𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟔
[Ust, Craving for Life begins to gather strength.]
‘Strength?’
Along with the ominous message, I looked at Ust and discovered black energy gathering in its wide-open mouth. This feels dangerous somehow. But since I’m next to Ust, it should be safe……
“Rudin-nim! You have to look away!”
“……Look away?”
“None of us can withstand that attack!”
The intention is good. But can even I withstand it? Anyway, the guild member who shouted that, seemingly determined to block it even if it meant sacrificing himself, diligently swung his sword at Ust. But unfortunately, Ust’s gaze was fixed on the guild members positioned behind.
“Scatter! We have to minimize the damage!”
“Not a single person should die!”
“Cast protective magic! If it grazes, you might survive!”
‘What a mess.’
Unable to ignore the Rose Guild members moving frantically, I tried to divert Ust’s attention with a provocation skill.
“Provoking Shout!”
Bang!━
‘Doesn’t work?’
“Shield Bash!”
[Skill Damage! 185.]
It seems I was naive to think provocation would work on a raid boss in the first place. In the end, I left the noisy back unattended and relentlessly attacked Ust alongside the guild members, but Ust’s gaze remained unwavering.
‘Should I keep using Provocation?’
Since the first provocation failed, I knew Ust’s intelligence was higher than mine. However, regardless of that, my C-rank Provocation could still be triggered with a low probability.
[Ust, Craving for Life uses Dark Ray.]
However, perhaps due to my prolonged contemplation, a message window appeared before me.
Dark Ray?
“Provoking Shout!”
Bang!━
‘As expected, it doesn’t work.’
After reading the message, I used Provocation again, but it was useless. And then, from Ust’s mouth, which was firmly fixed on the members in the back, I saw a massive ray extending outwards.
Kuwawawak!!━
“……!?”
The speed of the extending black ray was truly the speed of light. Even with my Agility of 240, I felt dodging was impossible, so others probably felt the same.
“Kyaaaak!”
How many died? One?
One guild member who couldn’t dodge the Dark Ray collapsed. It’s fortunate that only one person was hit because everyone scattered. If they were grouped together, up to 10 people could have died from that attack.
[Someone has died within the domain of Ust, Craving for Life.]
[The life of the deceased is converted into Ust’s power.]
[An ominous aura emanates from Ust, Craving for Life.]
‘What does this message mean?’
Groooo!━
At that moment, a black light flickered from Ust’s body, and it felt like its size had slightly increased. Does a change occur in Ust when someone dies here? It’s hard to grasp the details yet, but I could tell it wasn’t a good thing.
“Explain this to me. What happened?”
“Ust’s strength and vitality increase whenever it kills someone.”
‘Well, that was a quick explanation.’
Considering the scattered formation, it seems they were prepared for it. For now, I should just be thankful that only one person died. Moreover, the situation was urgent due to the ongoing battle.
[Ust, Craving for Life summons Withered Roots.]
“Retreat!”
“……Tsk.”
It’s a shame the attack was interrupted, but since the tree roots absorb vitality, we had no choice but to retreat. Reaching this point, it truly is a difficult boss to conquer. It summons roots to obstruct approach, its strength and vitality increase with each kill, and even those exploding things appear out of nowhere.
It’s a natural enemy for someone like me who fights in close quarters.
“Regroup! Attack the roots again!”
“Yes! Everyone, pull yourselves together!”
‘What can I do in this situation……’
Is there nothing I can do but block the summoned trees?
If it absorbs vitality through the roots, it might be better to wait for now.
‘If I knew this would happen, I would have brought Hwaryeon too.’
Wouldn’t her Flame Storm burn those wriggling roots along with Ust? If only we could eliminate those tree roots, it would definitely make conquering Ust easier, but the Rose Guild couldn’t even do that properly.
Kwakwang!- Kwaaaang!!━
‘By the way, my stamina is full again.’
While I was standing still and waiting, my slowly recovering stamina had completely filled up. With my magic power also restored after drinking a potion, my current condition could be described as perfect.
[Withered Roots evolve into Trees of Death.]
Pabbat!━
‘They popped up again.’
The Rose Guild members, having roughly regrouped, launched attacks to somehow eliminate the roots, but four Trees of Death emerged once again.
“Keekeeek!”
‘Four……’
Well, I can take care of those with Giant’s Sprint, so there’s no problem. Honestly, even if all four of them self-detonated simultaneously, my vitality, exceeding 10,000, could withstand it sufficiently, so I wasn’t even worried.
[Ust, Craving for Life uses Vine Bind.]
“Huh?”
Small trees rushing in. And the main body, Ust, extended the branches of its arms and swung them at nearby guild members.
Surely they won’t be caught by such an attack, right?
“Kyaaaak!”
“……”
One of the Rose Guild members tried to dodge the branches by moving her body, but perhaps due to a mistake, she couldn’t avoid it. Thus, caught by the attack called Vine Bind, she was entangled in the branches and lifted high into the air.
What are they going to do, failing to dodge that even though they’re in charge of the front?
“Rudin-nim! Look ahead!”
While I was briefly watching the guild member tied to the branches and rising high in the sky, two wooden pieces approached me, and after getting close enough, they jumped towards me.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwakwang!- Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,711.]
[Skill Damage……]
I eliminated the wooden pieces rushing towards me and charged towards Ust again. Simultaneously, Ust’s arms moved, and it displayed a bizarre attack method of plunging the guild member it had tied to the branches downwards.
“Kyaaaak!”
Kwaaaang!!━
‘That must have hurt.’
It was an attack that involved being lifted more than 10 meters and then being forcefully plunged down. No, since pain isn’t felt here, it must have been more frightening than painful.
[Someone has died within the domain of Ust, Craving for Life……]
[An ominous aura emanates from Ust, Craving for Life.]
“……”
Two people already dead.
Somehow, my motivation dwindles every time someone dies. Still, with the belief that the damage I’ve inflicted so far isn’t insignificant, I decided to attack Ust.
“Shield Bash!”
[Skill Damage! 182.]
‘Should I use the second Intuition?’
The second Intuition I had decided not to use.
If I use it, I can find out Ust’s vitality. With the attacks I’ve made so far and the attacks from the Rose Guild, its vitality should have decreased to some extent, and if that vitality is at an appropriate level, I can finish it off using Jayer’s Guardian Shield.
[Ust, Craving for Life uses Death’s Breath.]
‘It doesn’t even give me time to think.’
I didn’t know what Death’s Breath was, but after confirming Ust’s mouth moving, I quickly moved to the side.
Guaaaak!━
As soon as I moved to the side, black smoke erupted from Ust’s mouth. What is this smoke? I asked a guild member standing a bit further away for an explanation.
“It’s poison! If you touch it, you’ll get poisoned and your Agility will decrease!”
‘Agility, you say.’
And I couldn’t stay close any longer. This was because Ust was slowly turning and spewing poisonous smoke. I hurriedly retreated before the smoke reached me and asked about ways to deal with it.
“How do you attack when the smoke surrounds you like that?”
“You can burn it away with fire magic. If you wait, a guild member will eliminate it.”
‘Why did Lesia bring me here in the first place?’
After fighting, I realized there was almost nothing I could do. Perhaps Lesia is thinking the same thing? No matter how amazing I am, this time the opponent is simply too unfavorable.
Kwakwakwang!- Kwakwang!!━
“Groooo!”
[Ust, Craving for Life summons Withered Root.]
[Ust, Craving for Life begins to gather power.]
‘When can I attack?’
The flames flying from behind burned away the poison smoke laid down by Ust, but seeing the next message, it wasn’t a situation where I could attack with ease.
“Look at the direction and cast a protection spell on that person!”
‘It would be troublesome if another one dies.’
The problem was that it was nearly impossible to avoid the dark ray. The ray was too large and fast. Also, if our personnel died, our power would weaken, while Ust would become stronger. If this continued, we might end up just getting rid of the roots.
‘Well, even now I can’t handle it properly.’
In my opinion, it wasn’t a matter of personnel. It seemed to be a matter of skill and compatibility. Currently, the Rose Guild lacked any noticeable skilled players, and I was blocked by the roots and poison smoke, unable to launch a proper attack.
‘I need to come up with some kind of countermeasure.’
Should I just rush in? If there was any hope in this worst situation, it was that the Shield Bash dealt damage. If I used Jayer’s Guardian Shield here, it would be possible to unleash overwhelming damage.
[Ust, Craving for Life uses Dark Ray.]
Kuwawak!!━
[Withered Root evolves into Tree of Death.]
In the end, the Dark Ray was fired at a player positioned far away, and small Usts popped out around Ust. About 8 of them? Four of them rushed towards me, and the rest rushed towards other guild members.
‘Good.’
At least an opportunity to attack was created.
If I continued to follow the Rose Guild’s instructions, it was clear that we would fail. Judging that I had to deal as much damage as possible now, I decided to sweep away all the small Usts that were running towards me.
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield. Giant’s Charge!”
[S-rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]
Bang!- Kwabang!━
[Skill Damage! 3,178.]
[Skill Damage……]
I run. I bounce off all the small Usts that are running towards me without knowing anything, and I reach the main body and collide with it.
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 2,660.]
“Groooo!”
“Shield Bash!”
[Skill Damage! 1,149.]
‘Good.’
Originally, the damage of Shield Bash is calculated based on my defense stat. However, since the damage is now amplified by Jayer’s Guardian Shield, this is the result.
Anyway, if Shield Bash deals this much damage, there’s no reason to hesitate anymore.
“Shield Bash! Shield Bash! Shield Bash!”
[Skill Damage! 1,154.]
[Skill Damage……]
‘I’m going to take the 1st place in contribution points with this.’
“Groooo!”
[Ust, Craving for Life summons Withered Root.]
“Rudin-nim!”
“I know!”
I don’t know if it’s because a few people died, but this time, a little over 10 roots sprang up. However, I had no intention of escaping from here.
Chaaaak!━
“Shield Bash!”
Kwang!━
First, I strike the root that wriggles and stretches towards me. The damage exceeds 1,500, and the root weakens and droops, but there are still many roots targeting me.
“Spinning Strike!”
Chaak!━
[Skill Damage! 164.]
‘Damn it.’
I attack the roots with a cool spin, but after checking the damage, I swing the shield again. However, it seemed impossible for me to handle all the roots stretching out from all directions alone.
Pook!━
[You have taken damage! -500.]
[Withered Root absorbs 50 HP per second.]
“Ugh, Shield Bash!”
Was it too much after all?
The absorbed HP wasn’t unbearable. However, it becomes a different story when the number exceeds 10. Even excluding the absorbed HP, a total of 5,000 damage comes in, so even I couldn’t help but be in danger.
[Ust, Craving for Life uses Vine Bind.]
‘At a time like this……’
Of course, the Rose Guild wasn’t resting either. Even now, they were attacking Ust and the surrounding roots with various magic from behind, but Ust ignored all those attacks and started to extend branches towards me.
“Shield Bash!”
[Skill Damage! 1,138.]
Pook!━
[You have taken damage! -500.]
[Withered Root absorbs 50 HP per second……]
‘These crazy things!’
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