Aya's train of thought screamed as the two of them bombarded her with questions, and she buried her face on the table.
"I see. This is the most powerful skill that ignores defense, resistance, and skill effects. With this, you can defeat any enemy with one punch."
Ringo snorted in satisfaction.
"There was a person with this incredible unique skill. I wanted her so much that I wanted to immediately hire her as an attacker."
"Um...can I log out now?"
Aya protests with trembling hands. If I play any more games, it will affect tomorrow's lesson.
"Just wait a little longer. Aya, you know there will be PvE at the next event."
"I remember what Ringo said. I'm planning on attending the event."
"Oh, then that's a quick story. Actually, there is an additional reward for the person who caused the most damage to the boss in that event. Among them is a super rare item."
"...Are you saying I should get it?"
"That's right. Oh, of course I won't force you to do it. You can do it when Aya feels like it, and you can refuse if you don't like it. However, if you let me have it, I'd be happy to get it out of my mouth.I'll prepare rare items for you.''
"...I understand. But I don't know if I can get it."
"Oh. I'll send you a friend request so please register."
To be honest, I was worried about whether or not to register, but it seemed like it would be a lot of trouble if I refused, so I registered.
Then, after talking about the materials for additional rewards, Aya displays the logout screen.
"Then I'll log out. Thank you for your hard work."
"Yeah, you're tired."
"Oh, thank you for your hard work."
Aya pressed the logout button and disappeared from FFO.
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I take off my VR helmet and look up at the ceiling.
"PvE? What kind of event?"
I sit up, pick up my phone from the desk, and look it up.
"The 5th large-scale PvE battle will be held!
This PvE event is a large boss battle between 100 players and one body. Additionally, the player who causes the most damage to the boss in a single battle will receive an additional reward. Please check the details for rewards and event times.''
As I look through the FFO pages, I feel sleepy.
"...See you tomorrow."
Lately, I've been finding it strangely easy to fall asleep and I'm worried that I might oversleep. Well, if I set the alarm, I can wake up. I gently closed my eyes and fell asleep.
Then I couldn't do FFO. It's not that I dislike it. I was unable to play games in the real world for about a week due to work commitments. During my break, I opened the FFO event page and watched the PvE dates tick by, feeling discouraged. Finally, I was freed from work, so I immediately went home, put off all the things I had to do, and immediately entered the world of FFO.
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"Haa... haa... I made it on time."
Although I made it in time, today is the last day of the PvE event. The event ended with just over ten minutes left, so I ran as fast as I could to the event plaza.
"Register to participate."
Aya participates in PvE events with her hand on the quest board. A countdown will then appear on the screen, and when it ends, Aya will be teleported to another location.
"...here?"
When I opened my eyes, I was in a cave hall. It was hollowed out in the shape of a dome, and the crystals shone in seven colors through the light shining in from above, creating a fantastical space.
"Oh, fantasy."
There is a fantasy space in a fantasy world.
...If you think about it carefully, it's normal. I wonder what I'm saying. I'm so tired that my thoughts aren't working properly.
"Ah, already. I'll go to sleep as soon as this is finished."
It's more tiring than playing games, so I make sure I can log out at any time.
After a while, the countdown will begin and I will finally face the boss monster. Then, I can hear the voices of three players nearby.
"Seriously? Can we win this?"
"With just 20 people, it might not be possible."
"Well, wait. The boss's HP changes depending on the number of people, so the possibility remains at a molecular level."
"I guess it's at the molecular level. Then I'll get through it."
"You can't run away because it's a boss battle. Also, if you log out, you'll have to wait on the standby screen for a while."
"Buha! Is the management run by the Demon King?"
"You don't know if you get banned for complaining."
"Then let's pick up a girl. I chose that cute big hammer girl."
``I don't want to get permanently banned for harassment, so I'm refraining.''
"Same as right"
"Wow. It's such a cruel world."
"If you want to meet someone, do it in the real world."
"There are no encounters, no fate, no shit for girls who run away when their eyes meet."
"Because you're a pervert."
"Same as right"
"You guys.That's too much! "
"Come on, it's about to start so get ready."
When the countdown reaches single digits, Aya and the other players prepare their weapons.
And the moment it becomes zero, its huge body is exposed from the ground. Two parabolic horns appear on its light brown, pointed scales, and are rugged like rocks.big legs comes out. Dragons don't exist in the real world, but the first thing that comes to mind when everyone sees them is a dragon.
"Earth Dragon: Gaias"
『HP60000/60000』
There are so many HP that I want to say that one digit is wrong. However, this is not the maximum yet. If you were to play with 100 people, you would have to reduce the HP even more.
Gaius moves his huge body, opens his mouth that can swallow people whole in one bite, and inhales.
"Evacuate! Evacuate!"
Someone says that and the players are on the field escape to a place. And Gaius opened his mouth wide.A barrel of heat rays was released in a fan shape, burning up the entire area. However, fortunately no one was charred by the breath.
"Charge!"
The players head towards Gaius at once. Each one starts attacking and reduces the HP.
"Wow... amazing"
On the other hand, Aya was sitting in a sunken place, watching the brave figures of the players.
"Being able to fight after that breath is dangerous."
When Aya saw that heat ray, she was afraid that it would come again and was unable to come out.I felt scared.
"Well, I'm probably too tired to attack."
Somehow she find excuses and watch from a safe distance. It's likely that the players will point fingers at me eventually, but I'm going to accept that as something that can't be helped.
"Evacuate!"
With that voice, the players all come towards him again. Thinking that that breath was coming, Aya hid herself in a hollow.
Then, that heat ray was released again and the players fled into the hollow.
"I'm going to die!" "It is too fast!" "Death!" "I regret my death."
Players who were too late to escape were wiped out by the heat rays without a trace. I am sorry for your loss.
"Charge!"
With that voice, the remaining players take on Gaius.
"Everyone can charge well."
I'm impressed...or rather, I'm respected. If it were me, I would hesitate to come forward.
"That's because everyone wants to win."
Suddenly, I heard a voice from the side and turned my attention to it. The woman there was a black bob-haired woman, wearing a beautiful kimono and hakama with her sword on her waist, and an avatar with a strangely eye-catching face.
"This is my first time meeting you. Excuse me, but are you a parasite?"
"Huh? Homecoming? I just came back home."
"It's not a return trip. It's more of a parasitic infection that attaches to insects."
"Ha, ha... what is that parasitic thing?"
"Hmm... I see. Judging by your reaction, you're just starting out. Then this is your first PvE, right?"
"Y-yes, that's right. Um, that's it."
"Then, there's no point in doing that either. I'm sorry for doubting you."
She bows and stands up, then suddenly smiles and her serious eyes disappear.
"If you can't do it, just give it one shot. We'll take it down somehow."
"Eh, ah, that!"
She interrupted Aya's conversation and ran towards Gaius.
"...I'll give you one shot, huh?"
I mumble and watch other players fight. They desperately attack monsters hundreds of times larger than themselves, trying to defeat them. Even though they might lose, they are trying their best to wrest victory, and my heart sinks.
"...let's try it"
You can't move forward if you keep looking backwards. Let's walk with a sharp forward attitude, just like in a game.
"Hmm! Okay!"
She slaps her cheek and prepares her great hammer. If we lose, let's scatter spectacularly and go to bed early.
"Evacuate!"
With that voice, the players started running towards the hollow. However, on the contrary, there was a player who started running towards the boss.
"Wait!? You're going to burn to death!"
She runs forward without stopping. Gaius takes in a deep breath, finishes recharging his scorching breath, slowly opens his mouth, and just as he exhales...
"Skill 'Passion Hammer'!"
The blow that Aya fired crushed Gaius's face and caused it to sink into the giant body, sending it flying away. The blow she unleashed with all her body and soul instantly reduced Gaius's HP, which was still more than half, to zero.
"WINNER! Winning player team! "
"Caused the most damage: Aya-sama"
"Since you caused the most damage, we will give you an additional reward! *Additional rewards can only be received once.''
A victory panel will appear with an announcement. Normally, the players would dance with joy, but they stood there, their eyes wide open at the shocking scene that happened in front of them.
On the other hand, Aya checked her reward and immediately left and logged out.