66 Chapter 67 (1/2)

Everyone took out a few recovery food on their backpacks and started eating. Its already five minutes since they have rested but I still made them rest. I made Leona scout around with Lina and luckily, there are no more enemies left around, leaving only the first boss. I sat down with them on the cold jungle floor.

Just like a real jungle, insects crawl on the ground and big roots from the massive trees erect from the ground. The trees also covered the entire canopy, making the sky entirely covered, causing the place to be darker due to the absence of sunlight. Still, it was still a jungle and life still lingers beneath those thick leaves. As I was observing around Harmless Sparrow approached me and sit besides me.

”You really are something are you,” Harmless Sparrow smiled as she sips the beverage on the cup in which I have no idea, but from what I can smell, it smells like cocoa.

I did not respond, I just stared out of the canopy, looking for anything to look.

”We never expected that this dungeon run is so dangerous that we almost felt like we are really facing death here,” Harmless Sparrow look on her comrades before sighing.

”If I have not relinquished the leadership to you, we would have not lasted here. Those enemies are just too dangerous,” she looked at me before creasing her brows, ”But still, you didn't panic and instead, saved us from all of those phenomenas that was really unexpected. How did you grasp the things that fast?”

I frowned but that is not revealed since I am wearing a mask. Still, that made me troubled, she really is able to perceive that slight things.

”I just adapted to the situation of course, I never taken the dungeon I entered lightly like most of you do,” I said seriously.

”Of course, you are confident. Your class is a Versatile. Many already knows your class and your name but no one have seen you personally and talked personally except us. I don't know if you made contact with other players but from the way you work, I guessed that you didn't have much interactions to the players,” she said calmly.

I smiled wryly. That is one of the reasons. The second reason is due to the god tier weapon of mine. I know that my class is a Jack of All Trades so naturally, to avoid being called ”Master of None”, I have to be Master of All Trades instead.

”Oh yeah, from the battles earlier, you are using a Magic Knight play style accompanied by Magician skills right? I also saw a few skills from Swordsman class earlier. I never knew you could use it like that!” Harmless Sparrow perked up.

”Yeah, I was indeed more on Magic Knight play style right now but since Swordsman and Magician skills are very useful too for a Magic Knight, I decided to use that kind of playstyle instead,” I said though from what I said, it only contained half the truth due to the reason that I have been using all classes for my own though that will remain a secret. No players can know this since I work alone.

”I see, I wish I could also do that but I know being a Versatile also suffers from EXP reduction. That is too hard for me and I might stagnate. If I have your skills, I might reconsider becoming a Versatile,” she said as she sighed.

After that, Harmless Sparrow was silent and did not speak anymore. I stood up and unsheathed my sword before facing the road where the door made out from vines are located.

”Finish all of those snacks you are eating, we need to proceed to the boss room,” I said to them.

Everyone perked up after hearing ”boss room”. I just chuckled. In my perspective, those enthusiasm is not enough to beat up the first boss. However, I can see from their movements earlier that they can do better as long as there is a guide. I am currently their guide for now but I am not sure if they can quickly follow my instructions for the first boss.

Everyone walk with large strides. Bosses were easy to find in the wild but you would be competing with other players. Dungeon diving is the best one to find bosses without fear of stealing your loot. Before we opened the door, I looked at everyone first. Everyone has been giddy and already held their weapons tight, afraid that they will act late. I nodded before pushing the door made with vines. I have no idea how these vines became a door in a jungle. The boss room was made by a big cave-like structure but from what I can see, it was really big to be considered as a normal cave, it was like a rock being hollowed out purposely. And just as expected, the boss was staying in the center of the hollowed out cave.

”Illusionary Poison Flower Sprite”

Level 45

HP: ?/?

Attribute: Darkness, Plant, Poison

This boss was rather hard to deal with. But I already made arrangements to that with the players I wanted to have played with. All of those skills will work until the last boss in this dungeon which made me want to clear the dungeon as soon as possible.

Though the name of the boss mentioned a sprite, it won't appear until its HP fell to half. If the Sprite Appears, this means that the boss has already entered the Half HP state. The boss is a huge flower that almost looked like a Rafflesia Flower that was only in its closed form and budding version. Its roots are all around the the dungeon so that means, this boss” entire domain is the boss room we are in right now. Since our only tank is Ferventure who is a Holy Knight, he is the one leading the team forward as he steeled his body. Though Holy Knights are considered tanks, they are still inferior to Paladins which could be considered as the ”wall” of the party.

”Ferventure, cast Holy Iron Body and prepare to cast the Sanctuary of the Sick skill.Leona and Lina prepare for support! Disrupt any attacks that are aimed at us besides Ferventure. Be sure to avoid too much aggro when attacking. Everyone else, stand behind Ferventure and prepare. We will launch our attacks once Flaming Cutie throws the Smoke Bomb. After that, unleash all of your range skills!” I commanded.

Everyone nodded. I already planned out everything. Since I am the party leader, I was the one holding the liberty to check the skills of the party members though your party members can't check what is your skills. I already memorized all of their available skills so I won't mistake and voice out a skill that they have yet to learn.

Around one meter on the Aggro range of the boss did I signal Flaming Cutie.

”Throw it!”

Flaming Cutie swiftly pulled out a small bomb about the size of a tennis ball and throws it on the ground that produces smokescreen and covers us. The purpose of the smokescreen is to delay its reaction after entering the Aggro boss range. That way, a few seconds of the delay is enough to deal a decent amount of damage that can help out for later use. Ferventure quickly postured himself hard and quickly shouted with a wild expression.

”Holy Iron Body!”

His whole body shines grey before he returned to normal but he is now radiating the buffed out person. Holy Iron Body resists all of the status effects inflicted and also adds huge amount of Defense that can help tank out. This skill has a duration of 10 minutes but that is already enough to tank out.

”Now!”

I shouted and everyone unleashed their skills. Pooshy is a cleric but that doesn't mean that she can't attack with magic. She cast Holy Meteor, a tier 2 skill of Cleric that is used to attack. Its a pity she had yet to learn the tier 5 skill, Might of Caduceus otherwise, it was a already strong enough to inflict lots of damage. Izzzie used his skill to call Plant Eater Bees, a skill specifically used against plant type monsters. Moreover, it was long range so it was very effective. Flaming Cutie used Knife Shot, a throwing knife skill. Though it was considered as long range, it was very limited so it was only used for stealth kills, but since I want all long ranged attacks, she also used it without hesitation so that she can contribute. Harmless Sparrow used Flame Wave. Though it was considered as a long range skill, it was still an AOE skill and since its target only amounted to one, its damage was reduced. Great thing is, it still made a decent amount of damage. I shoot a few Fireballs skills on the boss and since Fireball only has 5 seconds cool down, I can spam Fireball very fast after its cool down but those damage is considered very measly. I don't want to rely on it. The only thing we do is for it to attack.

The boss shook and it quickly raised its tentacles and lash out to everyone. But since Ferventure stands in the way, he is the one being hit by the attacks.

”Urgh!” Ferventure endured the pain. Even though it was considered as Virtual Reality, pain is still something available in the game and the Alternate World emphasize pain with 50% pain amplification making it more dangerous and hard for players who are cowards in pain. The most troublesome fact is that the Tanks always feared this path so many tanks are increasing their defense in order to endure the pain of the lashes. They had no choice, this is the job of their classes.

Pooshy quickly cast heal on Ferventure. The damage was big due to the gap of level. Anyway, I never expected them to bring huge damages into the boss. Me and my followers can do the job, they will focus on support.

The attacks hit the boss but it was really evident that their damage are so measly.

”Okay, everyone, just support once in a while, your level is so miniscule that the damages you made is so small and cannot beat up the boss. Let me handle on dwindling the HP and all of you deal the final blow!” I ordered.