Episode 191 Week 9 Midterm Exam (15)
“Kuaaaah—!”
The Alpha Ogre rushed towards the lead troopers as soon as they emerged through the portal.
It seemed like the lightning thrown by Song Cheon-hye really caught the bastard’s attention.
Alpha approaches at a terrifying speed, shaking the axis.
Even after seeing him, the leadership’s response was calm and quick.
The close range classes quickly form a line and face the bastard.
The wall faces the log that Alpha is swinging at, and stretches out its sword.
– Bam!
The logs shattered and flew around with a loud noise.
Although the wall was also thrown back by the impact, it regained its composure and continued the fight as if nothing had happened.
– Kwarung!
Song Cheon-hye began to direct the vanguard members while continuing to throw lightning bolts.
“I will cut it slowly without pushing myself too hard.”
“A boss-level ogre and a blood bomb squad have joined. Be more careful.”
Then, I naturally handed over command to Song Cheon-hye, because my reputation is still not very good.
From their perspective, I must be some unheard-of 600-point scorer.
So, for now, rather than stepping forward and causing a backlash, it would be better to leave it to Song Cheon-hye, who is also very capable in the leadership team.
Of course, we had already told them in advance exactly what to do against Alpha.
In short, it’s something like a dark curtain.
“Kuaaaah!”
As the log broke, the Alpha Ogre swung its two limbs, striking and kicking the humans around it.
It is neutralized by avoiding it with melee attacks,
Following this, prosecutors Han So-mi, Ko Hyeon-woo, and Geum Jo-han jump up and swing their swords.
– Crunch!
Shallow stab wounds continue to appear on the bastard’s upper body.
The ranged classes attacked the enemy from behind while supporting the melee classes.
Park Na-ri continuously pours recovery magic over a wide area.
Kwak Ji-cheol and Jeong Su-ji continue to hold the guy back with vines and mud.
With twenty of them attached to him, the Alpha Ogre, who had been running around like an angry buffalo, was finally tied down in one place.
Of course, the previously inserted Hyun-eum-ok-maji will also play a big role here.
Additionally, the cold is gradually spreading throughout the bastard’s body, so we will have the advantage as time goes on.
But it is still too early to be optimistic.
‘Because there are two phases left.’
The difficulty of a boss raid changes significantly at certain points, which is expressed as moving to the next ‘phase’.
In the case of the Alpha Ogre, when its health drops below a certain level, it lets out a loud roar, and the second phase begins after that.
This 2nd phase was very tricky, so we needed as much support as possible.
Once we enter Phase 2, we need to finish the alpha as quickly as possible.
‘Because we’ll be at a disadvantage right away.’
So how can we kill this guy quickly?
The goal is to inflict as much damage as possible before moving on to the next phase, that is, before the bastard starts roaring.
I took out the [Paralysis Scroll].
Then Song Cheon-hye quickly exchanged glances with me and gave instructions.
“I am using a paralysis scroll! Everyone, get ready.”
Then he asked me a question in a sly manner,
“… … How many seconds does that stop?”
The effect of the Paralyzing Scroll is to stop the target for a certain period of time.
The duration varies depending on the target’s individual values.
For example, for the Decapitator Goblin, between 15 and 20 seconds.
Ogre doesn’t last 5 seconds.
Then, the berserk Alpha Ogre,
“It won’t take more than two seconds.”
“All right.”
If it’s long, … and if it’s short, it’s short.
You have to make the most of those two seconds.
“Kwaaah!”
Jo Byeok met Alpha’s fist with his own.
With a loud bang, the wall collapsed.
But before Alpha could make his next move, I stepped forward and ripped open the paralyzing scroll.
– Paaaaat—!
A bright light burst out and took hold of him.
Alpha, frozen in a state of flashing light.
Then, the twenty people surrounding him each displayed the best skills they had.
A tiger that cuts its claws like a single ray of light,
Go Hyun-woo’s clear stream, softly focused,
Han So-mi’s cold and sharp sword spirit,
Hong Yeon-hwa’s fire arrow flying like a phoenix,
Song Cheon-hye’s bold lightning,
– Kwakwakwakwa—!
After the skills swept through, the Alpha Ogre’s entire body was covered in wounds, with not a single healthy spot left.
His only remaining eye was hit by a calligrapher’s sniper shot and became blind.
At the same time, the effect of the paralysis scroll ran out.
The man whose paralysis had been lifted staggered for a moment, then took a deep breath and opened his mouth wide.
and,
“Koooooooo—!!”
He roared with all his might.
The high-pitched sound that seemed to pierce the eardrums rang out repeatedly, and everyone was momentarily overwhelmed by the guy’s spirit.
Of course, his intention was not to overwhelm his enemies.
– Thud, thud, thud,
– Thud, thud, thud,
The sound of heavy footsteps approaching quickly.
It’s not hard to guess that the source of the sound is an ogre.
To make matters worse, the sound of footsteps was not the only one.
From the left, from the right, and from the back.
The only ones we have identified so far are three ogres, but there’s no guarantee that this will be the end.
‘Phase 2 begins.’
Alpha’s roar had the effect of gathering all of his kindred in the area.
From phase 2 onwards, you will have to deal with multiple ogres, including Alpha, at the same time.
If you fight them all at once, you obviously have no chance of winning.
‘We have no choice but to fight them individually.’
So, as I told you, Song Cheon-hye quickly dispersed the people.
“I’ll divide it into 4, 4, 6, 6.”
Song Cheon-hye immediately designates two teams of four and two teams of six.
A four-person team usually includes the leading members, and a six-person team includes relatively less skilled members such as Baek Jun-seok, Kwak Ji-cheol, and Shin Byeong-cheol.
After sending the three teams in three directions, only six people were left to deal with Alpha.
Me, Go Hyun-woo, Jo Byeok, Song Cheon-hye, Hong Yeon-hwa, and Seo Ye-in.
This is a combination that I have a strong breath in.
This was the best way to wrap things up.
“Kurrrrrr… … .”
The Alpha Ogre stumbled and turned to face us.
Even though he was blind and couldn’t see anything, he seemed to sense it with his monster-like instincts and sense of smell.
Jo Byeok and Go Hyun Woo stepped forward and said a few words to each other.
“This is how we get to see each other’s skills. I wish it had been a competition.”
“Haha, I agree. Let’s just survive for now. If we survive, there will be plenty of opportunities to compete, right?”
“… … I see.”
The corners of Jo Byeok’s expressionless mouth curled up just a little.
The two of them fixed their gazes on Alpha again, and without saying a word, they kicked the ground.
“Kuaaaah!”
As the two quickly approached, Alpha instinctively took a stride and swung both arms.
The first arm is changed by Ko Hyun-woo’s trajectory with a straight line, and the second arm is struck to the side by Jo Byeok’s long stroke.
– Kwakwakwang!
Meanwhile, I took back the command that I had briefly handed over to Song Cheon-hye.
And he sends instructions to the three in the back row.
“Let’s finish up. I’ll hold you still so you can’t move.”
“All right.”
“okay.”
Song Cheon-hye raises one hand as if pointing to the sky.
The electric current generated at the fingertips shoots up into the sky one after another.
– Gulp,
The dark clouds above my head are increasingly electrified and start to thunder.
“… … .”
Hong Yeon-hwa also began to draw a Fire Pillar magic circle at Alpha’s feet.
A large circle is filled with geometric shapes and letters and glows red.
– Bang! Bang!
The calligrapher was positioned a little further away, and was doggedly sniping, aiming only for Alpha’s heart.
I couldn’t just sit still either, so I joined the ranks.
Adds more restraint to keep the Alpha Ogre from leaving his position.
By inserting dark clouds, the shock received by Jo Byeok and Go Hyun Woo is reduced.
Every time Alpha tries to take a step forward, it is pushed back with Windforce.
– Boom! Boom!
“Kuaaaah!”
As this was repeated, the bastard seemed to have figured out who was the most annoying.
The punches and kicks that were evenly distributed among the three people in the front line were aimed squarely at me.
‘I would appreciate it if you gave it to me like this.’
I wasn’t the one who would be there, so I walked around the bastard with a thieving pace and circled him with great ease.
After playing tag with Alpha for a while, the dark clouds in the sky became filled with electricity and even lightning, and the red magic circle on the ground was also completed.
Song Cheon-hye shouted from behind.
“Okay. Get out!”
The three of us launched our attacks simultaneously and then distanced ourselves.
The next moment, a pillar of lightning descended from the sky,
From the ground, pillars of fire shot up and met each other.
[Summon Heavenly Punishment]
[Fire Pillar]
– Crackle crackle-!!
– Kwaaaaaaa-!!
We watched it from a distance.
Prepare the following skills so you can resume battle with him at any time.
Fortunately, however, that didn’t seem to be necessary.
The magic of Song Cheon-hye and Hong Yeon-hwa has faded, and in the middle of the area, it has become a scorched earth as if a bomb had been dropped.
Alpha Ogre was still in the middle of it all.
“Krrrrrrr… … .”
My body moved weakly as if I was barely holding on to my lifeline,
– Bang-!
Finally, the calligrapher’s sniper shot hit the heart.
With that, Alpha’s body slowly tilted backwards and he landed on the ground with a heavy thud.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Everyone was staring at him in silence.
He looked like he couldn’t believe he had taken that guy down.
But as reality gradually dawns on me, I let out a sigh of relief.
Hong Yeon-hwa and Song Cheon-hye each said a word.
“Okay, I got it… … !”
“I did it… … !”
– Kukukung,
At that moment, a loud noise rang out from afar, waking everyone up.
Even though we’ve taken down the most powerful Alpha, the ogres he’s summoned remain.
To ensure safety, we must take them down.
Song Cheon-hye suggested.
“Let’s divide it into two again.”
“That would be nice.”
We split into groups of two and three and ran out.
However, the other two teams ran quickly, and Seo Ye-in and I were unable to start.
“why?”
“0%… … .”
It seems that the battery of the sloth has run out due to the continuous fierce fighting.
I had no choice but to turn my back to the calligrapher.
“Let’s catch one more ogre, no, two more, and rest. Get on board for now.”
“… … .”
The calligrapher rode on my back and put his arms around my neck.
I kicked the ground in that state.
* * *
“Grrrrr… … .”
Unable to withstand the ogre’s onslaught, he fell to the ground.
– Swaaaah-
There are no more loud noises or heavy footsteps, only the sound of pouring rain.
The one I just knocked down was the last one.
As if to add further assurance, a notification message appeared in the corner of my vision.
[Main Quest 1] (Completed)
[Settlement begins.]
