Chapter 111: The Ninth Floor [Pt 2]
The rest of the Floor exploration was a breeze for Rey.
He realized that when he was really trying, C-Tier Monsters really weren't a threat to him.
He wasn't even giving them a chance to attack him before rendering counters and destroying them where they stood.
... Or where they hid.
A few were actually able to renders attacks in the form of [Ice Breath], but Rey was easily able to counter with his [Grand Fire Magic] or [Greater Explosion].
He also considered it a waste since he already had an [Icy Breath] Skill.
They both functioned the same, and were in the same Tier, so there was really no need keeping the Skill he got from the monster.
By the time he arrived at what was supposed to be the Boss Room... he was already Level 25.
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"Status Window." Rey mumbled.
[STATUS WINDOW]
- Name: Rey Skylar.
- Race: Human (Otherworlder)
- Class: Elite Enigma (B-Tier)
- Level: 25 (99.19% EXP)
- Life Force: 22 (+16)
- Mana Level: 84 (+16)
- Combat Ability: 30 (+16)
- Stat Points: 9
- Skills (Exclusive): [Doppel]
- Skills (Non-Exclusive): Nil
- Alignment: Neutral
[Additional Information]
You are a mystery to the world. While the underworld trembles in your presence, those on the surface do not understand your true strength
[End Of Information]
"Looks like I killed quite a number of them. Or maybe they were a lot stronger than they seemed..."
Either way, for Rey, he felt a sense of accomplishment from watching his Stats blossom.
'My total Mana Level is 100. Finally... I'm in the Triple Digits.'
With buffs aiding him, he could get a considerable stack of Mana on his side.
'Now then... back to business...' Rey's eyes darted to the gate that stood imposingly before him.
It was the Boss Room.
The gate had designs of glaciers imprinted on it—something surreal, but also imposing.
Blue and white complimented each other on the hardened surface that stood erect, but for Rey it was just another obstacle that needed to be destroyed.
~BOOOM!~
A single punch from clenched fist was enough to send the entire thing flying off.
"Let's make preparations..." He mumbled, ensuring his Buffs were still activated.
Skills could be divided into two major types—Active and Passive.
Passive Skills could be turned on and off, but by leaving them on, their effects were constant throughout the user's life without a need for 'activation.'
However, Active Skills had to be activated anytime a user wanted to utilize them.
'[Magic Application], [Combat Application], [Full Resistance], to mention a few others, are all Passive Skills that are currently on.'
The others that had to be activated every time he needed them were stuff like [Flight], [Armament], etc.
'I don't know how powerful the Boss is, but I don't want to overestimate it and use up my Buffs too early...'
Since Rey had rushed through the Ninth Floor, he was yet to even spend three hours here.
'If I hurry, I could challenge one more Floor.' His thoughts trailed.
"Well, let's go."
He stepped into the freezing cold room—much colder than the outer area had been.
Rey could certainly feel the frosty effect of his new environment, but it didn't take too long for his [Full Resistance] Skill to acclimate him to the cold.
"Let's see what we have here..."
The Boss Monster in this room had no throne or regal elegance attached to it.
It was simply an extremely robust BigFoot who had a giant halberd that seemed to be the very personification of ice.
This Boss wasn't as tall as the Boss Monkey Monster, but it seemed much more muscular than the latter.
It also had a weapon, which made it far more dangerous.
It stood before Rey, more like a warrior than a king.
'It must have some decent combat experience. I can't underestimate it.' Rey thought to himself as he glared at the beast.
Looking around him, he noticed the Boss Room was extremely spacious—designed to resemble an arena of sorts.
Rey could see a decent amount of mobs standing behind the icy barrier that surrounded the stage where he and the Boss stood.
There were at least a hundred of them—each with what resembled icy spears.
'They're not joining the fight? Why are they just standing there?' Rey wondered to himself.
His question was soon answered.
~THUMP!~
~THUMP!~
~THUMP!~
The BigFoots began to hit their spears on the frosty ground, all of them following the same symphony.
The clattering sounds of their weapon's loser end hitting the ground made a deep sound that echoed throughout the room.
Growls of the creatures filled the air, almost as if they were cheering for their Boss—champion of the Floor.
'Ahh... I see.' Rey thought to himself as he looked around him.
The BigFoots had the arena completely surrounded, yet they would not take advantage of their numbers and positions to attack.
They just kept humming and pounding their weapon on the ground like a savage tribe.
'So this is like a match to them?'
The Boss Monster raised his halberd at this point, his silent growls growing louder by the second.
He pointed it at Rey, and then hit the bottom of the ground, as if trying to pass a message across.
'So they're intelligent too. I should have figured...'
However, compared to the Hobgoblins, these Monsters were unimpressive.
The Hobs would have used their numbers and strength to come up with better strategies than what these idiots were doing.
How could they just watch as he faced their leader?
'This works fine for me, though...'
Rey didn't intend to waste any time dispatching all of them at all.
'Since I've advanced this far, why don't I use an S-Tier Skill...?'
The particular Skill he had in mind to use belonged to a girl he just recently had an encounter with.
... Belle.
She was among the only three in the Class who possessed an S-Tier Skill—outside Rey of course.
And, out of all of them, she was the only one who had an attack Skill in the S-Tier.
Adonis had [Absolute Defense].
Alicia had [Absolute Healing].
As for Belle, well...
The Boss took its stance, ready to charge at Rey and initiate its first attack.
The growls of the surrounding monsters grew louder.
Tension filled the air.
And Rey... all he did was move his lips and casually raise a hand forward.
"... [Absolute Wind Magic]"
That was all it took.
One second, the Boss and its followers were excited for the bloodshed they were about to see.
The next... they were rendered into chunks of white meat.
The sharp gust of wind that blew all across the room cut through everything around.
The giant halberd halberd into chunks of ice, and the robust Boss became blocks of dead flesh.
Its blood sprayed everywhere at the same moment that all the cheering BigFoots also found themselves dead.
None of them even realized it on time.
They were dead before they knew what was happening.
"And with that..." Rey looked around to see the gleaming Monster Cores around.
"... It's a wrap."