Chapter 110: World Boss Raid (7)
by fnovelpia
The players held their breath, forming ranks as they waited for the right moment.
Kuwaaaang!
Level 500 Archdemon Meiru.
In front of them, something massive, too vast to fully comprehend with a single glance, appeared.
“The Archdemon is ascending to the rank of an Evil God. Defeat it before the ascension is complete.”
“The World Boss grows stronger with the burden of its role.”
A system message followed, and a mystical energy enveloped the demon.
Level 500—a height so lofty that it could be considered the entry level of godhood, but still insufficient to face the entirety of the player base.
Thus, the guide had prepared a special enhancement in advance, following my advice.
Two red eyes looked down at the ground from the lofty heights.
[Do you dare to interfere with my ascension? Yet, none shall defeat me!]
Uwoooooooo!
The Archdemon, now fully enhanced, let out a roar.
A monstrous terror, like the end of the world itself.
The fear the demon radiated was enough to make everyone freeze in place.
“Do not fear! As long as the GM watches over us, even an Archdemon is nothing more than mere experience points!”
“Charge! We can’t let those other guilds beat us to it!”
The players, who had been through countless games, reacted swiftly.
Bang!
Bang!
The players unleashed their siege weapons, magic, sword auras, and other attacks in unison.
It was a sight as if the entire continent had become one.
Mortals were hunting an Evil God.
Uwooooorrr!
The ground trembled as the demon let out another roar, its health starting to decrease.
[By my command, my servants, obliterate those who oppose me!]
It was the start of the first pattern.
“The first is a summon, huh?”
Alia stepped forward and deployed a magic shield in front of our party.
Thud. Thud.
Countless black projectiles erupted from the demon.
Like a volcanic eruption, the black sludge hit the ground, summoning demonic creatures in its wake.
“Now I finally have something to do.”
“Come here, experience points, I’m coming for you!”
The melee players, who had been idle while the ranged players pounded the demon’s main body, rushed forward in excitement and began smashing the heads of the summoned monsters.
Though the creatures were formidable, considered top-tier, they were nothing more than a burning experience event to the seasoned players from Rudera.
“We can’t fall behind either.”
Shluk.
Shatter.
Perizet’s body rippled, and the monster that had been striking Alia’s shield crumbled into pieces.
“We’ll hold them off! You just keep firing at that demon!”
Under the protection of my party, I pulled back my bowstring.
This is it!
The battlefield was a chaotic tangle of countless players.
Within that chaos, adventurers aided each other, fighting on.
A journey I’d longed for, one that couldn’t be enjoyed under the omnipotent power of a god.
Vwoooom.
The arrow knocked on my bow began to glow with a blue light.
As a circular magical aura resembling a sword’s edge swirled around the arrow, I released the bowstring.
[Agneyastra.]
Fwung.
Shoooom.
Kwaaaaaaang!
The arrow struck the Archdemon’s head, detonating with the force of an enormous bomb.
Uwooooorrrr!
The impact sent the demon’s head reeling back.
The raid seemed to be progressing smoothly.
Though the raid itself was chaotic and uncoordinated, there was still a sense of fighting against a common enemy.
‘We can work on more strategic raid content later.’
For now, this was a significant first step for this world.
Even races that didn’t get along were united, fighting together to bring down a demon.
It was like watching a climactic battle scene from a movie unfold before my eyes.
‘The demon’s strength is focused on its tanking ability. It might take a while, but the players won’t face any serious hardships.’
Though the players would think they had triumphed over a perilous battlefield, their victory had already been predestined.
It had to end successfully since it was the first time the entire server fought together, paving the way for future content.
And of course, from the perspective of maintaining peace in the real world, it made sense.
“You demons! Take this sword I acquired four months ago during my mission!”
“The GM is with me!”
Despite the lack of unified leadership, the players maintained a semblance of order, dodging the demon’s attacks while steadily dealing damage.
‘Things are going smoothly. At this pace, we’ll defeat the demon without any issues.’
As the demon’s health dropped to about 80%, nearing the final phase, a system message appeared.
“The demon’s power grows stronger as it senses its life is in danger.”
“The demon temporarily exceeds the limitations of the system.”
[How dare you worms challenge Meiru!]
The demon’s body turned crimson, and an ominous energy gathered around it.
‘…Enhancement?’
This wasn’t part of the World Boss Raid draft the guide had shown me earlier.
Did they add something new?
The players, seeing the warning message, momentarily halted their attacks and switched to a defensive stance.
They assumed a powerful attack was coming.
“Everyone, behind me.”
Our party quickly gathered behind Alia.
And then, moments later—
Kwaaaaaaaang!
A powerful pressure enveloped the entire battlefield.
“Urgh!”
“My legs…my legs!”
It felt as though an immense gravity was pulling everyone down.
Most of the players were temporarily immobilized.
[The Dark Era shall devour you.]
A reddish aura flickered around the demon’s entire body.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, like volcanoes erupting across the battlefield, magma began to burst from the ground.
It was a powerful pattern, one I had never seen in the previous drafts.
‘What the hell did the guide do?’
When the guide told me he hadn’t shown me the final version to keep the surprise, I had suspected he’d added something.
But this… this was too much!
The Dark Era, with magma as fierce and terrifying as the moment Earth was born, surged forward, threatening to swallow the players.
“What is that?!”
“Ugh, lava!”
“God is angry! Quick, offer a sacrifice!”
The scene was apocalyptic, as if the world were ending.
Lava was pouring in from every direction—a sight none of us ever expected to see in our lifetimes.
Even the battle-hardened players, who had been through countless warzones in Rudera, were momentarily thrown into confusion by the heat and the horrifying spectacle.
“Everyone! Gather here!”
A young voice echoed across the battlefield.
‘…Dua?’
At the sound of her voice, the players, who had been panicking, suddenly rushed toward the source as if drawn by some invisible force.
“Ho… to think someone so young could…”
Alia, impressed, looked over at me.
“How did you train her to do this?”
I don’t know either.
I could only watch, slack-jawed, as Dua orchestrated the entire scene.
“You go here! You go there!”
Her commands seemed haphazard, but under Dua’s orders, her faction, the New Server Raiders, along with the Elves, moved with flawless coordination.
Thanks to them, the players who followed quickly fell into place, using their powers to match.
“Do it like this, like this, like this!”
“And you guys, like that!”
Her instructions seemed casual, but somehow, they resonated perfectly with the players.
Thanks to Dua, those with barrier and defense abilities formed a group shield, while the ice-based players stood behind, creating a wall of ice to stop the advancing magma.
“Kieeeek!”
Meanwhile, melee players cleared out any remaining monsters, protecting the barrier players just in time before the magma could overwhelm them.
Boom!
The force of destruction, which seemed capable of reverting the Earth to its primordial state, slammed into the barrier.
“We can’t let this fall!”
“Uraaaaagh!”
The players used every ounce of their strength to maintain the barrier.
“Dua will finish this!”
Dua’s small body shot upward.
What is she planning?
Energy gathered around her, converging into a sphere.
As the energy reached its limit, it expanded outward in a powerful explosion.
“Urgh… this is…”
It was like the moment when reality was transformed into Rudera within a capsule—a special barrier engulfed all of us.
[Welcome to my Rudera Society.]
A divine declaration.
I began to understand what Dua had done.
“She’s created a personal domain with divine power. That’s amazing. Even I only managed to create something like this after years of divine accumulation in the Holy Kingdom… and she’s done it at such a young age.”
Alia’s eyes gleamed in admiration.
Even with the eyes of a high-ranking god, this was an impressive feat.
“Welcome! To Dua’s Rudera Society!”
Though her voice echoed cutely, despite her intent, it was clear she had pulled off something extraordinary.
…I should probably avoid joking around with her from now on.
***
The ascension of the Archdemon Meiru has failed.
-Archdemon Meiru has been sealed in the Glacial Abyss.
-The World Boss Raid has been cleared!
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