Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 225

Chapter 225

Chapter 225 . Overlord (5)

[Sorry, Oppa . If I hadn’t of made such an unreasonable request…]

“No, rather, it’s good that you did . We can fight them before they’re fully prepared to take us on . ”

Although Yua had a large army, to the SSS+ rank Destroyers, mantises were nothing more than easily flammable bugs . They felt short in rank and were disadvantaged in attributes . Although Yua wanted to stay, saying that this expedition was planned partly because of her, when Father stepped in and gave her a stern talk, she had no choice but to go back to the guild house .

[I’m sorry that I couldn’t help more…]

“It’s fine . Yua will get stronger, you can help me then . For now… just pray for Oppa’s victory!”

At the same time I replied to Yua, I shot my spear forward and blew up the Destroyer’s head . The lava that its head was composed of jumped up at me as if to melt my head, but with Flame Sucker’s power, it dissipated without having achieved any damage .

[Un…! Oppa, good luck!]

“For now, that’s enough!”

I could really feel myself brimming with energy! My younger sister was an angel who always thought about me and cared for me . For her, I had to go back safely! I looked for the next target and charged . I charged, and charged again .

[Uooooooo!]

The Destroyers’ earthshaking roar rumbled in my ear . The heat from the lava also made my sight hazy . Thundering sounds rang out from all sides, as the magic of the succubi and the aura attacks of the other guild members cut through the air and faced the Destroyers .

“Eat this and die!”

I drew on Peika’s power to the limit, shooting down several Destroyers and absorbing as much mana as I could . Although I had to make contact with the enemies to do so, as long as I fought in close-range, Absolute Soul could absorb about the same amount of mana as I used in my attack .

Considering the fact that I was also using Peruta Circuit, my mana didn’t have a chance to go down . Of course, now that I had Ruyue materialized and fighting by herself, that wasn’t the case .

[Hero!]

“Speed up!”

[Understood!]

Few of those in the guild could fight and come out victorious against a Destroyer in a one on one fight . So, as to lessen the danger they would face, I had to defeat as many as I could . With Wind King’s Rage, even if I didn’t kill them in one blow, I could at least neutralize them! I used Provoke to draw the enemies toward me once again as I charged through the air with Lotte .

[Crown Prince, if you push yourself too much and get hurt, it’ll be the end! My father also…]

[I’m not pushing myself, don’t worry!]

All this time, I had worked hard to get stronger for this moment! Compared to climbing the dungeon day and night, challenging my limits in Beyond, and fighting the Floor Masters ten times a day, this much was nothing!

“Haaaaaap!”

Lotte’s wings wrapped around one of the scarlet flames flying toward us and returned it . Although it couldn’t damage the Destroyers, it could at least help stop its movements . Immediately afterwards, we charged towards a Destroyer and hammered it with a spear wrapped in a whirlpool of lightning .

[Guaaaaa!]

“Lotte, how many have we killed so far?”

[178!]

Lotte and I had already bathed in the Destroyer’s flames . Although I wasn’t hurt thanks to Flame Sucker, which nullified flames, Lotte’s body was already fairly burned . However, Lotte didn’t stop and continued to charge . Her injuries soon caught my attention .

[Hero! Don’t think about useless things and attack, burns like these only take me a day to recover from!]

“… Alright . Let’s go . ”

Wind King’s Rage did not end unless I stopped it . In other words, I could continuously deal wind, lightning, and charge damage . Thanks to the Giant Wolf’s Tattoo, I could also deal an additional 50% in damage .

One thing that was somewhat regretful was that 60% bonus damage to charge type skills disappeared when I upgraded my armor to the Pure Black Desire . Instead, I had gotten Desire Thorn, which could steal the life force of others . This, however, was limited to once per day . In any case, I didn’t have the time to be listing out regretful things . Right now, I had to focus on using the abilities I had to kill the Destroyers in one blow .

“Huaaaaap!”

Even if Wind King’s Rage could be continued indefinitely, as it was a charge type skill, I had to keep charging for it to stay in effect . In other words, Lotte also had to charge without stopping .

I opened my eyes widely and continuously thrust out with my spear . If I let my guard down even for a second, I would be charging into a Destroyer unprepared . I had to maintain my focus . If I had no experience fighting such battles, if I had not had those battles in the Luka continent and the Panan continent, maintaining a skill like this would have been unimaginable .

[Critical Hit!]

[Guaaaaa!]

“Die!”

[Master, I can feel the presence of a powerful existence!]

Sharana, who was infused into my body, reported to me as we killed the 26th destroyer . Even as I continued to charge, I looked up and scanned the horizon . There, I saw a line of monsters marching, swinging whips made of lava .

[They’re here! The Sweepers!]

“Cleaners?”

I didn’t know what they were trying to clean, but it was inevitable that I would have to fight them . I had to eliminate the Destroyers before that! I grit my teeth and shouted .

“Lotte, charge! We can’t end this with just Wind King’s Rage!”

[Gryaaaaaa!]

Lotte roared and flapped her wings in response . The spear I shot out towards the Destroyers gathered wind and lightning and tore them to shreds .

[Master, the wind energy is getting stronger! I can still control it, but I’m not sure if Master will be fine in the center of it all!]

[It’s the same for me, Master . But since Master can even wield a God’s lightning, I think it will be okay!]

“Right, I’ll be fine! This much is nothing!”

Indeed, with just a single misstep, the wind and lightning gathered at the tip of my spear could easily explode and cause me to let go of my spear . However, my clan’s unique technique, which Heroic Strike was derived from, already required learning how to control such chaotic destructive power . Otherwise, it would have been impossible to squeeze out every ounce of power in my body to focus it in one point . The more I thought about it, the more I came to understand that my ancestors trained in rather perverted methods . Of course, since I was benefiting from that, I wasn’t complaining!

“Ice Age!”

In the distance, someone shouted . In an instant, a bone-chilling freezing energy reached where Lotte and I were located . I glanced toward the direction the freezing energy came from and saw Ina who was destroying dozens of Destroyers with lotus-like ice . Her truly incredible destructive power was fitting that of an SSS ranker .

It seemed Ina had exerted a great amount effort to use that skill as she staggered . Although I wanted to go give her a hug, I couldn’t do so at the moment . I grit my teeth and continued to charge . Once I had taken care of everything, I would hug her as much as I wanted!

“Uoooooo!”

[They’re coming!]

As the succubi battle units and the other members were all doing fantastic, over half of the Destroyers had fallen . Before I noticed, the atmosphere of the battlefield had changed, and the Sweepers were charging closer .

[Their whips are dangerous! They’re hotter than the Destroyers’ swords and have the ability to elongate!]

“That doesn’t sound like much!”

I shouted spiritedly on purpose and drove Lotte towards them . If the Wind King’s Rage at peak power could not penetrate them, nothing could!

[A living human!]

[We love humans . They’re delicious!]

[Human flesh is so tender, it just melts in your mouth!]

When they noticed me, they sent their whips flying towards me as they blabbered incomprehensible things . I pushed the oncoming whips away with the wind energy around my spear and charged towards them .

“Taste this delicious human flesh!”

[Kuhuk!]

When I stabbed the Sweeper with my spear powered by Wind King’s Rage, its powerful rotational power drilled a huge hole through the Sweeper’s chest . The Sweepers that witnessed their kin’s death widened their eyes and swung their whips, but I continued to charge forward without paying them any mind .

Even if I were hit by the whips, with my cape’s ability to nullify flames, I barely received any damage . Not to mention, unlike Daisy’s whip, their whips’ movements were completely readable . There was no way I would be afraid of attacks I could read!

[Kugyagyak!]

[Human… Human, Human!!]

“You guys are pretty tender yourselves!”

After fighting a few of them, I could instantly tell their special characteristics . They certainly possessed flames more powerful than the Destroyer’s, but their constitution was weaker and hence had weaker defense! For me, they were much easier to deal with .

“Lotte, dodge!”

[Understood!]

Lotte’s movements continued to get faster . Now that I thought about it, her abilities seemed to have doubled since the first time we met . She had also gotten bigger and more lustrous . This change could be easily seen by the fact that she was charging through SSS+ rank monsters when she was only an S+ rank monster at first .

[Hero, there are more coming!]

“I know! Keep charging!”

I gripped the spear in my hands tighter . With a bold smile, I concentrated my energy into my spear . One’s martial path had to be honed through real combat . Charging forward with my life on the line, through infinite repetitions, I was coming to better understand the profoundness behind thrusting .

The moment I mastered the high-rank Spear Technique, I thought I saw the end of manaless spearmanship . However, I was only 21 . There was no way I could have mastered a lofty martial path in just 13 years . Now I understood that . At the same time, I understood that the skill system wasn’t perfect, and that simply relying on skill levels was the same as drawing a line to my limit .

Furthermore, normal spearmanship couldn’t be the same as spearmanship while riding . The spear technique I displayed on Lotte’s back was certainly not the same as when I was on my own . The more I became attuned to Lotte, the more I read her movements and modified my own, my spear attacks would display greater prowess as it matched the limits of her speed!

[Critical Hit!]

After thrusting out again, the leftover force of the attack exploded the shoulder of a Sweeper standing next to the intended target . I immediately swung my spear to the side and struck his whip away . Lotte, who seemed to have read my mind, changed her trajectory and charged towards that Sweeper . Then, with a simple attack, I was able to take its life .

As time went on, my attacks were becoming more destructive, though it still contained the same amount of power as before . It meant that my spearmanship was advancing in a realm where mana didn’t matter . I couldn’t help but smile knowing what was happening .

Becoming stronger was this enjoyable! No matter how much at risk my life was, no matter how many enemies I had to face!

“Good… Good!”

[Hero, were you hit by a status effect!?]

“I’m immune you mental status effects! Lotte, speed up!”

[Hero!?]

Wind King’s Rage didn’t stop . Until all the wind and lightning in the world gathered to the tip of my spear, my charge would not stop!

[Guoooooo!]

Just when I was thinking that, something blocked our advance . Although we tried to charge right through, my spear couldn’t penetrate it! I controlled the energy trying to run berserk, as I reluctantly took my stance for the final blow . I raised my head . I wanted to know just what my spear couldn’t penetrate .

A giant over dozens of meters tall was glaring down at me . It wore a thick armor of fire and held a spear of fire that somewhat made me desire it .

I asked Lotte .

“Is this the Lava King?”

[Sorry Hero, but no . ]

After hearing that, I sighed in relief . Not using Overlord the moment I saw him was truly a heaven’s fortune .

It was the start of a middle boss battle .