The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest Chapter 8: Chapter 8: An Impossible Challenge

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Chapter 8: An Impossible Challenge ----- I provoked the Queen to gain her attention, and she swiftly unleashed two powerful attacks by charging her scythes with Mana, activating her formidable Skill of all things! As if she weren’t strong enough, she possessed a Skill! CRASH! However, I managed to evade in time, though my armor absorbed part of the blow, reducing its durability by 100. Once a weapon or armor’s durability reaches zero, it shatters into pieces. This armor can withstand a few more hits before breaking, but it’s sufficient for now. It’s certainly better than having my own body broken into pieces. “SHAH!” The Queen hissed furiously at me, resuming her chase and attempting to catch me as I fled her attack range. However… “SHAAH?!” Crack! Crackle! The sound of her legs getting stuck in sticky, spiderweb-like silk echoed through the labyrinthine caves. Her gigantic, crimson eyes swiftly glared at the source of her restraint. Little Violet was right there, clicking his tiny jaws. “Well done, Violet!” “KYU!” FLASH! He appeared behind me as I called his name, moving with incredible speed! He might be the fastest bug I’ve ever encountered. “Now, we must take down those wretched scythes. I can’t get near her head without those things chopping me into pieces,” I said. “We need to target the joints, where the exoskeleton doesn’t fully cover! Do you understand, Violet?” “KYU!” Violet nodded obediently. I’ve never liked bugs, but he might be the exception in my heart. However, thinking alone won’t get me anywhere. The silk won’t hold long if the Queen keeps straining it with her immense strength. We must act quickly. “Violet, try to restrain one of her scythes. I’ll stop both at once when they attack us!” “KYU!” FLASH! FLASH! I boosted my speed using my Privilege, arming myself with fearlessness, while Violet matched my pace effortlessly with his extraordinarily high Agility stat. “SHAAAH!” The Queen seemed overjoyed as we approached, her enormous mandibles cracking and curling upward as if smiling. Her scythes immediately targeted us again, my armor acting as an attention-grabbing beacon, likely because it was crafted from the corpses of her children. “Come on, I’m the one you want!” “GRRAAAH!!!!” The Queen grew angrier as I taunted her, as if she understood my words. Her two scythes aimed at me as she activated her Skill again. Two slashing attacks made of Mana surged toward me. I dodged one and parried the second with my spear. CLASH! Crack…! However, my spear lost 70 Durability from that hit, gaining cracks across its surface. This spear wouldn’t last much longer if I used it to block blows. Thankfully, what I was crafting in my Inventory was finally ready. Ding! [You’ve combined: [Dungeon Stone (F Rank)] x70 + [Rotten Heart Rose Roots (B Rank)] x4 + [Rotten Heart Rose Crystal (B Rank)] x1 + [Abyssal Dweller’s Carapace (E Rank)] x100!] [Due to the quality of some materials, the resulting item’s quality has automatically increased!] [You’ve created the [Abyssal Dweller’s Great Shield (C Rank)] x1!] ----- [Abyssal Dweller’s Great Shield] {Item Type}: [Great Shield] [Insect Shield] {Item Quality}: [C Rank] {Item Requirement}: [None] {Item Durability}: [4500/4500] {Item Effects} [DEF]: [+700] [HP]: [+35] [MP]: [+5] [STR]: [+15] [VIT]: [+25] [DEX]: [+5] [AGI]: [-10] [INT]: [+5] [WIS]: [+5] [LUC]: [+5] [CHM]: [+150] {Item Abilities} [Abyssal Dweller’s Shield]: A giant shield crafted from Abyssal Dweller exoskeletons and dungeon stones imbued with Mana, with a Rotten Heart Rose Crystal as its core. It can channel Mana to conjure {Insect’s Fortress}, which reduces damage taken from Insect-type monsters by 25% and increases the user’s weight by 20% to help them stand their ground. ----- FLASH! An enormous, purple shield materialized before me, just in time for the Queen’s second wave of attacks. CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! The shield withstood the blows far better than my armor, though its durability decreased by 20 with each hit. It coul