Chapter 209
Chapter 209: Raid - Strategy
"──!"
【──!】
Kwaaang! Seogeok!
""Wow-""
The Beau-tiful Twins let out exclamations of admiration at the sight of Baek Woohyun now practically flying through the air as he attacked the 【Lord of Storms】.
They were busy just dodging the whirlwinds on the ground, never imagining he would use even those as footholds to leap up and face the raid boss alone.
Their amazing teacher was apparently amazing in raids as well. As always.
""······.""
The Beau-tiful Twins, who had been watching Baek Woohyun dance in the sky, turned their gazes toward each other.
'Should we go too?' 'Of course!' After exchanging glances filled with such meaning, they charged at the 【Lord of Storms】 without hesitation.
Their eyes gleamed vividly as they advanced while dodging the whirlwinds. Somehow, they resembled Baek Woohyun, who had taught them.
"Hiyaaaat!" "Haaaap!"
Seogeok!
-Oh? The twins joining in?
-Showing the power of official disciples!
-Man! I did content with your raid leader! Everything!
-Fact) The raid leader is Redok
The attacks of the Beau-tiful Twins certainly couldn't compare to Baek Woohyun's. It was a natural result. Who could dare match Baek Woohyun?
But that didn't mean their attacks had no effect. After all, they were Baek Woohyun's disciples.
At minimum, they could deal fairly strong damage to the creature while it was distracted by Baek Woohyun, who had wounded it.
Moreover, they could serve as the necessary weight to break the currently active gimmick.
Saaaa-···
'One whirlwind disappeared?'
Redok's eyes flashed as he carefully observed the situation while dodging the chaos created by the whirlwinds.
He discovered that one of the five whirlwinds summoned by the 【Lord of Storms】 was slowly dispersing and disappearing.
It didn't seem like the gimmick had simply ended with time. If that were the case, the other whirlwinds would have disappeared all at once, or at least shown signs of fading.
'Then─'
"─Break it through accumulated damage! Those who can attack, attack the boss! But don't overdo it!"
"Confirmed! 【Thousand Bolts of Lightning】!"
"【Lake's Judgment】!" "【Wrath of the Storm God】!"
Kwagagagak!
The raid members gladly responded to the instructions that echoed through the chaotic battlefield.
Since many had found breathing room with one whirlwind reduced, various supernatural ability skills poured toward the 【Lord of Storms】.
Dozens of lightning bolts, a massive sword made of water, and raging fierce winds indiscriminately pounded the raid boss.
The creature was busy dealing with Baek Woohyun, who had dealt the most powerful blow, so it couldn't help but allow the supernatural ability skills targeting it to land.
【──!】
Saaaa-···
"Got it!" "Two whirlwinds down!"
"Good! Continue the attacks!"
-Pattern cleared by bursting damage ㅇㅇ
-Is it simple because it's the first gimmick? ㅋㅋ
-It always gets harder as HP drops anyway
-Wonder if there's a desperation gimmick
The 【Lord of Storms】 roared after being hit from a direction it wasn't paying attention to, and simultaneously two whirlwinds dispersed and disappeared.
Since this meant Redok's prediction about breaking the gimmick through accumulated damage was accurate, the raid members excitedly pounded the raid boss.
The remaining two whirlwinds couldn't stop them. Even if they came close, they just needed to dodge while waiting for cooldowns.
"···Whew."
The first gimmick, 'Whirlwind Summon,' was completely破解ed before long.
Around that time, Baek Woohyun, who had been flying through the air by stepping on whirlwinds and thus tormenting the 【Lord of Storms】 more than anyone, descended to the ground.
Unable to freely roam the sky anymore, he returned the battlefield to the ground. To face the enemy where he could fight better.
Kwaaak-
Baek Woohyun advanced, gripping Soul Eater tightly. The fact that the dozens-of-meters-tall giant was targeting him alone didn't make him flinch even slightly.
After narrowly dodging the giant's fist that struck down at him by launching his body, he swung Soul Eater loaded with centrifugal force!
The 【Lord of Storms】's arm, now fully exposed, was far too fragile to block Soul Eater.
Seogeok - the greatsword's blade perfectly cut through the body made of storm.
Though the arm was as thick as the massive frame, the 2-meter-long greatsword penetrated more than halfway through it far too easily.
The power contained in Soul Eater, which seemed to be swung lightly, was truly superhuman.
And it didn't even end there.
Sswaeeaek-!
【─, ─!】
With a chilling sound that made hair stand on end just hearing it, the blade swung again!
The 【Lord of Storms】 quickly withdrew its arm and created distance from Baek Woohyun, but this wasn't a very wise response.
Once Soul Eater gained momentum, it would only grow stronger endlessly unless forcibly stopped.
Sswaeeaek-!
The second slash was faster and stronger than the first, the third slash faster and stronger than the second.
The attacks shown by Soul Eater, loaded with superhuman strength plus centrifugal force, were terrifying. Truly like a storm!
It looked like a scene of facing the 【Lord of Storms】 by manifesting a storm with a human body.
"Attack while aggro is drawn!"
"It's DPS time!"
"Me, me too! I'll DPS too!"
"Teacher!" "We're coming too!"
-Me too I'll DPS ㅇㅈㄹㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-How dare you meme during a sacred raid? Death penalty!
-Wow but he's actually holding all the aggro alone in a raid
-Only Hackphysical can do that ㅇㅇ Don't get confused
'ㅇㅇ' donated '1000 won'!
【Honestly isn't this a one-man carry?】
-Total ㅇㅈ ㅋㅋ
-One-man carry in a raid ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-If you check the meter he's probably doing triple the damage alone
-Plus he's tanking, nothing more to say
When Baek Woohyun continued fighting while facing the 【Lord of Storms】 head-on, the other raid members also quickly moved in sync.
They tried to keep dealing damage while avoiding the aftermath of the two monsters - Baek Woohyun and the 【Lord of Storms】 - colliding.
Given the difficulty, even that couldn't be called easy. Some were hit by flying debris while attempting attacks and sent flying.
It wasn't for nothing that viewers said Baek Woohyun's one-man carry was happening. It meant his performance shone that brightly even in a 16-person raid.
【Be swept away, all of you!】
"It's a gimmick! Everyone be careful!"
-There's a pattern on the ground over there?
-Do we need to go in?
-Don't know
-Usually you're supposed to go in at times like this ㅇㅇ
"A pillar spawned here!"
"Four total! Near the floor patterns!"
Fortunately, the suddenly activated second gimmick could also breaking fairly easily like the first gimmick.
Certainly thanks to the training over the past two weeks, the raid members worked in perfect sync. Situation reports were solid, and they followed instructions well.
They even easily breaking the gimmick of splitting into four parties, each entering a specific pattern, then blocking the rushing winds while destroying pillars.
It also helped that they'd predetermined how to split parties when needed.
"Good, good! That was excellent!"
"This much is easy!"
"The fruits of our special training!"
-Nice
-Really well done ㄹㅇ
-Good coordination
-This is what a raid party is ㅋㅋ
Generally, the first gimmick started when the boss HP reached 90%, and the second gimmick when boss HP reached 70% - this was the 'standard rule' for raids.
It wasn't certain if the 【Lord of Storms】 followed this too, but if it did this time as well, the creature's HP could be considered below 70%.
Progress was flying along thanks to Baek Woohyun dealing triple damage and tanking alone!
"Could this possibly─"
"You don't mean?!"
"─Can we clear it this try?"
-Can we clear it? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He's saying that ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Instant flag
-When this raid ends I'll return to my hometown and blah blah
'ㅋㅋ' donated '1000 won'!
【??? : Did we get it?】
"Ugh! They finally said it!"
"The raid taboo!"
"Ah, sorry! Really sorry! I said it without thinking!"
How desperate must one of the raid members have been to mention clearing?
Of course, they immediately apologized after being scolded by surrounding raid members, but it was clear others also held expectations of 'maybe?'
If Baek Woohyun continued his insane performance like now, and they supported well behind him, and if they just got past two or three more gimmicks, then──
【I will no longer tolerate you! Taste the true power of the storm!】
"······!"
Kwaaaang─!
"Ugaek?!"
"I'm flyiiing!"
-I knew this would happen ㅉㅉ
-The reason 'can we clear it' is taboo in raids
-Should've just said ‘Last try.’ instead;
-If this fails, the traitor is confirmed as Gaak ㅋㅋ
──The moment such complacent thoughts arose in the raid members' heads, the 【Lord of Storms】 clapped its hands together powerfully and blew away everything nearby.
Simultaneously, the chains embedded in the ground were pulled out. As if it would now use even the power maintaining the Storm Fortress entirely for killing enemies.
Indeed, it seemed to mean exactly that, as the Storm Fortress, which had solid ground despite the raging wind and rain, was crushed and crumbled in the fierce winds.
The ground that had firmly supported the raid members collapsed with a rumble!
"Everyone watch out for fall deaths! You'll die if you fly off!"
-Is this Phase 2 now?
-Fall death ON!
-Would be scary to fall
-Ah; I really fucking hate fall deaths;
A few land masses barely maintaining their form, with pitch-black void occupying everything else.
Before a scene that clearly told anyone 'you die if you fall here~', no one could fail to think of fall deaths.
They'd just been cursing about the visibility-limiting wind and rain being dogshit, and now an even more dogshit environmental factor was added.
""······.""
"I'm sorry!"
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Looking at him with one heart and mind ㅋㅋ
-Actually even if he hadn't said it, this would've happened entering Phase 2 anyway ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The timing was just too perfect ㅅㅂㅋㅋ
It was utterly inevitable that attention focused on the raid member 'Gaak' who had carelessly run his mouth.
As one viewer's chat said, this would've happened anyway upon entering Phase 2, but the timing was too perfect.
Right after saying they could clear it, the fall death zone - the most hated raid environment - appeared.
"······."
Uwoong-
However, Baek Woohyun couldn't spare his attention like the raid members. Not because the 【Lord of Storms】 was targeting him particularly, but for another reason.
The Otherworld Stone he'd kept in his pocket thinking he might be able to use it began trembling madly as soon as Phase 2 started.
As if now was exactly the timing to use it.
'So this was the item to use here.'
Even though his guess was correct, Baek Woohyun wasn't pleased. He simply gauged with sharp eyes at what timing to use the Otherworld Stone.
The Otherworld Stone was probably a one-time consumable, something like a bomb that could only be used once, so he had to use it when confident they could clear.
Using the Otherworld Stone and still failing the raid clear would be unbearably frustrating.
'Still, if we do well this time.'
If the raid members could peek into Baek Woohyun's head, they would have cried out, "You mustn't think such thoughts!"
The moment Gaak had babbled about clearing earlier, a fall death zone suddenly appeared as if asking 'Can you still clear even with this?' with malicious intent.
And indeed, it was exactly the same this time too.
As Baek Woohyun saw the angle to use the Otherworld Stone, the 【Lord of Storms】 went on a rampage as if it had been waiting!
【Die, you insect-like bastards!】
"That's plagiarism, you son of a bitch!"