Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 119

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝟗

Someone shouted, and as they said, the boss started moving by rolling its body. The problem was its size. A rock, seemingly 10 meters tall, was rolling towards us, and the pressure was palpable.

“Dodge to the side!”

‘Crazy!’

Anyway, I quickly threw myself to the side. For some reason, the sound of the rolling stone felt chilling. It felt like I would die instantly if I got crushed under it.

It was only natural to feel that way because the rolling rock was just too big.

However, I thought that if the creator had any sense, they wouldn’t have made the boss killable just by being crushed by a rock. So I decided to respond calmly.

Rumble!━

‘……But how do I respond?’

First of all, I couldn’t think of a way to stop a rock of that size. If I even tried to approach it, I’d be squashed flat like a dried squid. While I was having these thoughts, those who could attack from a distance tried to attack the rolling boss.

“Rotating Arrow!”

“Someone stop that boss! Flame Explosion!”

Bang!- Kaboom!━

Easier said than done. How can you stop a rock that size from rolling? The boss, which was rolling straight ahead, seemed to climb slightly up a sloped wall, and then it started rolling back towards us at a much faster speed than before.

“I’ll stop it!”

‘Heron?’

Well, the willingness to run in is admirable, but isn’t the boss too big to stop? Anyway, Heron, who was blocking the boss’s path, used a skill to try and hold it.

“Provoking Shout!”

Crack!━

“……”

“……”

At the same time as he used Provoking Shout, Heron was crushed under the boss. Seeing that, I looked at the boss, but it was still rolling without any change.

‘Is it immune to provocation?’

“Heron-nim! What’s its attack power?!”

“Ugh…… E-Estimated attack power over 5,000!”

“5,000?!”

‘5,000?’

Before I could even be surprised by the number 5,000, the boss climbed the wall again and started rolling back down even faster. The only fortunate thing was that the boss was rolling in a straight line, making it easy to dodge. The unfortunate thing was that there were too many people on our side.

“Ugh! Get out of the way!”

“Don’t just stand there!”

Well, aside from the guild members scrambling around in a panic, there were also many people attacking the boss, so eventually……

Rumble…… Bang!━

“Huh?”

Just when I thought it was a difficult but manageable boss, it suddenly changed direction and started rolling towards the guild members who were attacking from a distance.

“Oh, no!”

“Too late to dodge……”

Crack!- Crack!━

The boss, having changed direction, crushed about 20 guild members as it passed. Fortunately, only a few people died, but seeing the boss returning, it wasn’t a situation where we could relax.

“Don’t lie down, move to the side!”

“I can’t move! I’m slowed!”

Crack!━

The guild members who shouted that they couldn’t move due to the slow effect were crushed under the boss and turned gray. It seemed that even Emperor Guild members couldn’t withstand two attacks.

‘Its attack power is over 5,000, and it also inflicts slow?’

Moreover, the boss was getting faster every time it climbed the wall. This meant that it would become more and more difficult to catch. However, it was only rolling, so if we could just solve that, we might be able to strategize.

If only I had a way to hold it……

‘……Soul Shackles?’

A skill I acquired just yesterday. I haven’t used it yet, but it says it pulls the enemy, so maybe I could hold the boss, even for a short time.

“Soul Shackles.”

Flash!━

The guild members were already fixated on the boss. They were tense, not knowing when it would change direction and charge. Anyway, when I used Soul Shackles, the hammer and shield in my hands disappeared, and a translucent stake, almost the size of my upper body, appeared.

‘So I just need to stick this into the ground?’

“Vice Guild Master-nim!”

While I was looking at the stake that had appeared in my hand, I heard that sudden shout and looked up to see the boss rolling towards me fiercely.

“……!?”

Seeing the speed at which it was rolling, it was too late to dodge. Even if I used Elsyke’s Phantom Shift, I would be crushed the moment I spoke. Realizing it was too late, I stuck the stake into the ground without thinking.

Bang!- Crack!━

‘Ugh!’

[You have taken damage! -1,013.]

[The immense weight inflicts slow on your entire body.]

[Agility decreased by 90%.]

Clank!━

‘The damage is manageable…… but……’

Sticking the stake into the ground was good, but because it was too late, I was crushed under the boss and couldn’t move. It was a good thing the damage only hit once. If it had been continuous, I would have been in danger, even me.

‘But since the boss isn’t moving, it looks like it’s bound.’

Tsk, I can’t even see anything.

“The Vice Guild Master-nim has bound the boss!”

“Now’s our chance!”

Kaboom!- Boom!━

I could only hear the sounds because I was pinned down, but it seemed like they were focusing their attacks on the bound boss. However, the sounds that followed weren’t good at all.

“Just how high is its defense?!”

“The damage isn’t going through!”

“Only attribute damage is working!”

……Maybe I shouldn’t have brought them here.

I sacrificed myself to bind the boss, and the sounds I’m hearing are just miserable. The damage isn’t going through? Then what was the point of gathering everyone here? As if they knew how I was feeling, the guild members seemed to be launching attacks that weren’t working.

[Returning to original state.]

Rumble!━

‘Finally released.’

The slow effect probably lasted about 10 seconds? Whether it was a bug or not, I noticed that the slow effect wore off after that time, even while I was crushed under the boss. The boss, which had been bound, also seemed to be released and started moving again. Only after the boss moved away could I get up.

‘But even 10 seconds is dangerous.’

If I got crushed again within those 10 seconds, I would likely die without being able to escape. I might be able to survive being crushed two or three times, but the others……

“Rudin-nim. I’m sorry, but please bind it again.”

“……Why? So you can use Extinction Sword?”

I answered Aizen, who was talking next to me, while looking at him.

“Yes. Currently, the only damage that works is attribute damage.”

‘Just how high is its defense?’

Even Extinction Sword, which has a 100% chance to penetrate, should be able to inflict damage even if it’s not attribute damage. In other words, everyone except Aizen can only inflict attribute damage.

Rumble!━

“It’s coming.”

“I know. Soul Shackles.”

Summoning the translucent stake again, I watched the rolling boss and moved slightly to the side. If I stuck the stake in from the front, there was a chance I would be crushed like before, but if I did it from the side like this……

Bang!- Clank!━

I was able to bind the boss without taking any damage.

‘Oh, so this is Soul Shackles?’

Five translucent chains shot out from the stake I stuck in the ground and bound the boss’s body. Then, it started pulling the boss towards the stake. Unfortunately, because the boss was so large, it was only pulled a few steps.

‘But it’s enough.’

I decided to pay back everything, including the time I was crushed before.

“Jayer’s Guardian Shield. Giant’s Charge!”

[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield activated.]

The strongest skill, whose power even I can’t predict! No matter how high the boss’s defense is, with this attack……!

Kaboom!!━

[Unable to inflict damage.]

‘Huh?’

Unable to inflict damage?

That’s impossible. My defense is over 4,000, and the power of Giant’s Charge was amplified by Jayer’s Guardian Shield. There’s no way Giant’s Charge wouldn’t inflict even 1 point of damage.

“Rudin-nim! You have to attack with attribute damage!”

“Don’t waste your stamina, just keep it bound!”

“……”

Maybe I shouldn’t have criticized the guild members earlier? I didn’t expect that even Giant’s Charge, enhanced by Jayer’s Guardian Shield, wouldn’t inflict any damage. For now, I followed the guild member’s advice and swung Roar of the Thunder Dragon.

Crackle!━

[Hit Damage! 279.]

‘It seems like only attribute damage is applied.’

For reference, my lightning attribute is 12%. Roar of the Thunder Dragon converts physical attacks into lightning damage, so attribute damage was also applied.

But how long would it take to kill the boss with a measly 200 damage?

It might not be a raid boss monster, so its health would be relatively low, but judging by its size, it seemed like it would have at least tens of thousands of health.

“Spinning Strike!”

[Skill Damage! 411.]

‘It’s better to just hit it normally.’

While I was having these thoughts, Aizen moved.

“Extinction Sword!”

Swish!━

The golden sword swung accurately towards the boss. It must have inflicted a tremendous amount of damage.

‘Sigh, I wish I could get a skill like Extinction Sword.’

Although it has the penalty of causing exhaustion, the performance of Extinction Sword was overwhelming. It inflicted penetrating damage as long as it hit. And the boss, hit by Extinction Sword, swayed its body from side to side, perhaps due to the sudden damage.

‘Is it almost time?’

“Soul Shackles!”

I roughly calculated the time when Soul Shackles would wear off and summoned the stake again, sticking it into the ground. Then, I continued to swing my hammer. The other guild members also used their attribute skills to attack the boss, so it seemed like we were hunting relatively safely.

Kaboom!- Bang!!━

‘Hmm?’

If we continue like this, we might actually be able to catch it?

It felt like things were going too smoothly. Calculating the stamina consumed by Soul Shackles and the cooldown time of Aizen’s Extinction Sword, he could use Extinction Sword about two more times. If we continued attacking like this during that time, even the boss wouldn’t be able to hold on.

……Or so I thought.

[Arnathan uses Spatial Movement.]

‘Spatial Movement?’

Flash━

In an instant, with a blinding light, the boss that was bound by the chains disappeared. Where did it go? I thought it would be easy to find because of its size, but no matter how much I looked around, I couldn’t see the boss.

“H-Huh?! It’s above!”

‘Above?’

At the same time, I looked up and saw an insanely large rock falling. It seemed like it would inflict more damage than the rolling attack from before, but fortunately, the boss was falling towards where the other guild members were.

“Uwaaaah!”

Kaboom!!!━

Perhaps because they were late in noticing the boss’s location, several guild members couldn’t dodge in time and were crushed. Then, I saw those guild members, turned gray, beyond the boss that started moving again.

It seemed the damage was immense, unlike when it was just rolling.

“Wow, this is crazy.”

I thought we had found a strategy, but seeing the boss using Spatial Movement, I realized it was a much more difficult opponent than I had expected.

I mean, it’s not even a raid boss, just a normal boss, why is it so difficult?

‘I can’t bind it again.’

If we could inflict continuous damage after binding it, it would be worth the risk. But if it escapes with Spatial Movement, I would just be wasting my stamina, wouldn’t I? It might be better to just sit still and recover my stamina.

‘No, wait a minute.’

I was so focused on binding the boss that I forgot, but the effect of Soul Shackles wasn’t just that.

“Didn’t it say it applies a sealing effect if it’s stuck into the target?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, I’m going to try binding the boss one more time.”

I answered and moved towards the direction where I predicted the boss would move. But this method wasn’t that great either. Since I had to use the shackles twice, my stamina would decrease by 14% each time. I had about 60% stamina left, so I could only use it four times.

I also thought about resting after using Soul Shackles to recover my stamina, but I concluded that it would be difficult. The rest time was only 10 seconds. Even if I sat down for those 10 seconds, my stamina wouldn’t recover properly.

‘The boss has low magic power. That’s why Soul Shackles lasts for 10 seconds. And in those 10 seconds……’

“How much time is left on Extinction Sword?”

“About 10 seconds.”

“Good, Soul Shackles.”

I focused on the boss’s movements, which had become faster, and when it got close enough, I immediately ran to the side and stuck the stake into the ground.

Clank!━

“Soul Shackles!”

Chains shot out from the stake stuck in the ground and bound the boss, but it didn’t end there. I summoned another stake and stuck it into the boss’s body, and I saw a message appear.

[Sealing effect applied.]

‘This sealing effect must be referring to skill sealing, right?’

If it wasn’t skill sealing, it would be better to just give up and run away. There was no other way. Well, there was the option of Aizen risking his life and swinging Extinction Sword, but that was for Aizen to decide. I couldn’t force him.

For now, I put all my hopes on the two Extinction Swords that Aizen could use in the next 40 seconds.

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