87 Moonlight Annihilation

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87. Moonlight Annihilation

Killing the boss alone.

What nonsense is this?

'Not even saying his team will kill it, but he'll kill it alone?'

Even if Black Scythe's level is high, the opponent is a boss.

One that barely 20 people together can defeat.

'If Black Scythe really kills the boss...?'

It would mean he's equivalent to 20 players' skill.

For those who prided themselves on their abilities, it was unacceptable to their pride.

"Ha, now I see you're quite boastful, Black Scythe-nim."

"Boastful?"

Ryumin's gaze turned cold.

"You're underestimating me too much. If you can kill it, why can't I?"

"B-but we have more people!"

"A bunch of flies are still just flies in the end."

"Huh? That's too harsh..."

Ryumin ignored them and walked forward.

His team members were also surprised, as if they hadn't heard he would kill the boss alone.

"Black Scythe-nim?"

"Wait. I'll be back soon after finishing this."

As he walked holding Death Scythe, people parted like the Red Sea.

His unique aura was extraordinary.

"Stay further back. Anyone who interferes will die."

"Y-yes sir!"

Ryumin looked around at the players moving far away.

Seeing pillars of light here and there, it seems they rushed to kill nearby Minotaurs.

'Hmm, including teams in pillars, about 50 people are watching?'

It's better to hide trump cards if possible, but...

'This might be a chance to clearly demonstrate my strength.'

Most people don't realize how strong Black Scythe actually is.

They just think he must be strong since his level is overwhelmingly high.

'They might feel I'm strong seeing my battle, but it probably won't feel real.'

But if they see me quickly dispatch a Minotaur they directly fought?

No fly would dare look down on Black Scythe.

'I'll kill it as fast as possible.'

As Ryumin stepped forward, most people had incredulous expressions.

"Is he really going to kill it alone?"

"Ooh, Black Scythe by himself?"

"I was bored, this should be interesting."

Some watched with folded arms from inside pillars, saying it would be fun.

All eyes focused on the situation.

Ryumin stopped at a certain distance and faced the Minotaur.

The massive bull monster sensed a presence and turned.

"Grrrr."

Though it glared down with bloodshot eyes that would make one's legs tremble, Ryumin's spirit didn't falter at all.

He just gripped his scythe with both hands and pulled it far back.

"What's he doing?"

"Looks like he's going to use some skill?"

"A skill with that posture?"

Despite the murmurs around, Ryumin stared at the Minotaur without wavering.

'The system measures the record from the moment the distance narrows enough for attacks to reach.'

In other words, it considers this preparation and doesn't measure time yet.

'The moment it enters range, aim for the neck.'

Ryumin's gaze gauged the distance to the enemy.

He minutely adjusted the angle, moving the scythe slightly.

He ran a simple simulation in his head.

'I need to target the instant it's surprised.'

"Grooooar!"

The Minotaur expressed rage at prey that dared not flee at the sight of it.

Thud thud thud-!

Ryumin calculated the time until it entered range based on the charging Minotaur's stride.

'3 seconds.'

Thud- Thud-

'2 seconds.'

Thud- Thud-

Kiiiing-

Moonlight energy gathered on Ryumin's scythe.

'1 second.'

Thud- Thud-

The moment the bull entered range.

'Night of Death.'

Whoosh-!

A curtain of darkness fell.

The Minotaur was momentarily flustered as it went pitch black.

'Now. Moonlight Annihilation.'

Ryumin's scythe drew a crescent.

A streak of light appearing in the deep darkness brightly illuminated the Minotaur's face.

Slash-!

Along with a clean sound of something being cut.

Thud-!

The sound of something falling was heard.

The situation became clear when the curtain lifted.

"Gasp!"

"L-look at that!"

"Isn't that the Minotaur's head?"

The thick neck that was difficult to cut even with twenty people's swords was severed in one slash.

Players looked back and forth between the boss and Ryumin with dumbfounded expressions.

"He killed it in one hit...?"

"Impossible..."

'It's not impossible. Just how high are my stats now.'

Right now his Strength is 403 and Intelligence is 627.

Stats multiplied by Min Juri's buffs, Rune of Slaughter, and Rune of Balance.

'This is enough to kill in one hit.'

Moreover, he activated Night of Death at the crucial moment to amplify Moonlight Annihilation's damage by 1.5x.

'Even High Orc was a 1 second kill, this guy is nothing.'

Though the Minotaur is the Round 6 boss, it's actually weaker than the High Orc.

'The previous round's sub-quest difficulty was insane.'

The Rune of Balance reward is that good in exchange.

[You have killed a Minotaur!]

[3x Experience buff is in effect.]

[Experience increased by 1.5x due to title effect.]

[Experience +11.68%]

[Gold +1,200]

[You have obtained 'Bull Hide'.]

[You have obtained 'Design: Minotaur's Armor'.]

The same messages would have appeared for his allies since they were in a party.

The experience and gold seem low because of that.

'But the items are mine.'

He grinned looking at the item list.

The best item among various drops from Minotaurs appeared.

[Bull Hide]

- Category: Possession

- Description: High quality cowhide. Good for making armor due to its toughness.

It was a material used to make Minotaur's Armor.

A design to make the armor even dropped.

[Design: Minotaur's Armor]

- Category: Consumable 

- Description: An item with six combination recipes to make the unique item Minotaur's Armor. It's good to prepare to take notes before using.

If he opened the design, bull hide would be listed among the materials.

He knows without looking.

'Since I've already opened it before.'

Designs are basically consumable items.

'Using it lets you know the combination recipe for that item, but...'

It's best to memorize or write it down somewhere since it disappears over time.

'I don't need to. It's all in my head already.'

But he had no plans to make Minotaur's Armor.

'It's a good item, but it's for tanks.'

He had other armor in mind so it was an unnecessary item, but he decided to keep it for now.

A design to make a unique item could be sold for a high price.

'I obtained mostly good items.'

Satisfied, he returned to his party members who all looked dazed.

"Is everyone alright?"

"Huh? Ah... yes."

They had expressions of disbelief that he killed it in one hit.

But among them, Heo Tae-seok's expression was a sight to behold.

'This guy... what's with that face?'

He was gazing at Ryumin dreamily like someone in love.

He seemed to have lost his mind.

'I understand since he'll become a follower, but... I should keep some distance?'

He didn't want any unnecessary misunderstandings.

Meanwhile, Ahn Sang-cheol was inwardly marveling at Ryumin.

'What was that just now? It was too fast to see properly.'

There was a flash of light in the darkness and the Minotaur's neck fell.

'Was it a skill? Or could it be... a normal attack?'

Anyway, what's certain is that he killed the boss in an instant.

'Killing a boss in one hit...'

It was clearly an impossible case no matter how he thought about it.

Afterwards, pillars of light descended and enveloped all party members.

They passed the round by killing the boss.

Though there was no way to know their ranking yet.

Ryumin looked at the remaining bosses.

'Only 9 tickets left now. Not much time left either, so we should hurry?'

There's no time to space out.

Parties who belatedly realized this fact rushed at Minotaurs scattered around.

The game ended.

[You've killed all 101 bosses?]

An angel appeared as the time limit was about to end and all bosses were dealt with.

[I'll eliminate the remaining teams that didn't kill bosses without further ado.]

"N-no!"

"A-angel-nim, just a moment...!"

Whoosh-

Ignoring the scattering dust, Priscilla spoke indifferently.

[Then shall we check the rankings?]

★ Round 6 Results Tally ★

[All Areas]

└1st. Black Scythe and 4 others 00:00:01

└2nd. Sky Horse and 4 others 00:03:21

└3rd. Dumb Poops and 4 others 00:04:09

[This Area C-ESKS007] 

└1st. Black Scythe and 4 others 00:00:01

└2nd. Kim Suhanmu and 4 others 00:05:31

└3rd. Rice Parasite and 4 others 00:05:58

[For reference, the nicknames appearing on the results screen are those of the humans with highest contribution.]

Players were shocked seeing the rankings.

"What? Why isn't our team 1st? We clearly killed it first!"

"Black Scythe's team is 1st? That team that killed it so late?"

Hearing the murmurs, Priscilla smirked.

[Who said that? That rankings are based on who killed first? As you can see, the ranking method is based on time taken to kill the boss.]

"Time?"

"Ah... So that's why our team is last..."

[The longest time taken was 11 minutes 30 seconds. I don't know how it takes over 11 minutes to kill one cow. Inferior humans really. Tsk.]

Priscilla sneered and checked the records again.

[On the other hand, the shortest time is 1 minute. It's Black Scythe's team, well, a decent score I suppose...]

"Angel-nim! The time is wrong!?"

[What do you mean?]

"The time, the time!"

"It's not 1 minute!"

Sensing something was off, Priscilla blinked and looked again.

[Not 1 minute... 1 second?]

The time Black Scythe took to deal with the boss was 1 second.

Priscilla had a blank expression upon belatedly realizing this fact.

[1 second? 1 second?]

She was so dumbfounded that she muttered out loud, forgetting humans were watching.

The angel who belatedly realized her mistake broke out in a cold sweat.

[Ahem, it seems a 1 second record is possible too. How weak must the boss be...]

It was an inconsistent statement with the beginning when she emphasized the boss's strength.

[W-well, let's give rewards to the top 3 first. Note that rewards are only given to the person with highest contribution.]

A welcome message appeared before Ryumin's eyes.

[Congratulations! You achieved the quest as 1st in your area!]

[Congratulations! You achieved the quest as 1st across all areas!]

[Black Scythe's current rank is 1st across all areas, 1st in this area.]

[You are rewarded with a 'High-grade Epic Helmet Selection Ticket' for ranking 1st in your area!]

[You are rewarded with a 'Special Reward Selection Box' for ranking 1st across all areas!]

'High-grade epic helmet?'

Ryumin grinned.

It was about time to change his helmet anyway.

[You can select one of the following epic helmets.]

[Please touch the reward you want.]

└ 1. Angel's Ring

└ 2. Minotaur's Bull Mask 

└ 3. Hermes' Feather Cap

'Among these, what I need is the feather cap. It has quite attractive options.'

When he selected number 3, the item information appeared.

[Hermes' Feather Cap]

- Category: Helmet

- Grade: Epic

- Defense: 180

- Effect: Agility +10, [Invisibility] usable

- Durability: 1,500/1,500

- Usage Restriction: Expert grade or higher

- Description: A helmet modeled after Hermes' feather cap. Not the real thing. Can use invisibility ability when needed.

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