Whoever said you never know when time passed while having fun truly couldn't have said it better. It was like we had arrived at <Food-Dun> just the other day, yet we were now in our last day of camp.
For the last two days, we non-stop hunted down the regular boss and gathered ingredients to the best of our ability. It was such an intense grinding I really feared we would prematurely use up all the MP potion that we had saved just for this day.
However the results were just as great; I would say the breath of <Arc-Arcadia> members had clearly sorted in a certain rhythm. If anything, seeing them showing their growth was just great.
Unfortunately, that fun time was going to end today as well. Even our most awaited Rare Boss hunting festival was at its final act.
"Moooooooooo!!"
"Oiiiiiiiinkkkkk!!"
"Cuckoooooooo!!"
"Here comes unique attack! Wind up everyone! Make sure to stay away from Boss Minotaur!"
" "Roger." "
A spirited reply respond to my advice. It was Sachi and Emi.
Just a fleeting moment after my warning, the rare boss of <Food & Livestock Dungeon>---<Boss Minotaur>, <Boss Orc>, <Boss Cockatrice>---overflowed with red aura. It was the cue they're going to use their unique skill <Overwhelming is the First place, you're struggling for 2nd and 3rd place>.
Uh-huh, the struggle for meat...is real, isn't it?
The hostile gaze of pork and chicken that had been focusing us suddenly turned to beef.
It was the rise of the curtain over the legendary battle for meat---will the junior pork and chicken be able to dominate their senior spectacular beef!?
First move was made by junior pork-kun and chicken-kun, lunging straight at the beef as if to chop it into cubes. Alas, they thought they were the cleaver, but it turned out the meat on the chopping board was none other than them.
Just as they say, tools make up for one part of craftsmanship, Beef-senpai was holding not one but two butchering swords!
A red glow enveloped the right hand sword <Meat Chopper> and life hand sword <Meat Butcherer> as Beef-senpai swung them into flurries of slashes. almost like the blades of a grinder!
"Oiiiiiiinnnnnkk!!"
"Coccccccooooo!!"
The gulf in strength sent both pork-kun and chicken-kin flying. But, wait what, their damage was zero?! A meatlicious mystery!
We hurriedly dodged the large chunks of pork coming our direction while clad in red effect. Pork-kun really had an indomitable spirit, eh? It was chopped into chunks but didn't forget the objective.
But the fight over dominion was far from over. Junior started another round of charge attack but senior meat swiftly slipped sideways and ran its blade all over once again.
Chunks of Pork-kun rained all over the center of the boss room while squealing 'Oinkkk.'
The flying meat chunks actually deal high damage so it was recommended to keep your distance from the source of scuffle.
Junior Chicken-kun tried to do a meat layer press over in that duration. However Beef-senpai instead dropped its equipment and grabbed the feet of chicken before giving it a spin of its life.
All the Chicken Jr. was capable of was shouting 'Cooocco'.
The Beef-senpai showed no mercy as it then tossed dried chicken-kun our way---or more precisely, toward the direction where Rika, our counter specialist, was holding her ground.
Rika's blade glows just as the Chicken Jr. loomed over her like a red spinning bullet.
"Heh, it sure can't wait to fall into the frying pan huh. Very well, Unique Skill <Twin Swallow Flip>."
"Coccoooo!?"
Rika's glowing blade drew an arc in the air with phenomenal speed which once again sent Chicken Jr. flying. Chicken Jr. spinned in the air as it fell down creating a parabola. But what lied on the other side was---
------The spectacular Beef-senpai.
"Mooooo!!"
Beef-senpai released its roar as if saying 'gosh, do you like the chopping board so much'' and again showcased its butchering skill by swinging the two blades. Unexpectedly, the stance of Beef-senpai was resembling a baseball batter.
What in the world does it want to achieve? Watch out Chicken Jr!
Beef-senpai didn't leave us hanging for long in the sizzling mystery as it soon took a swing with its butchering sword.
------A Home Run!
"Coccooooo!!"
Much to the horror of Chicken Jr., it was sent toward Rika once again. What a twist of spice, it was like a game of ping-pong.
The chicken Jr., which had transformed into cannonball, traced an arc in air as it blitz toward Rika. But Rika showed her rational judgment and instead avoided it than attacking it.
Booooom!
The sound of something heavy crashing into the wall echoed inside the boss room. I couldn't properly take a look since my eyes were focusing in different directions unfortunately.
Immediately after playing with Chicken Jr like a meatball, the red effect vanished from Bosses. They were out of their unique skill phase.
"Alright, it's time for payback. Time to grill that chicken completely."
Nico left a merciless mark as she fired a few bullets.
Pew-Pew-Pew
The sound of a muffled gunshot resounded, mixed in with the intermittent 'Cocco---Coco...oooo....' cries.
......Amen.
"Woahhh, this is the first time I defeated a rare boss."
I turned to glance at the representative of the chicken hearing Nico's beaming tone. <Boss Cockatrice> had started vanishing amidst the particles of light.
The counter attack from Rika had already shaved down its HP earlier, leaving it hanging on thread, and if that wasn't enough, it was also turned into ping-pong ball, meatball ver., and crashed into the wall.
"Buff please, Emi-chan!"
"Incoming. <Magic Book - Power Boost>! <Magic Book - Speed Boost>! Go get them, Sachhhi!"
"Just you watch! <Magic Sword - Ripple Slash>! <Magic Sword - Fifth Strike>!"
"Oiii...nn...kkkk......."
On the other hand, Sachin and Emi of Harmonic Trio slashed down the representative of pork, <Boss Orc>.