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Bab 243: Chapter 243

"You're right, it does have a weakness. It looks like we have an in."

Ember's dark flames that once engulfed the round blue sphere of mana begin to dissolve inwards. I watch the entire structure shrink. There are small explosions and it lets off white arcs of light similar to miniature sun flares.

It's not much, but it definitely shrinks... We can work this that.

"Again. Fire at it again."

My continuous mana output is nowhere near what Ember can produce, so I'll have to leave this part to him.

"Understood."

The glossy black-scaled majestic dragon flaps its wings slowly as we glide closer to the Boss again. A dense black and red plume of flames shoots down at the dormant monster to cover the entire structure once again.

Cries from newly spawned monsters can be heard while waiting for the sea of flames to clear.

The outer layer shrinks a minuscule amount yet again.

Blue mana residue takes in the flames, giving off a light buzz and flashes of light that sound like fireworks.

The blue and white magic residue disappears into thin air but the barrier's mass slowly grows back the moment it's destroyed.

I smirk as Ember lets another attack go.

"Again."

Over and over, we spawn-kill the mutant mobs that come running out from the orb. As they dissolve, dozens of shards begin to pile up on the arena floor. I pay little mind to this, solely focusing on the diameter of the orb that has now shrunk almost half a meter after just a dozen attacks.

Still, there's no movement coming from within, and the barrier itself is still being replenished by the cloud of blue mana-imbued fog that flows up the mountain from the original dungeon.

Ember glows bright red, slowly plundering MP from the environment around him to fuel his attacks.

If I'm seeing this right, the moment Ember lets up, this Ogre's entire defense will be restored in just a few seconds...

We continue to circle the Boss, 20-30 meters up in the air.

"Again."

I charge up my blade, harnessing the mana residue around me to charge my blade over a full MP bar. There's over 3000MP ready to fire off. At this density and newfound power from all my level-ups, it will be the most devastating attack I've ever thrown.

It takes nearly half a minute, but I'm waiting for the perfect time to strike.

Black flames continue to rain down, tampering with the Ogre's defenses as I take aim for the perfect shot.

I can sense that the shield has been weakened now to under half of its normal thickness, so I let my attack fly. With a powerful thrust, the black crescent of flames plummets down toward the mediating Mountain King.

There's a loud twang of dispersing mana in the air as my blade cuts a deep hole right through the already-damaged blue orb.

As the fiery blade enters the structure, one of the Ogre King's hands twitches and an eye opens wide staring through the clouds of mana to look directly at me. It shines a deep blue hue.

Time feels like it slows for a moment, then Ember swoops upwards avoiding the debris from my strike breaking the barrier.

In the blink of an eye, the mutant grabs both of his axes and swings them upwards to block my attack.

Its speed and instant readiness are astonishing. With reflexes like those, it may be faster than me.

A loud cracking sound echoes throughout the entire dungeon as my attack hits both of its axes. A loud grunt comes from below as it's deflected to the side, but still manages to land a hit on the Ogre's upper arm.

The fiery crescent then flies out the other side of the dome, trailing with a light drip of crimson blood.

It wasn't much, but I landed a hit...

"A good start."

We fly high into the air as the murderous roar of the awakened Mountain King shakes the entire Dungeon.

The bright blue mana swirling around this beast begins to compact, getting denser and denser until it covers the beast in a blue shimmering body suit.

The once massive orb of energy now covers a dual axe-wielding Giant Blue Ogre Boss.

Glistening blue and white, the entire body of the beast is covered head to toe with thick mana.

I may have been very lucky to get a shot in before it fully woke up...

Two dark blue lights shine from the monster's face, showing me where its eyes are located, but I can't see its actual body.

All that stands before us is a glowing blue and white outline of a monstrosity.

"So... much mana..."

I've never seen or felt so much energy all in one place since I fell into the Titan's Domain. This is completely different...

That mana was freely floating in an open void.

This mana is 100% in control of the monster before us.

The air wavers before my eyes and the buzzing from mana in the air is so loud that everything around me sounds silent...

The flaming rock from our previous attacks makes a wall of flames and half-dying mutants create the perfect contrast to show off the Dungeon Break's Boss in all its glory.

The silence ceases and it lets out another murderous roar, pointing its axes straight up at us in the air.

I yell out to Ember through our link.

"Again, fire! The real battle begins now!"

Thick flames engulf the 10-meter-tall Blue Ogre King, but it doesn't move a muscle. The monster stays in place and takes the attack.

Its outer layer of mana crackles and pops as it eats up the flames and lets white mana disperse into the air.

"Again!"

We circle the monster as it calmly stands still, following our flight path with its dark blue gaze taking attack after attack.

Meanwhile, I charge my blade up just like before. It takes well over half a minute to use the dungeon air, but just a few seconds with MP potions. I release another 3000 MP attack straight at the King.

"I wonder how it'll react this time...."

This is the same devastating strike that shattered its defenses just moments ago to draw blood.

Instead of standing its ground and taking the hit, the massive beast finally lifts its axes again.

This time around, they're covered in a thick layer of dense blue mana. On impact, there's a slight pause and reaction of light and twanging sound, but the strike I throw is defected off deep into the boss room without much effort at all...

Then, the mutant finally makes its move.

It turns and begins running in our direction. The ground cracks and shakes, leaving high craters behind in its wake. Dense blue mana drips from beneath its feet leaving pools of blue residue all over the battlefield.

The monster gets closer and closer, but we're high in the sky.

Ember lets out another attack, covering the Ogre in a crimson wave of flames. Instantly, the monster retaliates and swings its axes as the flames dissolve into its armor of mana.

We're over 30 meters in the air, so there's no way it can reach us. Even with a jump in the air, I doubt it can leap this far...

While thinking this, my eyes open wide at the reality of the situation.

As it swings its two axes, dark royal blue mana comes shooting out of them, just like the attack I sent flying at it earlier.

In an instant, It spawns mana crescents far larger and denser than my own.

Amber senses the danger too and we dodge instantly. swooping lower to the battlefield.

The Ogre King swings its axes again, sending two blue crescents of murderous blue light our way.

A swerve to the right takes us out of its line of fire, just barely. The wind blows by me on both sides with vicious force as we speed up and the seriousness of this battle sets in.

I grit my teeth while charging my blade and we dodge another two attacks as it lets out a roar to shake the Boss room once again.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse... The pools of mana all around the dish-like battlefield begin to bubble and glow much brighter.

Rocks start to braking and more Ogre's roars start to fill my ears.

Dozens of mutants start spawning from the residue pools left behind by the Boss' footsteps.

We fly around the battlefield as more and more mutants spawn with seemingly no end in sight. Ember blows flames down on them as the Boss tracks our movements sending off more mana-filled attacks.

I let off attacks of my own, drinking mana potions to charge my sword as well as using some residue from the atmosphere to fuel my attacks.

Every one of them is blocked with incredible precision, and every step this beast takes spawns more obstacles for us to avoid and take out.

Ever since that first unguarded strike that made this Ogre bleed, I haven't even gotten past its blades. Not a single strike has hit its shielding yet.

The blue fog from above is feeding its defenses even more, nearly negating Ember's fiery attacks.

The shielding around its body is growing back at close to the same rate the fire is burning it down.

I have to do something.

"Dungeon Walker."

Out of frustration and curiosity, I blip to the monster's opposite side while Ember lets off one of his flaming attacks.

I let one of my own soar, right at its back.

It can't move in time, and I land a direct hit...

A red, black, blue, and white explosion follows and I see its bright blue armor open up for just a moment to expose its skin.

The time it takes for me to bring another mana potion to my lips is more than enough for it to heal the small hole in its barrier and turn my way...

I blip back to Ember's back and stare down at the monster as it turns its blue eyes to meet mine.

"We're completely outmatched... but I have an idea."

The rumbling of newly spawned mutants comes running our way, and the Boss holds both of its axes steady, covered head to toe in pure blue armor.

It charges its blades while I whisper under my breath and open my status screen.

"It's been a while, but it's time to upgrade another skill..."

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Author's Note:

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Bab 244: Chapter 244

"It's been a while, but it's time to upgrade another skill..."

While looking down at my status I check the proficiency points available to me.

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PP: 231

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We continue to fly around in circles narrowly dodging the monster's bright blue energy attacks.

I need to make it through this monster's defenses and take in enough mana to continue battling at a steady rate. I'll either need to up my mana control drastically, or use the points available to me and upgrade a skill.

Leaving the dungeon right now isn't an option. I told my teammates I'd clear it, so that's what I'm doing...

I'm less than 20 points away from being able to upgrade my next legendary skill, Absorption.

That's the only reason I've been saving them up for so long.

It's the skill that has gotten me this far. All thanks to being able to take the powers from monsters I kill, I've been able to defy the odds and get stronger much faster than everyone around me.

Though... in a scenario like this, what's absorption good for if I can't defeat the monsters with the skills I'm trying to steal?

I scroll down my list and choose the logical decision.

If it's Tier 2 mana control I have to contend with, then I'll just make my own version of it.

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Plunderer

Info: Plunderer allows the user to take mana from opponents once physical contact is made. Mana crystals and other magic items may be plundered.

The effectiveness of the user's ability to plunder decreases if the average mana control output of their opponent is higher than their own. It is much more efficient to plunder weaker enemies.

MP may be consumed in mana-rich dungeon environments, but effectiveness is severely lacking compared to direct contact plundering.

Grade: [No Grade]

[Upgrade]

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I click Upgrade as two blue blades shoot by my head and the rumble of dozens more freshly spawned in mutants approach.

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Upgrade: 50PP

[No Grade] -> [Special Grade]

The [Special Grade] Plunderer skill allows the user to plunder opponents up to 50% greater mana control than their own with equal proficiency to their own level.

The [Special Grade] Plunderer skill allows the user to absorb MP from dungeons with much higher proficiency. Even when mana is not visible to the naked eye, it may be plundered all the same. Contact with any dungeon mass is also considered a viable link to plunder MP.

The [Special Grade] Plunderer skill will not affect the dungeon's structural integrity. It will only limit the amount of monsters available to respawn from the source.

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Without batting an eye, I click upgrade and immediately feel a difference.

I activate my plunderer skill, to charge up an attack, and feel every free-floating mana particle in the air begin to move in towards my body, down my arms, and into my sword.

It's like breathing in fresher air than I ever knew existed. No MP potions or strengthening fragments can beat the pure feeling of power that's just entered my veins.

With my All-Seeing Eye and Mana Manipulation simultaneously active, it feels like I can see, touch, move, and absorb everything atop this mountain.

No... in this whole dungeon.

A faint pink glow, similar to my mana manipulation adds itself to the mixture of blended colors in my dark red and golden aura.

"The real battle begins now."

I start launching off 3000 MP attacks at the monster one after another like it's nothing...

Every twist and turn through the air we make into new portions of mana-filled air allows me to charge up my blades almost instantly.

Sure, they'll take a toll on me once I hit my daily MP consumption limit, but I have a few hundred shots at this power level left in me. So, it's time to get to work.

The first shot I fire off is blocked by the mutant boss' blade. The second one right after hits its left side.

White and blue light appears followed by the explosion of flames as I watch its barrier crack over at the point of impact. Two more shots erupt from my blade one after another and fly off in its direction.

One heads straight for its outreached dual blades while the other curves around to slip right through the cracked opening in its blue mana barrier.

Another loud twang and cracking noise follows. A loud roar confirms I made a direct hit.

As the residue clears and its shielding starts to reform, the crimson glint of blood dripping from a small cut catches my eye.

I smirk as Ember dives downwards and we fly to its opposite side.

"Another hit."

To make things easier, I take out my dagger. It allows me to force the barrier open with one attack and send another strike in right after to do the actual damage.

I let out more shots of mana as Ember spins and dives to avoid the rage-filled attacks of the boss.

Fire begins to burn dark red on the ground below us. Every attack Ember and I send lets out large plumes of dark flames that spread from mutant to mutant slowly burning them alive.

Even if they're not hit head-on with a direct attack, they're killed moments after they spawn.

The only thing immune to the flames is the merciless boss. Its suit of blue armor wades through the thick flames and puts them out on contact. A line of untouched rock floor trails behind it.

We circle the beast as it lunges towards us again and again.

It may be fast and powerful, but our speed and agility in the air are far above the Boss monster's capabilities.

The fallen mobs leave shards behind. They're starting to pile up and give off a visible glimmer of white and blue light even from here.

Everything is going as planned.

The only problem is, as many shots as I fire off, it's getting harder and harder to hit this crafty creature.

I've landed 5 more successful blows, but the shielding in its place is getting harder to hit.

It's also predicting my attacks and dodging over half of them now. I'll have to try something else.

"Dungeon Walker."

I jump off of Ember's back, now having more than enough teleport points plotted in the air to handle myself.

With the element of surprise on my side, I can much more effectively send attacks into the monster's bright blue armor. It takes 1 wind slash to break it, and 1 fiery attack to damage the beast. I can send off 2 before narrowly blipping away to avoid its counterattacks.

There is some damage, but it's not nearly enough... If only I could land one more hit per time I attack. A wind and fire combo attack would complement each other and do much more damage.

Gritting my teeth, I land another 3 total hits while blipping around 7 more times. Small gashes appear on its arms, legs, and torso but all I've done is it angry.

Every time I break through its mana shielding, the blue barrier just grows back stronger.

I open my link with Ember as he continues to weaken the Boss' mana armor while eradicating the mutants in the crossfire.

"I need to you take out its source."

I look up at the dark blue stream of mana that's been continuously flowing down into the battlefield this entire time.

There's far too much mana for me to consume. I can sense millions of MP flowing out from the Dunegon and around the body of this monster.

Ember replies while sending off a final fireball to destroy a wave of approaching Ogres.

"Understood, I'll block it from the sky. To Absorb this much mana, I'll need to concentrate. I trust you'll finish the battle."

While gripping my sword I turn back to the Boss.

"If it can't regenerate its shielding any further. I can handle it."

With that, Ember takes to the sky and I air step downward to let out another attack before blipping away to its blind spot.

The monster is becoming frustrated but keeps its composure with dark blue eyes locked on me for the full time we fight.

The more attacks I land, the better it learns my movements too. Not only can the humming blue mass of mana dodge me more often than not, it's also letting out its own attacks faster and with more precision as well.

Sometimes, I even have to move out of the way before releasing an attack of my own. It's predicting my Dungeon Walker teleports.

Finally, Ember's voice echoes in my inner ear.

"It is done."

I feel a familiar feeling crawl over my skin and my vision is tinted red.

The ambient mana in the air drastically decreases for a fraction of a second while it feels like time slows down.

I turn my head to see Ember high in the sky above the mountain radiating a dark red crimson aura. The blue mana clouds are reacting and glowing bright white.

An incredible light fills the sky, and the flight path of appraising foreign dungeon mass is successfully blocked.

My perception of time speeds back up as a wide grin crosses my face. The Boss monster is distracted by the sight as well. Taking advantage of the moment, I release another two attacks to land a devastating blow on its left side.

I let out a laugh and blip away while watching the monster heal its broken shielding.

It's not by much, but the dense shield shrinks ever so slightly to mend the hole.

After a few more teleportation maneuvers, air-step dodges, and near misses, I land another strike to the monster's back.

With a loud cry, the Boss' dark blue eyes tighten, looking even more angry than before as it heals the shielding's hole.

It shrinks again.

I've gained the upper hand.

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Author's Note:

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