𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟒
“Kuereong!”
Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwak!!━
Beksha, standing on two feet again, began to roar towards the sky. Reddish energy swirled around Beksha’s body, and soon, beyond the gradually scattering energy, a reddish heat haze rose from Beksha’s entire body.
‘It feels similar to my Guardian Shield.’
Just in case, I stepped back a long way and carefully watched Beksha. I didn’t know what kind of skill it was, but judging by its bloodshot eyes, it seemed to be a berserk-type skill.
“Kuong!”
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield!”
[S-rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]
Pabut!━
Beksha’s movements, attacking once again, were much faster than before. Realizing this, I used the Guardian Shield to increase my agility even a little.
With the added effect of the Azure Guardian Set, Jayer’s Guardian Shield, with its level increased by 2, activated with its level 12 effect, raising my agility by a total of 65. However, Beksha’s movements were still faster.
‘No, is it a little slower?’
Fortunately, Beksha’s movements were large when attacking. In other words, I could predict the attack half a beat faster. I focused on those movements, lowered my posture to the side, and dodged the attack.
Kwaaaang!━
‘Phew.’
The large front paw grazed past me, the wind I felt involuntarily, followed by a tremendous roar. It wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t impossible to avoid.
Anyway, now that I’ve dodged the attack, this is my chance.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
I ran towards the hind legs, a position where I thought it would be relatively difficult for Beksha to react. Would it swing its hind legs like its front paws to attack? Somehow, I had a feeling it wouldn’t, so I charged straight towards it.
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 9,482.]
[Health is……]
‘That’s a huge amount of damage.’
Perhaps it was due to my insanely increased defense and the increased skill level, but the damage was enormous. Following my Giant’s Sprint, Ust’s Dark Ray hit Beksha once again.
Kwaaaaang!!━
[Summon Skill Damage! 5,608.]
‘Hmm?’
It seems like the damage has increased a bit?
Confirming that Ust’s Dark Ray had dealt more damage than before, I immediately recalled the berserk skill Beksha had used. Perhaps its defense had decreased due to using the berserk skill. Conversely, its attack power would have increased, but if I focused and dodged properly, that attack power meant nothing.
‘More importantly, is the damage I’ve dealt so far 20,000?’
Of course, a raid boss’s health wouldn’t end at 20,000. Even Turu had over 20,000 health, and Beksha, who was stronger than that, wouldn’t have just Turu’s level of health.
It would have at least 100,000, or maybe even 200,000 health.
“Dynamics.”
Kwaang!━
[Skill Damage! 1,548.]
I stopped Beksha’s movement as it turned towards me, then hit it twice with Roar of the Thunder Dragon before retreating to maintain distance. I did this to keep my distance so I could avoid its attacks, but it must have been quite annoying for Beksha, as it started moving more violently.
“Kuereong!”
Beksha swung both arms as if trying to kill me somehow. Frankly, it was difficult to avoid. If my reaction was even a little late, I would have been hit directly. However, it seemed I was able to avoid it because my movements were reacting faster than ever.
‘What’s the reason? Ah!’
Is it because of the Azure Guardian Shoes?
They were shoes that increased movement speed according to the water resistance stat. My original resistance here was 49%. Also, with Jayer’s Guardian Shield, all attributes increased by 21%, so it seemed I was dodging Beksha’s attacks with a 70% movement speed increase.
‘Right, if it weren’t for this movement speed, I would have been hit and flown away long ago.’
While my movement speed itself had increased, my agility hadn’t. Agility increased attack speed, movement speed, and dynamic vision, but right now, only my movement speed was increased, so Beksha’s attacks still felt fast.
‘……But was I this good at dodging before?’
When I fought the trolls before, their movements were too slow. That’s why I could easily dodge them. But Beksha was on a completely different level from those trolls.
Yet, I was somehow dodging its attacks.
What was it? Unlike the beginning, Beksha’s movements were gradually becoming clearer in my mind.
“……?”
Huh?
Suddenly, Beksha’s movements, which I hadn’t been able to perceive until now, seemed to enter my mind. What was this? No, there was no need to think about it, my second Intuition had activated.
‘Crazy, why is this activating?!’
Since when has it been active!
And as soon as I recognized the second Intuition, Beksha’s movements came into my mind more and more clearly. I moved in advance according to my intuition, dodged Beksha’s attack, and immediately swung Roar of the Thunder Dragon.
Pachichik!━
[Hit Damage! 2,074.]
‘What should I do?’
The second Intuition was dangerous. If I wasn’t careful, I might end up hospitalized again. Of course, I thought that in my current state, I could play around with this raid boss and catch it.
“Keekeekeek!”
Suddenly, I saw the tree roots summoned by Ust evolve into Trees of Death and run towards Beksha again.
‘Even if that runs in, I’ll probably die again.’
Furthermore, Beksha’s consecutive Ground Smashes had a wide range, so there was a chance I could get caught as well. I could block it with Soul Shackles, but I felt like my stamina was precious. I didn’t want to use it in this battle, which could potentially become a long fight.
I’d rather use Giant’s Sprint one more time.
As soon as the Trees of Death charged towards Beksha, I knew in my head that Beksha would use consecutive Ground Smashes.
[Beksha, the Symbol of Fear, uses consecutive Ground Smashes.]
‘As expected.’
There was no room for doubt now. But how could I avoid this? Even if I got hit, the Armor of Protection wouldn’t break. However, it was almost time for its duration to run out. Moreover, if I got hit even once, I would be thrown back, so I decided it was better to avoid it if possible. I kept my eye on Beksha, and as soon as it was about to strike the ground, I used the skill I had prepared.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pat━
The place I was teleported to by Phantom Shift was Beksha’s back. Quickly grabbing onto Beksha’s fur, I struck down with Roar of the Thunder Dragon with all my might.
[Hit Damage! 2,081.]
[Hit Damage……]
“Kuong! Kuong!”
Beksha couldn’t cancel its skill midway either, so it continued to strike the ground. While it was doing so, I hit it a few more times and tilted my head.
‘Huh? Could it be that if I stay on its back like this……’
“Kuereong!”
‘Right, there’s no way.’
I thought I might be able to attack Beksha without getting attacked if I clung to its back, but Beksha tried to crush me by rolling forward. Sensing this, I had no choice but to jump off, and Ust’s Dark Ray was fired at the rolling Beksha.
Kwaaaaang!!━
[Summon Skill Damage! 5,597.]
‘The only thing I can rely on is Dark Ray.’
Come to think of it, how many times would I have to fire Dark Ray to kill Beksha?
The calculation was quick. 38 times. If Beksha was hit by Dark Ray 38 times, I could kill it. If I attacked a few more times, it would be reduced to less than 38 times, so I thought it was worth a try.
‘Ah, this is really a dilemma.’
Ust’s Dark Ray was fired almost every 20-30 seconds. So it would definitely be over within 20 minutes.
‘Within 20 minutes……’
As expected, its health was extraordinary.
What kind of reward would I get for catching this Beksha?
It was a raid boss monster, so at least one rare item would definitely drop. Moreover, since it wasn’t impossible to catch Beksha, I couldn’t help but feel anticipation.
“Kuereong!”
“Alright, come at me.”
With that, I swung Roar of the Thunder Dragon, looking forward to the items that would drop from Beksha.
* * *
Kwaaaaang!!━
[Summon Skill Damage! 5,601.]
As soon as the 26th Dark Ray hit Beksha’s body, I created distance and watched the result. As expected, Beksha would die from this attack. And as I predicted, Beksha slowly collapsed its massive body.
Kooong!━
“Phew, I finally caught it.”
What a stubborn b*stard.
Although I had some stamina consumption due to using certain skills during the fight, fortunately, I could recover thanks to the shield effect. If I was greedy, I wanted to finish it as quickly as possible relying on the shield effect, but since Beksha’s skill attacks were dealing 3-4 thousand damage each, I had no choice but to choose a safer fight.
‘Besides, I can’t believe I caught a raid boss alone.’
If it wasn’t for the Intuition that activated on its own, it might have been a bit dangerous. Anyway, I managed to catch Beksha and finally felt the tension release as I thought it was over.
[Raid Boss Monster. Beksha, the Symbol of Fear, has been defeated.]
And as if to congratulate me for my hard work, rewards poured in.
[Rewards will vary based on contribution. However, deceased players are excluded from the current contribution.]
[Rudin-nim’s contribution is as follows:]
[Damage 303,823. Healing 0. Support 0. Total 303,823. Result…… 1st place.]
[Acquired 8,000,000 experience points!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired 150 gold!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Fear-Inducing Leather Helmet’!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Fear-Inducing Leather……]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Fear-Inducing……]
[Ding……]
“……How many messages are popping up?”
Roughly more than 10 messages popped up. It seemed like I had monopolized the rewards that were originally meant to be shared. Anyway, the messages didn’t end there and a few more appeared, and I checked each one.
[Congratulations! You have achieved 1st place in contribution in the raid, so you can increase the level of your desired skill by one stage.]
[Please select one skill to level up.]
“A skill to level up?”
It was a reward for 1st place in contribution. Since I had to decide which skill to level up, I couldn’t help but contemplate, but the first things that came to mind were Jayer’s Guardian Shield and Karzel’s Card Summoning.
Which one should I level up?
“As expected…… Jayer’s Guardian Shield.”
[Ding!~ The level of S-rank skill ‘Jayer’s Guardian Shield’ has increased.]
[Stats Strength 10, Stamina 10 increased.]
Since it seemed like the Guardian Shield was a harder skill to level up compared to Card Summoning, I chose it and turned my attention to the next message that popped up.
[Congratulations! You have achieved an unbelievable feat by defeating a boss far exceeding your level alone, a raid boss monster at that. This feat that transcends human limitations is an undeniable great achievement that no one else could accomplish.]
[This achievement of yours will resonate not only within the Harpe Empire where you are currently located but also to other countries.]
[The title ‘Unsung Hero’ will be replaced with ‘Hero of the Present World’.]
[The training points for the skills used during battle will be applied once again!]
[Ding!~ The level of A-rank skill ‘Giant’s Sprint’ has increased.]
[Stats Strength 6, Agility 6 increased.]
[Ding!~ The level of S-rank skill ‘Karzel’s Card Summoning’ has increased.]
[Stats Magic Power 10, Summoning 10 increased.]
[You have acquired a ‘Random Skillbook’ for your great achievement.]
“This is really hectic.”
Why are so many messages popping up?
However, it seemed like this was the end of the messages, as no more appeared. I wanted to check them all again, but feeling uneasy because of Intuition, I decided to quickly log out.
I could check them later after logging back in.
“Log out.”
[Logging out.]
[Back to the streets illuminated by Twilight……]
As a side note, I couldn’t stop the second Intuition on my own. The only way to stop it was to log out. After logging out and returning to reality, I quickly moved my fingers.
Was I okay? I should be okay, right? Would I be okay?
Fortunately, except for feeling a little dizzy, there didn’t seem to be any problems. My mind was clear, and there was no dizzying sensation of my strength draining from my body.
“Phew.”
Finally breathing a sigh of relief, I slowly got out of the capsule and moved my body, realizing that I was drenched in sweat.
“The original Intuition was fine, but now the second Intuition is doing this.”
Could it be that my body had adapted? Only questions arose due to the unknown phenomenon, but I decided to think about it later and entered the bathroom to wash off the sweat and change clothes. Then, as I sat in front of the computer, I saw the light on my phone blinking.
“Huh? It’s Jaehoon.”
Checking it, it seemed like Jaehoon had contacted me. The time was…… Did he call during lunchtime? He thought I was working, so he must have called during lunchtime on purpose.
‘The current time is……’
Looking at the clock, it was past 4 o’clock. It seemed like I had been holding onto the rare box for longer than I thought. However, I thought it would be better to call him around his下班time rather than now, so I put my phone down again.
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