The Strongest Wizard

The Scarred Mocking Gorilla - Hell Mode Unleashed...!!!

26th December 1018 / 2018 1815hrs

As the party progressed on, we had made quite a considerable amount of progress on our EXP as well. Not only did we levelled up by leap and bounds, but we also had exchanged the abysmal pieces of armour that they had gotten much earlier into something more durable and worthwhile.

The party members had collected quite some loot, and they were surprised when I do not even show any interest in any of them. Since we had ventured deep inside the dungeon, our time to sort the loot and divide among ourselves were not adequate, so we stored everything in and based on trust among the rest of the members.

Since everyone was formed as Snowball's party, I do not wish to meddle into any of the nitty-gritty matters at all. Sharing the loot or the spoils of war should be settled by them, anyway.

As we edged closer, I did share some information, and from my experience, the members of the party had given their trust in me wholly. They even forgot that this was HELL MODE in The Phoenix Delves dungeon of Hamcoma Timberland Forest.

The accomplishment of tackling the other mobsters was made so easy that it seemed that everyone was taking a STROLL IN THE PARK...!!!

The risk was downsized tremendously, and it seemed that through this single dungeon diving experience, everyone got the hang of coordination. However, there would be a change in formation since the BOSS would be only up ahead. The Scarred Mocking Gorilla had an HP of 2000 points, Mana of 2000 points and also a Strength of over 200 points. It would take a sliver of a miracle for an inexperienced party team to bring it down...!

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"Alright guys, we have nearly reached the end of the dungeon where we would be dealing with the BOSS. Here are the details and formation which we need to employ and at the same time, take these incendiary thunder flashes with you." I highlighted to them as I squatted on the ground as I used a stick to organise the last raid and ensured that everyone remained safe and no unnecessary harm would come to them.

I explained to them the use of the incendiary thunder flashes, and even though it does not do much harm, the blindness effect would last for a full minute. I had half a dozen with me, and it would be deployed according to the rotation once I called for one.

Everyone was dead serious about the BOSS encounter, and they made sure they do not form a single mistake since any mistake would result in a team wipe. They had gone this far and would not want anything to happen to them.

"Listen up everyone, in case something goes awry, I want you to form up in this formation, and I would be........."

I explained to them the formation and what kind of contingencies that they need to make in case something unplanned took place. Once they understood what they need to do, we packed up our gear and headed on towards the end of the dungeon where The Scarred Mocking Gorilla would be waiting for us.

*S S C C C R R R E E E C C C H H H*

*R R R R A A A W W W R R R *

*T H U M P*

*T H U M P*

*T H U M P*

The ground shook every time a thump was heard, and everyone was ashen-faced as we walked near the end of the dungeon to meet the BOSS. Everyone remembered what I had said earlier, "Leave the drop from The Scarred Mocking Gorilla behind. I will pick those what I wanted first, and then the rest will roll for it, understood?"

The words that were ringing in their head makes the last BOSS encounter to be so damn easy. It was as if taking candy from a baby, or in this term, it was like trampling over ants...!

"POSITION...!" I hollered out once again and this time its a 'V' instead of the usual inverted one. This method would be a pincer attack in the most forward position, and it exposes both Magehunter and me in the centre and in the open with little cover.

The moment The Scarred Mocking Gorilla jumped out from its hiding place and landed dead centre in front of Snowball and Crusader, I knew they realised that things had gone according to plan.

"TANK, BASH, SLASH...!!!" I commanded the first one as Snowball tanked The Scarred Mocking Gorilla so that it would not be able to advance into our party.

*S W I S H*

*B A A A A N N N N G G G*

The Scarred Mocking Gorilla swung a right punch, and Snowball immediately blocked the incoming fist, and it landed squarely on his wooden buckler.

The buckler shook with such force that he cannot help but grimace through the pain as if he may have suffered a broken arm. The wooden buckler splintered but managed to hold off a few direct hits, and that was all.

-75 HP...

Snowball was thrown back several feet before he recovered. WarPriestess immediately used a healing spell and cast on him while waiting for her own Mana to self regenerate.

Seeing Snowball being thrown back, Crusader immediately took over and used his Tornado Spin skill while waiting for Snowball to recover.

Crusader charges up and spins, creating a tornado that tried to suck The Scarred Mocking Gorilla in, but due to its immense size, it stood steadfast on the ground. The tornado spun around The Scarred Mocking Gorilla, and it seemed unperturbed by it. Only the whip of hair on its head was swaying furiously and swishing across its forehead and eyes.

The Scarred Mocking Gorilla bared its teeth and then began to beat its chest furiously.

"O V E R H E A D . S W I N G" Crusader jumped right into the tornado that he had summoned and raised his broadsword high into the air. Using the momentum, he struck down hard on the shoulders of The Scarred Mocking Gorilla.

*S S H H W W I I N N G G*

*T H W U N K*

The two-handed low tiered broadsword struck the left collarbone of The Scarred Mocking Gorilla, and all it does was to tickle it. The Scarred Mocking Gorilla simply sneered as it swiped its left arm and swatted Crusader several feet away and sent him, careening across the ground.

-100 HP

WarPriestess immediately cast a healing spell on Crusader and panic began to rise among the rest of the players, seeing that the Tank and Guardian had been knocked on the ground senselessly.

"HOLD YOUR POSITION...! SHADOWDANCER...!" I called for the Rogue to take action since he was next in line for the defence/offence as both Tank and Guardian had been knocked away but was staggering to their feet to stand.

"B L I N K"

"E V I S C E R A T E"

"T W I N . B L A D E . D A N C E"

The Scarred Mocking Gorilla had received a s***h from Crusader and suffered only -10 HP. ShadowDancer used Blink so that he could close in towards The Scarred Mocking Gorilla. "Damn this Gorilla...! Why must it be this HELLISH to even scrape away its HP?"

ShadowDancer dug both of his low-level twin daggers deep into the sides of The Scarred Mocking Gorilla and then performed a set of slashes along the vital points of the body.

Seeing ShadowDancer was busy slashing away, I commanded DragonFire to unleash one of her arrows at The Scarred Mocking Gorilla.

"A I M . F O R . T H E . E Y E S . D R A G O N F I R E...!" I hoped for DragonFire to prepare her skill before she was able to unleash it on to her target. I knew that it may take several seconds to prepares the skills and that several seconds wold mean a hit or a miss...!

"WIZARD, NECRO...! SUPPORT...!" I released my ice bolts and fireballs upon The Scarred Mocking Gorilla just as ShadowDancer had completed his attack moves on it and kicked the back of the Gorilla to do a reverse backflip and land on the ground. After dealing damage of -25 on the BOSS, he slinked away to recover and would await for the rest of my instructions.

-100 HP

-120 HP

-100 HP

My damage was +200 for both fire and frost, and this reduces the HP of the BOSS considerably. After I had unleashed fire and frost assault on the BOSS, Snowball and Crusader had already got up on their feet. The BOSS suffered some damage, and this raged it so much that I thought it would go B E R S E R K . M O D E very soon...!