Boss Class, Red Bear

As Alex was looking at his status, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded from the outside.

From listening to the footsteps, Alex concluded that there's only 1 monster this time.

"Hmm, from the sounds of it, this monster is a big one." Alex said,

It didn't take long for Alex to see the figure of the incoming monster.

It was a bear with a fiery red body, it had huge claws that looked like metal under the heat.

When Alex saw that, his face grew serious.

With a heavy tone, he said, "I didn't expect that I would actually encounter a Boss class monster while going through a broken dungeon's trial."

Red Bear.

As simple as its name sounds, it is actually a Boss class monster that boasts great strength.

In this world, monsters are divided into three different classes as everyone might have already seen.

The first one are normal monsters like the goblins, horned rabbits, and those underlings of Ferri in the past.

All of them are considered normal class monsters.

The second one is the Leader class like Ferri.

They are monsters who have certain intelligence that gives them the capability to lead their kind.

Lastly, there's the Boss class like this Red Bear over here.

They are monsters who have a territory of their own.

It is because they possess great power that makes it impossible for other monsters to go against them which in turn makes them the ruler of a certain place.

Additionally, most of them also have intelligence that is comparable or even surpassed those of humans.

With strengths that grow at an unbelievable speed, it's a monster that needs multiple 'players' to attack it together before taking it down.

It contains great power that can even destroy a country!

It's a living disaster!

Dungeon Masters are actually not that much different from Boss class monsters.

In fact, Dungeon Masters are also counted as Boss class.

However, Dungeon Masters are not monsters.

They are people, just of different races.

Demon, Angel, Elf, Dwarf, Spirit, Human, etc.

Any race can become a Dungeon Master as long as they are chosen by the universe to be one.

That's their difference from monsters.

In terms of growth, well, we can say that Dungeon Masters and Boss class monsters get the same amount of attributes each time.

So, they are actually in the same class level.

And that is the reason why Alex's whole being suddenly turned solemn.

It won't actually be a problem if they are on the same level since Alex's stats will always be higher than that of the same level thanks to [Sacrifice].

But this Red Bear is freaking level 23!

To be better prepared for the oncoming battle, Alex decided to take a look at the Red Bear's stats.

[Red Bear]

[Level: 23]

[Strength: 175] [Constitution: 181] [Agility: 68] [Intelligence: 56]

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When Alex saw the stats of the Red Bear who he was being cautious of, his brain paused.

"Ah, wait, is this what a normal Boss class' stats is like at level 23?"

Saying that, Alex took a peek at his own stats.

Seeing the huge disparity, Alex suddenly felt like laughing.

When he saw that a Boss class had come, he started considering it as the same level as him.

Because of that, Alex can't help but act cautious around it.

But after seeing the overwhelming gap between his status and Red Bear's, only then did it come to him.

He is already on a level of his own.

No Boss class or other Dungeon Master can be considered as the same level as him except if they have a skill as unique as his own [Sacrifice].

Understanding all that, Alex recognizes once again just how much of a cheat [Sacrifice] really is!

Alex heaved a sigh of relief, "Haa~ glad it's not a monster that's hard to deal with."

As his voice died down, the Red Bear also entered the dungeon.

When it saw Alex, it roared loudly before charging forward.

Roar!

Seeing that, a smile crept up to Alex's face.

"Then, I guess it's about time I end this."

Saying that, Alex raised his hand and cast magic.

"[Earth Spike]!"

Suddenly, in front of the charging Red Bear, the ground rose up and turned into spikes.

The Red Bear didn't have the chance to stop its charge and crashed into the spikes.

Puchi!

Because of the force brought by the Red Bear's charge hitting a spike, even the D-rank magic managed to pierce through the Red Bear's thick skin.

Alex chuckled, "That's what happens when you just charge at your enemy without thinking."

Angered by the pain from the spikes and Alex's words, the Red Bear let out a fierce roar.

ROOOAARRR!!

It smashed the stone spikes that were protruding from the ground and continued moving towards Alex.

Alex stood there, looking at the approaching monster.

"Hmm, should I use [Monster Manipulation] on it?"

"But since the dungeon is absorbing the energy of the monsters I killed, killing this one might be necessary to fix the dungeon."

Alex shrugged, "Heh, it doesn't matter. I'll just kill it and end this."

"[Water Ball!]"

Preparing to end this, Alex cast [Water Ball] and threw it to the Red Bear.

[Water Ball]

[Details: Turn your mana into water and shape it into a ball. Shoot it at the enemy and cause (2 x intelligence) damage. Highly effective against fire attributes.]

[Consumption: 10 Mana]

[Cooldown: 3 minutes]

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It's basically just a water version of fireball.

But right now, Alex thinks that this might have some good effect against the Red Bear since it's a fire attribute monster.

Anyway, the water ball that Alex threw hit the Red Bear

Bang!.

Psshh!

"ROAR!"

Just as the water ball hits, white smoke or water vapor rises up.

The sound of heat being extinguished sounded and Alex visibly saw the redness on the Red Bear's dim becoming brown.

The Red Bear let out a painful roar.

Alex laughed, "Haha, choosing to learn skills of each of the 4 elements was a really good decision!"