Chapter 173

Chapter 173

The 6-meter tall menace stands before me bloodied and torn to shreds by my last attacks. It's missing an arm, has a wide open wound in its chest, and can't possibly be on more than 10% health after the avalanche of rock that fell on it from above.

A dim light glows around its right hand and torso. The fragments of sword and armor that remain on its beaten body begin to materialize back into their original forms.

The jet-black aura that surrounds this beast reeks of death. It must be one of its skills.

Still charging my own blade, ready for battle, I stare the monster right back in its sharp green eyes. They almost look like they're glowing through the thick dark cloud surrounding the Boss.

I blink and the creature is gone. My heart skips a beat...

In what seems like no time at all, this beaten beast sprints toward me with blinding speed. It must be twice as fast as before...

I watch its silver sword come dangerously close to my mid section, less than 2 meters away. I Dungeon Walk to a safe distance the moment my brain catches up to the situation at hand.

Now, on the opposite side of the Boss room I put these new pieces of the puzzle together in my mine. It's 3rd skill...

"Final Breath."

Even from its name, it sounds like an ability that boosts the users stats at a moment just before death. The creature is on its final few HP, so that must be a trigger to activate this skill.

All I have to do is land one final hit, but all it has to do is land one me....

I grin with excitement as the red-skinned monster with a veil of black glowing mist all around it tracks me down and begins to run full force in my direction.

Waves of rock fly up in the air on both sides of the charging menace. Its speed is astounding. With a trail of dark aura streaming behind it, I have to Dungeon Walk out of its way to dodge mere seconds after its sprint begins.

It clears over 100 meters in the blink of an eye.

Black stone crashes to the ground, leaving a long hole all the way across in the center of the Boss room.

I grit my teeth as it circles back and runs at me again. Keeping my weapon charged, I continuously adjust my aim to never turn my back on this beast.

I air step upwards, trying to gain distance while drinking MP potions to keep all of my abilities fully charged.

The monster jumps up to follow along without a second of hesitation. The 50 meter high ceiling doesn't limit its range in the slightest.

I blip around the battle field, trying to avoid its constant attacks. Burning through MP potions and charging my attack up to 650MP. My Dungeon Walker skill is being pushed top the limits. My blade is glowing hot, fully charged.

I lock eyes on the menace as it tears through the rock below, making our battlefield more and more of a war scene by the second. Deep pits and high piles of rock are being thrown about as I Dungeon Walk across the sky and landscape below.

Using my All-Seeing Eye, I follow the fast moving beasts movements as it follows mine.

It lunges into the air for another strike.

"This is it..."

I let my attack soar.

The 650MP black blade of flames comes rocketing out of my sword, and I Dungeon Walk away to safety. Looking up at the sky from below, I watch eagerly for my attack to finally blow the Boss to pieces.

It will at least damage the monster, I'm betting on that.

The Berserker flying at my attack knows the painful feeling of colliding with this black blade very well. It's taken two of them at point blank range in the past.

For some reason, it wants to take this attack head on anyway.

A grin creeps across my face as I watch the approaching crescent of dense flames collide with the silver sword of the Berserker King. Fully expecting it to glide right through and finish the monster off, I thrust my sword in the air to celebrate.

"..."

I stop mid-thrust with my eyes and mouth wide open. An ear shattering clang rings out in the Boss room...

"It... Blocked my attack..."

The strike that previously took off its arm and shattered its armor without a problem is being held back with ease by the monsters long silver sword.

A bright flash of light appears on impact as my slash comes to a halt against the mana shielding around its blade. It lets out a roar, pushing its blade upwards and defecting my attack up to the already shattered ceiling.

It explodes into a display of dark flames, knocking more rubble loose from above. The beast learns from its previous fall and begins jumping from boulder to boulder, staying high up in the air to avoid being crushed under the rock pile this time around.

I grit my teeth, beginning to charge my blade up again in frustration while Dungeon Walking away to avoid the incoming fallen ceiling.

Burning hot with flames, I watch the beast form afar. It blocked that attack with ease... Meaning its newest skill has even boosted its mana control capabilities.

Such a skill must come with a cost. It may have near unlimited endurance and heighten abilities now, but it'll run out at some point. Energy can't just be created from thin air... Can it?

I open up my telepathic link.

"Ember, can you hear me?"

"Of course, Master."

From the backside of the Boss room, patiently waiting atop a pile of dissolved Berserkers, the black-scaled Dragon stretches its wings and hovers over to me.

I watch the King above begin to fall towards us, its eyes Locked on me from across the rocky arena.

I hear a light thud behind me as Ember lands, crackling with a light layer of flames surrounding its body.

I smirk.

"We're going to take this Boss out together, keep it busy while I get an attack ready. No matter what, I need to have the final hit."

Ember flaps his wings with a toothy grin.

"Understood."

I drink an MP potion, focusing on my sword while I watch the 7 meter long glossy black Dragon fly towards a falling monster surrounded with a black aura of death.

Gritting my teeth, I get ready to step in and teleport Ember out of danger in case this creature is too much to handle.

My worries are lifted seconds later as the loud clang of mana on mana echoes through my ears. Ember's red claws collide with the heavy silver sword of the Berskerer King.

Grinning, and placing the full lightweight armor set into my item storage, I open up my status to look at how much I've grown.

[Status Open]

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Name: Jay Soju

Level: 412

Hp: 2065/2065

Mp: 720/2065

Strength: 1096 [+1217][+548]

Speed: 1194 [+716][+597]

Agility: 1291 [+581][+646]

Defense: 902 [+361][+451]

Mental Strength: 1015 [+609][+406][+457][+832][+508]

Skills:

Absorption [Special Grade]

Swordsmanship

Combat Magic [Advanced Fire Summoning]

Inspect [Special Grade]

Enemy Detection

Body Hardening [Special Grade]

Self Regeneration [Special Grade]

Spacial Magic [Item Storage]

Plunderer

Telekinesis

Appraisal [Special Grade]

Conceal [Special Grade]

Berserker

Dungeon Walker [Special Grade]

Intimidation

Dagger Mastery

Stealth

Bloodlust

Equivalent Exchange

Combat Magic [Wind Summoning]

All-Seeing Eye

Extreme Strength

Dual Wielding [Special Grade]

Telepathy [Legendary Grade]

Final Breath [Special Grade]

Items Equipped:

High Ogre King's Ring [+60% Mental Strength]

Cyclops Eye Pendant [+40% Defense]

Dark Elf Boots [+60% Speed]

Griffin's Talon [+40% Mental Strength]

Serpent King's Scale [+45% Agility] [+45% Magic Resistance]

Desert Troll's Charm [+45% Mental Strength]

The Flame Emperor's Sword [Fire Aspect][+111% Strength][+82% Mental Strength]

[Greater Demon's Core] +50% All Stats

[Lenses Of Illusion]

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White transfer magic appears moments later, and we disappear from the 19th floor.

When my vision returns, I let out a light gasp as I find myself in a dimly lit hallway about 5 meters wide. Dark rock lines the walls, and the light flickering of Ember's flames allows me to see all the way to the end.

It leads up to another Boss Room portal no more than 30 meters away...