BXBX NOVEL Chapter 161 - The Real Hidden Dungeon Boss
[You have successfully defeated the mini-boss Magma Titanoboa.]
[You have gained experience points.]
[Your soulbound Saena has leveled up.]
[The Evergreen Raid party has been given a temporary buff "Born of the Earth"]
Adrian who saw this notification sat on the ground as his stamina bar was once again severely depleted. He did check on the rewards or the loot dropped by the Magma Titanoboa and saw that it were a belt, shoes and a bunch of raw materials that Adrian could not even bother checking out as it was all alchemy or blacksmith materials.
Mariposa was the first one to approach the bundle of items and picked up the belt and the shoes and headed towards Adrian. She then placed the two items in front of Adrian.
"You deserve these items. You basically carried the team through this ordeal. I will also not accept it if you return it to me. If you will not use it then you better just throw it away as we will not accept it." Mariposa stated.
Adrian was speechless and could only bow in thanks. He wanted to give it back as he does not want to go back on his word. Seeing how resolute Mariposa was, Adrian just gladly accepted it. It would be rude to not accept the gift of others no matter their circumstances.
Adrian finally saw the two items of beauty that caught his eye.
Item: Magma Titan Boots
Tier: Epic
Type: Armor (Feet)
Effect:
- Movement Speed + 15%
- When standing on earth or magma, the user will get 15% damage buff to all his attacks. This effect will disappear after ten seconds that the user is not standing on earth or magma.
- Skill: Magma Walking
Durability: 500/500
Description: Boots made from the hide of the Magma Titanoboa that is said to be one of the biggest snake monsters to ever roam the land. It is excellent for people who love the earth and fighting on places such as volcanoes. You will be able to walk on magma if the skill is activated.
Skill: Magma Walking
Type: Active Movement
Effect: Be able to walk perfectly on top of magma or any hot surface and not be damaged by it.
Mana Cost: 15 mana per second
"Oh! This is an interesting effect. But the damage buff is what makes this boots really good." Adrian thought and equipped it.
The boots looked like the skin texture of the Magma Titanoboa that made it look cool. It was cool in Adrian\'s eyes but all of his friends know that this guy does not have even a shred of fashion sense. The next thing he equipped was the belt.
Item: Magma Titan Belt
Tier: Epic
Type: Waist (Accessory)
Effect:
- Strength + 30
- Endurance + 20
- Skill: Grounded
Durability: 350/350
Description: A belt made from the skin of the Magma Titanoboa that makes the wearer love the earth. It is said that it cannot be easily loosened so think in advance if you want to go to the bathroom or eat.
Skill: Grounded
Type: Passive
Effect: The user cannot be knocked back, knocked up or pulled by any enemy as long as the skill is not on cooldown.
Cooldown: 30 minutes
Adrian was very happy with this passive as this will offset the shockwave for boss type monsters when they become berserk. He will no longer need to waste time moving towards the boss as this would make him unable to be thrown away by the shockwave. That is the case as long as it is not on cooldown when that type of scenario happens.
The rest of the raid members that could move picked up the remaining items. When everyone was patched up and ready to embark, Mariposa gave a pep talk.
"I hope that you guys are not discouraged by the difficulty of a mini-boss. The pride of our guild must not be questioned in times like this. We must always be ready for any type of scenario. I hope this raid has been a learning experience for all of you as it has been mine." Mariposa stated and a cheer erupted from the raid members.
"Let us set off to the next area." Mariposa commanded.
As the group was travelling to the next area. Adrian checked up the buff that was given to them when they defeated the Magma Titanoboa.
Buff: Born of the Earth
Effect: Receive 30% less damage from skills that have earth attribute damage.
Duration: Active as long as the bearer is at the hidden dungeon Calcite Bedrock.
This was the buff that made Adrian a bit scared because a dungeon will not give a buff this strong. This buff only signified one thing and that was that the opponent has earth attribute attacks that deal high damage. Adrian was both afraid and excited because he loved the rush he gets from battling.
Adrian\'s reaction speed was getting more and more sharpened with every battle he partakes. This is one of the reasons that Adrian loves to battle so much as it increases his familiarity with his virtual body by a lot. Think of it as sync rate and as Adrian battles more difficult opponents then he improves.
They whole raid group walked for about thirty minutes but have not encountered any other monsters. This made them tense up and be alert for any kind of surprise attacks. There are usually only two reason if there are no monsters encountered.
One reason is that the habitat could not support any kind of life. The second reason and the most horrifying reason is that a very strong monster lives in that area where it could drive groups of monsters away by itself. This is usually the case for boss type monsters which is the reason it is the only monster in an area except if it is a commander type boss monster.
Mariposa who also observed the oddity finally spoke.
"Everyone be vigilant. We are probably near the boss monster now." Mariposa stated.
The whole raid party then stayed vigilant and silent across the trip fearing that they catch the boss monster\'s attention. Adrian though ordered Sirius to scout ahead as the latter could use the shadows as a means to escape danger if he ever encountered it.
Sirius dove towards his shadows and disappeared from view. Five minutes later, Sirius immediately told Adrian that it had finally seen what looked like the boss monster. Sirius told him that it was inside a room where there was multiple lava falls. It also looked like it was sleeping as it was curled its body up.
Adrian wanted to see the boss monster but he still did not possess the skill to borrow the senses of a soulbound. Skills like those were available only to summoners that complete their second job class advancement. Adrian still told Mariposa what Sirius managed to find as the boss was the most important enemy inside a dungeon.
"Everyone be ready as the boss is near out location. We will prepare a surprise attack against it as it is currently sleeping. We will hit it with our most powerful spells and charge towards it when it suddenly wakes up." Mariposa commanded.
The raid group moved towards the dungeon boss stealthily as they did not want to wake it up and miss the chance for a free chance at hitting it with skills. Sirius then emerged from the shadows and he told Adrian that the boss was just ahead.
The raid party emerged from a hole that was only about ten feet tall. Kanlaon had to polymorph in order to fit in. The raid party finally saw the raid boss but all they see is a giant hunk of rock like a mountain. Adrian though stared at the boss with eyes wide open. He was also alarmed by what Kanlaon told him when they entered the passage.
"Master, I sense the presence of another dragon." Kanlaon stated.
Adrian was expecting a drake but he did not expect a full blown dragon to be in front of him.
Monster: Calcite Rock Dragon (Young)
Level: 110
HP: 100,000,000 / 100,000,000
MP: 10,000,000 / 10,000,000
Description: Earth dragons are said to be dragons that are born from the type of earth its body is made of. Earth dragons are said to be walking fortresses as they have very bulk frames and immense vitality. It is said that the ground shaking is a result of a rampaging earth dragon as their very footsteps can shift the earth.
Adrian immediately told Mariposa this news and even she was shocked. No guild has ever raided a dragon before and it was explained in the lore that dragons were pinnacle creatures. Even if this was still a young dragon, a dragon was still a dragon. Even she was amazed by Kanlaon that is levels below any of her soulbound.
"Everyone, the boss is a Rock Drake so be careful. Start your spells after I apply the Soundproof scroll." Mariposa told the raid party via the chat.
Adrian was stunned because Mariposa did not tell the truth. But given the situation, Adrian agreed with what she did because knowing that they were up against a dragon might discourage the other members.