Chapter 617: Deep Winter War: General Mizo Arcane (conclusion) (1/2)

/Inferno: Jun Li: New healer assignments! Pay attention.

[Pinky and Vooni to Alpha]

[Vess to Bravo]

[Gypsy to Charlie & Delta]

/Inferno: Jun Li: The rest of the healers stay with Morti while he keeps an eye on Arcane.

Vooni has joined Alpha.

Pinky has joined Alpha.

Nix bolted through the nearby breach and immediately dodged to one side as a spiked ball slammed into the ground where he'd been standing. Vooni charged through the breach; next, her sharp vision instantly zeroed in on the morning star despite the sudden cloud of ice and snow that was thrown into the air from the impact. The dragon descendant brushed the morning star to one side despite its enormous size.

The former Sky Kingdom trainer swore under her breathe when their target pulled the weapon up again, the brief pause giving Alpha enough time to exit the breach.

/Alpha: Vooni: Standard tank formation, let me get aggro. Sprout your wings if you got 'em; I'm staying on the ground.

A sudden expulsion of power cleared the lingering cloud of snow. Vooni's shield released a foot-long spike that anchored the Inferno tank into the frozen turf.

[Dragon Shout][Venom Erosion][Shield Maiden]

Triple Combination Successful.

Bherlaris has been taunted.

Venom Erosion will apply one counter every 30 seconds for the next five minutes.

Five percent of all incoming group damage with be reflected back toward its origin.

/Alpha: Pon: Who invited the devil?

All of Alpha, with the exception of Nix, activated their Archon forms and moved behind Bherlaris. He morphed into his salamander form and moved toward the non-weapon side of the beast while Pinky remained behind Vooni.

Their target stood nearly twenty feet in height. Red scaled armor partially covered the bulging muscles that rippled under its smooth black skin. It had horns on either side of its head and a long spiked tail that waved sinuously behind it. In a blur of black, it struck.

[Tail Strike][Ice Hammer]

Combination Successful.

Bherlaris has landed a critical strike on Vooni.

Bherlaris has landed a critical strike on Vooni.

Vooni's health dipped down to half, but she was able to maintain her position.

/Inferno: Gypsy: Going to need help on heals; this one hits hard.

/Inferno: Tess: Same, this thing almost one-hit Banz.

/Inferno: Jun Li: New Assignments! Nezbit to Alpha. Saji to Bravo. Wylie to Charlie & Delta. Morti, you stay on the General.

/Inferno: Morti: Okay, but he's not doing anything.

Nezbit has joined Alpha.

/Alpha: Pinky: I just placed a five-minute HoT (heal over time) on Vooni. We'll rotate heals, cast as it strikes!

/Alpha: Nezbit: Got it. I'm first.

[Dread Flame: Hex]

Pon has landed a significant strike on Bherlaris.

Bherlaris is immune to stuns.

[Enemy Information][Pickpocket][Void Strike]

Triple Combination Successful.

Rabi has shared enemy information.

Bherlaris [Enslaved by Collar of Obediance]

Current Status: Enraged.

Description: Bherlaris is an enslaved Greater Demon.

Immune to stuns.

Immune to controlling effects.

All Bherlaris's attacks will be critical strikes while he is enraged.

Rabi has stolen the [Slave Collar's Key].

Rabi has inflicted a Critical Strike on Bherlaris.

[Critical Chain][Void Strike][Backstab]

Combination Successful.

Wind has followed up Pon's attack with a critical strike.

Wind has landed a critical strike.

/Alpha: Rabi: Rabi has key!

/Alpha: Semmi: We can't just walk up to him and remove it.

/Alpha: Nix: Leave it to me. Get ready, Rabi.

[Elemental Spear: Emerald Dread Flame][Elemental Spear: Black Ice][Elemental Spear: Lightning][Elemental Spear: Earth][Elemental Spear: Air][Elemental Spear: Water]

Six spears appeared over the head of the emerald salamander, hovering for an instant before flashing toward their target.

Nix has successfully cast [Strike of the Archmage].

Bherlaris's head snapped back as all six spears struck him in the face. He stood upright for a long moment that seemed to stretch endlessly before he collapsed forward onto the icy turf.

Nix has slain Bherlaris.

”....”, Pon.

/Alpha: Vooni: A multi-element strike? Not even Deidra can do that.

/Alpha: Rabi: What about Rabi's key?

/Inferno: Semmi: Sharl! Does your target have a collar?

/Inferno: Sharl: Yes.

/Inferno: Jun Li: So does ours.

/Inferno: Semmi: Breach us to Sharl's target!

/Inferno: Sharl: Yours is down already?

/Inferno: Semmi: Nix one-shotted it.

Pon moved toward the emerald salamander when he noticed it was lying down. ”That was bad-fucking-ass. You okay, Punk Bastard?”

Nix glanced at the debuff he was suddenly inflicted with. ”Mana Depletion, three-day effect.” The Inferno leader morphed into his human form and pushed emerald flames into his bone hilts. ”I can still use my swords and flame strands.”

Pon scowled, turning slightly when a breach appeared next to him. ”Course you can. You're a massive cheat. Let's go, punk bastard!”

Nix followed Pon through the breach and then quickly stepped to one side before scanning Bravo team's position. Sharl was using her spear to keep their target at bay; whenever it managed to bat her weapon to one side, she would slam it with her shield.

A yellow cloud of something putrid washed over the new arrivals, both Wind and Semmi fell to their knees gagging.

Wind has been infected with Putrification.

Semmi has been infected with Putrification.

Pinky has cast [cleanse].

Wind has been cured of his infliction.

Semmi has been cured of her infliction.

Bravo company's target was also of the demon variety, the main difference being that it had four legs and was long instead of tall. Its long horns were curved forward, perfect for stabbing and slashing, a wide snout filled with razor-sharp teeth completed the nightmarish sub-boss.

/Inferno: Vooni: Going to grab your boss for a moment, Sharl. Get ready, Rabi.

/Inferno: Rabi: Yes! I'm ready!

Vooni has activated [Blood Heritage].

The dragon descendant morphed into her Archon form, the area around her distorted slightly as her strength escalated. She took to the air suddenly, shooting upward for a few dozen meters before banking sharply in a complicated maneuver that saw her colliding with their target's head, just managing to squeeze between the black horns. She gripped them like handles and pulled downward with all her strength.