'Should I say this is lucky? …'
This was what Lokan had been focusing on. Spirit Descent. The moment this was activated, the monster's combat power increased by Level 20 or more. The only good thing was that it wasn't the Tainted Murloc Captain who was buffed. If Haunting had been applied to the Captain…
'It's terrible.'
In that case, in nine out of ten cases, he would have chosen to Reset—to escape desperately from the boss room, expecting the boss to stop chasing and fully recover its status once he was far enough away, while he faced other respawned monsters outside.
"Dash."
Regardless, the buff was already active. If he decided to fight, he had no choice but to do everything he could. Lokan immediately threw himself down, striking the last remaining Shaman. And almost at the same time, the Captain's follow-up attack, a Bastard Sword held with both hands, flew toward him.
Watching it until the end, he raised his arm to block it.
"Guard!"
Wow!
His defense held, but the attack was formidable. And the Tainted Murloc Rogues were about to besiege him! Lokan used his guard to absorb the impact and was pushed back, simply trying to avoid being surrounded.
'I can't help it.'
He had to avoid the Curse of the Deep Sea, which reduced his abilities by stacking with each hit. His posture collapsed, but there was no other way. Some of them had already started using Stealth.
Now he had to make a decision.
"Berserk!"
Lokan's whole body was dyed with the power of madness. All of his abilities were greatly amplified, and his body was overflowing with energy. This would be enough to compensate for any subsequent ability reduction. He used it a little early, but if he activated Berserkafter being under the Curse of the Deep Sea, the stat drop would be applied twice, which was unacceptable.
"Wheel Wind!"
At the same time, Lokan swung his body at the Tainted Murloc Rogues that were slaughtering him. He became a powerful vortex and collided with them to crush them.
[I was cursed by the Deep Sea.]
[All stats have been reduced by 2.]
[I was cursed by the Deep Sea.]
[All stats have been reduced by 2.]
[I was cursed by the Deep Sea.]
[All stats have been reduced by 2.]
He was cursed, but he also gained something. The Tainted Murloc Rogues who had their swords lodged in Lokan were instantly shattered. Even the one who was cut off before successfully attacking was instantly dispatched—all five were annihilated in an instant.
"Sword of the Waves!"
At that moment, the Bastard Sword, waving with blue light, fell on Lokan's head. A combination skill possessed by the Corrupted Murloc Captain! It was a skill that couldn't be completely blocked by a guard because the power rushed in succession like a wave. Even if blocked once, a moment of inattention would result in severe damage.
That's why Lokan firmly gripped his Battle Axe. He knew that a clumsy attempt to attack or an unexpected recoil could cause him to lose his weapon.
'Where are you?'
He had to focus on the Captain, but he couldn't ignore the two other Rogues still hiding and looking for a chance to attack.
"Rush of Destruction!"
Thanks to the Berserk effect, Lokan drew on Force to offset the power of the combination skill, stomped his feet, and pushed the Corrupted Murloc Captain's chest.
"Uh-huh!"
The Captain's strength, previously as great as its size, was only a threat untilBerserk was activated. As Lokan's already dominant strength doubled, the Captain couldn't handle it. His body didn't crush and wound fatally like his men, but he bounced off the floor like a bowling pin.
"Leaf Attack, Fatal Blow!"
Lokan quickly turned and ran toward the Captain to finish the fight in one blow.
But the Captain still had a combination skill left.
"The Barrier of Waves!"
Wave Barrier. A defensive power, impossible to unfold with a sword, but effective nonetheless. A blue wall sprang up to protect him.
"Huh!"
Quang!
But Lokan didn't stop. The combination skill and his attack collided. There was absolutely no reason to avoid a contest of power superiority. Even without Berserk, his combination skills were strong enough to compete.
As if to prove it, the waves burst out, and a hole was drilled. Beyond that, the Tainted Murloc Captain caught his eye with a horrified look. The Battle Axe struck him, a strike that couldn't be completely blocked even by the Wave Barrier.
"Come on, Summon the Sailors!"
Whoops!
The skill effect was gone, but the still-powerful Battle Axe tore his head apart and soaked in his brain. However, Lokan's expression was not good.
The Captain had used the so-called Friend Shield. As the name suggests, the 'Captain' had summoned a Tainted Murloc Rogue (Sailor) to take the blow instead. He then pulled out his body and straightened his posture again.
'Now, one left.'
The summoned Sailor was one of the men in this room. That meant only one Tainted Murloc Rogue remained hidden. Remembering this, Lokan brandished his Battle Axe.
"A captain who abandons sailors. He's a dog."
If the number of subordinates was small, one or two hits were okay. Even if the Curse of the Deep Sea stacked several times, it didn't matter much. If there were many, it would have been difficult because of Berserk's duration, but thanks to his initial slaughter, Lokan had plenty of room to maneuver.
"Dirty human bastards! Even if I hadn't been injured then…!"
The Tainted Murloc Captain, perhaps sensing the superiority of Lokan's power, screamed but didn't move as eagerly as he had at first.
"Yes, yes. I love you too."
Despite the Captain's indignant cry, Lokan resolutely charged. He knew why the Murlocs had settled here and why the place was a 'Wrecked Ship'. The Murlocs, a strong race that was classified as a single faction, were attacked by a subordinate called the Pirate King and flowed here. In the process, they were injured, many treasures were taken away, and in the process of re-establishing themselves, their bodies and minds were 'contaminated'.
But so what? The setting was just a setting, and the event had already happened. Now, the Captain was nothing more than Lokan's prey.
"Throwing!"
Lokan approached him, throwing his hatchet one after another. Throwing weapons loaded with mighty power could only be blocked with a Bastard Sword. The more he threw, the narrower the Captain's movement became, making it easier for Lokan to approach.
"Strike!"
"Summon a Sailor!"
The Captain, who stared straight at the Battle Axe smashing toward him with the momentum to split a mountain, sacrificed the last Sailor. But he wasn't just acting for defense.
Whoops!
He pierced through the body of his subordinate and swung a blow that would pierce even Lokan. It was also a desperate counterattack that even applied the Sword of the Waves.
"I got it, you bastard."
Thwack.
Lokan was aware of the maneuver but welcomed it. His stomach was pierced, and his vitality dropped sharply, but there was an income: as long as he didn't give up his weapon, he could restrict the Captain's actions. He lightly used Force on the Battle Axe to cut off the Tainted Murloc Thief's corpse and face the bewildered Captain.
"Lethal Blow."
Whoops!
Blue blood gushed from the shoulders of the Tainted Captain Murloc, who hadn't yet thought of abandoning his weapon. His complexion turned blue as if he had lost his vitality in an instant. But it couldn't stop there. Maintaining the connection with the Captain's Bastard Sword, a melee battle, no, a one-sided beating, began.
"Uh-huh, you're barely safe. It would have been difficult if the duration hadn't increased as the Berserk skill level increased."
Suuk.
Finally, when he pulled out the sword locked in his abdomen, his vitality was drained again. Even with the effect of his necklace, the bleeding was so severe that it didn't stop easily, and he felt slightly dizzy. This was why you shouldn't remove arrows or weapons embedded in your body during a battle.
"Cancel."
When he barely stopped the bleeding, Lokan canceled the Berserk with only a few dozen seconds left.
[Not enough vitality. If you do not recover to of your maximum health within seconds, you may die.]
Berserk's penalty was added, and his vitality dropped to the bottom. Recovery would not be easy due to his high vitality, but Lokan did not worry. He scanned his ring and activated the skill.
"Life Charge."
The skill built into the investigator's ring was activated, and his vitality was fully restored. Not , but . But Berserk's side effects didn't go away, so he sat down and rested. Since it took at least hours for a boss to regenerate after being hunted, he didn't have to worry about the lack of a safe zone.
"Ah, that."
Lokan, looking at his body, immediately looked at the items he had acquired. Had he gotten an Old Coin? If not, he would have to repeat this several times. When he opened the inventory with a pounding heart, a familiar figure appeared.
"Have it."
[Old Coin] [Unique]
Coins of unknown origin and use. I think it would be good to use it as a collectible because of the wonderful pattern.
A whopping Unique grade item. The problem was that there was no separate utility, but it was finally achieved.
"Hmm, is that a bummer?"
But looking at the item information, it was still there. He thought it could be a hint, but maybe this wasn't it? He looked around the boss room, wondering if there was another device, but there was nothing.
"I must go back."
If that's the case, he couldn't decide yet if the key wasn't here. It was a clear fact that the Lion King's Armor reacted. Reluctantly, Lokan headed back toward the entrance to find the hidden device. If not, he had no choice but to try his next theory.
Fortunately, the middle bosses were not as difficult as the Captain, and by using Berserk in the middle, he was able to get out of the wreck without difficulty.
"Huh…"
He didn't find anything until he went outside. Only the bow decoration of the Shipwreck was shining.
"Bingo."
It wasn't difficult for Lokan, who had reached the height of his strength, to climb up there. He reached the statue quickly, and when he shoved his head into the statue's mouth, carved with a Murloc or something, he found a box located inside.
"It's special."
The box was Unique. It was clearly locked, but it didn't seem like the key was inserted no matter how much he looked at it. The long, vertical hole didn't look like it would fit a key.
And that's how he was able to figure it out.
"It will be…"
Just an Old Coin. When he pulled it out and pushed it in, the box unlocked with a click.
Clap!
It was a tense moment. Lokan looked around and carefully opened the lid of the box as if he had obtained a real treasure.
"…What's this?"
However, what appeared was not the expected equipment, but a slightly larger circular plate.
[Unknown Round Plate] [Unique]
A circular plate of unknown origin and use. There seems to be some kind of energy.
Woo woo woo!
And then, his head rang. To be precise, the Lion King's Sealed Helmet resonated and caused a change with a bright light.