With a shout from the young girl, in an instant, at the very center of the field, the Final Boss, Ancient Behemoth Augujadel, was awakened!
At the end of the Dungeon, the massive stone wall suddenly began to tremble violently.
Then, with a thunderous “BOOM——”, an enormous figure crashed through the stone wall, and in a flash, the world seemed to collapse as countless shards of stone exploded through the air——!
Alice swung her Giant Sword swiftly, deflecting the flying debris as fast as she could.
When the smoke cleared, a colossal creature nearly five meters tall, its entire body flowing with magma and limestone—the Ancient Behemoth, Augujadel—appeared before everyone’s eyes.
“ROAR——!”
Seeing the challengers arrive, the behemoth immediately let out a frenzied, uneasy roar, the deafening bellow making the ground beneath Alice’s feet tremble…
The girl couldn’t help but feel a sliver of fear rise in her heart.
【Damn, this thing is terrifying!】
【So this is the Final Boss of this Dungeon? The aura is off the charts…】
【Yeah, but it’s just the aura. I’ve seen Alice’s party beat tons of Bosses, ones even scarier than this, but they all shattered at a touch!】
【Right, no problem, Alice is the strongest!】
The barrage of messages scrolling across the public chat showed that everyone still had great confidence in Alice and her team.
Well, as the leader of an Adventurer Party that had defeated many Bosses, Alice herself was confident in her abilities.
So, even though she didn’t have time to check the chat, the girl wasn’t so easily frightened…
Very quickly, facing the frenzied Boss, Alice raised her Giant Sword high, her gaze sharpening in an instant.
Though the Boss was covered in thick layers of stone shell, seemingly invulnerable, Alice was familiar with this type of monster—find the weak spot, and you could break through their defenses with ease!
Relying on her experience, her eyes naturally landed on the protruding stone pillar along the behemoth’s back.
Black smoke billowed from the pillar, and the blonde twin-tailed girl couldn’t help but curl her lips into a confident, cold smile.
If nothing unexpected happens…
“This…is your weak spot, isn’t it——!”
The next second, the girl hefted her Giant Sword and charged forward.
She stepped swiftly onto the behemoth’s arm, sprinting along toward its shoulder, then leapt into the air.
Her Giant Sword burst with a dazzling light.
Putting all her strength into one blow—she wanted to end this fight in a single strike! Eager, Alice unleashed her ultimate move right from the start!
In the next moment, she came crashing down from above, her strike infused with Magic energy, aiming straight for the weakest point of Augujadel’s back armor!
With a resounding “BANG——”, the instant she landed, Alice felt a violent shock run up her arms; the Giant Sword trembled so fiercely that for a moment, Alice thought it might snap…
But the spot she hit didn’t budge at all.
Not a single crack appeared—she only felt an unyielding resistance.
How is this possible?!
Her blade…hadn’t done any damage at all.
At most, it had only scraped off a little dust.
In that instant, the blonde twin-tailed girl froze on the spot, even doubting if she had targeted the wrong weak point…
But…but this was one of the few places on the behemoth not covered by thick volcanic rock!
If even this spot couldn’t be breached…
“ROAR——!”
As Alice’s attack, weak as a scratch, landed, the Ancient Behemoth Augujadel seemed to enter an even more impatient, berserk state.
The next second, it raised its massive arm, and its giant claw came crashing down toward Alice.
Alice, still reeling, panicked.
She tried to use her agility to dodge, but for some reason, she felt heavy and sluggish today, nothing like her usual light-footed self.
After barely dodging a few attacks, Alice found herself unable to evade any longer.
Exhausted, she tried to raise her Giant Sword to block, but the behemoth’s strength was overwhelming.
With a single swipe, Alice was sent flying!
【Damn, what’s going on?! This monster’s so strong?】
【Why does Alice seem way slower than usual? That move would’ve been an easy dodge before!】
【Wait, she couldn’t even break its defenses? The weak spot is so obvious! Was she holding back?】
【Alice got too impatient, but it’s fine, don’t worry, once Lady Sylvia steps in, everything will be okay! With that Magic reserve, I can’t imagine them losing~ The Elf Tribe is just overpowered!】
Compared to the still optimistic mood in the chat, Layla and Sylvia, who witnessed this scene firsthand, were panicking.
Alice was sent flying a good dozen meters before crashing to the ground with a thud.
Seeing this, Layla gasped sharply, then hurriedly cast advanced healing Magic, turning her head to shout at Sylvia:
“No good! Sylvia, use your Magic to suppress Augujadel, or I can’t heal Alice!”
“……”
Facing the danger, Sylvia confidently raised her right hand, and the Magic reserves behind her instantly erupted. Dozens of Magic Circles formed in the air…
The green-haired Elf softly chanted, and the Magic Circles all began to shine with blue light.
The next moment, countless energy beams poured out from the circles like a torrential storm, blasting away as if Magic was limitless!
“Magic Arrow Rain!”
OK……
Seeing this, Layla breathed a sigh of relief. With this kind of firepower, even if the Boss wasn’t defeated, at least it would be forced to defend in place for a while.
She focused on healing Alice…
However, in the next instant, Sylvia’s eyes suddenly flickered with fear.
Because she noticed that, as her Magic beams struck the behemoth, the monster’s shell actually absorbed every single spell…
The green-haired Elf’s eyes widened in disbelief.
She grabbed Layla’s sleeve and cried out in panic:
“No…something’s wrong, Layla! This Boss can absorb my Magic!”
“Huh?!”
Layla blinked.
The next moment…she saw the Ancient Behemoth let out a furious roar, then…
That thing actually charged at them through the hail of Magic as if nothing could stop it!
It’s…it’s over!
The stone-like giant claw instantly sent Layla flying before she could react, blood spraying everywhere!
Then, the behemoth turned around again, and next was Sylvia…