Chapter 55

Chapter 55

"Hey! What do you mean you're borrowing my skill?"

She giggled and turned back towards me.

"It's my skill called Mimic."

I squinted at her with a confused look on my face.

"Okay? What exactly does it do? How's it work?"

"Well, I can mimic any skill I see. I chose to mimic your fire magic, so its now my skill as well."

I froze for a moment... This could be even more powerful than my skill. She can just copy any skill she sees???

"Y-You can do this as much as you want? How many skills do you have?"

Nessa shook her head.

"No, no. It's not like that. If I choose to mimic another skill I'll lose the ability to use my previously obtained skills. I can only hold one at a time, I need to see a specific skill again to switch it back."

"Okay. So you can just keep this fire magic skill until you decide to change it?"

"Kind of. If I sleep or lose consciousness my saved skill disappears. I have to find something new to mimic everyday. It's a blessing and a curse. Does that make sense?"

"Well... Yeah, it does. That's interesting. I've never seen a skill like that."

Nessa nodded at me with a satisfied look on her face.

"I haven't gotten to use fire magic in a while. I think I'll keep it for today."

Hudson walked over to us.

"Nice work, these were low levels but it's good to see you in action. Neat ability."

We waited for the monsters to disappear and took one mana crystal each.

It would be entertaining to tag along with this party today.. but is it really a good use of my time? I'll get a fraction of the exp... and barely any loot. I decided to speak up.

"Hey, thanks for getting me into the dungeon today. I think it would be more efficient if we split up though. I am more of a solo hunter after all."

Hudson nodded slowly.

"Sure, sure. Like I said before, we'll be doing a maintenance run of the boss room in about 4 hours. If you'd like to meet us there, I'd love to have you on the raid team and see you fight seriously."

I smirked and thought about it for a moment.N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.

The boss room huh? I was going to wait a few days to challenge it, but with a full team of 6 I'm sure we could defeat it easily. I'd get some good levels and insight on the boss room for when I fight it alone too. I replied.

"Sure, that would be a pleasure. I'll do my daily farming and meet you all at the boss room in exactly 4 hours."

Hudson grinned and put out his hand, I shook it.

"Great."

Nessa bobbed her head a bit and smiled at me as she spoke.

"See you soon Jay!"

I smiled and waved as I turned and made a quick departure deeper into the dungeon.

"Alright. You know best."

Hudson turned to the rest of the team.

"Ready to fight the boss? I think we've rested for long enough."

They all got up and readied their combat gear. Nessa shouted.

"Okay, let's go!"

I drew my sword and we were off. The closer we got to the back of the dungeon the more and more eerie it felt. Hudson seemed to be calm about the situation so I didn't worry much about it either.

After 5 minutes of walking there were still no monsters in sight. Hudson is about 10m ahead of us leading the way up a small section of hill. He yelled down to us.

"I see it, looks like we have a mutant to deal with."

I ran up to see what he was talking about with my sword ready and a grin across my face... but it turned into more shock than excitement when I took in the view.

Right in front of us on a small patch of flat ground stood a dark black portal. I spoke up as the other team members climbed the hill behind me.

"This is no ordinary mutant boss. You've dealt with a portal like this before right?"

Hudson turned to all of us.

"Anyone that would like to leave is free to go. This will not be an easy fight."

We all started looking at each other with a bit of confusion. Nessa chimed in.

"I'm in. I trust you as my captain."

Hudson replied.

"I can't guarantee your safety with a portal like this. Black portal mutants can be very unpredictable."

Nessa didn't bat an eye.

"But your skill! We can all do this together!"

"Yes, my skill will aid us in this battle. I'd just like to give you all the option to leave. There will be a borderline C Class Monster in there. You all signed up for basic training, not this."

Nessa nodded.

"I know the risks. I'm in."

The other 3 team members talked quietly with each other, then the tank stepped forward.

"We're in. The levels will be worth it."

Then they all turned to me.

I couldn't hold back my excitement. This is exactly the type of situation I was secretly hoping for. Finally, another strong opponent.

"I'm In."

Hudson smirked as he turned to all of us.

"Well, everyone ready? I'll stay up front. Nessa and Jay will lead the main attack. You 3 stay back for support, theres usually a wave of monsters before the boss. Take care of those for us."

Everyone nodded in agreement and faced the spinning black portal. Without much hesitation we all jumped through.