Vlad yanked out the two daggers as he rolled away, doing so just in time to avoid the blade that came tearing through the ground.
He avoided and blocked the stone shards that came flying at him as he moved in, even in the face of the great sword that descended from above.
Kragg opened his maw wide, his eyes stretching wide in fury as a guttural roar rumbled from deep within. His wrist turned, bringing the great sword down. His crimson aura bled onto the blade, concentrating on its serrated edge.
"GGRRRAAARARRRRRRRRRR"
Kragg roared, sending visible waves of crimson as his sword descended. It was met by a short dagger cloaked in white, the impact painting their surroundings in a corona of crimson.
{The Intimidation Cry has failed to instill fear into the player}
With both his arms and daggers enhanced by his reinforcement skill, Vlad met the blade using the right dagger, redirecting the great sword by turning his body with the flow of force.
As he turned at an incredible speed to match the force behind the blade, he used it to his advantage. As he turned, his left hand shot forth, plunging the second dagger into the right side of Kragg.
{Critical Hit}
The dagger sank in between the ribs of Kragg, and as Vlad turned, he pressed and pulled it down, carving through skin and muscles with much difficulty because, sensing the danger, Kragg had used his second skill, the unyielding guard.
A mere heartbeat later, the dagger pressed against the great sword snapped at its base, its weak blade giving away under the weight of the sword swing.
Vlad had felt the dagger snap, thanks to his improved senses, so by the time the sword went past the dagger, he was already retreating, stepping away from its range just in time.
"GGGAAARRRRR"
Kragg growled as he pulled the dagger from his side, and a surge of green blood spilled forth, splattering against the ground. His muscles tensed, clamping down instinctively to stop the bleeding, the pain, and the growing damage, only acting as fuel for his growing fury.
'Let's end this,' Vlad thought as he pulled the butcher knife and held it under his left arm.
"GGRRRAAARARRRRRRRRRR"
{The Intimidation Cry has failed to instill fear into the player}
Kragg roared as he rushed forth, his blade shooting forth in a crimson flash, which Vlad avoided with a quick sidestep before his left hand moved up, the butcher knife tearing through his elbow, leaving behind a deep gash.
He stepped in, driving his weight onto his right foot. With a powerful pivot and a sharp shoulder snap, he unleashed a right straight punch fueled by reinforcement skill, his entire body fueling the strike with raw force.
"BOOOOMMMM"
{Critical Hit}
Kragg was sent stumbling back, barely staying on his feet using his sword. Having suffered another critical hit, his health dropped to a critical point.
Sensing his vulnerable state, his aura erupted in violent, crimson waves, raw energy crackling around him like a raging inferno.
'Crimson Carnage'
"RRRAAARRARRRRRRRRRRRR"
Kragg's roar, primal and deafening, shook the chamber as he unleashed his final lifeline. His wounds no longer matter, the pain became fuel, and every strike would now be faster, stronger, and deadlier.
His muscles swelled, his eyes burned with unrestrained bloodlust, and his blade pulsed with killing intent coated in crimson, like liquid fire, ready to carve through anything that stood in his way.
'Let me put you to rest,' Vlad murmured under his breath as he watched the hobgoblin blitz forth in a crimson flash.
Kragg swung the great sword with his one hand, bringing it straight down. But before it could reach even the halfway point, it was stopped midair, and the hulking arm was thrown back.
Vlad, who had moved in, had met the sword swing with a straight right punch to the descending elbow, stopping the attack and delivering a critical blow.
Kragg did not flinch nor slow down even as skin and flesh had burst open at the elbow, and he had suffered major damage.
His left hand shot forth to catch the butcher knife that Vlad had driven straight into his chest.
The blade went through his palm, but it also allowed the beast to firmly hold it in place, immobilizing Vlad as the green skin moved forth, his maw lined with razor-sharp teeth wide open, ready to bite Vlad's face off.
Vlad met the attack with a timely uppercut, making its head snap back, but that was not the end of it, as its great sword was coming from below, moving in at moderate speed, but Vlad's hands were too tied to stop it or avoid it.
Kragg had instinctively pulled his arms back and down, forcing the shoulder back in its place before swinging the sword.
The green skin did not have the genius to create such a setup. Kragg had thrown everything at Vlad, and he would have likely been overwhelmed if it was anyone new.
But too bad for him, he was against a monster who saw it coming from a mile away.
Vlad's arms were in a bind, but his legs were free, so he jumped and kicked at Kragg's hand, sending his sword into the ground. He then pressed his other foot against his chest and pushed.
He pulled free his hand and flipped, landing on his feet. Kragg, blinded by rage, did not stand still and quickly rushed forth before jumping into the air and descending with an overhead swing.
Vlad pulled back, and as the great sword met the ground, the impact sent a shockwave of crimson, sharp stone projectiles blitzing in all directions, and a small burst of dust and crimson.
Kragg tore through the dust screen and made a wide swing, which Vlad quickly ducked beneath and circled him from the left, a smile tugging on his face, knowing the green skin had overstretched, leaving himself wide open for a killing blow.
Vlad's right hand, which now held the butcher knife, shot forth in a white flash, and even though Kragg tried to stop him using his free hand, he failed.
Vlad slipped through his defense and plunged the dagger fueled with reinforcement into the green skin's neck, driving it deep until the hilt was pressed against the skin.
{You have killed 'Kragg' the Boss of the Grimroot Dungeon}
{Dungeon Complete}
{Exp Gained: 6850}
{Level Up}
{You have reached the level cap (Lvl 10). Excess EXP will be lost.}
{All stats have increased by (1). You have 5 unassigned stat points available for distribution.}
{A Great Sword (Rare) of Battle-Worn condition was acquired as loot}
{Blackstone Warlord's Armor (Uncommon) of Battle-Worn condition was acquired as loot}
{A Boss Drop Crimson Carnage Core (Rare) was acquired as loot}
{A Boss Drop Black stone (Rare) was acquired as loot}
Kragg fell back as life slipped away, his eyes going dull as a pool of green blood formed around him.
'I missed this feeling,' Vlad mused as he stopped using his trait and instantly felt fatigue take hold, his body growing heavy, his senses drowning in a haze of exhaustion.
'Now, I need to secure a decent dagger to deal with the alchemist, and then I can move to the second stage of my plan,' Vlad thought as he bent down to take his butcher knife.
Vlad did not leave for the exit but instead turned around, only to see that the wall that had been a few meters behind him, marking the end of the chamber, was now far back, making the chamber more than twice as large as before.
The size of the chamber was not the only change, as at the other end of the chamber now stood a hulking giant, a dark creature that lumbered at over four meters tall, its frame a mountain of muscle.
He had dark hair covering his back, a grotesque and intimidating face, a flat nose, a protruding jaw with giant sharp fangs sticking out, and large beady eyes that were much darker than his pale dark skin.
The creature wore a leather kilt secured by a heavy iron belt, with skulls bound in chains rattling at his waist.
His forearms were wrapped in spiked iron bracers, scarred from countless battles, while a gruesome necklace of skulls hung around his thick neck, which only added to his presence.
'Let's hope its master is not as impossible to kill as this abomination,' Vlad thought, seeing the wild stats of the Dark Troll.
Dark Troll King (Unique Boss)
Name: ??? (Dark Troll King)
Title: (Pure Blood)(Mutated)(Abomination)
Rank: First Rank
Level: 99
Health: 102000
Mana: 12650
Skills:
Dark Tyrant's Might, Black Iron Rend, Abyssal Regeneration, Troll King's Roar, Shadow-bound Chains, Darkmoon Frenzy, Summon Goblin Legion.
{The Player can use the Dark stone to initiate the battle against the Special Boss monster, the Dark Troll King 'Unique'}
This Troll king was an abomination and not the simple creation of the system.
He was more than just a special challenge for players because the only way to kill him was by first figuring out the truth of this abomination and then killing a monster who was much more impossible to kill than this creature.