Agnis and Zeraph ran closely behind the Minotaur and fired a volley of arrows. Jack took his time to attack at the right moment. However, he could not keep up with the speed of the battle. Zero knew this and drew the Minotaur near the surrounding vicinity of Jack, allowing Jack to take a couple more hits.
The health of the Minotaur dipped into the yellow, while Agnis, Zeraph, Zero, and Jacks were half full. However, their health was not rapidly decreasing, similar to the first. Instead, Zero drew the Minotaur with his Dark flames. While Agnis and Zeraph fired volleys of elemental arrows. At times, they would jump in and send out a flurry of attacks, with Jack coming in at the right time to deal heavy damage.
When the Minotaur tries to rush towards the bright golden light, Zero will rush in and blow Dark Fire. He then would slam into its body, pushing the Minotaur further away. They knew the golden light was trouble, even though it did nothing for Zero. He thought that the golden light would also heal him, but it did nothing but give him a warm, tingling feeling.
"We're almost there! I can see that it's about to die!" Agnis breathed heavily. Her stamina was draining quickly from the continuous running and fighting. "A couple more heavy hits, and it will fall!"
"Easier said than done," Jack exclaimed. He held his hammer to the side and swung as hard as possible. The impact of his battle hammer made a sickening thud of breaking bones.
Zero waltzed in and took a chunk out of the Minotaur's shoulder. His claws wrapped around the body, digging claws into its skin. Zero coiled around the Minotaur as tight as he could.
"Zero! What are you doing?" Zeraph carefully aimed at the Minotaur without hitting Zero.
"Give me a moment!" Zero struggled with the Minotaur in a battle of strength. How long Zero could last was going to be short. His aim was to defang the Minotaur weapon. Its horn.
With a burst of strength, Zero viciously tore one of the horns off the head of the Minotaur. Hot blood sprayed on Zero, drenching him. The Minotaur tethered on its legs and fell forward. Zero slipped away at that moment, but a vicious bite tore into his scales. Even though no flesh was taken, a large amount of Zero's black scales fell from his mouth. A large bald spot was shown on Zero's side. The Minotaur's health was dangerously in the red.
Zero couldn't help but yell out in pain. His side was burning from the loss of scales, and he knew his side was vulnerable to an attack. "Shoot!"
Zeraph rushed in with his sword. With a vicious yell, he chopped downwards towards the Minotaur's head. Then, in one fell swoop, the head was chopped off.
You have leveled up!
You have leveled up!
You have leveled up!
You have gained +250 in fame for defeating a mythical creature that lived in the Labyrinth.
The clear sound of the game bell rang in everyone's ears. Even the remaining Red Minotaurs vanished without a trace leaving behind a small amount of treasure. Zero laid on his back, relieved at the end of their long battle. He sighed with relief with the clearing of the boss battle. Rolling over, he saw a couple of items on the floor.
"It's all yours." Agnis picked it up and handed it to him.
The Horns of the Minotaur
Rare Material.
The horns of the Minotaur that lived in the Labyrinth. It is endowed with special properties that amplify the strength of any weapon or armors combined.
Nose Ring Bracelet
A nose ring from the mythical Minotaur creature has the power to amplify one's strength. However, females do not like wearing this bracelet.
+100 strength
Keeping it for himself, Zero was satisfied with the rewards that he was given.
"You owe me a full week of food." Zeraph grinned mischievously.
"Damn, I forgot. I was so busy staying alive that I gave you the last kill." Zero groaned. The thought of him losing money scarred his heart.
"A promise is a promise."
"I know…"
"Ding! Ding! Ding!" The grandfather clock struck continuously. Everyone was on edge, wondering if another boss fight would start.
"What's going on?" Agnis called out. She kept her weapons ready.
The door that Zero opened from the grandfather clock flashed pure white. Zero covered his eyes, trying to shield himself. However, the bright light was gone in a matter of seconds. What stood before them was the entrance to a secret room.
"Is everyone okay?" Zero called out. He blinked his eyes a couple of times to see straight.
"Yea."
"Is that a room?"
"Treasures?"
Everyone started walking towards the room. The soldiers that came with Zero were halted by a magical barrier. Only Agnis, Zeraph, Alana, Jack, and Bob could go through. Zero stopped and turned towards the soldiers.
"Wait here. We'll be right back."
"Yes, Sir," Eron called out. "We'll make sure to keep this place safe."
"I know you will." Zero stepped through the magical barrier.
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A message popped up in front of all the players visiting the Draconis Library.
The magma magic for the Draconis Library has used up all its magic. A cool-down time of a day will be in effect to recuperate its magic before continuing. The land around Draconis Library is now habitable for living. The new piece of land is named Draconis Village.
Days went by as more and more groups of players visited the flying Draconis Village daily around the time the building's six-hour rest was over. They all heard about the beautiful scenic view of the evening sunset and the morning sunrise.
The Lunar Rabbit race took the initiative to ask for a small fee to enter the Draconis Village grounds and bring revenue income to build new attractions for the touring guest. Players waited in line to pay a small fee to enter and tour the Draconis Village daily. As a result, a large portion of the land was converted into a small attraction. Even though the Lunar Rabbit race was once maids that took care of the Library, they had high intelligence levels rivaled wizards.
Since their task has now included helping out renovations, they took it a step further and helped direct progress by building buildings that brought revenue. In addition, they brought back old ideas from books they had read before. For example, there was a large bathhouse where they used the magma energy to create hot springs, an amphitheater, and a bazaar to test their experiments.
The bathhouse was a hit, especially the hot springs. Players and NPC alike came to visit to rejuvenate their aching bones. Old and young alike came in day and night to dip in something that was never heard about till now.
Garrett's voice could be heard resounding loudly, directing the Lunar Rabbits and players.
"Use your legs to pick up the woods. Don't use your back, or you're going to sprain it!" exclaimed Garrett. He was pointing toward the novice players that took part in the construction.
"Watch it! You're going to run an old rabbit over." Grumbled Garrett as the log swung towards his head. He had to duck to avoid getting hit. "I don't know if this young'un has common sense these days." He tutted in disappointment. "They must learn to watch where they're going and care for themselves. It's a simple living requirement. He shook his head and folded his arms.
"Our Leader is a person who enjoys history. This amphitheater is just one of the many things he would set up to teach you young'uns about your past histories these days." Garrett was mixing in his own ideals and using what he knew about Zero. Zero was the Recordkeeper of Historia; it would not make sense if he did not have ties to such thoughts. This was Garrett's idea of the young Zero. He saw potential to become a great Historian.
As the amphitheater was finally completed construction, Garrett personally took the time and hosted new and old plays that he had found in the Draconis Library. First, he would gather volunteers, and later, when revenue started picking up, he would hire Adventurers to participate in plays. Every week a new play would be played for the visiting tourist.
Finally, the bazaar was a hotspot to buy new and old magick potions on which the lunar rabbits had been experimenting. From fire magic to levitation magic, they even made potions that changed one's hair color. They were trendy in selling cosmetic magick to the locals and female nobles. Their trade secrets were closely guarded. So far, no one could beat their quality.
Tino and Tyrell even built a large pet store where they brought many eggs to sell to visitors. They even bought up land so they could bring in exotic monsters to showcase their store. They would allow players and residents to feed the exotic animals or even take a ride on a couple of them.
Small carriage rides gave the visitors a tour around the whole village from one end to another, showing them the different stores, the buildings, the scenic view, and the Draconis Library.
Players and people were even on a waiting list to buy the land to set up their shop or possibly live in the flying village. About three hundred players and around a thousand NPC were living in the flying Draconis Village and more waited for the expansion of the Draconis Land.
A new quest popped up by the dozens in the new village, asking players to help build exotic buildings, hunt, gather, and especially bring rare books to the Library. There were a lot of easy quests for Novice players to take and grow. As a growing village, it was a hot spot for new players. From constructions to errands to feeding the workers, different professions were needed to complete the renovation of the village.
The village was thriving with life and noise as merchants shouted out the prices of their wares, the banging sound of construction, and the smell of food were all jumbled up together. To the new and old players that visited, it was a festival that went on twenty-four hours a day.
New and old players took the initiative to hunt for rare books to access the Draconis Library's secret files. They knew that having closer intimacy with the Lunar Rabbits also helped gain their favor by giving them information about future quests, hints, and access to level two of the Draconis Library.
There were three levels of access in the Draconis Library. The first were usually common knowledge, maps, and simple magic books that anyone could get and read. The second level was for privileged players who had met certain requirements, and a pass was needed to access more uncommon files. The final level was only for the rare few who had hit the level requirements and power and had some kind of connections to level A and up quests. Even then, the magic books gathered from different parts of the world didn't let go of their secrets so easily.
The Draconis Library had an extensive amount of knowledge that had been collected over centuries or possibly even longer. It was considered a jewel of knowledge. Players worldwide of Noriene personally sought out the Library at least once to access its information. No other library could compare with the Draconis Library.
Even small buildings popped up where the Lunar Rabbit race taught the locals basic knowledge. As a result, the proficiency of the residents' intelligence slowly increased.
As the sun finally began to set, couples rushed in to get the best spot to view the setting sun. During those times, there were large peaks of couples sitting around huddled together in a loving embrace.
New things popped up as players and residents competed to bring in customers from the town square and the Draconis Village. Quite a large group of merchants already moved to the Draconis Village because they saw potential in the market. Draconis Village quickly became the number one attraction spot for new and old.