The giant doors of the First-Floor Boss Domain were opening.
It had a loud creaking noise as it opened, which made the suspense even greater. Then, what followed was a giant passageway to a dark room.
"Silver Lion! Head inside!"
"Sun follow them!"
The major guilds in the world began to rush inside first, including Blizzard.
[You have entered 'Alternation of Heartemis'.]
The moment I stepped inside...
...it was there.
"Man. I can't see anything inside." So-Yung squinted her eyes since she couldn't see more profound into the domain.
By now everyone was inside and sticking to the walls, not wanting to head further in as it could cost them their lives.
"Light up the place!" At the call, many Players lighted up the domain, making it slightly more visible to see at least a meter around their surroundings.
"Finally, I can se-"
"Huh? Where's Oppa?"
"Right behind you."
"Ah! That scared me a little."
"Sorry."
"Hey, you two!"
Both our heads turn to a member of Blizzard looking at us with a stern look.
"Just because you two are S-Class Players doesn't mean you can just do whatever you what!"
What the hell did we do?
Before any more lecturing from the guy, Ra Seo-Yun heard the commotion and step in between us to stop it.
"Alright, that's enough."
"But leader their...!"
"I said that's enough..."
Ra Seo-Yun didn't move from her spot, but simply just stared at her guild member with a bit of intense mana coming out.
But it was enough to frighten him to a certain degree.
"I-I am sorry." Without fighting back, he walked away.
Ra Seo-Yun once again wanted to apologize.
"I'm sorry you had to-"
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Until a broken, yet somehow majestic voice resounded out and interrupted Ra Seo-Yun.
To this voice, everyone immediately took their stances.
[The First-Floor Boss has been aware of your presence.]
"Weapon users, get ready to strike!"
"Tankers, take the front!"
"Magic users, get your attacks ready!"
"Support give us a boost!"
Everyone was getting in their formation the moment they heard the message.
Ra Seo-Yun wasn't left out either, as she commanded five heavily armored tanks to the front, including the one that talk to us earlier. Then six supporters chanting a spell which also included 15 magic Players beside them, excluding Ra Seo-Yun and Kok Jung-Jin who were capable of releasing an attack at a much faster rate.
A total of 28 members.
"Oppa, what should I do?"
"Use your supporting ability with the others and try to support as many people as possible. Since your other type of skills aren't yet proficient enough to use."
So-Yung nodded and headed to the supporters of the Blizzard guild members.
"Angel..." Ra Seo-Yun approached me from behind.
"What is it?"
"You are the only weapon user here."
"I know."
"Then..."
Angel looked away from her and said, "...I am the one with the highest risk of dying."
Everyone knows that. Players that use weapons such as swords, lances, spears, daggers, axes, and many other various types of weapons are at the most risk of getting injured, since it requires them to get close to the enemy, and also since all don't have a great defense. Unless you had a skill like [Weapon Augment] to further increase your reach. But even with those cons, Melee Players have incredible offense and battle sense.
But that doesn't apply to me, does it?
[Boulder Defense Lv.5 has been activated.]
[Body Enhancement Lv.5 has been activated.]
!
"There's that broken voice again."
"What's it even saying?"
"Angel, is everything alright?"
The moment the voice spoke again, Angel was visibly shaken.
Was that its voice? No, it couldn't be. I was never able to understand it even in the past!
But... am I the only one who knows what it's saying?
Insects? Kill?
<... but if it is the requirement for me in order to leave this tower, then so be it.>
The moment it spoke again, Angel glanced over to the other Players to see if they also could understand what it was saying.
"This voice is hurting my ears just listening to it!"
"Where is this thing?!"
Can they not...?
"Huh? Hey, what's that?!"
A Player pointed his finger at the ceiling to point out an orb radiating green faint light before it got brighter enough to light the entire area of the domain, which was massive.
With this, the entire domain was now visible...
...and so was the boss.
"Hey, is that the boss?"
It is the same as before.
In front of everyone's eyes was a throne in the middle of the domain, and on that throne was something that resembled a human. Still, it was actually a creature made up of vines to take a form similar to that of a human, even having a human-like face.
<... Before I start, I will ask you a question...>
A question?
"Why is it just talking?"
"Shouldn't we attack it now...?"
<...!>
"Op...pa?"
"Angel? What did you say...?"
The moment Angel said something that no one could understand, Players from all angles looked at him with confusing eyes. As he took a couple of steps forward, he thought to himself...
Did I say it right?
A smile emerged on the plant-based face.
The what?
<... What did you say?>
Why can't I understand that thing it's trying to say...?
That's what it's asking?
Angel took a few moments before replying,
<... I see...>
The boss raised from his throne and raised his vine hand in the air.
['Heartemis' The Green God has begun its first phase.]
"It's starting!"
"Everyone don't falter!"
At the message, Angel stepped back and joined Blizzard again.
"Here it comes."
The next moment, vines came out of Heartemis's hand and created some kind of ball of vines around him.
"What the?! Is it protecting itself?"
The following moment, more than a dozen thick vines with sharp thorns and a purple substance oozing out of them emerged from the ball of vines.
"Argh! I've already wasted too much time!"
At the annoying voice, Angel looked at the core of it and saw Hwan Yong-Hwan in metal armor, with his hands covered in flames.
[Hwan Yong-Hwan has activated Fire Blaze Lv.4]
Hwan Yong-Hwan then let his flame go from his hands and caused a massive wave of fire to hit the giant ball of vines.
"Your shitty pieces of grass can't win against my fire!"
Once the flames hit the ball, it caused the flames to cover the whole thing completely.
Hwan Yong-Hwan had a smirk on his face the whole time he released his flames.
After a few moments of just non-stop flames being tossed at the boss, it had calmed down.
"Hahaha! Did you really think those little pieces of grass are enough to-!"
"There's no way..."
But what came next surprised everyone in the domain as the flames finally subsided to a clear view of a perfect, undamaged ball of nature, even after that one fire attack that powerful wasn't even able to leave a single scratch on it.
"I don't know what it's saying, but it's pissing me off!"
Anger rose inside Hwan Yong-Hwan. Until he could get even angrier, he spotted Angel stepping forward and looked at him.
<...!>
[Demonic Sword Flame Lv.5 has been activated.]
Red flames swirled around my blade.
Even though it was hiding its face inside its defense, I knew it was panicking.
<...Then you will be the first one to die!>
At the words, more vines emerged and came toward me at a fast pace.
"A duel element..."
"Seo-Yun!"
Once Ra Seo-Yun heard her name, she immediately left her state of shock from Angel's reveal of another element.
"Right! Everyone release it!"
The moment Ra Seo-Yun spoke, the charged-up attacks of all the fire users in Blizzard released flames from their hands, staff, or mouth, which made it so that the flames combined and become a single giant blast.
But they weren't the only ones who launched an attack. As multiple blasts of fire came from every direction from the other guilds, headed toward the boss.
Although the blast coming from Blizzard was noticeably bigger because of So-Yung's support, as the entire guild had a slight golden light glimmer on them.
The moment it had hit the Boss, the vines wavered.
I saw this and rushed towards Kok Jung-Jin, which was also firing at the boss with [Inferno Swirl].
Once I was close enough, he noticed my approach, but didn't stop his attack.
"What is it?!"
"I need you to stop attacking and focus on doing something else for later."
"What?!"
"Just trust me..."
After three seconds of thinking, Kok Jung-Jin stopped his flames and said in a hurried manner, "What do I have to do?"
Angel couldn't waste any time and told him what he had to do.
By the end of the quick explanation, Kok Jung-Jin looked at Angel like he was crazy.
But quickly accepted and let out a slight chuckle.
"Let's do this then. Chul Soo, Chunso, Bo-Yun!"
Kok Jung-Jin called out the names of the Blizzard members that weren't attacking, likely because they didn't have the ability to use fire.
"Yes, vice-captain!"
"Come over here."
He'll tell them about it so now I can focus on my part.
After his quick talk, Angel once again stepped forward.
Ra Seo-Yun saw him walk past her with his sword in hand, engulfed by red flames, and thought to herself.
~Is he going to fight that head-on?! Even with everyone's attacks, it doesn't look like it's doing any damage! Instead, we Players with no heat resistance will start to feel the heat of all these flames!
The wavering vines entirely covered in flames stopped still for a moment before coming out of the fire in perfect condition getting close to the Players at a fast speed.
"What?! That did nothing!!"
But before the vine could touch anyone, a slash of red and white flame came suddenly from different directions and hit the vines vertically, cutting them with ease and setting them on fire before both the vines and flames withered away.
The red flame came from Angel trying to protect the Players while the white came from somewhere else...
"Stay back."
"Huh? Son Dae-Jung!"
Son Dae-Jung, in his white combat attire, had a sword in hand with the blade burning in a white flame.
"Are you talking to me?" The ends of Son Dae-Jung's mouth curved up as he was talking.
"Doesn't matter. I will kill you with my flames."
[Son Dae-Jung has activated the Unique Skill Flames of the Ancients Lv.5]
The vines then reformed and gained even more numbers by tens and directed more attention on Son Dae-Jung and Angel, while also aiming some at the rest of the Players.
But just like what happened before, Angel and Son Dae-Jung used their Skills to burn away the vines and just make it in time to burn all the others
This kept going for a few more seconds as more vines emerged when the one before it burned into nothing.
The guilds all over the world watched this constant flash of red and white repeating as some of them knew that their own fire wouldn't have the same effect as the two.
A certain guild leader looked at the scene and spoke to his guild.
"Like we would just stand by and let them have all the fun to themselves...!"
"Sun, get ready to attack too! We can't just them do this by themselves! We also have to help them!"
"Yes, sir!"
"All fire users, get ready to attack!"
"But we won't be able to get close to that thing...!"
"Then we'll just attack the vines so that those two can face the boss!"
Staring at the engaged Ben Rainer, the rest of the guild leaders also encourage their members.
"Alright! Starry Wolf fire Players get ready!"
"Silver Lion, follow what the rest are doing!"
"Liberation Wings, prepare yourselves."
As the guilds prepared to face the vines, Angel had a thought while still attacking the vines away from them.
They won't be able to hold out for very long, even with all that firepower.
"Son Dae-Sung!"
"Huh? What do you want?!" He was also doing the same thing as Angel, but was noticeably getting more tired.
"I need you to help them!"
"What?! How am I supposed to help them more than this?!"
"Combine your white flame with theirs! That way you'll waste less mana than right now!"
"And how am I going to do that with a sword?!"
"Just stick it inside their attacks!"
As they were communicating with each other while also continuing to fight back against the vines, the boss was having a troubled face.
~
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~
Then the unexpected happened, as the ball that was keeping the boss' body suddenly collapsed and showed the boss standing with a few tiny vines wriggling around its palm.
But it didn't mean that the vines stopped coming.
So it finally showed itself!
"Son Dae-Jung, hurry!"
"Then who's going to attack him?!"
"Who do you think?!"
"Ugh!! Fine!"
After a second Son Dae-Jung made up his mind and decided to help the other Players.
But before he could stop his attacks, the boss dashed through the white flames, greeting him with its hand, trying to grab him. He couldn't react fast enough.
However, someone else did.
Angel, in a flash, noticed the figure of the boss gone from the center of the domain and quickly sensed it fast enough for him to take one step towards the boss and Son Dae-Jung.
In just one step, Angel was in the air next to the boss and Son Dae-Jung. He then kicked the arm away from Son-Dae-Jung and followed with a downward slash, cutting the arm all the way through.
The boss jumped back and looked at his missing arm.
"You..." The dumbfounded Son Dae-Jung looked at Angel with slightly wide eyes.
"Go."
Without a word, Son Dae-Jung rushed to the Players to help.
Just as the boss was going to get angry at Angel, it notice Son Dae-Jung running back to the other Players.
~
With minimal effort, the boss healed back its arm and was just about to head its course at Son Dae-Jung, when a circle of red flames surrounded it, stopping it from moving.
~
Standing in front of him was Angel.
At the sight, the boss gave a deep frown.
With anger building up in the boss, so did the number of vines.
More vines grew and attacked the Players.
"What's happening?!"
<... What... do you know...?>
<... No. I don't want to keep this topic going. I'll just use everything to kill you and then I will kill everyone else here and get my revenge on that joke of a Legend!!>
<...?>
[Flaming Outburst Aura Lv.6 has been activated.]
The moment Angel used his Skill a fire-like aura surrounded him. It was like a rose was blooming out of him. And just like a rose, it also has vines of its own.
[Due to the Skill Demonic Sword Flame Lv.5 the fire element of Flaming Outburst Aura Lv.6 has been changed to Demonic.]
With the message, the fire-rose color turned into a bright red, along with the many vines surrounding it.
This made the boss look at Angel with a hint of fear.
"Alright. Is this worthy enough for an insect?"
Chapter 12: The Green God Pt.5-End