NFBE Chapter 12 First Boss Battle
Chapter 12 First Boss Battle
Outer ring road of Adela town.
Flames raged, dark clouds rolled in, and the light curtain was on the verge of shattering.
The town's defenses were riddled with holes from the onslaught of the dark race's army.
The grotesque, ghost-like dark race tore through the defensive line and stormed into the outer civilian district, wreaking havoc without mercy.
Dark beasts, transformed from animals and non-human races, and ghosts, formed from condensed dark energy, are considered to be among the most powerful low-level combat units of the dark races.
The simultaneous advance of the two forces almost instantly tore apart the town's defenses, pushing the battle into the most brutal form of street fighting.
Faced with such a vast disparity in combat strength, even with his profound knowledge of the dark races, Yu Che was unable to reverse the situation.
And so, a horrific scene, almost exactly the same as the game's prologue in Yu Che's memory, took place in the town of Adela.
However, this is only at first glance; the actual situation is quite different.
Thanks to Youche's intervention, the Corpse Corpses, which posed the greatest threat to civilians, were almost completely wiped out, and the Dark Race lost the largest number of cannon fodder troops.
Although some of the dark beasts and wraiths stormed into the town, they failed to inflict destructive damage on the town's defenses, and there was even remnant resistance from the garrison on the city walls.
Therefore, the light curtain that enveloped the entire town remained in place, preventing more dark races from pouring in.
Moreover, there are actually no people living in those houses on the outer ring road. The dark race is only destroying empty houses.
Therefore, You Che was very calm at this moment, and everything was within his calculations—the dark race's siege tactics were only three-fold, which were extremely easy to counter.
If it weren't for the fact that the town's available combat power was so limited and his own level was so low, You Che could have led a small team to turn the tide and carry out a decapitation strike, thus resolving the crisis himself.
At this moment, thanks to the timely response, the town guards and militia withdrew from the city walls relatively intact and are now using the terrain inside the town to fight against the small groups of dark races that have rushed into the city.
Although nearly fifty defenders had been killed in the previous attack, and the number was still rising, the fighting spirit of the remaining defenders had not been extinguished.
Everyone on this continent knows that the only way to survive in the fight against the dark races is through victory.
On the sand table in the conference room, white and red dots marked with magic flashed and moved, representing the defending and attacking sides respectively.
However, these dots were marked by our own scouts and magic apprentices, unlike the clear and timely maps in the game.
Fortunately, this was enough for Yu Che.
At that moment, he was looking at a few identical points of light on the sand table, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"...No mistake, it's these guys." Yu Che's eyes flashed. "The mid-boss is here."
This is the same as in the original game. Among the dark races entering the city, there are a few individuals at the squad leader level, which are the BOSS units in the game.
These individuals possess higher intelligence and receive different commands, with specific targets for attack.
And stopping them is the main boss battle in the prologue.
As for why there is more than one, it's because people from different backgrounds face different bosses.
You Che pondered for only a moment before ringing the bell to summon a messenger: "Tell them to set off immediately!"
After the messenger left, You Che also got up and walked towards the top of the main tower.
……
At this moment, at the intersection of a street in the heart of the civilian district, an exceptionally large mutated dark beast was wreaking havoc.
"roar--!!"
This dark beast is three meters tall, with a gaping maw, six legs of varying sizes, and a long tail with sharp blades. Its body exhibits characteristics of both beasts and aquatic creatures.
It let out a terrifying roar and charged out, easily knocking away the two shield-wielding soldiers blocking its way!
The characteristic of the Dark Beasts is that they seem to use brute force to fuse all sorts of strange beasts together and then let them mutate randomly, so their size and strength vary widely, making them very difficult to deal with.
Moreover, the level panel shows that this dark beast is LV15. It even benefited from the attribute bonus of the BOSS unit when it appeared in the prologue. In comparison, the two shield soldiers, who were only LV8 and LV9, were far too weak.
However, none of the soldiers surrounding the dark beast retreated. Under the command of their respective captains, the shield bearers were in front and the spearmen were behind, and they surrounded it again.
However, the spearmen did not use spears, but candlesticks with a lit end and sharp iron spikes attached!
The leaping flames and thorns tore through the mutated dark beast's skin, scorching its flesh. Soldiers took turns pressing forward, relentlessly inflicting damage on the beast.
The dark beast roared, but then a series of burning arrows flew in and pierced its head and gaping maw.
The dark beast grew even angrier, but struggled to break through the encirclement; its instinctive fear of fire left it in a dilemma.
—Mutant Dark Beast, weak to fire.
However, this alone is not enough to kill this BOSS-level dark beast. Fortunately, the main force that You Che arranged has arrived.
The echo of horses' hooves pounding on the stone path came as two figures galloped over and arrived at the battlefield.
The person in the lead was a young mage girl wearing a large hat, followed by the young militiaman.
The two dismounted at the outermost edge of the battle circle and looked at the mutated dark beast that was surrounded by soldiers but was still roaring and attacking. Both of them showed surprise.
The boy even considered backing down, after all, he was only LV3, and even in the militia, he was the most complete newbie.
Right now, those senior members of the militia and the regular town guards are all being beaten to a pulp by the Dark Beasts. What can he do?
It was the magician who woke him up: "Don't just stand there! Do it like you practiced before, it's very simple!"
The boy seemed to awaken from a dream, and immediately took the round silver badge hanging from his waist and began to recite a prayer in a low voice with a devout expression.
Soon, the badge in his hand glowed faintly, and the light spread to his body.
The boy looked at his hands, exchanged a glance with the magician, and then let out a low shout, activating his unique ability once again.
A wisp of the faint light surrounding him then parted and gently fell upon the magician.
Encouraged, the mage took out the twisted, dark brown staff he had been carrying on his back and pointed it at the rampaging dark beast.
She silently chanted a lengthy incantation, then pointed her staff forward and shouted, "Chaos Fireball!"
...No response.
The magician frowned, but didn't seem too surprised. He simply repeated the process of chanting the incantation.
"Chaotic Fireball!"
"Chaotic Fireball..."
"Chaotic Fireball—!!"
Finally, on the fourth attempt, the deep red gem at the tip of the twisted staff emitted a dazzling light, and powerful magic gathered in mid-air, condensing into a huge fireball the size of a bell and as large as the rising sun!
The core of the fireball flowed with churning lava, and it was now flying towards the mutated dark beast at a steady pace.
Seeing that the spell had succeeded, the mage's face lit up with joy, but he immediately realized something, his expression changed, and he shouted to the soldiers beside the dark beast, "Get out of the way!!"
The soldiers surrounding the dark beasts understood the situation as soon as they saw the terrifying fireball flying towards them. They immediately retreated in an orderly manner, while the archers hidden on the rooftops of the surrounding houses continued to fire fire arrows to hinder the dark beasts' movements.
However, after the previous fierce fighting, the archers had used up most of their arrows, and the remaining fire arrows could not produce a sufficient rain of arrows to stop the dark beasts' actions.
Although the Dark Beast had low intelligence, it could still see the huge fireball flying towards it, and immediately let out a roar of alarm and anger, trying to retreat and avoid it.
Its movement avoided the fireball's attack range and also knocked several retreating soldiers away.
Just as the fireball was about to miss, a furious shout came from the side. A level 14 town guard captain snatched a large shield from a soldier next to him and strode out!
A faint glow emanated from the captain as he channeled all his strength and magic into the large shield in his hand, and rammed it violently into the fleeing dark beast from the side and rear!
The LV14 captain, even when going all out, is no match for the LV15 Dark Beast, which is still in the BOSS form. However, this well-timed attack successfully prevented the Dark Beast from escaping.
The dark beast stumbled and turned to roar at the captain who had ambushed it, but the captain only responded with a cold laugh.
"He really is a brainless beast."
The dark beast finally came to its senses, and as it turned its head, the chaotic fireball slammed into its head!
"boom--!!"
A violent explosion erupted, flames swept across the land, and lava splattered everywhere. The massive body of the dark beast was irresistibly charred and melted under the onslaught of flames and lava, leaving only a barely recognizable pile of remains that merged with the ground where a large crater had been melted.
The captain, who stepped forward, was also caught in the flames because he was too close. Fortunately, he was not touched by the most terrifying lava, but he was still severely burned by the flames.
The soldiers quickly sent someone to take him for treatment, while the vice-captain took over command, thanked the mage, and then led the remaining troops back to change equipment and support other defense lines.
All that remained were the mages, astonished by the power of the fireball, and the militiamen, shaken by the brutality of the battle.
It wasn't until a bugle call came from another direction that the two came to their senses, calmed themselves, and headed towards the nearby supply depot according to their action plan.