Chapter 312 – Side Story Part 2. Naked Newbie Life (24)
“It’s the boss!”
Joan shouted.
“With my current abilities, it won’t work against the boss!”
It was when I had cleared out half of the monsters beyond the door.
Suddenly, a huge whirlpool swept through the center of the space, and all the remaining skeletons were sucked in, forming one gigantic shape.
“It’s the Skeleton King! It’s probably the mid-boss of this dungeon. But its strength is…”
Jefferson shouted.
I’m sorry, but you don’t have to explain it, you know when you see him that he’s the boss.
And considering the number of skeletons missing making it up, it’s probably not a very easy guy.
It’s a situation that can’t be compared to the ones I’ve seen so far in terms of size.
Piyung-
The arrow fired by Grol was aimed at the top of the Skeleton King’s head.
“No, it’s so hard!”
However, the arrow only shattered the spine of the skeleton soldiers if it hit exactly in the center.
But he couldn’t even leave a small wound on that guy.
‘The strength itself won’t be much different from mine…’
If Grol’s arrows are like that, there’s a high chance that my attack won’t work either.
‘Hmm…’
Just by looking at it, the defense power appears to be enormous.
The thighs, ribs, and even the fingers are made up of dozens of skeleton bones that come together to form one huge bone.
‘There must be some weakness…’
As a test, I slashed my sword into the air, and the tip of the blade passed through the distorted space and struck the top of the boss’s head.
-Bagak!
“Tch.”
But all that appeared was a small scratch.
Some scraped bone fragments were scattered, but no significant damage was caused.
Kugu Goong!
On the other hand, its attack was different.
With a single swing, the huge sword, made of bone like the body, swept across an enormous area and shattered the walls of the dungeon.
I managed to avoid it, but the next attack immediately followed, and movement was increasingly restricted due to the debris from the building flying in all directions.
“Whoa!”
Jefferson, unable to dodge, raised his shield, but the blow bounced him off and landed him in the ground.
“Tch.”
I had no choice but to use magical power.
Use space leap to move to the other side of the boss and then attack.
I guided the guy’s gaze.
Meanwhile, the party members could barely relax for an hour, and one of the slaves waiting in the back room rushed over and sprayed a potion all over Jefferson’s body.
‘Hmm…’
It’s like this because of just one mid-boss that appears at the starting point.
“Whoa.”
Is it because of the lack of skill?
Or is the party composition the worst?
Maybe he has low magic resistance because his bones are strong.
I shouted.
“Joan! Can you damage him with your abilities?”
“A little if you concentrate, but it will take all your mental power.”
“Then try it! After that, I will make the final decision on whether to include you in my party. Show me your best. I will keep his eyes on you, so don’t worry.”
I lured him by drinking a mental potion.
While using space leap when a dangerous situation arises.
I could have avoided most attacks just by moving my body, but I didn’t bother to do that.
The intention was to minimize its movements to make it easier for Joan to attack.
Meanwhile, Joan’s attack exploded.
“Hoo?”
It was a little different from what I expected.
I thought she was going to try to cut somewhere with a shadow made like a blade, but her attack surprisingly took the form of wrapping around the right arm of the skeleton holding the weapon, and the joint must have been manipulated at the timing when the boss attacked me, or the giant bone sword’s trajectory. It was strangely wrong.
And at the end of the orbit was the skeleton’s left leg.
A dull sound rang out as the bone sword and leg bone collided.
Coogung-
The Skeleton King loses its balance and collapses to one side.
“Haaaaa!”
It was then.
Li Yan suddenly jumped out with a somewhat unexpected and delicate voice and struck the spear into the skeleton’s right wrist.
Puck! Puck! Puck…
Even though the effect of the attack was minimal, he repeated the same thing while using evil language.
As a result, one of the skeleton’s right fingers was destroyed with a crunching sound.
“Lee Yan! When the attack is over, quickly retreat, you idiot!”
“Ah, yes, yes!”
It was a little unsightly, but still not bad.
I laughed and shouted.
“Good job Lien! And Joan. You passed.”
It will be like this from the beginning.
I thought they were complete trash.
“As a reward, I’ll show you a little bit of my abilities now.”
Now it’s my turn.
A proper attack method of space manipulation, a paranormal ability awakened through practice.
I picked up the bone sword again and reached out towards the skeleton trying to swing it.
And he shouted, letting out all his remaining mental power.
“Splitting space.”
At that moment, the giant boss’s body was neatly cut in two, as if it had been cut by a huge sword.
* * *
Thump, thud…
A bonfire lit in the middle of the dungeon is burning.
We succeeded in hunting the Skeleton King and were taking a rest.
“Master… Are you going further in…?”
His slave asked Jefferson, who came to his senses.
He seemed very scared.
Although he noticed it too late, it is said that Jefferson fainted after being attacked earlier and did not wake up for several minutes.
I was a little puzzled.
I thought that if the master died, it would be a good opportunity to be liberated from slavery.
However, since it was not important right away, I decided to decide on the important part first.
“You can’t go back like this. Instead, I’ll just ask you to follow behind and retrieve the loot.”
“Um, you mean us?”
“Yes. Or will you continue to participate in battles?”
“That…”
The usefulness of these two people ends here.
In terms of games, this is the middle boss room.
If we go through another huge door in front of us, more powerful monsters, including the mummy we heard about from Joan, will be waiting for us.
Of course, one way would be to stop the progress here and go back, but I have already tasted the dopamine.
“Um, is it really okay for me to use it?”
“If you have to use it, just use it.”
“Yes…”
Skill stone acquired by defeating the boss.
The smoke screen skill was useful in its own way, but if you had to pick it, it was the lowest level skill.
On the other hand, what about the Skeleton King’s skill stone that was released this time?
“I learned it.”
“Try it once.”
“Yes.”
Li Yan immediately activated the skill.
Then, her magic began to fluctuate around the spear she was holding, and something like white dust was created and started to stick to her weapon.
Skill Stone: Bone Weapon.
It’s a skill that temporarily strengthens your weapon, but you can’t know the effect until you use it, so it’s a shame, but it can’t be helped.
Anyway, if Li Yan learns it, I can use it too.
Even if it’s a fraudulent skill, it doesn’t really matter.
“The appearance also changes.”
“Yes.”
“How about the weight? Doesn’t it get heavier? The bone on the handle looks very heavy.”
“Huh? No. It’s very light. Look at this.”
Li Yan performed tricks by lightly throwing and catching Cheong.
“Enough of the circus. Let’s start with the attack power test.”
“Yes.”
“Jefferson.”
Jefferson, whose name was called, swallowed dry saliva with a nervous face.
“You don’t have to be too nervous because you’re not using an attack skill. Even if it gets through, it will stop at that point.”
“Hmm. I know.”
So Lien thrust her spear at Jefferson’s shield with all her might.
Wow!
“…”
Jefferson, who had closed his eyes tightly, opened his eyes with a dumb look on his face.
“Okay, is this the end?”
“Liyan. How are you? Do you think you’ve gotten stronger?”
“Well, I don’t know…”
An unexpectedly disappointing atmosphere.
“Cancel the skill and attack again to compare.”
“Oh, yes!”
After a while, the same scene was repeated.
However, it didn’t make much difference that people’s reactions were somber.
What disappointed me more than anything was the person who attempted the attack.
“Hmm. Did it trash this time too?”
I muttered this and got up from my seat and used Li Yan’s skill on the dagger in my hand.
“Jefferson. Let me do it this time.”
“Oh, I guess so.”
‘…!?”
As I was about to use my dagger at his shield, I suddenly felt like I was being loved.
It didn’t even belong to one person.
“Ready for battle!”
Sudden tension while resting.
Li Yan seemed to be expecting something from her, but the rest were different.
‘Is this a new name?’
I even thought about using the smoke screen skill, just in case.
“Hey.”
“…?”
However, what appeared was a somewhat unexpected person.
“Dick?”
A man who went party hunting with him until just yesterday.
He had a completely different look because he shaved off his beard, but you could quickly notice it thanks to the equipment he was wearing.
“What’s going on here? When do you refuse an offer because it’s dangerous?”
You said, “My life is a waste, what should I do?” Don’t you say something very different, friend?
Even the two women who always followed him behind him were nowhere to be seen.
“For some reason, I was worried about you, so I hired people to come and visit me. Luckily, you seem to be still fine.”
“Thank you for that.”
“Haha, what is a cold answer? By the way, have you already defeated the original boss here?”
I just nodded without answering.
Dick smiled as he glanced at the people standing behind me.
“You succeeded with that configuration. But aren’t you slowly realizing that you have reached your limit here?”
“What…”
“But don’t worry. These friends I brought are incredibly talented. Now, let me introduce you. This is a wizard who is making a name for himself at A-level parties these days…”
Dick introduced his shamelessly brought companions one by one.
‘Hmm…’
But I did not give up my doubts.
‘If they were targeting me… Why bother explaining their abilities?’
Do you think you have that much confidence?
Or did he really show up to help us?
It was then.
A familiar smell that stimulates the tip of your nose.
‘Is this the smell of blood?’
All monsters that appear in this dungeon are undead.
So then, who exactly does this smell of blood belong to?
