Silver Bde stared at the attaing for her, feeling a sense of danger. She was just about to use her luring barrier when Radiant Shield spoke to her:

  “Hold back for now, Silver. I will share this burden with you.”

  With a wave of his hand, Radiant Shield’s own barrier enveloped Silver Bde to protect her.

  [-1184!]

  [-157!]

  The holy barrier shook heavily but it quickly stabilized.

  “How do you like it? Your friend iss a great tonicy power!”

  Listening to the boss’s ugly ugh, Balm gritted her teeth as she addressed Liam:

  “Mirage! That thing ate Cye! Tell us how we get her out!”

  Liam shuddered, gng towards the sky as if he could see Cye there. He khe woman would fme Balm for putting it so disgustingly if she could unicate with them now.

  “Mirage? Quick! Who knows what this monster is doing with our friend!”

  Up in the sky Cye stared at Balm with poisonous eyes, w how she angered her friend for her to talk like that.

  “Stop, stop! Don’t say more! Destroy one of the crystals scattered throughout the room!”

  Liam quickly revealed the solution before Balm tinued until Cye celed their friendship.

  The healer didn’t uand why Liam sounded so stressed. But she was gd that he provided a solution, turning towards a table closest to her.

  A few violet crystals id on top of it, spreading a cloud of dangerous void energy.

  Balm waved her wand, sending a sphere of magic. But when it met the void energy, the magic was suddenly affected by a severe corrosion. It shrank until only a tiny spark hit one of the crystals, taking a single of its five HP.

  Seeing that Balm took care of the crystal, the others put their attention ba the boss. Just as Bloody Edge wao dash forward, an anxious shout stopped him:

  “No, wait! It’s too dangerous!”

  “What are talking about, Silver?”

  “The ce is high that Cye would be harmed if we attaow!”

  The others showed ptive expressions, knowing that Silver Bde’s logic was sound. Meanwhile the tank gowards their expert.

  Liam couldn’t help but nod appreciatingly as Silver Bde’s guess was indeed correct.

  However, the pyers’ ina didn’t bother the ghost. It happily titag. The barrier proteg Silver Bde suffered two more blows before Balm and Silent Acacia finally mao destroy a void crystal.

  When the crystal shattered apart, it unleashed a surprisingly huge amount of void energy. All the violet clouds in the room trembled, growing slightly, limiting the space the pyers had to move around.

  Simultaneously a pulse ran through the boss. It was as if its body was overloaded with energy. It swelled, suddenly bursting. A violent explosion shook the room.

  A momehe ghost reformed o Cye, weariness showing on its face.

  “Balm! I will remember this!”

  “What?”

  Balm blinked her eyes, watg Cye with an oblivious expression. No one could tell if it was real or fake.

  “Hmpf!”

  Cye scoffed, searg for a pce to vent her emotions. Fortunately, being overwhelmed by the ghost hadn’t interrupted her cast. Now that her spell was ready, she swuaff angrily, looking forward to the boss suffering under her wrath.

  Lightning crackled, eg Cye and the boss, causing its skin to sizzle.

  [-154!]

  As soon as her skill was unleashed, lightning gathered on Cye’s new robe as its effect triggered. With every lightning skill cast by Cye it charged itself, gaining the ability to attack close-by enemies.

  The ghost hadn’t moved far from Cye when it was bound by the lighting rope and hit by additional bolts of lightnied by Cye’s robe.

  [-9!]

  But the enraged mage wasn’t do. With a thought the [Phantom e] spell attached to her boots was activated. A blurry figure resembling Cye appeared o her.

  Both Cyes raised their wands, sending additional attacks before instantly switg to a new cast.

  [-57!]

  [-57!]

  Watg from a close distance Quickstep took a deep breath. She made a mental note o anger Cye.

  “Ahh!”

  Simultaneously Fortu out a low shout. She had been holding back her skill, causing her quite some pressure. Now that the ghost had separated from Cye, it was time for him to taste some are bolts.

  The densed magic left Fortune’s staff in quick succession, smming into the ghost. Si had just left Cye, the exhausted boss didn’t move much, allowing Fortuo nd seven attacks.

  [-108!]x7

  “Why are you resssissting?!”

  The boss spoke with a painful voice. Its eyes turned red while its arms weirdly grew longer. Suddenly it wildly filed its arms like a g child wanting its parents to buy a certain toy.

  Cye watched the arm enrging in her vision, having the misception of a tree falling on her head.

  “Stupid boss! I won’t stop until you’re dead!”

  The blond woma out an indignant shout. She closed her eyes, fog on her body.

  She felt the mana moving orderly acc to the requirements of her ultimate [Thunder Rain] skill. Branding its movements in her mind, she suddenly attracted another wave of mana and spread it through her body.

  Her skill shook dangerously, about to go out of trol. Cye had to split her mind, f the mana to serve two different funs.

  It felt like rubbing one’s belly with one’s right hand while patting one’s head with one’s left hand, incredibly awkward.

  But in her anger Cye forced herself to hold on. Just as the boss’s arm was about to collide with her, the mage as well as her e vanished between a few sparks and appeared some distance away.

  With the successful fsh step, the effect attached to Cye’s boots triggered, striking a random enemy. The ghost hissed angrily as anhtning bolt fell on its head.

  [-193!]

  “Wow, that was impressive, Cye!”

  The others echoed Liam’s praise. They knew from their training how difficult fsh step was even without distra. No one expected Cye to pull of such a feat.

  “Hehe, of course. I’m a great lightning mage after all!”

  Cye’s chest swelled with pride hearing everyone’s praise. She floated on cloud nine, feeling that she had grown as a pyer.

  Liam rolled his eyes seeing the mage carried away like this.

  “Hey, great mage! Focus!”

  Liam’s warning brought Cye back to reality. She immediately felt the mana in her body moving shakily, her cast about to fail any sed. With an embarrassed smile Cye hastily brought her mana bader trol.

  With no pyer close to it, the ghost also began moving. It took a few steps bad sank into one of the clouds of void energy.

  Suddenly Bloody Edge felt a movement behind him. He gnced over his shoulder, finding the ghost emerging from another cloud close to his back.

  “You do that?!”

  The thief excimed in shock, hastily trying to escape. But just as he was about to leave the boss’s range, a heavy arm smmed into his back.

  [-2082!]

  Bloody Edge was flung away by the terrifying blow, rolling on the ground. When his body stopped, he still had lingering fear in his eyes. He couldn’t help but g his status.

  >>> <<<

  Name:

  Bloody Edge

  Level:

  20

  Race:

  Holy Nephilim

  Css:

  Light Walker

  Primary Attributes:

  STR:

  10

  INT:

  1

  AGI:

  65

  HP:

  466/2485

  Energy:

  221/221

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  >>> <<<

  Seeing the few hundred HP he had left, sweat broke out on Bloody Edge’s forehead.

  Balm also realized that their thief was close to death, sending him a timely [Heal].

  [+3719!]

  “Thank you.”

  Feeling the warm energy engulfing his body, Bloody Edge khat he was saved. Some self-bme remained, however, sihe thief figured that it would be more effit to use the potent heal oanks.

  “Hey, don’t stay there! Gather around me, guys!”

  Silver Bde’s shout brought everyo of their stupor. They followed the tank, gathering at a spot far away from the void energy. Bloody Edge was the st to arrive, adjusting his mind to make up for his mistake.

  The boss seemingly noticed that everyone was out of reach. Instead of approag them it es skill before floating leisurely towards Silver Bde.

  Its face had a mog grin as if ridig the party for running away from it.

  Two attacks ing from Fortune and Silent Acacia reached its body before it closed the distance.

  [-220!!!]

  [-69!]

  The attacks seemed to work like a signal for the party. They quickly encircled the boss, determio empty its HP.

  Bloody Edge hurried, reag the boss the fastest, suddenly appearing behind it. A bright light erupted as he activated his ultimate skill [Light’s Will].

  The ghost averted his eyes, feeling as if stabbed by a thousand needles as the light burhe surface of its body.

  [-404!]

  [-202!]

  With great tacit uanding the others didn’t miss their ce. It gradually became a habit for the melee csses to attack when Bloody Edge used his ultimate skill.

  Quickstep’s swords, Watchful Eye’s staff, and Bleary Mirage’s ons assaulted the boss, cutting of ane k of HP, pushing the boss below 3000 points.