Chapter 31: Boss!
BANG!
A tiny mushroom monster fell onto his back. His comical eyes turned into 'X', making him look even more miserable. The beast had a deep laceration on his mushroom's head, from which a purple liquid oozed out.
It was the monster's blood.
In contrast to the little one's loud fall, Alex silently sheathed his sword. His attacks had been as quiet as this remarkable swordsman's move.
He stared at the new mushroom specie with a gleeful smile.
It was a white mushroom monster this time.
Alex's new enemies didn't just look different. They were more agile; their tiny forms had been jumping around as if they were hoppers. Each jump left poison on the ground. Thus, even one touch would cost tons of health points.
They also could shoot out acid like previous enemies, but those peculiar monsters preferred to first pounce at their enemies. In fact, they only resolved to such a move if need be.
And against Alex and Olivia, the white mushroom was often forced to let out their acid bolts.
Alas, that move was long since ineffective against the couple. It didn't matter whether they used the Mush Rain for their advantage or not; the couple simply eluded those poisonous arrows as if nothing.
Because Alex and Olivia dodged and attacked simultaneously, it indeed looked like they had never paid any attention to those long acid attacks.
However, that was intentional. Not only they were matched couple, but they had also formed their link after hours of fighting together. They were quickly growing to be one of the dangerous player duos!
And as per Alex's policy, wasting stuff was wasteful. Once he got a good grasp of his skills, he perfectly avoided and attacked simultaneously. Then, his girlfriend mimicked his body movement, adapted to her smaller form, and formed a similar style.
Of course, only one of them could wear Medusa's Apprentice Robes.
For the majority of their leveling up, it was Alex who wore those clothes. It was primarily due to his one-handed style and the choice of weapon. With her long spear, Olivia had worse chances of protecting her beloved.
Alex could simply wrap his arm around her and keep her close while letting out wide and cold slashes.
And then the most crucial point level gap.
"Should I fully transit to one-handed spearmanship? Hmm…" Olivia pondered loudly.
Her level was already fifteen. She had a much easier time here, and she also had an excellent partner to level up. In the beginning, Alex made sure to give her all EXP from the monsters. With his new item, their leveling up was too smooth.
However, Olivia didn't just want to leverage him. Every level up, she would face a few mushroom monsters independently. In the meantime, Alex would keep an eye on her and level up.
She was strong, however. So Alex didn't have to worry about Olivia's life. And with her resolution, Olivia quickly raised her passive skills.
Alex smiled, "Speak with one of your martial artists, then. Now that I think of it, I should meet them too."
Although Alex was a newbie, the way he moved his sword was already above average. Perhaps, his legendary S Grade skill helped him more than he could. Nonetheless, no one could say that Alex had no talent.
It would be good to meet one of those martial artists. But then, Alex thought of the origin of his swordsmanship.
Elias Deathwill. That man's people had been scattered across the whole world. It wouldn't be a surprise if Alex suddenly met one of them. And then, tales of this man's sword should've reached all swordsmen.
If someone recognized it, Alex would get into a bit of trouble. With luck, he could turn that into his blessing. However, Alex wasn't a person who would like to rely on luck and test waters.
"Those old men and their attitudes should be more bearable now. If you show them your talent, they will give you pointers. I am sure of it," Olivia put her hands on her waist, then sighed loudly.
She still had vivid memories of the opening day. She could recall well the martial artists and their annoying faces.
Alex chuckled and passed her a potion, "I will think of it. Here."
"Thanks," Olivia smiled broadly and gulped down the potion.
Alex did the same, inwardly thinking, 'I should check quest log and see whether there's a martial artist. Then, I can approach with the common swordsmanship and build trust with him…'
Out of all players, Alex currently had the most options! But that was solely due to Elias Deathwill's disappointing personality.
Even now, Alex felt like sighing from remembering those empty promises…
[You have encountered the Rain Mush Mushrooms House's Boss.]
[You are the first person to ever face the boss! You and your party will receive additional gold and EXP! You are guaranteed to receive at least an epic grade item!]
One would think that it was luck that these two had received a chance to fight the boss for the first time.
But Alex and Olivia fought well in the forest. They ventured deeper into its lands with confidence. They were like Mushroom Nemesis!
It was also hard to stomp here without any preparation. Naturally, Alex had his black robe, and he could cope well with the constant rain.
And so, it was not really lucky that Alex and Olivia spotted the boss. It was simply too bothersome for players to even go this deep. If there was anyone brave or prepared, they would've spotted this monster already!
"He's the Macho Mushroom, isn't he?" Alex chuckled.
On his side, Olivia's laughter echoed like a bell, "Haha! He looks like it."
Before them, three meters tall mushroom stood. He was a humanoid boss, his white-brown body filled with muscles. Within those, purple poison was pumping. He was still a mushroom monster as he had a peculiar mushroom hat.
ROAR!
"He doesn't like your nickname," Olivia grinned.
[Mush Boss Strongus Lv. 30 HP: 7400/7400 MP: 4200/4200]
Strongus howled again, agreeing with Olivia.
Alex shook his head, "Macho. You are going down."
ROAR!
