Chapter 47 - Venture to Ebonland Part 2
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"What to do..."
I can just grapple myself and stay in this pillar while I shoot them with my 『Musket』, but I don't think my bullets are enough to kill them.
It will be no problem if there's 3 or 5 but a 10 of them...
I can't help but just smile in this unescapable ordeal since if I tried to escape, the barrier covering this place probably won't let me get outside.
While I ponder how to escape in this predicament, the bunch of 『Real Abomination』 who is rampaging at the ground starts to ram the pillar I was grappling into.
"Oy! Oy! You're kidding—"
Guh! bastard... Who am I kidding. Of course, these ugly things will going to do that. This is real life now. This is not a game where the terrain is indestructible not only to humans but monsters too.
Falling along the pillar who was destroyed by a strong ram, I hastily grapple another pillar to stay into.
Luckily, the falling debris of large rock from the pillars dropped into the 『Real Abominations』 taking a big damage to the rampaging monsters.
[Real Abominations: 1687/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1545/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1599/2125]
I use the ⟨⟨Appraisal⟩⟩ to check their remaining health. Looks like I was right. They did get damaged.
But it's not like it's enough to get me safe in this situation. Also considering the possibility of this ruined cathedral completely collapsing along with me being trapped here. I have no choice but to fight these 10 monsters quickly.
"It's now or never...!"
Resolving myself of fighting these monsters, I dropped down while attacking them with the projectile of my sword. This sword's wave projectile slows when it hit enemies and is possible to damage them more than once, meaning it can damage many monsters continuously with just one of its projectiles. This sword really is nuts!
Finally dropped on the ground, the 10 『Real Abominations』 who saw me started to charge at me using their countless creepy feet at full speed.
In response to their frenzy action, I use the 『Spore Staff』 and spreading dozens of hovering green spores on the spot.
I concentrate myself at the coming 『Real Abominations』 charging me and quickly dash a little in sideways last second before they hit me. It was a success.
The 『Real Abominations』 who was charging forward rammed straight to the hovering spores damaging it in the process. I, who dashed sideways quickly took my 『Polarity Shotgun』 and shot its body point blank and quickly grapple on one of the pillars.
The 『Real Abomination』 on the front took a very huge damage which immediately changes into its 2nd phase.
I jumped out of the pillars to pillars using the ⟨⟨Double Jump⟩⟩ from my 『Hermes Boots』 and grappling at the same time while attacking them with my 『Sword of Imbalance』.
I targeted one of the 『Real Abominations』 who's already in its 2nd phase to kill it quickly. It would be bad if I just let it rampage in the process.
Even though my target is the one who's in its 2nd phase, the projectiles were also hitting some of these 『Real Abominations』, continuously lowering their health simultaneously.
[Real Abominations: 566/2125]
[Real Abominations: 990/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1025/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1599/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1324/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1780/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1888/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1911/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1789/2125]
[Real Abominations: 2009/2125]
After a moment of continuously showering one of the 『Real Abominations』 who is in its 2nd phase, it finally explodes and died. Leaving only 9 of them.
"Yoshi! It went smoothly than I thought"
Normally, what I did was probably the best choice. Killing the strongest so that it won't run amok and decreasing the risk for the worst.
But this trial whom I don't have the whole knowledge of proved me wrong.
"...Huh?"
That time I killed the 『Real Abomination』 who's the only one in its 2nd phase, all of them had turned into their 2nd phase also.
"GGRROOOWWWLLL"
After all of them turned into their 2nd phase, all of them scream at the same time and starts to rampage in a more distorted way.
"You're kidd—"
I, who's reaction split into perplexed, and surprise had my words cut when the pillar I was into was destroyed before I even reacted.
I tried to grapple to another pillar but didn't manage to reach it. As I was about to fall, the 『Real Abominations』 started to charge at me while I'm in midair as if ramming me the same time I was about to fall straight to their charge attack.
In response to their action, I ⟨⟨Double Jump⟩⟩ backflipping in the process and shot it with the 『Polarity Shotgun』 downward.
After doing such sudden movement, I grapple at my side to retreat. Unfortunately, it was not fast enough and one of the 『Real Abominations』 manage to ram me which I flew away to such intense force like a person who got hit by a car running at full speed.
"GUGHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
I groaned in pain to such force and was thrown like a ragdoll in the wall, making me dizzy in response.
『Sai Crimsonheart HP: 32/240』
Eh...? In just one hit...? That's not the 『Real Abominations』 supposed damage... It's supposed to be weaker than that....
I'm already wearing the strongest armor currently... And you're telling me I got that much damage just from that monster's ram?
"This is bad... I'm losing consciousness...."
I'm covered in blood. My body is all in pain and wants me not to move anymore...
Although blurred, I can see the 『Real Abominations』 charging to me at full speed. In order for me to clear my thoughts, I took a [Smoke Grenade] and threw it near me in all directions.
But wait...
Something entered my thoughts which made me stop my hands from throwing it.
I, who had beaten this game countless times, fought countless 『Boss Monsters』 thousand times stronger than this, had just been defeated by these weak abominations...
"Khh! You think I'll let myself do that...?!"
I gritted my teeth in frustration to my coward thoughts. Denying by my pride as a player of this game whom I have complete knowledge of.
This field is where I'm strong at. Fighting Bosses.
I'm just getting started. As if I'll let myself get defeated!
"You bastards are just my steppingstone to my ambitions... Don't get full of yourselves"
They're coming fast at me. I don't have time to drink a "Healing potion". If that's what you want...
Instead of [Smoke Grenade], I took dozens of [Grenades] that I can fit to my hands and threw it at the ground the moment they're about to hit me.
At the last second, I dash sideways as if dodging a raging bull and tried my best not to get hit no matter the cost.
It was successful. I quickly grapple to one of the walls without any hesitation. The [Grenades] that I threw on the ground explodes simultaneously the moment the 『Real Abominations』 are in its range.
One of my factors in fighting is my skills to timing my actions. It was also thanks to my increased stats that my physical reflex can keep up to these situations.
Now that I have a few seconds to spare, I took a healing potion to restore my health.
『Sai Crimsonheart HP: 132/240』
Now, back to the game.
[Real Abominations: 69/2125]
[Real Abominations: 543/2125]
[Real Abominations: 990/2125]
[Real Abominations: 784/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1180/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1276/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1345/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1214/2125]
[Real Abominations: 1445/2125]
I don't know how many [Grenades] I threw at these disgusting monsters, but I've done a huge damage to them.
"Now..."
I remove my grapple and drop down at the ground with the intention of targeting that one who is about to die.
The 『Real Abominations』 also started making their moves and stats to charge towards the place I was about to dropped into. For a monster, these disgusting things sure know how to time it, aren't they?
I ⟨⟨Double Jump⟩⟩ to dodge the charge attack of 『Real Abomination』 and grapple at one of them at the same time. I shot it with 『Polarity Shotgun』 point black before getting pulled away by my grappling hook next to my target.
"Die"
The 『Real Abomination』 with the least health died to my last shot. Leaving only 8 of them.
It's so cramped in here as those Abominations kept trying their best in ramming at me but get rammed their fellow Abominations instead.
Coming to the next target, while being pulled towards a charging bull, I dash sideways while being pulled by my grapple curving me to an arc trajectory.
I depleted my full gauge of my 『Polarity Shotgun』 to its whole body while being trajected into an arc, taking a huge damage to the 『Real Abomination』 in the process.
Lastly, I use the grappling's momentum and ⟨⟨Double Jump⟩⟩ into its upper body. I cut its body with my sword and drop a few [Grenades] inside its body and hastily get away in it. The [Grenade] explodes inside its body, finishing it completely.
"7 more..."
In order for me to move hastily, I grappled at the remaining 『Real Abominations』 like it was a wall and slash them with my sword added with its projectile. They're like a pack of bull charging at me. Even with the tight spot, I manage to pass them thanks to my superb control and using of my grapple.
You can say that this grappling hook is making me like a person flying in the middle of a fight.
By moving quickly by grappling at them while attacking with my sword, they're already nearing their graves. (p.s : It was originally referenced to Terraria, but you can imagine how Levi from "AoT" grapple and slash many enemies at the same time)
[Real Abominations: 54/2125]
[Real Abominations: 234/2125]
[Real Abominations: 333/2125]
[Real Abominations: 296/2125]
[Real Abominations: 465/2125]
[Real Abominations: 100/2125]
[Real Abominations: 91/2125]
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Man, it's been a while since I'm having a blast. I can't help but display a big smile on my face. My heart is throbbing in excitement even when I'm under such predicament.
"What's wrong lump of meats? You still haven't hit me yet even when I'm already at the center"
Celebrating by saying my thoughts to those monsters who don't understand me, my expression change when I saw their behaviour changing little by little.
"Huh? What are these guys doing..." I spoke in bewilderment.
After a moment, those 『Real Abominations』 started to rampage again, but it was different this time.
Suddenly, one of the "Real Abomination" who's the nearest to me started to jump using its countless arms and limbs which made me shock in surprise.
"Wha—?"
All the 『Real Abominations』 are now in their 3rd Phase?!
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『Sai Crimsonheart』 Current Stats:
『HP: 240』
『MP: 200』
『Armor: 27』
『AGI: 375-750』
『DEX: 100』
『ENDURANCE: 250』
Armor: 『Demi-Armor』
Weapon and Equipment: 『Kusanagi』 『Katana』 『Spore Staff』 『Beaver Shark』
『Musket』『Hellsing Blade』 『Sword of Imbalance』 『Polarity Shotgun』
Accessory: 『Hermes Boots』 『Antipathy Gloves』 『Dart Scarf』
Skills:
⟨⟨Appraisal⟩⟩ ⟨⟨Battōjutsu⟩⟩ ⟨⟨Bloodlust⟩⟩ ⟨⟨Double Jump⟩⟩
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『Real Abomination』: is a ground type boss that exhibits fast mobility. Its appearance is of a gruesome giant flesh that has many arms and limbs that is used to walk which is faster than a running person. In its 2nd phase, it will rampage like a raging bull and is now faster than before.