He arrived casually, but partly gallantly as well. It wasn't his first rodeo. He had only met the girl in the raid before, but he was friendly enough to queue with her for their bounty. Remaining silent, but not intentionally, the bruiser strolled to his partner on foot. Once he was within a few feet of the foxfire's rear, he stopped in position and pulled out his menu. In just a few seconds he cleared the interface after checking all of his gear, all while continuing to keep quiet.

“Are you ready?” Gauntlet's words purged through the girl's heel, and maybe even her composure.

Without even checking or waiting for his response, his eyes darted from her to her target; Aldus of the Fallen. Andrew had heard stories about him from the npcs found in main town. Once a powerful knight, but fallen by the corruption of power. It was poetic in a way, or that's what Gauntlet thought anyway. This was why he was so keen on fighting him in the first place. Slaying bosses you heard stories about made everything that much epic.

Gauntlet was shocked by her rebuttal, but came to immediately, without any physical display. He had no malicious intent. He never meant to scare her. You'd think someone who had survived this long would be cautious, but maybe that's what scared her so bad in the first place. Either way, it presented the situation in a darker light. Using this information alone, how far could he rely on her? But then again, how much did he need her.

“I-I'm sorry.” He spoke genuinely, and with proper etiquette. A giant glove circled back and engulfed the end part of his scalp. He had no intention of interrupting her as she fired on. She appeared to put herself back together rather quickly, a mental note the bruiser would write in his own notebook about the girl. “I think that's the only plan we got.” He replied to the foxfire's offer, but this time with sarcasm. Again, he had no intention to offend, only to pick fun at their single option. There was no sense in putting the utility up front, there was too much to risk.

With a steady pace, Gauntlet stepped past the young lady and stopped in her front. His eyes examined the same unaware boss once more. He already had the concept cooked up in his brain, but he wanted to show his concerns in the open. After a few moments of studying, the bruiser turned his gaze back on his party member. “Is there anything you want to cast before I go in?” He mouthed the words kindly, and without push. He had no idea how her class worked, but this question would quickly enlighten his mind on the issue.

Great. This is how all good things came to an end. “I meant to cast on me!” Gauntlet shouted as he stumbled to close the distance between him and the bounty. Places where his legs couldn't pull the weight his giant fists would maintain, almost like a gorilla but with palms opened. “Aren't you a utility?!” He called out again, but this time several feet ahead. The brusier's mind scraped at all of the possible outcomes in his mind as he readied for his attack.

Within just a few seconds, the white-haired lad was in the knight's perimeter. Thankfully, he made it before the stun had ended. “Take this!” Gauntlet hollered as he fired a simple basic attack from his right arm. And then again, he fired a second jab, but this time from the left. Then one final one to finish the combo just as the paralyze ended on his foe. A devastating way to start the fight, but it didn't stop Aldus.

Quickly, the fallen knight swung his gigantic blade over his shoulder. And just as if it was in the same action, the towering soldier swung the sword back down to his foe in one fell swoop.

Everything that happened next was quick and sudden. Before the bruiser could react to the bounty's attack, his utility rushed into range to assist. Mistake one. Next she used the straw-end of her broom to bash at the enemy and forced his blade to fail. Mistake two. Both mistakes coincided to shove the situation into something much worse. “What are you doing?!” He barely had a chance to respond as the knight reeled up for another strike, but aimed at the girl this time around. “Get back!” He shouted again as he slid into the small distance between the two.

Gauntlet's giant palms fired into the air as the blade swayed downward like a guillotine. Fortunately for the both of them, the bruiser was able to stop the slash but not without giving bits of his lifebar in the process. He held position as he pressed to hold against the weight of the blade. Quickly he shifted the power in his legs to push the sword to the left and into the ground. He dove in again, just as before. One simple jab to the chest. Then with another hook with the left hand, a second hit to another place on the chest. Finally, he finished with God Breaker.

First, the impact ripped a path of destruction behind the knight. Bits of grass and soil tossed into the air as the wind melded around the ability. Then the fallen's knight reacted to it, just moments after. His posture bent around the blow then lashed back out as the force launched him elsewhere. Just a few feet away from the punch, the monster landed on his backside, right next to his massive weapon.

Again. What a joke. She makes all these mistakes. Puts her own life at risk. Then blames it on the guy who has to save the day. It wasn't about being cocky or confident. It was doing what had to be done. It was doing what was required of him, so she would do what was required of her. If everyone played their specific part on the battlefield, like they were supposed to, there would be no issue. Gauntlet didn't care if her basic attacks were melee. Her spells were ranged and she should of stayed back so he could layer in the damage. This wasn't a place where utilities belonged.

He chose to ignore her first replies that were placed alongside the chaos. He also chose to ignore her little conversation with her little fox ally. There was no time to find flaws in the name-calling. “I'm not dying here. I'm a bruiser, this is what I'm supposed to do.” He replied to the girl's words but much calmer than he did before. Hopefully the lesson would push through and put her back in the rear where she belonged. If anyone was going to get killed, it was the utilities that thought they could rush in and fight like attackers.

Just as the white-haired young man turned his attention back to the front, the towering knight rose to his feet once more using his own weapon as leverage. A sudden dash had him hurdling towards the duo with his sword dragging against the soil.

Finally. Was it really that hard? To sit back and have things done for you? Gauntlet had no intention to belittle the job of a utility, but they had it easy in terms of danger as long as they played it smart and from a distance. He only wanted to control the situation. If he could have her where she fit best, in his mind, and where he was meant to be on the front-lines, it would play out just as he planned. Responsibility was no joke, and he had no plans of being responsible for someone's life.

With the girl's summoned circle from the rear, the player decided to dive in once more. “That works.” He noted. By synchronizing with the activation of the stun, the bruiser tossed in a flurry of punches. One after another, but all basic attacks. A hook, a cross and then he would finish with a haymaker and trigger the effects of his relentless combination. He'd only enforce three attacks total before the stun wore out and the knight rose for another swing.

He barely made notes of the girl behind him as he acted on the battlefield. Aldus launched another swing, but this time he was fully capable of dodging it on his own. A gentle, but cunning, step to the side navigated the bruiser to the right side of the knight. From there he was able to launch another right hook into the towering soldier's rib cage. That's where the monster released a metallic-like shriek that caught the player and his actions off-guard.

It was perfect timing, but this time it was for the bounty. A well-placed backhand shoved the bruiser over as another slash was channeled. This one caught Gauntlet by the edges and removed bits of his lifebar as it cut through. Fortunately for the front-liner, his utility wasn't completely useless. Her fox began to heal small notches on his health points as he regained his ground. The white-haired boy pressed back on the monster and released another flurry of blows on the sudden opening. He finished his barrage with a final finish, cutting into what was left of the creature's life.

With that, the beast was thrown back onto the grass and soil, just as before. But he wouldn't stand again. No, this time he exploded into bits of colors and loot that scattered across the area of his shadow. He was defeated, and the duo had won. Somehow. “Well, that's that.” He noted as he turned from the defeated bounty to the player behind him.