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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 502 Part 1

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 502: One State of Estimated Emergency Part 1

「There are a whole lot of things that I would like to say about the current development in this fight, but first things first…… But please tell me, Silver Mask. What do you think about this situation that we have here before us?」

「Honestly, Masked Hannya can’t afford to lose this round against No Face, especially since she is playing her beloved Cursed Prison at the moment. So I am inclined to believe that she will make a use of her gauge really soon in order to turn this match around. But when it comes to No Face…… It may be my imagination here, but I think that he might be aiming for a victory through the “Hexout” special rule of W Delta.」

「Hexout? And what is that supposed to be Please explain.」

「As you may probably know, Triangle Trinity is a special game mode, and therefore it possesses special set of rules that are unique just for that mode alone. It introduces a special kind of object that has a chance to appear up to five times throughout the city. And if one of the players happen to collect that special item, it instantly allows their gauge to be charged fully, making it possible to use the Super Finishing Move in an instant.」

「A special object that allows for either Hero or Villain to instantaneously charge up their gauge to maximum…… That’s right! Both of them must be aiming for the victory through the Super Finishing Move! What do you think about that, Eight-san?」

「Ah, so you mean to say that it is something that is like a Recovery Item? …… Ah, so that’s why! It’s because of the Super Finishing Move so early on during the match!」

When it comes to Galaxia Heroes: Chaos, it is the kind of game that possesses many useful gimmicks that are entirely optional, but can affect the gameplay section of the game in many different ways. But there is always a catch to these things, and the catch surely exist here as well; once you use a certain gimmick during the round, all others become unavailable. It’s the kind of a bargain that one must be willing to make.

「Items such as those give the opportunity for both players to use their Super Finishing Moves, it would give them opportunities to deal a huge amount of damage. However, I won’t lie that resulting the matches through such means would be less than satisfactory. From players of such caliber you would certainly demand something more.」

「It is certainly something that depends on the situation at hand, but if there is a race for such magnificent items, depending on the placement of those things the tables can easily turn and the hunter can easily become the hunted one in a blink of an eye. It can also be a deciding factor when it comes to this game being over or not.」

「And if you take a look at the display, it would seem that for a while now the frequency of the attacks performed by No Face has been steadily decreasing…… Also, take a look at that: both of them are becoming less and less aggressive. To me, it looks like they are both checking one another out while being wary of any surprise attacks. And that’s certainly something that you would hardly even expect from fighters such as those two.」

Just like Sasahara Eight already mentioned, the momentum of the fight started to slow down considerably. The actions of both Cursed Prison and Twinkle Pixi stopped being so aggressive and gave field to some more calm and composed maneuvers, a complete U-Turn from what was happening earlier on. At the current moment it all seemed like the two of them were a pair of rivaling athletes, waiting for the start signal to go off. Their movements are peaceful and tranquil, barely even shaving off their respectful HP bars.

「I can clearly understand why Cursed Prison remains calm and composed here, since it still have some of its guns available to it, as well as some of the close quarters weapons to keep it safe from being attacked. But I cannot understand why No Face would want to wait here. Wouldn’t the fight dragging on basically means that things would become harder and harder for him?」

「That is certainly one possibility here. However, we also have to bare in mind the natures of their respective Super Finishing Moves. After all, the Super Finishing move of Cursed Prison is “Prison Break”, a move that gives a tremendous advantage for a certain amount of time, but after that it also leaves him vulnerable. So No Face must have reached a conclusion that he should wait until Cursed Prison destroys itself rather than trying to chip away at its HP bar bit by bit.」

「Ah, so it’s something like that, huh……? Certainly, so have a point here.」

「We also have to bear in mind that this is Amelia Sullivan we are talking about here, the one who has earned the title of the “Real Cursed Prison” for herself. So it should be obvious that even her performance in “Prison Break” is going to be extremely high…… Or no. No, no, no. That’s not it. It is precisely because Amelia Sullivan’s performance is so high at everything she does, that her actions during the state of “Prison Break” are something that one will have to be constantly wary of at all times.」

「Are you sure that you are not simply overthinking things? Or that Amelia Sullivan is simply overdoing things? Because if there was ever a prime example of needlessly overdoing things, that would be it.」

「It’s just a generally agreed-on opinion, not my own personal thoughts. And if that’s what the general public is thinking, then it must be at least partially right, wouldn’t you agree? But anyways, what we can all agree on is the fact that even though “Prison Break” makes Cursed Prison weaker after a period of time, Masked Hannya’s skills are going to make that this certain period of time will change Cursed Prison into a force to be reckoned with. That is why No Face has to exercise a tremendous level of caution here, so that he won’t be caught off guard and lose yet another character due to his own carelessness.」

「But at the same time, Masked Hannya needs to be constantly wary of Twinkle Pixie’s Super Finishing Move “Twinkle Phantom”. Unlike “Prison Break” it is an Action-Type Super Finishing Move, a single punch that is so powerful that even when you are at full Health it can reduce it to mere shreds in a matter of seconds. So at the state that she is currently in, taking a direct hit from an attack like that would spell a certain doom for Cursed Prison.」

Going into more details here, Twinkle Pixie’s “Twinkle Phantom” is that kind of blow that once initiated, it will not be terminated until the blow manages to find its mark. In that regard, it is an action that is very much like Meetias’s “Meteor Strike”.