The situation became quite complicated.
At first, I thought that simply removing the effect of Amir's Cloak would just draw the monsters' attention.
But now, an Abyss entity has appeared directly.
I already guessed the identity of this creature.
It's the Last Boss of this floor.
Damn, why couldn't the developers make the game difficulty more reasonable?
Imagine being a new player, just starting the game, and suddenly the Demon King shows up while you're hunting near the beginner's village.
That's not fair!
This is so unfair!
Arov stopped thinking too deeply.
Focus on what's in front of me first.
'Status.'
[Arov Quills
Race: Human(?)
Level: 20
Title: Humanity's Hope, Hero, Bearer of Fortune, Demon King.
Strength: 414 (Title: 150, Buff: 150)
Agility: 437 (Title: 150, Buff: 150)
Vitality: 409 (Title: 150, Buff: 150)
Dexterity: 424 (Title: 150, Buff: 150)
Mana: 402 (Title: 150, Buff: 150)
Luck: 360 (Title: 350)
Trait: Sight Beyond Space-Time, Child of Fortune, Devil Change.
Equipment:...
Vacuous Attribute: 2310]
This was Arov's status after leveling up by killing many monsters on floor 31.
With 5 attribute points per level up, he had gained 70 points from his 14 level-ups.
Meanwhile, his opponent was a 'monster' in the true sense.
[???
Estimated power:
Strength: 1500
Agility: 1500
Vitality: 1500
Dexterity: 1500
Mana: 1500
Luck: ?
Special abilities: Dark Abyssal Flame (Unique), ???]
This was the system's estimation.
The system couldn't identify the true power of this entity—how unreliable.
[???]
No, daddy system, you must have misheard.
After considering various scenarios, the estimated chance of victory was 10%, assuming I used all my trump cards.
The creature made the first move.
Arov's gaze sharpened.
He didn't dare let his guard down and immediately activated [Prediction] to read his opponent's movements.
An afterimage was left behind by the creature, and soon, a rainbow-colored shadow struck Arov's body.
That was its first move.
Arov quickly reacted, using [Prediction] to successfully dodge the creature's heavy sword strike.
Boom!
The powerful impact shattered the earth, sending dust and soil flying everywhere.
But the creature's goal wasn't to attack Arov; it was something else.
The scattered dirt suddenly started to move as if controlled by some force.
The dust cloud spread, limiting Arov's vision.
His instincts and senses warned him of something.
Arov scanned his surroundings, fully activating [Prediction].
Black fire arrows flew and attacked Arov's surroundings.
Arov jumped, trying to avoid the black fire arrows.
But the black fire arrows seemed to track him like ballistic missiles, relentlessly following his movements.
Just before one of the arrows hit his foot, a space rift opened up, causing the arrow to vanish in an instant.
In the distance, a deafening explosion sounded.
The lake that was there earlier had now completely evaporated.
"..."
Luckily, I didn't get hit by that attack...
A chilling sensation ran through Arov's entire body—the same feeling he got when facing the black fire arrows, the feeling of death.
Arov was still floating; he hadn't touched the ground yet.
A massive black sword light appeared beneath his feet, spanning over 10 meters, covering Arov entirely.
Arov quickly opened a space rift and fled the area.
He reappeared behind the Abyss creature, sneaking up and attempting to stab its neck with his sword.
However, what he didn't expect was that the creature's arm bent at an odd angle and caught Arov's sword blade.
Arov felt a chilling aura from the creature's face, which lacked eyes.
It was as if he was being stared at by a terrifying abyss.
Stunned, Arov found himself being thrown at high speed and crashed into a large rock.
Bam!
In that instant, the creature had spun around and kicked Arov in the stomach.
"Argh!" Arov screamed in pain.
The excruciating pain made him almost lose consciousness.
He could feel several of his ribs cracking and his organs severely damaged.
Arov activated Devil Change to regenerate his wounds.
However, that still took time, leaving him vulnerable for the creature to strike again.
"Hmm? Why is the ground getting warm?" Arov noticed the ground temperature rapidly rising.
Arov quickly stood, jumped, and ran as fast as he could.
Crack!
The next moment, extremely hot lava erupted from the ground like a fountain.
The boiling lava soared high into the sky.
A 100 meter high lava pillar quickly flooded the land, drastically increasing the temperature.
"Fuck, damn it!" Arov kept running, realizing that the ground beneath his feet was heating up again.
The monster—was it trying to turn the whole floor into a volcanic mountain?
Unfortunately, what Arov feared came true.
A tremendous rumble echoed from beneath the earth, spreading across the entire surface of the island outside of floor 31.
Arov looked at the Abyss creature's figure, perched atop the towering lava pillar, staring down at Arov as though he were an insect.
A volcanic mountain soon emerged from the depths of the earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Destructive explosions rocked the entire floor 31.
Lava rivers flowed from the erupting volcano, slowly covering the area around Arov.
The ground cracked everywhere, while Arov found himself surrounded by a sea of lava. Thaluna, still some distance away, wasn't faring any better.
"Ow! My tail is on fire! My precious tail is burning!" the fox shouted as it ran around in panic.
Thaluna suddenly stopped.
Her danger instincts flared, and she felt a terrifying gaze from behind her.
It was Arov, running from behind while being pursued by the lava pillars erupting from the earth's core.
"Isn't that the demon? No, why is he heading this way!" Thaluna reluctantly ran alongside the demon.
Arov also noticed this, giving the fox a skeptical look.
"Didn't I save you? Why are you back here again?" Arov ran frantically, carrying the fox in one arm, dodging the erupting lava pillars next to him.
"Ah! What are you doing, you lying human!? Let me go!" the fox struggled in Arov's grip.
"Idiot! Look at the situation we're in! Do you want to live or die?" Arov's eyes sharpened.
"Guhh... Of course, I want to live! But not like this... I'm a noble Abyssian! Why should I cooperate with someone whose identity is unknown?! Whether you're human or demon, I won't..." the fox began ranting.
"Quiet, look at what's happening to the Abyssian you so glorify," Arov said, channeling his mana and opening a space rift to the top of the volcano.
The view of floor 31 was clear from the peak of the volcano.
This place hadn't been hit by the Abyss creature's attacks yet, so it was safe to take a brief rest here.
The mountain was eerily silent, not even a bug made a sound.
All the monsters and beasts had fled when the earth-shattering chaos began.
Their animal instincts must have been quite strong.
Arov extended his hand, pointing in a direction.
The spot he pointed to was a grand, majestic castle surrounded by fortifications.
That should have been the case.
But now, that place had been obliterated by the volcanic eruption summoned by the creature.
Whether friends or foes, they would all perish here.
"...", the fox fell silent.
Arov looked at her and continued,
"I know what you're thinking. Do you think you'll be safe just because of your identity as an ally? Nonsense, you'll perish just like them. So make your choice now—fight the creature with me, or die doing nothing like your friends?" Arov said.
"Of course, if we cooperate, I'll help you fully until it's all over. What do you say?" Arov added.
Thaluna felt the warm gaze from his golden eyes.
Come to think of it, this demon was quite handsome.
"...Alright, I'll help you. But what can I do? I can help you with illusion magic, but that might not work..." Thaluna lowered her head.
But Arov thought differently; the Child of Fortune had a different plan.
"Don't worry, just follow my lead and you'll kill him," Arov grinned menacingly.
Thaluna shivered when she saw it. Somehow, she felt that after escaping from the lion's den, she had walked right into the wolf's den...
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