Fang Zheng and the others defeated the twenty-fifth floor boss without any real danger, but although they had ultimately won, Fang Zheng had discovered a major problem.
It was the current balance of power within the raid group.
If the entire Darkmoon Blade raid group were compared to a game character, then that character's attack would be an A, agility an A, and defense roughly a C—something only Nanami and Aoba had managed to raise. Without the two of them, the raid group's defense would probably only rank at a D.
Put simply, the raid group's current problem was high attack, high agility, and low defense. They did not need to worry too much when facing single-target attacks, but the issue became apparent when they encountered nonstop AOE attacks.
But solving that problem would not be easy either.
It was not as simple as putting shields in Asuna and the others' hands. They had not gone shieldless before just to look cool; it was because they could react faster that way. After all, holding a shield obstructed their vision and changed their center of gravity. For people like Asuna, Yuki, and Black Cat, who relied on speed, that was a very significant problem.
At the moment, Fang Zheng's only option was to increase the raid group's numbers, but finding enough MTs was not so easy either...
Knock, knock, knock.
Just as Fang Zheng was thinking, a knock sounded at the door, interrupting his thoughts. He raised his head and looked toward the entrance.
"Come in."
The door soon opened, and Black Cat cautiously poked her head inside.
"Mr. Fang Zheng? I'm not disturbing you, am I?"
"No, Black Cat. What is it?"
Fang Zheng did not think Black Cat had come to thank him for what had happened during the