Ascyaf O Vivid: The VRMMORPG Story
Chapter 28: The Boss Monster?
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These sounds continue to be heard when hundreds or perhaps thousands of insect monsters in the form of ant scorpions. They may not be as big as the monsters that Akuji and Thorne encountered at the beginning of their entrance into this cave. However, that number is enough to create terror along with the sounds coming from the stomach segments of these insects rubbing against each other.
But—
“Thorne, you can last even longer, right?”
“Damn you Demon Case!”
The two people who were caught in the middle of all that terror just laughed cheerfully. There was not a single sound of horror or at least a look of disdain as they continued to expend one by one the other skills they had to kill the insects.
Even if Thorne's face still slumped with Akuji's laughter in her ears, she was still happy deep in the corner of her head and felt that this was not too bad. Because what? Because ...
[Levels increased]
... Another golden light immediately enveloped Akuji when the notice sounded. The clear notice contained an increase in his level, even if the level increase in Vivid did not restore the health and mana of the player, Akuji would just keep laughing.
He had the Mana Recharge skill that would help him recover his mana for the health bar, didn't Thorne, a healer (as well as a tank) stand by his side?
Akuji didn't try to count again how many times he leveled up today, maybe five? A six? Or seven?
Even Akuji himself wasn't sure how much it was. What was clear, his speed of leveling up now would only make others bite their fingers if they found out. Moreover, he had been completely drowned out by another reason ...
[Critical Attack!]
... By the reminder of the damage that kept floating before his eyes, managed to make Akuji's face smile brighter full of satisfaction.
What was the reason Akuji, an elementalist was interested in learning the Tricky Weapon skill from the Assassin Skill Tree and had even maxed out his level by now? Tricky Weapons improve attack accuracy and control, two things that affect the stability of attacks and critical attacks.
And Akuji is very interested in this. With a critical attack, which would certainly increase his attacks, wasn't it a simple goal (?) will it be easier for him to burn himself?
Merely, since the critical attack of his magic skill had never been triggered before, Akuji was somewhat skeptical as to whether this critical attack idea would work. Indeed, with better attack stability his attack power has increased by a large margin especially since he enjoyed the full effect with the use of daggers, but still.
Is it possible that magic is the lowest level of control, unlike physical attacks that can be easily controlled in which direction the attack is headed?
Akuji is not sure. However ...
[Critical Attack!]
... Another notification sound that appeared as if it had become the most beautiful reminder song for him. Diai even chose not to close this trivial notice and enjoy the chant even if it is very noisy —enough to disperse concentration easily. Because with this notice proves that Akuji's choice does not lead to a dead end.
Maybe it was because of the number of monsters? Or because those monsters were a type of insect especially now it had been resurrected again into a kind of undead that only made them much more vulnerable to fire?
Many of the reasons may be related to why his critical attacks appear so often, but Akuji doesn't care about that detail right now.
‘I just need to upgrade anything that can improve attack control!’ thought Akuji. Whether it was skill or equipment, he only felt that his path had been fully opened.
...The way for him can burn himself ....
Glances at the boss monster who keeps trying to kill Akuji and Thorne by resurrecting the corpse of the slain ant scorpion, Akuji can only look at the boss monster with the other eye when he really feels the need to thank him or he will take a detour to be able to reach his goal.
Makes Akuji remember the sweet memories of how they met ....
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“Fire Arrow.” Akuji said as he released the magic fire arrow, dropping the monster in front of him easily since his casting was undisturbed.
Thorne commented after she took a deep breath, choosing to rest while her eyes were still focused. Not in his surroundings or the possibility that there would be monsters that suddenly appeared, but in Akuji, since the young man could suddenly attack the monsters that entered in his view.
“Maybe that's why this place is not popular until it is known by many people,” Akuji replied.
Since there was no notification that they had entered a certain dungeon, neither Akuji nor Thorne could have thought that this cave was just some kind of hidden area.
Sitting down, Akuji took out some food from the storage bag and split it into Thorne.
“Quiet, it's non-toxic,” said Akuji kept Thorne quiet.
‘Which sane person will poison the food he will eat?’ thought Thorne was tired, not knowing that the person in front of her had ever done that ....
“How high are you now?”
“Only at level 30,” replied Akuji, swallowing his food before asking, “Why do you keep asking that while resting?”
Wh why? Isn't this because of your request?!
Thorne admitted that Akuji's level had risen rapidly, very quickly especially since the monsters in this cave were vulnerable to the fire element attacks that Akuji had.
However ...
‘... Still half way ...’ It's still a long way from what the damn contract stipulated.
Thorne just exhaled, not wanting to answer Akuji's question and stood up after finishing her meal. Immediately Akuji followed as they once again walked down this cave, once again embarking on this sickening task.
Meet monsters, fight, drop.
Only such a cycle of repetition is what happens to make a person can die of boredom. It even happens to players in mobile or pc games, especially by players in vr games boredom it can only continue to stack into mental fatigue. Especially with the lack of light that can make a person's head move in a strange direction.
Until ....
“Holy Barrier!”
... Mistakes that are always waiting to happen. Holy Barrier, a skill that Thorne always threw in anticipation of the possibility of an incoming attack towards Akuji was thrown in the other direction, hitting a monster in the corner.
Even if the cleric skills were not attack-type skills, it did not mean that they would not cause any attention from monsters if they were exposed to them.
“CTRACKCKCKCKKKKKK!”
The monster turned around, shouting in a voice that made Thorne's ears bleed upon hearing it. Meanwhile, Akuji, whose entire senses are the same as the real world can only feel the sensation much stronger and bow before he can see what the monster looks like.
The figure with the upper body of the humanoid, covered in a hard carapace that bandages it while the lower part of the insect hannyalah. Perhaps it was similar to the ant scorpions they had fought, but it also looked different with some additional features.
With a very different form from the monster they had been facing and his presence, Thorne could only wail ...
“Monster Boss?”
... When the hands of misfortune wave at him.
Apparently, bad luck really made a promise to be Thorne's best friend
