A day after entering ‘Muganok’.
Thanks to Gaia’s help, Labo was able to move much more boldly than originally planned.
So I sped up the leveling speed.
The average level of Labo’s party has become 96, and everyone is fully equipped with the sacred weapons dropped by the Pope.
“I also achieved the planned leveling… … .”
Labo nodded after checking the condition of the party’s equipment.
“At this rate, I guess I can even go and catch the Archmage.”
“Wow~! Finally!”
“Honestly, I was starting to get sick of the Pope!”
Enter the dungeon again.
The party, having smoothly defeated the Dharma Emperor, went down the stairs to the bottom of the field where the Dharma Emperor was.
“Did you all do as you were told?”
Labo, standing in front of the next boss room, looked back and asked.
Labo ordered everyone to wear the heavy armor dropped by the Pope.
Since you wouldn’t get any bonuses if you didn’t wear the recommended gear for your job, those who wore light armor or cloth clothes were reluctant, but Labo instructed them to wear heavy armor for now.
“I wore it… … but what does it mean, boss?”
The bunny rabbit, who looked ridiculous in his plump, heavy armor over his slender bunny girl avatar, asked with a sad expression.
Labo smiled brightly.
“Now you will know.”
Labo opened the door to the basement that led directly to the next boss room.
“… … ?”
It was hot.
And it was bright.
Kwaaaaaaaah-!
In the basement, the second of the three legendary warriors, the great wizard Kyrie Eleison, was casting a spell.
With his blood-red hair fluttering violently in the flow of magical power, the archmage, who had stopped growing with the appearance of a teenager, was endlessly pouring magical power into the fireball.
Flames soaked in pitch-black darkness gathered in a circle, forming a fireball of enormous size.
The archmage who held it on his small hand was, like the Pope, consumed by the Dark Aura.
The Fallen Archmage? Kyrie Eleison
“Uh, um… … .”
Oasis, who had been blankly staring at the extra-large fireball, opened her mouth.
“This is something I’ve seen before… … .”
Kwakwakwakwang-!
Immediately afterwards, a dark fireball burst out from the pitch-black darkness and struck the group.
* * *
The second boss of the dungeon ‘Muganok’, the corrupted archmage ‘Kyrie Eleison’.
Unlike the Pope, who was struggling to maintain consciousness, the Archmage was completely consumed by the Dark Aura.
“Kyaaaaah-!”
The Archmage continued to spray dark fireballs, letting out meaningless screams.
Kwakwang! Kwakwakwakwang!
A terrible explosion and flames engulfed the area.
“Ugh!”
Oldman gritted his teeth and barely held on with his shield.
Even with Oasis’ Holy Shield in front and receiving Oasis’ concentrated heal, Oldman’s HP continued to drop.
“What a terrifying sight… … .”
The doctor groaned as he watched the fireworks explode before his nose.
Oldman’s ‘Guard Stance’ skill protected the party from direct hits from the fireball, but the heat of the black flames engulfing the area was enough to drain their HP.
That was when.
The movements of the archmage who had been shooting fireballs like crazy gradually became slower.
And then, soon, it stopped completely.
“Haa, haa, haa… … !”
The archmage panted heavily in the air.
Oldman’s HP was almost at the bottom, but the rest of the party was able to hold out with their HP reduced by half.
“So this is why you told me to wear heavy armor, Mr. Labo?”
Labo nodded quietly in response to the doctor’s question.
A fireball barrage pattern used by the Archmage upon first entering.
If we are wiped out at this point, it’s over.
In other words, you only need to hold out at this point, because the Archmage will suffer from exhaustion on his own.
It is equipped with the most defensive heavy armor so that it can withstand a little more safely.
“You held up well, Oldman. It looks like the full-set farming definitely worked.”
“Ha, isn’t that obvious!”
Oldman showed off his armour by banging his hands against it.
Oldman had finally completed six sets of ‘The Holy Emperor’s Special Armor’.
Although it was burnt black here and there by the Archmage’s fireball, its unique, clear blue light still shined.
With the HP regeneration effect of the 6-set effect, it was possible to survive like a zombie even in the face of a barrage of fireballs.
Of course, Oasis’s heal was the main contributor to withstanding the fireball barrage, but it would have been more dangerous without the set effect.
“I don’t enjoy playing as a tank, but with all this gear coming out… … it’s not so bad!”
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Oldman shrugged, running a hand through his dark, curly beard.
“Okay, we’ve passed the first pattern.”
Labo pointed with his hand at the archmage panting in the air.
“As you can see, after using the skill a certain number of times, the Archmage will become exhausted due to MP depletion.”
Archmage Kyrie Eleison is, by default, a fireball enthusiast… no, a nerd.
The owner of a crazy setting that only took ‘Fire Ball’ beyond the skill level limit.
The power of Fire Ball is unparalleled, but because the skill level has been raised so much that it is overly efficient, the MP consumption has become excessively high.
Aggle King nodded as if he understood.
“A typical Mana Jorru glass cannon?”
“That’s correct.”
Oasis flinched at Aggle King’s direct expression, but the rest of them paid no attention.
Labo continued his explanation.
“The normal Archmage always has an anti-magic shield surrounding his body, and it also reduces physical attacks by half. However, when he is exhausted, the shield is disabled.”
Cain drew his sword at the panting archmage above.
“This is when we should attack.”
“Yeah, withstand the fireball barrage and hit the boss while he’s exhausted. This pattern repeats.”
Labo said that and glanced at Oldman’s charred shield.
“The problem is that the power increases with each fireball barrage. If you hit them leisurely, you’ll be wiped out after only a few hits.”
“Didn’t you say it got stronger a little while ago… … ?”
Oldman broke out in a cold sweat.
If it gets any stronger than this, I really won’t be able to last long.
“Instead, you can artificially reduce the boss’s damage time.”
“how?”
“I’m using a Mana-Drain type skill.”
Skills that have the ability to damage or steal the opponent’s MP.
Labo had such an option in ‘Soul Harvest’.
This could be used to make the Archmage fall into exhaustion more quickly.
As the boss’s damage time decreases, it becomes easier for tanks to endure.
“You have to use all of your mana drain skills. Check each of your skills.”
“No, then shouldn’t you have told me earlier? You should have come prepared!”
As Labo continued his explanation, the Archmage’s exhaustion subsided and he began preparing for his next attack.
Oldman was horrified as he saw the enormous fireball gathering above the Archmage’s hand.
Labo laughed haha.
“There’s no point in devising a strategy if you can’t withstand the first attack… … This time, I was thinking of testing that out.”
“Are you saying that you planned to destroy everything from the beginning?!”
“Seeing is believing. Now, do you have a rough idea of how to do it?”
Kwaaaaah-!
With his back to the falling fireball, Labo waved to the group.
“Let’s do it properly from the second round~!”
Quagmirak-!
The next moment, a huge black flame covered the area.
… … The first round of the Grand Mage’s conquest ended in failure.
* * *
2nd time.
Flash-!
Cain leaped into the air and swung his sword nimbly.
“Full moon. Baldo: Sunset. Moonlight.”
Tsk tsk! Tsk tsk-!
A sharp sword strike cut down the exhausted archmage. He also mixed in the mana drain skill, ‘Moonlight’.
Kyaaaaah!
The archmage screamed in pain.
The attack was proceeding smoothly.
Oldman focused on Tank, Oasis and the Doctor on Hill, and the rest of the members took on the attack.
As the Archmage continued to take hits to his MP, his damage time naturally dropped.
As the boss’s damage time was reduced, stable tanking became possible, and dealers were able to deal damage with ease.
Finally, the Archmage’s HP fell below half.
“Kyaaaa, aaaaaaaaaah-!”
The archmage screamed in pain.
At the same time, a black flame rose fiercely around the archmage’s body.
It was a fire type defensive skill called ‘Inferno Shield’.
And this means that this skill has been activated.
‘Phase 2!’
Everyone noticed the change and started preparing for Phase 2.
Tsk! Tsk tsk!
Suddenly, dark blue magic stones rose from every corner of the basement.
The mana in the air was purified and made into the shape of stone.
A dark blue essence of mana began to spurt out from the magic stone and was absorbed into the body of the great wizard.
“That magic stone supplies mana to the archmage.”
Cain asked back, adjusting his grip on the sword as Labo explained.
“MP supply? What’s the capacity?”
“Virtually unlimited.”
“what?!”
“So, if you don’t destroy that magic stone, the Archmage will be able to use magic without any fatigue! Without limit.”
Kwaaaaah-!
As soon as the words left his mouth, the archmage raised both his hands into the air.
And then he started creating fireballs of the largest size I’d ever seen.
“Compressing magic, shortening the process, condensing the dark flame.”
A familiar male voice flowed from the archmage’s lips.
The magic stone’s arc was none other than that of the Dark God Crow, and the great wizard who absorbed the mana tinged with darkness began to be directly controlled by the Dark God Crow.
“Instead, if you destroy the magic stone… … .”
Chaenggang!
Labo ran towards him lightly and shattered the magic stone in one blow.
“Ugh?!”
The essence connected to the archmage’s body burned black and flowed back, and the archmage, who had absorbed it, twisted his body as if in pain.
“You’re in a state of Manaburn, and you’re momentarily paralyzed. Let’s strike during this gap!”
“Okay, all-out attack!”
Labo destroyed the magic stones one by one according to the timing, and the rest of the party attacked.
but.
“It’s too late, mortals! The flame is complete-!”
Even though he dealt damage while destroying all the magic stones, the damage was slightly lacking, and the archmage finally completed a giant fireball.
“Oh shit, it’s only a little bit further!”
Cain ground his teeth.
The Archmage has only a little bit of HP left.
However, in addition to all the defensive barriers surrounding the Archmage’s body, the Inferno Shield was already activated.
The shield will remain in effect while Fireball is being cast.
“Is the 2nd round a failure?”
“Ah, it’s right in front of our noses… …!”
The group looked with regret as they watched the giant fireball falling over their heads. It seemed as if they had become accustomed to total annihilation.
“hmm…….”
At that moment, Labo, who had been resting his chin on his hand and thinking, spoke softly.
“There is a way, but… … .”
“Oh, really, boss?”
“What is that method, Mr. Labo!”
Everyone looked at Labo in surprise. Is there a way out of this situation?
Hehe.
Labo curled the corners of his mouth into his helmet.
Although he couldn’t see it, Oasis, who had read Labo’s expression based on his past experience, flinched.
‘S, no way… … .’
“It’s a technique I use sometimes, really rarely… … .”
Labo shrugged his shoulders as if he had no other choice.
“If you all have one mind and one heart and wish to clear it, there is no reason why it can’t be used.”
“I want to clear it even if it’s just because I feel it’s a shame to have come this far!”
“Don’t be so expensive! Just use that technique, Master!”
“I don’t know what it is, but if you’re going to do it, do it quickly! It’s going to be a direct hit!”
A gigantic fireball was right above our heads. The entire area began to burn fiercely.
Labo looked around at the guild members who were looking at him urgently, with eyes that seemed to be asking, ‘Are you sure you’re okay?’
“Okay. If that’s what everyone wants, then let’s use it.”
Now, only Oasis, who had roughly guessed Labo’s intentions, had a pale face and was sweating profusely, while the rest were looking at Labo with eyes full of anticipation.
Labo laughed heartily and explained the ‘technique’.
“My secret weapon… … Ahem! It’s called ‘Friend Shield’… … .”
