Fight with a boss: Rat King...?

[Ding!]

[You have earned a title: Cunning Exterminator]

Cunning Exterminator, huh? Well, it perfectly suits what I did just now.

[Cunning Exterminator: A title that grants the user a bonus of +5 to Intelligence and Wisdom, and +10% to critical rate and luck, when using deception or manipulation to defeat enemies.]

Oh, I didn't know you would get such a title with such good effects. Well, I think it will be useful when the time comes.

Since I leveled up, let's check my status. I need to do it since there is still danger left.

"Status Open."

[Status]

Name: Leo

Race: Human

Class: None

Titles: [Self-Master Lv2] | [Cunning Exterminator Lv1]

Level: 2

XP: 246/250

HP: 110/110

MP: 80/80

Strength: 8 Agility: 11

Dexterity: 11 Intelligence: 18 (11+7)

Wisdom: 18 (11+7) Constitution: 9

Charisma: 7 Luck: 10

Stat Points: 5

Skill Points: 6

Skills: Stealth Lv3 | Fireball Lv3 | Dagger Throw Lv1 | Identify Lv1

Passive: Odor Resistance Lv2 | Cheap Taunt Lv1

Oh, nice progress. But it is only 4XP that I need in order to level up to 3. I have two titles already. And I have 5 free stat points and 6 skill points to use. Initially, I had 8 skill points, since I used two to level up the Stealth to 3, now I was left with 6. Well, I didn't want to, but it had to be done.

As I was busy observing my status, I suddenly heard faint footsteps from inside. Guess, it's really tenacious, huh?

Well, it's not easy to kill a boss, alright.

"Boom!" Suddenly something hit the door that I was leaning on.

"Boom! Swish!" The hitting sound continued and I could feel that the door would soon be broken since the Rat King's strength far surpassed the norm standards.

Well, time to start Plan B then.

I ran toward the other side of the hall and stood where I waited for goblins.

"Boom! Boom!" The hitting sounds continued as I waiter for the monster to come out. "Boom! Swish!"

The metallic door was blown away from the powerful impact. A hideous large monster with burnt furs and skin came out and looked toward me, its eyes full of hatred and anger. I immediately used Identify on it and took a quick glance. And I guess it used Regeneration since his health seems a bit higher.

[Rat King]

Type: Boss

Level: 5

HP: 150/250 MP: 20/50

Str: 16 Agi: 17 Dex: 13 Int: 7 Con: 15

Skills: Command Lv1, Growth Lv1, Toxic Pounce Lv3, Regeneration Lv1

Passive: Rat King's Aura Lv1 (Increases the stats of nearby rats by 10%, has a chance of installing fear to nearby enemies)

My heart started to beat crazily as even I couldn't believe what was I doing. Well, for the future! I encouraged myself.

"Hey, dumb**s Rat! Why are standing like a stupid?!" I shouted at the monster. Maybe it was cautious of me since earlier.

[Your Passive Skill, Cheap Taunt's effect being applied.]

[The Rat King is furious at you. It's showing high hostility toward you.]

[Extreme Caution or Escaping recommended.]

{You are thinking exactly as I am, huh?} I thought as I heard the system's voice.

"Come! You dumb monster!"

The Rat King suddenly accelerated toward me, as I was waiting for it to happen, I immediately poured all of my free stats into agility and run toward the outside. When I came out of the underfloor to the platform, the Rat King was already standing where I was.

"Fireball!" A much larger and hotter fireball shot out from my hands toward the monster. As it was already on the move, it couldn't dodge the fireball.

"Roar!" Since my fireball skill level was higher, it dealt more damage than I expected.

[You have inflicted Burnt on Rat King Lv5]

Nice, at least his health will drop even if a little.

"Take that you dumb Rat!" I shouted and ran toward the other side of the platform, where I saw the stairways toward the second floor, where the other goblins were. As I was about to reach the stairways, I heard a rumbling sound behind me and catch a glance of the rat king.

I hastened my steps and run toward the second floor.

I arrived on the second floor. The second floor had several small stores and cafes for the passengers. But it was now filled with the bodies of the dead and hideous creatures - goblins. A horrible stench and smell entered my nose before slowly lessening and disappearing. It was probably thanks to my passive Odor Resistance skill.

I immediately activated the Steath and threw the thing I was holding to the ground and made a loud voice.

"Thud!"

Several goblins looked at where the voice was coming from. They looked at the thing that I threw just now and their expression turned unsightly. Because it was the body of a dead goblin. They immediately surrounded the corpse.

"Roar!" (Hehe, nice timing!)

Right at this moment a loud monstrous voice echoed through the second floor. The Rat King arrived on the second floor and searched for me. But it wouldn't be able to find me since I'm already far away in a safe position.

All the goblins looked at the newcomer, their eyes filled with rage. The Rat King replied to them with its own hostility.

Yep, I used the same strategy again. But this time I led the rat to the goblins.

[Ding!]

[Your Title, [Cunning Exterminator]'s effects are being applied.]

[Your Intelligence and Wisdom are temporarily increased by 5. Your critical rate and luck are increased by 10%]

Oh, wonderful. Now then, I have a 99% chance of killing the Rat King with this.

I will let the monsters fight with each other again and gonna strike the Rat King when it has low XP.

Yep, I'm gonna steal Kill.

Since they are the goblins, I won't have to feel guilty about stealing. Hehe!

"KAkA!"

"Keh!"

"Groar!"

The goblins started immediately circled the Rat King.

"Swish!" A goblin archer fired its arrow and hit the Rat King.

And now...

The second 'war' is officially started!