Chapter 50: Ch 44 – A Boss and new area

“Hello everyone! We are back from the publicity and ready to talk about the first Boss! Let me introduce Mandingo who’s going to be commenting with me this second part of the program!”

“Hey there. It’s nice to be here with you today. So tell us, Mad Rat, what do you have prepared for today?”

Of course, Mandingo is me, but with a deeper voice.

“Like I already said before, I’m now going to introduce the first boss in The Mad Rat’s Lab! Hahaha!”

“Ooooh, it sure sounds exciting.”

“Then, without further ado, here’s The Mad Rat’s Lab first boss! Come forth, my newest creation!”

A figure can be seen slowly coming closer to my current position from the shadows. It’s not that big, only a little taller than a child at around 1,3 meters. But if you look at its aspect regardless of its size, it looks imposing and majestic.

“Say hi to the Boss who’s going to terrorize the invaders from now on. I called it: the Minitaur Queen! Hahaha!”

“Wow! If you ignore its small size, it sure looks dangerous.”

“It does, right? Well, what can I say… I’m really proud of how it turned out, hahaha!”

The Minitaur Queen looks similar to a human, except it has a bull’s head and hooves, most of its body is covered by fur, the whole body so muscular that it puts bodybuilders to shame, and two pairs of purple translucent wings protrude from its back. And let’s not forget about the crown it wears on top of its head.

“So what units did you use for its creation? I can guess it, but I want you to explain it in detail to us if possible.”

“I think you can already see by its looks and name, but the two units used for this monster are the Minotaur and the Fairy Queen. Both of them are decently strong units you could expect as bosses in other dungeons, but I went a step further and made Hybrid out of them! Hahaha!”

“What you’re saying is that it’s a crazy strong monster, right? Because if both are strong enough by themselves, a Hybrid that uses them both must be stupidly strong, am I right?”

“Yes, yes. You are right, Mandingo. Its stats are crazily strong… Only that the two units are very specialized in different fields, so the Hybrid isn’t as strong as you might think.”

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“I don’t understand, Mad Rat. What do you mean by different fields?”

“What I mean is that the Minotaur is specialized for brutal melee combat, but in contrast, the Fairy Queen is specialized for magic combat and staying away from danger. So the Minitaur Queen is very good at both, but also isn’t as good as any other unit (within the same cp range) in either melee or magic combat.”

“Hmmm… then I don’t understand why did you create such a flawed Boss, Mad Rat! Why did you create a monster that isn’t good at anything?”

“Very good question, Mandingo. The answer is simple, in fact. If you don’t excel at anything, it also means you don’t have a weakness that others can exploit. You can think of the Minitaur Queen as a monster with no flaws you can take advantage of during combat. Or even worse, a monster that will counter you in your own weak point, regardless of what your weak point is! Hahaha!”

“When you put it like this it sure sounds nasty…”

“I can assure you, it IS quite nasty.”

Most people like to complain about units that are ‘Jack of All Trades’, usually by adding ‘and Master of None’ at the end. But in real life, not having a weak point means you can turn your tables around any enemy as long as you exploit their weakness. That is unless it’s another Jack of All Trades with higher stats than you.

For example, the Minitaur Queen can fly around and keep shooting magic against melee opponents, or choose to engage and quickly kill archers and mages in melee. It’s true it’ll never be able to win in melee against strong fighters, or win a ranged fight against archers and mages…but what does it matter when it can win any fight by just swapping the attack method?

“So, can you tell me and the viewers what skills the Minitaur Queen has? I’m sure we all are thinking the same.”

“Hahaha! I’m sorry, but I’m not going to spoil the fun for all of you. If you want to discover what is the Minitaur Queen capable of, you must dive into my dungeon! Hahaha! But I can tell you a few things if you want.”

“Oh, what a shame… And yes, please tell me all the info you can, Mad Rat! I’m sure the viewers are going to appreciate it!”

“Fufufu… Ok! Here comes the first info. You should already know, but the Minitaur Queen has the innate skills of both the Minotaur and the Fairy Queen. Which skills are they, you ask? They are Fierce Charge and Trickster, respectively.”

“Oooh, I think I remember what both do. Does this mean the Minitaur Queen is a hit-and-run monster? Because the Fierce Charge is incredibly good at initiating fights, and the Trickster is good for disengaging.”

I only put a smile on my face at Mandingo’s (my own) words. I keep silent on purpose because I’m not going to reveal it to the public. By the way, here are the innate skill descriptions for both the Minotaur and the Fairy Queen.

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