Chapter 123 – 36. Scouting the Boss Area (2)
“That guy is the boss of this dungeon.”
Chloe said. The place where the party arrived is the lakeside. If the center of the dungeon was a lake, the boss monster that would appear was also obvious. It was an aquatic monster.
“It’s the Kraken. You’re a tricky magician. It’s disgusting to look at.”
Kraken, a monster that resembles a giant squid. Aquatic monsters were tricky in many ways.
An unfavorable battlefield for humans called underwater. In addition, those guys ran away into the water at the slightest disadvantage. Although they were not relatively strong in attack power and durability.
Instead, the current Kraken is a type 2 monster. Besides, if it was a strong boss that has been relegated to the Gnostic like now, even that weakness would have been overcome.
‘I’m glad it’s scouting.’
Huge tentacles dot the surface of the lake shore. For a moment, Chloe looked at him and flinched.
“Why is that, Chloe? Are you afraid to encounter the type 2 boss monster? If you have a lot of mental pollution, you can skip the last reconnaissance.”
Perhaps because it was actually the boss’s magic beast, the magical spirit power felt throughout the area was very thick.
Chloe and Rosette. Those two wouldn’t have come this far if it hadn’t been for me keeping my spirits intact by my side.
Confusion is contagious to the party. However, if there is at least one party member in good standing, the confusion can be alleviated to some extent. Because you can rely on that fine colleague like a lantern.
“Ah… No. Still, thanks to Count Julian, I can withstand the magic power… I’m sorry…”
However, the reaction was a little strange. Chloe holds back a voice similar to Kyo-seong’s. When I saw the wriggling tentacles on the surface of the lake, I soon realized why.
‘Looks like there’s a bad wall in the last atelier.’
A nude tentacle of Chloe that I drew. Seeing that, I think I opened my eyes to a strange castle wall.
A lecherous young girl who reacts to tentacles. Seeing her twitching between her crotches seemed to have quite a bit of sexual desire.
I wanted to scold her for the moment, but I let her go. It’s my fault to some extent.
“If there is a medicine that clears the mind, why not take that too.”
“Ah. Yes. Because there is a medicine that has refined mincho tea ingredients.”
Chloe pulled a pill out of her uniform pocket and passed it to Rosette.
“It is an elixir made by concentrating very expensive mincho tea. It will help you withstand the magic power.”
Chloe didn’t want to give it to Rosette, but when I noticed, she gave Rosette the medicine without saying anything.
When she took the pill, her head throbbed and felt a sense of refreshment, as if her strong toothpaste had been concentrated 10 times.
“Ugh… Spicy!!”
But bitter medicine is good for the body. I asked Chloe.
“This drug. How long will it last?”
“It is a medicine that clears the mind enough for an hour on a regular basis. But without divine power, I have to endure the boss’s magic power. Maybe 10 minutes is the limit.”
“I must hurry. The tactic is as I said when I came here. I’ll draw the gaze of the demon myself. And each of you just needs to take a seat and give the best check. After that, retreat as soon as I signal. It won’t take all 10 minutes. Concentrate as much as possible!”
Both of them answered my words energetically. Rosette takes the magic wand and detours to the outskirts of the lake. Similarly, Chloe also turned to the outskirts.
“Shall we go?”
I walked straight to the front of the lake. There is still enough mana to compensate. I froze the surface of the lake with that mana.
Through the ice road, the disadvantage of the terrain was offset. Soon after, the boss, the type 2 monster Kraken, who noticed me approaching quickly, let out a ferocious scream.
Aaaaagh-
Upon reaching the boss area, the party was never caught by his subordinates. So, this guy, the boss of the dungeon, seemed very angry when he saw us suddenly popping out.
‘If it’s a spiritualized demon. There are also those who take on the role of messengers among the subordinate witch beasts.’
It’s embarrassing to see your subordinate’s negligence with your own eyes. His anger and hostility were focused on me.
A large Demon Beast the size of a building that can be seen over 10 meters tall. It emerged from the water and swung its tentacles at me.
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Narrowly avoided
Like a type 2 monster, the reaction speed was different from the type 3 monsters I’ve encountered.
Puffer Puffer Pung-
Just like that, the explosion of a torpedo echoed across the lake. Although it was a giant tentacle the size of a telephone pole. The speed of the blow was as fast as a whip.
If I had been hit there, I would have become fish food without even finding a piece of my flesh. I instinctively put mana in my mana heart and made my senses sensitive.
Puffer Puffer Pung-
Kraken didn’t give me a chance to come to my senses. 2 hits came right off. I narrowly avoided once again, vividly feeling the danger of the Type 2 Witchbeast.
‘Bosra is also different. Is it still too much for type 2 with the skills of a 3rd tier?’
I immediately recalled what was written in the Pantheon’s tactics manual.
The level at which a type 2 monster can be caught with a pincer attack is at least from the 4th tier. If you want to be able to catch a type 2 monster alone, it is from the 5th tier that you can use Aura or true magic.
Therefore, it meant that it was a monster that could not be directly dealt with with three cadets of the third rank.
‘Still, I can’t retreat like this.’
Since you have already reached the boss area, you have achieved a level 1 reconnaissance. This alone is sufficient to qualify as a platoon commander.
However, if you could directly confront the boss like this and directly learn the boss’s attack pattern and its power. It can be evaluated as a scouting level higher than level 1. It was called level 0.
‘It’s something I don’t usually do. The reconnaissance team is always a reconnaissance unit.’
And it was a waste of time to come all the way and observe the appearance of the boss.
No matter how artificial the dungeon is, it is a type 2 monster. If you could feel its power with your own body, the skill proficiency you could earn was enormous.
‘Because they said that herbal medicine is effective for 10 minutes. Until then, those two will be fine.’
As I quickly dodged the tentacle, the Kraken raised a second tentacle and struck me down. My body reacted, but the Kraken’s attack speed was too fast.
Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Chang-
So, he blocked the attack by creating an alchemical ice wall with overflowing water around him. Had I reacted even a little late, I would have been attacked.
As I hurriedly slipped out of the ice walls, I heard a thunderbolt strike.
“Yulian! Get away from there as much as possible!!”
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-
The sound of thunder echoing all around. At the same time, bright yellow lightning flashed and pierced the Kraken.
Powerful lightning magic beyond the standards of the 3rd tier. It was a literal thunderbolt created by Rosette.
“What! That squid! You poured mana properly!”
However, the Kraken was paralyzed for a moment, and then withstood the thunderbolt. Attack through mutuality. However, it seemed to have high elemental resistance as a Gnostic Witchbeast.
Oh waaaaa
Rather, the attack became a trigger for berserk. The guy ran wild.
At the same time, it swung its tentacles into the air and fired poisonous needles. I called out to both of them.
“Harm! If you get hit, you die instantly!”
I dodged the poison needles the size of arrows and cut off a few.
And the moment Kraken is about to blow his giant tentacle at Rosette floating in the air.
“This way! Giant Squid!”
I filled the imperial sword with refined mana and shot the midnight sun at him. A blinding white flash cut through the Kraken.
Aaaaa-
There was definitely a reaction. Part of its tentacle was cut off.
“The Count’s attack worked!”
Chloe, who was on the other side of the Kraken, shouted. A Kraken who can withstand Rosette’s high-powered lightning magic with his bare body. Because I gave the Kraken a valid hit. She was amazed
“Chloe! Stay alert and take your place behind the Kraken. And keep attacking!”
But I was not caught off guard.
As expected, the Kraken quickly regenerated the tentacles that had been cut on me. And the two huge main tentacles didn’t have blades.
‘As expected, type 2 is type 2. The white night doesn’t work either. It is not easy.’
Still, you don’t necessarily need to defeat him. You only need to check the attack patterns that can come out and the buffs applied to him.
In other words, it was said that it was only necessary to pull the guy’s aggro and endure more time.
“Yulian! It’s dangerous to confront that squid with your bare body! Harm!!”
A monster’s buff that gets more and more amplified as you enter battle. And the Kraken’s body was also loosening up.
If I continued like this, it was obvious that I would be attacked by the Witchbeast. But it’s just the beginning of the battle. It took more time to see all the attack patterns.
Tooth Support –
In the meantime, a spark flew from the memory that Chloe planted in Kraken’s body. As expected, an alchemy attack with lightning properties. The Kraken’s tentacle attack slowed down a bit.
Once again, I narrowly dodged the main tentacle attack on me.
“Let’s hold out for five more minutes! And when you escape, you shouldn’t save mana. Don’t waste too much mana on the Kraken!”
I called out to both of them. The reconnaissance mission did not end there. You must return safely to the entrance of the dungeon to complete the reconnaissance mission.
So, I had to leave enough energy to return safely.
“Five minutes is too much! It’s too dangerous for the Count to keep catching that Type 2 Witchbeast’s gaze alone!”
“Chloe is right, Julian! It’s hard for you to stand against that Kraken by yourself…”
“Because I am fine. You guys just have to keep hitting the checkpoints like you are now! Both of you!”
Chloe wasn’t wrong. Five minutes have already passed since we entered the battle. As time passed, the buffs applied to the Kraken were increasing.
The berserk a little while ago. And everywhere, the curse of demon power became stronger. It meant that the difficulty level of the five minutes before and the remaining five minutes was completely different.
‘It must be too much for those two.’
Although I don’t mind receiving Rosario’s protection.
As soon as the effect of the herbal medicine ended, those two were mentally polluted, so the concentration of magical spirits in all directions was so high. Besides, if I, who is directly dealing with the Kraken and drawing aggro, is defeated.
It was almost certain that the model would collapse in an instant.
‘Besides, this giant squid. His size is distracting, but his attack accuracy is too high.’
If it wasn’t for Reinhardt’s sensitive senses, he would have died long ago from those tentacles. Because I had Chloe’s help a little while ago.
Whoaaaaa
And that obvious murderous intent directed at me. The magic beast’s unique life force towards living things became much stronger as the level of the monster went up.
As if they would not leave a single creature behind in Ireland. I felt strong malice.
‘As expected, the upper level witches are different. Do I have to survive against these guys?’
His life was so vicious that he could kill enough people even if he didn’t have magical powers.
However, the monsters you have to deal with in the fall are much higher grade than this squid. In addition, they had to complete a complete attack, not even reconnaissance.
So, this level of living had to be laughed at.
I thought of the next move while accepting the death penalty with my bare body. I didn’t mean to hold on for another five minutes against that kraken mindlessly.
‘Improved dreamer characteristics. Maybe it’s time to use it in real combat.’
I activated a new skill into the system.
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[The attribute has evolved.]
* Attribute: Evolved Dreamer (B+)
: I started interpreting my dreams freely. The dominance of nightmares increases.
### New skills available
* Dream Reverberation
: You can leave a faint trace of your dreams even in reality. It can only be used by the dreamer himself.
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Right at that moment.
Kraken’s tentacle attack that became more ferocious due to the Beast’s buff. The attack came right up to my face.
I reflexively used the newly acquired skill.
