Kent
I was trying to hype everyone up, and utterly failing. All of them were too tense and Drake was groggily looking around. He had just woken up a couple of hours ago and still seemed super tired.
Emily was pacing back and forth checking everyone and making sure that no one was wounded, they weren't of course, she was just anxious.
“Will you please cut that out!” Minya finally yelled, unable to take all of prodding and questioning from Emily. “Emily we are fine and you don’t need to do a hundred checkups on each of us. Just breathe, we already fought this boss to a standstill and now there are more people and we are stronger than before, get a grip!” She forcefully told Emily, gripping her shoulders.
Emily looked shaken. “I just don’t want anyone to die because I missed a crucial detail or didn’t check up on them and they got sick at the wrong time.” She said, voice trembling. “I don’t want anyone to die.” She repeated again, softer.
Minya softened. “It’s okay, I'm not mad at you, you just need to get a grip and take charge. We won’t die because we have an awesome and amazing healer who won’t let us die if we wanted to. You are a genius of anything medical, magical or otherwise, we are all going to be okay. Right guys?” Her voice took on a darker tone as she turned to us.
I nodded, slightly scared of her. I had seen what she had done to that beetle, I wasn’t sure if I could take her if she really wanted to hurt me. Not that that was likely, but with the face she was making, anything was possible. “Yeah, you are the most intelligent girl your age that I know of.” I said, complimenting her.
She really was amazing. I doubted that any other medical adept would have reacted to the situation we were in how she did. She immediately took charge of her magic and became our lifeline. Without her a couple of us would either be dead or have very grievous wounds.
Minya smiled as everyone complimented Emily, not like we had a choice. Emily looked at us hopefully. “Do you guys really mean all of those things?” She asked us, eyes shining.
I smiled at her and nodded again. “You are really amazing Emily, you have saved almost all of us at least once from serious injuries. You even fixed the poison that was threatening Minya’s life.” I reminded her.
Emily looked like her birthday had come early. She was positively beaming and her face seemed full of life. I was happy for her, she was a very shy person but once she got out of her bubble she was like a mother to all of us, bossing us around and fretting over us. It was kind of nice having a maternal figure in a time like this. I missed my mom a lot, but Emily made the pain in my heart more bearable, like I had something to believe in.
Drake turned around. “Guys were almost there, look alive.” he told all of us and then returned to carefully scanning the trees for any sign of danger with Plikt.
I tensed but tried to breathe more deeply to counteract it. I didn’t want to cramp up right before a big fight. I shook out my arms and legs and stretched while walking, trying to prepare myself as best as I could.
I was messing around with my minimap, zooming out and while looking for the things near me when I froze. “EVERYONE! THE BOSS IS HERE GET IN YOUR POSITIONS!” I yelled at the top of my lungs as I saw the black dot grow closer to us on the minimap.
The second I yelled that, an ominous buzzing filled my ears making my head throb. I scanned the skies for any sign of the monstrous bug but didn’t see it anywhere. I was confused, where was it?
“Behind us!” Layton yelled out pointing. I cursed and spun running straight at the bug as it walked out of the dense trees into the more sparsely covered area we were standing in. I crossed the ground between us in seconds reaching the bug and slamming my fist that was now covered in scales and lightning directly into its face.
It reacted, jumping so that I hit it in its more armored upper chest and not its head. Minya was suddenly behind it using the rock daggers Brock had made for her earlier to score deep gashes into its back. The boss whipped around slamming its arm into Minya's side, sending her flying.
Before she could slam into a tree however, a magical shield caught her, gently bouncing her off like a rubber band, safely depositing her on the ground. A few seconds later a green light spread throughout her body as Emily appeared by her side, restoring her to her top condition in an instant.
Drake shifted his body and crouched down, before leaping in a spray of dirt at the beetle overlord slamming his now enforced fist into the beetle's face as he changed forms again.
I was envious of his ability to change forms to match the situation but it couldn’t be helped. At least I had a trump card.
Grinning to myself I released a bolt of lightning point blank at the beetle, shearing off one of its six arms as it tried to block hitting it in the chest and exploding, leaving a dent in its exoskeleton.
The beetle let out a blood curdling screech and started waving its fists around sporadically, hitting Minya as she tried to sneak up on it. I gritted my teeth and charged up a thunder punch using it to knock its arm out of the way before kicking it in the chest sending it tumbling backwards.
Brock finally joined the fray wielding a large rock that he repeatedly slammed into the beetle, breaking off chunks of its carapace and leaving large wounds in its upper body. The beetle screeched out again and green miasmic mist started to coalesce around it making it more difficult to get close to it.
We had planned for this. Layton started to throw rock after rock with deadly accuracy, with us trying to throw rocks as well but being less effective. Minya used air platforms to jump over the mist and kick and slam rocks into its face, keeping it distracted.
When the beetle was looking away I charged up two bolts of lightning, one in each hand. My mind felt as though it was ripping in two as I simultaneously cast both of the spells, launching them at the beetle and dealing a considerable amount of damage to its already weakened chest.
Spell learned!: Weak Dual Casting!
This passive spell lets you use two spells simultaneously, giving you a higher amount of damage output. The effectiveness and usefulness of this spell changes depending on the rank.
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I brushed the screen aside and readied another one. This time it was a considerably easier process, but now it felt far easier than it had been before getting the dual cast spell.
I launched both of the spells at the same time, blasting off more of the beetle's exoskeleton, weakening him further. As it tried to come after me it was pushed back by a barrage of rocks.
We slowly whittled it down with rocks until it got desperate, jumping into the air as Minya tried to do another flyby. She screamed and tried to go backwards but the beetle was too fast, grabbing her leg and pulling her down. It grabbed one of her arms and pulled ripping it straight out of its socket. Minya screamed in pure agony as her arm was ripped out and crunched.
Poor Emily was doing all she could to reattach the arm from a distance, and of course, it wasn’t really doing anything. I gritted my teeth and barked out an order. “DRAKE! GET MINYA OUT OF THERE! YOU HAVE THE HIGHEST VITALITY I NEED YOU TO SAVE HER!” I screamed at him at the top of my lungs.
He narrowed his eyes and focused, body becoming more fluid and aerodynamic. He tore into the ground before shifting again and slamming a rock into the beetle's already very weakened head, exploding it.
‘Nightmares of Earth’ have slain Boss: Beetle Overlord
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I was happy, but also a little sad. That had been anticlimactic. But even though it had.We had finally killed that disgusting creature known as a boss. Really I didn’t see how those terrible creatures had been allowed to remain here and cause chaos. They should have been killed.
Suddenly I remembered Minya and I rushed over to give her my support.
Would she be okay? I wondered to myself. I certainly hoped so, she had started to grow on me.
Entire teams new status
Brock
Brock M. Smith Level: 28 (F-Grade) Race: Human-Giant Bloodline: Human 13 pints, Giant 1 pint Class: Smasher Stats: Body: 314 Mind: 42 Spirit: 110 Traits: Evolution(Human),Giants Body(Giant) Skills: Heavy Combat(Giant+Human), Smash(Giant) Spells: Weak Rapid Growth, Weak Giants Shout Path: Path of Indomitable Strength Dao: Dao Seed of True Strength
Minya
Minya D. Flores Level: 28 (F-Grade) Race: Human-Thunderbird Bloodline: Human 10 pints, Thunderbird 1 pint Class: Speedster Stats: Body: 215 Mind: 193 Spirit: 87 Traits: Evolution(Human), Legs of Lightning(Thunderbird), Air Manipulation(Thunderbird) Skills: Dagger Mastery(Thunderbird+Human), Minor Flight (Thunderbird) Spells: Weak Thunderstep Path: Path of Lightning Dao: Dao Seed of Boundless Speed, Dao Seed of the Wind
Kent
Kent F. Collins Level: 28 (F-Grade) Race: Human-Dragon-Storm Titan Bloodline: Human 11 pints, Dragon 1 pint, Storm Titan 1 pint Class: Destroyer Stats: Body: 242 Mind: 180 Spirit: 206 Traits: Evolution(Human), Inner Dragon (2/4 Body 0/4 Mind 0/4 Spirit)(Dragon), Titanic Strength(Storm Titan) Skills: Unarmed combat(Storm Titan+Human), Dragon Scales(Dragon), Lightning Punch(Storm Titan) Spells: Weak Dragon Breath, Average Lightning Bolt, Weak Dual Casting Path: Path of the Inner Dragon, Path of the Everlasting Storm Dao: Dao Seed of the Dragon, Dao Seed of Destruction, Dao Seed of Kent Collins
Layton
Layton M. Jay Level: 28 (F-Grade) Race: Human-Siren Bloodline: Human 9 pints, Siren 1 pint Class: Mesmer Stats: Body: 99 Mind: 328 Spirit: 103 Traits: Evolution(Human), Attractive(Siren) Skills: Bow Mastery(Siren+Human), Wailing Arrow(Siren) Spells: Weak Alluring Aura, Weak Mind Manipulation Path: Path of Beauty Dao: Dao Seed of Inner Beauty
Emily
Emily J. Robbin Level: 28 (F-Grade) Race: Human-Fairy Bloodline: Human 9 pints, Fairy 1 pint Class: Healer Stats: Body: 109 Mind: 236 Spirit: 165 Traits: Evolution(Human), Well of Healing(Fairy) Skills: Wand Mastery(Human+Fairy), Advanced Mana Manipulation(Fairy), Advanced Mana Sense(Fairy) Spells: Weak Heal, Weak Group Heal, Weak Mend, Average Create Mana Wall, Average Mana Fusion Path: Path of Healing Dao: Dao Seed of Life, Dao Seed of Creation
Drake
Drake O. Level: 28 (F-Grade) Race: Human-Vampire Bloodline: Human 9 pints, Vampire 1 pint Class: Bloodletter Stats: Body: 256 Mind: 134 Spirit: 96 Traits: Evolution(Human), Bloody Strength(Vampire) Skills: Sword Mastery(Human+Vampire), Vampiric Touch(Vampire) Spells: Weak Blood Siphon, Weak Blood Slash, Weak Hemorrage Path: Path of Crimson Blood Dao: Dao Seed of Blood, Dao Seed of YinYang
Plikt
Plikt Level: 19 (F-grade) Race: Goblin, ??? Bloodline: Dormant Class: Unstoppable Bodyguard Stats: Body: 252 Mind: 27 Spirit: 151 Traits: Keen Senses (Goblin) Skills: Shield Mastery(Goblin), Shield Bash(???), Final Stand(???) Spells: Weak Shield Wall Path: Path of Eternal Protection Dao: None
Final Stand: Double all body stats for 1 minute but become incredibly weak for 1 hour after. (half of body stats)