52 Steel Determination (2/2)

Shesmu looked at the flying doll and slashed at it while it was in the air, throwing it off balance.

”Ninety!”

Shesmu looked at Leo from the corner of his eyes and barked his orders. With just one look, he was able to identify that Leo already killed his target and was ready for the next. Shesmu then refocused on the boss, who was on his knees, ready to stand up.

Shesmu raised his sword and took a one-handed stance. His sword was pointing at the monster ready to strike. The doll which was at its knees dashed at Shesmu, expecting a clash with his sword. However, Shesmu was fated to disappoint it.

Shesmu turned his right leg and dodged the boss' charge. He then plunged his sword in its side before following up with a kick, pushing the monster half a meter. The monster was barely holding on its balance when Shesmu followed with a flurry of strikes. Then, with one backstep, Shesmu dodged the retaliation strike of Greater Doll.

”Nineteen, twenty-nine, sixty-nine!”

Shesmu took this opportunity to give out the remaining numbers. Due to the ferocity of the boss, he barely had the time to catch his breath.

Kazumi was holding the aggro of number nineteen when he heard the order that Shesmu declared. With one swift slash to the neck, he was able to finish off the doll. By this point, he already damaged it enough to be killed with one strike the moment Shesmu gives out his order. Leo and Amaterasu did the same with their respective monsters.

In the meantime, Shesmu was blocking the Greater Steel Doll's attacks, waiting for his cooldowns to be back. Leo, Kazumi, and Amaterasu immediately dashed in to help Shesmu. None of their cooldowns were down, so they immediately poured all of their skills on the boss.

Greater Steel Doll

HP: 18500/50000

After the flurry of attacks that it received, the Greater Doll was on one knee. All of its limbs were damaged from the downpour of slashes and hacks, leaving it defenseless. Looking at this scene, Shesmu decided to put it out of its misery.

”Guys, focus the head. That's its weak point.”

The doll's core was in its head, and thus that was its weak point. After Shesmu pointed out this fact, the trio battered the poor doll with one strike after the other. The boss tried to defend itself, however, Shesmu blocked all of its counterattacks.

Half a minute of hacking and the boss was still alive. Leo was about to attack it another time when the doll blocked it with its claws. This time, it was way too fast for even Shesmu to react.

Black and red energy engulfed the boss giving it an ominous aura. Finally berserk, Shesmu thought. He was waiting for the boss to become berserk so that all of his damage to the critical area is further multiplied by 1.5 on top of the normal double multiplier.

CrossSlash

Black and green energy covered Shesmu's sword. That same energy that shaved off an eighth of its health at the start of the fight was now caused by terror for the Greater Steel Doll. Black and red energy focused on the doll's feet before it disappeared from the party's view in a flash.

Dash

The moment the doll teleported away was the moment Shesmu teleported to its new location. It was a scene out of a nightmare. The black and green energy covering the Shesmu's sword triggered the doll's self-preservation mechanism. It needed to escape but all routes were sealed.

The sword slashed down like heavenly thunder from the skies. The sword slashed horizontally then vertically, forming a cross on the doll's body before it was cut down and fell apart.