Chapter 97
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 97
Chapter Title: Lucky, Huh?
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"Mana Explosion!"
Han Minguk's booming voice echoed across the battlefield. The Void Dragon, battered by the dealers' focused assaults, was on the verge of dropping below 70% health—far faster than any of their previous attempts.
'Impressive... Her single-target damage output crushes everyone else.'
He glanced at Shiranui Mai, who was striking the Void Dragon's scales once per second.
Her DPS on the Hero Pad was overwhelmingly dominant. No matter how powerful her equipped skills were, wielding them effectively in combat spoke volumes about her talent.
Japan had pampered her for good reason. Hitomi Clan's hasty decision to drop her over mana contamination felt downright baffling.
'Though I guess it means her Working Girl berserk episodes create insanely risky variables in raids...'
Still, to make proper use of Shiranui Mai in raids, he'd need to study her a bit. Her abysmal defenses aside, wasting that attack power would be a shame. Something to tackle later, though.
The Void Dragon halted its attacks on the tank and began gathering its mana. Seizing the opening, Tanya rushed back to the main group where the allies clustered. The other dealers did the same—lingering even a moment too long meant death.
Light leaked from its massive, yellow-tinted pupil. The moment human words escaped the colossal beast's maw, black lightning would ravage the field.
"Giselle!!!"
"Ready!"
Minguk nodded at Giselle's reply, then signaled Oh Hyun-ah: cast Hope Shield on Shiranui Mai.
Perish in the void!!!
Black lightning crashed across the battlefield. The devastating bolts shattered the ground and set it ablaze. Some streaked toward the shield sheltering the clustered raiders.
"Nngh...!"
Giselle clenched her teeth, straining to maintain the barrier. Every second she held it bought her teammates time to endure the Void Mana Explosion's shockwave. Minguk and Kendall poured out heals nonstop, mending the wounded.
"Bear's charging out!"
They smoothly cleared the second Void Mana Explosion pattern. Tanya leaped forward, pulling aggro from the opposite side of base to brace for any breath attack. One more explosion, and the Void Wyvern would spawn.
The Void Dragon's claws and tail lashed at the main tank and melee dealers. But these battle-hardened heroes effortlessly dodged, slipping blades into the beast's openings. Its health bar inched toward half.
"Jeong Ye-rin, Choi Yuna, Shin Na-yeon—rest! No skill use!"
Minguk, eyes on the Hero Pad, barked the order at the three sweating dealers mid-assault.
Shiranui Mai's addition had spiked their damage, syncing the breath and Void Mana Explosion timings dangerously. Plus, they'd need full power for the Void Wyvern.
"Huh...?"
Stop attacking mid-fight? Ye-rin blinked in confusion as she gathered mana, but shook it off at Minguk's firm headshake, venting her mana into the air.
Choi Yuna had already lowered her bow. Shin Na-yeon recalled her mana orb from the dragon.
Now only melee dealers Kim So-jeong and Shiranui Mai struck the Void Dragon—and its health still plummeted at a solid clip.
"Kim So-jeong, cease damage! Titi, brace for breath! Prep for mana explosion next!"
"Got it!!!"
Minguk's commands flowed like he knew the monster's moveset in advance.
Sure enough, breath barely survived, the dragon's yellow eyes flared. Void Mana Explosion.
"Survive this, then all dealers except Kim So-jeong switch to Void Wyvern."
The dealers nodded, grips tightening on their gear. They'd wiped on this pattern before, but this run felt different.
Enduring the black lightning's fury, the heroes bolted like bullets toward the 2 o'clock position. A shrieking Void Wyvern bared its fangs at them.
"Eat this!"
Hyun-ah charged the wyvern in huge strides, hurling her shield like a discus. It arced wide, smashing its jaw.
-Kieeeek!
The enraged wyvern locked eyes on her. Hyun-ah poured tank mana into it, amplifying its hatred—the beast's mind fixated solely on her.
"Aggro secured!"
"Attack!!!"
Jeong Ye-rin led the charge, dealers unleashing mana blasts. Ye-rin's and Yuna's lightning arrows hammered its head; Na-yeon's orb followed with fire.
Shiranui Mai, sword sheathed at her waist by skill trait, dashed in at blinding speed. She drew and slashed its leg in one motion. The wyvern flinched, eyes squeezing shut then snapping open—aggro spiking on Mai.
"Tch!!!"
Hyun-ah blasted mana to reclaim aggro. But Mai's onslaught was just beginning.
"Swiftly!"
Mai's blade accelerated on the wyvern, mana damage ramping up. Hyun-ah bled mana nonstop to hold its gaze.
Other dealers hammered relentlessly—more desperately than against the dragon. Healer Kendall sustained Hyun-ah through the blows.
"We've got this!"
Yuna shouted, brimming with hope.
Mai needed warmup time, but her single-target DPS was monstrous, as proven on the dragon. The wyvern's health melted faster than usual.
"Drop the wyvern and merge back to base immediately!!! No delays!"
Ye-rin echoed. Killing it only to die en route wasted everything. Back at base, the dragon's breath scorched toward main tank Titi.
-Kieeeeeeeek!
Yuna's arrow pierced its throat amid its death cry. It crashed down. The six heroes sprinted back to Minguk and Giselle like a single unit, sprinting for their lives.
But the Void Dragon only gathered mana once all heroes rejoined and resumed attacking—a clear deviation from prior patterns.
"We can take it... Survive this pattern and focus fire!"
"Yes!"
"Got it!"
The team roared, fired up. Healers' tireless efforts let them weather another Void Mana Explosion. Dealers poured damage into the dragon.
As the fight dragged, explosions grew more frequent; another wyvern spawned.
But Minguk, with patterns and timings memorized, preempted every assault, guiding the team flawlessly through crises.
"5 percent!"
Victory loomed. Two wyvern corpses littered a corner; the dragon oozed teal blood, its former menace gone.
Team GGW was battered too.
Giselle and Kendall's mana scraped bottom. Tanya's shield, dented ugly from blocking fiery breaths, was wrecked. Win or lose, next raid needed repairs first.
"2 percent! Mana explosion incoming! Survive this and we're done!!!"
Minguk yelled from the Hero Pad. Thick translucent shields stacked overhead—Giselle's mana at its limit.
Krummble!
The dragon's final spasm unleashed a torrent of Void Mana Explosion on GGW.
But the healers who'd dragged them this far didn't yield. Minguk, Kendall, Giselle—world-prospect-rank elites.
"Finish it!!!"
When the explosion faded, all ten stood firm. Minguk's final call dropped.
Beep!
Subjugation of "Tower of the Void" completed.
4 achievement points granted to Hero Pad.
Hero Codex count updated.
"Yessssss!!!"
"Nice!"
Fast wyvern clears had sparked faint hopes. But no one dreamed they'd down the Void Dragon this try. Grade 5 monsters were nightmares.
Yet it died. Codex updated. They hugged and cheered amid the corpses.
"Waaaaaaah!!!"
Giselle too. When was the last time she'd gritted through heals like this?
In a team of bare-minimum Gear Score heroes, they'd conquered a Grade 5 from a B-1 dungeon.
"Eh...?"
Regaining her senses amid the frenzy, Giselle realized someone was pinned beneath her.
Spotting him, she teasingly ground her hips and dropped into a squat. Her voice turned sultry.
"Raid Leader Han Minguk?"
"Yes?"
"You were so cool today. So, how about I treat you? That top-contributor one-day date voucher... Pick me?"
Minguk chuckled inwardly at her obvious ploy. As he opened his mouth—
Someone shoved Giselle from behind.
"Giselle. Th-the Raid Leader's uncomfortable. What are you doing? Get up."
"Ugh, sis, really. Why ruin the mood? No wonder guys avoid virgins like you. Gotta have some experience at least."
"...Shut up."
Minguk rose slowly amid their banter. The dragon's corpse faded, revealing a golden chest—Grade 5 loot box, quest reward included.