"Hmmm… Okay, this is going to be tricky," I muttered as tanks are practically useless in the boss battle for one obvious reason… the boss's strength.
[Steven Coin has requested for you to join his Raid Team]
[Would you like to join the Raid Team?]
"Yes,"
"Alright! We're heading off, everyone! Stick close and do not leave the group for whatever reason!" The leader shouted, and we quickly entered the large cave.
The farther we entered, the more squishy orbs of yellow liquid appeared, and I couldn't hold back my smile upon laying my eyes on them.
That damn library is such a cheat…
Instead of experimenting, I now had all this information at my fingertips, lowering my chance of dying by so much I'm practically invincible… and that's without taking into account the strong adventurers surrounding me.
We continued our trek farther into the cave, and it began to slowly slim but then suddenly widen, revealing a massive cavern that seemingly stretched for a mile or few.
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[You have entered The Dungeon: Lightning Slime Cavern]
[Recommended Level: 10]
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I could see the end of it, but it was far in the distance.
"Everybody! Group up!" The leader shouted despite us already being grouped into a tight package.
He's… a bit anxious, isn't he? Well, this dungeon isn't too hard from all the information I gathered… and I won't be eating my words.
I've taken into account all the possibilities, and none of them I die in, while most of them I manage to make it to the boss room.
Squish
A nostalgic squishing sound came from the distance as I gazed over the caverns landscape, made of large stalactites and barren rocky ground.
At the end of each stalactite was a large, yellow, semi-clear gemstone that glistened like a bolt of lightning mixed with the sun itself.
They were bright and the primary source of light inside the massive cavern.
Squish
My gaze traveled farther downward, and I could see a pack of dark gold blobs bouncing towards us.
Each time they hit the ground, a few sparks flew into the air.
VWOOM
Suddenly, a blast of light blinded us, but thankfully I had already noticed the large yellow gem in the center of the cave had fully charged up with yellow liquid.
It was the same liquid held in the yellow squishy orbs.
Squish
SHING
I cut through one of the slimes, defending the others who were just recently blinded, but some of the slime splashed on me due to my sloppy strike.
Zzzzt
A shock traveled through my arm, where the slime had landed, and I felt my grip seize on my spear, causing it to tilt out of my hand.
SHING
But, the leader was already prepared as he had also looked away from the light which had receded instantly upon blinding the others behind me.
Geez... If I didn't have this ring, it wouldn't have only been my hand that froze up.
"Thanks," I muttered before squeezing my hand in order to make sure my grip was still there.
"No problem. That was my bad anyway," He responds, and I didn't refute as he obviously forgot to set the timer.
He had not only forgotten that, but he also already turned our formation towards the boss room, ignoring the slimes in front of us.
Incompetent.
Quickly, he took a stopwatch out of his pocket and directed the entire raid team to wipe out the remaining slimes in front of us.
"Wait! Look away!"
FLASH
The sudden bright light enveloped us, but we had already turned away and closed our eyes, so once the light dimmed down, we reopened our eyes, and the leader glanced at the stopwatch once more.
"Okay! Let's go!" He shouted, and we all quickly walked, in formation, towards the boss room, which was behind a massive common stalactite sticking out from the ground.
Each time the dungeon is cleared, the position of the entrance to the boss room gets reset in another position not too far away from the original, so we didn't have to search long… but the one bad thing was the number of slimes.
SHING
I cut through another slime cleanly, and the tank in front of me blocked the residual juices from flying onto me.
Meatshields are amazing…
A few of the archer's suddenly released their arrows, which created large, non-magical explosions that blew away a few slimes.
Tangible explosives were attached to them, displaying how easily we optimized this dungeon conquering thing.
After a few minutes, we had taken a break near the wide hole while a few of the attackers took care of some lone slimes that were just bouncing about.
"Need some water?" A porter asked me as I cleaned my spears blade with a soft cloth so the yellow slime wouldn't seize up my hand.
"Sure," I say before immediately thanking him as I gratefully took the canteen and chugged only half of it.
I don't want a cramp going into the boss fight…
The porter offered me some jerky, but I quickly declined as I had stored a small jello packet in my pocket for a boost of energy.
I didn't need it right now, but I was probably going to take it before we jumped into the boss room.
"Hey, Mr. Porter," I call over the man who was just starting to walk away.
"Yes?" He asks.
"Shove some of the glowing orbs lining the cavern walls into your backpack. Only take the smaller ones, though," I suggested to the porter.
"May I ask why? W-Well, I'm not trying to say your idea is bad, but it's just that I will have to store some of the loot from when we finish the raid,"
He looked as if he was apologizing despite not even doing anything incorrectly.
"Oh, don't worry. We'll be using all of them in battle," I responded with a smile.
A few hours had passed, and most of us had fully regenerated our mana while I gained two levels as I offered to defend the camp multiple times.
"Don't be nervous! We will win! Such a boss is light work to all of us if we go all out from the start! So! Don't hold back but make sure to always be aware of where you are in the room! Also! Make sure to follow all of my instructions carefully!" He shouted, though he already knew most of this was going to be ignored.
As the leader continued his attempt at trying to pump us full of adrenaline, I shifted over to the same porter from before.