Matchless Reward
I pulled out all of my D-grade Strength Potions from my [Inventory] and drank them to prepare for the attack.
[ Item "D-grade Strength Potion" x 2 in Use ]
[ Strength Stat has Increased by 24 for 54 minutes ]
Although I gained some strength boost after consuming the potions, I knew it wouldn't be enough to deal with a minotaur.
On the other hand, I was waiting to see what he was going to do. Attacking head-on wasn't a good move due to my lack of strength, so all I could do was use the bull's bold pattern to my advantage and make him die slowly.
[ Opponent Used "Mountain Crusher" Skill ]
He dashed towards me with his infected right arm, intending to kill me with a single punch. I wanted to use the same method to dodge him, but I changed my mind since he was raising his leg to prevent me.
I jumped as high as I could and managed to land on his moving hand. The force of the skill was strong enough to create a heavy wind blow, which caused me to lose my balance and jump back down.
The minotaur wasn't happy and tried to attack me with another punch.
CRACK-! At the last second, I opened my legs without much thought, and the punch hit the ground. I wanted to create some distance to defend against his attacks, but he was quick and used his horn to stop me again.
While avoiding his horns, I managed to deliver another shallow cut with my poisonous sword into his right arm. At first, he was unfazed by my attack, but he noticed his arm swelling and felt the pain.
The minotaur's confusion allowed me to create some distance between us. I was about to dash towards him with another attack to cause more poison damage, but I stopped when I sensed something from him.
"Guuae-?!" He was getting angrier and angrier as the pain increased. I wanted to attack, but he was throwing a tantrum, and getting close to him was dangerous.
After dashing towards the wall several times, he stopped and looked back at me with an even fiercer gaze. He then bent over and pointed his horns right at me while breathing heavily. I knew the poison was doing its job, and the minotaur was getting weaker. Until he did that.
[ Opponent Used "Blood Surge" Skill ]
[Blood Surge] was a Berserker-exclusive, Unique-rank skill. In [Doomed Fantasy], Berserker-type classes mainly focused on strength and stamina, granting their users tremendous power. However, in the player community, Berserker-type classes weren't so popular since they were ONLY good for gaining more strength and nothing else.
After activating [Blood Surge], the minotaur began to shake violently, and his blood veins swelled. His breathing became heavier, and his muscles began to expand rapidly. I could only see blood in his eyes since the only rationality he possessed vanished after activating that skill.
BOOM-?! The giant body of the minotaur vanished before my eyes and was getting closer in an instant. Time seemed to move slower. I could see the tip of the minotaur's horns before my eyes, and without realizing it, I unconsciously said, "[Reset]"
[ Skill "Save & Reset: Reset" Activated ]
[ Restarting From the Recent Checkpoint ]
I was at the very beginning of the maze as if nothing had happened. I felt miserable for losing to a monster that wasn't even a B-grade one. I was determined to kill that minotaur, whatever it took.
At first, the [Resets] were just like before. I saw no improvement and just kept pushing myself over and over. I could recognize the minotaur's pattern to the point of dodging all of his attacks, but it wasn't enough since I couldn't inflict any damage on him.
I restarted over and over to get what I wanted, and among those mindless [Resets], I found some things I could use to my advantage.
The first was about [Blood Surge]. The minotaur would use it if he sensed a threat to his life, and after activating it, his power would transcend out of my reach. Originally, I was using the poison moderately, but I forgot about the 5% boost from my title, so discovering that took me some [Resets].
The second thing I found was that, although hidden with vines, there were trap tiles under the vines that could be activated if pushed directly. I thought of using that as an advantage in battle, so I decided to memorize the tiles in those [Resets].
[ Skill "Save & Reset: Reset" Activated ]
[ Restarting From the Recent Checkpoint ]
And after a formidable amount of [Resets], I was ready.
"I will win," I said with a broad smile on my face. I was confident since I knew the plan I had would work.
I hastily moved and crossed the path I had taken more than enough times in the labyrinth to reach the dungeon boss room. As I moved along the path and killed monsters, I felt a sense of nostalgia for some reason.
Finally, I reached the tall doors again. I put my hands on the doors and pushed them open with as much force as I had.
Thud-! "Long time no see, you cow! I'm here to kill you this time."
The sleeping minotaur woke up instantly. His face was more enraged than ever. He walked closer to me as I walked closer to him. I could sense his increasing rage due to my confident look.
[ Opponent Used "Mountain Crusher" Skill ]
He used his offensive skill just like before. And just like before, I dodged it and used my sword to deliver a slash.
Slash-! And just like before, he didn't care about my shallow cut.
"Alright then, let's play the game."
After I said that, a fighting routine formed in our battle. The minotaur was punching and kicking while I dodged to the best of my ability and attacked him with my sword and daggers. Thankfully, he didn't acknowledge me as a threat and didn't activate his [Blood Surge].
This battle conversation took us a long time. Every time I was damaged by his punches due to being slow, I could drink the healing potions I brought, and whenever I wanted, I could activate some trap to create some distance between us.
After two hours of dodging and slashing, we both got exhausted. The minotaur was exhausted because of the countless punches he used, and I was exhausted from dodging most of them. But there was something different between me and the minotaur. I was healed because of the potions, but the minotaur's body was filled with nothing but shallow and small cuts.
I looked up to see the minotaur's face. He was looking at me just like I was looking at him.
Cling-!? I pressed down one of the tiles under my leg, and the sound of gears was heard for a second. Suddenly, an arrow burst out of a vent and faced towards the minotaur. I perfected the timing and opened the bottle of unopened Lethal Poison, splashing it into the air. The arrow picked up the poison and went straight towards the minotaur.
And a single new cut was made from that arrow.
[ Opponent has been Inflicted with "Lethal Visual-Disturbance Poison" ]
Visual-Disturbance was a poison designed to make the opponent semi-blind for a short time, but after it got mixed with Lethal Poison, it took on another property.
[ Opponent has been Inflicted with "Confusion" ]
"GAEAAAA-!" Suddenly, the minotaur began to shout louder than ever.
Groom-! He was throwing a tantrum and punching the walls and ground like a baby. It didn't take him long before doing what I hoped he would do.
[ Opponent Used "Blood Surge" Skill ]
The [Blood Surge] was a good skill for achieving a tremendous amount of strength in a second, but as its name suggests, it increased the blood flow too.
"GEAAAA-!" The minotaur shouted in pain as he was bleeding everywhere.
His blood was spewing out of his shallow wounds, and eventually, he died due to excessive bleeding.
[ Level Up ]
[ Level Up ]
[ Level Up ]
[ Dungeon "C-grade Treasure-Labyrinth" has been Cleared ]
[ Please Enter the "Reward Room" and Select One "Item" as your Reward ]
[ Title "Solo Cleaner" Strengthened ]
[ Solo Cleaner
Title Rank: Rare
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Clear a higher-level Dungeon, alone.
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Effects:
> 2 Additional Stats Points.
> 4 Additional Stats Points.
> 10 Additional Stats Points. ]