Simultaneous with the skill activation, Ariel, the mid-tier Spirit of Wind summoned behind Yuseon’s back, began pouring elemental power into the wind arrow notched on her string.
*Rumble!*
The arrow was aimed directly at the boss of the Crimson Tigers, the Bloody Crimson Tiger.
Its massive frame, incomparable to a normal Crimson Tiger, and the powerful pressure radiating from its entire body were enough to overwhelm anyone who saw it.
“Roar!”
As the Bloody Crimson Tiger’s massive roar echoed across the battlefield, the hunters momentarily hesitated.
They were instinctively suppressed by the boss’s intimidation.
In contrast, the eyes of the regular Crimson Tigers turned bloodshot as they grew even more ferocious.
Seeing this, Gwangtaek spoke with a look of dismay.
“Ha! To think I suggested the three of us take on such a monster. I must have been crazy for a moment.”
As a B-class boss, the Bloody Crimson Tiger possessed an overwhelming presence that could not even be compared to the D-class bosses Gwangtaek had faced before.
Perhaps that was why he felt like cursing his past self for suggesting that a mere three people could handle such a beast.
“Brother! I’m firing now!”
Yuseon, who had finished her preparations before he knew it, shouted toward Seongjun.
“Brother Gwangtaek! Once Yuseon opens the path, run straight to the boss! Yuseon and I will handle any of them that aren’t cleared by the Spirit Magic Cannon!”
Ordinary Crimson Tigers, whose resistance to light attacks had plummeted due to the Dark Attribute Imbuement, would find it difficult to survive a single hit from Yuseon’s finishing move, the Spirit Magic Cannon.
Above all, thanks to the Holy Weapon Enchant, which guaranteed critical damage ranging from a minimum of 500% to a maximum of 800%, the damage of the Spirit Magic Cannon was destined to be astronomically inflated.
However, even if some survived that single strike, Seongjun planned to quickly finish them off with Yuseon’s regular attacks and his own Rush of Holy Arrows.
“O-Okay!”
“Yuseon! Fire now!”
As soon as Seongjun gave the command—
*Boom!*
A massive arrow containing truly immense power was fired in a straight line toward the boss, looking like a laser cannon.
*Crash! Bang! Boom!*
“Screech!”
“Grrr!”
The Crimson Tigers in the direct line of fire were swept away by the Spirit Magic Cannon before they could even dodge.
As a result, the path to the boss was blown wide open, as if the sea were parting.
“Now! Run!”
The moment the path opened, Gwangtaek charged toward the boss with his shield held forward.
“Aaargh! Get out of the way! You bastards!”
As Gwangtaek dashed forward like a madman, Seongjun and Yuseon followed closely behind him.
“Yuseon! Attack anyone who jumps out immediately!”
“Got it!”
Tailing right behind Gwangtaek, Seongjun and Yuseon instantly attacked any monsters that tried to block their way.
*Whish! Swoosh!*
*Bang! Boom!*
Consequently, they were able to get within a reasonable distance of the boss.
“Seongjun! At this distance, I can pull it in with Chains of Light!”
Since he could pull it toward them, there was no need to run all the way to the boss’s face.
“Really? Can you pull the elites in at the same time?”
“Yeah! Their positions are close enough that it should be possible!”
“Then pull the boss and the elites all at once! Just so you know, I don’t plan on using any debuff potions!”
At the moment, most of the main forces from the nation’s ten major guilds were gathered here, not just Seongjun’s party.
He judged that they could defeat the boss without wasting debuff potions.
It was better to save them for an unforeseen future.
“Understood! Chains of Light!”
As Gwangtaek cast the skill—
*Clang!*
Five chains of light shot rapidly toward the targets.
They bound a total of five monsters, including the boss and the elites, and dragged them right in front of the shield.
*Slide!*
“Roar!”
“Grrr!”
A 3-second stun and ten minutes of immobilization.
Seongjun intended to inflict as much damage as possible during the ten minutes the boss was unable to move.
“Yuseon! Pour everything you’ve got!”
After telling Yuseon to unleash every skill she had been saving, Seongjun immediately cast his own skill.
‘God’s Wrath!’
The first thing he cast was God’s Wrath.
Since he needed to deal with the surrounding monsters along with the boss, he prioritized this wide-range skill.
*Rumble!*
Simultaneous with the cast, a massive pillar of light struck the boss directly.
*Crash!*
The resulting shockwave rapidly spread to the surrounding area.
*Boom!*
The radius of the light wave reached a staggering 500 meters.
The Crimson Tigers, which had been turned into dark-attribute monsters by his Dark Attribute Imbuement, were helplessly swept away by the surging wave of light.
“Yelp!”
“Roar!”
Although the weakening effect from Sanctuary was gone since the field had expired, the Crimson Tigers that took critical hits of 700–800% died instantly.
Those hit with 500–600% damage didn’t die but were left in a critical state, rendered incapable of combat in an instant.
Meanwhile, while Seongjun was devastating the area with God’s Wrath, Yuseon also quickly cast her skills.
‘As expected of Brother Seongjun. To devastate the surroundings in one hit. I can’t just stand here either. Wind Spirit Bombardment!’
Since most of the regular monsters around the boss and the elites had already been cleared by Seongjun’s God’s Wrath, Yuseon narrowed the range of her bombardment to focus on the boss and its elites.
*Whish! Swoosh! Zip!*
Wind arrows fired by the summoned Sylphs in the air shot toward the targets at incredible speeds.
*Bang! Crash! Boom!*
Over 100 arrows bombarded the boss and the elites indiscriminately.
While Seongjun and Yuseon’s onslaught continued, Gwangtaek also moved busily.
‘Damn it! I didn’t have nearly enough time to secure aggro! At this rate, the moment the immobilization ends, it’ll go straight for Seongjun or Yuseon. I have to stop it somehow!’
Seongjun and Yuseon’s attacks were all dealing massive amounts of damage.
In this situation, there was a high risk of losing aggro once the boss could move again.
Therefore, Gwangtaek tried to increase his threat level as much as possible so the aggro wouldn’t shift.
“You damn bastard! Look at me! Look at me!”
Despite being immobilized, the boss’s gaze was fixed on Seongjun.
This was because the God’s Wrath Seongjun cast had dealt far more damage than Yuseon’s Wind Spirit Bombardment.
Furthermore, it boasted a threat level powerful enough to ignore the various taunts Gwangtaek was desperately using.
Watching Gwangtaek struggle to draw aggro, Seongjun spoke.
“Brother! Other hunters will be flocking here soon anyway! They’ll be able to pull it for at least 5 minutes, so there’s no need to overdo it for aggro! Just focus on tanking the boss for now!”
Although its gaze was on Seongjun, the boss’s attacks were focused on Gwangtaek since it couldn’t move.
Thus, Seongjun told him to focus solely on tanking without overextending for aggro.
He judged that since Gwangtaek could use Chains of Light again after 5 minutes had passed following the end of the immobilization, he could buy enough time by hiding behind other tankers until then.
“Ugh! Got it! I’ll trust you and focus on tanking!”
Since Seongjun and Yuseon would continue to use powerful skills, the chances of Gwangtaek successfully holding aggro were slim.
If he had been given enough time to build threat at the start, it might have been different, but since the two began their assault the moment he cast Chains of Light, there wasn’t nearly enough time to stack threat.
Ultimately, all Gwangtaek could do was trust Seongjun’s words and focus on tanking.
Once Gwangtaek committed to tanking, Seongjun immediately went on the offensive.
*Step!*
Kicking off the ground, Seongjun instantly moved behind the boss, swinging his mace as he cast a skill.
‘Furious Strike!’
*Whoosh!*
*Crrrash!*
Furious Strike, the most powerful single-target damage skill Seongjun currently possessed, struck the back of the Bloody Crimson Tiger.
“Graaaargh!”
The base damage was already high, but with a critical hit of over 700%, it dealt massive damage to the boss.
But he didn’t stop there.
‘Holy Attack! Sword of Light! Rush of Holy Arrows!’
Starting with Holy Attack, which had a short cooldown, he hammered the boss by consecutively casting Sword of Light and Rush of Holy Arrows.
*Bang! Crash! Boom!*
In the case of Sword of Light, since the skill was Level 3, its range was significantly narrower than God’s Wrath, but the damage itself was actually higher.
Above all, since he could summon up to three swords at Level 3, the immediate damage was arguably much higher than God’s Wrath.
Of course, that would be overturned once God’s Wrath leveled up a bit more.
While Seongjun was inflicting heavy damage on the boss and the elites, Yuseon also moved quickly and attacked.
Lining up the boss and the elites in a straight line, she immediately cast a piercing skill.
“Wind Arrow! Five Consecutive Strikes!”
*Swoosh!*
As the piercing skill was cast, five wind arrows penetrated the boss and went straight through the elites.
*Bang! Crash!*
After unleashing Spirit Magic Cannon, Wind Spirit Bombardment, and Wind Arrow, Yuseon used her Ring of Lightning to cast Lightning Arrow.
“Lightning Arrow!”
*Crackle!*
She finally unleashed the Lightning Arrows she had been saving until now.
*Zip! Zap!*
Yuseon consistently damaged the boss, firing arrows imbued with powerful lightning energy.
Through the combined efforts of Seongjun and Yuseon, the Bloody Crimson Tiger’s health was depleted by nearly 40% in an instant.
Of course, they wouldn’t be able to cast such powerful skills for a while due to cooldowns, but regardless, they had achieved their goal by shaving off 30% of its health in the opening move.
This much was enough to ensure that they wouldn’t lose the boss raid rewards to the other hunters who would soon swarm in.
—
As the Crimson Tigers in the area were nearly wiped out by God’s Wrath and those that survived were left in a near-death state, the hunters’ attention shifted toward the boss and Seongjun’s party.
“Ha! You’re saying that’s an attack skill cast by a Healer? Does this make any sense?”
“That’s incredible. The Crimson Tigers were practically annihilated by a single skill.”
“Unbelievable. Such a powerful area-of-effect skill… I would believe it if someone said that was the ultimate of an A-class Mage.”
While their casting times were long, the Mage class boasted the highest damage among all hunter roles.
Needless to say, an A-class Mage was even more formidable.
However, the God’s Wrath Seongjun had displayed was powerful enough to hold its own against even the ultimate wide-range attack skills of an A-class Mage.
Furthermore, its range was much wider than a Mage’s area-of-effect magic.
Yu Se-hyeon also looked surprised by Seongjun’s performance.
‘My god! Is this possible even for an Irregular? Those monstrous buffs and healing skills alone were enough for him to be called an Irregular, but he even possesses such an incredible attack skill? This has already surpassed the realm of normalcy. Moreover, that Archer named Yuseon is definitely not normal either. She could easily be considered A-class. I have to bring them to our side no matter what. If that’s not possible, I must maintain a good relationship at all costs.’
His value had skyrocketed, considering he possessed such overwhelming attack skills on top of healing and buffs that far exceeded common standards.
Therefore, Yu Se-hyeon resolved to maintain the best possible relationship with Seongjun, even if recruiting him proved difficult immediately.
While everyone was dazed by Seongjun and Yuseon’s performance—
“Since there aren’t many left anyway, let’s leave them to the B-class and C-class hunters and go hunt the boss!”
One of the A-class hunters shouted for them to go after the boss.
Since very few of the remaining monsters were intact and most were in a near-death state, he judged that the others could handle them without the A-class hunters’ help.
“Ah! That’s right! We have to catch the boss!”
The dazed hunters snapped to their senses at the shout.
They realized the boss was still standing and that the Dungeon Break would only truly end once it was defeated.
“Let’s go!”
“We can’t just leave it to them! Let’s go!”
“All A-class, to the boss!”
The A-class hunters left the cleanup of the remnants to the B-class and lower hunters and moved quickly toward the boss’s location.
***
With the A-class hunters joining in, the boss raid gained momentum, and they were finally able to bring down the B-class boss monster, the Bloody Crimson Tiger.
“Groaaar…”
*Thump!*
As the massive body of the Bloody Crimson Tiger collapsed onto the ground—
“Whoooa! We finally got it!”
“It’s done! It’s over!”
Those who participated in the boss raid were either leaders of their own guilds or high-ranking executives.
However, at this moment, they were just hunters.
“To stop a B-class Dungeon Break with almost no casualties… I can’t believe it even though I stood at the center of it.”
High-grade Dungeon Breaks always came with immense damage.
Typically, the first line of defense would fail, forcing them to establish a second line, which inevitably resulted in heavy loss of life and property.
Even if they somehow held the first line, the damage to the hunters was usually severe.
But in this case, there was almost no property damage, let alone loss of civilian life, and most importantly, hunter casualties were minimal.
There were about twenty deaths, and though several were severely injured and incapacitated, they were in a state where they could fully recover with time and treatment.
For a B-class Dungeon Break, the damage was incredibly minor.
The fact that they could stop the Dungeon Break so perfectly was entirely due to Seongjun’s contribution.
Without the buffs, continuous healing skills, and Sanctuary in the beginning, they wouldn’t have held out until the first reinforcements arrived, and even if they had, the damage would have been catastrophic.
“Is this all thanks to that Healer, Kim Seongjun?”
“It seems there will be a seismic shift in the domestic hunter community.”
“Will it only be domestic? Once this situation is made public, there will be an uproar abroad as well. There has never been a Healer like that before.”
It wasn’t that there were no Healers capable of healing, buffing, and attacking.
Though extremely rare, such a setup was possible if one could obtain the skill books.
However, the problem was that the gap between the main role of healing and the sub-roles of buffing and attacking was usually far too wide.
For example, if the healing was A-class, the buffs and attacks were usually F-class.
But Seongjun was top-tier in everything—healing, buffs, and even attacks.
He was an all-rounder Healer, a type that was hard to find a precedent for.
He was, quite literally, an all-purpose Healer.
Meanwhile, a small box was gripped in Seongjun’s hand.
‘So this is the boss raid reward. If I open this, a reward equivalent to at least A-class will come out, right?’
The tiny box that fit perfectly in one hand was the reward for the boss raid.
Although Yuseon had increased her pace by unleashing everything, including her Lightning Arrows, she ultimately couldn’t catch up to Seongjun’s contribution.
While Yuseon only had her Holy Weapon Enchant to deal amplified damage to dark-attribute monsters, every single one of Seongjun’s skills was specialized against the dark attribute.
Therefore, he overwhelmingly took first place in contribution, and as a result, the boss raid reward was given to him.
“Hmph, I ran around like a madwoman, and I still couldn’t surpass Brother Seongjun. This is unfair! I’m a Dealer and you’re a Healer! Why does a Healer deal more damage than a Dealer? Does this make sense?”
Yuseon was a B-class Hidden Class.
Despite being B-class, her actual power was equivalent to A-class.
Even if she were just a regular B-class, it was common sense that a B-class Dealer should deal far more damage than an A-class Healer.
Yet, Yuseon ultimately failed to surpass Seongjun.
“I keep telling you. I’m not a typical Healer. Just accept it.”
What could they do?
The results spoke for themselves.
Seeing the dejected Yuseon, Gwangtaek chimed in.
“It’s contradictory to say that something natural isn’t natural, Yuseon. At least you were in a damage race with Seongjun. I ended my day as nothing more than a meat shield. Anyway, we caught quite a few B-class monsters, so the settlement money will be significant. Take comfort in that.”
Gwangtaek seemed to have transcended everything when it came to Seongjun.
He had reached a point where he simply accepted that anything was possible because it was Seongjun.
Looking at them, Seongjun said, “Anyway, we should start wrapping things up. The Association will be here soon to start the settlement, so we need to set aside the ones we caught before then.”
The cleanup of the main defensive line was nearly finished.
Once the sub-defensive line was also cleared, the Dungeon Break would be completely over.
Since it was obvious the Association would arrive to assess the situation and begin the settlement process as soon as it ended, Seongjun planned to organize the monsters they had hunted beforehand.