Kobold Chieftain

"Master Jack, we have collected the Meteorite Ore you asked for." We handed over all of the Meteorite Ore, not leaving even one behind. These were all Quest Items. A stack of them would only sell for 1 Copper to an NPC. It was utterly worthless.

"Not bad. However, if you wish to become an outstanding Forger, you still need to have enough strength to obtain precious ore. There is a powerful Kobold Chieftain. Go kill it to prove your strength." Master Jack said eloquently as he stored away the Meteorite Ore.

System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging'. Kill the Kobold Chieftain inside Crimson Star Mine. Time limit of 1 hour.

Following the quest instructions, we cleared the way of Kobolds as we headed towards the deeper parts of the Crimson Star Mine.

Compared to the Kobolds at the entrance, the Kobolds inside were no longer Level 4; they were Level 5. They took more time and energy to kill. Often, we would even encounter a group of them. If there weren't enough Black Steel Beer to reduce the Kobold's level by 2, then our killing speed would be completely unable to keep up with the respawn rate.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived at the deepest part of the Crimson Star Mine.

It was a large piece of empty land. There were over ten Kobolds mining for ore in the surroundings. There was a huge figure standing in the center of the empty area. It was a Kobold that wore armor, and it was constantly giving out commands to the other Kobolds.

[Kobold Chieftain] (Chieftain-rank)

Level 5

HP 2100/2100

Just its HP alone could cause a person despair, not to mention the heavy armor worn on the Kobold Chieftain; its Defense was definitely high. It was nearly impossible for physical-type attacks to cause a lot of damage. Moreover, Chieftain Rank monsters had a recovery speed of 2% HP every 5 seconds when in battle. That meant the Kobold Chieftain would recover 42 HP every 5 seconds. It was not a number to look down upon. An average Level 5 player with physical-type damage might not even be able to deal 42 damage within 5 seconds.

Seeing these, all of us wore a serious expression. With our level, it would be near impossible to kill this boss.

"Brother Feng, can we really beat this Kobold Chieftain?" Blackie had not an ounce of confidence in him when he looked at the Kobold Chieftain. Ignoring its horrifying amount of HP, the giant axe on its back was enough to terrify someone. If Blackie were hit with that axe, he would definitely turn into meat paste within an instant.

"I don't know." Shi Feng shook his head.

I stayed silent and observed the surroundings. To my disappointment, there was not a single terrain within the mine that could be used. Our only choice is to face the Kobold Chieftain head on if we wanted to kill it.

As I was furiously thinking of how to tackle this boss, I noticed Shi Feng took out pitch black longsword from his bag. The weapon gives out a chilly vibe signifying its rank. This must be Shi Feng's magic weapon, Abyssal Blade.

I watched as he clicked something on his interface, most likely agreeing to bind his weapon. Afterwards, his level decreased to level 0

"Brother Feng, please don't scare me. How did you become Level 0?" Glancing at Shi Feng from the side, Blackie became shocked. It had already been troublesome just facing the Kobold Chieftain. Now that Shi Feng had fallen back to Level 0, how could they fight it?

"Relax. Use the Smoke Bombs to clear off the small mobs first. Leave the Kobold Chieftain to me." Answered Shi Feng

While Shi Feng was getting used to his body, Blackie and I cleared all of the Kobolds in the surrounding areas, leaving behind only the Kobold Chieftain.

"Wait for me to pull aggro, and then you can start madly attacking." Shi Feng instructed. Taking a step forward, Shi Feng rushed towards the Kobold Chieftain.

Wind Blade!

In the blink of an eye, Shi Feng had arrived in front of the Kobold Chieftain. The Kobold Chieftain had yet to react before two streaks of black light slashed at its neck. Suddenly, blood splashed from its neck, causing the Kobold Chieftain to scream in pain. Two frightening damages appeared above its head.

-63, -128...

The Kobold Chieftain finally reacted. However, just as it lifted its giant axe, another sword flash passed through an unprotected area of its body.

Chop!

Another -105 damage appeared on the Kobold Chieftain. The power of a Level 4 Chop was shocking.

When the giant axe landed on the ground, it created a large crater. However, Shi Feng had long since retreated and followed up by using a Level 4 Thundering Flash.

Three streaks of violent thunder passed through the Kobold Chieftain's gigantic body, creating damages of -84, -101, -123.

Shi Feng had taken over 600 HP away from the Kobold Chieftain after just a single exchange.

I was very amazed seeing the amount of damage done in such a short period of time. I can't believe how powerful he became as soon as he used a magic weapon.

'If this is the amount of power a magic weapon gives you, I don't mind to use one despite its risks.'

The Kobold Chieftain became enraged when he was dealt the heavy damage by Shi Feng's surprise attack. The blood that leaked from its wound became its stimulant.

The Kobold Chieftain raised its giant axe, and started bombarding Shi Feng with one attack after another. Against the wild attacks of the Kobold Chieftain, even a Level 5 Shield Warrior or Guardian Knight would die within an instant.

Shi Feng could only retreat under such intense attacks. He did not have any chance to retaliate. He also needed to dodge the incoming rubble the size of fists. If they hit him, it would cause quite an amount of damage.

Seeing his situation, I quickly came out of my surprise and immediately helped him. I charged towards the boss and managed to stun it, buying Shi Feng time to recover.

-30

I also used Force Strike on it, damaging it while it was still stunned.

-55

Shi Feng came back after finishing with his recovery and resumed attacking the boss. Blackie also shot a Dark Arrow at the boss. To his astonishment, he could only deal 17 points of damage.

Shi Feng abruptly slashed the Abyssal Blade in mid-battle.

Chop!

A black light dug itself through a gap in the Kobold Chieftain's attack.

Peng! Shi Feng took three steps backward before stabilizing his body, over 30 damage appearing above his head. On the other hand, only the Kobold Chieftain's giant axe was pushed back, pausing slightly in midair.

"It worked. It seems like my Strength is just barely enough." Shi Feng was very satisfied with the attack he did.

"What did you do?" I asked him seeing the boss suddenly stop

"It's a high-leveled battle technique that could cause a monster's attack to pause briefly."

Hearing him say that, I could only reply to him with "Huh, that's neat."

I focused back at the battle. When I saw an opportunity, I abruptly slashed my sword.

Chop!

Peng! I took four steps backward before stabilizing my body. Looking at the notification, I learned that I receive -35 damage from that stunt. On the other hand, the Kobold Chieftain's giant axe was pushed back, pausing slightly in midair.

"Oh, I did it. I managed to stop its attack."

Seeing what I did, Shi Feng became speechless. He can't believe that I managed to perform it after only seeing it once.

When the Kobold Chieftain only had little over 900 HP remaining, it started going into a frenzy. It threw its giant axe to a side, and pulled out two machetes from its waist.

The change in weapons caused the Kobold Chieftain's attack patterns to change.

If the Kobold Chieftain was a Berserker when he held the giant axe, then after wielding the pair of blades, the Kobold Chieftain was a dual-wielding Swordsman. The Kobold Chieftain now combined Strength with Agility, no longer just using violence to oppress its opponent.

The attack pattern of the pair of blades was no longer monotonous. The Kobold Chieftain's attack speed had a large increase as well.

During their confrontation, Shi Feng's was sent flying away. Afterwards, the Kobold Chieftain leaped with all its might, its machete raised high for a frontal assault.

Fortunately, Shi Feng managed to parry the attack. However, as a result of their clash, he was sent plunging downwards.

Seeing the Kobold Chieftain attempting to finish Shi Feng, I charged at it and unleashed a flurry of attacks.

After once again stunning it, Shi Feng appeared behind its back. The Abyssal Blade in his hand was also letting out a faint black glow.

Nine Dragons Slash!

Nine phantoms of the Abyssal Blade appeared, silently floating in midair and circling Shi Feng.

Small values that were just over -10 continuously appeared on the Kobold Chieftain's head. Although the damage was very low, the quantity was high. Because of our attacks, the Kobold Chieftain's HP fell close to 200 HP.

Seeing its low hp, we continued to unleash our attacks and eventually, we finally killed it.

System: Level 5 Kobold Chieftain killed. EXP obtained increased by 300%. Obtained 1880 EXP

System: Congratulations for becoming the first player to kill a Chieftain monster. Kobold Chieftain's item drop increased by 200%. Reputation in Star-Moon Kingdom increased by 10 points.

Suddenly, the Kobold Chieftain's body started expanding. Its size continued increasing until its body exploded with a boom, scattering a pile of items all over the floor.