Chapter 202 – The Eighth Wave Boss (2/2)

While busily commanding the battle, Rosethorn saw Ice Witch’s situation. She thought for a bit and ordered, “One hundred rogues set out to assist Guild Master Ice in killing the boss. Do not be afraid to die. Every level you lose will be rewarded with corresponding compensation.”

The boss watched Ice With with cold eyes, not taking any action. However, the dozen guards around it screamed and rushed toward the girl while waving their weapons.

“Frost Dance!” Ice Witched gritted her teeth and unleashed this super skill. Countless snowflakes and ice swords appeared, filling up a large area in front of her in a frigid white ambiance.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Snowflakes and ice swords spun at the monsters within the skill’s range. In just a few seconds, all of the monsters’ health plummeted by half.

“Haah!” With a cry, Ice Witch directly charged through the guards to attack the boss.

Slightly raising its head, the boss refused to move far from its stationary position and only raised its spear to attack. With a cling, the spear and sword collided. The boss still sat in its seat elegantly while Ice Witch was forced to retreat several steps from the force of the collision, barely managing to stop.

“It’s too strong!” Not just Fatty, everyone who had focused their attention on the conflict was appalled. They were all well aware of how powerful Ice Witch was from her confrontation with the Stone Puppet King. Yet, this boss was able to force her to fall back with a slight gesture of its hand repeatedly. Just how high is its level?

Knocking back Ice Witch in the first clash, the boss urged its mount, a Horse Specter, forward. Like a ghost, the black horse trod soundlessly toward Ice Witch.

Clang. Ice Witch raised her sword to parry the boss’s strike. Continuing to pull back from the enemy’s sudden attack, she was too startled to cast a single skill.

Swish. Ice Witched turned her body to slay a mob that was sneaking up on her. Then, she began to move, intending to find an opening to ambush the boss.

“Guild master, we’re coming!” When the rogues approached in Stealth, Ice Witch’s eyes glittered.

“Encircle the boss and use Reckless Blow at the same time. The alliance will compensate you if your level drops.”

Bam! Bam! Under the onlookers’ surprised eyes, one rogue after another revealed themselves from Stealth and bravely began a suicidal group attack.

Reckless Blow could deploy 100% to 300% of the user’s attack at the price of half their HP. When roughly a hundred rogues charged forth at once, even the boss couldn’t hold them all back no matter how strong it was.

Some of the rogues were one-shot before they could reach the boss; others died from its counter-attack after their strike connected. As for the lucky ones, they safely retreated after a successful attack and got ready for the next. After the first round, all that survived was a little over a dozen rogues, while the boss’s health only dropped by a tenth.

“Ice Dragon Break!” Grasping the chance given to her, Ice Witch swung her longsword. A chilling gale screamed as an ice dragon materialized from thin air and tightly coiled around the boss.

“Grraaaaaaah!” The ever silent boss suddenly let out a booming roar. A black halo spread outward from its body and dispersed the cold air and directly melted away the ice dragon. Shockingly, Ice Witch’s skill was dissolved just like that.

Whoosh. The boss jabbed its spear at Ice Witch with terrifying force, the latter squinting her eyes. The instant the spear reached her, her longsword gently tapped the spear’s tip while the ice swordsman leaped forth, as graceful as a butterfly.

“Well done!” The onlookers praised with thunderous applause.

“Ambush!”

“Deadly Poison!”

The remaining ten-odd rogues made their move together, wanting to either dizzy or poison the boss.

Booom! The Horse Specter suddenly reared back before stomping its hooves on the ground. All the rogues were knocked out of their hidden state with a dizzy mark above their heads.

Pff pff pff. The boss withdrew its spear, then thrust out again. In a movement similar to a snake, the spear impaled through all of the rogues’ bodies, insta-killing them amidst a beautiful blood splatter.

“Frozen Strike!” Ice Witch stomped her feet against a monster, using the momentum to leap across the air. With a shout, she swung her sword.

“So beautiful,” Fatty gaped, not noticing the streak of saliva streaming down from his mouth. He only looked up dumbly at the soaring Ice Witch above.

Kaah… The boss stiffened, and a layer of ice froze it in the blink of an eye. As her attack finally connected, Ice Witch heaved a sigh of relief and wanted to kill it quickly with this chance. However, all of a sudden, an intense black miasma radiated from the boss’s body, followed by a series of cracking noise. In a matter of seconds, the boss broke out from the ice block.

At this moment, the boss’s guards flocked over to their leader and began to attack Ice Witch.