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Chương 216: Chapter 216

I slowly turn around, taking in my surroundings from all directions.

The air ripples and bends from the incredible heat, making it near impossible to see without the aid of my perception skills. The intense royal blue glow by my side from Maria shines brighter than I've ever seen before.

Waves of fire-imbued magic force their way through her defenses, constantly inching closer to burn her skin, but the ice mage pushes onwards digging deep into mana stores unused in any past battles.

Even without the level of mana control I possess, or the mana manipulation skill, Maria manages to withstand the heat.

She does have nearly double the natural mental strength attitude of a normal hunter, and she's about the same level as me. Considering her stat-boosting gear as well, her magic power may be stronger than mine right now...

Although Maria is burning through a full MP potion every 10 seconds, it looks like she'll stand this boss room just fine.

That's the least of our worries though.

Coming up from the bubbling pit of lava on all sides, I watch half a dozen 7-meter-long mutant Salamanders emerge all around us.

I turn, now standing back to back with Maria.

There's no exit portal in Boss Rooms like this, so we're all alone, standing on a black circle battlefield of stone. The two of us are about to face the final wave of mutants, then take on the master of this dungeon.

The hard ground beneath my feet shakes as the group of flaming Salamanders walks onto my side of the ring. There are 3 more that approach on the opposite end, eyeing Maria down with the same amount of pure killing intent.

I scan the trio in front of me to see what exactly I'll be facing. I only let my gaze shift across their levels and skills.

[Lv. 395]

[Lv. 391]

[Lv. 389]

Active Skills:

Combat Magic [Advanced Fire Summoning]

I grip my sword, holding the mana control output of my makeshift shield steady, and increase the intensity of the dark flames that surround my body.

Then, speak to Maria as the ground starts to shift and crack as the mutants approach.

"Whatever you do, do not get hit by their flames. It's an advanced version of the fire magic. It... doesn't go out easily. One hit could be fatal."

She nods.

"Understood, I wasn't planning on getting hit anyways."

We both run forward, separating from each other, charging our blades, and getting ready to face the mutants that crawl towards us from nearly 70 meters away on both sides.

This plan quickly turns sour...

After taking just a few steps away from the center of the battlefield, my heart skips a beat....

"This... can't be real..."

I swallow hard, gasping for air as the temperature drastically rises. I stop running forward at once. I've barely made it 10 meters and this heat has tripled its intensity.

I feel the burning hot pressure on my forearms and shins where my mana shielding is the weakest.

After a moment of hesitation, I take another step forward. The intense heat that's closing in on me breaks through my shielding, searing the top layer of my skin instantly.

I let out a grunt and jump backward, meeting Maria breathing heavily while kneeling down on one knee. For a moment we stare at each other with the same concerned and disoriented look on our faces.

My gaze immediately shifts to analyze our surroundings, there's no time for concern.

She gulps.

"I-Impossible. It's too hot."

I nod, looking around and healing my minor burns while Salamanders continue to approach slowly.

The hard black rock beneath their feet cracks and breaks away, so that every time they take a step more fragments of the small island we stand on fall into the molten pit of rock we float on.

I close my eyes and think... then speak.

"Stand up, and get ready. We may not be able to make it far out into the dungeons, but we can still fight them once they come into our territory."

Maria nods, replying.

"I can withstand the heat until about 10 meters out from the center, any further and I can't combat the heat."

I nod.

"Same, 10 meters is my comfort point. I could make it further out if I push myself, but we haven't even seen the Boss yet. It's best not to put ourselves at risk until necessary. We'll let them come to us."

The mutants waste no time in crawling across the hard rock, making their move.

At nearly 50 meters away, I charge up my blade to roughly 1000 MP. An attack at nearly half my entire MP bar.

The mutants outside weren't proficient in mana control in the slightest. These creatures are nearing level 400, so I wouldn't be surprised if they summon some kind of shielding.

As my attack flies through the air, my prediction becomes a reality. I watch the first mutant up front activate a layer of shielding, but my thin blade of mana-imbued fire slices right through without a hint of resistance.

A thin red line appears across the monster's neck as its decapitated on the spot. Its entire body begins to glow yellow and orange while molten rock leaks from its back. The mana blade continues to fly, missing the 2nd Salamander entirely, but slicing an arm off the 3rd without a sound.

The blade is not disrupted at all, it just soars off into the distance. Before I can watch it make contact with the dungeon wall, the first mutant I beheaded explodes into a fiery molten display.

It's much more impressive than the others outside, making a blast radius of nearly 30 meters. It covers its counterparts in hot molten rock.

They don't seem to be affected, and continue to charge forward. Even the monster missing a limb runs at me like nothing happened.

Dripping with yellow and orange rock, and staining the jet-black battlefield with their trails of liquid stone, the two monsters stare ahead at me and charge.

I let out another attack, with the same amount of power, slicing the closet monster in two. It explodes just like the last, glowing bright yellow for a fraction of a second before its demise.

Once the flames and molten debris clear, I let out another, defeating the final mutant before it gets any closer.

It erupts into a display that shows my victory is final.

With a grin, I turn to watch Maria.

The approaching mutants aren't injured at all yet, she just stares ahead, with her eyes locked on the monsters.

I think about asking if I should step in, but the determination on her face tells me otherwise. I watch intently, staying on high alert, ready to defend myself if necessary.

She whispers under her breath.

"Stand back, and shield yourself. I can handle them."

I do as she wishes and take a few steps backward until the heat from the Dunegon becomes uncomfortable. I'm at the outer edge of our miniature safe zone.

The 3 massive mutant mobs come charging at her in an erratic fashion while Maria stands completely still watching them crack the ground, flooding more and more lava onto the slowly sinking battlefield.

Only 5 seconds pass, but it feels like minutes in my eyes.

The Ice mage glows darker and darker in the royal blue tone from before. Her sword glows and hums with mana-imbued ice magic.

Finally, the 3 beasts come within the 10-meter radius that we can handle moving around in. Maria makes her move.

The ground beneath the Mage's feet starts to turn white and blue. The flames of the Dungeon aren't strong enough to fend off the cold at the rate of her ice magic being summoned.

The monsters come closer, all coming together with open mouths and heavy limbs reaching forward.

Then, Maria lets out her full-powered attack.

A massive thick crescent of white, baby blue, and dark royal blue energy all twist together to make a buzzing high-powered attack.

It's not refined magic by any means, but it's more than enough power to get the job done. That's for sure...

It impacts the first monster's head fractions of a second later, exploding into a massive ball of mana, fire, rock, and ice.

I activate my earth summoning skill to create a barrier imbued with mana to block out the incoming debris. Maria created a dome of ice around herself.

I hear massive chunks of monster parts and molten rocks fall from the sky as I shield myself from the gore-filled mess above.

After the distant cries of dying monsters fade, and the room falls silent again, I lift my cover.

The ground is covered in flesh and red hot rocks. Maria's dome of Ice slowly melts away and she reveals herself to be unharmed.

We both stare off into the burning abyss of black and red flames with smiles across our faces. I lean over to her with a whisper.

"Not bad, not bad at all..."

Immediately after these words leave my lips, I feel the floor beneath our feet rumble again.

The edge of the island we stand on begins to crack and crumble away at an alarming rate. I watch one side of it begin to raise. It looks like an enormous ball is lifting out of the lava pool.

Then, the rock fragments fall away to reveal what is really underneath.

I see it...

The head of an enormous beast peaks out of the lava pit below. Covered in jet-black skin matching the color of the rock we stand on. With fiery red eyes leaking dense mana, it locks its gaze onto me from across the entire room.

I feel a shock wave of energy hit me at once.

It's a familiar feeling. I grit my teeth and bare the intrusive sensation while Inspecting and Appraising the monster that lurks deep beneath us.

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[Lv. 449]

Active Items:

[Skin of the Volcanic Salamander] +80% Mental Strength +80% Fire Magic Resistance

Active Skills:

Intimidation

Combat Magic [Advanced Fire Summoning]

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Author's Note:

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There's custom chapter art for every new daily upload too!

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Chương 217: Chapter 217

The mutant boss peeks out from the bubbling lava pit that surrounds us. All that's visible are its bright red eyes, jagged white teeth, and scaly black skin.

The island we stand on rumbles and shifts.

Portions of the rocky floor begin to fracture and flood the island with even more molten rock. The cracks are inching closer, threatening to collapse the entire area we stand on at any given moment.

As I stare into the lurking monster's deep red eyes, I feel the intense waves of its intimidation skill running through my body.

Unlike its underlings, this Boss monster has what seems like hard-scaled skin. It's shiny and as black as the rocks we stand on.

I don't back down.

With a steady grip on my sword, I keep my mana shielding activated on full blast, with a veil of dark flames around my full body. I stare back at the beast, sending a wave of intimidation back at it.

The Boss lifts its head completely out from the lava. Molten rock drips from its mouth and rolls off its scales.

The monster looks terrifying. It wouldn't hesitate for a moment to end us if it gets the chance.

I haven't been this excited in a while...

The head of the beast keeps rising out from the pool of molten rock. Over 5 meters and still moving upward before it places its first front leg on the island with an earth-shaking stomp.

A long fracturing line of broken stone moves straight at us, it looks like it'll crack the entire island in two.

Thankfully, it stops about 20 meters from the monster's front leg, but another fracture appears once the monster lifts its second limb onto the island.

Glowing hot molten mass spews off in all directions and the massive Mutant Salamander lets out a roar. The deep bellowing sound it lets out followed by an ear-shattering shriek fills the air, echoing off the edges of the boss room and seemingly getting louder and louder.

It fully climbs onto the arena we stand to show off its full form. A 12-meter-long dark-as-night creature from hell, glowing with a murderous red aura. Its mouth leaks with hot molten rock and I can feel every step it takes as it sends shockwaves through the island floor.

Without a second to waste, the monster opens its mouth and spews an attack full of flames... or at least, what I thought were flames.

A long 3-meter wide beam of glowing dark red and orange light comes flying directly at us. As the wave of blood-red magic rockets toward us, I realize it's pure mana-imbued molten stone.

Also, it's very fast.

I turn, locking eyes with Maria and following her to my left side to jump out of the way and dodge.

Overwhelming heat fills my senses and my mana shielding is fried straight through the moment the massive beam of red-orange mass comes whizzing by.

The attack misses me by about 3 meters.

It was only for a fraction of a second, but my entire right arm, side, and back are covered in severe burns... Maria was much further from the blast, but her arm and leg are severely injured too.

Both of us fall to the floor, but quickly stand to get our footing again. We face the monster with no fear, about 60 meters away from us. Maria drinks an MP and HP potion while I heal my side and think of a plan.

I try to take a few steps forward, but the heat is too much.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, I feel the ground shake... On the other side of the island, 6 more mutants between levels 385 and 400 appear.

I reach into my item storage to grab a Strengthening Fragment out of instinct. I need more power, and I need it now.

I grit my teeth and murmur under my breath.

"But... there has to be another way."

Although It may get the job done, there's a potential that I'll be out of commission for a few days if I try anything too rash here.

Boosting my power once usually leads to doing it many times over without thinking about the consequences once I get started.

"If only...."

As the underlings of the boss step onto the platform behind me, I watch the boss charge up another one of its attacks.

An idea clicks in my head.

I let go of the shiny black Fragment and grab the clear crystal core of the Golem Boss I defeated yesterday.

"This will work..."

I put my sword away into the item box around my waist, betting it all on my new plan.

The crystal-clear round orb glistens in the fiery light of the Boss Room Dungeon as I hold it up between my line of sight and the mutant boss before me.

I drink an MP potion and speak.

"Mana Manipulation."

[Use Advanced Mana Manipulation]

Advanced Perk: [Temporary Minion]

Enter Desired Level: 0-423

[YES][NO]

"Level 423."

"Yes."

Pink strings of energy come off of my fingertips and begin to pour into the clear ball. I let go of it and stand back.

Maria yells out.

"W-What's that, can we take this boss on? I-"

I concentrate, cutting her off with a stern look while focusing on the intense amount of mana leaving my body to merge with the floating crystal ball.

Still, I mutter out a reply.

"Take out the approaching mutants and cover me from behind. I'll finish this boss and cover your back as well. Trust me."

Not another word needs to be spoken, I let my flames die down and solely focus mana on a thin layer of shielding around my body. The rest is channeled into the now brightly pink glowing orb.

I grin as I feel the temporary minion perk fully activate.

My mind's eye connects to the orb.

"I'm in full control..."

The rocky ground below begins to crack and mold into liquid stone, to come up and meet the floating pink orb in the air.

It forms into a ball of rock that looks like a large black boulder levitating above the Dungeon Floor.

Then, two arms and two legs form. The massive boulder grows and grows while the shape of a humanoid Stone Golem forms in its place.

With two loud thuds, its feet hit the ground. A 6-meter tall Golem Boss make of hot black stone stands in front of me like an ominous impenetrable barrier.

Its eyes glow pink, and I control its every move. I make the marionette of a Golem let out a battle cry and begin to charge forward. It effortlessly moves through the portion of Boss Room too hot for me to handle.

The Salamander Boss reacts by releasing its charged-up attack of flames. I intend to take the brutal blow head-on.

Concentrating on creating a dense layer of shielding similar to the one on my actual body, I drink another MP potion to fuel my power.

It's done with ease. The body of this Golem was able to summon shielding when I fought it, meaning, so can its manipulated clone.

Just, with my own personal twist.

A buzzing pink layer of makeshift shielding appears over the entire front half of the Golem as the spiraling molten rock attack comes rocketing at it.

The Golem and the fire collide. My minion doesn't budge. It keeps moving forward.

The loud twang of mana on mana colliding rings out and lava spews off to both sides of the jet-black Golem.

A magnificent sight follows, I watch molten stone splash off to both sides and settle into pools on the island floor.

Portions of my rock Golem are melted away where the shielding was weakest, but only 10% of its mass at most.

I just concentrate harder and summon more rock from beneath its feet to heal the minor wounds.

The Golem took on its full-powered attack head-on and didn't back down for a second.

The Salamander Boss lets out an angry roar and finally makes its move. The beast takes a step toward us.

I can hear the first clash of Maria and the mutants from behind me. I'm putting my full trust in her, as she's put her trust in me.

The clash between my Minion of Stone and the Dungeon's Mutant Boss has begun.

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Author's Note:

If you're enjoying Dungeon Diver and want to follow Jay on his journey 20+ chapters ahead of schedule, check out the Patreon link in my profile bio.

There's custom chapter art for every new daily upload too!

Thanks for reading:)

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