The Final Boss Has Returned - Chapter 116
While Drakan attempted to infiltrate the enemy's main camp, riding a Bone Wyvern and hiding his appearance through the Hermit's Mist.
Yujin was holding back the enemy's great army at the front lines.
Flash!
Each time the golden aura shone, the monsters collapsed like rotten sheaves of straw!
Purple bodily fluids flowed from the monsters' bodies like a river around him, but thanks to the golden light enveloping Yujin's body, not a single drop stuck to him.
"Hoo."
Yujin caught his breath as he relentlessly cut down enemies with his Holy Sword and blasted them with aura, causing them to explode.
He wasn't the only one fighting.
Lycanthropes!
The moment they entered combat, they all shed their human appearances, transformed into werewolves, and went on a rampage.
Although this other world lacked the Twin Moon that granted them power, the werewolves far surpassed ordinary humans in strength, biting and tearing enemies apart with sharp claws and fangs.
Beside them, the undead summoned by Lich Dice were fighting.
Zombies, skeletons, ghouls, corpse golems, and even Death Knights!
The rare spectacle of werewolves and undead flanking the radiant Hero and fighting as if supporting him was more than enough to excite the viewers.
[LOL, he's actually holding this back LOL]
[Yujin is insane;;]
[Who knew the day would come when undead and a hero fight together LOL]
[Is this that Nationalist-Communist cooperation thing?]
Yujin glanced at the rapidly scrolling chat before his eyes, then looked at the endless waves of enemy forces and the ruins beyond them.
As expected, the enemies seemed not to have noticed Drakan's infiltration yet, as their offensive was concentrated solely on this side.
Yujin swung his Holy Sword mechanically, cutting down enemies as he stared at the distant ruins.
Drakan.
It was time for him, who held the key to this conquest, to move.
* * *
The sky path was open.
According to the Wolf King, there seemed to be flying units in the Hive Mind's army as well, but at least there were none in the vicinity right now.
'They really are pouring out endlessly.'
Enemy forces still flooding out from inside the ruins!
Flying past that scene, I landed on the right side of the ruins where there were hardly any enemies.
[Ooooooh.]
Having finished its task, the Bone Wyvern let out an eerie wail and flew back into the sky, disappearing.
Vampire King Nosferatu dispelled the Hermit's Mist and stood beside me, returning to his original form.
Before the massive door covered in mucus membrane, presumed to be the ruins' entrance, the usual man-eating trees and monsters stood guard.
'There's no way to sneak past them after coming all this way.'
I looked at the door and thought.
There was no way to avoid the enemies and enter at this point.
So all that remained was to attack.
"Nosferatu. Lobo."
"You called, Lord."
"Yes, Contractor."
"Clear a path."
I gave the order to two Over Ranker-class powerhouses.
[LOL meat shields again LOL]
[Now kill each other]
[Charging again LOL]
The chat exploded the moment I gave the two chiefs the order!
I ignored the chat and watched the Vampire King and Wolf King charge.
The Vampire King transforming into mist and flying forth, and the Wolf King instantly transforming from his human form into a massive werewolf with silver fur, standing over three meters tall!
As the two transcendent beings began radiating their presence, the monsters whose aggro was pulled rushed toward the Wolf King and Vampire King.
[Kyaooooh!]
The monsters charged while letting out bizarre roars!
But they were soon torn to shreds by the Vampire King's crimson greatsword and the Wolf King's aura-laden claws, meeting their deaths.
[You have received distributed EXP.]
[You have received distributed EXP.]
Along with that, EXP distribution notifications popped up before my eyes!
I savored those sweet notifications as I walked toward the entrance, which was being cleared up.
At that moment, I saw a monster charging at me.
[Kyaooooh!]
A large beast resembling a hunting hound but twice as large charged at me with a bizarre roar. In that instant, I raised the Ironblood Executor and blocked its attack.
"Berserk Sword."
Kwa-boom!
Aura exploded, and purple bodily fluids splattered.
[OMG one hit LOL]
[The monster died!]
[Drakan... he gets shit done when it counts... that's why he's so likeable, the bastard...]
The chat went wild at the monster that died instantly!
I smiled as I read the chat and headed toward the entrance.
The ruins' entrance was already a mess thanks to the Vampire King and Wolf King's exploits.
I looked at the ruins' entrance covered in mucus membrane and spoke.
"Let's start with reconnaissance. Vampire King. Send out the bats."
"As you command, Lord."
At my command, the Vampire King politely bowed to me and immediately summoned a swarm of vampire bats, sending them inside the entrance.
[As expected, recon is the basics of raiding~]
[Using map hack again? LOL]
[???: Hey, manners please;;]
[Red cheat map again?]
Perhaps reminded of the previous dungeon raid, similar chats appeared in my vision.
I stared blankly at the chat while waiting for the swarm of vampire bats to return.
Recklessly throwing oneself into an unknown dungeon was a poor strategy.
Of course, users who enjoyed thrills and adventure sometimes deliberately threw themselves into unknown dungeons, and Yujin was that type as well, but I was far from them.
Minimizing the uncertainty of the raid as much as possible!
That was exactly what I considered the basic of dungeon raiding.
Flap! Flap!
I wondered how much time had passed when finally the swarm of vampire bats flew back from the entrance.
Nosferatu began communing with the swarm of vampire bats as he had in the previous dungeon, and soon, having finished the communion, he slowly spoke to me.
"I have successfully mapped the internal structure."
Nosferatu's eyes gleamed.
Along with that, bloody magical power flowed from his hand and began creating a massive projection.
It was an internal map of the ruins.
"These ruins consist of one above-ground floor and three underground floors, and there is a location presumed to be the boss room on the third underground floor. I could not scout the presumed boss room, but all other areas have been fully reconnoitered. I shall now guide you via the shortest route."
Nosferatu explained the shortest route, dispersed the illusory map, and took the lead before the party.
[This is a hack LOL]
[Vampire navigation;;]
[Come forth, vampire omnipotent bat!]
[At this point I need to get a vampire for my house too LOL]
I skimmed the chat and followed him into the ruins alongside the Wolf King.
The ruins were dark overall.
To be specific, a darkness so deep that you couldn't see an inch ahead lurked within, had the Vampire King not used Light magic.
[You have entered the dungeon 'The Last Ruins'.]
[First discovery bonus!]
[Fame has increased by 1353.]
[For 3 days, EXP and item drop rates obtained in the dungeon 'The Last Ruins' increase by 200%.]
The dungeon first discovery messages that popped up the moment I entered the ruins!
I dismissed the messages, placed the Vampire King in the front and the Wolf King in the rear, and began advancing rapidly along the shortest route guided by the Vampire King.
[Kraaaaaaang!]
[Kwoooooor!]
Of course, there were monsters shrieking and obstructing our advance, but they died equally before the Vampire King's sword, the Wolf King's claws, and the Ironblood Executor I wielded.
Such fairness that even monsters appearing to be mid-boss level were gifted the mercy of death!
The viewers went wild at the sight of my party cleanly cutting down the swarming enemies.
[Wow, look at him stomping them LOL]
[Whoever said Drakan was getting carried by Yujin earlier, come out]
[For real, Yujin stans got caught derailing in Drakan's stream, right? Pathetic, right?]
[No, isn't this getting carried too?]
[What are you talking about? Can't you see Drakan killing mobs diligently right now?]
Endless pouring chat messages and donations!
Even as that happened, I gradually descended underground and finally arrived before the boss room.
"This is the boss room."
Vampire King Nosferatu's words tickled my ears.
As expected, a massive stone door guarded the way ahead.
I caught my breath and took out several potions from my inventory, drinking them.
[Strength temporarily increases by 30%.]
[Agility temporarily increases by 50%.]
Having finished doping, I shoved the stone door open without hesitation.
The stone door opened with a heavy sound, and beyond it, the boss monster I had been waiting for had taken its position.
The boss monster of The Last Ruins!
It was a monstrosity resembling a massive building, with an impressive giant pink brain and tentacles just like the Unclean One.
Of course, just like the man-eating trees, it wasn't a real building but a living creature through and through.
[Ugh, disgust overload;]
[Mosaic... We need a mosaic...]
[Why do these guys look like this?]
[What was the design team thinking making this kind of mob LOL]
[Developers' secret taste.jpg]
Viewers cringed at the boss monster shaped like a living building with its brain exposed and tentacles attached!
But I stared straight at its disgusting form.
In that moment.
[How dare vermin from another world come this far.]
Along with the unpleasant voice of the tentacled monster with the impressive brain, a sparkling notification window rose before my eyes.
[Swarm Lord manifests a mental wave.]
[Resisting Swarm Lord's mental wave.]
[Partial resistance successful.]
[All stats decrease by 5%.]
My stats had dropped from the mental wave, but since I had already raised them through doping, it wasn't much of a blow.
I looked around.
I had succeeded in partial resistance, but I couldn't rule out the possibility that the Wolf King or Vampire King might have failed their resistance.
"A repulsive mental attack."
"Did you think you could stop me with such an attack?"
But from the sinister voices of the Wolf King and Vampire King that soon followed, I could tell that the mental wave attack of the boss monster called Swarm Lord hadn't dealt much damage to them either.
Anyway, having checked my surroundings, I immediately used a skill.
"Incarnation of Iron Blood."
[Skill 'Incarnation of Iron Blood' is activated.]
[All stats temporarily increase by 65%.]
[Attack power and defense temporarily increase by 65%.]
[All skill effects temporarily increase by 65%.]
[Allies' stats in the vicinity temporarily increase by 32%.]
[Enemies' stats in the vicinity temporarily decrease by 32%.]
The moment I used Incarnation of Iron Blood, an armor of dark red aura covered my vision!
Feeling the amplified stats, I raised the Ironblood Executor as-is, pointed it at the Swarm Lord, and used another skill.
"Dark Chain!"
The moment I used the skill, black chains made of darkness shot up from the boss room floor and bound the Swarm Lord's entire body.
[Worthless vermin!]
The Swarm Lord screamed as it was bound by the Dark Chain I had used!
But since it was a boss monster, the binding wouldn't last very long.
I had to deal as much damage as possible in the meantime.
Having judged that far, I kicked off the ground and leaped toward it, commanding the two chiefs.
"Attack."