13 Book 3 Chapter 9 (2/2)
In response, the boss focused on Peter. Both miniguns and a shotgun forced him back, but even that wasn't enough to wound him. Though he could no longer attack, he significantly reduced the pressure on his allies.
Eboni pounced forward, her massive body slamming into the red energy shield. Cracks spread across the barrier as she swiped and bit with wild abandon.
Miraculously, Zhen Hu flew in the air. His berserk skill was similar to Peter's in that it focused on speed, although the element was wind, not lightning. Zhen Hu flew around the boss from a distance, wind coiling around his arms. The physical strength of his body infused into the air around him. With every punch, wind blasted towards the boss, leaving cuts across its body.
Olivia's shadow clones wrapped around the boss's legs and squeezed, slowing it. Sharp tendrils rose from the shadows and slashed relentlessly.
Amara bombarded the boss from afar, her damage shockingly high. With the boss focused on Jason and Peter, she was able to unleash the terrifying firepower of a mage.
Underneath the robot, Shenlong's spear stabbed out. He followed the boss as it moved, targeting the same spot every time, a joint between its leg and body. The dexterity required to accomplish this was extraordinary. To attack the same spot hundreds of times while the boss was moving was no easy feat.
Not long after, the moment he was waiting for arrived. The metal joint broke off, leaving the only remaining connection a handful of wires.
”Leave it to me!” Cheslov appeared at Shenlong's side. He planted his foot on the ground and swung his warhammer with both hands, sending the boss's leg flying. The tip of the leg embedded itself a foot into the ceiling.
The boss groaned as it fell over, no longer able to support itself. Even better, it crushed a minigun and plasma beam underneath the weight of its body.
The difficulty of the fight dropped drastically. Now that they didn't have to pay as much attention to defense, the damage the boss took skyrocketed. Soon, its health fell to twenty percent.
”Phase two, incoming!” Ebba warned from behind her abomination.
Everyone backed off, caution long since baked into their very being. A phase change was always a serious matter, even more so on a new monster.
The boss deactivated its weapons and shields as hundreds of holes opened up all over its body.
”Seriously?” Roy gasped from behind Ebba's abomination, a thought forming in his head.
Small barrels, no larger than a finger, sprouted out from the holes. Thousands of energy beams shot out in every direction, leaving hardly any room to dodge.
Shenlong instantly deduced what the best decision to make was. ”Form up behind the abomination! We charge as one!”
An abomination was a meatshield. It might be the slowest undead to exist, but it more than made up for it with its health pool. By using the abomination as cover, Jason and his companions slowly approached the boss. Unfortunately, while Tank's Rejuvenating Water's healing was percentage-based, the abomination was an undead. Healing spells would only wound it.
By the time they were next to the boss, the abomination had dispersed into light. Jason took over, trying to absorb as much damage as possible. Shenlong and Peter both excelled in swift attacks, so they cut down as many beams as they could. With all three working together, the pressure the rest of the team faced was nearly nonexistent.
In a short while, the boss let out a mechanical groan before disappearing in a flash of light. Loot littered the floor, an amount equivalent to a raid boss.
”We got a jackpot!” Roy shouted with glee.