BXBX NOVEL Chapter 516: Defense Specialization and Minerals 2
Chapter 516: Defense Specialization and Minerals 2
Deeper and deeper. Despite encountering occasional forks in the path and being hit by multiple elemental traps, Maple and her group had made their way to the door indicating the boss room.
“Should we go over the traps again?”
“Yes! Um…”
The fire was an easy-to-understand area attack, while water caused a status debuff. Additionally, there were elemental traps derived from the green and yellow minerals they encountered on the way to the deepest part. The green mineral triggered a gust of wind causing knockback, and the yellow mineral turned the ground into a swamp, immobilizing players on it.
Other than the fire, the elemental traps were powerful but almost non-lethal on their own.
Particularly the earth trap, which was meaningless without monsters nearby. Therefore, the three figured that these traps were just a forewarning and that a battle where they would be effective was imminent.
There was no mini-boss; they smoothly defeated the moderately spawning small monsters and grasped the traps as they advanced deeper, reaching the door in front of the boss room. This meant that the real battle would surely take place in the room beyond, a boss fight.
“[Self-Offering Love] check. [Afterglow of Salvation] check. Equipment check. Just in case, clearing the debuff from the water trap check!”
“We’re all set! Ready whenever!”
“Opening it.”
Kasumi opened the large door and leapt into the boss room. Contrary to their expectations, there were no minerals serving as the source of the elemental traps inside. Instead, a giant figure rose in a cloud of dust in the back.
A golem formed by interconnected giant crystals, each representing the four elements, shimmering inside. Although it didn’t appear agile, and their experience with fighting golems had increased, Maple looked at the boss with a somewhat relieved expression.
However…
“Wha!?”
The boss jumped. With agility beyond their expectations.
Although the jump didn’t reach Maple and her team, it quickly closed the distance and slammed into the ground, sending up a cloud of dust that obscured the entire room.
“Maple, stay calm.”
“Got it!…?”
At Sally’s voice, Maple regained her composure and stayed alert for the boss charging through the dust cloud.
“…!”
Because she remained calm and alert, Maple noticed it. A faintly glowing green light on the ground within the dust cloud—it was the starting point for the wind trap.
“[Heavy Body]!”
Just after Maple activated the knockback nullification, a tremendous windstorm blew through. Enduring the violent wind that swept away the dust storm, Maple managed to open her eyes and saw scattered green minerals on the ground and the boss’s glowing, massive fist rushing towards her.
Normally, this move would break their formation, followed by a strong assault. As an opening move, it applied more than enough pressure. However, with [Self-offering Love], Maple absorbed all the knockback effect from the wind onto herself, maintaining their formation and firmly blocking the fist with her great shield.
But she didn’t just block it. The activated [Devour] gnawed through the boss’s fist, dealing a fierce counterattack and reducing the boss’s HP.
“[Deploy Armaments] [Commence Attack] [Ancient Weapon]!”
She didn’t stop there. The two types of weaponry she deployed instantly roared, and red and blue lasers pierced through the boss’s torso.
Both sides made their best moves, but Maple’s response and output surpassed the boss.
While the boss’s attention was on Maple, Kasumi and Sally leapt forward.
Nine times out of ten, that leap and the dust cloud spread the minerals.
“[Super Acceleration]!”
The two of them quickly closed the distance on the boss, determined not to let it jump away again so easily. Since Maple could withstand mere fist attacks without wavering, there was no need to worry about that.
“[Bewitched Sword] [Arms of the Warrior] [Fourth of the Swords: Whirlwind]!”
“Oboro, [Fire Child]! [Water Ball] [Quintuple Slash]!”
Getting close, they slashed at both legs, causing a tremendous damage effect to burst forth, and both legs shattered, making the boss collapse instantly.
A clear opportunity. The moment everyone surged forward. However, the shattered fragments began to glow even brighter. The boss’s body itself was also mineral, the source of elemental attacks.
By the time they noticed, the elemental traps of the four attributes had spread around at an incredible speed.
Blazing fire, calming water, binding earth, and disruptive wind.
A fierce counterattack from the boss, using its collapse to lure in the players for a devastating attack.
Even so—
“Too bad. We’ve got Maple.”
“They should’ve prepared a new element.”
The six-winged guardian angel absorbing everything from the rear. The powerful traps they showcased along the way were strong but ineffective against Maple.
“[Ninth of the Swords: Demon Strike] [Fourth of the Swords: Whirlwind]!”
“[Quadruple Slash]!”
“[Ancient Weapon] [Seeping Chaos]!”
A counter using the collapse as bait. If the counter fails, it’s just a collapse. The powerful skills they unleashed in a furious rush shattered the boss’s body into pieces, triggering the next elemental traps. An annoying mechanism where counterattacks were guaranteed upon attacking. However, in front of the lawless monster who crushed everything head-on and rendered it powerless, the powerful counterattack couldn’t fully exert its strength and crumbled helplessly.