Jin woo blurry sight captured Igris as it walked toward Jongryeo.
Jin woo opened his eyes wider. He couldn’t let Jongryeo confront that monster, so he got ready but..
Eventually, Igris arrived right before Jin-Woo’s nose.
And so, a bloody dogfight erupted between the two.
Igris didn’t even try to dodge Jin woo’s punches. No, it simply took on the hits and counter-attacked right away.
Igris’ head was forced slightly to the side.
But, even before Jin woo could correct his posture, a sharp and accurate counterpunch flew at him.
Punch!
Jin woo tottered about like a drunken man.
Punch!
This time, Igris took a step back.
PUNCH!
After his stomach was kicked in, Jin woo’s body bent forward 90 degrees.
“Keok!”
Blood welled up in his mouth.
‘What is this nonsensical bullsh*t….?!’
Currently, Jin woo’s physical damage reduction Stat has exceeded 30%.
However, each of Igris’ attacks hurt like crazy, as if he was being pounded on by a hammer. On the other hand, his attacks almost didn’t inflict any damage to the enemy.
Their exchange didn’t last for long afterward.
Punch!
Jin woo teetered about unsteadily, before falling to his knees.
Drop.
He tried to stand back up, but his legs didn’t want to listen.
“Euh-euk…”
Swissh!
A barrage of gemstones rain down at Igrit. Then a blurry figure ran past Jin woo peripheral vision.
Jongryeo sprinted forward- spear thrust forward – aiming at Igris’ chest.
When it landed a huge shockwave was made and the floor shattered, and spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread out.
“…”
When the dust cleared.
Igris stood tall and the area where it got hit was unscathed. Jongryeo clicked his tongue and twirled his spear to the side before swinging it to its head.
Bang!
Igris easily blocked the blade of his spear with its right hand.
While his spear was blocked, Igris didn’t waste any moment as its other fist flew in at his face.
Rumble!
A shield of jade blocked Igris’ fist. It created a reverberant sound as it took the hit.
[Earth’s Core]
Jongryeo leaped back, creating some distance between him and the blood-red knight.
Jongryeo’s eyes narrowed at Igrit.
‘Earth’s Core’ is a skill that creates a shield of jade and possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG and with Vortex Vanquisher additional shield strength.
It’s his most powerful defensive skill he got. No monster or attack has been able to penetrate this shield. But Igris was actually able to create a small dent in the shield with a single strike.
‘How powerful is this monster?’
Jongryeo leaped to the side and watched Igris’ attack brush past him.
Amassing a great number of giant gems, Jongryeo scatters them all at once, sending them homing towards Igris.
Burst!
Jongryeo landed on the ground without making a single sound.
Swish!
“What?!”
Jongryeo raised both of his arms instinctively to guard himself. A shocked gasp escaped from his mouth.
Crack!
The shield shattered.
‘It broke?!’
Igris appeared right behind him the moment he landed.
He didn’t have time to do something as Igris’ fist powerfully slammed into the shield. The shield absorbed most of the damage but the impact sent him flying.
He crashes into the floor and continues to roll away. His body stopped beside Jin woo.
“Keok!”
He coughed with blood.
Igris stood before Jin woo and Jongryeo but stopped attacking them. It wordlessly stared down at Jin woo for a while.
‘…..?’
Then, while ignoring Jin woo’s question-filled gaze directed at it, Igris extended its hand out towards the sword discarded to the ground some distance away.
Then, the sword was automatically reeled in.
Igris grasped the sword in both of its hands and walked to the side of Jin woo.
Soon, the tip of the blade was pointing to the sky.
‘You want to execute me, is that it?’
This bastard certainly lived up to its title as the captain of the knights.
When it looked like Jin woo wasn’t going to resist his final moments, Igris went ahead with the execution.
Of course, Jin woo wasn’t going to let that happen without a fight.
The sword fell down in a straight line.
Swish-!
However, Jin woo reached up with his left hand and blocked the descending blade.
CLANG!
The noise of metal hitting metal!
The gauntlet he found just before entering here protected his hand.
The noise of metal hitting metal!
The gauntlet he found just before entering here protected his hand.
Flinch!
He sensed Igris being taken back just now. Jin woo didn’t miss this chance and threw a punch with his right hand.
As expected, Igris didn’t try to dodge.
‘You’re thinking of countering me again, right?’
It had probably calculated that getting hit once while countering that was far more productive. Too bad, it failed to take something important into its calculation.
‘Poison Fang of Kasaka!’
The Poison Fang of Kasaka was summoned instantly into his hand.
And Jin woo stabbed the dagger into the creature’s eye.
Kuwooooaaar!!
A scream that couldn’t have come from a human being exploded out.
At the same time, a fierce light poured out from the eye with the dagger sticking out.
Jin woo hurriedly stood back up.
‘Now what?’
Just damaging one eye wouldn’t be able to determine the winner of this battle. He needed an attack even more powerful than that if he wanted to win.
It was then, a thought entered his mind.
The horrifying attack that almost pushed him to the brink of death the other day! He wanted to let Igris taste that attack, too.
Before he could finish thinking that, his body moved first.
Jin woo bent down and bear-hugged Igris’ midriff.
And then… he began running.
Kuooaark!!
Igris thrashed about in pain and managed to land several solid blows on Jin woo’s back. However, he gritted his teeth and didn’t let Igris go.
No, he increased his speed instead.
“Sprint!!”
[Your movement speed has increased by 40%.]
Jin woo’s legs were now moving so much faster. He felt the electrifying speed sending chills down his entire body.
‘Yes, this is it. And now….’
And now, he’d slam this bastard!
While gripping the midriff of Igris even harder, he dashed towards the nearest wall with every ounce of energy he had.
Of course, if they collided against the wall at this speed, the impact his own body received would be substantial as well. However, Jin woo had a hidden trump card in the form of a certain passive skill.
The distance closed in the blink of an eye!
The wall was right behind them.
BAM!
Along with the huge explosion, Igris crashed into the wall.
At the same time, a message from the System popped up.
[Your HP has dropped below 30% and ‘Skill: Tenacity’ has been activated.]
[All damage received will be reduced by 50%.]
The impact force was great enough for the entire boss room to tremble momentarily.
“Keu-euk.”
Jin woo took a step back.
Igris was buried half-way into the wall, yet it was still alive. The ‘flame’ of life burning under the helm was still flickering visibly.
‘….I need to finish this.’
Jin woo yanked the Poison Fang of Kasaka, still buried in its eye, loose.
That caused Igrit’s body to quiver once.
Jin woo held the dagger in a reverse grip, and stabbed hard at the bastard’s neck.
‘Vital Strike!’
Clang!!
The attack failed to work.
One more time.
‘Vital Strike!’
Clang!!
Sparks flew off from the tip of the dagger.
A small nick formed on the metal covering the monster’s neck.
One more time.
‘Vital Strike!’
Clang!
One more!
Clang!
One more!
Clang!!!
And finally…
‘Vital Strike!!’
Crack!!
The Poison Fang of Kasaka broke past the protective metal and dug deep into its neck.
[You defeated the Captain of the Knights, Igris the Crimson.]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
Jin woo raised both of his hands up high into the sky.
He took several steps back, before losing all strength in his legs and faltered to the floor.
“Pant, pant….!”
Jin woo spat out the heavy breaths he’d been holding in until now.
He won, somehow.
It was an incredibly close fight.
‘However… wasn’t this the end of the quest?’
Jin woo collected his breaths for a long time, before painfully raising his body up.
He expected the class quest to end once he killed this guy, but not one message popped up in his view. He looked around, but he failed to spot anything different in the boss room.
No, there was one thing that was different from before.
Several strands of light began flickering on Igrit’s body. Meaning, his loot was now ready.
‘For the time being, let’s grab those.’
After all, he couldn’t tell what else might happen here.
Grabbing things that he could grab when there was a chance was the smartest move one could make, wasn’t it?
Jin woo reached out towards those lights
[Item: Red Knight’s Helm]
Rarity: S
Type: Armour
Reduction in physical damage: +15%
Stamina +20, Strength +20
“It’s an S!!”
Jin woo cried out in elation.
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