"A Hidden Boss!", Kite gasped.
"How can we be so unlucky!", Vanessa cried.
"Huh? Why?" Kite was confused. Other than its level being higher, Vanessa's level was also high.
Vanessa looked at Kite and explained it to him quickly.
Hidden Boss only appeared rarely, it was a one out of a hundred chance. Adventurers who raided normal dungeons every time have a chance to encounter a hidden boss. But that only happened in normal dungeons. But in Hidden Dungeons, the chance was nil. Why?
That's because you can enter a Hidden Dungeon only thrice, once every difficulty. And encountering a Hidden Boss in a Hidden Dungeon was the worst.
When you entered the Normal Mode of a Hidden Dungeon that has a required level of 5 to 10 will spawn monsters at that level. When you choose hard mode then you'll encounter Level 10-15 monsters. And hell mode will spawn Level 15-20 monsters. Hidden Boss appeared randomly in any difficulty and their strength was much stronger than the Hell Mode's final boss.
And even though Vanessa's level was at 36, this Boss has a strength of a Grade 2 class. Vanessa was still a Grade 1 Ranger, and she'll only have her class upgrade chance when she reached Level 40. A Grade 2 Level 20 boss monster was equivalent to a Grade 1 Level 60 boss monster.
Grade level was a qualitative evolution.
"This is bad. Ansel quickly retreat!" After hearing what situation there were in he quickly shouted.
Ansel was overwhelmed by this Boss' aura. He can't move a single step. Kite can still move but he was struggling a little. Andel who has a lower level and standing directly in front of the boss, faced a lot of pressure right now. He pissed his pants and his tears were flowing non-stop. In front of death, even demons will be afraid.
"Vanessa help him!" Kite shouted. He was the first male friend he had that was not far away from his age. His task was also to protect him. If he dies here, Kite couldn't fathom his master's anger.
Actually, Vanessa was cold-hearted when it came to the battlefield. She normally hunts monsters herself and despite the fact that Ansel could be considered her acquaintance, she won't help him that easily. This was just a habit, she didn't intentionally ignore Ansel. And now that Kite shouted to help him, she finally snapped out of it.
She used a skill meant for speed to immediately go after Ansel.
Quick Steps!
This skill was a basic movement skill almost all adventurers have.
Her body blurred and she rushed in Ansel's direction. She was so fast as if she was a star that streaked by. She grabbed Ansel and threw him into Kite's position. She planned to deal with this monster alone. Kite and Ansel were too weak to participate in this battle.
Kite knew this, but he was still reluctant. He was a man but he still needed a girl to protect him.
"Kite! Go! Both of you might get killed" Vanessa looked at him and shouted seriously.
Kite bit his lips and stared at Vanessa's face for a while. He turned around and run far away from the supposed battlefield.
"What a good day to die! To think I'll be killed by this ugly monster. Vanessa couldn't help but whisper. She can hunt a monster five-level higher than her. But this monster was a boss. Its intelligence was equivalent to an average man.
Just as the Goblin Zombie Lord finally appeared out of its grave, Vanessa accessed her storage ring. She was also the daughter of a guild master. Her wealth was a thousand times more than Kites.
She pulled out a bow and arrows appeared on it automatically. This was done by simply getting the arrow from the ring itself. This was used so that you don't need to waste too much time getting your arrow on a quiver on the back. She fired a hundred arrows in quick succession and a hail of arrows rain down on the boss monster.
Meteor Arrows!
The rain of arrows burst with red flames and continuously damage the boss. But the goblin simply took the damage and simply stood still.
| -20 HP |
| -15 HP |
| -12 HP |
| -32 HP |
Its defense was insanely high. Not just that but its HP continuously regenerates at a fast pace.
| +40 HP |
| +40 HP |
Vanessa frowned. This battle will last a long time.
•••
Meanwhile, Kite was struggling. Ansel fell unconscious. Now he was in a dilemma. He wanted to preserve his own life and directly leave this dungeon. But he was indebted to Vanessa. She helped Kite by warning him about the danger outside. If it wasn't for her, he will be killed after going out in the guild.
He was now at Level 13 and possessed a lot of experience points. He decided to sacrifice a lot of EXPs until he received knowledge that might help him in his current situation. He sacrificed 5,000 ExP six times, a total of 30,000 Experience Points. His level immediately lost 3 levels, now he was a Grade 0 Level 10 Swordsman.
He gained random memories every second. He stayed still for 10 minutes until he finally sorted out all his new memories.
He gained some new life experience. The first memory showed a war, he was fighting within it. Just like always, all of Jax's past life used a sword. So his swordplay improved little by little. All 3 memories showed battle experiences. Because of these memories, his mindset was being changed. His thirst for being the strongest rose, his courage also increase, and lastly, his determination now was as high as the heavens. Two memories showed new skills. The first one showed Jax blinking at fast speed a thousand times on a grassy plain. The second one showed Jax's incarnate sweeping using his swords towards a dragon.
| Star Blink[A Rank](Active Skill) Requirements: None. Has three charge in total, can blink to any direction at 5 meters. Consume large amount of stamina Cooldown: 15 seconds every charge [Proficiency: 0/300] |
| Second Noxious Sword[S Rank](Active Skill) Requirements: Sword and target being hit by the skill 'First Noxious Sword'. Attack Damage 50× reduce armor 200%, 100% Critical Chance, and Knock Back Effect(Effect is determined by the target's level) Cooldown: 1 day. Profiency[0/1000]
The last memory showed Jax being killed by a beautiful woman. She was holding two short swords and it was embedded in his heart and head. He felt death for the second time now.
Kite sense something amiss.
'These skills came just in time. Weird. Am I that lucky?'
The boy shook his head and remove these thoughts. The important thing to do was save Vanessa.
He immediately rushed towards where Vanessa was battling with the goblin zombie. He was worried beyond imagination.
When he arrived at the battlefield he saw Vanessa being beaten up, her nose was bleeding. But the hidden boss was not doing fine itself. It already lost one of its arm.
Kite anger towered up the sky. His left eye started released a bluish hue.
He held his sword in front of him.
He was now prepared to help Vanessa!