Redo: Grimoire System in the Apocalypse

Chapter 176 - (176) The Game Plan

Geth stood at the edge of the illusion.

'It's almost time.'

Three Direwolves around Level 55 left the boulder on his right and slowly made their way to the illusion.

A similar situation was occurring to his left. That group of Direwolves was circling the edge of the Formation furthest from them.

As soon as the other group disappeared behind the hill that formed the Dungeon entrance, it would be time to make their move.

'Just a few more seconds.'

Geth stared at the Direwolf in the center. It was already on alert, staring at the illusion curiously.

Its eyes had opened slightly when the patrols first began their rotation. As Felix couldn't make the illusion move, it looked like the three Direwolves they'd defeated were still pacing near the boulder.

Now that the patrols were nearly halfway, the Weary Wolf was sitting back on its haunches, focusing on the wolves in the illusion.

Geth stood at the edge closest to the Sub-Boss. He was ready to launch himself into a full sprint towards the beast.

Everyone had already been buffed with Agility and Defense. He'd stepped back into the woods and increased his own Agility and Wisdom.

They expected many Direwolves to storm out of the cave. If they weren't careful, they would be surrounded.

Based on Blaze's estimations for the distance to the inner Formation, they had seven minutes before the first wolf reached the entrance.

The plan was simple. If the party attacks while the second patrol doesn't have a line of sight, they can quickly tear through the three Direwolves.

Geth and Bane would rush forward to keep the Sub-Boss busy, which was always the plan.

The party would intercept the second patrol as soon as they finished with the first.

Geth and Bane would continue to solo the Sub-Boss while the others set up a blockade at the Dungeon entrance.

It was a large entrance, but it was still better to face waves of five creatures than to be surrounded by an ocean of them.

Sindri was to last hit all of the dying Direwolves until she reached Level 50. By that time, Geth should have almost finished up and would swap places with her.

Zolis would finish the Sub-Boss, which should almost instantly push her to 50. The party would then rotate last hits until they had all gained a Second Class.

Geth felt that Sindri was the top priority. This was going to be a long and grueling battle. Without a pure tank, even he would get walked all over. 

He went over the plan once again in his mind. There were many flaws, but there was no time to develop something better.

'Once I've disentangled myself from the Weary Wolf, I should be able to narrow the Dungeon's entrance,' He thought.

With the amount of wolves Blaze estimated, they would likely be fighting at the entrance for days.

Sigh

The Weary Wolf stood on all fours, towering in the center of the plain. It turned its head sideways and sniffed at the air.

Geth glanced behind the enormous creature just in time to see the last wolf step behind the cave. It was time.

Geth burst from the illusion with Bane in tow. The Weary Wolf, startled briefly, quickly gained its bearings and began charging toward him.

It wasn't just the Sub-Boss. The patrol that was to Geth's right began to move his way.

'Perfect!'

The moment the wolves' broadsides faced the illusion, tens of arrows and spells soared through the air. The illusion dropped, revealing the party that was charging out of it.

The patrol had just turned to face Geth and didn't have time to react. Every arrow and spell hit them squarely in the side, causing massive amounts of damage.

'Well, phase one is going smoothly. With all of that damage, they should be able to take out that group in no time.'

Without the bonus of having five or more wolves around, the Direwolves took a lot of damage. Outside of the one in Geth's possession, most of the creatures had low to average Defense and Wisdom.

His sprint didn't stop until he reached the Weary Wolf. He noticed that, like his own tame, its Attributes were different.

The low health and the slow speed at which it was running told him that much. He took a cautious approach as he came within striking distance of the creature.

Bane stopped about 20 yards back and had already fired a few arrows at the beast. The strange thing was... they missed.

Geth was confused. The monster hadn't dodged at all. He knew better than anyone just how accurate his Skeleton was.

He looked up at the Weary Wolf that towered over him. With a height of 15 feet, he couldn't help but admit that the beast was intimidating.

'Why isn't it attacking?'

Geth cast his Corruption Blast between the feet of the wolf. A small black cloud spread out from the point of impact, quickly dissipating into the air.

He knew that it had successfully adhered to the wolf the moment its health started to drop. The results were a bit disappointing.

:Weary Wolf, Lvl 65 (Sub-Boss); HP- 82,527/82,600:

'One of this thing's highest Attributes must be Wisdom,' Geth concluded. 'Maybe Curse will take care of it.'

He focused on the creature standing before him and cast his Curse Skill.

Then he waited...

And waited...

'Why isn't anything happening? The damn thing still hasn't tried to attack me either. It's just standing there.'

He looked around the battlefield to see that things had changed. 

Geth was standing in the middle of the plain. It was the same place as before, but his party members and the patrol wolves were missing.

He turned and saw his Skeleton, Bane, standing behind him with empty eye sockets. The sight of his lifeless Tame caused him to feel sorrow, which was strange for him.

Geth took another look at the wolf that was towering over him.. It was staring down at him with a mischievous, smug grin.