Chapter 814: December 17th: The Burning Beat Up Part 1

The essence of the Burning Great Red Wing is that it is a body made entirely of thermal energy.

It’s really similar to other gaming legends such as slashing thunder, breaking the sea apart, etc…… And in itself is just one “example” of such a phenomenon in this game. But it’s just a change in shape, it is not itself dead or gone.

So how do you get rid of an opponent who is basically a pile of sentient heat? Such state-of-the-art interference, such as slashing or denting, doesn’t going to be of any use here, and it would end up burning you to death before you could even get into the slashing distance in the first place.

「This is really going to be a major pain, huh……?」

Katsu, who was now on board of the third Bahamut ship, the Behemoth, instead of the extinct volcano where the Burning Great Red Wing was enshrined, mumbled to himself.

「THE AWAKENING OF THE RED PRIMORDIAL BEAST…… IT MIGHT BE A CORRECT ASSUMPTION TO ASSUME THAT ALL OF THE PRIMORDIAL BEASTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ALL AT ONCE, WHICH IS UNCONVENTIONAL…… YES, THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT’S FAR FROM WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE ERA OF THE GODS. BRAVE AND THOUGHTFUL CHILDREN OF MINE, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE ASKING OF ME?」

Direct battle participation is not possible. KAtsu knew that all too well…… It was not what they came here for in the first place. And then Katsu turned towards “Ivory” and said to her the “matter”.

「It’s about the rain…… I want you to make it rain out there……」

「THAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER. FROM HEAVY DOWNPOUR TO A LIGHT PASSING SHOWER…… MY CHILDREN, YOU CAN DO AS YOU WISH.」

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Raid Monster.

It is a large multi-people Raid-Type enemy that was suddenly implemented in the world of Shangri-La Frontier. Red, blue, green, white, black. There are raid bosses corresponding to the five colors, present all over both the Old and the New Continent.

The Raid Monsters that have been discovered so far are the “Crazy Blue” sealed in the depths of the underwater city of Luluias.

The raid monster “The Great Red Devourer” that was defeated for the first time by only three Players.

Then, “Wandering Great Epidemic” invaded the Thirdrema as a single unit and hit a terrifying kill score from its first-time killing performance.

Besides that, there are a lot of sightings of Raid Monsters all over the map, and it can be said that the threat of these five colors is already known not only to the Players but also to the NPCs alike.

But let’s get back to the subject at hand.

Raid monsters have a common systematic feature. It was something that was confirmed by both Players and NPCs serving as the eye-witnesses, so that information was certainly accurate. There are systematic “limitations” derived from the results of the research that Players have conducted, but the important thing is that “Raid Monsters will reappear after a certain period of time after being defeated.”

In short, there is a problem that it takes time to try it again once a Raid Monster is defeated, but it is reproducible and theoretically end-game content that all Players can get a chance to challenge.

Naturally, if such a thing is implemented, Players aiming to complete the defeat of all Raid Monsters will appear. (Although it seems that only the large battle-oriented Guilds would want to do that, which are crazy in terms of the nature of the battle, like the Kutanid one or the flavor text surrounding the monster.)

「Wow, it’s going to become something truly amazing.」

Thirdrema. A group of Players were on the road leading to the Death Crater Lake. The Player who was leading the way was…… Needless to say, it was Katsu. He said that after witnessing the sight that was right in front of him…… Pinpointing only to the area around the volcano itself…… It was a scene of heavy rain.

「I knew that it was mostly science fiction, but to think that it can also control the weather so conveniently.」

「So anything can be projected from the Behemoth, even the elements such as rain clouds?」

「That’s so Fantasy-like……… Somehow, even with the use of the modern science, modern people can understand future technologies, I guess. But let’s just try to push through for now.」

「Maybe it will happen in ten years or so, right? Controlling the elements with science?」

「Even though I like the rain in the real world very much, I wouldn’t want for the rain to catch us while we are still on the road towards our destination. …… Oh, and of course I don’t like when it rains when I am flying somewhere as well.」

「Oh, so that’s why your name is Rainy Rain, huh……?」

The Players who answered that remark……… They were fourteen Players who were not members of “Wolfgang” and are the upper limit of party formation, including Katsu, and they were all those who aim to capture the Raid Monster. They have gathered here at the call of Katsu just a while ago.

Certainly, they gathered to subdue the Raid Monsters, even though they were all from different Guilds, but ……… When fighting Raid Monsters, it is important to plan the strategy in advance and combine the characteristics of each equipment to generate synergies. This gathering here was the group who only had one purpose for its existence: eradication of the Burning Great Red Wing.

「This is only the first stage. Its body is so hot that you can’t even touch it. And even if you get close to it, it will cause a steam explosion and that’s going to be the end for you……」

But no matter how much energy it has, it’s not infinite. And even if it was infinite, it cannot always be maintained at one hundred percent capacity. And the Burning Great Red Wing maintains its energy in the form of “heat”. Then, the rest is a simple strategy that even elementary school students can understand.

Hot things could also be cooled down.

「I’m sorry, but it looks like everywhere around the map is the same…… Oh well, we’re literally firefighters for today! It’s the end-game content, after all……! If you can’t win, it’s more efficient to start over with new data! But there are fifteen of us in total! Let’s all survive and go down that mountain in a triumphant return!」

In response, fourteen voices echoed with the force reminiscent of a huge storm violently passing through.

The stage is a rainy day, and wet mice bathing in the downpour challenge the scorching-hot opponent.