Liam was contemplating whether to put his points into strength when Unmovable Brute shouted,
"Hey what the hell are you doing? Need help over here"
Unmovable Brute was still tied up with Eltrunk, but somehow his life bar hadn't moved an inch. His dodging still was definitely top notch.
Liam grit his teeth and after hesitating for a couple more seconds he put the 5 free points into his strength giving him 10 more attack power.
Afterwards Liam flanked Eltrunk from behind and swung his sword from left to right causing a small amount of damage.
-5
"This boss has about 45 defence" Liam muttered to himself before turn to is current teammates "Is it worth it to fight this? I can only do 5 damage with a basic attack."
"If I can keep it's aggro, then we should be fine as long as your aggressive enough" Unmovable Brute was unwilling to let the boss go even with only 3 people.
Unfettered Dream also had the same opinion and was in position to support Unmovable Brute as needed.
Considering Liam was the only one who could actually do damage he was reluctant to waste so much time fighting a boss he believes won't be able to defeat with his current stats and abilities. In the end though he already used his free points so figured he might as well give it a go. Besides there is no penalty for dying at this stage.
"Fine let's get on with it" With that said Liam swung his sword again causing small damages.
-4
As this was happening Unmovable Brute was constantly parrying or dodging branches showcasing a great talent. It was at this point though that Eltrunk started turning around to start attacking Liam. Because he was the only one doing damage, the aggro naturally jumped to him.
Upon seeing this Unmovable Brute used a skill Liam didn't know you could get at this stage. It was a skill called provoke.
[Provoke - Active skill
Taunts enemies within a radius of 5 metres around user and forces them to attack. Lasts 30 seconds. Cool down 40 seconds]
As soon as the skill was cast Eltrunk stopped turning towards Liam and instead swung another branch towards Unmovable Brute, to be met with a metal wall in the form of a shield as it was parried away again.
Unfettered Dream standing at the back nodded his head watching his partner fight before turning his head to watch Liam. He was disappointed that the damage he was causing was so low but was slightly impressed that Liam could keep dodging the odd branch that came at him.
The 3 players had lasted 15 minutes so far but have only done 300 damage. With Liam being the only one to be able to hurt the boss this would take them a long time. Also the boss has only done basic moves since the start. But considering it was just that, a boss, you can bet it has some big moves in waiting.
Liam was starting to feel tired with the constant dodging and swinging his sword, but he was happy with his progress towards improving his game mechanics. Liam continued to stay on Eltrunks flank with Unmovable Brute was keeping it busy.
Talking of the tank, he was doing a great job keeping the boss focused on him. There was a few shaky moments while his Provoke skill was on cool down, as Liam had to work harder to keep himself alive, but everything proceeded as best it could.
Unfettered Dream was quite relaxed through all this as he had literally nothing to do. This wasn't to stay his guard was down, his eyes were like a hawk as he kept an eye on his 2 teammates fir when his expertise would be needed.
Unfortunately all good things end eventually. After another 200 points of damage Eltrunk finally changed it's attack style. It lifted it's left 'leg' and brought it down with such force you could almost see the air being pushed out.
The move caught Unmovable Brute off guard but his reaction was suberb. He managed to still bring his shield up to block but still took a chunk of damage.
-109
As Unmovable Brute blocked the attack he only took half damage. After seeing his life bar Liam was surprised at how little it seemed to have dropped.
'Guess he shoved a lot of points into vitality and nothing else'
After blocking the attack, Unmovable Brute pushed hard to get the leg from his shield making the boss slightly unbalanced. This gave Liam the chance to slash at Eltrunk a few more times before it recovered.
Unfettered Dream didn't heal at this time as it was not needed. With a huge 800 HP, Unmovable Brute was still going strong.
At this time Eltrunk geared back it's right arm and a second later threw it towards the tank. Unmovable Brute watched as the wooden fist came closer to him, he waited until the fist was almost in front of him before dropping to the ground and rolling beneath it.
"Roar"
As he was getting up Unmovable Brute was hit with a roar that stunned him and was then confronted with the left fist coming towards his face.