𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓𝟐
“Blink.”
Giving up wouldn’t be too late even after turning into a demon.
Besides, I was confident enough to escape even if I died once and turned into a demon, so I thought there was no need to be afraid and narrowed the distance with Deshon. Deshon’s gaze slowly followed me, tracing the illusionary trail I left behind.
But for now, that’s enough.
Before Deshon could react, I approached him in an instant, used Thunder Strike to recover some health, and then used Phantom Shift to escape from that spot.
Kwaaaang!━
And I could see Deshon’s foot landing on the spot where I had been a moment ago, but since I had already dodged, I didn’t pay attention and was about to attack his other front leg when a sudden message appeared.
[Deshon, the Desert Nightmare, uses Spinning Strike.]
‘……Spinning Strike?’
Wasn’t that an E-rank skill?
As soon as I thought that, Deshon lowered his body and spun around.
Kuku━
With a sound that was not ordinary for his size, Deshon spun at an incredible speed and swept his surroundings with his tail. The size and range of the tail were not something that could be seen and avoided.
Kwaaaang!!━
[You have taken damage! 15,217.]
“……!?”
Needless to say, I couldn’t avoid the tail attack and was thrown to one side with considerable damage.
It was also a blow that showed that even an E-rank skill could have varying power when used by a raid boss.
[Deshon, the Desert Nightmare, uses Sand Bombardment.]
‘Right, no time to lie down, huh.’
I forced myself to break free from the grip holding my body and got up. Seeing Deshon creating sand spheres again, I attempted to approach once more with Phantom Shift.
Actually, since the sandy grip was constantly holding me, I had no means of movement other than Phantom Shift.
In other words, not only me but also all other players would not be able to catch Deshon if they didn’t have movement skills, but since the current Deshon was not a boss designed to be caught, it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
Kwaaaang!!━
Soon, the sand spheres were shot out, creating a huge explosion, but I succeeded in reaching Deshon before that and was able to continue the attack with Thunder Strike.
[Skill Damage……]
‘But I think I’m getting the feeling now.’
I seemed to have seen most of the skills Deshon was using.
Thanks to that, I could respond to the skills I had seen at least once, and since I judged that there were no skills that could kill me in one shot, I felt like I could win this way.
‘Huh?’
While I was naturally dodging Deshon’s attacks with Phantom Shift, I caught a glimpse of something in the sky and confirmed it with just a glance. It was the Skeleton Dragon I had fought here before.
Did it come back after running away from Deshon earlier?
‘……What should I do?’
If I continue like this, catching Deshon won’t be a problem.
However, if that Skeleton Dragon interferes, the raid contribution will be divided.
In other words, I wouldn’t be able to monopolize the rewards of Deshon, which I had almost caught, so I was inwardly nervous and paid attention to the Skeleton Dragon’s movements, but for some reason, it didn’t even think about coming down from the air.
‘Or is it recording a video?’
A raid successfully completed by a single player.
Moreover, since the target was Deshon, whom no one in the Ronda Kingdom could catch, it would have been incredibly popular.
‘Why is there such unnecessary interference at a time like this?’
It wasn’t actually participating in the raid, but just the fact that it was watching from above was enough of a hindrance.
Kuoooooo!━
[Deshon, the Desert Nightmare, uses Sand Quicksand.]
At that moment, along with a new message I hadn’t seen before, the sand began to flow down beneath Deshon.
‘Is this the end of the Sand Quicksand skill effect?’
The sand was constantly being sucked into the ground beneath Deshon, but it wasn’t a big threat to me.
No, it might have been dangerous for other players.
They would have been firmly held by the sandy grip and sucked under the sand without being able to resist, but for me, who had a movement skill, it was easy to escape.
“Blink.”
Pat!━
Anyway, I couldn’t just stand there and get sucked down, so I easily escaped with Phantom Shift and dealt damage with Thunder Strike again. After using Thunder Strike twice, Deshon showed some reaction.
Kuku━
‘What’s next?’
Every time he showed a reaction, I felt like something was about to happen, so I was inwardly nervous, but as if to make a mockery of my nervousness, Deshon’s body began to fade, just like when he first appeared, and then began to disappear.
Is he running away?
It was absurd to me that Deshon, to whom I thought I had dealt at least a few million damage, was running away.
But.
[You have defeated the raid boss monster, Deshon, the Desert Nightmare.]
‘Huh?’
It seemed that what had just begun to disappear was not running away, but being defeated.
Wasn’t the message proof of that?
And starting with the message that I had defeated Deshon for the first time, dozens of messages began to pop up as if they had been waiting.
[Rewards will vary based on contribution. However, deceased players will be excluded from the current contribution.]
[Rudin-nim’s contribution is as follows.]
[Damage 3,917,233. Healing 0. Support 0. Total 3,917,233. Result…… 1st place.]
Of course, the contribution was 1st place because I fought alone.
No, I would have taken 1st place even if I had participated in the raid with others.
[Acquired 30,000,000 experience points!]
[Level up!]
[Level……]
[Ding!~ You have acquired 1,500 gold.]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Withered Desert Wind’.]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Desert Soul Hood’.]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Desert Soul Robe’……]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Ancient Weapon Enhancement Stone’……]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘S-rank Skillbook’.]
[Congratulations! You have achieved 1st place in contribution in the raid, so you can raise the level of your desired skill by one stage.]
[Please select one skill to level up.]
‘Uh, uh? Skillbook?’
An S-rank Skillbook?
While I was looking at the messages popping up one by one with a happy heart, I confirmed the words “S-rank Skillbook” and without hesitation, opened the item window and took out the skillbook that was quietly placed there.
‘Is this really an S-rank Skillbook?’
No matter how difficult Deshon was to deal with, I had expected an A-rank skill at most.
Didn’t an A-rank Skillbook come out when I defeated the First Apostle before?
So I thought I had to catch a dragon to get an S-rank skill, but it was absurd that it came out from Deshon.
Or was Deshon a dragon-type monster?
‘Now that I think about it, he did look like a dragon.’
My first impression was that he was a dinosaur turtle, but thinking back, there weren’t any dragons with such dignity.
‘Anyway, let’s check it out.’
[Deshon’s Nightmare Recreation] (S-rank)
Description: A skill that recreates the power of Deshon, who became known as the Desert Nightmare. Deshon once turned the lush forests of the Ronda Kingdom into a desert in just a few days. This skill recreates that nightmare, turning the surrounding area into a desert.
“……”
What? Is it just turning it into a desert?
To find out more, I had no choice but to acquire it and check the detailed information, but looking at the stat increase, it seemed like a skill acquired by a wizard or a spirit summoner.
Moreover, since there were no wizards around me, it seemed like I had no choice but to leave this skillbook alone.
Or, I could sell it on the real-time auction house.
‘It would be a waste for me to acquire it.’
Anyway, the important thing was that an S-rank skill had appeared.
Conversely, this meant that Deshon’s level was that high, so I was inwardly looking forward to the other items and decided to check the item called Withered Desert Wind that I had acquired first.
When I roughly took it out of the item window, I could see that Withered Desert Wind was a staff.
‘As expected……’
I thought he only used magic despite his appearance, but was he a magic-type monster?
Looking at the other items, such as the hood and robe, they all seemed like wizard items.
[Withered Desert Wind] (Unique)
Description: A staff containing the power of the desert as well as the power of the wind. Initially, it was a staff that only possessed the power of the wind, but after being swallowed by Deshon, the power of the desert was added. As Deshon lived through the years, the power of the staff also began to grow stronger. This is how the Withered Desert Wind was accidentally created.
Attack Power: 200 Magic Attack Power: 700
Durability: 200/200
*Magic Attack Power increased by 20%.
*A-rank skill ‘Desert Specter (LV20)’ available. (Magic Power Consumption 100%)
*Additional Desert Specters are summoned depending on the amount of Magic Power consumed.
“Hmm.”
Is it because I got a legendary item before?
Even though I looked at the unique item, Withered Desert Wind, I wasn’t particularly impressed.
Of course, regardless of this feeling, it couldn’t be denied that this staff had good performance.
The magic attack power increased quite a bit, and it could summon a level 20 A-rank Specter.
‘But I can’t use it.’
If possible, I wanted to use the skill called Desert Specter, but the restricted stat of this staff was Nature.
Usually, when you acquire a spirit-type skill, your Nature stat increases, but since I didn’t have this stat, it was impossible for me to use the staff.
It was too late to learn it now.
Even if I acquired an S-rank skill that increased my Nature stat by 20, I would have to raise it to level 15 to be able to equip this staff.
Similarly, the Deshon’s Nightmare Recreation I acquired was impossible to equip even if I raised it to level 30, so I realized that the 300 restriction was quite high.
Thud━
“……?”
While I was checking the items one by one, I heard something falling next to me, and soon I saw the Skeleton Dragon player, who had been watching from the air while I was fighting Deshon, land next to me.
Come to think of it, he was there too.
It was suspicious that he just watched without interfering, allowing me to monopolize the raid boss.
‘And since he came down, does he have a purpose?’
Curious about his purpose, I waited for him to speak first.
Then I could see that he was wearing a wizard outfit, a hood and robe, and a white mask on his face.
What kind of outfit is that? Secret society?
“The items that came from Deshon. Can I see them?”
“……Why?”
With his low, deep voice, I thought he was an older guy, but I thought it was too early to judge, so I decided to ask him the reason first.
“If the items are good, I might buy them at a good price.”
Why did this guy suddenly come down and say that?
Well, if he said he was curious about the items that came from Deshon, I would have understood to some extent, but listening to his words, he was saying that he would buy them if they were good.
“Oh, yeah? How much will you give me?”
“You’re carrying a weapon. If it’s a good weapon, I’ll give you 1 billion.”
“……”
For a moment, I was swayed by the words 1 billion, but there was no way he would actually give me 1 billion.
There was no way for him to do that.
“Sorry, but I don’t need it.”
Thinking that I could get that much money if I enhanced this staff, I shook my head and refused, and he nodded without seeming particularly disappointed and climbed back onto the Skeleton Dragon.
“I almost made a mistake.”
“Mistake?”
“There is such a thing. Then I’ll see you next time.”
Was it a mistake to check the weapon?
I didn’t understand why it was a mistake, but I had no intention of stopping him as he flew away on the Skeleton Dragon.
‘What was that all about?’
I tried to shake off the strange feeling that remained, and decided to check the remaining items.
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