[2nd Nad Boss]
[Level 40 Lion Valgar]
[HP 14,049,600/20,000,000]
*Roarrr!*
Valgar’s HP was reaching the threshold where the next set of sawblades would spawn.
Chris’s eyes sharpened as she scanned the battlefield. She had to quickly assess the location of the sawblades to make sure Rain wouldn’t have a hard ti.
One well-placed sawblade cutting through the center of the battlefield would be enough to keep Valgar’s bleed stacks maintained. The remaining sawblades could be kited by the ranged damage dealers.
Of course, hitting Valgar with two or three additional sawblades would deplete his HP faster, but with the current three-person team, who had already fard the Citadel, even a single sawblade would be enough to avoid the berserk phase.
If two sawblades hit, the tank would struggle. If three hit, the tank would start accumulating injuries, and beyond that, they wouldn’t be able to survive. Even the seasoned fighter Deathmaster struggled to avoid two sawblades while fighting.
*Whirr!*
Chris locked onto the position of the next sawblade and focused on the battlefield’s center.
But her gaze soon beca unfocused.
“How...”
Fighting alongside Rain, Chris found it hard to concentrate on the chanics.
Rain’s combat movents... they were like a painting in motion.
Rain dodged a sawblade that had co dangerously close, twisting her body just enough to avoid it. At that range, anyone else would’ve been grazed, but Rain maintained perfect distance, avoiding any injury.
*Whish! Whish! Whish!*
At the sa ti, Valgar launched a three-spin attack, which Rain deflected with ease. Her body shimred, leaving afterimages, and then appeared behind Valgar, relentlessly slashing at him.
Beautiful starlight twinkled around Rain. Her gothic lolita-style dress fluttered elegantly as she moved. If it were real clothes, it would’ve seed cumberso in battle, but in the ga, costic outfits didn’t hinder a player’s movents. All it did was enhance Rain’s beauty.
Chris’s gaze followed Rain’s white hair, which flowed like the tail of a silver fox, her eyes wandering dazedly through the air.
Chris was more focused on admiring the sight than on the fight itself.
She was too busy snapping screenshots of Rain’s battle, captivated by the noble elegance of her movents.
“Huff, huff.”
While Chris was breathlessly taking screenshots of Rain, Beirung’s urgent voice called out.
“Sis! Another sawblade over there!”
“Oh!”
Chris snapped out of her daze just as sothing flew ahead of her charm.
*Clang!*
It was the *Sword Throw* technique, a secondary skill used by swordsn to distract monsters from a distance.
*Whirr!*
The sawblade locked onto Rain and flew toward the center of the 2nd Nad Boss arena.
“S-sorry! Rain, are you okay?”
Rain turned her head slightly toward Chris and gave a small reassuring smile.
“Hah, okay! I trust you, Rain!”
Chris could see a look of pride in Rain’s eyes, like a child wanting to show off, silently saying, “I can do this!”
Rain looked pleased to have Chris’s trust.
*Clang!*
“Oh!”
Beirung let out a startled cry as she approached the next sawblade. Rain’s *Sword Throw* had once again snatched the sawblade’s attention before Beirung could act.
*Clang, clang, clang!*
Three, four, five sawblades.
Rain pulled aggro from each sawblade as they appeared.
As Valgar’s HP rapidly dropped, more sawblades appeared than could be broken, and soon there were more new sawblades than damaged ones.
Beirung and Chris stood still, unable to do much besides attacking Valgar.
All the sawblades now targeted Rain, but none could touch her as she weaved gracefully through them, continuously slicing into Valgar’s body. Every movent was fluid and precise.
When two sawblades’ paths overlapped just enough to make it impossible to dodge, Rain activated her *One Slash* skill, slipping through the minuscule gap between them.
Chris and Beirung watched Rain’s impossible movents with their mouths agape.
“Incredible.”
“If Deathmaster saw this, he might quit the ga.”
*Roarrr-!*
Valgar, ravaged by countless sawblades, let out a final roar and collapsed onto the tower floor.
The fight had ended much faster than when Chris’s full party had tackled the boss together.
“So, it’s possible to defeat the 2nd Nad Boss this quickly.”
“Do you think anyone else could pull that off? This is sothing only Rain can do. Even Deathmaster couldn’t manage that.”
Rain sheathed her sword, breathing heavily. Chris couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe. The entire flow of the battle seed to revolve around Rain.
*Tap, tap, tap.*
Chris chuckled as she saw Rain, now finished with her elegant battle, approaching her with short, playful steps.
Despite the majestic, beautiful warrior image she had just portrayed in battle, Rain’s cute movents made her impossible not to find endearing.
“Rain, great job! Sorry about missing that sawblade. You must be exhausted, right?”
Rain shook her head slightly, indicating she was fine. Chris bead.
“You even started pulling aggro deliberately halfway through. You must’ve felt confident. It was an impressive display.”
Beirung joined them, praising Rain as well. Rain’s light, bouncy movents showed just how good she felt. It was obvious that she was pleased.
Chris grinned and adjusted the gothic lolita dress Rain was wearing.
“So, what do you think? Do you like the outfit?”
“Yes. It’s pretty.”
At first, she had looked a bit uncomfortable, but now she seed fully accustod to it. Rain occasionally twirled, smiling down at her dress.
Rain’s recent behavior reminded Chris of a cat slowly warming up to human affection, growing more open and trusting.
While Chris and Beirung were busy fawning over Rain, a slightly disgruntled voice called out from the staircase leading up to the higher floors.
“Excuse , bus drivers? The boss is down, can we go up now?”
“Oh, sorry! Coming right away!”
Beirung hurried over to the bus passengers.
Chris and Rain exchanged amused glances and laughed quietly.
---
[3rd Nad Boss]
[Level 40 Magic General Aspero]
[HP 874,360/6,000,000]
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
As explosions of dark energy filled the area, Chris and Beirung swiftly moved through the battlefield, recalling the pattern of Aspero’s magic orb generation.
Even in the midst of this, Aspero’s fierce attacks were focused on Rain. Beirung kept her concentration high, ready to activate her *Ice Prison* defensive skill at a mont’s notice.
In the 3rd Nad Boss fight, ranged dealers were responsible for both protecting the party and dealing heavy damage. As long as the magic orb positions were morized, they didn’t need to make any ergency evasive maneuvers.
However, one particular pattern where Aspero’s chira arm extended to attack even the ranged damage dealers was dangerous. But in this run with Rain, they didn’t even need to worry about that.
*Wham!*
Aspero’s chira arm extended toward the wall behind Rain. She ducked, dodging the arm, and her sword flashed wildly.
*Slice, slice, slice!* Aspero’s arm was torn apart by her sword, though it regenerated quickly, forcing Aspero back to standard close-combat tactics.
“Wait, you can destroy that part of the chira arm?”
“That’s the most dangerous attack! We had to deal with both the orbs and the chira arm at the sa ti.”
“Look how Rain’s leading it away from the damage dealers from the very first arm-extension attack. Aspero is way easier now.”
Thanks to Rain’s skillful maneuvering, Chris and Beirung chatted comfortably as the battle progressed.
The fight smoothly transitioned into Aspero’s berserk phase.
“Graah!”
*Thud.*
*Rumble.*
Aspero’s final animation began, filling the battlefield with dark purple orbs.
This was the beginning of the 0% berserk phase, with six waves of wide-area explosions.
The three bus drivers rotated their invincibility skills in the prearranged order.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
By the third explosion, Beirung’s *Ice Prison* protected the party, allowing them to reset their invincibility cooldowns.
During the fourth and fifth explosions, they used their refreshed invincibility skills to avoid taking damage.
*Rumble.*
As the sixth explosion approached, Chris shouted.
“Brace for impact! We only have one party protection skill, so we’ll have to tank this one!”
Chris and Beirung positioned themselves among the orbs. As long as they didn’t take a direct hit, they could survive the final blast.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The final explosion rocked Chris and Beirung, sweeping them in its wake.
“Ugh!”
Barely surviving, Chris imdiately gulped down a potion and looked toward the center of the battlefield, anxiously searching for Rain.
“Rain! Are you okay!? You’re still alive, right?”
*Tap, tap.*
Through the lingering dust, Rain erged without a scratch. Seeing her, Chris’s face lit up with relief.
“Rain!”
“Wait, did you dodge that with a new invincibility skill?”
Beirung asked, and Rain nodded.
Deathmaster had only ever succeeded at
using that brief invincibility window once during the first run.
But Rain was using it as effortlessly as breathing.
Chris could only shake her head in disbelief.
“Incredible.”
---
Chris’s party had successfully completed another bus run today. Despite the high price of early bus runs, their group’s reputation kept attracting passengers.
“Thank you for your hard work today.”
Chris grinned at Rain, who gave her a small bow.
“See you tomorrow! You did great today, Rain!”
Rain smiled softly and waved before disappearing from Chris’s view.
Rain’s ability to express her emotions was improving by the day. Their relationship was heading in a positive direction.
However, today, Chris noticed sothing different in Rain’s expression.
A subtle unease.
It was sothing Chris could only pick up on after having spent so much ti watching Rain closely.
She couldn’t quite figure out what it was, but it was definitely different.
Chris muttered quietly to herself.
“I can’t shake this feeling...”
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