NOVEL NEXT Chapter 64: Fall of Bane
"Hulk!" The brothers both shouted out at once. As the dust started to fade, he was nowhere to be seen.
"Look out!" Geth yelled at them. The Chief didn't run back towards Geth, it sprinted straight towards Harris. Geth was close so he jumped in between them after slowing the Boss with multiple Barriers.
Chief Bane crashed through all of the Barriers, barrelling straight towards Geth. He used the last of his MP to cast Restoration and Corruption Aura on himself, then braced for impact.
As the Chief was running at him its back was being filled with arrows. Filthy no longer bothered aiming for vital points and just dished out damage as fast as he could.
Geth swung out with his staff at the same moment the Boss swiped at him with all four swords. The impact slid his body sideways several feet. His protective membrane shattered and he took over 200 damage.
The Boss wouldn't let him go that easily, dashing to the side and following up with another swing. Just as Geth was bracing himself to be tossed again, a loud cracking sound could be heard.
The Chief flew past him, skidding to a stop after almost four yards. Zolis was standing where the monster had just been.
Geth glanced back, looking at Chief Bane's health. It had lost over 3500 from just that one strike! Blood poured down from the monster's backside as it struggled back to its feet.
'Ahh, I see. Her hammer smashed in multiple of Filthy's arrows that had slightly pierced its muscles.' Geth realized. Chief Bane was taking bleeding damage every second. 'It must have pierced some of its internal organs as well.'
The brothers, still blind with rage, ran over and began to rain blows onto the monster. Geth and Zolis didn't waste time in joining their beatdown.
:Chief Goblin Bane (Level 35); HP- 14126/52500:
Bang! A hammer to the head.
:Chief Goblin Bane (Level 35); HP- 9426/52500:
Squelch! Geth smashed his staff, driving more arrows deeper into the creature's back.
:Chief Goblin Bane (Level 35); HP- 3682/52500:
The Chief was completely battered, it couldn't even stand again. The flames from its swords had long since died out. It let out the sounds of a dying pig as it writhed and was brutally beaten.
It wasn't long before it had let out its last squeal, Geth barely managing to get the last hit. Really, it had been his Aura that took the last of its 12 HP from Zolis' previous attack.
"Congratulations User, for defeating a Boss-type monster. Please select a reward. Options available will be based on performance."
"Congratulations User for clearing a Team Dungeon. Please select a reward. Options available will be based on performance."
Filthy wandered over and stood beside Geth. The two brothers and Zolis all looked dejected, not even looking at their rewards. They were just standing there, staring sadly at the bloody mess of the monster before them.
Geth suddenly started laughing loudly, quickly earning the ire of those around him. Harris' face turned beet red and yelled.
"Was this your plan all along? To use us as cannon fodder!!"
Geth just shook his head and pointed behind the three of them. Harris and Farris quickly turned, jumping backward at the sight before them.
Some type of monster was crawling out from a deep puddle of mud near where they were standing. As it stood it bellowed at the two brothers.
"You two buffoons think you can count me out just like that?!" Hulk yelled at his comrades playfully.
"But... How..? We all saw that monster smash you to dust!?" Farris yelled out.
Hulk just started laughing and holding his belly. Once he'd gotten ahold of himself, he wiped his eyes and pointed towards Geth. "Just ask our bearded friend here."
Everyone except for Filthy looked towards him questioningly.
"I wasn't sure whether or not he would survive that last strike so I used almost all of my Mana to form a 7' deep pool of mud below him. He simply sunk down so that the strike missed him." Geth shrugged, not understanding how they hadn't already come to that conclusion.
"It left me just enough for that final Restoration and Corruption Aura, but as you can see, it was effective."
The light in the brothers' eyes began to shine brighter as their respect for Geth soared to new heights. He just waved them away.
"Alright, let's get our rewards straight so that I can walk Hulk through how the Dungeon Crystal works. Zolis, collect the swords and clean up the body with your flames please." There was no sense in digging through the remains if she could just vaporize them.
Everyone else walked well out of range before she began her work. Soon, a tall pillar of flames erupted and spread out from near where the boss had died. During that time, Harris and Farris had ventured off to collect the loot from the two Level 30 creatures.
Geth walked across the smoldering earth, looking at his wife who was standing smugly in front of a loot crate and some other items. Unbeknownst to her, she looked quite menacing standing amongst the ashes that were spread on the blood-stained ground.
She ran up and grabbed his arm, dragging him hurriedly over to the loot. He smiled at how enthusiastic she was being.
'She must have found something good.' He thought.
When they made it over by the chest, she bent over to grab something off the ground. Of course, Geth couldn't help but lean back a bit to admire the view. He even whistled at her for good measure.
She quickly stood up, blushing brightly and laughing, "You're such a pervert."
Geth just shrugged in acknowledgment.
"Alright, quit your flirting," Hulk's voice came from behind the couple. "What kind of haul did we get from this guy?"
Zolis quickly turned from embarrassed to excited. She flashed a Skill Card in front of everyone that depicted a flaming sword.
"It actually dropped the Skill that it was using on its weapons!" She said hurriedly. "The thing is, it only works with swords."