Chapter 13: A Fierce Battle With the Lv3 Lord Creature, the Violent Cat Demon!
The Violent Cat Demon moved at an incredible speed. At the critical moment, Jack rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding the attack range, and quickly used his Insight Spell on it.
> Species: Violent Cat Demon (Lv3 Lord Creature)
Attributes: HP: 2000, Strength: 25, Agility: 33, Spirit: 15, Stamina: 19, Endurance: 25
Weak Spot: 32 cm below the ribs
"A Lord Creature," Jack muttered, his gaze tightening. "So it really is a Violent Cat Demon!"
When he first learned about the Blood Orchid Fruit, he had assumed it would take time for the Violent Cat Demon to appear. He had planned to slip out of the jungle and hunt weaker creatures on the plains before facing it.
But to his surprise, the creature had been lurking all along—hiding on the thick trunk of a massive tree beside the Blood Orchid.
This was the strongest creature Jack had encountered so far.
Its HP and agility were both incredibly high, nearly matching his own.
"If I hadn't gotten the Gale Necklace from the Advanced Blind Box after my first kill of the Poisonous Cat Demon, my agility would have been exactly the same as this thing's!"
Jack knew that Lord Creatures had more than just brute force—they possessed special skills as well. He couldn't afford to be careless.
He dodged swiftly, focusing entirely on avoiding its attacks while simultaneously working on enhancing his agility.
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Allocating Experience Points for Agility
During his previous hunt, Jack had slaughtered ordinary cat demons for over half an hour, accumulating nearly 9,000 experience points.
He had purposely avoided using them right away.
Why?
Jack had thought long and hard about this.
> By storing experience points, he could choose to upgrade the attributes he needed most—
depending on the enemy he faced.
For example:
If he needed more defense, he could boost Endurance.
If he needed high burst damage, he could increase Strength.
But against a fast enemy, Agility was key!
And right now, speed was the only thing keeping him alive!
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Jack's Rapid Agility Boost
Jack immediately allocated his experience points to boost Agility.
> Hint: You have consumed 3000 experience points to strengthen "Agility" (13th time). Agility +4!
Hint: You have consumed 3500 experience points to strengthen "Agility" (14th time). Agility +2!
The enhancements triggered a doubling effect—boosting his Agility by 6 points in an instant!
Now, his Agility stat reached 42, surpassing the Violent Cat Demon's 33 by 9 points!
With this increased speed, Jack finally had the edge!
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The Battle Begins!
> Swoosh!
The Violent Cat Demon swiped its razor-sharp claws, aiming for Jack's throat.
But he dodged with ease.
> It was a purely physical attack-type boss.
Its movement speed was slower than Jack's, but its attack speed was terrifying—so fast that every swipe created a sharp whooshing sound as it sliced through the air!
For now, Jack focused on dodging, not attacking.
After about a minute, he noticed something:
> The Violent Cat Demon only had one attack pattern—swiping its claws!
That meant it was predictable.
Jack's confidence grew.
He gripped his Tang Sword tightly and prepared to counterattack.
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The First Strike!
The next time the Violent Cat Demon lunged, Jack was ready.
As soon as its claws finished swinging, he saw an opening and slashed at its shoulder.
> -108!
Jack frowned slightly.
> "I was aiming for its weak spot, but it dodged!"
Still, the damage was high.
A quick calculation:
If each attack dealt around 100 damage, then 20 hits would kill it!
Jack's confidence soared.
But then—
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A Terrifying Discovery!
The Violent Cat Demon roared in rage.
It swiped its claws even faster, trying desperately to rip Jack apart.
Jack dodged each strike, his agility saving him every time.
> His Tang Sword became his greatest weapon.
Each time the Violent Cat Demon left an opening, he struck—again and again.
-108!
-110!
-112!
But something felt off.
Jack noticed that his attacks were dealing slightly more damage.
Then—he realized why.
> "Wait… why is this thing getting FASTER?"
The Violent Cat Demon's movement speed had increased!
At first, dodging was easy.
Now, he was struggling.
> Jack had unknowingly triggered a hidden ability—
"The lower its HP, the faster it gets!"
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The Final Gamble!
The Violent Cat Demon's HP dropped to one-third.
Jack was now barely faster than it.
> "If I let this drag on, it'll eventually be faster than me!"
He quickly checked its remaining HP:
> 312 HP left.
If I hit its weak spot, I can finish it in two strikes!
Jack gritted his teeth.
> "I have to risk it!"
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The Decisive Strike!
The Violent Cat Demon lunged at him again.
But instead of dodging—
Jack charged straight in!
He shoulder-checked the monster, knocking it off balance.
In that brief mid-air moment, he thrust his Tang Sword forward.
The first strike—hit the weak spot!
The second strike—ended it!
> -136!
Critical Hit!
But—
At the same moment, the Violent Cat Demon landed two final attacks on Jack!
-81!
-81!
Pain shot through Jack's body.
He staggered back, gasping.
> "Damn… that hurt!"
Even after eating the Blood Orchid Fruit, he had only 430 HP.
Those two hits had nearly wiped out a third of his health!
> "My attack is good, but my defense is too weak!"
Still—
> "At least I won."
Jack looked down at the lifeless corpse of the Violent Cat Demon.
A victorious grin spread across his face.
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Jack's Reward!
> Hint: You killed the "Violent Cat Demon (Lv3 Lord Creature)"!
You gained 1100 experience points (+10% bonus), and 10 Energy Coins!
> Hint: You are the first in G233 Novice Village to kill the "Violent Cat Demon"!
Congratulations! You have received 2 "Rare Blind Boxes"!
Jack's eyes widened.
> "Two rare blind boxes?!"
The pain instantly disappeared.
Then—
A system prompt appeared:
> "A village-wide announcement is about to be made. Do you want to hide your name?"
Jack didn't hesitate.
> "Yes. Keep my identity hidden."
He had no plans to make himself a target.
For now, he would remain in the shadows… and grow stronger.
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