"…and potions…check. We are ready to go!"
On the next day at morning, we entered the dungeon with other parties and we reached the Boss Room smoothly because Robert had exterminated the dungeon monsters a few daesh ago. I wait inside the rooms on fourth floor of the dungeon and start my discussion with other party leaders there. Mainly, I asked them to command the vanguards and archers to get into position. Then, Frederic, Yuna, Albergo, Samanila, and Yavia told me the Mages are ready to combat anytime from now.
"Frederic, you will act as Mages' buffer since you have a lot of variety spells rather than the others. Did you bring a lot of mana potions today?"
"Yes, Haru-san. I'm ready as your command. Oh, Yuna-san I leave the variety of offensive to you. I…"
As Frederic talked with Luna in the [Divine Telepathy], I checked the Rogues and I found them standing upside down on the ceiling and horizontally on the pillars or wall. From above, Kenzia raised her thumb as a sign all of the Archers are ready. Rania and other two Arachnes also had summoned their mini spider army and sent them to us, but even though they are cute, many girls screamed when these spiders crawled over their body.
Moreover, they screamed louder when the spiders merged into their body. Rania said the spiders needed to merge into our body in order to be connected our body's mana source in our heart, while preventing them from separated from our body when we are jumping or being attacked by the enemy.
"Ishizaki-dono, Zack-dono and Naval-dono said that they are ready in position. Ehem, I'm sorry but I mean everything has prepared according to your plans. Shall we begin the operation?"
"Yes, you may go Daendles-dono."
"Mikazuchi-dono, begin the count down! Everyone takes battle position!"
Daendles raised his hand and every people unsheathed their weapons when the Mages begin to chant. Then, Daendles bowed his head and returned to command room. On there, the Mages installed a huge magical screen that filled with our status information as well as the boss' information. I scanned the boss again with [Appraisal] to confirm its status. I keep doing this since the first time I visited this dungeon until now and I'm certain, that this boss is same demon that I faced a long time ago in Yamato Island.
Codex Entry: Abyssal Reaper
A.K.A: Soul Harvester / Darkborn / Purple Soul / Violet Flame of Undying Vengeance
Rank: Raid 10 / [EX] [EXTREME]
Total HP : 5.000.000.000
Quest: The Lost Daughter
[Abyssal Reaper] is the highest species and final state of [Soul Eater]. Normally, this monster only lives in the deepest dungeon around the world with hardest completion rank. Meanwhile, the dungeon where they live or appear itself lies on the place that is very difficult to reach. An adventurer also can meet this monster if they trigger a special quest from special person in special places.
Moreover, there are many reports of this monster appearing inside the [Land of The Dead], [Land of Shadows], [Kur Underworld], [Eogylpt Underworld], [Helheim World], [Abyssia], and places that had used as battlefield or mass execution.
"Hmm…large and long AoE attacks that focused on [Instant Kill] Debuff…that thing also has 30 Me height and its scythe's length is 40 Me with 20 Me blade length. Truly terrifying…"
"Commencing Operation, stage clear, target [Abyssal Reaper], squads are ready and in position, counting down now, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…" Mikazuchi stopped for a bit and took a deep breath.
"…0, BATTLE START!" We jumped together and the battle begins.
The boss has five big HP Bars with 1.000 mini HP Bars on each of the big bars. I scanned the boss and I confirmed that it has 5.000.000.000 HP that divided into five big HP Bars, so there is 1.000.000.000 HP on each of the big HP Bars. So, we need to deplete 1.000.000 HP on each of the mini bars 1.000 times in order to deplete one big HP Bar. Even though it looks like a tough fight, but I feel assured.
I often heard if the raid boss has low HP, it means they have many different attack patterns and hidden skills as well as abilities to eliminate the raiders. It will be dangerous if this boss has low amount of HP, for example like 5.000.000 HP. I wonder what kind of special skills or abilities it will use when we managed to shove off its big HP Bar.
Daendles and Vetto also asked me about the time length of this raid battle after they saw the total of Boss's HP. I just said that we would need a month to complete this raid nonchalantly. Of course, they are surprised after hearing my flat toned answer but I quickly calmed them down by promising them that we can finish this in one daesh, but they collapsed instead. Well, I just asked them to follow my instructions obediently and carefully if they want to finish this raid in one daesh. Although, I can't erase their worried feeling until now.
"Focus on raising your DPS Eleza, Julio switches with Ridell and wait for recovery time, also…"
"Mel, cast teleportation spell of Azuki to 10 o'clock under the pillar, Leah you miss teleported Malves!"
"Ron shoots divine-enchanted [Fireball] to 13 o'clock! Kenia casts divine-enchanted [Water Pillar] under the boss after Ron! Olga shoot your divine-enchanted [Electric Ball] and [Thunderbolt] after Kenia!"
"The Sixth Line for [Critical Rate Up] Team quickly changes with [Raise Magic Damage Buff] team!"
I feel assured when I see everyone is cooperating perfectly with each other. Now, I can focus on attacking the boss. I jumped from the fourth floor and grabbed a corroded chain that is hanging from the ceiling. I climbed it and used it to swing my body to another chain until I reached a position exactly above the boss's head. I released my grip and jumped down.
I weighed my body with gravity-based spell and sliced down the boss's face until lower body with one of my [OS] [Original Skill], [Ugteiorei Vanakreiti] (Tranquility Breaker) that ignores target's magic resistance and protection buffs. I managed to finish off first mini bar with that original skill.
After my attack, Alex, Rudell, Rean, Vania, and Eleza launched a combination skill between them. A combination skill named [Garde Blei Voungle Orlaiel] (Five Blades of Tidal Wave) that used [Musketeer] Class's rapid attacks buff, [Lancer] Class's raise piercing rate buff, [Samurai] Class's raise slashing and critical rate buff, [Berserker] Class's raise overall DMG buff, and [Saber] Class's raise normal DMG buff.
So, the great axe that Rudell brought has the speed of Vania's estoc and the damage will bite deeper into enemy's body because [Samurai] Class's buff. Meanwhile, other weapons also will receive same buff effects and they will deliver a similar damage like the one a great axe did. I imagine Vania's estoc has the same damage like great axe and she delivers that great damage rapidly because she used an estoc, it would be deadly as hell.
Honestly, until now, the distribution of damage and damage calculation is still mystery until now. Not even the strongest and smartest Mages in the kingdom able to discover the truth behind damage calculation. We can see the damage dealt on the enemy as well as when the enemy dealt a damage to us, but since this feature is annoying, most of adventurers turn it off. Seeing Mana and Stamina Parameter of an enemy is also an impossible feat since there is no blessing that can make us see them.
However, the strangest things for me are the damage calculation and debuff rate. For example, a normal Lv. 100 Adventurer can deal 1.000 damage if he properly raising his [STR] STAT, then he activates a skill that has 30% [Bonus DMG] from normal attack. Isn't he supposedly dealt 13.000 damage to the enemy in single strike? Why his damage sometimes is only around 5.000, 20.000 or even 0?
I once heard an adventurer that activated a skill with 100% [CRIT Rate] got [MISS] and deal zero damage when he was attacking the enemy. For me, that story itself doesn't make sense at all or even silly but since the Guild Master confirmed that story, whether I believe it or not, I must believe that. However, since it's still a mystery the Enchanter Mage Tower still hasn't given up to uncover this secret, even though they have spent 400.000 Eelvariash just to discover this silly mystery.
(Oh, shit that was close)
I dodged a vertical scythe attack that aimed at the pillar. Well, back to fight, look…the vanguards and scouts have depleted three mini bars. There are seven left still, I need to help them raising DPS.
I need to ask the Mages to give the vanguards and scouts with buffs that raise [Hit Rate], [ATK SPD] and [Accuracy] since we don't know how to calculate damage and the damage itself is an uncertain number that appear in our head. This is the safest way to deal a lot of high damages on a raid boss in quick succession.
Thanks to this method, after two heverra spent for solely damaging the boss and inflicting debuffs with long duration, we can break the first big HP Bar. For the boss itself, as I expected it didn't use magic and focused on damaging us with its scythe attack.
Its attack pattern changed when it's first HP Bar almost depleted by suddenly attacking with long-range physical attacks and teleporting near its target. The boss also used rapid physical attacks from swinging its scythe to the targets, but since the Defenders taking and absorbing aggro from the vanguards and scouts, the boss focused on attacking the Defenders instead.
"Daendles-dono, it will use a lot of magic attacks and physical attacks that has imbued with magic. Do Plan C."
"Affirmative, change formation! Put more Defenders into the frontline! [Monks], [Berserk Healers], [Shadowartist], [Shadowpainter], [Missionary], [Battlemaiden], [Paragon], [Deathsinger], [Lifeguardian], [Seeker], [Sentinel], [Magicbladers] and [Prodigy] Class, you may begin the operation!"
As Daendles finished giving off his order, dozens of adventurers jumped in from the third and fourth floor. After they landed safely, they quickly ran to the boss with high speed and start to attacking it by slashing, smashing, punching, and piercing the boss with their weapon.
Few of them even do consecutive close combat attacks until finished it with thirty hits in combo. Meanwhile, for [Lifeguardian] Class who supposed to protect and heal the vanguards, they managed to do their job perfectly by healing everyone in the field.
"Yo, Boss! Did you have fun alone? That's so unfair!"
A woman landed near me, it's none other than Camellia Florence von Rossariel, a daughter of Marquees Rossariel Household that serves my mother's family. Her mother has a position as Minister of Health in the kingdom. Florence herself is a tomboy girl with a bit manly voice, a bit handsome face and her body is taller than normal girl is but she is still shorter than normal boys are. Well, same as Toval she is a womanizer and children—, emm…shota lovers.
I don't know what's wrong with her head but she has similar character like Luna. Aside from that, she is my [Berserk Healer] Squad's Leader that acts under Yavia's command. For her ability, there is no doubt she is as strong as Rudell and Eleza, moreover her healing skill also great. Although, most of their patients suffer a mental trauma after they are discharged from her family's hospital.
"Florence-san, raise your DPS until half-maximum, since you are supposed to heal as well as attacking. Leaves the attack duty to [Battlemaiden] and [Prodigy] Class."
"Ay, it's no fun Boss. Why do they have a fun by themselves but I can't?"
"Stick with the plan, no objection." I glared at her.
"Y-y-yes, I-I know! Ahahaha do not get pissed off like that! Okay, let's smash that skull face with my fists!"
Florence ran to the boss and dodged few rocks that flew to her. She smashed the big boulder that almost hit her body from right and left side. She jumped to the boss's face but on the same time Abyssal Reaper's [Instant Kill] Magic Spell, [Black Vulture: Soaring Reapers] flies to her at high speed. Thanks to the teleporter team and Tim who shot a divine-enchanted [Flame Lance] to the Abyssal Reaper's right eye, Florence is saved.
"Uwwwoooohhh….I was saved by Tim-chaaann nnyyoooo! Onee-san will give you a lot of head pats yo!!!"
"OI FOCUS YOU PERVERT IDIOT!"
"AAAAHHH….FLUFFY MIKAZUCHI-SAN SCOLDED MEEEE….!!! SO BLISSFUL!"
Zack and Naval who stand next to me suddenly glanced at me with disbelieve expression. I answered their glances by shrugging my shoulder while shaking my head. I know…I know what you want to say.
"…BUT YOUR ONEE-SAN HERE CAN'T GO ALL OUT IF YOU AREN'T HELPING ME! GIVE ME MORE OF YOUR LOVE PLEEEAASSSSSEEEEEE...!!!" She said that while falling from above since the teleporters teleported her right above the Abyssal Reaper's head.
"Aniki, get down!" Robert pulled me down and shortly after that, a big swing from scythe passed our head.
The Knights, who acted as Defenders are the ones who received those [One Hit Kill] damages the most. But, due to Priest Class with their [Anti-Death] Spells, the Defenders can keep surviving after received those attacks.
"HEALER SQUAD, ACTIVATE [BLESS OF LIFE]!" Daendles shouted at Miral.
The Healers healed other squads with their high-ranked AoE Spell perfectly. It also became a great blow to Abyssal Reaper who has [Undead] Trait. Then, Zack ran and damaged the Abyssal Reaper with his [Cliff Breaker] enchanted by the Priests. Meanwhile, Florence is still falling in mid-air and as if she is chanting something then she equipped her claw gloves.
"IIIIIIIII'MMMMMMMM RRREEEAAAADDDDDYYYYYY!!!"
"[Druids], [Sages], begin to chant spell!" I ordered them through telepathy.
"Tavaniris-dono, look! Its Druids turn after this." Naval pointed his finger on fifth floor and Zack looked above.
"O, Earth Mother Gaia who lives in the highest Irllina, helps us and returns this vengeful soul to Gaia for eternal! Activate Spell Rank EX: [Tree of Life]!"
A big tree emerges from ground and binds the Abyssal Reaper. According to Mikazuchi, the spell will last for ten turns. It will reduce the target's magical defense and debuff resistance on that period. If the target has [Evil Alignment], [Demonic] or [Undead] Trait, this spell will cause 10.000 damages for every turn plus extra damage by 1.000 for target with all of [Evil Alignment], [Demonic] and [Undead] Trait.
"Oh! So, the Tree-worshippers can also deal high-damage eh?" How scary…"
"Shut up bald rock, focus on that thing in front of you—FUCK, GET DOWN!" Arnold dragged Khazim down as a dark ball passed above their head.
"Hey scary face, I didn't need to get down."
"Oh, sorry it was reflex. I forgot you are tiny."
"Honestly after hearing that, I really want to punch your face right now but I can't."
Hearing Khazim's grumpy answer, Arnold smirked. Meanwhile, on the other place, Robert and Kenzia running through the ruins, when they reach the Abyssal Reaper, they activate their [OS] [Original Skill]: [Thousands Cuts of Time Reversal] and [Blade of Yggdrasil] together. They managed to reduce the Abyssal Reaper's HP until three mini bars left.
Then, other vanguards followed their attack and attacked the bounded Abyssal Reaper repeatedly until Florence came and smashed the Abyssal Reaper right on its face. The impact was quite big until it blew away other vanguards and rogues but she also dealt big damage that reduced half of HP on the last second mini HP bar. A moment after she punched the Abyssal Reaper's face, Florence jumped highly on the air and then she used gravity-based spell on her fists.
"Enjoy my fists, you sinful skull face! Activate [OS] [Original Skill]: [Fist of Benevolence]!"
Florence begins to punch the Abyssal Reaper's face repeatedly and she becomes faster and faster as she receives buffs from the Mages. Looking at this chance, I ordered all vanguards and scouts to go all out until we break the second big HP Bar.
Hearing my command, they become fired up and mercilessly attacking the Abyssal Reaper's face and body with all their might and skills. Meanwhile, the Mages are confused and they didn't know who would they buffed if Yuna and Frederic didn't command them.
"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORA…!!!" As Florence said while she is punching the Abyssal Reaper's face.
"MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA…!!! Other people also yelled something I don't know as the attacking the (poor) Abyssal Reaper. I can clearly see the Abyssal Reaper is as if it wants to cry.
(Holy shit, this is one-sided bullying) I grinned nervously while staring the (poor) Abyssal Reaper.