Liam didn’t care for the demon, closing in on Kelsnim. The devil child was still paralyzed, helplessly watg Liam leisurely swinging his swords at him.

  Luckily for Kelsnim, Liam’s skills weren’t off cooldow. He only mao stack three holy marks before exploding them. But the attack still pushed the devil child’s HP dangerously low.

  In the meantime, Rouna’ar nded another blow on Radiant Shield. With nothio block the damage, the rge mace created a heavy dent it the tank’s HP bar.

  [-970!]

  A momehe stun fell off. Balm didn’t hold back. A warm energy fell on Radiant Shield, rec the tank’s HP.

  [+3719!]

  “Thanks!”

  Radiant Shield’s voice sounded indignant. No one would be happy after getting a mace bashed against one’s head. He swung his hammer at the demon, but it was barely enough to tickle, dealing minimal damage.

  [-1!]

  The others were annoyed as well after suffering uhe stun twice. They approached Kelsnim, ready to end the fight ond for all.

  The devil child seemingly felt the danger. Shaking of the paralysis, he repeated his earlier skills, juring fire spewing ghost faces. Rouna’ar coordinated with his master, turning into a dangerous spinning whirlwind.

  But this time the party members were eager to kill the devil child, dang at the edge of the bde. They threw out as much damage as possible before narrowly avoiding any attacks.

  Fueled by their desire not to endure aun they gave it their all.

  Bloody Edge pulled back his dagger after stabbing it into Kelsnim’s back. He was just about to attack with his off hand when the room was suddenly filled with ghostly wails.

  M spread from the bck banners. Thousands of voices sounded chaotically as Kelsnim suddenly spat blood and looked towards the sky in despair before colpsing on the floor.

  “Maaassteerr!”

  A roar filled with indescribable emotions caused the room to tremble. Rouna’ar’s eyes turned a deep bck. Dark magic gathered around his mace. His voice carried a satanie as he spoke to the pyers:

  “You all shall pay for this! Feel my wrath!”

  Immediately the demon’s muscles bulged as he raised his mace high above his head.

  He smmed it into the ground, driving an enormous amount of dark magito the floor. Cracks emitting pure horror spread through the entire room.

  Everyone could tell that if those cracks erupted, it would be hell for the party.

  “Expert! What’s going on? Did you make a mistake?”

  Cye’s words betrayed her anxiousness. The others were fused as well, looking towards Liam for a solution.

  The veteran had no time to answer. He hastily pulled out a bck stone, activating it with a thought.

  A strange aura erupted from the stohe pyers were left untouched but when the aura reached Rouna’ar, the demon excimed in astonishment:

  “Bck Abyss Seal?! How this be in your hands!”

  The demo a mysterious force peing his body, suppressing a part of his strength. The skill engulfing the whole room, its purpose to punish the pyers for killing one boss but not the other, was immediately sealed.

  The bck magi the floor dissipated, as if everything was just an illusion.

  “Now we fight in peace!”

  “Ha, I knew you had a trick up your sleeves.”, said Silent Acacia while shooting his first arrow towards Rouna’ar.

  [-105!]

  “This might take a while.”

  “Yeah. Fight steady, guys. We have used up a lot. Fortune, Cye, it’s time to unleash your ultimate skills.”

  “On it.”

  The party discussed the subsequent fight while probing the demon. Quickstep and Watchful Eye attacked while Bloody Edge hid ih.

  Silver Bde figured she might not be of much use in the fight. She positioned herself close to Fortune, where she might be able to bloe skills with her body.

  Radiant Shield took on the role of the tank, receiving another blow to his chest. Out of stance he had no way to block it.

  [-970!]

  Pg high importan their tank, Balm didn’t hesitate to bless him with a [Regeion].

  [+671!]

  “Sihe master died, you all apany him!”

  Rouna’ar’s muscles twitched. He gathered his strength, beginning to swing his mace furiously in all dires. Radiant Shield took a deep breath, brag himself for the impact.

  [-1262!]

  [+671!]

  “What are you doing?! Dodge!”

  Mirage shouted fiercely, staring at Radiant Shield with a mix of fusion and anger.

  Radiant Shield took a moment to process the situation. Only then did he realize that the demon’s skill was of the indiscrimiype, which could be dodged without using stance.

  When the mace came for his face again, he hastily jumped backwards, not daring to take any more damage.

  “Suys!”

  “Don’t mind it!”

  The others didn’t take the situation to heart. Only Balm g Liam somewhat strangely, thinking that his tone just now was unnecessarily harsh.

  For a few seds the pyers stayed away from Rouna’ar while the demon swung his mace as if he lost his mind. Finally, he calmed down, his body slumping while he was taking deep breaths.

  “Great ce! Stay away!”

  Cye warned her friends as her wand gathered a rge amount of magider her trol it filled the space above Rouna’ar’s head, f a sea of thunder. Immediately the first lightning bolt fshed, aiming for the demon.

  [-196!]

  [-206!]

  Simultaneously her [Bindings of Lightning] faded at this moment, heavi their st tick of damage, ing out at a total of nearly 1500 points. After enduring so far, Rouna’ar was only left with 5800 HP.

  The demo out an angry roar, dragging his mace as he approached Radiant Shield. The tank took position at the edge of Cye’s skill, not allowing Rouna’ar to leave the area.

  He had to endure another painful hit from the rge mace.

  [-970!]

  [+671!]

  Suddenly a blinding light spread. Bloody Edge appeared behind the boss, using his ultimate skill while swinging his sharp daggers, following up with a [Cut Throat].

  [-344!]

  [-172!]

  [-447!]

  The rasped the ce as well. Bleary Mirage and Watchful Eye appeared to the left and right of Radiant Shield, attag simultaneously. Even Silent Acacia’s arrow nded with great timing.

  Only Quickstep was a step too slow as she didn’t dare to cross the area affected by Cye’s [Thunder Rain].

  And Bloody Edge proved why, as a bolt of lightning struck his head.

  [-625!]

  “Ah, Cye what have I doo deserve this?”

  “Sorry, it’s really difficult to trol!”

  As if to demonstrate, the lightning bolt crashed into the floor, scattering sparks through the durable stone.

  “It’s time to die!”

  Falling under stant bombardment Rouna’ar led out a rage-filled shout. He once again used his favorite skill, spinning around at high speeds.

  The melee fighters reized the signs of this skill by now, all quickly distang themselves from the boss. Bloody Edge felt his chest tightened as he involuntarily ended up in the ter of Cye’s skill.

  An ominous crag sound came from above. The thief looked upwards with apprehensive eyes.

  “You won’t strike me again, right?”

  As if mog him, anhtning bolt separated from the sea of thunder, aiming for his dire. Bloody Edge didn’t hesitate, doing a jump roll towards safety.

  With another quick sidestep he finally left the area affected by Cye’s skill. Unfortunately, Rouna’ar did the same with no one holding him back. He spun madly, chasing after Watchful Eye.

  Watg the melee fighters escape helplessly, Silent Acacia let out a fake sigh of pity while tinuing to attack.

  But at this moment an incredible tration of mana drew everyone’s attention. Fortued the aura of a wise ruler of magic, but her eyes portrayed the struggle she went through to trate on the cast.

  Finally, her ultimate skill [duit of Magic] was ready to be unleashed. Her hair rose wildly affected by the invisible storm which surrounded her while she moved her staff. In everyone’s perception the movement was incredible slow as if pushing through a wall of taut rubber.

  But iy, it happened in a fsh. Suddenly two huge, blueish shimmering arms appeared, filling half of the room. They moved quickly, bringing their enormous palms together, squeezing Rouna’ar between them.

  The others felt a suffog sensatiohe arms densed from pure magic passed through their bodies.

  [-614!]

  A shiver rand down the party’s spines as the deafening cp echoed through the room. The bck abyss demon’s powerful body vanished betweewo palms, like a caught fly.

  “Wow Fortune, did you just catch the boss?”, excimed Cye with stars in her eyes.

  “Haha, sure. But it won’t take long for him to e out.”

  Fortune had obvious exhaustion in her eyes. Casting this spell took quite the toll on her.

  “Guys, don’t waste this time! Whoever needs it take a health potion! Surround the boss! When he es out, I want all of you to send it to hell!”

  “Yes, Sir!”

  Cye answered Liam’s ands jokingly while beginning the cast for [Lightning Cage].

  Meanwhile the melee fighters surrouhe closed palms, sharpening their ons, waiting for Rouna’ar to e out.

  Slowly a finger moved.