NABC 26. Rage Mode
26. Rage Mode
26. Rage Mode
Hearing the sound of the taunt, Astaria instantly realised that Square Jaw would also be affected, so she quickly rushed back into melee range and let loose a flurry of strikes against the goblin's knee, eventually managing to regain the boss’s attention as it swung at her with its fist.
Narrowly dodging the attack, Astaria used [Evasion] to take some distance again. Looking toward her friends for an opportunity to clear away some of the enemy summons, Astaria could see that most of the enemies were now gathered into a group that was being held back by Tyrell and Russel.
Taking this golden opportunity, Astaria launched a fireball right into the centre of the goblins, instantly killing 6 of them while wounding and knocking down a few others that were close to where the fireball exploded.
[6X Elite Goblin Lv 15 defeated. 39.7% XP gained. 336% skill point XP gained]Discover new chapters at novelhall.com
[Lv 16 -> 17]
[All Attributes +1]
[+5 Attribute Points]
[+3 Skill Points]
Returning her attention back to the Square Jaw, Astaria ducked under the wild swing of the boss’s arm that he was using like a club, and made another swing at the goblin's knee, the action now second nature to her after repeating it so many times.
Glancing back over to her friends, Astaria saw that Ash was making the most of the new skill he unlocked at lv 16, sending out a slash of energy from the arc of his sword, decapitating 3 of the goblins that were rushing him.
[2X Elite Goblin Lv 15 defeated. 9.8% XP gained. 112% skill point XP gained]
[+1 Skill Point]
Meanwhile, Tyrell was blocking a goblin's spear while closing the distance so the swing of his now glowing hammer would find its mark.
[Elite Goblin Lv 15 defeated. 4.9% XP gained. 56% skill point XP gained]
[+1 Skill Point]
Russel, standing next to Tyrell blocked the onslaught from 2 goblins while Ben and Roxanne launched additional attacks from behind to kill one of the goblins he was fighting.
Pleased that everyone was coping quite well, Astaria moved back again, kiting Square Jaw away from the group while sending out the occasional spells.
In gaming terms, kiting was a method where a player ran around while enemies chased behind while usually unable to deal damage due to the distance. This allowed a player to occasionally attack enemies with low risk or to buy time.
Seeing that her mana had fallen to 90, Astaria decided to preserve as much as she could while calling for Russel and Tyrell to take over tanking so she could drink a mana potion.
[+5 Attribute Points]
[+5 Skill Points]
With the last goblin gone, Square Jaw let out a deafening roar much louder than when he summoned the Lv 15 goblins, causing everyone's ears to ring.
The experienced MMO players in the group realised immediately that this meant there was a change in the boss, causing Tyrell, Roxanne, and Astaria to shout in unison.
““Be careful!””
Square Jaw finished its deafening roar, slamming both of his hands down onto the floor in front of him in rage, making enraged growling sounds from deep within his throat.
Seeing this behaviour that she had seen from similar bosses, but not from the regular Square Jaw, Astaria called out.
“Berserk state, wait for me to disable its knee before you guys make any kind of attack.”
Deciding it would be too dangerous for the party who still lacked experience, Astaria focused on ensuring that Square Jaw fully lost movement in its right leg. Over the course of the last 13 minutes of fighting Astaria had managed to make the previous gash much wider with blood now spurting out, causing major bleed damage to the boss while its movement noticeably slowed down.
taking a rough guess, Astaria predicted that within 8 good hits she could cut through enough of the knee to completely disable the limb.
Moving with extra caution, Astaria started bombarding the boss with magic attacks as she bought herself a little time to ready herself.
Quickly adding her newly gained 10 attribute points straight into agility, Astaria cast a [Fireball] and [Blast] followed by [Evasion] to close the gap between her and Square Jaw.
Making the most of the stun her [Blast] provided, Astaria unsummoned her staff with a flick of her hand, and using both hands used all her strength to strike the large wound on the boss's knee. Feeling its flesh getting cut again, Square Jaw wildly swung its right arm down by its knee as Astaria barely managed to dodge the attack, the boss's speed having increased from its berserk state.
Taking a step back, Astaria immediately used her [Evasion] skill to dodge the boss who charged at her again with a burst of speed.
Astaria swung her sword as she begans to evade in an attempt to hit the wound again, however, due to the increase in pressure the sword caught the goblin just above its knee, missing its mark.
Having a sudden idea, Astaria moved in to slash Square Jaw's leg again, evading under another lunge. At this stage in the fight, Square Jaw was back in the centre of the room, only 5 metres away from the massive campfire.
Astaria moved to position herself between the boss and the fire, summoning her staff again and launching a mana arrow at its eye which it dodged, loudly roaring in anger as it stepped forward to lunge at her.
Waiting for the perfect opportunity to evade while the incredibly hot fire heated her back, Astaria smirked while observing that Square Jaw was unable to see the obvious trap in its enraged state.
As Square Jaw’s hand was just a foot away from her face, Astaria used her evasion skill to move under the attack and arrive 2 meters behind the boss. With a cast of her [Lightning], the large goblin momentarily stiffened as the attack struck, his previous momentum carrying him half a metre away from the fire.