[Side Story]

[Isolde and Leonel]

As they closed the distance, spells and attacks from the Hidden Boss struck at them.

Leonel's shield absorbed the onslaught, and he braced himself against the force of the impact.

Isolde was finding a momentary opening, and fired her bazooka, unleashing a burst of explosive energy that struck the Hidden Boss's scales.

The Rose Sand Wyrm recoiled, its mighty form trembling under the barrage.

Isolde and Leonel pressed on, relentless in their assault. With precision and coordination, they targeted the Hidden Boss's vulnerable spots, chipping away at its health.

Spells and attacks from the Hidden Boss were met with expert defense, and every opportunity was seized to unleash devastating counterattacks.

Isolde called out to Leonel, "Leo, watch for its patterns! We can anticipate its attacks!"

Leonel nodded. They moved as one, and with each successful strike, the Rose Sand Wyrm's fury intensified, but Isolde and Leonel were undeterred.

Victory over the Rose Sand Wyrm was within their grasp, and they would stop at nothing to achieve it.

The Pink Desert seemed to hold its breath as the moment of reckoning arrived.

Isolde and Leonel faced the Berserk Rose Sand Wyrm, with its colossal form stretching out before them. Its glistening crimson scales shimmered in the desert's gentle light, and its emerald eyes bore into them with an unsettling fury.

"We've got this!" Leonel said as the boss's HP dwindled into single digits.

Isolde fingers gripped her array of weapons, and fire without stopping, not giving the boss a chance to retaliate.

The Hidden Boss let out another earth-shaking roar, and the battle resumed with renewed intensity. Spells and attacks from both sides filled the air as Fate Alliance and Great Dynasty regrouped, their surviving members rallying for a final stand.

Leonel clicked his tongue at upon sighting that their enemies had regrouped. He charged forward with his shield held high.

He intercepted their spells with his shield when they aimed at the boss.

"I guess we should have just finish you all off," he said and retaliated with powerful counterattacks. The guild members were forced to scatter, seeking cover from his and Isolde's attacks.

Isolde positioned herself strategically, her sniper rifle aimed squarely at the Hidden Boss. Without another second to waste, she fired a shot that struck one of the Rose Sand Wyrm's glistening scales.

The beast recoiled with a deafening hiss of pain, its health bar visibly affected.

Leonel took advantage of the distraction caused by Isolde's shot, and rushed in with his shield, targeting the exposed scale.

He struck with unrelenting force with his hammer, his equipment enhancing his blows. The scale shattered, causing the Hidden Boss to bellow in agony.

But the Rose Sand Wyrm was not defeated so easily. It lashed out with its thorny tail, sending a shockwave of force that knocked both Isolde and Leonel off their feet. They rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the deadly attack.

Isolde quickly switched to her bazooka, its digital targeting system locking onto the Rose Sand Wyrm's weakened scale.

With a thunderous explosion, the scale was obliterated, and the beast let out a deafening roar of pain.

Leonel seized the opportunity. With a powerful leap, he reached the Hidden Boss's head, his hammer extending from his shield. He drove it deep into the creature's eye, eliciting another agonized cry.

Isolde continued her relentless assault, firing her bazooka and unleashing a barrage of bullets. The Hidden Boss's health bar steadily decreased, inch by inch, as the battle reached its climax.

The surviving members of Fate Alliance and Great Dynasty attempted a desperate counterattack, attempting to KS the boss one last time, but Leonel had intercepted their attacks once again.

Leonel shouted to Isolde, "Keep firing! We're almost there! I'll take care of these guys!"

Isolde's fingers moved with lightning speed as she unleashed her weapons, her focus never wavering from the Hidden Boss. "Why is this Boss so hard to kill?!"

"Ren warned us that its hide is toughed once it entered Berserk Mode! Just don' stop firing!" Leonel told her.

Isolde's sniper rifle's bullets pierced the Rose Sand Wyrm's remaining scales, and her bazooka's rockets exploded in a spectacular display of destruction.

Finally, with a thunderous roar that shook the Pink Desert the Rose Sand Wyrm succumbed to its injuries. It collapsed to the ground, its colossal form gradually dissipating into glowing particles.

Isolde and Leonel stood victorious, their chests heaving with exhaustion but their expressions filled with triumph.

The battlefield around them fell into an eerie silence as the surviving guild members looked on with disappointment and frustration.

They couldn't believe that they didn't kill the boss, as well as, Leonel and Isolde even with their combines strength and number.

Do they have to bring in the entire guild just to defeat them?

Leonel turned to Isolde, happiness filled his voice. "We did it, Isolde. We defeated the Hidden Boss. World Conqueror would surely rise in the leaderboard."

Isolde sighed in relief and smiled. "Don't be happy just yet. We still have a lot of Hidden Bosses to defeat."

She then watched at the others players with warning gazes. "And a lot of more players to kill."

"This isn't over yet!" One of them shouted.

"We'll be back with even more players!"

"Just you watch! We'll have our revenge!"

Isolde glared at them and everyone shrieked and backed away. They could now leave since the Hidden Boss was defeated, and they didn't waste any more time and logged out before Isolde and Leonel decided to kill them off.

The particles of the Rose Sand Wyrm vanished into the desert winds, the Pink Desert returned to its tranquil state, the shifting sands concealing the remnants of the epic battle.

As the remnants of the Rose Sand Wyrm dissipated into the Pink Desert's winds, a moment of quiet reflection settled over Isolde and Leonel.

Amidst the stillness, a notification prompt appeared before them, its digital glow hovering in the air like a shimmering hologram.

<CONGRATULATIONS on getting first blood from defeating the Hidden Boss, ROSE SAND WYRM!>

<Do you want to announce your achievement to the world?>

<YES>

<NO>

Isolde and Leonel turned to each other, their gazes meeting with a shared understanding and a touch of mischievousness.

They grinned and with synchronized movements, they raised their hands and pressed the "<YES>" option on the notification prompt.

In response, the prompt dissolved into a shower of digital sparks, and a triumphant fanfare filled the air.

[ CONGRATULATIONS to World Conqueror on getting first blood from defeating the Hidden Boss, MIDNIGHT PHANTOM! ]