Chapter 254 – Forced Phase 3 (2)
I barely managed to land properly without falling to the floor.
When I looked back, I could see up close the 3rd phase of the Death Dragon, Chaos Alcatraza, with only the bare bones remaining.
I looked around nervously to make sure everyone was okay, and fortunately, no one seemed to have been injured in the Chaos Alcatraz attack just now.
If I had been hit by that attack, my body would not have been healthy.
《Ha… After all, you are no match for normal attacks.》
It was already just a bone, so we couldn’t read its expression, but for some reason, it seemed like it had expected us to avoid its attack.
With those words, Chaos Alcatraz rushed straight towards me. Perhaps because only the bones remain, the speed is much faster than when it was in the normal dragon form in Phase 2.
The guy opened his mouth wide and came running towards me with his sharp teeth to bite me to death.
I didn’t move right away as I saw Chaos Alcatraz running towards me. I watched it approaching quickly… And ran forward just in time!
Chaos Alcatraz showed his sharp teeth and swallowed the place where I was originally located with his mouth. I saw that and quickly escaped to the side.
“Jinunim!”
“My lord!”
Seeing that Chaos Alcatraz was targeting me, Ellie and Lienne came over and hugged me, then quickly left the location and moved to where everyone was gathered.
“Are you okay, Jinu?”
“Ah, I’m fine. The problem is how to defeat that guy.”
Chaos Alcatraz swallowed the dirt it had cut down to attack me. It may seem strange to say that Chaos Alcatraz swallowed the skeletal Death Dragon, but it is true that it was literally swallowed.
This is because the dirt it bitten did not fall between bones, but was absorbed into the dragon heart embedded in the middle of the ribs.
Basically, a new ability is added to Chaos Alcatraz, which has entered Phase 3, and that is the absorption ability.
When hit by Chaos Alcatraz’s attack, its stamina recovers to a certain level, so inflicting damage is important, but dodging also becomes extremely important.
So, will the 10th damage gimmick that has been bothering users disappear? Is that possible?
Of course, that remains the same. Should I say that it is truly a difficulty worthy of the last phase?
I wish it came out a little easier.
Chaos Alcatraz realized that his attack had failed, looked around and found us.
《Ugh… You guys… I’ll kill them all… I’ll eliminate them all!!!》
As soon as Chaos Alcatraz discovered us, he came running towards us as if we were going to kill him.
What? It feels like Chaos Alcatraz is showing a completely different side from before. Until now, they had been the type to analyze how we would fare when dealing with us and then try to outwit us and push us into a crisis.
It was never the type to attack recklessly, but the one I see now feels like it’s just charging towards us without any countermeasures.
Even though I know I shouldn’t compare it to the game, I searched my memory again to see if Phase 3 Chaos Alcatraz’s behavior in the game was like this.
It’s definitely not that there aren’t such charging patterns… But there’s something strange about only using charging patterns like that.
Even in Phase 2, Chaos Alcatraz had an attack pattern of charging and swinging sharp claws, but it was not used alone.
It’s like trying to catch the king in a game of shogi by restricting the opponent’s king’s movements with his subordinate pieces, but Chaos Alcatraz restricted our movements with an all-round attack.
After launching an all-out attack to partially limit our movements, the moment it was determined that it would be difficult for us to escape elsewhere, they came closer and attacked us directly.
It’s like feeding a foreigner.
Perhaps the reason why they use direct attacks to attack others is because we have seen them defend against long-distance attacks a few times, such as in 〈 God’s Realm: Barrier 〉 or 〈 Frozen Block 〉.
So, I saw that they chose to use an external attack by cutting with their fingernails, a close range attack that was judged to be undefensible…
Now that we’ve moved on to Phase 3, it’s rushing towards us and trying to kill us by swinging its hands or opening its mouth and biting us.
Fortunately, each of those movements was very large, so it wasn’t that difficult to avoid.
“Hey, master! Why is that guy acting like that all of a sudden?”
“I don’t know either? When I move on to phase 3, I suddenly go crazy…”
Are you crazy? Are you going crazy?
Oh, come to think of it, there was another setting in Phase 3, right?
That is, Chaos Alcatraz’s health decreases slightly per second.
If you ask why your stamina suddenly runs out, the answer is probably that unless the guy who has turned into a death dragon absorbs stamina from users, his stamina will gradually decrease and he will eventually be unable to maintain his body.
《Kaaaaa!》
I wondered why Chaos Alcatraz kept screaming indiscriminately, but maybe it was because it was really painful?
Now that it is not a game but a reality, isn’t Chaos Alcatraz, who has become a death dragon without the flesh that makes him feel pain, suffering mentally?
That’s why he may not be able to move in the way he has shown so far.
Surely not all that damn shit is called acting?
Then the pendulum is terrible.
But there’s no way to find out whether it’s an act or not, we just have to do our best at this moment.
“Everyone, the place you should aim for is the dragon heart in that chest. He’s so confused right now that he can’t even land a proper attack. That could be smoke, so attack without letting your guard down.”
“Yes, I understand. Jinu.”
Well, currently Chaos Alcatraz only attacks by trying to cut us with its claws or biting us with its teeth.
One of the patterns added in that state is one that emits poisonous energy from its entire body to block anyone from getting close, but it doesn’t even show any signs of being used.
However, I thought I would keep my guard up as much as possible, so I should attack while excluding Ellie, Noah, Lien, and Elsha, who need to attack in close range.
It looked like he was crazy, but he could hear it in Chaos Alcatraz, so he relayed it to everyone in a whisper.
‘The ones that attack are Renia, Yuria, and Rachel, who can attack from a distance. Don’t approach other people, just in case, and focus on avoiding them.’
Everyone who heard me nodded their heads slightly.
Now, how will Chaos Alcatraz turn out?
Chaos Alcatraz opened its mouth once again and rushed towards where we were standing.
“Now! ‘
We split to either side with the approaching Chaos Alcatraz. As we split apart, I hit the dragon heart, which was the same as its heart, with a series of skills.
I complete the count first, and then other people attack and accumulate damage…
《Keuuuuu! These guys!》
Chaos Alcatraz screamed in pain the moment it was hit by my weakest attack.
The sound was so loud and sudden that I almost forgot how much skill I had to use to get it right.
What? Are you saying it hurts this much just because of my attack? All of my characters here have grown to level 110 and their equipment has also changed, but I am not much different from when I came to this world.
So it’s safe to say that my combat power is the same, but it hurts this much just from my attacks?
It was so painful that I screamed and fell to my knees.
Does that mean that the change to Phase 3 had a big impact?
This should rather be seen as luck for us. Chaos Alcatraz also responded that they didn’t know this would happen.
Don’t let your guard down, but it’s better to be sure to do damage when you can!
‘Like I said before, it’s an all-out attack!’
After hearing what I said, Renia, Rachel, and Yuria took turns attacking the Dragon Heart of Chaos Alcatraz.
〈Hell Flare〉
〈Volcano Strike〉
〈Dragon Breath〉
The moment the three attacks hit the Dragon Heart, Chaos Alcatraz momentarily floated slightly in the air, possibly due to the shock, and then fell to the ground.
What? Suddenly being defeated this easily?
Alarm bells start ringing in my head, telling me that there is no way he could be defeated so easily.
There is no basis whatsoever. When I think about the actions of Chaos Alcatraz that I have faced so far, it is clear that it is a very difficult enemy that will not be easily defeated.
But then he suddenly goes to phase 3 and just falls down from that attack?
It wasn’t an ultimate attack, but it was an attack without Freya’s buff boost?
My mind was full of questions.
“Jinui! I guess that guy is finally dead!”
“Is this fight finally over?”
Unlike me, everyone is talking in a festive mood, probably thinking that Chaos Alcatraz is dead.
I want to join in that atmosphere, but… My anxiety still hasn’t gone away.
Kkwajijijik!
At that moment, the dragon heart of Chaos Alcatraz cracked.
What on earth is this? This situation does not exist even in games. Everyone went back into battle at the sudden strange sound.
“Jinunim, what should I do?”
“Hmm…”
To be honest, I have no idea what to do now.
But what is certain is that Chaos Alcatraz, currently in Phase 3, is driven by that cracked dragon heart.
If that part is destroyed now that it is cracked, wouldn’t it be possible to cause great damage to Chaos Alcatraz?
After coming to that thought, I quickly decided to destroy that dragon heart.
“Let’s all destroy that dragon heart! I don’t know what it is, but first of all, it’s what maintains Chaos Alcatraz’s body right now.”
Everyone who heard me prepared to use their ultimate skills, and when Freya activated 〈 God’s Power: Sanctuary 〉 to amplify the buff, everyone poured their ultimate skills into Dragon Heart.
It’s a Dragon Heart that was cracked by the previous attack, but what will happen since it received a direct hit from all the ultimate skills that even received buff amplification?
Of course it fell to pieces.
Quite literally.
I held my breath and looked at Chaos Alcatraz.
Is this really the end?
Will this lead to a bright future where we can all smile and laugh?
But sad premonitions are always wrong.
Chaos Alcatraz, who was thought to be on the verge of death, is clearly the one whose dragon heart was shattered…
He moved little by little and slowly stood up.
