Chapter 74 – Free Loader?
When the group arrived at the 'Moon Lake' dungeon area of the forest, the entire place was crowded with people. Various players were shouting loudly as if they were selling their wares.
"Open party for moon lake. Looking for Level 20 players and higher."
"Healer Required! Level 18 minimum. Everyone else is Level 20"
"Tank Required! Level 15 and above ok. Must have dragon roar skill!"
Level 15 to Level 22 players were everywhere and many were grouping together to form parties to enter the dungeon.
While the Level 15 ones were looking to be carried, the Level 22 ones were discussing raptly, coming up with various ideas to break records.
Even the group of Korean players currently walking along with Liam were discussing about the same thing.
However, Liam had no such intentions, at least until the Level 50 dungeons opened up.
When a record was set in the higher level dungeons, there would be a sizeable reward that included precious raw materials.
And this could be looted every time a record was broken and set. In the past, this was one of the favorite methods of the top guilds to farm precious materials.
They used these to craft powerful weapons and in turn used the weapons to break the record again.
But below Level 50, the dungeons were pretty much useless. At most, they were a tool of publicity for guilds to establish themselves.
And Liam did not have any such plans at the moment.
Establishing, managing and expanding a guild would take a considerable amount of his time, time that could be better spent on other things.
Moreover, a certain amount of strength and power was required to command a guild. He hadn't obtained that just yet.
"Bro, isn't another mage better for the run?" Goo Sunho scratched his head awkwardly and tried his luck again.
But Liam shook his head. "I am also a mage. So a thief is better."
"Mage ah… weren't you using a sword?" Goo Sunho was left confused and all he could see was the dirty thief grinning back at him.
Seeing that the two of them were about to go at it again, the tank intervened and gave the poor rejected mage a stare preventing him from saying anything any more.
"Kim Hyun. Goo Sunho. That's enough. Group is already settled. Let's start now. Is everybody ready?" His words were like the final nail that sealed the coffin.
The other guy could only sigh and watch everyone walk away disappearing into the crowd.
Multiple groups could enter the dungeon at the same time, but they wouldn't interfere with each other's run.
So after a couple of people walked in before them, this group as well entered the dungeon portal that was a mass of swirling black energy.
As soon as they touched it, they were instantly teleported to the inside of the dungeon and they found themselves standing on the deserted streets of a rickety abandoned village.
It was night time and a chilly wind swept past everyone further enhancing the ominous atmosphere that was prevalent.
At first, everyone waited for Liam to give some sort of specific instructions but he was just silently standing as if he was waiting for the run to start.
After hesitating, Shin Soo, the tank, quickly began talking. He was not sure if everyone, particularly Liam was aware of the mechanics of the dungeon.
Just because he was a skilled player, it didn't mean that he had to have prior knowledge of this specific dungeon. So he gave him the benefit of doubt.
"So in this dungeon… there will be several mirages of the moon lake. We need to go to each of these mirages and essentially find out where the real moon lake is."
The complete dungeon guide wasn't available online yet, but there were still some forums and threads talking about the various mobs.
Shin Soo elaborated on whatever was available online adding on his own theories but all throughout it looked like the expert was not paying him any attention.
This clearly defeated the whole purpose of his attempt as except for Liam they had all researched about 1
the place together so there was no point continuing with the explanations.
Smiling helplessly the tank waved his hand, signaling that he was going to start and dashed ahead the next second.
As soon as they took a step forward, a gust of wind blew and three wailing white specters immediately emerged out of thin air.
[Provocate] Shin Soo was a bulky person and he was playing a warrior tank holding a shield in one hand and a hammer in the other hand.
As soon as he attracted the attention of the three ghosts, the mage started casting fireballs and the thief rushed ahead with his dagger.
Even the healer started chanting spells to cover the tank's health, preventing it from plummeting unexpectedly.
Damage numbers began floating atop the specters one after the other. Their shrill wailing was especially hard to hear, so everyone subconsciously tried to finish the fight as soon as possible.
They had almost forgotten about the expert who had come along with them.
Only when the fight was going somewhat slow for the first mob at the entrance of the dungeon, something felt awkward and out of place and the tank realized that a member was missing!
Huh? He turned around to look for Liam and saw that he was still standing at the entrance and doing something in the system interface without having taken a single step forward.
[Block] He yelled out his next skill in anger and continued tanking the remaining two specters with his teeth grinding together indignantly.
It was fine if this person did not do anything exceptional and defy their expectations but the least he could do was come forward and fight?
Did he expect to be carried through the dungeon?! Did they look like fools and buffoons in his eyes?!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and just when he was about to completely lose it and shout at the other person, irrespective of the consequences… a notification popped up!
Chapter 75 – I Am Ready Now
[Ding. Your overflowing rage has increased your physical defense by 5%]
Shin Soo was dumbfounded. There was something like this for the warrior class?
He stared at the stat boost dazedly for a second before realizing that he had forgotten the main reason why he had been furious in the first place!
Damn it!
He turned around and pointed the hammer at Liam, shouting gruffly. "Hello! Are you planning to join the fight or not?"
Especially with the backdrop of the two specters wailing loudly, his voice sounded very angry and vengeful.
The other members of the team were also equally disgruntled, so everyone nodded, agreeing with him.
But unfortunately… it looked like the other party was still not paying any attention.
Liam only casually raised his hand and showed him his palm, signaling him to be patient.
Shin Soo's eyes twitched. He turned around and first focused on the fight, throwing his shield at the two specters.
The fight had already started so he needed to finish this one first before starting another with this so called expert.
Others as well shot deathly glares at the guy before showing all their anger on the two specters.
And soon… the two stopped wailing and dispersed into specks of light and a couple of copper coins.
[Ding. 20 Experience points have been rewarded]
[Ding. 20 Experience points have been rewarded]
Shin Soo bent down and picked up the copper coins. He wore a solemn expression and walked in long strides towards Liam.
"Liam, we pulled a mob and you didn't join. Isn't that a bit careless? What if there were more specters?"
"We would have been wiped out in the beginning itself without ever stepping into the dungeon! Were you serious or not? We only came here together because you requested us."
"Ya. If you are not interested, then why ask us in the first place?"
One by one the accusations and complaints started popping up and unfortunately, this was all that they could do.
This was no longer a beginner's dungeon. One cannot simply exit at will, otherwise, they could have just walked out the same way they had walked in.
Now they either had to finish the run or die inside the dungeon in order to exit. This was what infuriated everybody even more.
Since the person had been so skilled and powerful they did not expect him to troll them all like this.
"What a waste!" Shin Soo grunted. They were going to probably lose a fraction of their level and if they were unlucky some pieces of equipment also.
He glared at the man who was still standing like a stone and spat out in anger. "Let's just go continue. If we die, we die. Whatever."
The others as well nodded and followed him. They walked on the deserted streets of the village, amidst the worn out huts and the half demolished houses and soon another mob popped up.
Aaaaeeeeee! Aaaaeeeeee!
The specters wailed loudly and this time five of them showed up.
Shin Soo quickly stepped forward, trying to hold them back, but five specters were a bit too much for him to handle. He started taking heavy damage and the healer's mana quickly drained.
The damage from the thief and the mage was simply not enough to bring them down fast and their movements were all over the place.
"Fuck it. Looks like this is going to be a fast party wipe." Shin Soo sighed and gave up. He could already see where this was going. What was the point in trying any longer?
This was a difficult dungeon and that was why they had continued leveling without attempting it, so how could possibly handle it with just 4 members?
What a complete and utter waste of time!
.His health was about to fully bottom out when unexpectedly, a scorching ball of flame landed on the specter that was going to scratch him.
-200
A huge and insane damage number floated atop the specter's head.
"Chung Hee, what skill is this? How is your fireball doing this much damage all of a sudden?" Shin Soo muttered in puzzlement.
But instead of Chung Hee, another voice sounded. "I am ready now."
Liam was calm and composed as he immediately diffused the bomb that was about to explode. He tossed a health potion to the tank and Shin Soo caught it with a surprised look on his face.
Health potions were expensive commodities! Was it really okay to use one just like that?
"Fuck! What am I thinking?" He quickly downed it as he was just a breath short of dying. "You know we wouldn't even be in this mess if you hadn't been simply standing like a rock."
"Mmmm. Stop talking and focus on the fight." Liam's words made the four of them want to stab him instead of the specters but they did not have time to be angry right now.
The wailing specters continued waving their huge sharp claws or rather overgrown nails in a frenzy and the tank and the thief were having a hard time trying to dodge their attacks and fight back at the same time.
The mage alone was not pulling enough damage to settle this situation, but all of it changed when Liam joined the fray.
He did not take out his sword this time. He wanted to rely on mana more and fine-tune his mana control and understand more about casting spells.
[Fire Ball] [Fire Ball] [Fire Ball] Liam cast the same spell over and over again, each time picturing a ball of energy gathering and shooting out forward.
He tried to increase it and decrease it at his will without worrying about the actual damage numbers he was dealing.
And standing right beside him were his two pets, who were yet to do anything.
The three of them looked quite relaxed and carefree when compared to the rest of the team who were barely breathing, and struggling to get a grip on the fight.
[Ding. 20 Experience points have been rewarded]
[Ding. 20 Experience points have been rewarded]
[Ding. 20 Experience points have been rewarded]
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After Liam started sending out fireballs one after the other, the fight did not last long and the five specters burst into specks of astral light one by one.
Shin Soo and the rest of the team were too stunned to see this sight that they began to doubt if the specters were a mirage in the first place.
But the string of experience points that popped out was undeniable so they could only accept the harsh reality.
This was the difference between their skills and the skill level of a person that was above and beyond their imagination.
Instantly, all the prior grievances they had about the person completely disappeared as if it had never existed before and they could only hope that Liam did not hold any grudges.
"Ahem… Sir…" Shin Shoo awkwardly scratched his head and was about to say something when Liam smiled calmly and all of a sudden, sent out another fireball, pulling in more specters that were roaming inside of the run down huts.
He had already begun the attack on the next wave of specters!
Usually, it was the tank who first approached the mob and pulled the aggro but Liam casually stepped forward and started bombarding the group of specters with fireballs ceaselessly.
Shin Soo snapped out of his trance and scurried forward to salvage the situation and correct the aggro distribution. The others also panicked and quickly began attacking.
"Ahhhh! Hyung! Wait!!!"
Liam calmly chuckled. "Hmmm? Didn't you guys tell me earlier that you were in a hurry?" He ignored their pitiful looks and continued to blast the specters.
This was something that would have typically earned instant hate from everyone as a tank was always supposed to initiate a fight for the purpose of stability except for special situations that needed some other strategy.
But in this case… no one dared think that way!
After all, with the high damage numbers he was pulling the fights suddenly became easier and even if the tank hadn't started the fight, there was no OT and messy mass damage.
This was even more impressive especially considering the dungeon they were currently in. Moon Lake's main difficulty laid in the wailing sounds of the specters.
If one were to hear this sort of wailing sound for a long period of time, then they would fall into confusion, their brain completely muddled and unable to think clearly.
Adding in the realistic feature of the game, the effect would even prevent the players from doing anything else for the next hour. Such was the heavy impact of the wailing cries on the mind.
So in this type of dungeon speed was the top priority and Liam was focusing on just that.
He set the pace of their progress as he continued pulling in more and more specters towards the group, just as the last one died.
"Brother…" Shi Soo wanted to say something but he swallowed the words. He didn't even know if Liam was doing this on purpose or because the dungeon called for it.
So what could he possibly tell? Slow down?
[Shield Impact] [Block] He shook his head helplessly and quickly tried to balance the fight. Only he looked busy, as the healer suddenly found herself with nothing else to do.
The other two players were also in a similar boat as the thief's attacks were like tickling the specters and the other mage's attack was like a mosquito bite.
Liam alone was single-handedly pulling more damage than their dps combined together. The specters were getting utterly slaughtered by him.
In the blink of an eye, they had gone from complaining about a party wipeout to clearing the first haunted street of the moon lake village.
"Look! There is the lake!" Minah suddenly shouted and pointed her finger to the eastern side. Everyone immediately turned to look in that direction.
Just as she had said, there was a huge lake in the distance and at the center of the lake, there was an altar that was mys mysteriously floating and atop this was a bright shining necklace.
The necklace triggered a quest that gave decent experience points.
"Oh my gosh! We are totally going to break the record!" The thief and the healer exclaimed together and the group hurriedly ran toward the lake, with Liam casually walking at the back in silence.
He was calmly checking out his special quest progress. He had obliterated a lot of souls in the dungeon so far but it looked like these specter souls did not count toward the quest completion.
"Well, it was worth a try." He shrugged and checked the experience bars of the two tiny beings stalking him.
He had asked both of them not to interfere in any fights as they were too weak at the moment. This was because of Liam's own conjecture.
Dying in this tutorial game too often affected the souls of human beings so he couldn't help but come to the conclusion that the same applied to the companion beasts as well.
So at least until they reached Level 5, he had forbidden the two to fight. Their infant status would disappear at this time only.
Moreover, this was also when a companion beast's unique skills would begin to get unlocked as right now, they were only able to scratch and claw.
Liam gazed at the status of both the pets and it looked like the bird was already close to leveling up once but the fox still had a lot left to fill.
"Hmm.. so a spirit beast needs a lot more experience points to upgrade compared to the common beast. I guess this is to be expected."
Liam patted the two who looked up at him with their big eager eyes and then proceeded to follow the group.
Shin Soo and the others had already reached the lake, but as soon as they neared it, the lake completely disappeared and standing in front of them was a huge mob of wailing specters.
Chapter 77 – We Shouldn't Waste
Seeing that everyone was standing around without starting the fight, Liam smiled and calmly muttered. "What happened?"
"Liam! The lake disappeared!" The tank looked stunned.
"Huh? Didn't you read about the contents of the dungeon beforehand? There are several misleading mirages around."
"Ah… that… yes but…" Shin Soo opened and closed his mouth wordlessly. They indeed knew of this before stepping in here, but no one had expected things to be so realistic.
And besides, the sight of the huge mob of wailing specters was nothing short of terrifying. The only saving grace was that this mob could be avoided if one was careful enough.
"Hyun, can you cast stealth on the whole group?" Shin Soo nervously mumbled. Though this was not necessary, he wanted to avoid a confrontation with this mob as much as possible.
The thief as well nodded and quickly activated the skill [Stealth Blanket].
He was lucky enough to pick up this rare skill that was able to extend his stealth to a whole bunch of players. When the skill proficiency increased, this number would further increase.
However, this was all for naught as a certain member of the team raised his hand and cast another fireball, pulling the huge mob.
"Noooo!"
All four shouted at the same time, but the train had already left the station.
"Why bro why?" Shin Soo hurriedly stepped forward and tried to pull five of the dozen specters onto himself.
"Why? We shouldn't waste any mobs!" Liam replied as a matter of fact. He was calm and confident as usual.
However, the situation this time seemed completely out of hand, as there were still eight or so specters dashing towards them at a fast speed.
"Bro this time you really shouldn't have pulled so much! Please only attack after I…" Before the tank could finish his words, fire started raining from the sky.
"Eh? What is this? The specters have magic attack?" Everyone was confused.
Only when they saw massive damage numbers appearing on the whole group just as every drop of fiery rain pelted down on the specters, did they understand what was happening.
The god that they had teamed with had an aoe skill to boot!
"You guys know that even friendly fire can damage right? Make sure to watch your steps!" Liam reminded them. He was quite satisfied with this random group that he had run into.
Even if their skill level wasn't anything worth mentioning, they at least did not do anything stupid and drag the speed down. They followed his lead and coordinated decently.
Ignoring their shocked faces, Liam focused on the effects on his body. From the beginning, though he was churning out fire magic attacks one after the other, he was never doing it blindly.
He was always paying attention to the control and after effects of the skills. He could distinctly feel the mana in his body drain after using the [Lava Rain] skill.
"Just a bit more. I feel like I am on the verge of grasping something." He clenched his fist and inhaled deeply, sucking in the mana from the air and replenishing his own reserves.
He then once again started casting fire balls one after the other.
The fire fox spirit beast was particularly happy to see this as it was raining fire everywhere, with Liam shooting out more fire balls.
Kyuuu! Kyuuu!
It jumped up and down, clearly very happy to see this sight.
While the others were trying their hardest to not get damaged by their own teammate's skill, the little fox was hopping and skipping and trying to catch the drops of fire in its small mouth as if they were water drops.
This sight only added insult to their injury. They would have been more upset about pulling this unnecessary mob if not for the constant notifications of experience points raining down.
Their bars were filling up so fast that they began attacking back even more fiercely. They had also gathered a lot of money, and a couple of equipments just from this mob.
"We already cleared this much, shall we head over to this street and che and check if the real lake is here?" Shin Soo suggested and everyone including Liam nodded in agreement.
The group started moving down the street when unexpectedly just as they had guessed, the lake really did appear in front of them, a few blocks away.
"Let's gooooo!" The tank shouted energetically. Everyone was full of joy as they ran towards the lake as fast as they could. However… just as they neared it…
The lake and the moonlight dancing over it once again completely disappeared and instead, there was another nasty mob of wailing specters.
Hearing their cries over and over again and again made their heads hurt. They could simply turn around here and run… but… they already could tell that that was not going to happen.
"Ahhh…" Shin Soo looked up, only to see the rain of fire greeting them again.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
One by one the specters turned around to look at their target and they began rushing to the group, a big chunk of their health already taken away by the fire drops.
Without using any of his other attacks, Liam continued relying on only these couple of skills for this mob as well, smoothly finishing the fight from start to finish.
And at the end of it, the tiny wind ripper finally received its first upgrade. Its body and its wings slightly grew bigger in size.
Before it was smaller than palm size and now it was exactly the size of a palm, one that belonged to a huge burly man perhaps.
It was not much, but the other party looked at it with a yearning wondering when it was going to grow up as well.
"Soon. Soon." Liam shook his head and continued paying attention to the specters.. One was almost close to attacking the healer so he focused on that specter and finished it first.
Chapter 78 – Move Aside
Each 'Moon Lake' dungeon run typically took around 3 to 5 hours. This was including any unexpected scenarios one could potentially run into.
However, Liam's group was now already at hour 8. Except for him, every single member of the team was currently collapsed on the ground and resting.
Their clothes and armors were fully drenched in sweat and they were clutching their stomachs in pain as if they had just run a marathon.
The worst part was that they still hadn't tackled the final three mini-boss and the last boss of the dungeon.
"Let's go. Get up." Liam muttered. He had just now been breathing deeply and focusing on the mana reserves in his body automatically getting replenished.
Everyone had a mana regeneration rate but it was far from enough. The key was to bring up this rate. Leveling blindly without concentrating on these factors was just a waste of time.
"Boss… ahhh just 2 more minutes please…" Shin Soo and Hyun whined at the same time.
As gamers, they had been used to a certain level of comfort, and this ultra realistic model of the game was killing them.
Why did they have to replicate even the pain and the tiredness?! Wasn't stamina stat going down enough? Did they really have to hone in on the actual feeling?
Everything from head to toe was tired. They had run into several of these so-called mirages so far and without fail, every single one of them had been a disappointment.
Of course, things wouldn't have been so bad if they had simply sneaked away without butting heads with each and every single mob, but unfortunately for them, Liam had other plans.
"Heh. Come on. Get up. I don't think that this one is a mirage. Your fatigue and tiredness should be relieved as soon as you take a sip of the moon lake. You guys don't want it?"
Liam chuckled and started walking towards the lake at the end of the street. The moon above shone with more brilliance and the lake waters sparkled like diamonds.
Behind him, rustling sounds echoed and without any other choice, the other members of the group dragged their tired bodies over.
"Psst. Psst. He is not lying right?" The thief bitterly smiled and whispered to Shin Soo as the latter let out a long sigh. Even if he was what could they do?
All they can do and have been doing is looking at the experience bar filling up at lightning speed and consoling themselves.
After Level 20 it was extremely difficult to level up further. Even a single level required hours of hard grinding, but their experience bars were filling up quite easily.
Liam's fireballs or rather cannon balls coupled with the presence of so many mobs in close proximity with no other competition from players nearby made their progress a lot faster.
But was this enough to justify this hard and painful grind for hours together? Wasn't it just a game? Why were they working so hard?!
The four of them continued grumbling inwardly. However, their hands and feet kept moving, not wanting to miss the opportunity until the very end.
And just like Liam mentioned, this time when they neared the lake, it finally did not disappear!
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Kim Hyun couldn't bear it any longer and shouted at the top of his lungs as he drowned his body and his limbs in the lake, jumping into it hurriedly.
"Watch out for mobs, idiot!" Shin Soo panicked but nothing seemed to have been triggered so the others as well rushed in and dipped themselves in the lake water.
The cool waters of the lake washed the tiredness from their bodies and was very refreshing. Liam also walked over and drank a few mouthfuls.
As soon as the lake water entered the stomach, a warm nourishing feeling swept past the body and all the physical fatigue and mental fatigue from hearing the non-stop wailing of the specters was fully erased.
"Fuck bro! This is amazing! How come we didn't find this in the forum?!"
"Ahhh… so tasty! This is the tastiest thing that I have ever put in my mouth!"
"Che. Shut up and go that side. You are stinking
up my space!"
The group immediately started playing like small kids and didn't look like they were going to stop any time soon.
Only when Liam cleared his throat threateningly, they reluctantly got out of the lake, one after the other. "The altar is on the other side, let's go."
As soon as they arrived, loud clanging noises resounded, and three pitch black wraiths descended from the darkness of the night, their chains dragging on the ground.
The three wraiths looked extremely grotesque and terrifying but after having defeated waves after waves of specters, no one felt any fear and the tank quickly rushed forward.
"I will get the attention of all three!!! Only attack the one on the right! Let's bring them down one after the other!" Shin Soo quickly yelled out the instructions and then strutted forward with his huge body.
The three wraiths screamed loudly and the next second a ball of swirling energy appeared in front of them, seemingly made of white and black gases.
They tossed this at the tank and his health instantly dropped to one-third. "Fuck! How am I supposed to heal this?!" The healer immediately panicked.
To make matters worse, the wraiths already started chanting something in a weird archaic language and the next set of balls appeared.
"No No No No. Arghh!" Shin Soo activated all his skills preparing to block the attack, but he knew that it was still probably not enough to nullify this damage.
If they couldn't withstand just two of their attacks, what was going to happen to the rest of the fight?
He clenched his weapon and stood firmly unwilling to be the reason they all failed when a sharp voice reminded him calmly.
"A tank doesn't always have to receive the attack. You can also dodge it. Move aside.. I will tank this fight."
Chapter 79 – Dungeon Boss
Shin Soo turned around and stared at Liam dumbfoundedly. In the spur of the moment, he didn't have any time to make any decisions.
The only thought that was running in his mind was that this was insane!
A mage can use a sword sure, but how the hell was he going to tank? Did he even have the defense to absorb a single combined attack from the three wraiths?
This was simply foolishness!
If it was anybody else, he would have just sent a kick their way, asking them to shut up. However, this was Liam. So he instinctively stepped aside and listened to him.
Before the attacks from the wraiths could land on his, he dodged and did not provoke them after that, thereby losing their aggro.
Almost immediately, the three pitch black wraiths turned their attention to the man at the back with two tiny creatures beside him.
Liam sent out three fireballs back to back, drawing the attention of all three wraiths. The most common tanking method might be using the various taunt skills, but this worked too.
His damage numbers were almost double what others were dealing so it was very easy for him to make the wraiths target him instead.
But this was just the beginning. The real skill of a tank laid beyond this.
Liam's figure blurred and he immediately appeared in front of the three wraiths.
The other mage took a step back and the thief and the ex-tank started attacking from the back while Liam dealt with them from the front.
His movements were a lot less restricted and when the next attack of the wraiths landed, it barely grazed him.
The healer sighed in relief quickly using this time to heal the ex-tank. The group then targeted the one on the right continuing to grind down its health bit by bit.
And Liam as well contributed to this damage once in a while, but his main focus was on something else.
His gaze was firmly fixed on the three wraiths.
He was observing everything about them including their movements, attack patterns, and every detail that he could see.
These were the only undead in the lower leveled zones closer to the cities. If he wanted to interact with more undead, he would have to go to higher leveled zones.
So he tried his best to understand the three wraiths.
As these wraiths and specters were a level higher than the mindless undead that arose from using the spell, his goal was to use them to gain some sort of insight.
After slaughtering several specters, he wasn't any closer to comprehending his undead affinity, so he could only hope that this would work.
Liam nimbly moved dancing around the three wraiths as he continued maintaining their full attention.
He casually evaded their attacks, but he also allowed some of them to hit him, taking the full brunt of the impact head on.
Every time he did that, the healer panicked. The main difficulty in this particular fight seemed to be avoiding this attack from the wraiths as it was almost a one-hit kill sort of an attack.
Liam's health points were decent enough to at least eat three of their attacks, but still seeing the health drop so much was flustering.
And moreover, he had no plans of making this easy for her. He was fully engrossed in his own world, leisurely playing around with the three wraiths.
Completing the dungeon successfully seemed to be the last thing on his mind.
In this manner, the fight continued and with Liam skillfully maneuvering as the tank the three wraiths looked more like mobs rather than a mini boss and the fight was over in no time.
[Ding. 1000 Experience points have been rewarded]
[Ding. 1000 Experience points have been rewarded]
[Ding. 1000 Experience points have been rewarded]
Juicy experience notifications rang one after the other, and both Kim Hyun and the wind ripper leveled up.
"Fuck yes! I am finally Level 20!" Kim Hyun jumped around and seeing him the bird also did the same.
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
"Ughhh. Don't pick up any habits from this guy." Liam immediately reprimanded the bird and it quickl
quickly settled down.
Kim Hyun could only smile bitterly and act as if he wasn't just labeled as a bad role model for a freaking bird.
"I suggest you all take one more drink from the lake." Liam reminded them, he himself taking a sip as well.
Not long after, the last and the final boss of the moon lake arrived. The entirety of the lake water started swirling around like a whirlpool and above it, a tornado started forming.
Pitch black wisps started descending into this chaos and a monstrous wraith slowly started forming. Unlike the other specters and wraiths, this one had a red glow surrounding it.
[Demonic Wraith General]
Level 20
Health: 5000000
The sheer health of this giant black thing struck fear in everyone's heart as they saw the massive 5 million health points.
This had 100 times the health of the elite boss Barabara which Liam had slaughtered. Around Level 20, this was the strongest dungeon boss!
"Ahh… Why is it so high? Wasn't it supposed to be just 1 million?" Shin Soo cried in disbelief. He also received another notification which made him further stiffen.
[Ding. The evil eye lands on you. You have been targetted by the Wraith General]
[Ding. All your stats are reduced by 5%]
Everyone else as well received similar notifications.
"I can't breathe properly." Minah took a step back, her body shivering.
She was a holy healer and the presence of the boss affected her the most. Instead of 5%, she received a 10% reduction in stats.
Liam on the other hand felt invigorated in the presence of such a strong powerful undead. Not only that, but he also received a different notification.
[Ding. The evil eye lands on you. You have been targetted by the Wraith General]
[Ding. All your stats are reduced by 5%]
[Ding. You possess a SSS-grade undead affinity]
[Ding. All your stats are increased by 20%]