gumo~o!”

The pig screams in pain.
However, it didn’t stop using〖Roll〗, and Alo got blown away again.
Alo’s left arm spun in the air and stuck on the ground.

After blowing Alo away again, the pig released〖Roll〗and stuck its feet on the ground to slow down from the friction.
The pig then stares at Alo with disgust seeing as she’s still in one piece lying on the ground.

Alo, with as much effort as she can muster, slowly tries to get up using one hand.
However, I don’t know if she’s run out of strength, or that she’s just not mustering enough strength, but she can’t seem to stand up.

Do you really still want to keep fighting?
Alo makes a quick glance at me and gives a weak nod.

…… It’s true that the pig should also be at its limit too.
Alright then, as long as you still have the spirit to continue fighting, we’ll keep using〖Fake Life〗and heal you as many times as you want.

“Gra~a!”

When Partner roared, Alo gets covered with black light again.
Alo managed to get up and picked her left arm on the ground.

From here on, it’ll be a battle with no MP.
The pig jumps at Alo, and Alo counters by swinging her arm upwards.
The instant Alo receives damage, Partner will heal it immediately.

After this long exchange of blows, Alo’s left arm finally broke.

“Fugo, fugo~o……”

At the same time, the pig exhausted itself and fell down.
If we weren’t here lending Alo support, she would’ve surely lost due to the huge difference in rank.
This will definitely give Alo a huge amount of exp points.
If I work just as hard as Alo here, won’t I also be able to gain as much exp points too?

Alo sways as she walks towards me and falls down afterwards.
She’s not moving an inch.

I… guess that wasn’t easy for her.
Yeah, her HP keeps getting replenished by Partner, but it doesn’t change the fact that she kept receiving all that damage.
If a real person does what she did, then that’s really painful.

I lightly pat Alo’s head.
There, there now. You did great.
Alo tries to look at me.

…… This arm is still alive, right?
It’ll fix itself back again when you evolve, right?

I’ll just… check Alo’s status for now……

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Species: Skull Low Mage
Lv: 13/13
HP: 26/47
MP: 3/44
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Her level is maxed out!
She can evolve! If this works right, she should be able to get closer to being human again.
Alo was just that desperate, huh.

I gulp.
It would be really nice…… if she could just turn human again.
Me and Alo won’t be able to stand it if she turns into an even bigger skeleton monster.

God. If you exist, I’m begging you. Let her be human again.
…… Ah, that’s right. I forgot this world’s god is a shitty bastard.