The jelly creature Enem suddenly looked enraged. It turs head towards Liam as if taking his words as an insult. A roar came from its ferocious ghost face.

  Subsequently the boss began to shake and twist its body. Blobs of green jelly separate from it, drawing ar the air.

  Multiple green circles appeared on the floor. The party members all uood that attacks would soon rain down on them.

  Cye looked at the floor below her feet, cursing inwardly. But remembering Liam’s warning from earlier she didn’t dare to interrupt her cast.

  The blond mage tried to move slowly. However, a headache immediately assaulted her brain, making her flinch. Her mana threateo go out of trol.

  Cye’s body froze as she trated on her spell. With this short dey there was no time left to dodge the skill. A green blob smmed into her from above, c her body in squishy jelly.

  [-1619!]

  “Eww…”

  Disgusted by the feeling Cye shook her body, which caused her cast to fail. She felt an unfortable sensation in her body as the mana dissipated.

  “Great! Now I’m covered in disgusting slime, lost more than half of my HP and failed my skill. What a disastrous start.”

  “More fighting, less pining!”

  “Yeah, sorry Silver.”

  Cye swung her wand with a sigh, throwing out atack before starting another cast.

  But the mage wasn’t the only oh difficulties. Quickstep danced around the boss, swinging her swords. The moment she hit the boss, a green blob was already above her head, causio dodge hastily.

  [-74!]

  [-37!]

  Rolling on the hard floor she looked at the pce where she just stood, which was now covered in the green substance. But just as she wao stand up, a green circle appeared below her.

  This time the warrior was too slow to react. A blob hit her squarely on the head.

  “Damn! It’s in my eyes!”

  [-1472!]

  Quickstep g her HP while angrily rubbing her eyes. When her vision wasn’t tainted green anymore, she immediately noticed another circle below her feet.

  “e on, is this thing targeting me?”

  With a quick jump Quickstep got out of the impact area. However, this move brought her even further away from the boss.

  She felt somewhat anxious watg the golden light being corroded above their heads.

  However, when Quickstep directed her eyes ba the boss, she looked perplexed.

  “This is really discrimination or what?”

  The warrior observed Watchful Eye standio the boss carefreely, attag without being targeted. It was as if the skill was avoiding him, leaving ay area.

  Watchful Eye swung his staff freely, apanied by fmes, dealing damage with high efficy.

  [-54!]

  [-166!]

  The boss’s skill tinued for a few more seds. Shortly before it subsided Fortune was forced to take a hit as well, but she mao finish her cast, heless. Are bolts left her staff, aiming for Enem.

  The ghost face ughed eerily, seemingly quite satisfied with its skill, when a blue bolt made of densed magic crashed into its head.

  Smoke spread, the head was bsted apart. A mome regathered, staring angrily at Fortune. But the tter didn’t care for its feelings, unleashing her remaining bolts, hitting the monster four times.

  [-125!]x4

  Enem fyed its arms angrily, smming them into Radiant Shield. Sooank’s stance was running dangerously low.

  Bloody Edge took the ce to fsh behind the enemy and throw out more attacks.

  [-47!]

  [-23!]

  The thief looked fused, his eyes wanderiween the green monster and his daggers.

  “Hey, why is my damage decreasing?”

  “Mine as well!”, echoed Watchful Eye.

  Liam had just triggered an explosion with his holy marks, expining to his two friends:

  “Take a look at your ons.”

  “What is it? There is some jelly stig to my daggers.”

  “Exactly. The more you attack, the more jelly you accumute and the less damage you will do!”

  “What? How are we supposed to win in time then?”

  “You o shake off the jelly from time to time. But doing so ts as an attack.”

  Cye overheard the versation, gng at her own wand.

  “Haha, who asked you pick a melee css? As always mages are superior.”

  Cye ughed mischievously, stig out her chest proudly.

  “Try to finish a cast first!”

  “You!”

  Her eyes wide open, Cye stared angrily at Bloody Edge. The thief’s words poured salt into her wounds. With a pout she turned her head away.

  “Careful!”

  Suddenly an anxious shout could be heard ing from Radiant Shield. The tank was just about to defend another hit when the boss suddenly pulled off a trick.

  Enem’s arms threateo move, but it was a faint. The real attack came with the additional arm which suddenly came out of its chest. Like a rubber band it flicked through the battlefield, avoiding Radiant Shield and aiming for the bae.

  Cye felt a ess run through her body, tellihat death was close. Her mind bnked for a moment. But at the st sed a warm sensation ran through her body.

  [+3719!]

  With a jolt Cye realized that Balm had healed her. But the skill still could not be evaded. The young woman gritted her teeth, fog on her skill, unwilling to let the cast be interrupted a sed time.

  [-1774!]

  Cye trembled when she felt the heavy arm hit her waist. Her body bent dangerously. But with all her will the mage mao hold on.

  With a swift move the boss went for its arget, aiming for the annoying healer who just saved its enemy.

  Balm watched the green rubber band ing for her and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes, fog her mind.

  When the boss’s attack arrived only a few sparks of light remained. Balm already appeared behind the enemy.

  [Stance -26]

  Although Balm was the boss’s target, she wasn’t the only one in danger of being hit by the skill. Watchful Eye and Bleary Mirage were oh between the healer and the boss, forced to dodge quickly.

  But the attack’s strange movement made it difficult to predict. A wave ran through the rubber band when it so the side, catg Watchful Eye unprepared. A heavy sp nded on his shoulder.

  [-1607!]

  The taciturn man scolded himself but didn’t show it outwardly. Instead, he kept a focused mind, jumping behind the boss where its skill seemingly had difficulties reag.

  Liam had just evaded the boss by rolling underh the arm. When he looked back, he noticed that its movements gradually slowed down.

  “The skill is about to end! Focus on attag!”

  Everyone heard the hint en Liam’s voice. They uood that time was still tig tinuously. Not daring to dey everyoacked quickly.

  Lightning bound the boss, and a spear of trated magic crashed into its head. A tornado cut into its skin. Holy light exploded above its head. An alligator bit its leg.

  The party went all out to reduce the boss’s HP, but the bar moved excruciatingly slowly.

  Still, the jelly creature didn’t take things lying down as it neared half-life. Its void-corrupted, purple arm suddenly began boiling. Bits of purple jelly, like bubbles mixed into the green jelly.

  Surprisingly though the ghost face was not affected, keeping its sanity intact.

  It trolled the possessed body to swell like a balloon. The corrupted parts moved ominously towards the surface. Suddenly the body tracted, shooting bits of purple jelly in all dires like a spray of bullets.

  Silver Bde barely mao remind her friends:

  “Gather behind me and Radiant Shield! Quick!”

  Just then, the first bullets already arrived. With low thuds they crashed into Silver Bde’s shield, f the tank to tense her muscles.

  The others were overwhelmed by the attack. Listening to Silver Bde, they quickly tried to get to their tanks, receiving tinuous damage on the way.

  [-123!]

  [-89!]

  [-95!]

  Only Liam stayed close to the boss, swinging his swords tirelessly. Watg everyone’s rea, he hastily remihem:

  “Don’t paniow! We o attack! Let Balm heal you if necessary!”

  Silver Bde looked towards the sky, estimating the time they had left. She realized that they had to hurry up.

  “Sorry, that’s my bad! Attack, guys!”

  Silver Bde felt like she had to make good on her mistake. Thus, she activated her [Aura ed Prote] with a thought. A gentle force spread with her at the ter, prote to her allies.

  The void bullets were weakened by a small amount. Meanwhile, Balm, taking cover behind Radiant Shield, anxiously watched her friends’ HP decreasing tinuously.

  “Please guys, stand clether! I will use an area healing spell!”

  The others naturally plied. Silent Acacia sed the battlefield and noticed that he and Fortuood in opposite dires.

  Sihe mage was already casting a new spell, Silent Acacia had no choice but to e to her side.

  [-131!]

  [-131!]

  The hunter groaned when bullets smmed into his chest. Suddenly he noticed something dispyed within his view. Zorn’s HP were dropping dangerously low.

  Silent Acacia stood still for a sed, retrieving his pet with a wave of his hand. But the short pause allowed awo bullets to nd on his chest.

  [-131!]

  [-131!]