Chapter 95
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 95
Chapter Title: Lucky, huh?
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"Then, let me brief everyone once more."
The 5th-grade monster known as the Void Dragon was an overwhelmingly powerful foe, incomparable to any creature they'd faced up until now. Even when stacked against the 4th-grade special entity from the 【B-1】 difficulty they'd managed to take down, it was no contest.
That was why emphasizing the Void Dragon's traits and the patterns to watch out for could never be overdone.
"Main tank is Tanya. Sub-tank marking the Void Wyvern is Oh Hyun-ah. Tanks, keep your distance from each other. You absolutely cannot forget that."
"Got it."
Both tanks replied in unison to Han Minguk's words.
The reason he'd assigned Hyun-ah to mark the Void Wyvern was simple. Tanya's movements were a bit sluggish compared to Hyun-ah's due to her massive shield. It wasn't a huge difference by any means, but in raids, those tiny margins often decided victory or defeat.
Moreover, the moment the Void Wyvern appeared, she needed to grab aggro and pull it away from the Void Dragon. Minguk judged Hyun-ah better suited for the job than Tanya.
After that, Minguk issued detailed instructions on survival tactics for the Wyvern strike team, the Void Mana Explosion, and the Void Breath in sequence. This was far more meticulous and precise than the typical raid leader's vague "use your skills around this timing" style.
"I'll call out skills that affect the whole raid's survival, like area-wide shields. Do not use them on your own until then."
"Understood."
Kendall and Giselle nodded without objection. With all preparations complete, Minguk turned toward the Void Dragon.
"First raid attempt, begin. Main tank, get familiar with the Void Dragon's attack patterns. Melee dealers, focus on dodging tail swipes while dealing damage. Goal is surviving until the summon."
"Yessir! Here comes the Grizzly Bear Tank!"
As the raid kicked off, Tanya drew her shield. She slammed the massive rectangular barrier into the ground with a thud and charged bravely at the Void Dragon.
- Kuoooooh.
Sensing the enemy, the Void Dragon let out a low growl. It began to slowly rise.
Its sheer size made every monster the GGW heroes had faced before seem like children's toys.
A mere one-grade difference, yet those adult-sized fangs and claws, and that tail as thick as a massive tree trunk—if it hit, "it hurts" wouldn't even begin to cover it.
"Let's move."
At Minguk's hand signal, the dealers and healers sprang into action.
Boom! Crash!
Up front, Tanya was already blocking the Void Dragon's attacks. She braced her shield firmly with both arms in full defense stance. Even so, the impacts were brutal—her HP on the Hero Pad fluctuated wildly.
"Healing support on main tank!"
Minguk ordered the Budsen sisters while popping a shield, then scanned the battlefield. He needed to anticipate where the Void Wyvern might spawn and how to position the team.
He'd seen it all in strategy videos already, but raids were unpredictable. Seeing was worlds apart from experiencing it firsthand.
Then, a rift flickering with dark rainbow light caught his eye. The Void Wyvern spawn point.
"Hyun-ah! Two o'clock confirmed!"
"On it!"
Hyun-ah, mid-swing at the dragon's tail, spotted the rift Minguk pointed out. Her eyes gleamed as she surged with mana, her irises glowing blue with determination.
Bang! Boom!!! Crash!
Main tank Tanya handled her oversized shield masterfully, blocking the Void Dragon's assaults with perfection. She was proving exactly why she ranked high among the world's promising heroes.
But counterattacking? No chance. The dragon's strikes were too lethal, too powerful. The Russian Grizzly Bear Tank had become just a shield for her allies. Still, as main tank, she was scoring a perfect 100.
The other heroes swung their weapons bravely at the dragon.
"Haaah!"
So-jeong leaped high with a shout, bringing her greatsword down on the Void Dragon's tail. But the dragon shook it off like an itch, flinging her far away. Rose Shield's second-string dealer got bounced back the same way.
'The gap's bigger than I thought.'
So-jeong rolled across the ground twice before using her greatsword as a crutch to stand.
Veteran heroes weren't kidding—5th-grade monsters marked the start of real raids. Just one grade above a 4th-grade special, yet its HP and defenses were incomparable. The sheer pressure was the same.
Against a 4th-grade, they'd have shaved off at least a third of its health by now. But after taking hits from five dealers, the Void Dragon had barely lost 8%.
- Kururur.
"Breath incoming!"
Minguk spotted the Void Dragon's throat swelling mid-fight and yelled. Tanya's face flickered with alarm for a split second, but she slammed her shield down as per his lead.
"Haaah!!!"
Tanya's mana erupted, activating her survival skill. Her body—the woman called the Grizzly Bear Tank—glowed white as a massive mana shield rose to block her foe.
The ranged dealers attacking the dragon's face from behind Tanya scattered immediately. They lacked the survival skills or HP to tank a breath.
The Void Dragon exhaled straight at its main tank.
Kwaaaaaah!!!
"Healing focus on main tank!"
Purple-black breath scorched toward Tanya. The moment the Void Breath engulfed her with terrifying force, her HP plummeted then rebounded in rapid cycles.
The breath's power exceeded expectations, forcing Minguk and the Budsen sisters to pour everything into keeping solo-tanking Tanya alive.
The sudden mana burst left Kendall and Giselle panting heavily. Minguk just caught his breath lightly.
"Whew! Not even red, but scorching hot."
"Status?"
"A tank should handle this much, right? Piece of cake! Keep going."
Minguk nodded slightly at Tanya's tough response, a far cry from their first encounter.
Good—they'd confirmed the main tank could solo-tank one of the Void Dragon's big patterns, the Void Breath. If issues arose, Hyun-ah's skills or a shield could cover it.
But the real trouble started now.
'Damage output's a bit low...'
Plan was to drop the dragon below 90% HP before breath to trigger Void Mana Explosion next. But breath came first, and now Minguk saw it gathering mana.
"Everyone except main tank—group up! At Choi Yuna!"
Team excluding Tanya clustered for the Void Mana Explosion. Minguk kept shielding and healing Tanya. Giselle recalled her briefing role and prepped her area shield; Kendall surged her healing mana.
- Perish in the void!
The dragon's heavy voice shook the field as massive void mana lightning bolts hammered down. The overwhelming power made Giselle's teeth chatter as she held her area shield—her HP draining fast.
"Sh-, shit!"
"Hyun-ah! Hope's Shield on Giselle!"
At Minguk's instinctive call, Hyun-ah instantly cast Hope's Shield (B) on Giselle. Half the damage shifted to Hyun-ah, buying breathing room for Kendall to heal her up.
'Breath was one thing, but this attack's stronger than expected too?'
The heroes in the strategy videos must've had way better specs. Without Giselle's area shield, they'd never survive this output.
'The issue is...'
That's when the Void Wyvern spawned. Splitting the formation meant one healer per group with only three total—tough to heal through Void Mana Explosion like that.
They'd have to test how tight the healing pressure was firsthand to plan counters.
- Pathetic worms. You'll die soon enough, yet you flock like moths.
The first Void Dragon raid ended in failure. They didn't even reach the Void Wyvern. As HP dipped below 70%, breath timing overlapped, and main tank Tanya dropped dead.
"Bad luck."
Minguk said calmly.
But his mind raced with tangled thoughts. He'd phrased it that way, but this was straight-up insufficient DPS. Overflowing dealer damage would've prevented it.
Not their fault, though. Four dealers were new to Void Dragon, minus the second-stringers. They needed time to adapt. How quick they'd be would factor into their evaluations.
'So, immediate fixes...'
Healer skill combos needed reworking. The dragon's attacks hit harder than expected.
"Void Mana first—no, Breath comes first!!!"
Second attempt failed too. Awkward timing plus back-to-back nukes—no matter how hard the healers pushed their mana, they couldn't keep up.
"Adjusting DPS timing. We'll recover fully from breath, then take the Void Mana Explosion. Proceed that way."
From the third try, they went slow and steady. Turtle-tanking, stacking damage bit by bit. But problems arose.
- Kyaaaaah!!!
"Void Wyvern! Hyun-ah!! Grab aggro!"
"Yes!!!"
They successfully summoned the Void Wyvern. But before downing it, the boss unleashed Void Mana Explosion—the strike team on wyvern duty wiped out.
Even with healing-confident Minguk leading them, no dice. Current specs couldn't solo-tank the explosion. Needed at least two-plus healers under an area shield chaining heals.
But to do that, wyvern had to die before explosion. Get too close, and the wyvern goes berserk under the dragon's mana influence—too strong even for tanks.
Seven straight wipes. Wyvern summon smooth, but post-that damage unmanageable.
"Don't we need more farming?"
A second-string dealer ventured timidly. Rose Shield's seconds had challenged Void Dragon with much higher 【Gear Score】—and still wiped dozens of times before succeeding.
Minguk shook his head. Tough, but still within strategy range. Time for member swaps, though. Needed a single-target DPS specialist for the wyvern.
"Shiranui."
The swordswoman who wielded cosmic styles got her first call-up after sitting out.