Chapter 429 First Death! The Terror of a Hardcore Raid! (1/2)
Ooudamu slammed the palm of her hands together as water erupted from the ground creating 36 pillars in the process. These 36 pillars of water created a makes.h.i.+ft cage around the battlefield and surrounded the raid group from every direction.
The pillars then began to move counter-clockwise at a speed so great that it looked as if the water from each pillar had fused into a single ma.s.s. If one were looking at this phenomenon from the outside, it would resemble that of a giant cylinder screen made out of water.
As the pillars formed, the HP of four raid members started to rapidly fall. This put a great deal of pressure on the supporters to keep up with the abrupt HP loss of the affected raid members.
”This rate of healing is not sustainable!” Complex a.s.sault warned. It did not help that they were down one supporter due to Ooudamu taking control of Luna, but even if they had an extra supporter the result would remain unchanged.
The four members affected were losing 10% of their HP every 1 second. To make matters even worse, Halls—the main tank—was one of the affected targets!
A tank losing 10% of their max HP was the equivalent to a normal cla.s.s losing 20-30% of their max HP—or even more depending on the cla.s.s!
Halls frowned when he noticed his HP began to fall. Even if his HP was no small number, it meant nothing in the face of percentage-based damage! If Luna was one of the healers, then he could feel at ease. After all, they had been through life and death situations together. However, now, he could only place his fate in the hands of the Blue Oasis supporters and hope that they could keep up. Though, it did somewhat ease his mind that the supporters behind him were all skilled players given their position in a top 10 guild.
While Halls remained steadfast, one of the Blue Oasis members, Nidavellir, was able to locate the cause of the unexpected HP loss to certain members of the raid group.
”It is the effect of Aquatic Fever!” Nidavellir stated with a grim expression. He was one of the individuals who was targeted by Aquatic Fever. But, that was not the reason he located the source so quickly.
Since Nidavellir was a supporter, he had already prepared beforehand to check the battle logs the instant Ooudamu entered an enraged state. It was there that he discovered beside himself, Halls, Peaceful Chaos, and False Summit had been targeted by Aquatic Fever. From there, it did not take a genius to piece things together.
”Emberheart, Plays Two—Can either of you dispel it?!” Complex a.s.sault asked. He attempted to dispel the Aquatic Fever, but his skill did not affect it even though it was a B-ranked dispel skill.
”I already tried, however, it is no use!” Emberheart responded in a disappointed tone.
”Same here!” Plays Two replied. Unfortunately, Ooudamu did not give them much time to think before she made her next move.
”Sprite Magic: Water Approach - Aquatic Surge!” Ooudamu sounded as she released a horizontal wave of water that was approximately 4 meters in length. This water from the wave was compressed and folded into itself multiple times which made it so the outside was as sharp as any blade!
Woooos.h.!.+
The Aquatic Surge cut through Halls before it continued forward and struck four additional raid members who were in its path. Although Halls absorbed a large portion of the damage by taking it head-on, the members who were hit by the attack lost 50% or more of their HP!
Though before the wave could travel any further, Izroth swiftly appeared in front of it using Enhanced Instantaneous Movement. His stance matched the Second Sword Form: Returning Wave as he swung his sword outward to meet with the Aquatic Surge, activating the Sword Return effect of his second sword form.
Bang!
The pressure generated by the wave was ma.s.sive and caused Izroth to slide a few steps back when it made contact. But, after it lost its initial momentum, the wave suddenly shot back from where it originated. This time, however, its main target was Ooudamu!
If not for Izroth's quick reaction, the damage to the lower HP ranged players would not have been light when the Aquatic Surge made contact with the backline of the raid group. After all, the ranged players did not have as much HP as those who were melee. Not to mention, the supporters were already under enough stress dealing with the Aquatic Fever.
The members of the raid group were taken aback by Ooudamu's attack. It was the first time she used an offensive skill that was not from Luna's cla.s.s.
”What's going on? I thought she did not have any attack skills of her own!” Nidavellir stated.
”It seems her enraged state changed that fact! Everyone, remain alert, and do not get caught off guard a second time! Halls, prepare to switch with me!” Niflheim shouted. Given that Halls was losing too much HP per second from the Aquatic Fever, it would be safer for him who was unaffected to become the main tank.
”Got it!” Halls responded. Though he was reluctant to swap with Niflheim, even he knew that his HP could not take this type of percentage-based punishment during a raid boss' enraged state.
Since Ooudamu was now capable of using personal offensive magic, her danger level had risen tenfold! Naturally, it also increased the pressure on the supporters as they burned through their mana faster than desired. Considering the Aquatic Fever showed no signs of stopping or slowing down, and the fact that they had to deal with strong offensive magic—reserving their mana was the least of their worries.
But, just as Niflheim was about to switch with Halls and the raid group thought that things could not get any worse, they were confronted by a harsh reality.
〈Battle Alert: Player Tagz has been affected by Raid Boss Ooudamu's «Aquatic Fever»!〉
〈Battle Alert: Player Niflheim has been affected by Raid Boss Ooudamu's «Aquatic Fever»!〉
〈Battle Alert: Player Abstract has been affected by Raid Boss Ooudamu's «Aquatic Fever������!〉
〈Battle Alert: Player Sacred Blade has been affected by Raid Boss Ooudamu's «Aquatic Fever»!〉
Four additional members of the raid group were effected by Aquatic Fever and started to lose 10% of their HP every second. Their misfortune also took a wild turn when Niflheim, their other tank, was targeted by it. Now, both tanks were being mercilessly drained of their HP!
The facial expression of the supporters darkened when this took place. With this many targets being affected by Aquatic Fever, it was time to make a difficult choice.