Plague City: Pest

After the first try, I started coordinating opinions with the raid members.

The problem was the two Abomination giants. If we killed one of those bastards first, the other one would become excessively strong.

If that’s the case, we had to go for taking down both at the same time.

It didn’t feel like a particularly difficult pattern.

The raid members seemed to feel that too, and weren’t feeling any particular pressure.

After that short maintenance time, the attack began again.

Everyone calmly repeated the same situation as before.

Deal damage, avoid patterns, and kill the summoned giant plague rats.

One mage exposed to the plague energy died along the way, but it was okay.

The healer had plenty of time to cast a resurrection.

As the raid regained stability, the Abomination giant’s pattern began again.

The plague energy also split into three strands and sped up.

As discussed in advance, the damage dealers in the raid began to focus fire on the Abomination giant.

The moment the first giant’s health dropped to 5%, I shouted urgently.

,Damage cut! Damage the next giant!

Everyone is focused. There were no mistakes.

When the second giant’s health was about 5% left, the sub-tank next to me brought the remaining Abomination giant over.

,Damage dealers, use AoE skills!

The two Abomination giants with about 5% health remaining couldn’t withstand the mages’ AoE attacks.

As huge meteorites and ice chunks fell, they melted away in an instant.

At that moment, as I was looking at the wreckage of the collapsed flesh, the flesh that had fallen on the floor began to gather in one place.

,Ack!

I let out a short scream. The direction the flesh was heading was towards [Zealot Jack Hylo], who was facing the main tank, Dogric.

The ominous premonition was correct. The flesh of the two Abomination giants was absorbed into Jack Hylo’s body, turning him into an even larger and more evil giant than before.

[Kkwaaaaa!]

Jack Hylo, who had become an Abomination giant, roared roughly.

He mercilessly pounded Dogric’s shield, which was blocking his path.

The main tank’s health fluctuates wildly. Urgency rises on the healers’ faces.

,Sub-tank, wait next to me! Prepare to take over immediately if I die!

I never thought such a pattern would be hidden.

I bit my lip and began to swing my sword at the back of the enlarged Jack Hylo.

Kung! Kung! Kung!

The guy who was pounding the main tank’s shield with his enlarged arm suddenly turned his waist and struck the melee damage dealers who were attacking him.

Peo-eok!

It was a powerful impact. All the rogues who couldn’t react died, and only the damage dealers who dodged or used their weapons to deflect the impact survived.

I survived too, but my health was greatly reduced.

But I don’t back down, because the Demon Lord’s skills included vampirism.

The more I hit him, the faster my health recovered.

It was at that moment. With an ominous sound of Kwajik!, the main tank’s figure was crushed flat under a giant fist.

The main tank is dead. I shouted immediately.

,Sub-tank, take over aggro!

Thanks to waiting next to me, the sub-tanker timely grabbed the aggro.

An icon indicating the use of the taunt skill floated above the boss’s head.

,Healers, please focus!

If we just hold out, we can catch him. If we just hold out in this state.

The sub-tanker’s health pool was also fluctuating excessively. It was at a level where he could never hold out by using small heals.

Even if he used the tank’s exclusive survival skill, it was only enough to hold out for a moment. As soon as the skill’s duration ended, his health became tattered.

A heal shower pours down on the tank whose health is at the bottom.

It was already a healing amount that exceeded the maximum health, but it doesn’t stop. Because I didn’t know when his health would be깎여나가 again.

Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwajik!

Once again, a giant fist crushed the tank’s body flat.

,Next sub-tank!

But it’s okay. Because we still had one more tank left.

As I continued to deal damage, it was the moment when Jack Hylo’s health was 10% left.

An alien sound was mixed in with the sounds of Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!

Kwajik!

Even the last remaining tank is dead.

The moment I recognized that fact, time began to slow down. All the tanks are dead. What if I had tanked?

It would have been a little different. No, it would have been very different.

But regret was too late.

The giant’s body turned around roughly.

Its heavy body and human limbs stretching out in all directions shook grotesquely.

At that moment, for a very brief moment, a way to clear it came to mind.

,Use resurrection on the tanks right now!

The resurrection skill has a long casting time. It was a good skill that could save one person’s life by investing 10 seconds, but it was a huge loss for the healers who were responsible for the team’s health to be unable to do anything for 10 seconds.

But now there was no one to receive the healers’ heals.

,Melee dealers! Grab the boss’s aggro for even 1 second!

The boss only had 10% health left. Even if the melee damage dealers all die, we can catch him if the attacks of the surviving ranged damage dealers continue.

The number of melee dealers who survived was 4 in total, including me.

Even if each person holds out for more than 2 seconds, we can save one tank and clear it.

The first to rush in were the rogues.

They didn’t care about their bodies and poured out their most powerful skills, taking away the giant’s aggro.

But they could only hold out for about 1 second. The rogue users were quickly hit by the swinging attacks and crushed flat on the floor.

,Hayat!

Next, Yerin stood in front.

She swung her greatsword like me and cut through the giant’s flesh, but the giant swung its attacks with ruthless speed.

Dodge, block, and dodge again. But the tremendous speed, which didn’t match its huge size, also crushed Yerin’s body flat.

Jack Hylo’s remaining health is 7%

Now I was the only melee dealer left alive.

The field of vision narrows. The moment I entered a state of extreme concentration, a searing white pain came as if burning my head.

[Awakening]

Use all available skills to maximize speed.

I didn’t forget to wear my wings.

Avoiding the giant’s quickly swinging arms, I also swung my sword.

Seogeok- Seogeok- Seogeok-

As if passing by, a flowing swordsmanship cuts through the giant’s flesh. The green blood splattered in all directions fell on my body, causing a poisoning status abnormality, but I didn’t care.

I couldn’t use skills. The moment I used them, my movements would be fixed. That meant I wouldn’t be able to avoid the giant’s attacks.

Once again, I twist my body to forcibly avoid the attack. My body staggered from the impact of hitting the floor, but I finally stabbed my sword in.

The heavy feeling at the tip of my hand, at that moment, a huge impact came from an unexpected direction.

Kung-!

The gaze shakes greatly. The moment I recognized that I had been attacked, the giant’s next attack followed.

My posture collapsed, but there was no time to recover.

Kwang!

But I hold on. My body didn’t fall. My gaze was still fixed on the giant.

[Continue Fighting] The Berserker’s skill is activated. I receive damage leading to death, and the [Undying] skill is activated. My health is fixed at 1 for 3 seconds.

There was no need to avoid attacks. I only move forward with an all-out attack.

The posture of holding the sword changes. My body shook once again from the giant’s continued attack, but my sword wrapped around the giant’s arm and went up, cutting off its neck.

Seogeok!

Jack Hylo’s remaining health 4%

I tried to swing my sword again, but the giant’s leg kicked my body.

If I fly away, it’s over. If I approach again, the duration of the undying skill will disappear.

The moment I recognized it, my body was moving. Use of the [Charge] skill.

As soon as I use it, blue mana covers my body. I had to hold on to the boss for even 1 second.

I had to stab my sword in one more time.

Kung!

My unstoppable body collided with the giant’s leg and shook greatly. But I didn’t fly away. I endured.

Seogeok-!

I swung my sword and cut off his leg, but I was starting to lose strength.

The field of vision is also turning gray in an instant.

Health points to 0.

My body fell and didn’t listen to me.

The giant, who was looking down at me, also turned his body and started running towards the next target.

But.

I won.

Paaat-!

The moment the healers’ casting ended, the tanks lying on the floor all stood up.

,Uwoooo!

The resurrected tanks rushed towards the giant as if they had agreed to it.

Just for a moment, if they just hold on for a moment, it’s a clear.

The healer team is all alive, so there will be no problem.

With the main tank, Dogric’s roar, the giant’s gaze returned to him.

Dogric, with his huge shield in front, successfully blocked all attacks.

At that moment, Helena’s time acceleration was used once again.

The moment the casting speed of the mage and warlock users was extremely shortened, numerous magics poured out.

Kwagagagang!

The effects of fire and ice mixed together pounded the giant’s body, and its body finally collapsed.

Kung!

It was the moment when the attack on the first named boss was successfully completed.

The priests began to return resurrection to the dead damage dealers.

Resurrection was also cast on me.

I didn’t let go of the tension.

The moment I was resurrected, I opened the costume window and immediately released my wings.

The wings disappeared with the resurrection’s unique sparkling effect.

As everyone was resurrected, the raid members’ gazes turned to me.

It was the first named boss of the newly added raid.

Naturally, they couldn’t help but be curious about the dropped items.

I approached the giant’s corpse and checked the items.

[Abomination Giant’s Heart]

Strength +200 Health +100

Strength +15%

Unique

Necklace

Binds when acquired

Level restriction 65

[Jack Hylo’s Faith]

Intelligence +30 Mana +30

Health +30

Unique

Medal

Binds when acquired

Level restriction 65

Restores all of the user’s bleeding/poisoning status abnormalities.

Cooldown 1 minute

※Status abnormalities of level 70 or higher cannot be removed.

A necklace that warriors can use well, and a medal that robe-type jobs can use well came out.

In the case of the necklace, there were no special options attached, but the raw stats attached were very high.

I smacked my lips while looking at the necklace.

I had been wearing the level 25 Fighter’s Heart necklace for too long.

I also needed a new necklace.

There was a feature added in the new expansion pack.

It was the automatic auction system.

Items dropped from raids were now distributed by the system without going through the raid leader’s hands.

This auction also proceeded in that way.

The first auction to begin was [Jack Hylo’s Faith]

The moment the auction started, Helena called out 1,500 gold.

Everyone hesitated, but no one followed.

Next was [Abomination Giant’s Heart].

I also called out 1,500 gold from the start.

Yerin called out 1,600 gold, but I immediately called out 2,000 gold.

Everyone would know. That I have been using the level 25 necklace continuously.

Yerin, who was contemplating for a moment, nodded and stepped back.

That’s how I got a new necklace.