[Red Orc Empire] Raid was underway, and everyone had a common thought.
Was the raid always this easy?
Without a single moment of crisis, they had already reached the third boss. The small raid leader once again charged toward the boss without hesitation. Following the calm voice of the young girl, they were able to break through every danger without fail.
"Left and right, elite mob waves are coming. DPS, focus on clearing the elites first. Tanks, don't let any monsters reach the DPS line."
[Red Orc Priest Karas]
The current boss, Karas, was a boss who used shamanic magic. His weak physical condition, as per the setting, meant that his guards would periodically come to protect him. No one was timing these waves; the raid leader, who was tanking at the front, was doing it all by herself.
Dodging the massive orc's attacks, she executed every maneuver flawlessly. Even while fighting the boss, her eyes constantly checked the condition of the raid members. There were no difficulties. Not once did the main tank lose aggro.
As time passed, the DPS rankings within the raid began to shift.
At the first boss, the raid leader's DPS rank was 20th. By the second boss, she had climbed to 19th. Now, she had risen to 18th and even 17th place. This meant that the raid leader's skill was continuously improving. The healer line felt this change the most.
"I still have plenty of mana…"
"She avoids all the big attacks, so there's no real danger."
The healers were relaxed. Aside from those focusing on the main tank, the rest had little to do. It was comfortable—almost overwhelmingly so. It felt even easier than running a normal dungeon.
Each time a golden flash appeared, a red line was drawn on the priest's skin.
[Kruuuuagh!]
The orc's berserk trait activated. Karas's body grew larger, and his attack speed increased. Yeon calmly observed the attacks. She slashed away the red fireballs flying from all directions and dodged the priest's staff. Once again, the tactic was flawless.
[How is this possible...]
Thud!
The massive priest collapsed to the ground.
At the 40-minute mark after entering the raid dungeon, the raid team had taken down the third boss. Yeon, still catching her breath, stepped forward and looted the items. In that instant, the small girl's eyes sparkled.
The item that dropped was extraordinary. It was something she had forgotten about.
[Right Fragment of the Sun]
[Strength +5]
[Health +5]
[Max HP +5%]
[Level Requirement: 25]
For a raid item, its specs were quite lackluster. However, the true value of this item lay elsewhere. When combined with the [Left Fragment of the Sun], it would unlock a hidden quest. The reward for completing this quest was the strongest item of the current episode, [Solar Holy Sword].
Aside from those who used swords, no one would desire this item. Yeon linked the item in the raid chat and observed the raid members' reactions.
But disappointment was evident in their eyes. Even the two sub-tanks were the same, meaning no one in the raid knew the true value of this item. Yeon recalled one fact: this world still had many hidden quests that were yet to be discovered. It wasn't strange that the true purpose of the Sun Fragment series remained unknown.
"Starting the auction for the Right Fragment of the Sun. Starting bid is 100 gold."
No one stepped forward. That was natural. They could find better items at the auction house, so no one saw the point of paying a high price for this. Yeon remained calm, observing the situation. The Sun Fragment series was useless on its own. Even though the right fragment had dropped from the priest, unless the left fragment dropped as well, they couldn't get [Solar Holy Sword].
Yeon thought back to her old memories. Even in a world where the fragment series' use was known, very few had completed the holy sword. This was because the drop rates for the two fragments were incredibly low.
100 gold. Was it worth the investment?
No one placed a bid. After observing the situation for a while, Yeon spoke up.
"I'll bid for it."
Everyone nodded. They likely thought the raid leader was just taking care of an item that no one else wanted. Yeon placed the ring in her inventory and calculated the raid's gold earnings.
They had earned 4,900 gold from the first boss. The second boss dropped two priest armor pieces, each sold for 250 gold. The third boss added another 100 gold to the total, bringing the raid's gold to 5,500.
"Nothing else dropped?"
"No, unfortunately, that's it."
Yeon nodded calmly in response to the question.
The pace of the raid wasn't fast. While the bosses didn't take long to defeat, breaking through the path to each one took quite a bit of time.
After the auction for the third boss, 50 minutes had passed since they entered the dungeon. Yeon checked the time and spoke.
"Everyone, take a 10-minute bathroom and smoke break."
It was a line that didn't quite match the image of a young girl.
* * * *
Naturally, Yeon's raid became the center of attention. Even the Deren Gallery had its focus on her raid group. From the start, Yeon had been a hot topic, so it was no surprise that her raid attracted attention.
[Deren Online Gallery]
[How far do you think the middle school girl's first raid will go?]
She'll probably stop mid-raid to go eat dinner while tanking the boss.
[Comments]
[Judging by her skill, she'll make it to the second boss, no problem]
ㄴ[She won't even clear the first boss lol]
ㄴ[You think regular raids are that easy?]
ㄴ[Regular raids? lol, those idiots have been stuck for weeks without a first kill]
ㄴ[Do you even raid?]
[Ha ha, middle school girl, your mom is calling you to dinner...]
ㄴ[If she doesn't eat, she won't be able to play 5555]
Among the various speculative posts, one gained particular attention.
[Middle school girl's raid stream is live?]
(LINK)
It didn't seem like the middle school girl was the one streaming. The viewpoint was from a mage's perspective, but who knew?
[Comments]
[Is this real?]
ㄴ[Seems legit. They're explaining tactics right now]
ㄴ[I'm going to watch it, lol]
[Did they get permission to stream? My raid leader hates leaking tactics]
ㄴ[Doesn't seem like they care. Maybe they talked it over?]
ㄴ[Probably]
[Does the middle school girl show up in the stream?]
The stream went live. Naturally, many people joined the link to check it out. Those who did were greeted with the sight of the small girl giving instructions from a mage's perspective. Word quickly spread, and the viewer count surged. The stream, which started with 100 viewers, soon surpassed 1,500.
Everyone watching had the same thought: they were just curious. They didn't expect much. They were merely wondering how this small raid leader managed her group.
And then, the girl checked the raid group and entered the dungeon.
With a little jump, no less.
Her long hair fluttered around her. It was an adorably cute gesture.
No one had expected this, but the sight of the middle school raid leader being so cute caused the chat to explode.
[wwwww]
[The middle school girl is so cute]
[Do middle school girls jump when they enter dungeons?]
[If I jump into a dungeon, will I become a middle school girl too?]
As hundreds of chat messages poured in, the first trial of the raid dungeon began. Most first-time raiding groups were wiped at the first challenge, the elite orc waves. Most of the viewers expected them to defeated as well.
But they didn't. The orcs were cleared with precision. The overwhelming speed and efficiency of clearing the monsters were due to the 30 mages in the raid. With so many AOE spells, the elite orcs melted away.
[30 mages?]
[Why no rogues?]
[Is the raid leader biased against other classes?]
After clearing the orcs, they reached the first boss. The viewers once again expected at least one wipe.
But the small girl never lost aggro, and her DPS rank was still high.
The boss fight didn't take long. With shorter battle time, there were fewer patterns to deal with, which greatly increased the raid's safety.
Time flew by, and they reached the second boss. Again, it played out much like the first. The overwhelming firepower of the mages quickly drained the boss's health.
The entire DPS line was composed of ranged classes, so unless something unusual happened, their attacks wouldn't miss. They didn't even need to dodge the boss's patterns. The ease was overwhelming, and the mages' focused attacks led to massive bursts of damage.
The second boss fell.
Given the situation, doubts began to arise. The raid leader's performance was not ordinary. It became clear that she was likely an alt character of a high-ranking raid leader. The prevailing theory was that this raid was formed to test tactics.
The auction proceeded smoothly. It was only natural for people to assume this.
Yeon continued to show her dominance while clearing the path. She spotted every elite monster that popped up along the way, missing none. Whenever the sub-tank let a monster slip, she would use [Charge] to fly in and take the aggro.
Moving quickly and stabbing the orcs in the neck, she kept them all locked onto her. The mages fired their spells comfortably.
They reached the third boss. Once again, it wasn't much different from the previous encounters. Although the sub-tank let a few elite monsters slip, the mages quickly cleaned them up with ice arrows.
Everyone was excited about the loot. This was the place where items that ordinary players could only dream of dropped. With eager anticipation, they checked the items linked by the raid leader.
[Right Fragment of the Sun]
[Strength +5]
[Health +5]
[Max HP +5%]
[Level Requirement: 25]
[Is this a joke?]
[What a trash drop]
[Is that really a raid accessory?]
[Nothing else dropped?]
The item was far below expectations. Naturally, no one placed a bid. In the end, the small girl quietly paid 100 gold and took the item. Immediately afterward, an unexpected line came from the girl's mouth.
"Everyone, take a 10-minute bathroom and smoke break."
[How long has it been so far?]
[50 minutes]
[Shouldn't those elitist raid leaders hang themselves in shame wwww]
[A first-time raid group clears 3 bosses in 50 minutes wow]
[A middle school girl gives a smoke break lmao]