GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The salamander let out a blood-curdling cry as stomach acid flowed from its mouth, melting its teeth and tongue in the process.
His eye had been dented and was not unusable, and since I had appeared in its blind spot, the salamander had no idea where I was.
It tried to scan the area with its other eye, which was the biggest mistake of its life since I then reinforced a kick with [Tidal Strike], completely crushing the eye in its socket.
Now, it couldn't use its unique move… it was my complete win-
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[The Boss has entered its Second Stage]
[The Boss has activated its Unique Skill: Sludge Control]
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[Giant Sludge Chimera - Boss]
[Health Remaining: 5000/10000]
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"Huh? This isn't supposed to happen… I-It isn't supposed to have a second stage. Wait? What?"
I was so confused that I didn't even notice that particles of sludge slowly rose from the salamander's body and created clumps of it that were aimed directly at me.
BAM
I was hit by one and was sent flying off of its head while one side of my body had been coated in intense burns.
Gritting my teeth helped me endure the pain, and as I dodged these quick and powerful heaps of sludge, I began to rack my brain as to why this was happening.
Though I should've been focusing on the battle, my mind continued to try and discover why this was happening.
"Those damn gods… THOSE FUCKING GODS!" I shouted with complete and utter rage.
Tons of panels flowed into my vision, and my teeth were grinding against each other so hard that they audibly echoed through the room.
"*sigh*... Okay, let's just focus on this," I muttered before dodging another pile of sludge which slightly splashed me upon colliding with the ground behind me.
The burning sensation wasn't as bad as getting hit by it directly since that damage from before was completely numbing my mind.
When the pain gets so bad, your body is rushed with even more adrenaline as it wants to keep you alive, but sometimes there is so much that you can barely even feel your body.
I was at the point right now, but my body still reacted to my mind's will, so it wasn't that bad.
The monster's eyes were still decimated, but it was still somehow able to find out my location, so I rid my mind of everything I knew about this boss and started from scratch.
I also included the information that had been set up over the first stage…
"I have to try it out," I muttered to myself before rushing directly into the Salamander and sliding under its body.
I knew it had a soft underbelly… but what could I do? Is it not like I had a sharp object? Or… did I? No, not really.
[Tidal Strike] was instantly activated, and as I shoved my hand up, I manipulated some of the water into my hand, trying to create a familiar sword or spear or ax, or anything that could potentially pierce it… but the limit was still there.
After creating a short sword, I tried to grab the hilt, but my hand just phased through it since my control over it wasn't strong enough.
"Dammit… Fine,"
There was only one last thing I could do, and that was to kill this thing from the inside out since I was safer there than out here.
The monster had already moved back, so I was fully revealed to it, and as I dodged more and more of its sludge, I felt my stamina reaching its limit.
My mana was also reaching its limit, so I had to finish this quickly.
First… let's stop moving.
I made sure to be far away from the monster, so its sludge just barely missed me, and my predictions were right. It couldn't sense things that weren't moving.
But all of a sudden, it began to tilt its head up as if it was trying to sniff me out, causing my heart to beat so fast that it almost felt like I was about to pass out.
Slowly, it made its way towards me, and eventually, it was right next to me… so I decided to just put my plan in motion now.
[Tidal Strike]
I knocked open its flimsy and melted jaw with a wave of water and then tried to wiggle myself into its mouth.
Thankfully, its teeth had been mostly melted, so even as it chomped down, it just barely missed my body.
I could feel it already trying to gather heaps of sludge outside of the salamander, so I dug my nails into the soft flesh and pulled myself all the way in.
I even managed to get the salamander to hit itself with some of its attacks, causing parts of its lips and mouth to fall off as it had been melted completely.
The familiar stomach acid rose up its throat, attempting to defend against the intruder, but I was already digging my nails up into the roof of its mouth and tearing off chunks of flesh.
I used my last bits of mana to create two rings around my index fingers, allowing the acid to very slowly melt away at my soft pale skin.
As the pain began to quickly enter my body, I desperately tore more and more of the roof off of the salamander, eventually causing it to gush blood.
Now, all I had to do was jump out of that hole in its mouth… but my lower body was completely numb.
I couldn't move…
"HUFF… HUFF… HUFF… HUFF…"
I pushed myself off of the bleeding roof and tumbled out of the hole, appearing at the very bottom of the salamander.
It had entered the lifeless state again, and now, as I saw its health bar slowly deplete… I knew I had won.
"Need… Water…"
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[You have killed the Dungeon Boss: Giant Sludge Chimera]
[Prize is being calculated…]
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[Achievements]
[1. [Will to Live]
[2. [Rat Slaughterer]
[3. [Conquerer of Sludge]
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The large hole where the salamander had appeared began to glow a bright white light as the boss's body dissipated into the same white light.
A single wooden chest then rose out of the white light and slammed itself right next to me.