LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 34: Slayer of Tauranox
In the blink of an eye, Tauranox was already in front of Zyrus.
*BOOM*
‘That was close,’
Zyrus spat a mouthful of dust as he rolled on the ground. Luckily, Tauranox’s rush was similar to the Verdara beetles. Both charged in a straight line.
[Arcane Lance]
Blue spears flickered around him as Zyrus activated the skill. He had no intention of clashing head-on this time.
“Charge,”
10 lances vanished into thin air with a flick of his finger.
*Whoosh*
Almost instantaneously, Tauranox’s hide was penetrated from all sides.
“Mooo”
-1000
“Tch, I’ll have to hit its head,” Zyrus muttered and started to run once again.
Even without the system's assistance, he knew that he could only use the skill three more times. Arcane Lance was different compared to the Eye of Annihilation and the Basics of Sojutsu.
There was a vast gulf of difference between a supportive and an offensive skill. The might of arcane lance was clear to see.
Even with its high defense, the monster was bleeding from the wounds inflicted by the 7 feet long lances.
Tauranox had thick hide, but they were nowhere strong enough to block the lances made by Zyrus’s mana.
-20,-35,-10,-50….
*Bang*
Zyrus once again dodged the monster's hooves by a hair's breadth. The heat coming from its feet had reduced his HP to less than 1000.
Tauranox wasn’t the only one taking continuous damage. Although Zyrus had inflicted bleed on the enemy, he was also inflicted by ‘Burn’ from the lava.
Just by charging left and right, Tauranox converted the entire battlefield into a field of scorching lava. If not for the strong scales of Sylvarix, Zyrus’s feet would have been melted to his bones.
[Arcane Lance]
*Whissh*
-2000
*ROOOAR*
“That’s just out of character!” Zyrus cursed as he ran for his life. He had managed to strike the monster's head, but it also made it go wild.
Tauranox no longer resembled a bison at this point. Its broken horns were set ablaze in crimson fire. With red eyes filled with wrath, it looked more like a demon from hell than an herbivore.
‘I wish I could transform like these fuckers one day,’ Zyrus grumbled as he was chased around like a dog.
In this state, every hit from Tauranox was capable of dealing 1000 damage.
[Eye of Annihilation]
He had to activate the skill in order to dodge the monster’s attacks. With his enhanced eyesight, Zyrus finally managed to catch a breath of relief and looked back at the monster.
“What the-”
What he saw gave a great shock to Zyrus. Of course, he didn’t stop running even then.
‘Albeit very faint, this bastard has a source of origin as well!’
It was a preposterous situation. To think that a field boss in the first ring had reached a realm that he was unable to attain in his previous life.
‘Well, maybe it’s someone else’s power….’
With the increase in his intelligence stat that came with the eye of annihilation, Zyrus was able to mull over a lot of things while running for his life.
Since boss monsters never died in the actual sense, the lump of power he was seeing could be the core that maintained their existence.
[Arcane Lance]
-1000
Zyrus was able to attack once again after 30 seconds had passed. Just like the first transformation that gave Tauranox ‘Invincible’ status, its second transformation that triggered at 30% HP gave it the ability to charge without being hindered.
Even a mountain would crumble due to its effect.
Instead of hitting its front, Zyrus decided to attack the sides of the monster once again. He was no longer interested in the fight after seeing the source of origin.
It was much more fruitful to observe the core that maintained its existence. Compared to Nidraxis, Tauranox had a very crude core.
Thanks to that though, he was able to learn a lot by observing its mobilization of power.
‘It’s amazing,’ Zyrus was awed like a child as he analyzed the lump of energy in the monster's head.
Despite the blurry vision, he could perceive the core that held the entirety of Tauranox’s existence. Not just this 'Tauranox', but every version of 'Tauranox' that existed in the past and future.
[Arcane Lance]
*Swoosh*
-1000
“Muuuu”
“Oy oy, Don’t die already,” Zyrus taunted the bloody monster as he waved his spear. Tauranox was bleeding from all over its gigantic body.
The wild plains looked like a field of purgatory as its blood evaporated with lava.
Even in this battered state, the core of its existence remained the same. It showed Zyrus the essence of his enemy, along with its past and future.
‘This is sad...’
[Arcane Lance]
-2000
Zyrus didn’t have the mood to observe any longer after probing its core. Was it because he had a source of origin as well? Was it because he had that Mysterious cube? He didn’t know.
Regardless of the reason, he was able to see the path Tauranox had walked upon. From a fledgling to a fearsome beast that laid waste to countless kingdoms, he had witnessed its journey in that instant.
Why was such a powerful monster reduced to such a pitiful state?
Things were going according to his plans due to his past knowledge, but at the same time, he was deviating from the future he had once envisioned.
Where will this new knowledge lead him?
Exp +100,000
[Level up!]
[+2 Strength]
[+1 Agility]
[+1 Mana]
[Raid success!]
[Congratulations! You have killed the field boss “Tauranox”]
[You are the first players to have killed a field boss in the crown hunt]
[+2 SP, 10% increased Exp gain for all participants]
[All participants will receive the “Vonasos armor (Common)”]
“Woohoo”
“We diiid ittt!”
All of the players cheered after seeing the floating messages in the air. Even the calm and composed ones couldn’t help but clench their fists in excitement.
Zyrus also grinned after seeing their excited faces. Naturally, his rewards were far more than just that.
[You have dealt the most damage to the field boss]
[You have received a Level Up card!]
[You have dealt the final blow to the field boss]
[You have obtained “Zubry Solleret (Rare)”]
[+2 SP]
[You have obtained the Achievement: Slayer of Tauranox (D+)]
[+15 HP recovery in Boss fights, +2 SP]
“Heh, Nothing better than some rewards to lift up one’s spirit,”
“Did you hit your head?”
“As if,” Zyrus scoffed at Ria as he headed towards the trio. He didn’t want to brood over the core of Tauranox as it was out of his control.
Rather than worrying about things, getting stronger was his first priority. Once he became strong enough, he would get all the answers he needed.
Instead of wasting his precious time on investigating things, wasn’t it better to become strong and beat up everyone who refused to answer him?
It was a very un-archanist way of thinking, but that’s just who he was.
“By the way, What did you get after killing it?”
“Shoes,”
“Show me!”
“Nope.”
“Tch” Ria clicked her tongue in disappointment at Zyrus’s curt reply. He had already told them to not show their equipment in front of everyone.
“You should be more cautious too.”
Surprisingly, it was Jacob who advised her.
“Wow! He speaks outside of battles too?”
“Don’t treat him like a pet,”
"He's not cute enough to be one,"
“Well, you have a long road ahead of you,” Zyrus tapped Jacob's shoulder with a sympathetic smile.
“I'm just grateful because she saved my life.”
“Hoh? Didn’t I do that as well?”
“You’re not a girl.”
“…”
“…”
“Fair enough.” Zyrus relented against Jacob’s deadpan expression in the end.
On the other side, players were still celebrating their victory. Although their numbers were reduced to around 300 now, each and every one of them was a cut above the average.
The biggest gain from the field boos raid was the Exp gained from it. Each of the minions gave 10,000 exp and there were 357 of them!
Ironically, Zyrus had the lowest level among them despite being the leader.
‘These items are decent as well,’ Zyrus checked out the armor and the shoes with pleased eyes.
[Vonasos armor (Common)]
A leather Armor made from the fur of blazing bison. Provides resistance against heat and cold.
DEF +25
Due to the innate nature of the blazing bison, the skill “Bloody Bonfire” can be used once every night.
Bloody Bonfire: At night, hides the user's presence for 30 sec. After that, the armor will consume the vitality of the wearer and release a dark flame in a small area.
HP -100
It was a black leather armor that gleamed in the sunlight. Just like Zyrus’s armor it had low defense compared to the basic armor and in turn, it had an additional skill.
Since their grades were vastly different, their skills varied as a result. It wasn't practical under normal circumstances as losing a 100 HP could be fatal for normal players.
On the bright side, the dark flames released by 300 players would be enough to decimate their enemies as well.
Even though a lot of players had died, the number of armors they got were still 357. Zyrus naturally took the excess armors into his inventory.
A leader had to be shameless.
*Cough* Zyrus ignored the prick at his consciousness and clicked on the other reward, Zubry Solleret.