Chapter 66: True Boss Of The Penalty Zone (1)

"Not so scary now, are you?"

Once it was down, YuWon tried using [Soul Bind] on the creature. However, the ghoul ate the soul like a popcorn.

"What the fuck?"

[ skill is incapable of possessing a target that is considered .]

...of course, any other bullshit rule you got for me?

Since [Soul Bind] was of no use, he rushed toward the monster and kill it the old way.

This sudden change in YuWon's tactic confused the ghoul, but it couldn't move, its leg just wouldn't allow it. However, just when YuWon got within the range of its claws, the ghoul swung both of its arms at YuWon, wanting to inflict twice the damage in one hit.

YuWon, however, ducked before jumping up, using the ghoul's arms as a platform and smashing its mutated face with his knee.

The ghoul couldn't keep his balance anymore and fell on its back. But YuWon wasn't done yet. He grabbed his sword with both hands and slammed it hard into the ghoul's head. Rotten blood splashed all over YuWon as the ghoul screamed in agony.

However, even that wasn't enough to kill the beast for good.

[Charred Ghoul has lost all sense of self because of the unbearable pain.]

[The Ghoul is transforming into its ultimate form.]

"Not again!"

The ghoul started wailing again and YuWon quickly covered his ears before the ghoul backhanded him away from itself. Even then, he kept his eyes on the ghoul.

He couldn't afford to make the same mistake of closing his eyes again, no matter how much he wanted to. Who knows what would the ghoul do this time if he didn't keep his eyes on it?

He got lucky the last time. He might not be so lucky again. Thus, even against the cries of his body, YuWon forced his eyes open, but his vision had gone blurry.

He wasn't in any position to think why, but he had failed to notice that the multiple blood vessels in his eyes had popped.

Coupled with the wound he had just received when the ghoul backhanded him, it was difficult for YuWon to watch the ghoul.

Through his blurry vision, YuWon watched as the ghoul's body twisted and turned in pain and agony. Soon, its body changed once again. Two bony wings ruptured through its back along with an equally obnoxious-looking tail.

Slowly, the ghoul got back to its feet. Giving YuWon a soul-draining stare, as if it was telling YuWon that his time was up.

[Ultimate boss: Frenzied Ghoul has appeared]

Right when YuWon thought it couldn't get any worse, he realized his troubles had only just begun.

[New Sub-class ability unlocked: Death's Embrace.]

YuWon changed his mind about confronting the minions. He first wanted to see if there was anything useful about these skills that could help him take down the Frenzied ghoul easily.

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Load (Lvl 1): Allows the Awakener to select a respawn point to respawn at, after or before death.

Cooldown: 20 hours

Respawn Points Cost: 100

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No need for this. What's next?

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Soul Grapple (Lvl 1): Similar to [Soul Bind] skill. The only difference is that the awakener uses their soul instead of a stored soul, and no one can resist this skill.

During the duration of the skill, the awakener's body will be vulnerable. If someone kills the body, the awakener would forever be trapped inside the target's body.

Cooldown: 1 day

Mana Cost: 275

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This is somewhat useful... But I don't know if it'll work on undead creatures. Besides, I can't leave my body for the minions to feast on.

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Death's Embrace [Passive Ability]: The awakener's attacks deal 20% bonus damage to targets with less than 40% of health. Killing a target with this skill restores 10% of the awakener's HP.

Cooldown: None.

Mana Cost: 75

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None of the skills were game-changers against the boss. But they were enough for YuWon to see things through. Since the [Death's Embrace] skill allowed him to kill the minions faster, he could deal with the boss before it recovered all of its lost health.

Let's do this.