Rookie Mistake

Genie ran at full speed, arcing her path from the outskirts of combat directly toward the Zone Boss monster. Phoenix saw the movement and reached out to Astaroth through the party chat.

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"You're finally awake, sleeping beauty? About time. I was at my wit's end dealing with this thing. It just doesn't want to die."

"Sorry. I was trying to find something that would do more damage to it. After all, I can't deal elemental damage to it like you."

"Eh, whatever. Did you get what you needed?"

"Watch and see."

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Astaroth grinned as he closed the message interface. Genie was already taking him under the giant Ent, zigzagging through the roots that carried its massive body around. Some roots tried attacking them, but her speed far surpassed the appendages' speed, and they couldn't even hit her shadow.