Chapter 34 – Living Tree Ruler – Part 2.

"So, I don't think we will last at this rate. If we focus on the defense, we won't endure it. Then should we just go full offense?" – asked Forge.

"Well, its not a good idea, since we don't know if we would be able to survive his attacks for a long, but its not like we have any other option." – said Try.

"That guy just now used a skill or something. It made a roots appear from its shoulder and used them to make his hand and weapon twice as big. The attack was way stronger and it had way bigger attack zone as well. This is the first trick he showed just now." – said Avalanche.

"But its obvious it has some more up its sleave and we don't know about it." – said Try.

"The main problem with this guy is his lifesteal weapon and his toughest. In long term battle, this guy has big upper hand over us." – said Forge.

"The best option for us is not to make the fight drag for too long and finish it fast. My thing with stabbing its eye with my horn manage to dealt some damage to it, but I then got throwed and lost hell lot of HP."

"Does anybody has any idea on how to deal lot of damage without having one us die?" – asked Forge. 

"Nope. I still have some strong spell skills ready, but I doubt they will kill him. All I can do is just to continue firing spells nonstop." – said Phiul.

"I still have most of my skills ready for use. However, I can focus only on using heals or just everything I have." – said Try.

"Focus on heals only for now. We need heals if that guy does anything big and takes most of our HP." – said Avalanche.

The giant tree monster beginned approaching the group.

"He doesn't want us to give us a break. Great." – said Avalanche.

The giant tree monster lifted his axe above its head, before moments later striking the ground with it, making the wave of the tree roots appear and travel straight towards the group while smashing the ground to pieces.

"RUN!" – shouted Forge.

The party beginned running away in the different directions in order to get away from the attack. Soon after the wave of tree roots demolished the spot where the party stood, leaving dust in the air and destruction.

"Fuck me. Now he throws something like this?! The fuck was that in the first place?!" – asked Phiul.

"Isn't that straight up unbalanced?! Look what the heck it done to the ground! This could easily one shot us all!" 

"Just focus on fighting! Then you can complain when this is over!" – said Try.

From the smoke, Forge and Avalanche once again charged at the enemy, however this time Forge was holding his spiked chain ball and spinning it around before throwing it at enemy.

The tree monster didn't even try to defend against the attack, the spiked ball flew and hit the monster, however the spiked ball upon the contact bounced off from the monster body, before then quickly getting pulled back by the Forge.

"Fuck."

(My axe is currently still stuck on that guy body and I don't think I can safely recover it.)

(I can use the Prison Violence to attack that guy from some distance, however it obviously doesn't have pure rough power of the Barbaric Axe. If I want to deal more damage than I need to recover the axe.)

(The [Might Of The Kobold] is still active. Should I keep on the offense or try to recover the axe? Fuck me.) – though Forge while throwing his spiked ball over and over again.

(It doesn't matter if I recover the axe or not. I still don't have enough damage, even if I were to use [Might Of The Rhino Beetle]. Our only option is to deal as much as possible damage while trying to survive at all cost.)

The fights continue. Forge and Avalanche continue dealing with the boss at close distance while Phiul continue firing her spells nonstop, however while fighting Avalanche and Forge ended being hit several times and losing HP each time, forcing Try to heal them over and over and making Try mana reserves drying out at fast rate.

(Tch. This isn't good. Try is healing us too much! We need to do something!) – though Avalanche. 

"Forge! Assist me!" – shouted Avalanche.

"On it!"

Forge beginned spinning his weapon once again before throwing and hitting the tree monster and then repeating it over and over again. Dealing damage and making the monster focus his attention on him.

However, the moment the monster attention was focused on him, Avalanche got near its feet and prepared to strike.

"[Frozen Orc Spirit] [Soldier Worth] [Axe Heavy Strike]!" – Avalanche activated multiple skills and his body beginned emitting low temperature to the surroundings.

Avalanche with his axe in hand hit the monster right in the feet and after the strike had landed an ice beginned to form on the surface of the tree monster body where it was struck.

[Frozen Orc Spirit]

[Deal bonus ice element type damage to opponent that is equal to your 15% attack power.]

[Increase attack power by 15%.]

[Increase resistance to ice element attacks by 25%.]

[Duration: 10 minutes.]

"Tch! WHY! WON'T! YOU FALL!" – shouted Avalanche while continue to launch serious of the attack at the monster foot

While the Avalanche was focused on the monster foot, the boss monster noticed him and tried attacking him with the axe, but the moment it tried lifting it axe, a chained ball flew and wrapped the chains around the monster arm and when the monster lifted his hand, Forge quickly manage to get high enough to grab and get his axe back.

"Thank you." – said Forge after getting his axe back.

When the monster finally saw Forge in front of it, the boss monster was too late, unknowing he threw Forge into the air by the chain and when it tried spotting him again, Forge was already flying straight at the boss monster head and hitting one of its eyes with his axe.

"GOT YOU BITCH!" – said Forge after landing a strike at another eye with his axe.

The tree monster grabbing Forge once again, but this time he wasn't stuck and was able to quickly jump away when the monster hand tried grabbing him.

While the monster was focused on the Forge that was literally on its head like and being annoying like a flea, Avalanche manage to hit enough time the monster foot and made it lose balance.

"W-wait! I'm still on- "

Before Forge could say anything, the monster lost its balance and ended up kneeling on of its legs and Forge ended up falling off the creature head and landing flat face on the ground.

"….Ow." – said Forge after falling on the ground behind the tree monster.

"Sorry mate!" – said Avalanche before getting attacked by the tree monster.

The tree boss monster tried attacking the Avalanche with its axe, but Avalanche manage to take on the hits even when losing some of his HP, however Avalanche manage to counter attack few times, dealing damage each time he manage to land the attack.

The giant tree monster tried getting back up, however the moment it tried to do that, Forge leaped behind it leg and striked right behind the knee with his axe while being covered in jade colored patterns.

[Might Of The Rhino Beetle]

"Phiul! Aim for his right leg!" – shouted Avalanche after Forge manage to land attack on the leg.

"ON IT!" – shouted in replay Phiul while running towards the boss monster and then stopping.

"[Fire Grenade]!"

Phiul manifested a ball of fire and threw it directly at the monster knee, upon contact the ball exploded and the boss monster lost its balance once again. This time falling flat on the ground.

"BEAT HIM UP NOW!" – shouted Avalanche.

The party members beginned attacking the downed boss monster as much as possible, dealing damage and making its HP go down rapidly while the boss monster was helpless.

The boss monster tried to stood up, but whenever one of its limbs tried to do something about it, the party instantly focused on that limb and making it difficult for the boss to stand up, pretty much bullying him.

However, after some time the boss monster manage to make both of its legs kneel and then raised up his top body before lifting its axe in the air while holding it with both hands.

"!"

"RUN FOR IT!" – shouted Avalanche after noticing boss monster trying to do something.

The giant tree monster slammed the ground with its axe, crushing the ground in the large area and then making blade like tree roots appear in all directions.

"Everybody okay?!" – asked Avalanche after almost getting pierced by the tree root blade, however blocking it with it shield somehow.

"We are fine! We weren't in the range of it!" – shouted Try in response.

"Forge you okay their buddy?" – shouted Avalanche.

"…."

"Forge?!"

Avalanche quickly moved towards the direction where he last saw Forge in, however after getting near it, he manage to saw the Forge, but-

"…F-fuck." – said Forge while being impaled by 2 tree root blades, one of the blades piercing his stomach while other piercing his shoulder.

"!"

"Wait! I'm coming!" – said Avalanche while running straight towards Forge.

"S-sorry, I didn't manage in time." – said Forge.

Avalanche helped Forge with removing him from the blades he was implanted on. After bit of struggling Forge was successfully removed from the blades, however the moment he was removed from the blades, the boss monster was ready to stand up again.

"Fucker is trying to stand up again!" – said Avalanche while rushing again at the boss monster.

"This guy is almost dead! Go all out and finish him already!" 

[King Of The Living Trees Az– Level 86] – [HP: 7%]

While Avalanche was rushing straight at the boss, the tree monster body to emit once again tree roots from its body before fusing themselves with the arm and the weapon, making them grow in size before attacking Avalanche.

"Shit! Again?!"

"[Shield Block] [Frozen Skin] [Shield Aura]!"

Avalanche quickly raised his shield to block the attack and tried using different defense type skills, however unlike before when attack came from side and launched him, the attack this time came from above.

The shield of the Avalanche and axe of the tree monster made contact, resulting in Avalanche feet getting buried into the ground.

"!"

(FUCK! This is too much! My HP is dropping like a crazy! If that bastard crushes me now, I will surely die!)

(I'm stuck! I can't do anything and at this rate-)

While the boss monster tried to crush the Avalanche under its axe, a giant arrow like projectile suddenly flew out of nowhere and hit the boss monster right in of its eyes and even make the boss monster head go backwards.

The attack just now fired by the Forge that stayed behind and took out a great crossbow from his inventory and fired it at the monster.

After being hit by the great crossbow destructive bold, the axe that was crushing Avalanche ended up moving just enough so it hit the ground next to him, barely making Avalanche survive.

The boss monster to move its head and look at the enemies that it lost sight off for the moment after getting it head pushed but when it tried looking it saw Avalanche leaping into the air with his shield shining.

"[Shield Bash]!"

Avalanche hit the tree monster right in the stomach with it shield and making the boss monster lose balance once again, however this time it didn't fallen on the ground, but that gave enough time for the Avalanche to fallow up with another attack.

"[Orc Strength] [Orc Attack]!"

Avalanched used his axe and hit monster right in the chest.

Upon landing the hit, Avalanche ended up falling back to the ground and then he instantly looked up and saw the tree monster trying to lift its axe once again, but moment later after trying to, the monster hand went numb before falling on its back.

[You have defeated the: King Of The Living Trees Az– Level 86]