Chapter 23

Of course, the start is with the tank, Sunchoo.

Sunchoo swung a huge axe and firmly grabbed the aggro of the mobs. Seeing that face and body wielding such a monstrous axe was slightly cool.

The moment all the mobs were clearly focused on Sunchoo, me and Han-gil started dealing damage, and the monsters quickly turned into particles and disappeared.

Unless the boss had some mechanics, the monsters couldn’t withstand the damage from me and Han-gil and were swept away, and the speed at which we progressed through the dungeon was very fast.

Sunchoo, seeing the monsters being swept away without any issues, gradually increased the number of monsters he was pulling.

Usually, when using the RPG dungeon matching system, as per the famous manga character Jiro-sensei’s words, there’s always one person who tries hard but lacks skill, has a mentality like a cookie, plays solo in a party game, or has a twisted personality.

But since we formed a party with people we all knew, and they were all skilled players in Leore, the trash mob sections were just a breeze.

As we deleted the monsters and moved forward, a large area opened up.

If the previous area felt like ominous outer space, this place felt like a swamp in space.

A field that clearly looked like it would give a movement speed debuff, with a grotesque creature standing in the center.

[Abyss ???]

A boss whose exact name isn’t even revealed.

Its appearance was like a hunched human, but its upper body was abnormally large, there was no face where a face should be, and countless tree roots moved like tentacles.

“What should we do?”

Sunchoo spoke up first.

Now we need to start being wary of mechanics. Like in the previous dungeon where we almost died from the boss’s two consecutive attacks, there are surely dangerous mechanics in this dungeon too.

Especially, the most dangerous thing to watch out for is the tank buster. We need to block the boss’s attack patterns that emit black light without any accidents.

“First, let’s use survival skills to get through the first tank buster, and the second one with invincibility skills.”

“Okay~”

“Han-gil, please focus on dealing as much damage as possible, and Pinkubelly, focus more on healing than damage.”

“Okay.”

Nodding at my words, everyone checked their buffs and potions, and I shouted a word I had wanted to try.

“Leroy~”

“…?”

“What’s wrong? Why is everyone making that face?”

Sunchoo looked at me incredulously.

“How does Arang know that?”

“Ah…”

I just blurted it out without thinking as I entered the boss room ahead of Sunchoo, but I said it too thoughtlessly.

“That’s a meme from almost 50 years ago. Wow, I saw it while browsing YouTube.”

“I, I also heard it while browsing YouTube. It looked fun…”

“Well, that makes sense.”

As Sunchoo charged forward with his huge axe, the boss let out a bizarre cry and rushed at Sunchoo.

“Yahoo!”

Sunchoo easily blocked the tree root attacks coming at him.

“Aggro secured!”

At Sunchoo’s words, me and Han-gil rushed forward and started dealing damage.

While still a bit tense about the basic attack patterns, we were progressing.

“Gwaaaaaaaah!”

A roar that made our faces contort just from hearing it echoed through the wide space, and a debuff window popped up with a ding.

The floor started to become sticky, and a terrible debuff of -30% movement speed was applied.

It wasn’t direct damage, but it was quite uncomfortable not being able to move as freely as before.

Pinkubelly’s debuff removal skill didn’t seem to work. The boss didn’t debuff us directly but changed the field itself, causing the debuff.

The debuff duration wasn’t decreasing but was continuously extending. Meaning, unless we left this field, we had to endure this debuff.

But it wouldn’t just leave us with a simple debuff. There must be a way to counter it. We need to find it.

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Kang Han-gil

[Live Broadcast]

Arang Arang gathering. Clearing Abyss Valley. [6421]

-What was the mechanic again?

-It’s been so long, I don’t even remember lol

-But seriously, looking at Arang’s DPS meter, she’s not human. How does Soma deal that much damage?

-For real, she parries so well that Vengeance keeps popping off lol. Plus, maintaining Chain Attack is insane.

-How does she even maintain Chain Attack? Is it possible to stack it up to 10?

The boss’s swamp pattern kept the debuff active, and as the boss’s head sank into the swamp, shortly after, the entire Arang party was forced to stop in place.

Because the swamp suddenly hardened.

-Oh right, that was the pattern lol

-If you don’t know that, you’re gonna get hit lol

-Is this a wipe?

-Of course, it’s a wipe lol

“Ugh!?”

Arang, who died from the boss’s mechanic attack, screamed and resurrected.

-Ugh lol her scream is so cute lol

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