[14th Everdusk 2103], CGA Branch, Dyna Crest country, Test Dungeon.
"What will be decided by fate, Mr. Field Agent?" someone said. When both officers looked behind, they were shocked from head to toe, as the person standing before them was not an ordinary person but the branch manager herself.
"Miss Lilia, what are you doing here? Aren't you about to go to the main branch for a meeting today?" the field agent asked her as she nodded and started heading toward the gate.
"No, I am going, but I came here for a bit to see if the young hunter who decided to face the boss alone is going to pass the test or not. Even if he is a
"Oh, it looks like the same accident that happened last time is repeating again, huh. Well, good. If he survives, then I am sure he can still be a hunter with his class, but his potential will be lower if he gets his limbs severed like that guy. But if he clears it, then I am sure that a new rising star is going to be born here, and I don't think anyone else will be able to compare to him unless he is a genius or someone greater, a monster," she said as the field agent, who heard it, looked toward the dungeon and was also eager to see the result.
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While in the dungeon, we could see that the Boss was standing inside the cave built within the mountain.
"Hah... Hahh, it looks like he perished, huh. One less evil in the world, but I can't stay here any longer or my body will become corrupted and turn into a puppet for those beings," the Boss said to himself, feeling his bones cracking little by little and relieved not to become a puppet for the evil beings to whom he had lost everything.
"Oi, where are you going, you ba*ta*d?" A voice came from behind, and the widened sockets of the skeletons, where the flames were emitting, flickered in shock.
"Do you think I died in there? Hell no, I won't die from this puny attack, much less from your lousy hands. I am going to complete the mission." The shout came from behind the Boss, who looked back to find a person he remembered as the one he had been fighting and thought had died in his last attack.
I was the one standing there with a slight slash mark on my chestplate, which had reduced its durability.
"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE? EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IS LIKE THIS. EVEN IF I KILL YOU, YOU ALL COME BACK TO FIGHT ME. BUT NOT ANYMORE." He shouted as he rushed to kill me again, but something stuck inside me as I felt what it was.
With a smile, I bent down slightly and started observing every movement the skeleton knight made while approaching me. As he got near, I seized the opportunity and, with a powerful impact, my punch landed on his chest before he could slash his sword.
He fell back a few distances from the impact. Without taking a rest, I seized the opportunity to rush toward him to prevent him from stabilizing.
His sword had fallen away as he was trying to get up, but I didn't stop and kicked him to make him fall to the ground again. I used both of my legs to restrict his hand movements and started punching him repeatedly in the face. The repeated actions began causing his skull to break as the boss's HP started declining rapidly.
"NO, I CAN'T FALL HERE. NOT FROM SOMEONE LIKE YO...." Before he could say more, I stopped his mouth from moving again.
"Oiii, stop your blabbering for a moment. I don't know who you're talking about. I am not an evil being, nor am I worshipper, worshipping a god, hell nah. I believe in myself, and I don't know what happened to you, but to clear this dungeon, I have to defeat you." I said as I removed my leg to let him speak again.
"YOU, ARE YOU SPEAKING THE TR-TRUTH? YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER OF THOSE VILE BEINGS?" He replied to me for the first time.
"Yes, and even the skeletons which I summoned are not victims of some cult but my own summons, which I created with my skills." I said as the light in his eyes flickered again, and he told me something that I didn't expect a boss to say.
"Then, please end me right now, or I will lose my mind and become a monster like those things you control. And please don't use my corpse. I don't wish to be awake anymore. My will to live and serve under another master is gone." He said, and although I didn't fully understand his words, I nodded and took out my blade. With a precise attack, I sliced through his skull bones, finishing the boss. The flames inside his skull dimmed, and I fell down on my butt to take a breath of relief.
"Hush~~~, I thought I was gone today."
"But the way this fight started and escalated into a thug-style battle, then ended with a snap after the boss realized his fault, was too much. It was like a coaster, but the distance of travel was shorter, and the ups and downs were too intense," I on my fight to myself, as it was the truth if someone asked me.
"Kid, aren't you thinking too much right now?" A voice came from behind me, causing me to flinch a little. I recognized the voice as one I couldn't forget for some time, even after I got out of this dungeon later on.
As I looked behind me, my eyes were ready to pop out of my head.
I shouted after coming out of my daze, "What the heeeelll~~~~~~~."
-- To be continued --
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