045. Dungeon Attack (4)
Uhhhh….
The moment you cross the red portal leading to the boss room.
I couldn’t help but open my eyes at the sight that appeared in front of me.
“Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.”
It was because the monster, sitting on a sloppy chair that looked like a rough-hewn stone, let out a low cry.
Lee Cheol-won, who was next to him, widened his eyes as he looked at the monster, which was three or four times larger than the average lizard man.
“As expected… I thought there were a lot of lizard men, but the lizard king came out.”
Should I say it is a standard development?
‘It’s the Lizard King.’
It was exactly the kind of monster I expected, so I wasn’t very impressed.
All Lizard Kings are monsters that are basically compatible with Lizard Men.
He has quite a few utility skills, and his weapon skills are three to four times more threatening than typical Lizardmen.
It can temporarily bind the enemy, or it can cause a poisoning effect by ejecting miasma.
Well, if you listen to this far, you can say that he is not a very difficult opponent….
‘The Lizard King is not such a difficult opponent.’
I had never dealt with it before, but it was something I could be sure of.
Even the Hunter Association and various guilds have stated that skilled B-class hunters can catch them in solo play.
The restraint skill and the venom skill… Although
there were various types, they were not threatening because the level was not very high.
‘They said that if you have a few skills, you can easily hunt.’
He couldn’t believe that the abilities he had obtained from the Tower of Trials were inferior to that.
however.
“What are you going to do…?”
Lee Cheol-won, a pure D-class hunter, asked me a question with a nervous expression.
Obviously, it was because I thought it would be difficult to attack the Lizard King with just the two of us, but…
that didn’t change my mind.
“Wait a minute, please.”
“…yes? oh no Do you have any specific plans? Even as an assistant…!”
“I don’t think it will be very necessary. If you stand back and help when it seems dangerous, that will be enough.” Since it
was
purely an opportunity to see how much I had grown in the Tower of Ordeal…
also.
‘Actually, it doesn’t seem like I’ll be attacking for a very long time.’
I was confident that if I applied all the skills I had, I would be able to catch them in no time.
“Kreuk kreuk kreuk!”
thud.
The Lizard King stood up from his seat as if he was uncomfortable with his planting and rang the ground.
And that was the moment.
“This is a high attack signal. You have to be careful…!”
Kwaaang!
Before I could listen to Lee Cheol-won’s words, I left my seat.
I understood the signs of attack right away.
“The grace of the wind.”
「The skill ‘Grace of Wind’ is activated.」
「All speeds increase by 10%.」
「Current skill stacking progress – 1/7」
Her toes move like a glide along with the gentle wind that surrounds her body.
It was then.
“Krurruk.”
Tuwoo-!
At the same time as a short cry sounded, a strange wave spread around the Lizard King.
「I was exposed to the skill ‘slowing wave’.」
「
All speeds are slowed by 25%.
」
‘Just ignore it.’
「The skill ‘Forced Breakthrough’ is activated.」
「The player’s magic power is more than twice as high as that of the user of the slowing skill.」
「All speed 25% slow effects disappear.
」
As soon as the slowing effect disappeared, I turned my whole body’s magical energy to a large extent.
It was to strengthen the body a little more through the magic circuit skill
.
And at that timing, he swung the sword in his right hand towards the Lizard King.
If the opponent had been a D-class monster that wasn’t that special, it would have ended here…
Kaaang!
‘Oh…’
The Lizard King quickly regained his composure and responded to my sword attack.
He stretched out his long straight sword and blocked my sword.
Hmm, as expected, it’s not as easy as the monsters I’ve seen before.
‘Then I have no choice but to raise the level a bit more.’
Without slowing down, I licked my lips as I pressed my sword against the Lizard King’s straight sword.
and.
「The skill ‘Grace of Wind’ is stacked.」
「All speeds are increased by 60%.」
「Current skill stacking progress – 6/7」
Then set the effect of Grace of Wind skill to almost max stack and step back. .
In order to summon a lure that will attract the attention of the Lizard King and reveal an opening.
「Consumes several spirits to summon a skeleton soldier.」
「Currently possessed number of spirits – 21/30」
Several spirits piled up disappear in an instant, and the ‘Summoner’ trait obtained from the ruler’s halo was activated.
Dalgrak Dalgrak.
Black smoke rose from the floor, and soon a small skeleton rose from there.
Fire.
And the moment when white flames bloomed in the place where the skeleton’s pupils were supposed to be.
The immediately summoned skeleton started running toward the Lizard King.
‘Hmm, is it an automatic combat type summon that cannot be directly controlled…’
It was very good because there was no need to share concentration during battle.
However, should the efficiency be a problem?
Kwaaang-!
The skeleton, which immediately charged at the Lizard King, was hit by a direct sword and collapsed while staggering.
「The summoned Skeleton Soldier has disappeared.」
It was a bit poor to see it as the result of consuming and summoning a number of spirits.
Of course…
‘It’s worth it, though.’
Whoops…!
Immediately after the skeleton staggered, I immediately approached the Lizard King.
After making a big move to shake off the skeleton that ran at a more threatening speed than expected.
Unlike before, his posture was greatly disturbed, and there were quite a few gaps.
‘I can handle it enough.’
It was pretty fast as I raised the stack in ‘Grace of the Wind’ until the cooldown was granted.
and.
「An effect exclusive to Boots of Swiftness (C+) that instantly increases her speed.」 As
the effects of the items obtained on the 7th floor overlapped, it was as if the wind was swirling around her toes.
So, the power of a single blow with all that speed…
「The dungeon boss, the Lizard King, has died.」
「The next dungeon boss will appear in 14 days.
」
Needless to say, it had to be outstanding.
thud.
“…”
After cutting off the Lizard King’s head, I laughed while wiping the blood that splattered on my face.
Honestly, I thought it wouldn’t be difficult in theory, but it felt strange to defeat it so easily in practice.
‘Those obtained through skill synthesis are more powerful than I thought?’
If the strong eyes only had the feeling of strengthening the eyesight, the forced breakthrough was different.
Should I say that it feels much more comfortable in slowing and binding skills that I was previously vulnerable to?
‘Of course, there will be opponents who won’t work with that, but I bought Exorcism in preparation for that.’
Even the rewards obtained on the 7th floor, not skill synthesis, were enormous.
Grace of Wind can increase speed for no cost up to the sixth stack, and Boots of Swiftness add great synergy to such a skill.
It’s a fraudulent combination even with Forced Breakthrough and the Grace of the Wind
…
Even if it was just a gimmick, the skeletons summoned with the summoner trait were also quite useful.
It was broken in a single blow, but it was enough to use as a slight threat.
In many ways, it could be said that it was a satisfying battle for me.
Well, there should have been a feeling that the new ability of necromancy was a little weak…
but that’s just a matter of slowly supplementing it, so I didn’t care too much.
“Uh uh uh…”
Feeling so satisfied, I looked back and saw Lee Cheol-won wide-eyed in astonishment.
“How?”
From those words, I could see that I had quite a few mixed emotions.
However, there was no answer I could give to Cheolwon Lee’s question.
‘I just did it because I could…’
For Lee Cheol-won, it may have been more meaningful than he thought.
understanding to some extent.
Well, it’s hard to get the opportunity to attack the boss, and it’s hard to attack it properly.
However, since I currently own a weapon that does not stop at the level of a C-class hunter, I was not so impressed.
Of course…
“…ho, are you going to become a high-ranking hunter who has at least washed his identity?”
Although Lee Cheol-won did not seem to be satisfied with such an answer.
“No, it’s not like that. He is not a promising player anywhere.”
“But… if you’re this strong, you probably won’t be able to stop at C rank…?”
“Well, I’ve gotten really strong lately, so I’m not sure how strong I am.”
“…”
is a lie.
I had some idea of how strong it was.
It was clear that he was probably perfecting a military force close to that of an A-class hunter.
However, the reason why I stopped pretending was to appeal that I didn’t want to give out my information.
“By the way, now that we’ve defeated the boss, we can take ownership of the dungeon.”
And at the same time, I turned the topic of conversation to the dungeon.
It would be better to talk about dungeons than to talk about me.
“Ownership of the gate is… yes, I guess. Since it is a continuous gate, Hunter Han Seong-yoon will be able to dispose of it on his own.”
It was a pleasant sound to hear.
Even if it wasn’t, it was a time when I needed quite a bit of money.
‘If I can sell it, I’d rather sell it.’
Rather, it would be better to buy more items at the Tower of Trials.
I thought about what it would be like to use it without selling it, but it is realistically difficult for an individual to occupy and use the gate.
It was difficult to go through the related procedures, and I didn’t want to spend that much effort.
And…
even if I had to occupy this gate and use it, it wouldn’t be very helpful.
‘Inherent characteristics will soon become more difficult to grow in a dungeon like this…’
In fact, the limit of storing the spirits was reached, so even though he absorbed some spirits, his stats did not rise.
That’s why these dungeons aren’t very helpful at the moment.
“I don’t think I have anything more to say about the right to occupy the gate.”
“Hmm, then, are you not dissatisfied with me taking the right to occupy the gate?”
“That’s right. It’s as if you’ve been clearing the dungeon by yourself from the beginning…”
Rather, it was a tone that seemed to be fortunate if you could get even a by-product.
“Then let’s go get the by-products of the Lizard King.”
At that, before Lee Cheol-won could say anything, I approached the Lizard King’s corpse.
Well, taking by-products is a bonus, and the main point is here.
「Absorbs the Lizard King’s command.」
「Skill increases by 11%.
」
The Lizard Man only gave 0.7% proficiency, but the Lizard King is different.
The skill level was also given to a satisfactory level, so I was soon satisfied.
Next, I opened the area around the Lizard King’s heart and began collecting magic stones, and I activated Necromancy.
「Absorbs the Lizard King’s spirit and permanently increases stats.」
「Muscle increased by 2.」
「Agility increased by 1.」 「Stamina increased
by 4.」
「Magic power increased by 4.」
「Durability increased. has risen by 5.」
Other spirits that don’t help growth much even if absorbed are left for the effect of a shield… but it was
better to absorb the Lizard King’s spirit and improve their abilities.
Returning to reality from the beginning was to grow and adapt to new abilities.
‘Hmm, but my stats have gone up quite a bit.’
It was then.
“Absorb one of the skills the Lizard King possessed.
”
“…?”
The ability to obtain one of the skills of the commander that was absorbed with a low probability…
An additional reward that I could not have imagined occurred.
