The Chimera Lich stops in its tracks, focusing its eyes on Alo as she moves away from us.
As predicted, it shifted its attention to the long-distance magic user Alo the instant she left my side.
It’s going according to the plan so far, but this is where it starts to get a little tricky.

The Chimera Lich bends its back, spreads its one wing, and slingshots itself off its branch straight to Alo.
It must be conserving its MP since it’s not using〖Dark Sphere〗on anyone other than me.
The Chimera Lich stretches its arm forward, claws open.

Alo makes use of her〖Morphed Body〗and enlarges her left arm.
That large arm of hers must be heavy since Alo is lowering her posture.
It looks like she made it bigger than usual.
Probably to protect her body from the first attack…... but even if she blocks it, her HP will still go down……

Is she really serious about going toe-to-toe with the Chimera Lich?
Her attack and speed stats are one of the lowest among us.
Her HP may be high, but fist fights aren’t her thing.

I prepare a〖Wind Slash〗just in case.
Before The Chimera Lich landed, a thick fog started covering the area.
〖Dead Fog〗huh……. but, if it starts thrashing wildly, things will become difficult for her.
It’s hard for me to see as well, so I can’t provide support either.

[T.N:〖Death Mist〗->〖Dead Fog〗]

“Shshshi~i!”

From within the fog, I can see the silhouette of the chimera lich about to strike at Alo’s enlarged hand.
Oh no, he’s gotten so close to her already.
I was gonna shoot〖Wind Slash〗at the Chimera Lich’s back, but something about Alo’s silhouette concerned me so I stopped midway.

The silhouette of Alo’s head and hand getting slashed is seen within the fog…... but, that was actually a ruse! It was in fact just a dummy made by Alo’s〖Clay〗!
So, Alo enlarged her hand to imprint her silhouette in the enemy’s mind, making it easier to fool it.

“Sssshi…...shi?”

The shattered Alo dummy malforms and turns into a myriad of arms clinging unto the Chimera Lich’s arm.
The fog starts to clear up.
Alo is seen standing on a platform made by〖Clay〗and pointing a palm at the Chimera Lich’s exposed brain.
She intends to attack its weak point with magic at point blank range.

“Shi-iiiiii……”

The Chimera Lich is struggling on something.
When the fog fully clear up, the Chimera Lich is seen being held down by Alo’s many earth arms all over its body.
They’re from the soil that scattered around the branch when the〖Clay〗spears broke apart.
She made it look like she was wasting〖Clay〗with that attack at first, but it was just a ploy to spread soil around this earthless branch so she could fully make use of〖Clay〗.
Since it takes longer to create one with magic alone, she made the battlefield adjust for her instead.

While being pinned down by numerous earth arms, it’s getting wrapped around by spider webs too.
Petite Nightmare must’ve taken advantage of the fog and set us a trap.

“Shiaaaaa!”

But, their status gap is still too wide, and the Chimera Lich is already about to break free from the spider webs and earth arms.
However, Alo should be able to finish casting her spell before it escapes―― at least that’s what I thought, when the Chimera Lich’s abdomen ruptures open and a number of, long, intestine-looking things come wiggling out of it.
I-Is that supposed to be its characteristic skill,〖Tentacles〗?
So incapacitating just its limbs and body wasn’t enough.

One of the tentacles extends towards Alo’s chest.
Then, a ring of black light surrounds Treant and expands around him.
The Chimera Lich enters the radius of the circle.

It’s one of the skills Treant learned from the Fruit of Wisdom,〖Gravity〗.
I’ve seen it before. It’s a skill that holds down enemies by applying heavy pressure.
Treant’s magic power is nowhere near enough to fully immobilize the Chimera Lich…...but being held down by Alo’s earth arms and Nightmare’s spider webs, it’s now a three-way lockdown.

The pressured gravity forces the Chimera Lich’s body to stay down.
The tentacle that was aimed at Alo got pushed down as well, only ripping the edge of Alo’s robe.

“Shi…... shi, shi……”

Nice! Great assist, Treant!
Just this time, you did a good!

“U, urgh……”

…... Alo places her hand at the Chimera Lich’s head again.
And in response to Alo’s palm and strikes the Chimera Lich’s exposed brain.

“A…... aaaa!”

But, looks like she couldn’t finish it off due to its high defense.
The Chimera Lich’s four eyes stare at Alo.
Then, the string of webs wrapping under the Chimera Lich neck gets tighter.
The Chimera Lich starts to cough.

“Ogh gack!”

The Chimera Lich tries to bite and tear the webs apart.
But, when it bit a red-colored web……

“Shi-i-i-ii…...a, aa……”

The Chimera Lich shrieked in pain.
P-Petite Nightmare sure is merciless……

Treant walks forward and tops in front of the Chimera Lich.
Uhm, Treant, your magic power isn’t high enough to cause any significant damage, so why don’t you just come back here and……

Treant closes his eye hole.
Warm light shines around the Chimera Lich.
…… Is that,〖Rest〗?

“A-a-aaaaaaa! Aa-a-a-a-aa……”

The Chimera Lich is showing a face of extreme agony as it screams in suffering.
It then falls face-first on the branch’s surface and stops moving.
So,〖Rest〗was the deciding factor on that last blow now that it was weakened.

Dang, Treant…… I didn’t expect you’d know about recovery magic dealing damage to undeads.

Alo appears disappointed at Treant’s success.
Treant looks away from Alo depressed.
W-Wait did Treant want to use〖Rest〗on Alo……?
No, let’s not think of that……

【Obtained 469 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg: Lv-〗skill gives you additional 469 Experience Points.】

Oh…... seems like I got a share of points too.
Well, I did handle all the defense in the fight, that’s for sure.
Now let’s see how much Alo and the rest leveled up…...