But it didn't take even another few seconds since the dust cleared, and I found all three of them groaning from the beating that they received as they crashed to the ground.
But nobody was crying, screaming, or just gasping for air, so I knew they were pretty much all fine.
BOOOOM BOOOOM BOOOOM
"All of you stay towards the edge of the boss room and never try to help me!"
And just like that, the boss was here, and a drop of sweat ran down the back of my neck.
It crained its gray furry neck upwards, and its red pupils nearly rolled into the back of its head as it charged up a cry so loud that it was meant to make all of us go dead.
"COVER YOUR EARS!" I shouted and slammed both of my ears shut, probably doing some damage in the process, but that was better than going deaf.
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK
As its naked pink tail whipped towards me, I ducked downwards, letting go of my ears for just a split second and allowing the noise to penetrate the holes in the sides of my head.
My head felt as if it was going to burst as both of my ear drums shattered, and I lost my balance instantaneously.
I wobbled across the ground and saw a blurry naked tail whipping towards me once again, just as the massive fuck-off rat stopped screeching at the top of its lungs.
"God damn rodent," I gritted my teeth before ducking down and then immediately running towards the rat as it jumped into the air.
It kept using cheap tricks to try and lure me into some nasty finishers, but even though I didn't know much about it, the intelligence of a meek being like this was something oh-so predictable.
As soon as I was under the falling body of the massive gray rat who towered over us at about fifteen feet tall, I ducked down just a bit.
BOOOOOM
The rat was as stiff as predicted and couldn't fully sink down to try and crush me with its ass, so as soon as it came down and it landed just over me, grazing my clothing by just a hairs-width, I flexed my fingers.
My strings of water quickly shot into the underbelly of the rat, causing it to move even more upwards and cock its head back for another scream.
FWIP
SCREEEEEEEEEEEK
It let out an ungodly screech as I turned upwards towards its soft underbelly, just as it began to stand up and slashed both of my hands inwards.
This caused the strings attached to my fingers to rip out of the rat and then flick back upwards as soon as I slipped out from under the massive monster.
It's eyes roamed down to me as I ran in front of it, but its eyes were faster than its massive body since it was unable to block the strings that I flicked upwards once again.
They sunk into the rat's chest, allowing me to pull myself upwards into the air and greet the rat face to face.
But, something soon greeted me after as a furry paw began to swing towards me, though it was crude and messy.
I tucked my legs in, allowing me to slip just over the hand and then catch onto its arm, where I wrapped my strings around.
It attempted to shake me off as soon as it saw me pull out a dagger, but I quickly caught it in between my teeth and shot out another set of strings.
My strings dug into the rat's face and pulled me towards it, allowing me to pick up more and more speed with a passing second.
SHING
Using the dagger held in my mouth, I allowed the momentum to carry me past the rat's face and slash open a small cut on the side of its cheek.
I flew past it but then snapped my neck to the side, allowing me to see where I aimed my strings next.
SHING
I flew past it again, creating yet another gash in the side of its cheek, but this time I didn't move past it as the monster flailed its arm around, trying to swat me.
The tail was the thing I needed to watch out for the most, but up here, it couldn't even reach me if it tried.
My strings dug into the nape of this monster, making sure I wouldn't slip off as I torqued my head backward and slashed its nape as many times as I could shake my head.
Soon, the wound was deep enough, and blood began to spurt out, causing the health, which I just barely memorized was there, to finally go down.
It was draining at a rapid rate, yet I couldn't hold on any longer due to my low stamina, so I let myself go and then broke my fall by bungee with my strings.
"Fuck… That wasn't as soft as I had hoped for," I muttered upon finishing rolling across the ground from the hard fall.
My back was aching, and it felt like all the joints in my fingers had dislocated, but I continued to pull myself away from the massive rat as it chased after me.
"DON'T COME NEAR! I HAVE THIS COVERED!"
"WELL, CLEARLY YOU DON'T!" Mari shouted just as she was about to step in, but if she revealed herself now, bit would ruin all of the agro I had built up.
She hesitated for just a moment before running in the opposite direction from me and hiding in the small shadows with the rest of my siblings.
"DO YOU WANT ASGER'S SPEAR!"
"NOT YET, BUT IN A BIT!" I shouted back, and finally, I saw the health bar drop just below half, causing the rat to freeze completely in place.
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[The Boss has entered its Second Stage]
[The Boss has activated its Unique Skill: Bone Equipment]
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[Giant Bone Rat - Boss]
[Health Remaining: 4000/8000]
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"ALRIGHT, YOU LITTLE SHITS! PAY ATTENTION WHILE I WIPE THIS RAT'S ASS!"