There were glass tubes on one side of the wall, containing artificial life forms within.
Not only thatâŚ!
The boss was located at the center of the room.
He looked it over and received a system message.
[You have discovered Chimera Shurak.]
[You are the first to discover it.]
âIt doesnât look⌠like Kudal, right?â Eder said, observing the boss.
âItâs not. Itâs a chimera.â
Shurak was more than 3 meters tall, and was a human-shaped chimera with arms and legs.
However, it possessed two heads. There was a goat and lion head attached to its neck.
It had two arms like normal, holding a single-bladed sword in its right hand and a double-bladed sword in its left.
âHmm. The two heads must have different abilities or skills,â Kang Oh said.
âTake a look at its muscles. Theyâre huge,â Eder said.
âMm.â
Kang Oh nodded his head in agreement.
âPhew, this doesnât look easy.â
Eder sighed.
âWho knows, it might be easy,â Kang Oh smiled and said.
âNot likely.â
âRight? So keep your guard up. Letâs go.â
Kang Oh and Eder approached Shurak.
Once they got close enough, Eder stepped forward.
âIâll start.â
Eder stomped on the ground.
Thud! Thud!
He cast both Rusty Sword and Ruined Ramparts, which lowered an enemyâs attack power and defense respectively.
Shurak responded once Cursed Groundâs Domain spread throughout the boss room.
The sleeping beast awoke, opening the eyes on its lion and goat heads!
Kuhaang!
Meeh!
The two heads made two different sounds.
Kuheoong!
Unwilling to lose, Kang Oh used Baramutâs Roar, strengthening his body with Baramutâs blessing.
Shurak swung downwards with its single-bladed sword. Its muscles swelled to such an extent that it seemed like theyâd burst.
Zoom!
Kang Oh and Eder evaded its blade and separated.
Boom!
Shurakâs sword landed in the space between Kang Oh and Eder, leaving behind a vertical cut in the ground.
âAn opening!â
Shurak was left wide open as a consequence of its attack.
Kang Oh wouldnât let that opportunity go, and swung his sword from left to right.
Swish!
He slashed its forearm, causing shards of light to explode from the wound. Shurak counterattacked immediately after.
Shurakâs single-blade sword, which had once been embedded in the ground, was now falling from overhead, intent on bisecting Kang Oh.
Kang Oh shielded himself with his sword.
Clang!
Its blade made contact with his sword.
âUgh.â
He was forced back, feeling the incredible force behind its blow.
âThis guy!â
Its strength was unbelievable.
Kuhang!
Its lion head roared. Shurak, using its single-bladed sword, began attacking Kang Oh with even greater ferocity.
Zoom!
Kang Oh rolled onto the floor, rather than block Shurakâs blow.
âEder. This guyâs gotta be higher than level 200,â Kang Oh repositioned himself and said.
âWe canât beat a level 200 boss, can we?â
Eder was fighting against Shurakâs left-handed sword.
He could likewise feel Shurakâs immense strength. Whenever he blocked one of its blows with his shield, his body would shake from the transmitted force.
âLetâs just keep going for now. If we canât manage it, then Iâll use everything at my disposal, like what I did against Caraco.â
Kang Oh had an S-rank item ready for Gluttony in his inventory and if need be, he could use Devil Trigger as well.
âUnderstood. But donât hold back for too long. Itâll have been for nothing ifâŚâ
Eder couldnât finish, as Shurakâs double-bladed sword came flying at him.
Clang!
Although heâd blocked its strike with his shield, he was pushed back.
âHuah!â
Kang Oh rushed forward. Shurakâs single-bladed sword came flying, and Kang Oh held his sword askew.
Screech.
Its sword grazed Kang Ohâs blade. Kang Oh let it slide by, causing Shurakâs side to be completely defenseless.
âNow!â
Kang Oh unleashed a single, powerful attack.
Tempest Tiger!
Golden energy rose, giving rise to a tiger aura. The tiger aura then pounced on Shurakâs flank.
Kuwang!
Tempest Tiger was truly a fitting title for the skill.
Shurak tottered.
Kuah.
Meeh.
Shurakâs heads shrieked.
However, Shurak wasnât a level 200 boss for nothing. It regained its bearings immediately.
Swish!
Shurakâs sword, which had been focused on Eder, switched targets and attacked Kang Oh.
Not only that, but it was no ordinary attack. Its blade was coated in a blue aura, denoting the activation of a skill.
The tip of its blade came rushing towards Kang Ohâs heart.
As soon as he was warned by his Hyper Intuition, he flung his body away.
Whoosh!
Shurakâs blade swept through the area, and sharp ice formed wherever its sword passed through.
âIs that an ice aura!?â Kang Oh said, looking at the frigid ground.
Shurak continued its attack.
This time, it attacked with its single-bladed sword. Its sword glowed red.
âNo way!â
Kang Oh quickly retreated.
Boom!
Flames arose once its blade made contact with the ground.
âUgh.â
Kang Oh protected himself with his demon sword. The flames darted in and out.
âDamn it. Can it use both ice and fire auras simultaneously?â
Thud.
Shurak stomped with one of its legs, intending to crush Kang Oh.
But by doing so, its back was left completely open to Eder. He forcefully struck Shurakâs thigh wit his mace.
Bam.
Shards of light spurted out.
However, Shurak didnât pay him any mind.
Instead, it continued to attack Kang Oh, alternating between its ice and fire swords.
Thud. Boom!
Whoosh. Bam!
Fire blazed around Kang Oh as if a bomb had exploded, and ice shards came flying at him.
Shurak attacked Kang Oh like a storm and gale.
HoweverâŚ!
The more it attacked, the greater Kang Ohâs concentration became.
Kang Oh dodged most of Shurakâs attacks by a hairâs breadth. Of course, he did take some superficial damage.
[You have taken some damage from the fire.]
[You have been grazed by the ice shards.]
But that was all.
Kang Oh calmly waited for his chance in the midst of the onslaught.
In the endâŚ!
He narrowly dodged Shurakâs fire blade, got in close, and swung his sword.
Swish.
His sword slashed Shurakâs leg.
Shurak tried to kick him away, but Kang Oh dodged its attack by rolling on the floor, and attacked once more.
Eder kept attacking Shurak while Kang Oh struggled.
Heavy Blow!
Shield Bash!
Slowing Curse!
Aging Curse!
Heavy Blow!
Eder wasnât capable of dealing a significant amount of damage to Shurak in a single blow.
His curses were mostly resisted by it as well.
But attack after attack accumulated, like a light shower wetting clothes, inflicting damage that couldnât be ignored.
Meeh.
The goat head cried out.
Ultimately, the Shurak returned to its original attack pattern; it attacked Kang Oh with its single-bladed sword and used its double-bladed one to attack Eder.
âHoo, hoo.â
He regained his breath once its onslaught was over.
Kang Oh didnât attempt to counterattack while he dodged its attacks.
âI have to regain some Stamina first.â
Dodging and counterattacking had caused his Stamina to drop below half, whereas Eder was completely fine.
Eder deflected Shurakâs sword with his shield and continuously counterattacked with his mace.
âGood. We can do this.â
Shurak was definitely a powerful boss, but it wasnât impossibly so; it was still within the realm of possibility for them to defeat it.
However, Shurak had adopted a new attack pattern.
Kuoh!
Sparks popped out of the lion headâs mouth, and a whirlwind came out of the goat headâs mouth.
âThis is phase two, huh.â
Kang Oh realized that the boss fight was progressing.
âSomethingâs coming!â Kang Oh yelled.
At that momentâŚ
Chuhwaaahk!
The lionâs head unleashed lightning from its mouth, whereas the goatâs head blew a whirlwind.
The lightning came straight for Kang Oh.
He shielded himself with his sword, and prepared himself for the coming impact.
However, his demon sword absorbed the lightning as if it were slurping noodles.
[Ubist has absorbed Shurakâs Lightning. Satiation has increased by 0.001%.]
Shurakâs lightning consisted of magic. Thus, his demon sword was able to absorb it.
HoweverâŚ
Eder had no such ability.
Therefore, he was swept up by the raging whirlwind.
âUahk!â
Eder was thrown into the air and forced to make an emergency landing on his way down.
Thud!
It seemed like heâd taken quite some damage, as shards of light poured out of his body.
With Eder pushed so far away, Shurak turned around and began attacking Kang Oh.
It attacked with both its fire and ice blades once more. Of course, it used its lightning and wind spells in tandem as well.
âI canât go on like this!â
He couldnât beat Shurak with it bombarding him with fire, ice, lightning, and wind.
Kang Oh quickly took out the S-rank Fishman-only webbed feet from his inventory and activated Gluttony.
[Demon Sword Ubist has consumed Hero of the Sea, Ghulamâs Rake Guard.]
[It is an S-rank item.]
[Entering Gluttony mode.]
[For 13 minutes, the demon sword and your characterâs abilities are tripled.]
[You may use up to two of the consumed equipmentâs effects.]
[The chosen item effects are Aqua Blaster and Summon White Shark.]
Kang Ohâs entire body released jet-black energy.
âOnly three times?â
If Ubist consumed an A-rank item, then he would become three times stronger. Heâd never consumed an AA-rank item before and had gone straight to S-rank, yet he was still only three times stronger.
It felt like such a waste!
Of course, being able to use two of the itemâs effects was new.
But that was all! That wasnât nearly enough for sacrificing an S-rank piece of equipment.
âTch. I should just use BB-rank and A-rank items for Gluttony from now on.â
Using an AA-rank or S-rank item for Gluttony was such a waste. A huge waste!
Anyway, Kang Oh pointed his sword at Shurak.
Gluttony would only last 13 minutes. He had to take it down within that time.
ThenâŚ!
Kuwak!
Shurak shot lightning and wind at Kang Oh simultaneously.
Kang Ohâs demon sword began to glow.
Aqua Blaster!
Kang Oh had activated the effect of the consumed S-rank item.
Bang!
He unleashed a sky-blue, whale-shaped wave from his sword.
The Aqua Blaster consumed the lightning and wind, as if it were a whale eating fish with one giant bite.
ThenâŚ!
The sky-blue, whale-shaped wave crashed into Shurak.
Bam!
The impact caused it to wobble around; the beast had been pushed back.
It was also confused, making it completely defenseless.
Kang Oh immediately dashed towards it and swung diagonally.
Slash!
A lengthy wound remained on Shurakâs side. Kang Oh attacked the wound once more.
Stab!
Once he stabbed the wounded area, red shards of light flew into the air.
Kang Oh attacked the wound once more.
Shurak got a hold of itself around that time. It unleashed lightning and wind at Kang Oh once more.
âNot gonna work.â
Kang Oh rushed towards it, running in a zigzag pattern.
The lightning and wind completely missed him.
Kang Oh forcefully kicked off the floor and leaped high into the air. He aimed his sword at Shurakâs head.
âDie!â
Kang Oh swung downwards using the weight of his fall.
Shurak crossed its ice and fire blades and its muscles swelled.
Clang!
Its blades fell to the floor.
As Kang Oh fell, he swung his sword, leaving a long indentation on its body like a martial arts master that inscribed letters on a cliff.
Following his descent, shards of light spilled from Shurakâs body like a waterfall.
âShould I use this tooâŚ?â
Kang Oh stretched out his hand towards Shurak. A sky-blue, circular magic circle formed underneath Shurakâs feet.
Summon White Shark!
It was like a scene from Jaws; a giant shark popped out of the magic circle and gnawed at Shurakâs legs.
âAs expected of an S-rank itemâs effects. Theyâre greatâŚâ
Kang Oh charged at Shurak while it was busy dealing with the white shark, and continuously attacked.
âWow.â
Eder, whoâd gotten a hold of himself, marveled at the sight.
He completely forgot that he needed to rejoin the fight, and just vacantly watched Kang Oh.
Kang Oh, whose strength was tripled by Gluttony!
Not only that, but he was using abilities heâd never seen him use before!
He was truly showing a crazy level of strength; he almost pitied Shurak.