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Chapter 307. Mummy Lord

Our unleashed attack magic engulfed the mummy men altogether.

Explosions, gusts of wind blades, and a rain of stones fiercely struck the four undead monsters.

At the same time, the enemy's binding attacks were also assaulting us.

"Urgh...!"

Numerous invisible forces felt like they were trying to deprive me of my freedom, clinging to my body.

Among them, there was one terrifyingly strong force that I couldn't resist.

The binding force was suppressing my body's freedom.

Its effect was akin to the Paralysis bad status.

It wouldn't render me completely immobile right away, but if the effect accumulated, it would eventually reach the point where I couldn't move even a finger.

"Ah... ah, ah...!"

"Darn it, it's this again...! My freedom..."

Queen Lulu and Nasser-san seemed unable to fully resist the binding gaze of the normal mummies. They were suffering a greater paralysis effect.

On the other hand, the remaining main members—Kazane, Yuzuki, and Griffin—didn't seem to suffer significant damage.

They would be slightly restricted but still able to fight without major issues.

Furthermore, once our attack magic dissipated, only one mummy remained as the Mummy Lord.

The other three had turned into three magic stones, lying on the floor.

Alright, if we can eliminate the entourage, the battle should become much easier.

'──Uwaaaah!'

The Mummy Lord rushed towards us with a roaring sound echoing from the depths of the earth.

It got enveloped in a dark aura-like substance.

While normal mummies also had something similar, what shrouded the Mummy Lord was on a completely different density level.

Touching it seemed a bit dangerous.

Mummies had a special ability called Curse of Decay, and being hit by their melee attacks would inflict both Poison and Curse bad statuses.

Once cursed, skills or items with HP recovery or status recovery effects would no longer work.

Defeating a monster that inflicted the curse could remove it, but otherwise, it only naturally wore off over time, making it a frightening bad status.

Being paralyzed by the binding gaze coupled with this could lead to an unstoppable combo.

One might want to complain to the developers if this were a game.

Since this wasn't a game where we could just restart upon death.

If there were a god-like figure overseeing this death game, the time to complain would be when one's life service was already ending.

However, even against such Mummies and Mummy Lord, there were strategies.

It boiled down to 'act before being acted upon.'

That's crude but true.

"Kazane, Griffin, let's go!"

"Roger!"

"Kwah!"

Me, Kazane, Griffin, and one of the griffins dashed towards the Mummy Lord.

My divine spear, Kazane's twin daggers, Griffin's beak, and claws—all got infused with magical flames.

Coupled with Yuzuki's already powerful magic support, the Mummy Lord, like normal mummies, seemed weak to fire attributes.

Having a boss monster weak to fire attributes standing before us was asking to be instantly defeated.

Then, a few moments later, just as we were about to engage the Mummy Lord in close combat.

A bit earlier, Yuzuki activated her second attack magic.

"If it's weak to fire attributes. Here we go—[Tri-Fire]!"

Three fireballs flew from behind and hit the approaching Mummy Lord head-on.

The entire bandaged body of the mummy erupted in flames.

Then, Kazane, Griffin, and I followed up with our attacks.

"Go, [Triple Thrust]!"

"Hah!"

"Kwaah!"

Overwhelming consecutive attacks with weapons imbued with magical flames surged towards the blazing Mummy Lord.

Now, can we finish it off in one go—

I thought so, but it wasn't going to be that easy.

The flames covering the Mummy Lord vanished in an instant.

The burnt mummy swiftly retaliated with both fists.

Fast.

""Guh...!""

Its right fist struck me, and its left fist hit Kazane. It dealt damage to each of us as we couldn't defend or evade in time.

My defense, including [Protection], greatly reduced the pure power of its fists.

At the same time, the forces of curse and debilitation pierced through my defense and assaulted my body.

It felt like my entire skin was slowly decaying.

If left untreated for long, my body would likely rot away.

However, it wasn't a major issue.

In reality, the battle was already decided.

"You're surprisingly resilient! But this ends it, [Tri-Fire]!"

Yumizuki's three fireballs exploded again on the Mummy Lord, sealing its fate as she declared.

The burning mummy turned to a black mist and disappeared, leaving behind a large magic stone.

The Mummy Lord got defeated!

Ta-da!

From behind, I could hear a bewildered voice.

"N-Nasset... that was surely an incredibly strong monster, right...?"

"Yes, Queen Lulu. Even if a dozen skilled warriors like us had combined forces, victory would still have been uncertain."

"We defeated it quite easily, though."

"Princess Lulu, please don't misunderstand when you're on the side managing us. They were exceptional heroes with unparalleled strength, not something ordinary."

I listened to their conversation while drinking an antidote potion from my [Item Box].

By the way, unlike the special ability Curse of Decay of normal mummies, the effect of the Mummy Lord's Curse of Decay (Strong) seemed to include both Curse and Deadly Poison.

Phew, scary stuff.

Good thing I had antidote potions.

Kazane used one too. Let's stock up on them again.