The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1102: Tank Spec Mage?

Quinn turned to look up at Tessa, who was just above his head, riding on Nachtia, who had stretched out her neck to use a small blast of her breath weapon on the elementals.

”How does your group get anything done?” He asked.

”Well, normally, Lotus does the melody, and the Golems harmonize. If we have Sister Rae with us, she will add a background symphony. But she’s calmer after the first time. Sister Lotus is just too excited about meeting new people today.” Tessa joked.

”Her healing is incredible, though. I don’t think that we’ve taken any noticeable damage with whatever healing spell she is using.” Quinn added as he prepared to move forward.

”Yeah, long duration is her specialty. Only when the group starts taking major damage will the rest of us have to step in.”

The group moved to the first boss, and the ranged members moved to the left and right, remaining along the outermost ridge of the clearing, where the boss’s attack skills shouldn’t hit them if the tanks placed it properly.

The melee group charged, and Tessa laughed as Ophelia’s claws caught on the Elemental’s chest and gave it an unintentional body slam.

Most knockdown effects didn’t work on bosses. But whatever skill she had been using apparently did.

The mages unleashed their spells on the defenceless boss as the rest of the warriors got into position, and then Quinn stepped back with a smirk and let the boss engage Dana’s Golems.

If they were going to try to steal the boss from him, why not see if the constructs could take the beating in his place? Not every mage was a soft and squishy liability that needed protecting.

Even if this one was adorable in fox form.

Dana hadn’t wanted to transform, but she had quickly realized that [Beast Form] actually granted her a substantial bonus to her spell power.

Lotus transformed into the Tree of Life, and the singing stopped, while she still danced in place to the song in her head, shaking her branches as pulses of golden healing light washed over the fight.

Tessa kept her buffs active on the warriors, and periodically sent [Smite] and [Holy Slash] attacks at the boss.

”Well, this is unconventional.” The White Dragon Cleric muttered as he also began to cast [Smite].

There was nothing for him to do, as Lotus had a constant healing effect active, and the damage that the melee group was taking wasn’t overwhelming the combination of Ophelia’s damage transfer and Lotus’ passive heals.

Tessa winked at him. ”Yeah, she’s a bit of an oddball, but she’s fantastic at her job. You should see what happens when you put a fluffy beastkin in the tank position.”

The other Cleric laughed. He could only imagine the enraged expression a Green Dragon Cleric would have if someone dared to damage the fluffy thing.

She was already sending extra healing effects to Dana’s Greater Golems, the Dragon Hounds, and they weren’t taking any damage.

”I just wish that I had more than one offensive spell.” He muttered.

”Talk to Karl later. He can likely teach you something. Like this.” Tessa suggested, then cast [Consecrated Ground] under the boss, increasing the Holy Damage it took, and the damage reduction of the melee fighters.

The boss dropped, and the Dungeon’s ambient light flashed red.

{Special Event Triggered} Overwhelming Force. (Take zero damage during boss encounter, without a Totem Ranked or higher Guild Member)

Elementals began to swarm the platform, and Tessa activated [Compliance] as she hopped down from Nachtia’s back.

[Compliance] Creates an area of {Oppression} 10 metres per User Rank, and grants the Dragon Crusader the physique of a Red Dragon at their own Rank.

She turned to engage the incoming Elementals as Dana summoned her Golems to her and the other Cleric retreated to where the melee group was standing.

”Fall back. Fast attack, intercept the elementals and defend the healers.”

Dana’s blades flashed as she fought off three elementals at once, and Lotus began to shuffle toward the middle of the platform without transforming. She couldn’t move fast in tree form, but she didn’t have to go far to be in the middle of the group.

Her oversized form made a natural regrouping point for everyone, and Quinn couldn’t help but hum in appreciation as Tessa sent an Elemental flying with brute strength.

Whatever skill she was using, she wasn’t any weaker than the Black Dragon or the Dire Bear. It had to be some form of Draconic Strength.

There weren’t enough tanks to deal with twenty Elite Earth Elementals at the same time. But with the six of them, plus Tessa and Nachtia, they had enough to protect the ranged fighters and stop the initial charge while the other warriors and rogues got in position.

Finally, the White Dragon Cleric needed to start casting healing spells, as the Elite Golems were using Earth Magic to target the fighters close to them, and the damage was more than Lotus’ tree and her healing totems would cover.

She could add more spells to increase her healing output, but she had a partner who hadn’t been doing anything.

So, she didn’t.

Lotus didn’t consider Tessa a healer, she was the support member, with the buffs. Even when she wasn’t on Thor.

Dana and her Golems quickly hacked through six of the Elementals, creating a hole in the attackers’ formation. But more were coming from the edge of the open area.

”Melee, move back. Let us grab them again before you engage.” Dana ordered.

Quinn looked over when he heard that musical voice, but Dana was already moving with her Golems to grab some of the Elementals and pull them back to the circle.

A Mage Tank? Since when was that a thing?

But, she was good at it. That [Auto Parry] skill was an absolutely broken ability. The only things that she had to actively deal with were the magical attacks, their fists weren’t able to touch her or her Golems.

As the Elementals fell, more arrived, and each wave was more powerful than the last, to the point that both Lotus and the White Dragon Cleric were beginning to run low on mana.

But each wave also had fewer attackers.

That let Tessa retreat from the line and add her own healing to the effort, and the others’ mana began to recover. Nachtia was going to do the same thing, but her body was so large that it blocked an extra attacker worth of the circle.

If she retreated, they would need two people to replace her.