Chapter 39: Boss
The boss lunged at Nana. Thanks to Hiro’s doping skill, she was agile enough to match its speed. As the massive sword came crashing down, she sidestepped effortlessly, evading the attack with ease.
The shield came next, and Nana leaped aside just in time. As the boss chased after her, a fireball struck its head. The spell was especially effective against monsters from this dungeon, but it only served to enrage the creature. Its gaze snapped toward Rebecca.
Nana fired an arrow, but the boss ignored it entirely. Meanwhile, Elysia summoned a wave of skeletons from the ground, attempting to block its march. However, the giant monster mowed them down effortlessly, its sword sweeping through the undead as if they were mere twigs.
As the boss closed in on Rebecca, Cecile arrived just in time to intercept it. Unlike Nana, Cecile lacked speed, but she made up for it with sheer strength. Their weapons clashed—her shield met its shield, her sword locked against its blade.
"Hold it for a bit! I’m preparing a stronger spell!" Rebecca called out.
Hiro sensed that Rebecca was channeling more power than usual into her fireball. A massive sphere of flame, nearly the size of a beach ball, surged toward the monster.
But just as the fireball was about to land, the mouth on the giant’s shield suddenly opened. In an instant, the enormous spell was sucked into the shield’s gaping maw.
Rebecca gasped as the fireball vanished without a trace, swallowed into the void. Both she and Cecile were left stunned. The boss took advantage of their shock, sweeping Cecile aside before rushing forward, sword raised high.
Hiro reacted immediately. He lashed out with his tentacles, wrapping one around Rebecca’s waist and hurling her out of harm’s way. The monster’s sword slashed through the air, missing her by mere inches. The blade tore through the fabric of her loose magician’s robes—if it had been Cecile or Nana in her place, Hiro might have lost something far more important.
As the boss prepared to give chase, its head suddenly erupted in a gruesome explosion of blood and gore.
Everyone turned in shock, eyes wide as they searched for the source of the attack.