Fallen Son lost half of his health in a second, because he did not notice the beast attacking him from behind. So he was on the verge of death. This problem Sunny solved in a flash, extending his arm in front of him and casting a healing spell aimed at his ally. His health immediately began to recover, and the guy thanked him, saying that he had already decided he was going to die and could not continue.
Sleepy Moon shouted that if he kept standing there like a statue, he was definitely going to die. He also added that the cat was behind them.
Turning around, the boy and the girl noticed a huge ghostly cat approaching them, the tips of its ears burning with blue flame. Without any signal or warning, the animal rushed forward, unwilling to give its opponents an advantage in numbers.
The enchantress immediately cried out in fright, while Fallen Son pointed two pistols at the cat, which he held with shaking hands. However, he was unable to shoot. Sleepy Moon immediately jumped out to help him and put his sword in front of him, taking the blow for himself. The beast's sharp claws scraped against the sword, creating sparks that flew up at the blond man's head.
But he was not about to back down. He asked his comrades why they were panicking, since with him here today, they would definitely get their first kill. Whereupon he chopped his sword right into the cat's chest. A notification sounded, signaling that the monster had been distracted by the tank. Then he ordered the others to attack the beast.
The newcomers were immediately enthusiastic, declaring that with Moon at the helm they could definitely do anything, whereupon they prepared to attack. Everyone took a position, after which the monster was attacked from all sides, the cat receiving fire and magic damage.
Meanwhile Sunny stood silently and healed the team, in no hurry to engage, deciding that it would be better to wait out the opportune moment. Watching Moon, the guy noticed that his mechanical skill was actually pretty good. He held his stance well and had excellent timing.
Meanwhile the leader clarified that the Grim Lord was not a newcomer, and thus asked for help taking care of these newcomers with him. He added that he was leaving the cleric role to him, at which point Sunny asked himself when he had been made a mere support.
After a few seconds the ghost cat's health dropped to a minimum, after which it went into a frenzy. This meant the arrival of the second stage, during which the boss became several times stronger and deadlier. During the rage, the cat's speed and damage increased. As it was only a beginner boss, the effect was limited in time. As long as Sleepy Moon continued to control the battlefield, there should not be any problem, not with his level of play.
At this time the panting leader said that it was too fast, so he could not hit it, let alone finish it off. But after the boss reached red blood, he started making too many mistakes. Either he had started panicking or he had run out of mana. He began to play as if he were a completely different person.
At the same second the monster knocked him to the ground, not giving him a chance to get up. Moon loudly and grudgingly announced that he had pressed the wrong key and could not keep the boss on himself, then asked everyone to be more careful.
Sunny continued to watch silently as they went on with the battle, about to attack right after he stabilized the provocation on himself. After another failure, the leader asked what to do, since the cat was running right at him. But Sunny was still biding his time.
Meanwhile, Fallen Son loudly declared that he was going to die anyway, so they should continue the battle. After which he began to pistol-whip the monster. However, these attempts failed to do any damage, and so it simply ignored the bullets that hit it. When the cat got too close, the guy realized that he would not have time to dodge, so he took the decisive blow on himself. He apologized before disappearing.
The wizard yelled that the cat was already running at him and that he had screwed up. Unlike Fallen Son, the wizard tried to run away, loudly proclaiming his need for help, but the clawed paw was already catching up with him.
Looking at his companions, Sleepy Moon tiredly asked what kind of mockery this was and how they could die so easily. He then asked the Grim Lord whether he still had mana, because if they combined their strength, they would definitely be able to win without any problems.
But as soon as the guy turned his attention to the one he had assigned as support, he was immediately surprised to see him relaxed against a tree. After which Sunny turned his head with a smile and wrote in the chat that he was fine. Moon should worry about himself first.
Reacting lightning fast, the leader of the group began fending off the blows that the ghost cat was throwing. Unwilling to stop, a nearly exhausted Moon asked the Lord to stop bullying him and asked to be healed, for there was a bleed hanging over him.
Sunny replied that he could not, because if he did, he would provoke the cat onto himself, in response to which the blond promised that this would not happen. However, the latter did not dare to obey the order, continuing to watch the group leader fight the boss alone. Moon shouted loudly in the chat that the boss would not be provoked onto him, and asked him to believe it. And when asked what to do, he asked for a heal, quickly.
The Lord wrote in the chat that he was moving well and pushing the right buttons again. Then he asked whether he had stopped pretending.
However, what a shame. He could not kill the boss alone. Letting the rest of the group die was a guaranteed way to change the rules of the split. He needed at least some sort of command.
The only thing left was to choose the right moment to slip. Once all the teammates were killed, the cat would be left alone with him. And thus he would have guaranteed himself the entire reward.
After reading this, Moon realized that the Lord had understood everything from the beginning. Realizing that this guy was smart, he replied that he really did want to get rid of these newcomers. With his yelling, he had been causing more panic, and they had not suspected a thing.
In such a situation the healer usually panics and tries to save his team by using skills. By these actions he would focus the boss onto himself. He would have died after that. But Moon had miscalculated. This guy had kept as far away from the others as possible the whole time.