Chapter 32: Boss Battle!
'Thinking'
"Talking"
[System]
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- Mount Weather | Level 3 -
- Arthur Pendragon -
Lexa, her guard, and I were able to make our way through level two with relative ease. But we were forced to kill one of the six guards on level two before we were able to reach the stairs to descend onto level three.
After we made our way onto level three, we snuck past a small two-man patrol and made our way towards the medical labs.
After we made our way through the medical labs undetected and moved through the hallways towards the elevator the lights turned back on. We were making our way through the hallway when we began to hear voices down the hallway to our right.
I lifted my hand and formed a fist. The group stopped and I walked up to the corner and peaked my head around it. There at the end of the hallway was a small barricade made up of sandbags, standing behind the sandbags were three soldiers. Two were there standing talking while the third one was staffing a 50. caliber turret that was pointed down the hallway towards us.
"Damnit." I cursed under my breath.
"What is it?" Lexa whispers.
"They have a turret at the end of the hallway. There won't be enough time to take him out with a spear throw without missing." I told her.
"I'll take care of it."
"How?" I asked.
Instead of responding to me, Lexa closed her eyes and began to breathe in and out. Soon drafts of wind began to gather around her; until eventually Lexa was engulfed in a soft, vibrating turquoise glow that seemed to pulsate with power.
Lexa opened her eyes revealing them to be a now glowing turquoise and unsheathed her sword. Lexa slowly, calmly stepped into the hallway causing the men down the hallway to raise their weapons at her in alarm.
Not a second later Lexa swung her sword, the swift blur of the swing sent a giant Aura slash flying towards the soldiers at a blistering speed.
*BOOM!*
The turret, the three soldiers, and the wall further behind them were all slashed in half. The turret, and the soldier's upper halves were gone, just a sizzling plie of left-over flesh. The wall behind them was heavily burned and had an impact mark so deep you could see the mountain rock behind the steel wall.
"That's one way to handle it, I suppose." I commented as I walked out into the open next to her.
"Now, that is dealt with we can move on, let's go!" Lexa said towards her guards and me.
We ran down a few more hallways before finally reaching the elevator that would lead to the command center. Upon reaching the elevator I saw that there was a keycard reader next to the elevator button.
Before we could react, a pair of blinding lights from our left activated, blinding Lexa, her guard and me.
*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!*
As each round was fired off, I instinctively flinched knowing that one of those bullets could potentially be aimed at me.
"It's alright, I dealt with them." We heard from our left after the blinding lights had been turned off.
After scrubbing my eyes, I looked towards my left and found a 5'10 man that had medium black hair and sharp green eyes. In his hand was a small FMG-9 and surrounding him was a group of four dead Mount Weather soldiers.
"Who are you?" I questioned.
"My name is Jet. You might've heard of me; I helped your friends escape off of level five."
"Yeah, Bellamy talked about you whenever he would report in. Do you have any way to activate the elevator?" I asked indicating towards the elevator keycard reader.
"Yeah, I figured you'd make your way here, here." He said handing me a level seven security keycard.
"How did you get this?"
"I stole it from Cage." he responded.
"Is he on this floor?" I asked. It would be a lot simpler than having to travel all the way down to level seven and breaking into the command center.
"He was, but not anymore. Once the lights went out, he and his guard detail escaped back here to elevator and then when the power came back on, he went down to level seven." Jet told us.
"Then we need to make our way to level seven." Lexa said as she grabbed the keycard out of Jet's hand and swiped it on the reader. "Let's go, Arthur." she said as the elevator dinged and started its ascent to us.
"Our army will be making its way through here soon. Be careful." I told Jet once the elevator arrived. Lexa, her four guards, and I stepped on and pressed the button labelled level seven.
"You as well, be careful!" Jet said as the elevator doors closed and began its descent.
As the elevator was descending the light for level five suddenly dinged, and the elevator began to slow. I looked over to Lexa worriedly, I then noticed that her guards had done so as well. Lexa simply looked at the guards and nodded, they nodded back.
*Ding!*
The elevator dinged and the doors slid open revealing a small three-man group of Mount Weather soldiers, looking shocked and horrified.
"AHH!"
Lexa's guards yelled out a battle cry before leaping off the elevator and impaling the soldiers with their spears, as the doors slid closed gunfire was heard from the right. I watched as one of the guards was riddled with bullets but stood firm and rushed them with his spear in hand.
*Ding!*
The elevator dinged and the doors slid open onto level seven revealing a wide corridor that looked much like a military aircraft hanger. Standing in the middle of the hanger however, was a large dull tan mech with a large minigun for its right arm and a large cannon for its left.
"What is that?" Lexa asked, shocked.
"OH! This is one of our latest creations!" A voice yelled out from inside the mech.
"Cage!" I said through gritted teeth.
"HAHAHAHA! YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN DEFEAT ME! I"LL USE YOU FOR MORE BONE MARROW!" Cage screamed out as he brought the mech's right arm up and began spinning the minigun's barrel before opening fire.
"Aura projection!" Lexa yelled as a massive turquoise energy shield spawned in front of us and took the onslaught of Cage's minigun.
I unleashed a flurry of swift jabs and kicks sending fire blasts into Cage's mech, causing it to stagger back slightly due to the force of the attacks. The mech, however, was perfectly fine besides some scorch marks that now adorned its protective metal.
"Sword Aura projection!" Lexa shouted as her sword grew and became engulfed in a turquoise light.
Lexa then rushed forward with a burst of speed and began cutting pieces of Cage's mech apart. Not wanting to be left out, I cast [Fire daggers] causing a pair of glowing torch like flames to be emitted from my hands. I then also cast [Enchantment] onto the daggers causing their blazing orange flame to turn white.
I rushed forward and joined Lexa in attacking and destroying Cage's mech. It was obvious Cage did not know how to use it properly, as he would often trip on his mech's own feet causing it to go tumbling to the ground allowing us the perfect opportunity to attack his weakened midsection.
Over time Cage began to learn how to control the mech better and eventually he was the one forcing us back and forcing Lexa to constantly form different Aura projections to protect us. Finally, after focusing our attacks on his left arm for a few minutes, the arm began to wear and was no longer operating at its full capability. Lexa, seeing the same thing I did sent another Aura slash towards Cage's left arm, right at the joint. Cage, expecting the attack not to work didn't move to avoid it, he simply took the blow head on. This resulted in his left arm being surgically sliced off at the joint, sending it crashing to the ground.
"NOOOOOOOO!!!" Cage screamed out as he tried to regain balance.
[Observe]
[Item: "Tortoise" 338-Heavy Walker: Piloted by Cage Wallace]
Item Rarity: A
Type: Machine
Level: 50
HP: 3,304/10,000
MP: 500
'Almost there!' I exclaimed mentally.
Realizing that Cage is near defeat, I send a few more jabs of fire into the mech causing it once again to stagger back, and this time fall onto the floor. I sprinted forward past Lexa and leapt onto the mech.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Cage screeched through the mech's speakers.
Cage attempted to lift the mech's one remaining weapon and arm, to kill me. So, I grabbed onto the minigun barrel and began to force my mana out through my hand causing the minigun's barrel to begin to burn hot and glow red before eventually melting.
"N-NOOO! STOP! STOP IT!"
"I don't think so." I remarked as I cast [Fire daggers] and then [Enchantment] on them. I reach down and begin to pry open the hatch of the mech. After a few tries the hatch finally opened revealing a shaking Cage Wallace with a pistol pointed right at my head.
"SHIT!" I shouted.
*BANG!*
"FUCKER!" I screamed in slight pain and rage as the bullet impacted my shoulder.
"DIE OUTSIDER!" Cage screamed back.
"DIE!" I shout as I send a massive blast of fire inside the mech causing the mech to explode sending me flying backwards, as well as killing Cage Wallace.
"Aura pillar projection!" Lexa shouted as I was flung back towards her.
"UGH!" I grunted as I slammed into Lexa's Aura pillar.
"Are you alright, Arthur?" she asked after dispelling the pillar and her Aura.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I answered her while casting [Minor heal] on the bullet wound. The muscule and skin tissue slowly reformed, closing the bullet wound.
Before I could talk with her any further, I was flooded with notifications, so many that I struggled to keep up with them.
*Ding!*
[Quest Completed!]
[Quest Info:]
[Bring down the Mountain!]
[Complete] Kill Cage Wallace --- [1/1]
Rewards: +10 Stat Points, x2 Random Loot Box, A weapon worthy of your war performance
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Main Scenario Completed!]
[System will undergo an update to apply changes!]
[...10%...27%...41%...64%...87%...99%... Update Installed!]
[New features include Perks & New Titles!]
[Perks Added:]
[Armorer Expertise]
Effect: +10% A-Rarity Crafted Item Quality.
Requirements: Blacksmith Lvl. 50
[Priestly Nature]
Effect: +10% Boost in Holy Magic spell effects.
Requirements: Holy Magic Lvl. 50
[Powerful]
Effect: Increases Crit chance by 30% and adds 25 Attack Dmg to your weapon of choice.
Requirements: Strength Stat: 100
[Quicksilver]
Effect: Increases Stamina regen by 30% and increases your speed by 30%.
Requirements: Agility Stat: 100
[Magician]
Effect: Increases Magic Crit chance by 20% and grants a 5% chance to craft a magically enchanted item.
Requirements: Intelligence Stat: 100
[Medicine Man]
Effect: Increase max health by 10%. All health consumables and spells are +20% stronger.
*Ding!*
[Titles Added:]
[Conqueror!]
Strength +100
Agility +60
Vitality +30
Intelligence +30
[Apostle of Justice!]
Grants Skill: Unbreakable Justice
[Unbreakable Justice] (Active) - Lvl. 1/10 {Novice}
Deals 200% of your attack power.
Skill Mana Cost: 1,000
Skill Cooldown Time: 100 seconds
[Chancellor!]
Permanent Morale Boost of +10% for all citizens. Stat Boost of +5% for all citizens.
*Ding!*
[Would you like to combine the titles [Chancellor] and [Conquer] to get a greater title?]
[Yes or No?]
'Yes.'
[Titles [Chancellor] and [Conquer] have been merged. The resulting title is [Long Live the King!] Congratulations!]
[Long Live the King!]
Permanent Morale Boost of +20% for all citizens. Stat Boost of +10% for all citizens.
*Ding!*
[New Skills Unlocked!]
[Dragonification - First Form] (Active)
Due to reaching a Dragon Heart Mastery of 10.3% a portion of your body will now be covered in white and golden scales and your eyes will turn into a bright lime green. All stats are amplified by 1.5x during transformation.
Skill Duration: 10 minutes
[Dragon Leap - Base Form] (Active) - Lvl. 1/100 {Novice}
Launch yourself at an enemy, dealing 2000 Damage to all enemies in the area and knocking them back 4 meters, and stunning them for 5 seconds.
[Swordsmanship] (Active) - Lvl. 100/100 {Master}
*Ding!*
[Skill [Swordsmanship] is ready to Evolve. Would you like to evolve [Swordsmanship]?]
[Yes or No?]
'Yes.'
[[Swordsmanship] has evolved into [Advanced Sword Arts]]
[Please select a sword art you wish to use.]
[Snake Bite] [Howling Octave] [Deadly Sins]
[Snake Bite]
Consecutive left and right swings that target the opponent's weapon, with a chance of breaking the weapon.
[Howling Octave]
Five high-speed consecutive thrusts, followed by a downward and then an upward slash, before culminating in a final, full-force overhead slash. 40% Physical, 60% Fire.
[Deadly Sins]
A seven-hit skill that consists of various slashes, several full circle spins, and a backwards somersault.
'Hmm... Howling Octave would go well with my Fire magic... Howling Octavia it is.'
[Sword Art Chosen: Howling Octave]
[Advanced Sword Arts] (Passive) - Lvl. 1/100 {Novice}
An advanced form of swordsmanship that offers certain moves to improve skill and flow of combat. New sword arts are unlocked every ten levels.
[Advanced Sword Art: Howling Octave] (Active)
Five high-speed consecutive thrusts, followed by a downward and then an upward slash, before culminating in a final, full-force overhead slash. 40% Physical, 60% Fire.
After closing the notifications, I opened my stats and began applying the seventy stat points I had acquired from leveling up and completing the quest.
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[Status]
Name: Arthur Pendragon
Class: Dragon Knight
Dragon Heart Mastery: 10.3%
Title: Leader of the 100, Monster Hunter, Apostle of Justice!, Long Live the King!
Perks: Armorer Expertise, Priestly Nature, Powerful, Quicksilver, Magician, Medicine Man
Level: 24 (7%)
HP: 14,165
MP: 10,200
STR: 260 (+143)
AGI: 200 (+109)
VIT: 153 (+55) {Every +1 point from 20 stat points is +105 HP}
INT: 220 (+80) {Every +1 point from 20 stat points is +50 MP}
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Stat Points: 70 ---> 10 VIT, 60 INT.
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[Skills:]
[Active:]
[Observe] (Active) - Lvl. 100/100 {Master}
Enables you to see information about a target.
[Pickpocketing] (Active) - Lvl. 2/100 {Novice}
The stealthy art of picking an unsuspecting target's pockets.
[Tracker] (Active) - Lvl. 43/100 {Advanced}
Allows for user to track animal sounds and smell for up to 1 mile. (Every 10 Levels = 1 Mile)
[Holy Magic] (Active) - Lvl. 66/100 {Proficient}
Allows the user to use Holy Magic. Holy Magic can be used to heal and cure wounds. Enchant weapons and more. Higher levels allow for stronger Holy Magic to be used.
[Mental Simulation Training] (Active) - Lvl. 62/100 {Proficient}
Allows the user to create a combat scenario in one's mind where different characters from different universes will fight you in order for you to train and become stronger. Higher Level allows for stronger opponents.
[Lunge] (Active)
Dash to a nearby enemy and strike it with your weapon dealing 200% more damage. Costs more mana the further away the target is. Has a 10 second ability cooldown.
[Fire Magic] (Active) - Lvl. 35/100 {Adept}
Allows the user to use and form Fire. The Fire can be formed into many different things from weapons to simple Fire balls and Flame blasts. Also, grants the user the ability to block incoming Fire attacks with swift kicks, jabs, or other defensive maneuvers. Higher levels allow for stronger Fire Magic to be used.
[Unbreakable Justice] (Active) - Lvl. 1/10 {Novice}
Deals 200% of your attack power.
Skill Mana Cost: 1,000
Skill Cooldown Time: 100 seconds
[Advanced Sword Art: Howling Octave] (Active)
Five high-speed consecutive thrusts, followed by a downward and then an upward slash, before culminating in a final, full-force overhead slash. 40% Physical, 60% Fire.
[Dragonification - First Form] (Active)
Due to reaching a Dragon Heart Mastery of 10.3% a portion of your body will now be covered in white and golden scales and your eyes will turn into a bright lime green.
[Dragon Leap - Base Form] (Active) - Lvl. 1/100 {Novice}
Launch yourself at an enemy, dealing 2000 Damage to all enemies in the area and knocking them back 4 meters, and stunning them for 5 seconds.
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[Passive:]
[Scaled Skin] (Passive) - Lvl. 49/100 {Advanced}
Your skin becomes as tough as dragon scales. Higher levels improve strength and toughness of scales.
[Advanced Sword Arts] (Passive) - Lvl. 1/100 {Novice}
An advanced form of swordsmanship that offers certain moves to improve skill and flow of combat. New sword arts are unlocked every ten levels.
[Spearmanship] (Passive) - Lvl. 59/100 {Advanced}
The ability to fight with a spear. Higher levels improve fighting capability.
[Spear Throwing] (Passive) - Lvl. 41/100 {Advanced}
The ability to throw spears with precision. Higher levels improve spear throwing capability.
[Martial Arts] (Passive) - Lvl. 53/100 {Advanced}
The ability to fight with Martial Arts. Higher levels improve fighting ability.
[Marksman] (Passive) - Lvl. 54/100 {Advanced}
Increases combat proficiency with every type of ranged-class weapon. Higher levels improve fighting ability.
[Sexual Experience] (Passive) - Lvl. 17/100 {Novice}
The ability to satisfy your partners sexually.
[Commander's Aura] (Passive) - Lvl. 78/100 {Proficient}
Info: Boost's combat morale and stats of nearby subordinates by 5%. Higher levels improve combat morale percentage and amount of stats boosted and for how long.
Every 10 levels the amount is increased by 5% and adds an extra 1 hour of length.
Every 40%= 8 hour boost.
[Trigedasleng Launguage] (Passive) - Lvl. 67/100 {Proficient}
Allows User to speak and understand Trigedasleng. Higher level improves fluency in speaking and understanding.
[Gamers Mind] (Passive) - Lvl. MAX
Protects the mind from being read or manipulated.
[Blacksmithing] (Passive) - Lvl. 70/100 {Proficient}
Forge Armor and weapons from different materials. Higher levels inprove quality of item produced.
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[Perks:]
[Armorer Expertise]
Effect: +10% A-Rarity Crafted Item Quality.
Requirements: Blacksmith Lvl. 50
[Priestly Nature]
Effect: +10% Boost in Holy Magic spell effects.
Requirements: Holy Magic Lvl. 50
[Powerful]
Effect: Increases Crit chance by 30% and adds 25 Attack Dmg to your weapon of choice.
Requirements: Strength Stat: 100
[Quicksilver]
Effect: Increases Stamina regen by 30% and increases your speed by 30%.
Requirements: Agility Stat: 100
[Magician]
Effect: Increases Magic Crit chance by 20% and grants a 5% chance to craft a magically enchanted item.
Requirements: Intelligence Stat: 100
[Medicine Man]
Effect: Increase max health by 10%. All health consumables +20% stronger All health consumables and spells are +20% stronger.
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"Arthur!"
"Arthur!"
"ARTHUR!" I heard Lexa yell into my ear.
"Ahh! What was that for?" I asked looking up at her.
"Arthur, you've been sitting on the floor here for the past few minutes." Lexa told me.
"I have? Sorry, lets go take out their command center then." I said while getting up of the floor and onto my feet.
"I aleady found and killed everyone inside, I was waiting for you." she told me.
After apologizing again we both walked back towards the elevator and while we were doing so, I couldn't help but look back on the carnage of the fight with Cage. Lexa though noticed me stopping and walked up next to me and asked me what was wrong.
"Veni, vidi, vici." I said to her.
"What does that mean?" she asked.
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
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A/N: Hi, I hope you guys are having an awesome day today! I certainly am, I have covid! YAY! I'm kidding this shit sucks. Anyway, I know that the 2nd half of this chapter is mostly just status updates, but we haven't really had one since chapter 20 or so.... so, here you go! I hope you enjoyed the chapter!