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Chapter 157
”Would muffins really be considered candy?” James couldn't help but ask. It was literally one of the only thoughts that flowed through his mind, amongst the other streams of thought trying to process what in the name of DCO he was watching. A portal had opened above the secret boss, the same color as the light brown energy flowing from his fist, and a moment later, a portly humanoid figure, with a muffin for a head, appeared. The rest of his body was human in appearance, and he was clothed as James figured a stereotypical baker should be, complete with the large white hat, atop his muffin head.
”Eh,” Rue waived a hand, making the bag of gumdrops disappear from her clutches, replaced with a muffin. She took a bite out of it, chewing thoughtfully, before she turned her attention back to James. ”Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if there was an upgrade that allowed the secret boss to summon something outside of the realm of just candy. Probably has to do with the realm of sweet treats instead.” She shrugged. ”You should know by now not to question things in DCO.”
She had a very good point. No matter how much James read about DCO, and how much he tried to learn through the forums, the core chat, and just looking at all his own unlocked features, there was no telling what DCO would throw at him next. The game just seemed to be endlessly evolving and changing. He could only imagine how much time must have gone into creating it.
Following the summoning of The Muffin Man, the secret boss battle began once again anew. The Perfect Cognivore, utilizing his cloaking ability, was launching harpoon attacks all around The Candy Man and his new summon. However, the Muffin Man definitely seemed to be a trump card for BLANKs secret boss.
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While the Candy Man was taking the brunt of the attacks from James's boss, The Muffin Man actually summoned a massive oven, and began baking up treats. Every minute, the oven would ding, and 13 muffin mobs would leap out. James had watched half a dozen batches already appear, and run off around the duo, before burrowing into the ground.
Meanwhile, The Candy Man had reclaimed his candy cane axe, and was simply watching, intently, for the next sign of the attack from the Perfect Cognivore. An army of gumdrop slimes hopped along in all directions as well, seeking out their target. The moment they caught The Cognivore, James had a feeling his secret boss would not be able to escape unscathed. And the damned Candy Man, seemed to have an extremely high armor rating. James figured BLANK had really buffed his Secret Boss's traits, in order to make him nigh impossible to bring down with both physical and magical attacks. It was highly possible the whole point of the massive boss was to create a gumdrop army to overwhelm adventurers. It wouldn't be the first time James had encountered a boss that did just that.
”Struggle all you want chap.” The Perfect Cognivore's voice growled from behind The Candy Man, followed by two harpoons. ”Your efforts will just make my victory sweeter.”
James facepalmed with his tentacles, while Rue broke out in laughter. While the Terminus generally avoided puns, James knew his pixie had been trying to get the AI to adopt them. She told the second-floor boss AI that it was a necessary staple of a Dungeon Core, that puns were important, harkening back to the glory days of Divine Dungeons. This was apparently the result of her goading.
The Candy Man grinned, sweetly, into the space around him. As he did, the oven once again dinged, and another baker's dozen of muffins leapt out of the oven, rushing off onto the battlefield. A split second later, a loud eruption suddenly shook the earth, and James starred in awe and horror to see The Perfect Cognivore, suddenly visible, standing in a crater, covered in muffin remains.
”Too many sweets can lead to cavities.” The Candy Man said, as he chuckled. His bolos followed his laugher, flying rapidly towards The Perfect Cognivore. James's secret boss swatted at the weapon with his massive, Chainsword tail. However, the revving weapon failed to cut the taffy, instead getting junked up by the gummy candy. The weight of the three jawbreakers pulled The Perfect Cognivore's tail violently towards the ground, trapping him in place.