Unlike other boss monsters that they had faced in the past, this one was not any larger than the average dark elf. It looked just like any other Elven Warrior, other than the more elaborate armour, but the sense of danger Karl got was much higher.
Thomas nodded and led the group into battle, using his [Taunt] to draw the target’s attention to him.
However, with the power of the boss, Karl could see that it wasn’t completely devoted to attacking him, and was still positioning itself to watch the rest of the group. It simply viewed him as the largest threat.
For a moment.
Rae launched a stream of Overlord Rank webbing that stuck to the boss as it tried to fight, and then the spells began as the warriors charged into melee range.
The sticky silk webbing was much better than anyone could have hoped for.
With the boss forced to deal with repeated attacks from close range, there was no chance to tear it all away, which left it essentially tethered to Rae. She took advantage of that fact to periodically pull the boss off balance, but never off its feet, so that it didn’t stop attacking to tear the silk all the way off.
Then the boss exploded with power, and the web was obliterated instantly, while the boss leapt into the air and began to cast a spell.
Karl fired a volley of arrows into him as Cara interrupted his spell with [Nullify]. The boss immediately tried again, only to be interrupted once more.
It wasn’t going to stand for that, and fired a hailstorm of small metal darts at Cara, who countered with a [Void Blast].
The winged void badger stuck out her tongue at the boss as she also leapt into the air and began to circle.
They were instant mortal enemies, and she loved it.
The boss tried another spell, only to be countered and blasted with a volley of spells and arrows from their ranged members.
This was definitely not the usual way of fighting the boss. But even when Thomas tried to use [Taunt] the boss only fired a single spell at him before returning his attention to Cara.
The Dark Elf shimmered, and then appeared behind Cara, who turned on him in a ball of angry, growling fur.
They were circling too fast for most of the mages to get a clear line of sight for their spells anywhere in that direction, but Rae’s Golems darted in and out, stabbing the enemy while Rae waited for the right moment to ensnare him again.
Cara shifted to attack the boss’s face, and Rae took the opportunity. She snared the Boss’ feet and pulled him down, crashing to the ground, where he was set upon by the warriors.
"Angry badger is bloody terrifying." The Dwarven Shaman noted.
"It’s as if she’s everywhere at once, isn’t it? And being so close like that, you can’t even use a blade on her." Karl agreed.
Once the boss was on the ground, it died remarkably quickly. The warriors held its arms down, and Cara [Nullified] all its attempts to break free with its explosion of power as she held the boss’s collar and beat his face with [Void Blast] enhanced slaps.
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