Chapter 85 - 82 : Boss Battle

"Krawwww!!!"

As an intelligent creature, Sygrart didn't try to do a surprise attack like it previously did as it estimated that it would be easily predicted since the players had already seen it before. Even though it could rest, it knew that there was no time for that now.

"Haha. Is this all you can do? Show daddy some love!"

Chesces yelled like a mad man as he was entangled in a fierce fight with Sygrart together with Fudo assisting him from the side.

Previously, they were forced back by Sygrart with Drunken Hog killed in the process but even with the boss' power-up, Chesces didn't give up. Why exactly? Because it was due to the very skill they dreaded, [Limit Breaker][1].

According to the skills or rather talent's description, [Limit Breaker] had the ability to increase an individual's main/basic attributes by 5%. This 5% might seem little but when used on big figures, the change is very obvious however this isn't what we are supposed to talk about.

Despite granting a strength increase to the user, the talent [limit Breaker] is a double edged sword. To know why, we have to understand why the body has limiters. It is a well known fact that the body has limiters placed on it. This is to prevent the owner from self-destructing due to carrying out an action beyond the body's strength and limit. This issue however is that the limit set by the body on itself isn't truly the body's limit but just a safe point for the body.

The [Limit Breaker] talent helps the user to temporary remove this limit or seal placed on the body by itself. This results in the user bursting out with strength greater than their average value. This is because in exchange for this power, the user's cells generate more power than the average value set by the body. This slowly leads to death by over-exhaustion. This was the backlash stated in the talent[1]. In summary, the longer the user keeps the technique on, the more the backlash becomes.

Chesces had already noticed that Sygrart's strength was waning. He decided that they should then hold on rather than retreating. The longer they last, the more the backlash on Sygrart. If it accumulates to a specific amount, the talent would deactivate itself and there would be a weakened boss left for slaughter. If things could get any worse for Sygrart, he would actually die immediately.

It had been almost a minute since Drunken Hog had died and during this time, Chesces, geared in Kylian's spells and buffs, had managed to play the role of an MT and with Fudo's assistance which helped him a lot. A lot of injuries here and there but Chesces didn't mind that much. As a 'false Mt', it was already amazing that he could still stand.

Due to the fact that he had to keep his total focus on his battle, he wasn't able to spare a glance at the other ongoing battles and hence didn't see Sato finish off Riddled Tree.

"Damn. You. This daddy will make you pay." Chesces didn't bring shame to his nickname as the 'Sly devil' as he tried using words to destabilise the boss' mental state. Sometimes having intellect isn't so good. Even though Sygrart had intelligence, in the eyes o f Chesces, he was just a 7 year old with a little more smarts. Knowing that Sygrart would be pressing for time due to the after-effects of his talent, Chesces decided to use his words to through Sygrart's caution away and force him to make more mistakes.

" Daddy wants you roasted [Greater Fireball]" Fudo yelled as he pushed his hands forward, propelling the fireball towards Sygrart.

*Boom*

Conjuring a barrier, Sygrart used it to block the attack causing a small explosion. After the debris had settled, Sygrart was spotless as usual however, the shield had already began to show cracks. This hadn't happened before and it stood to prove that Sygrart was indeed getting weaker.

'We still have a chance.'

"[Triple Shot]"

A voice sounded out from behind them.

Before Sygrart could deactivate the barrier, 3 arrows had already made their way towards him. The first arrow moved a little bit ahead of the rest while the other two were pretty much at the same speed. It didn't take long for the two sides to collide with one another but this time around, the barrier broke upon contact with the first arrow. That arrow had also ended up in a bad shape but it didn't matter as they were 2 more left.

Sygrart was still stunned at the destruction of the barrier that by the time he regained his senses, the 2nd and 3rd arrow were literally right in front of him.

"Hmph." With a harrumph, a few layers of shields formed between him and the arrows.

While Sygrart's attention was focused on the arrows, he didn't seem to notice the rogue figure running towards him. Dream Tiger and Fudo also kept him busy with their long range attacks that by the time Sygrart got infuriated, the sneaky figure behind had struck out.

"Mountain slash." Sato muttered softly as he swung his blade right at Sygrart's back. With the advantage of a surprise attack and Sygrart letting its guard down and focusing on the other players, Sato's sword was able to deliver a clean hit on him, bringing a change to its HP.

"Krawww!!!" -32 (473/735…5% increase to attributes.)

As Sygrart turned to face Sato, Chesces had suddenly appeared behind it again(which was it's initial front). Sato, on the other hand, had retreated quite some distance.

"Die!" Chesces hacked with the [Chop] skill activated.

"Krawww!!!" -40 (433/735)

This time, the hit was also successful since the pain from Sato's attack had successfully attracted its attention and his concentration was focused on finding for Sato.

This time around, Sygrart didn't turn around instinctively but swept its hand towards Chesces' spot before retreating away.

"Hehe. So you've finally realised how to play a mage class." Fudo mocked from the distance before using a regular fireball spell to attack. Dream tiger, who didn't want to be left out, also attacked the boss.

Under the onslaught of two pro players, Sygrart was forced to be on the defensive, using its barrier's to block the attack and only retaliating once in awhile.

At times, Chesces and Sato would try and close up the gap or sneak up to Sygrart and deliver attacks to its barrier which stood in the way and when they are lucky, their attacks would break through the barrier, thanks to the constant bombardment by the two long range players. Once their weapons had passed through the broken barrier, Sygrart would have no option than to engage in a melee battle with them.

Overall, Sygrart was truly terrible at melee battles despite his close range endeavors and so once the duo assaulted him at the same time, he was constantly forced backwards.

Normally the team wouldn't have been so successful but as Sygrart fought with them, the backlash increased and it began slightly affecting him, already reducing its ability beyond its original form and dropping it down from the grade of a level 7 elite to a level 7 common. For this team of pro experts, a level 7 common isn't so much of a big deal.

. . . .

In the main battlefield above, on which stood Arman Lagus of Riverdale Town, Bishop Enzo Giovanni, the Head Bishop of Riverdale's Cathedral, Deval, the strongest adventurer of Riverdale Town and their opponent, the Emissary.

Right now, the mountain could barely be recognized as thanks to their constant attacks and skills, there were tons of holes and craters. Part of the mountain had even been blown to bits with only rubble and gravel left behind.

Apart from the state of the mountain, the state of the warriors were also not looking too good. Although their men were already prevailing against the goblins, these three heavy hitters were having a very tough time with their opponent but they still held on as they were the only ones present who could hold him back. Arman and Bishop Enzo were looking in a much better state than Deval, who only held on thanks to the blessings from the priest.

Suddenly, Arman's eyes light up as he stared at the Emissary.

"It seems like you have nowhere to run to any longer. Am I right?"