Ch.59Dummy Data

The raid battle was proceeding smoothly without major damage.

Even as the boss’s health was steadily decreasing, its attack patterns remained unchanged.

Then came the moment when the boss’s health dropped to 50%.

The boss suddenly began to distance itself—an unusual behavior.

The creature that had been repeating predetermined patterns was finally showing something new.

Rather than chasing after it, I maintained my position with my sword pointed, facing off against it.

The others participating in the boss raid also seemed confused by the sudden pattern change.

They began keeping their distance, just as I was doing, while watching cautiously.

[Grrrr…]

The Underground Ruins boss let out a low growl while looking around.

At that moment, a red blood energy erupted explosively from its body.

BOOM-!

A skill that ordinary users don’t possess.

Though it supposedly used the same skill set as users, was this what made a boss a boss?

It displayed a special power and then took a stance as if preparing to attack.

With its upper body lowered and left leg extended forward,

it glared at me with gleaming eyes, as if targeting enemies in a straight line.

Here it comes-

A red warning transmitted through my Mystic Eye.

The world that had been shimmering blue suddenly turned red.

BOOM!

The boss began its charge.

Twice as fast? No, three times.

Its movements were incomparably faster than before.

CLANG-! SCREECH-!

I swung my sword to counter the boss’s widely swinging arm.

Red blood splattered and black shadows extended outward.

As the boss’s power and mine collided, the ground beneath us was completely overturned.

“Ugh…”

A groan escaped naturally.

The boss hadn’t just increased in speed.

Its strength was also incomparably greater than before.

If anyone other than me had attempted to match strength with this creature, they would have been crushed in a single blow.

“Attack!”

I couldn’t hold out for long. I took a big step forward and shouted to those around me.

Only then did they seem to come to their senses, raising their heads.

The vampires who had been stunned by the boss’s sudden change began to attack it.

BOOM-! BOOM-!

The boss’s attacks, wrapped in red blood energy, were like a storm.

My body trembled from absorbing the impact, and my stance crumbled.

But I endured. Gritting my teeth and stomping the ground hard, I managed to hold on.

BOOM-!

The black shadows were swept away with each blow.

The veil protecting my body disappeared in an instant, and I ended up facing the boss with my bare body.

I desperately swung my sword, but it wasn’t enough to perfectly block the boss’s attack.

Greatly overpowered, my shoulder was eventually torn off.

CRACK-!

“Charlotte…!”

“Focus on attacking!”

Just as I felt pain in my shoulder, Aurel screamed and ran toward me.

Not a good move. I frowned and immediately shouted.

“Y-Yes!”

Aurel looked startled at my stern command.

She quickly hardened her expression and mercilessly swung her sword at the boss.

I frowned as I looked at my shoulder.

The wound inflicted by the red blood energy wasn’t healing yet.

My regenerative ability was significantly weakened.

This was no ordinary wound.

“Yeppi!”

“Yes!”

Yeppi rushed forward at my command.

She took my place, wielding her black katana.

“Hayayayat!”

Yeppi began withstanding all attacks using black shadows.

She bit her lip and swung her katana at the boss.

She could probably hold out for about 10 seconds at most.

But that was enough.

I hurriedly examined my shoulder wound in detail.

The flesh had been torn off so severely that the bone underneath was visible.

If it had been an ordinary wound, regeneration would have started from the moment the skin was torn off.

“Ugh…”

Looking closely, I could see red blood energy swirling and eating away at the flesh of my shoulder.

A pattern that significantly weakens users’ regeneration ability.

What a malicious pattern. If a boss like this appeared in Blood Carnival without healers, it would have been cursed by players.

I hurriedly took out a potion and poured it on the wound.

But even so, there was no sign of the wound healing.

At best, the bleeding had stopped.

But that was enough.

“Aiko!”

At that moment, Yeppi was knocked down by the boss’s gesture.

I seized the opportunity to slip between Yeppi and the boss.

“Charlotte!”

“You focus on attacking too!”

“But your shoulder!”

“Don’t worry about it!”

Yeppi was concerned about me.

But she too had suffered a major wound on her leg from the boss’s attack.

The soft flesh of her thigh had been torn off, with red blood dripping down.

At that moment, the boss’s merciless attack came flying toward me.

It let out a fierce roar, as if displeased that I had taken my eyes off it.

I bit my lip and barely managed to block the attack.

As time passed and the boss’s health continued to drop, the wounds on my body increased.

CRACK-!

This time it was my left side.

The boss’s arm quickly grazed past, tearing off flesh.

Immediately after, red blood burst forth.

I grabbed my side and retreated.

-Protect Charlotte!

-Hiyaap!

At that moment, my subordinates jumped forward to fill my empty space.

Before the children could get hurt, I quickly took out a potion and poured it on the wound and into my mouth.

It would have been nice to wrap bandages too, but there was no time to leisurely wrap bandages in this situation.

-Hieek!

The children who seemed to be holding out were swept away, unable to withstand the boss’s area attack.

Red blood energy surged like a wave, beginning to clear the surroundings.

My children who had been hit by that attack, along with other vampires, collapsed on the ground.

My children, with their higher defense, were still alive, breathing heavily and squirming, but the other ordinary vampires didn’t move at all.

“Keep pushing!”

By now, the boss’s health had dropped to 10%.

Just a little more, just a little more effort and we could definitely defeat it.

There were enough damage dealers left. There was no need to worry about humans attacking either.

“Hayaaat!”

Hwang-gu let out a fierce roar as if squeezing out her last bit of strength, and mercilessly swung both fists.

With a red collar wrapped around her neck like a scarf, she tore at the boss’s waist.

BABABABAK!

The boss’s blood splattered in all directions.

Naturally, Hwang-gu, who was right in front of it, was drenched in red.

The boss twisted its body in response to her merciless attack.

It was clearly trying to shake off Hwang-gu who was attacking it.

I swung my sword to block the boss’s movement.

BOOM-!

As the sword and arm met, a power struggle began.

Of course, I was the one being pushed back.

SCREECH-!

As time passed, my body was pushed backward, and the trajectory of my sword turned outward.

I gritted my teeth and endured, but it was an impossible situation.

At that moment, the boss’s hand quickly slipped away, and my stance crumbled.

“Ah…!”

A quickly moving hand grabbed my body.

An attack pattern that hadn’t appeared before.

While I was caught off guard, the boss attempted its next attack.

The boss suddenly opened its mouth wide.

As if showing off that it was a vampire, sharp fangs gleamed inside its mouth.

Could it be…?

CRACK-!

As I was looking at the boss with anxious eyes.

Its mouth bit into my shoulder.

“Urrrgh!”

“No! Charlotte!!”

At that moment, Aurel’s scream mixed with a roar was heard.

She swung her sword and rushed toward the boss as if trying to save me.

I frowned as I looked down at the boss.

The boss’s health, which had dropped to 7%, had now risen back to 10%.

In proportion, my health continued to drop.

It was the blood-sucking pattern I had feared.

“Eeek!”

Aurel and Hwang-gu, as well as my subordinates.

Not just them. Other vampires also continued to attack the boss as if trying to save me.

And at that moment.

SLASH-!

Pale moonlight stretched out, drawing a crescent.

The widely spread moonlight drove away the red blood energy and continued to advance, cutting off the arm of the boss that was holding me.

THUD-!

My body, which had been floating in the air, fell to the ground, and the boss’s arm rolled to my feet.

I touched the wound where the boss had bitten me and looked to the side.

“Grrrr…!”

A slightly larger build than usual.

Bloodshot eyes and silver-brown fur.

Her long-grown tail was stretched straight, and within the wolf’s fur covering her hands, pale light-emitting claws had grown long.

Claws that seemed to contain moonlight.

Hwang-gu mercilessly swung her silver-gleaming claws.

The opening Hwang-gu created was a great help.

I immediately drank a potion and diverted the attention of the boss that was fighting with Hwang-gu.

“Haa!”

The moment I took over the boss’s aggro, Hwang-gu collapsed on the ground.

It seemed the recoil had come from using the moonlight enhancement skill.

Hwang-gu retreated, letting out a faint groan.

Eventually, as time passed, the boss was defeated.

The moment the boss’s body, which had been endlessly emitting red blood energy, collapsed to the ground.

I too sat down on the ground.

“Huff…”

Despite defeating the boss, there were no cheers.

The surrounding damage was too severe.

There were no insane vampires who would cheer on top of the corpses of their dead kin.

At that moment.

A small sphere of light fell in front of me.

[item-necklace-00152]

Level Requirement: –

Strength +15

Dexterity +5

Bleeding Resistance +30%

Silver Resistance +30%

Sun Resistance +15%

Maximum Health +25%

When worn by the Vampire job class, [Blood Sucking] skill changes to [Life Drain] skill.

[Heart of the Ancient Species]

This is the heart of an ancient species.

(Item effect not implemented)

“What is this…”

The boss dropped a total of two items.

I picked up both items and muttered blankly.

The necklace had properly implemented item effects, but the description of the second item, the Heart of the Ancient Species, was ridiculous.

“What is this supposed to be…”

It seems the god who changed the world like this is not omnipotent.

They were clearly an idiot.