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Lesia guided me for a while, then left Loughton and started walking somewhere. I guess we’re going to the Forest of Lost Light, right? However, walking without saying anything was boring, so I asked a few questions.
“Come to think of it, what kind of boss is Ust?”
I heard it was a tree-shaped boss, but the information was too fragmented.
“Ah, I forgot to tell you beforehand. Ust is a giant tree about 6-7 meters tall. It uses its long branches as hands and its thick roots as legs to move.”
It moves with its roots?
“Is it fast?”
“Not really. It’s quite slow in terms of pure movement speed. However, the attack speed of swinging its branches is fast.”
In other words, it was slow but its attack speed was fast. It might be fortunate. If it’s slow, it means we’re safe as long as we stay out of its attack range.
“Also, maybe because it’s a tree, fire attribute damage is applied 1.5 times more effectively. On the other hand, other attributes seem to have reduced damage.”
“Fire attribute……”
For the record, I don’t have any fire attribute skills. Wouldn’t Hwaryeon be more helpful? However, I believed my Giant’s Sprint could still be helpful as it could deal over 2,000 damage.
‘Besides, she seems to have fought Ust before.’
The information Lesia just gave me was something you couldn’t know without fighting it yourself. I guessed she fought Ust and lost, and I continued to talk with Lesia about this and that.
“Can I ask you something I’m curious about?”
Huh? Something you’re curious about?
“Yes, go ahead.”
“I saw the video of you fighting the Bamut Cult. Do you also have an S-rank skill, Rudin-nim?”
‘She’s curious about skills.’
Skills were one of the topics that not only Lesia but also several others were curious about. However, because I didn’t answer them, it ended with speculation, but of course, the correct answer existed.
“Yes, I do.”
“As expected…… or should I say, that’s amazing.”
“It’s just a skill I got lucky with. What’s so amazing about it?”
Of course, in my case, it wasn’t luck. But to convince others, I had no choice but to say this. I couldn’t just say I picked only S-ranks with Intuition.
“There’s a saying that luck is also a skill. At least I think it’s amazing.”
‘Is luck also a skill?’
Anyway, I continued to follow Lesia and soon arrived at a forest with lush trees.
“Unni!”
“You’re here?”
Along with that, I saw guild members who I presumed were from the Rose Guild.
‘But they’re all women?’
Except for Lesia and me, all 28 players were women. It was my first time seeing a scene with only women while playing Twilight, so I was a bit flustered, but I couldn’t help but feel curious.
“Is this Rudin-nim?”
“The other Emperor Guild members didn’t come.”
“Nice to meet you, Rudin-nim.”
“Ah, yes.”
I nodded and answered roughly, then spoke to Lesia.
“They’re all women?”
“It’s a guild made up of women.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Actually, I experienced various forms of discrimination when I was in other guilds. I hated it, so I gathered people in similar situations and created this guild. I thought there would be no discrimination in a guild with only women.”
It sounds like she intentionally created a guild for women. But didn’t she say there were about 200 guild members? Thinking that all 200 members were women made me feel it was quite impressive.
“I’ve been talking too much. Let’s go now.”
Lesia said that and headed towards where Ust was, but the atmosphere was lively.
“You looked so cool in the video.”
“Do you have a girlfriend?”
“How did it feel to fight the Bamut Cult?”
“……”
It’s so noisy that I’m confused if I came here to play. It’s better than a silent atmosphere due to nervousness, but I wondered if we could defeat the raid boss Ust like this.
‘Well, they’re chosen from 200 people, so they should be average.’
It wouldn’t make sense for the people gathered to defeat Ust to be below average. So, I answered the questions that were being asked around me, and soon I saw Lesia, who was guiding the way, stop.
“This is it.”
‘Finally, the fight with Ust.’
In front of us, there was a straight, well-maintained path, and it seemed like we had to pass through it to meet Ust.
“Every time one person passes, the path gets narrower, and when all 30 people enter, the path closes completely.”
“Entering at the same time…… wouldn’t be possible.”
The path leading inside was about 10 meters long and wide enough for two people to stand side by side, so I thought it would be difficult to enter at the same time. And after seeing the passage itself narrow as one person passed, I decided to stop thinking useless thoughts and focus on the raid.
‘Hoo, I’m nervous.’
I forced my way through the narrowed passage and a wide space appeared, devoid of even a single blade of grass, unlike a forest.
Thump!━
At the same time, the passage closed completely.
Since I already knew that the passage would close, I just looked at the monster in front of me indifferently.
‘……Is that it?’
As Lesia explained, there was a giant tree about 6-7 meters tall in front of us. It was a dark gray tree, and in the center of the tree, there were eyes, a nose, and a mouth, making it look like a human face.
[Warning! You have entered the territory of ‘Ust, Craving for Life’.]
[There is no turning back. Ust has recognized you and everyone here as prey.]
[The battle with the raid boss monster, Ust, Craving for Life, begins.]
Groooo!━
“Now, we must succeed this time!”
“Those in charge of magic, wait in the back!”
As soon as the battle began, the Rose Guild members moved busily. Their agile movements were a stark contrast to their chattering from earlier.
In the end, it means I just need to move properly.
‘Let’s start with a probing attack.’
Since I didn’t know the extent of Ust’s abilities, I planned to fight in a way that conserved as much stamina as possible and tried to run towards Ust.
“Give Rudin-nim a buff too!”
[Player ‘Forget-me-not’ casts Blessing.]
[Strength and Agility increased by 26.]
[Player ‘Karin’ casts Armor of Protection.]
[A protective shield with 250 durability is formed.]
[Party member……]
‘Ho.’
Several Rose Guild members seemed determined to cast support magic on me, resulting in decent effects. Thanks to this, I ran towards Ust without hesitation, and several guild members who also received support magic rushed towards Ust.
“Groooo!”
‘Obvious attack!’
Ust saw me running towards it and swung down its withered branches that were attached like arms. But the attack motion was so obvious. I easily dodged the action of raising the branch high and then striking down, and I swung my sword at the branch just in case.
[Unable to deal damage.]
“Damn it.”
Can’t I deal damage with a normal attack even with a Rare grade weapon?
[Ust, Craving for Life, summons Withered Roots.]
“Rudin-nim! Step back!”
At the voice of someone shouting from the side, I immediately retreated.
Crack!!━
‘What’s that?’
Around Ust, about 10 tree roots sprouted and wriggled around. Of course, it wasn’t a cute scene. Moreover, I had a strong feeling that I shouldn’t approach those roots.
“If you get close, you’ll be stabbed by the roots and your life force will be absorbed by Ust! Prepare to dodge!”
“Dodge?”
[Ust, Craving for Life, uses Vine Bind.]
Before I could even think about retreating further, I saw Ust’s branches stretch out and reach for me.
‘If I get caught, it won’t just be over, right?’
I calmly swung my shield towards the approaching branch.
“Shield Bash!”
Bang!━
[Skill Damage! 189.]
This deals damage.
Moreover, I blocked Ust’s branch attack. Since I could deal damage with Shield Bash, I thought this raid might be easier than I expected.
“Destroy all the roots!”
“Fire magic, fire!”
Boom!- Kaboom!!━
‘Hmm?’
While I was thinking about Ust for a moment, the guild members waiting in the back were using various fire magic to eliminate the roots. Seeing them desperately trying to get rid of the roots made me think there was something to it.
‘But they won’t be able to get rid of them all.’
Despite their efforts to fire magic, three roots remained. They couldn’t eliminate the roots located behind Ust.
[Withered Root evolves into Tree of Death.]
Flash!━
‘Tree of Death?’
Suddenly, a black light erupted from the roots, and they transformed into small versions of Ust. They were about 150cm tall? Smaller than me, they immediately started running towards me and the guild members near me.
“Keekeekee!”
[Ust, Craving for Life, summons Withered Roots.]
Crazy, more summons?
Moreover, since I had to deal with the small wooden pieces running towards me, I couldn’t do anything immediately. No, should I ignore the ones running towards me and try to do something about the roots first?
“You can’t let them get close!”
“……?”
For a moment, I didn’t understand what that meant, and I allowed the wooden piece to approach. It immediately jumped towards me and opened its mouth menacingly.
“Shield Bash!”
Bang!━
[Skill Damage! 678.]
I swung my shield at the wooden piece that jumped at me without hesitation, but at the same time, I saw the wooden piece explode.
Kaboom!!━
[Armor of Protection takes the impact. -250.]
[Armor of Protection is destroyed.]
[Damage taken! -584.]
‘What? It explodes as soon as it takes an impact?’
Not only the explosion, but the damage was also significant. It’s understandable why the other guild members were terrified if I took this much damage.
[Piercing Root evolves into Tree of Death.]
The Rose Guild members seemed to be trying to eliminate the roots, but this time, five small Usts appeared.
‘How do I deal with those little wooden pieces?’
I glanced and saw other Rose Guild members throwing throwing knives to hinder their approach. However, seeing that they didn’t explode immediately even when hit by throwing knives, I guessed they explode after taking a certain amount of damage or when they get close to the target.
‘Then what should I do? Kill them in one shot?’
After figuring out their attack pattern, I looked for a way to eliminate them.
After figuring out their attack pattern, I looked for a way to eliminate them. Since they exploded 1-2 seconds after I dealt damage the first time, wouldn’t the explosion disappear if I killed them in one shot?
‘Then it’s simple.’
I looked at the two Usts approaching me and activated my skill.
“Keekeekee!”
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Bang!- Kaboom!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,717.]
[Skill Damage……]
I sprinted, knocking the two Usts running towards me in all directions. As expected, the Usts that died instantly disappeared without exploding, and I collided with Ust with Giant’s Sprint still activated.
Kaboom!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,198.]
“Groooo!”
‘Tsk.’
I succeeded in attacking, but that’s all. The HP of a raid boss monster is incomparable to that of other bosses. So, I need to keep hitting it whenever there’s an opening, but seeing its gaze shift towards me, it seemed unlikely.
“Shield Bash!”
Bang!━
[Skill Damage! 184.]
Having no other choice, I decided to grab its attention myself and swung my shield while circling around Ust. Since Shield Bash is an F-rank skill, I didn’t have to worry about mana and stamina even if I used it repeatedly.
No, honestly, I was worried about stamina.
Mana can be recovered with potions, but stamina can only be recovered through rest. If my stamina runs out like this, I’ll have to withdraw from the battle. If the Rose Guild suffers damage during that time, the raid will likely become more difficult.
“Groo, Groooo!”
“Looks like you’re getting angry?”
Fortunately, Ust’s speed was slow. Its branch attacks were fast, but the attack motions were large, so I could easily dodge them. Also, seeing that Ust was focused only on me, the Rose Guild seemed to think it was an opportunity and quickly rushed towards Ust.
Bang!- Kaboom!!━
“Groooo!!”
[Ust, Craving for Life, begins to gather power.]
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