In terms of setup and stats alone, this boss fight was undoubtedly absurdly difficult. Yet no matter how stacked the bosses were, they were no match for the player.
Against the fourth calamity's unlimited retries, any boss would crumble.
The player fell again and again, then got back up again and again. The veteran undead's composure was on full display. The player memorized the paths of Adula's dragon breath, the windup for Astel's spatial attacks, and the timing of Ranni's spells.
At last, the player found the rhythm.
Adula had to go first.
Ranni's Moonlight Sword Slash had a wide range and high damage. Paired with the Glintstone Dragon's breath, it was terrifying, so the dragon had to be dealt with first.
Flying Dragons always liked taking to the sky, but having Ranni mounted on Adula restricted the dragon's mobility. The player rolled past the sword slash, rushed to Adula's flank, and began trimming its toenails on horseback-as long as the dragon stayed grounded, Ranni could not reach this spot.
Adula's health bar slowly dropped, making it the first to approach death.
Astel teleported in to attack, and the player used the invincibility frames of a roll to evade it. Ranni seized the chance to raise her staff and cast Comet Azur, sweeping a blue beam across the battlefield. Unfortunately, the height rendered it completely ineffective.
Three enemies, three kinds of attacks, woven into an airtight net.
But the player found a gap in that net, and Adula's health bar hit zero.
The enormous Glintstone Dragon crashed to the ground. Ranni jumped off its back and took an ungainly tumble.
Before long, with the pressure drastically reduced, the player killed Astel. Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, crumbled to ash as well.
In the end, only Ranni remained on the battlefield,