The Barbaric Bull Kingās fur was vertical and stiff, glowing a blood-red color. The bullās eyes were overcome with fury, and had turned completely red.
The Barbaric Bull King glared at Blue Maple, like it couldnāt wait to knock this human into the sky and trample him under its hooves!
However, the Barbaric Bull King hadnāt touched Blue Maple from the beginning to the end. It didnāt even graze him. From the bullās perspective, Blue Maple was like a feline who could predict its every move, or he couldnāt possibly be human!
The Barbaric Bull King was infuriated, with whatever consciousness it had been given, and it needed more strength to kill this enemy which had angered it.
[Enraged Barbaric Bull King] (Rank 22 Elite Boss)
Attack: 162-183
Defense: 57-68
Magic Defense: 24-35
HP: 2,378
Skills: Wild Charge
Introduction: One of the leaders of wild animals living in the Foggy Grasslands. It is very aggressive, and its skill is stronger than usual. The Barbaric Bull King has mutated, you are advised to leave! Or, you can find teammates to kill it!
āLittle rascal, you canāt see monstersā attributes that are more than ten ranks above you. Iām showing you mercy by showing you the bullās attributes. Ugh, I didnāt project my voice into his ears. Fuck, what a waste of words. Forget it, I donāt think it would matter to the little rascal whether or not he can see the bullās attributes,ā the old man muttered to himself in the shadows.
Ding! Game Announcement: The Barbaric Bull King is enraged, and has mutated into the Enraged Barbaric Bull King. All negative effects are dispelled, and its attack has increased by 50%, while its Defense has gone down by 30%.
Eh? This mutation is a little different. Thatās probably how it should be, anyway. The same mutations every time is rather boring. Blue Maple was momentarily confused before he reconciled with the facts.
The Barbaric Bull King should have lower health, but Blue Maple wasnāt fighting monsters in Novice Village anymore. These monsters could regenerate, and they regenerated about one hit point per second.
The Barbaric Bull King had recovered from its injuries, so attacking its leg again was meaningless. Blue Maple had to use all his strength to attack the bullās body, and he had to go for vital points as much as possible. His condition wasnāt becoming better, so he couldnāt delay any longer.
Blue Mapleās attributes had declined by 12% because of his fatigue. This meant that his movement speed, attack, defense, and whatnot had declined by 12%!
The Barbaric Bull Kingās rank increased a little while its Defense was a little lower. Blue Mapleās attack value had also fallen a little, so his overall damage should increase a little.
The bull had recovered its speed, while Blue Mapleās speed was reduced. He had to be even more focused!
Blue Maple calculated his situation and the bullās. The game only limited his body, it didnāt limit his brain or his rationality. His mind was just getting warmed up, and his mentality was still clear even after fighting for several hours. This was just the beginning!
Blue Maple would have died a long time ago if he couldnāt keep his mind in peak condition in the Chaotic Region back on Earth.
Heightened focus!
āMoo!ā the Enraged Barbaric Bull King bellowed as it charged towards Blue Maple. Wild Charge!
Blue Maple found skills that moved in a single direction the easiest to dodge. He sidestepped the bull and slashed furiously at the bullās torso.
Swoosh! The blade dragged open a long and bloody gash across the Enraged Barbaric Bull Kingās body. The bullās powerful momentum and pushing force almost took Blue Mapleās sword out of his hands, but he clutched onto his sword tightly as he followed up with another attack: Cold Light Slash!
-23, -3, -3, -2, -25! The damage points were displayed one after another.
Eh? Where did those damage points come from? Blue Maple glanced at the small damage values that appeared after the first one in confusion.
Ding! Announcement: Your attack has caused relatively severe injuries to the Enraged Barbaric Bull King, and you have made it bleed. It will bleed for one hit point per second, and this effect will last for five seconds.
That can happen? Heh. I can use Wild Chargeās momentum to inflict damage! Even though the first tick of damage didnāt increase much, the long gash caused continuous bleeding damage. This game thatās half-based in real lifeā¦ is becoming more interesting! Hehe!ā¦ Blue Mapleās thoughts flashed.
Blue Mapleās eyes had something else in them when he stared at the enormous bull. This extra āsomethingā only existed when Blue Maple was interested in something, which meant that Blue Maple was starting to get serious.
Blue Mapleās attitude wasnāt as simple as before, when he focused on killing this gigantic bull. Blue Maple would become even more terrifying when he wanted to know more about something that fascinated him, or when he wanted to experience novel things.
I canāt increase my bodyās speed, but I can add some techniques. So, letās begin!, Blue Maple thought to himself as his mouth curved into a smile.
The impression that Blue Maple gave off was like a lonely kid who had obtained a new toyā¦
The Barbaric Bull King paused for a moment after completing its charge, then turned around and charged at Blue Maple again. Blue Maple didnāt try to dodge the bullās attack, and he remained still, like he had given up on attacking.
The Enraged Barbaric Bull King was almost about to touch Blue Maple when he suddenly moved. He turned his body at an angle so that he was facing the bullās flank, and the bull was parallel to his body as it zipped past him. Blue Maple turned his feet slightly before he shifted backward and planted his foot firmly on the ground, then he leaned back as he swung his sword into the air and pointed it at the bullās flank.
Blue Maple evaded the bullās attack with this tiny movement, and he dealt damage to the Barbaric Bull King by opening another gash on its body. This gash wasnāt as deep as before, butā¦
-21, -2, -1, -1!
Ding! Announcement: Your attack has caused relatively severe injuries to the Enraged Barbaric Bull King, and you have made it bleed. It will bleed for one hit point per second, and this effect will last for three seconds.
That did happen. How interesting, hehe!ā¦ Not even three seconds had passed from the start of the bullās attack until this moment!
Blue Maple seemed like he was dancing around the Barbaric Bull Kingās body, but his sluggish body was still like an agile and nimble feline.
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The old manās mouth hung open in the shadows. His eyes were full of surprise, and that expression continued for several seconds. The old man watched Blue Maple humiliate the Barbaric Bull King several times before he closed his mouth and uttered one word.
āFuck!ā
āFuck. This guy is definitely not human to be able to play like that. What does he do in the real world? He doesnāt have a murderous aura at all, so heās not from an organization of assassins. However, heās not just a normal hitman. Fuckā¦ forget it. I need to be cultured because Iām a respected man...ā
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What happens if I cut across again with my sword? Blue Maple was playing so much that he was getting excited, and he started thinking about other things.
Blue Maple used his nimble fighting technique to dodge the Barbaric Bull Kingās attack as he hacked furiously at the bullās torso once more, and forcibly dragged his sword in the other direction.
-21, -3, -3, -2!
Ding! Game Announcement: Your attack has caused relatively severe injuries to the Enraged Barbaric Bull King, and you have made it bleed. It will bleed for one hit point per second, and this effect will last for three seconds.
I managed to achieve the same outcome as I did when he was charging. If I do that when heās chargingā¦ will that be even more fun?, Blue Maple continued thinking to himself.
The Enraged Barbaric Bull Kingās Wild Charge was about to cool off; Blue Maple just had to wait for a few moments. Bleeding damage continued stacking on the bullās body as ā-1ā damage points appeared one after another. An extremely long gash appeared along the bullās body, and Blue Maple started becoming even more interested.
A few more waves of attacks passed before the bull paused momentarily, signaling that it was about to use Wild Charge.
Wild Charge!
Blue Maple deftly evaded the bull once more, except he had to start moving earlier as Wild Charge was too quick, and he could only dodge it if he moved earlier. Speed could render all reactions futile, no matter how quick a personās reflexes were, and speed could even negate all technical prowess. Blue Maple possessed incredibly fast reflex time and great technical ability, but even then, he wasnāt invincible when his opponent completely suppressed him.
Blue Maple clutched his sword tightly, as he almost lost his grip before this. He had to use all his strength to cut another gash open, as his sword was going to fly into the air if he didnāt clutch it tightly.
Swish! A terrifying gash appeared on the bullās flank, in addition to the lines of gashes already on its body, which gave it a mortifying look. However, Blue Maple had seen people who looked like that, let alone bulls.
-23, -4, -4, -3, -25!
Blue Maple realized that Cold Light Slash and the Enraged Barbaric Bull Kingās Wild Charge shared the same cooldown, so he followed up with Cold Light Slash.
Ding! Announcement: Your attack has caused relatively severe injuries to the Enraged Barbaric Bull King, and you have made it bleed. It will bleed for three hit points every two seconds, and this effect will last for six seconds.
That does happen!
Blue Maple made a fool of the Enraged Barbaric Bull King for four more minutes. The bullās hit points were almost depleted, and Blue Maple could finish it off with a few more hits when he suddenly frowned.
The old man scoffed to himself happily when he saw that, thinking to himself, Youāre not that powerful, are you, little rascal? Letās see what youāre going to do this time. The Barbaric Bull King is going to demonize, and I want to see you try to dodge the bull when it has that speed. Youāre even stronger than I was back thenā¦ Psh, I was stronger than he is. My memory must have failed me. Yes, that must be it.
Yes, the Enraged Barbaric Bull King was likely to mutate for a second time, just like the Slime King did. This situation was similar to the Slime King situation back then, and the bullās speed would increase once more. Blue Maple wouldnāt have much chance to dodge when that happened. He wouldnāt just be hurt if the bull managed to hit him, because the bull had a higher attack value, so he would be immediately killed by the immense level disadvantage!
Blue Maple wouldnāt be able to complete his quest, and his level would also drop. The old man was undoubtedly going to mock him!
Blue Maple couldnāt toss his sword like he did with the Slime King anymore. The Enraged Barbaric Bull Kingās charge momentum was too great, and its body wouldnāt stop moving even if the bull died midway. This game was half-based in real life, and the bullās corpse would probably still hurt Blue Maple if it crashed into him. Even though Blue Maple probably wouldnāt die, he wouldnāt complete this quest without taking a single point of damage.
Blue Maple was paying attention to this, but how was he going to deal with it?
The Enraged Barbaric Bull King should behave like it did. It should start mutating after Wild Charge has cooled down. Wild Charge is going to cool down before I can kill it. According to my current damage points, it will take me two more hits two more hits to kill the bull, even if its Defense is loweredā¦ I think I can only try... Blue Maple calculated rapidly.
A formidable aura radiated from the Barbaric Bull Kingās body after a few more attacks, just like Blue Maple expected.
Weng! The second mutation was coming!
āMoo!ā
[Enraged Barbaric Bull King ā Savage] (Rank 24 Demonized Boss)
Attack: 235-257
Defense: 16-19
Magic Defense: 5-7
HP: 58
Introduction: One of the leaders of wild animals living in the Foggy Grasslands. It is very aggressive, and its skill is stronger than usual. The Barbaric Bull King has completed its Savage mutation. Contact is ill-advised.
Ding! Game Announcement: The Enraged Barbaric Bull King has become completely savage, and its attack is now increased by 50%, and its movement speed has increased by 30%. Its defense has decreased by 20%. You are in much danger, please take care!
The system was very sympathetic. However, Blue Maple didnāt have time to think about all that. He relied on the powerful air flow and started running away from the Bull King, hurling his sword in the bullās direction the moment that the air flows disappeared.
-39!
āThis fellow knows how to throw his sword. Good!ā The old man was full of praise.
āBut what are you going to do next, you little rascal? You donāt have a sword anymore.ā The old man continued watching Blue Maple, his eyes sharp.
The Enraged Barbaric Bull King immediately used Wild Charge when he was struck. It almost didnāt stop this time, but Blue Maple had already distanced himself through the powerful wind when he suddenly uttered a word.
āEquip!ā
Blue Mapleās Novice Sword appeared in his hands, and he tossed it again with Cold Light Slash, along with his basic attack!
-21!
Blue Mapleās sword turned into a beam of cold light that slammed into the charging bull, but it couldnāt change its direction. The bull couldnāt possibly hit Blue Maple even with its charging inertia at this distance.