Chapter 10
The new and improve Spider Queen was able to easily defeat the tanks now. Each grazes from her metallic hair counted as an attack and di an insane amount of damage. Not to mention that once you were on the ground the Spider Queen would attempt to crush your head into a meat paste.
Jose clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Well, seems we're just going to have to hope that the Noob Killers guild isn't that weak as of now. Granted, we still want a few of them to die, a majority would be desirable. However, we also want them to do the majority of the work for us."
"Alright," The group nodded before getting behind Jose and keeping close to the wall. They didn't want to be spotted by the Noob Killers guild, otherwise, they'll get a volley of attacks thrown at them in an instant, especially by the mage leader who was already displeased by his missed attacks from earlier.
Back on the battlefield, Beelzebub was currently at the front, slas.h.i.+ng his sword into the Spider Queen's legs panting heavily. Whenever the Spider Queen would attempt to attack him, he would narrow dodge to the side, barely sc.r.a.ping through the attacks before swinging his sword once again with the momentum from twisting his body and slas.h.i.+ng deeper into the carapace.
Currently, the Archers were in charge of dealing with the smaller Spider Queen's Guardians as the Mages may accidentally awaken a few more. Fortunately, they were now clearing them out swiftly without many difficulties as the number gradually decreased. A few of them died just before, however, with the a.s.sistance of a.s.sa.s.sins a majority of them managed to live through the attack.
The Mages were focusing their attacks on the Spider Queen. Volleys of Fireb.a.l.l.s and cold windy torrent tore through the air. Landing on the Spider Queen the Fireb.a.l.l.s exploded with great force, sometimes even shaking the Spider Queen's balance. Than the Icy Winds landed joints inside the legs started stiffening up, forcing the Spider Queen to reduce the amount of movement it can do.
Taking advantage of the situation, the Swordsmen and a.s.sa.s.sins increased their rate of attack. Slas.h.i.+ng through the legs of the Spider Queen since their blades don't have the ability to attack any higher as of now. However, once the legs were damaged enough the Spider Queen wasn't able to hold its own weight up and collapsed on the floor.
The Tanks, Swordsmen, and a.s.sa.s.sins rushed in to attack the head of the Spider Queen. The Mages cast Fireb.a.l.l.s from the back, they tore through the air to land on the Spider Queen's eyes while Icy Wind was cast onto the Spider Queen's legs, keeping them stiff and immobilised.
"Should we retreat for now?" Harrison asked curiously. The number of players that the Noob Killers guild possessed would still crush them easily if they were to get surrounded. He wondered if it would be a better idea to retreat for now and give Noob Killers the win for now.
"Nope, let's continue watching, I don't this is over just yet," Jose shook his head as he looked towards the screen in front of him. It showed the current condition of the Spider Queen who's health was currently down by 31%. If his theory wasn't wrong, the main reason as to why the difficulty is so high is due to the Spider Queen's second form.
In Second World, boss mobs possess a chance of having a first and second form, the latter being much rarer chances that are dependent on the difficulty of the raid. Jose judged that due to the high difficulty there's a likely chance of the Spider Queen possessing one last form.
Granted, he also wouldn't be surprised if the Spider Queen didn't. After all, for it to take 140 players to finish the raid comfortably would mean that the dungeon was still many times harder than the lower difficulty dungeons. Not to mention the Spider Queen did already transform once.
The Spider Queen's health continued to drop at a rapid rate, 1% every few seconds before it finally got below 10% and something happened. The Spider Queen's health shot up rapidly before halting at 50%, its carapace turned a bright but more intimidating shade of red as it radiates heat, melting the ice around its joints.
It stood back up, pus.h.i.+ng back a majority of the players close to it. Its front left leg rose high into the air, the Tanks on the ground swiftly scattered to avoid its attack. The Spider Queen's leg shot down and pierced the ground; the force from the attack
The leftover pods along the ceiling and walls changed colours, from their original black exterior it turned a deep, dark red. Cracks covered the sh.e.l.ls before heads started popping out. The spider no longer possessed any cute phase, its carapace was dark red, its body covered in a metallic fur as green poison oozed out its fangs. It didn't waste any time after hatching, immediately nibbling away at its sh.e.l.l, it only took a few seconds before the sh.e.l.l was gone and it was replaced by a metal tall spider.
The spiders crawled along the walls and leapt from the ceilings, immediately swarming the players that stood no chance. The Archers and Mages along the back were killed swiftly without much of a choice, it was simply too much with the spider horde numbering over 500.
"s.h.i.+t!" The Noob Killers guild leader shouted furiously, his sword slas.h.i.+ng through the spiders before he was gradually overrun with numbers. Similarly, the Tanks which only had large s.h.i.+elds were no match against the hundreds of spiders surrounding them. a.s.sa.s.sins lived a little longer before a volley of webs shot out from the hatchlings, latching onto the a.s.sa.s.sins' legs before dragging them back and swiftly finis.h.i.+ng them off.
"What the h.e.l.l is this?" Hayley asked with sunken eyes, she looked as though she had just seen a ghost. "How the h.e.l.l is anyone supposed to defeat this dungeon? Surely this is some kind of joke, right? The game developers couldn't have made this big of a mistake so early into the game, right?"
"They didn't make a mistake alright, this is entirely done on purpose, why else do you think it's so difficult?" Jose said with a sigh before standing up. "Granted, there's no point in hiding since the Noob Killers guild has already been wiped from the cave."
Walking out from behind the rock they immediately attracted the attention of the spiders. Their legs started to move quickly, tapping against the ground as they made their way over. Jose held up his staff and cast Earthquake, causing the ground to shake violently before cracks began appearing in the ground beneath the spiders. Some of the spiders' legs were caught between the cracks which caused them to trip over. However, through sheer number along it looked as though Jose's attack did nothing.
"Tsk, s.h.i.+t," Jose clicked his tongue in annoyance before turning to face the others. "Hayley, Maddy, Blake, and Dylan, you four are in charge of funnelling the spiders into one line in front of Harrison. Luke, you'll want to also stand directly behind Harrison and use Mighty Howl to really get the spiders' attention. Go!"
With the commands done the party swiftly got into formation. Harrison at the front of the group with Luke directly behind him. Blake and Dylan were alongside Luke with their swords readied. Hayley and Maddy were both at the back of the group along with Jose, their bowstring pulled back with a nocked arrow already in position.
"Start!" Jose shouted loudly.
Hayley and Maddy were the first to attack, their arrows pierced through the air as they dove into the horde of red spiders. The spiders, aware of the attack narrowly dodged to the sides until one spider that wasn't fast enough got its head pierced. Dylan and Blake were up next, the two used their skill, Cross Slash. The arched sword strikes, similarly to the arrows, dove right into the horde of spiders but this time tearing up a few dozen spiders instantly.
Luke smashed his s.h.i.+eld against the ground before letting out a Mighty Howl, its resounded throughout the cave. The spiders which were originally in disarray started stabilizing and crawling towards Luke, their eyes dark red. The Spider Queen was currently stationed at the back, unmoving as though it couldn't be bothered dealing with a few more insects.
Harrison grinned as he held the large full body s.h.i.+eld close to his body, his legs were bent, and his eyes were burning with pa.s.sion. He immediately dashed forwards once the spiders were close enough, his s.h.i.+eld tore through the first few spiders while pus.h.i.+ng back the rest.
Jose promptly cast two Earthquakes, either side of Harrison. The ground shook more violently than ever, causing some of the spiders to slightly lose their footing, giving Harrison some breathing time. Harrison swiftly retreated a back to the original position.
The spider's snapped out of their state before resuming their attack. Luke used Mighty Howl once again while the two Swordsmen brothers slashed out once again, using their skill Cross Slash. Harrison, just like before, once the spiders were crowded together dashed forward with his s.h.i.+eld held close to his body.
Unfortunately, once his skill finished Jose wasn't able to cast Earthquake again. Some of the spiders climbed along the walls and ceiling to get to the back of the group. Hayley, Maddy, and Jose were preoccupied fighting against the spiders.
Jose was whacking them with his staff before narrowly dodging their attacks, twisting his body as it glided across the ground smoothly. Hayley and Maddy were both struggling to keep up with the constant attacks; unlike Jose, the two would never go hand to hand in combat. Although they knew how, their job didn't require it.
It didn't take long for the spiders to overwhelm the two through numbers along, Jose was constantly casting Earthquakes around him before finally his mana was depleted. He continued to attack but even he couldn't last against the storm of attacks, he wasn't invincible. The horde of spiders stabbed their legs through his head, leaving a b.l.o.o.d.y storm behind him before he disappeared.
Now, without the a.s.sistance of the Mage and Archers, the vanguards were struggling to keep up. The Spider Queen, which was originally at the back suddenly moved, the large body tore through the air as its legs slashed downwards. Adam was smashed against the ground, he had been attempting to make his way over to the Spider Queen and one vs one it. However, the Spider Queen didn't allow for that to happen.
She continued her attacks, whacking Harrison who was still defending off a volley of attacks by the spider horde into the wall. Harrison felt as though his back broke at that moment, sending him into a momentarily unconscious state, allowing for the spiders to finish him off.
Luke, Blake, and Dylan attempted to continue fighting. Blake and Dylan continued to use Cross Slash, their blades tearing through the spiders, severing their limbs from their bodies. Luke used Mighty Howl a few more times, his s.h.i.+eld smashed against the spiders' heads, crus.h.i.+ng them into a meat paste against the ground.
"s.h.i.+t!" Luke suddenly felt a ma.s.sive amount of force hit his shoulders, his health was instantly depleted, his body rag-dolled through the air and smashed against the wall. Blake and Dylan, without the help of an aggro Tank, only managed to last a few more seconds before their legs were torn from their bodies. Their health rapidly depleted before it finally dropped to 0.
They felt a sudden tug from their bodies as they drifted out of it. Looking around the two noticed the rest of the group in an astral form, floating above their corpses with a blinking red "Resp.a.w.n" b.u.t.ton in front of them. The group looked at them and gave a thumbs up.
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"You did well for lasting so long," Jose complimented before exhaling a large amount of air. Around him were a few more astral forms, they were from the guild, Noob Killers. They hadn't resp.a.w.ned yet because they didn't want to face their leader's wraith.
"Alright, let's go," Jose said before tapping on the blinking red b.u.t.ton. Similar to before, he felt a sudden and powerful tug encompa.s.sing his entire body. Opening his eyes he looked around and noticed they were in the centre of the Town of Beginnings. They were currently surrounded by a myriad of players, all staring at them menacingly.
"So, what did you think you were doing?" Beelzebub, the leader of Noob Killers asked coldly, looking at the Skilful Noobs party like a group of dead man.