Chapter 48: The Firing from the Readied Marksman Begins (3)
After I defeated all the ghouls in the dungeon, I headed towards the center to search for the exit .
Suddenly, I heard the sound of rubble raining down .
When I arrived, the ceiling was caving down .
Since I had met several hidden bosses before, I was excited .
If all the monsters were dead and there were noise from the center of the dungeon, it usually meant that a hidden boss was appearing .
My excitement was brief as I focused again . Through the ceiling, I saw him poking his head through .
The hidden boss of this dungeon: Lich King .
Glowing with a purple aura, he stared at me with his breath cold like ice, exhaling frost .
"His size isn't a joke . "
A completely decayed skeleton, his head was adorned with a huge crown .
The hole in the ceiling was 2m in width…
But it wasn't enough to even squeeze his head through .
The scent of rot filled the dungeon . I wanted to get a breath of fresh air as soon as possible .
It looked like it was going to take a while for the entire body to come out .
That means that I'll have to smell this disgusting scent for a while .
While I remained patient, the ones that couldn't wait were my summoned Devil Avatars .
After hunting, I had shrunk them and they were floating around me, each the size of a fist . Both had turned into 4m monsters and were pouring out skills on the Lich King .
The attack landed dead on .
But it looked like the Lich King was using some kind of shield .
He was called the 'Grand Magician of the monsters' .
From what I could find out, he used most magic spells that the average Magician uses .
And the glow from his eyes .
He was a rare boss that had his health and attack ranking change depending on the color .
Like the color of the rainbow, it was split between red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet .
The closer the color of those eyes become to red, the stronger the boss is .
But this boss had the color of purple, being the lowest ranking boss .
Even so, he was hundreds of times stronger than a regular boss .
"KWUHHHHH!"
As if annoyed by the avatars' attack, his Fear spell rang throughout the dungeon .
Looking at him, I could only treat him as another trash mob .
"Mannerless bastard . You have one hell of a yell . "
I had started casting Iceberg the moment he showed his face, and now smashed him with it .
The attack punctured straight through his shields and took out 1/3rd of his skull instantly .
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Allowing the attack to go through, he let out another massive Fear .
Then he pulled back his head from the hole .
After a short while, he put his hand by the hole and I couldn't help but be surprised .
"Well . Shit!"
A Meteor Call was heading towards me .
A Meteor .
I casted Mana Shield without hesitation .
Louver's Shield or whatever, I didn't know what was going to happen if I was hit by that attack .
An A+ ranking magic attack .
It was so big that I couldn't even hope to avoid it .
The Mana Shield received the Lich King's Meteor and began to vibrate violently .
The vibration lasted for 3 seconds, the intensity hindering my vision .
I knew that he used Magician skills, but I didn't expect him to use a Meteor Call instantly .
The average Awakened avoided the level 23 dungeon for this reason .
The Lich King .
The lowest ranking boss with the purple glowing eyes demonstrates this level of destructive force .
Then how much would one that has a red glow show…
No matter how greedy one is, people run when they hear about the Lich King with their tail between their legs .
All those who obtain the Lich King's Armor are all tanks .
After being perfectly raised, to obtain the equipment, they go back to the level 23 dungeon .
It was like the saying, 'Avoiding poop because of fear . '
The horrible stench of decay and the incredibly strong Lich King .
It couldn't be better said .
After finishing his first attack, he finally appeared in his full form outside the dungeon .
Compared to his size, the Devil Avatars looked small .
Well, just his head is over 2m . The body that supports him must be huge to compensate .
The armor on his body did not have a single point of weakness, as if light itself could not get through .
Equipment that anyone could guess it was impossible for human hands to make .
However I didn't have time to admire his armor .
Magic was condensing at the tip of the staff .
There was no reason to avoid it .
No matter what type of attack he sent my way, I would be safe due to my Mana Shield .
However, I avoided the spell on reflex .
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It was because a black orb flew towards me, the sound of sparks filling the air .
The two avatars had long been consumed by the black orb .
It was as if seeing a black hole .
"Guess he's very angry because he got hit in the eyes once?"
A red and black hue filled the crevice of his broken skull, as if filling with new life .
'A recovery ability on top of being a Magician?'
I really couldn't say much since I used Heal myself, but I was quite surprised .
I couldn't just let him continue attacking me like this .
I had to at least return the favor .
A Meteor far larger than his formed above me .
Finishing the cast, Meteor caused a torrent of winds as it came hurling down through the air .
"EAT THIS!"
The attack hit dead on his right leg .
The incredible destructive force of the attack took out his entire leg, blowing up his knees .
Now there's an 8 minutes cool downs and casting durations for Iceberg and Meteor Call .
The 20% CDR (cooldown reduction) and casting speed increase (haste) was applied, but it still had a cool down and casting time of 4 minutes each .
I was left with no choice but to use other skills .
My immediately choice was Fire Shock .
Losing his leg, his body was flailing about on the ground .
The range of Fire Shock was exactly the size of his body .
That was the reason why I had aimed for his leg and brought him down .
I ran up to the collapsed king and let down the flames .
From his head to his disembodied leg, his body was dosed in flames, slowly losing life .
It looked like he didn't even have the strength to cough up blood .
But even still he was casting a spell with his staff .
"Ku… Kuruk . "
"I'll be looking forward to it . "
From my hand on his head, unfathomable amounts of lightning coursed through him .
His health was nearly gone after all .
Even Lightning Spray was enough to finish him off .
[5,000,000 experience obtained]
I didn't even pay attention to the narration for the experience gained .
It was because I was distracted by the loot that dropped off his corpse .
And the experience wasn't much to begin with .
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It was about taking down 50 monsters from the level 18 dungeon .
Taking the hand away from the skull, I headed toward his heart .
Within the armor dark as midnight, there were two skill books .
Although one of it looked strange .
Regular skill books have a symbol indication the class it belongs to, or at least some form of identification .
But what I was holding couldn't be described as a book .
It was as if something in the shape of a book had liquid metal poured all over it, like scrap metal .
Not only did it lack shape, but I couldn't even open the book .
"What is this . Is it just useless scrap?"
The ceiling continued to cave, so perhaps it was debris that fell on the Lich King's body?
I put the skill book to my chest .
[You do not meet the requirements . ]
"Huh?"
'Why are you acting this way noona?' is what I wanted to say .
I never heard this narration before .
All the skills so far I have obtained never had a required condition .
I was able to learn all class skills without limit before .
And that included spells that most would never have enough mana to use .
But this skill had a prerequisite .
Since I could not run the phone application inside the dungeon, I ran outside .
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The other skill book that I had carried in my armpits was long forgotten .
My attention was on this item instead .
After scanning, the result showed .
[Error]
"You'd drive people nuts . First not meeting the requirements, now an error?"
Since it was already late into the night, I decided to end the hunting here .
My body was reeking of rot, so I couldn't head back home immediately .
Near the level 23 dungeon had lots of saunas and bath houses .
Like how food stores would open up near dungeons, the everyday average people tried business as they saw fit .
They had to make a living somehow .
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"Wew . I feel like I'm alive again . "
Entering the bath house filled with steam, I felt my fatigue melt away .
I could tell why the adults love these places so much .
I had obtained a one person entrance ticket to get in, and had finished cleaning all the rotting scent off me .
Even in the bath, I kept staring at the skill book .
What requirement was it that it was preventing me from learning it…
"Hyung . It's me . "
"Uh . . Ugh… . . "
Through the phone I heard Jong Ho's sleepy voice, as if he just woke up .
"Guess you were sleeping . Sorry . I'll just call tomorrow . "
"No no . It's okay . I was on the verge of sleeping but you woke me up at the right moment . You rascal!"
"Pfft! There's something I wanted to ask . "
"What is it? If it isn't important I'll smack you . You'll have to let down your Mana Shield too . Okay?"
"I get it . Now, is there a requirement for obtaining skills?"
"Requirement? No . There shouldn't be one? I never heard of such a thing . "
"Ah… Is that so?"
"Yeah . There's also no such thing as a limit to how many skills you can learn . "
"That's strange… Well okay . Sleep well, hyung . ���
"What? Is that it? I'm going to destroy you tomor-"
"Love you!"
A requirement for a skill book that even Jong Ho doesn't know about .
My high expectations for him became disappointment .
I scanned the other skill book .
'Fire Orb' attack skill F rank .
Pretty much friends with the Frost Orb .
"Is it because I got a one with purple eyes? Instead of armor or blood stones, all I get are trash like skill books?"
Since it was the first time Lich King appeared, I had very high expectations .
But maybe it was the ranking of the hidden boss?
The drops were disappointing to say the least .
After returning home, I threw the skill books at the corner of the room .
Perhaps it was a level or stat prerequisite issue, and with that I hope I decided to watch .
There was no need to worry about my Strength or Mana stats .
If it was one that needed Dexterity, it was going to take a long time .
"Please be a level issue . "