"So, Vextor, it is now or never," I say.
"What do you mean 'now or never', are you stupid? We will die, if we enter," he said, clearly pissed with me.
"Nah, I'd win," I said.
[System Notification: GET OUTTT. Bro ain't him.]
[Message Sent from System Administrator]
Shut up. I've always wanted to say that, I don't care if its cringy as fuck. Like if I were some cool MC in a webnovel, that would sound hella cool before a boss fight.
"Bro ain't winning anything. We are suffocating from its pressure, what shot do we have," he said, still pissed.
"We actually have no choice. What will happen if we walk around? We haven't figured out how to level up yet, so we'd just get weaker from starvation and dehydration," I said, trying to reason.
"Okay, fine," he said, finally accepting defeat.
"Aight, bet, let's go then," I said.
As I walked towards the boss's room door, the pressure grew. I went pale, I couldn't even imagine what monster could be behind that door.
It's now or never. We have got to try.
As I pushed the door open, a system notification appeared.
[System Notification: Do you wish to challenge the boss 'Cambion'?]
[Your current chances of victory are 0%]
[It is recommended to level up before attempting this boss room.]
[Do you wish to enter?]
[YES] [NO]
"Yes."
As soon as I said 'yes', my vision went dark, and then I appeared in the boss's room. I don't know why there was a door if we were just going to be teleported in the first place, but oh well.
After a couple of seconds, my stomach churned. The overwhelming pressure was causing my body to twist from the inside out. The sensation was the same as when I was in a mana overload.
The boss's room was a throne room. The wall was made of stone bricks, massive pillars soared from the ceiling, and red fire pits were placed along the pathway, which spanned through the middle of the throne room.
There it was, a demon. Wait, why does it look human?
[Guide: Cambions are half-human, half-demon]
So the boss is half-human? That's crazy. Okay, okay, have to focus, this pain is crazy.
[Passive Skill: Pain Resistance has been Activated]
Deep breaths, we can do this.
"Okay, Vextor, I believe in us, as a wise man said, 'It's not about what-"
"Shut up, Kyle! I ain't gonna hear your bullshit wise man jokes. We are nearly on our knees, and you're making jokes. Are you mad?" he shouts.
"Okay chillax, we have to focus, that human looking demon spotted us," as I said that, we both stared at it, sending chills down our spines.
As soon as it started walking towards us, it dashed towards Vextor, aiming for his head. Vextor narrowly evades the attack, tries stabbing it in the stomach, but his blade couldn't pierce its skin.
As soon as it saw the attack not piercing it smirked and kicked Vextor at a wall. As he hit the wall, blood shot out of his mouth, and he screamed in pure agony.
"Is this all the resistance your kind can put up? It is pathetic," the Cambion said.
As it said that, it started walking towards me. Its guard was completely down. It was toying with us… We can't win.
[Guide: Your level and Vextor's levels are both 1, whereas the Cambions level is 15. That's why you had a 0% chance at victory.]
So a 14-level gap. That's great.
As soon as the guide showed up, the cambion lunged at me, piercing through my arm.
As blood dripped down my arm, I began reminiscing over my life here. To my friends to family, this life was what I've wanted my whole life, and for it to end like this?
No, I won't let it happen. I won't lose everything. I will win.
[Skill Pain Resistance has levelled up to Level 2]
[New Skill gained: Iron Mind Level 1]
My legs trembled, my arms flailed. I knew I couldn't do anything.
[Passive Skill: Iron Mind has been activated]
No, I won't lose.
I lunged at it, pouring every ounce of my strength into an attack, and the Cambion just caught it with ease.
"Your admiration is commendable. But your journey ends here, human warrior," it said, showing a pinch of respect.
As soon as it was done talking, it grabbed me by the throat, slowly choking me.
"I… will… not die… here-", as soon as I said that, my veins started glowing blue, the same as during the mana overload.
[System has blocked player from inducing suicidal attacks]
As the message came up, I felt a backlash of mana coming into my mana core. The system was stopping me? I'll die either way, so why?
"I'll give you one chance, human. Die a respectable death. Fight till you die," it said as it threw me towards the other end of the room.
This is my one chance. Vextor is passed out, half-dead, I can't do any damage, and this system won't allow me to blow my mana core up. What can I do? There's no situation where I can win…
Who cares? Even if I can't win, at least I'll die trying.
I resummoned my weapon and started walking towards it. My heart thumping, my hands shaking, my body trembling, and my vision blurring.
As I dashed at it, it stood there, leaving itself open. I stabbed with all my might, attempting to use my mana to boost my physical stats. As the blade hit, I felt something cut…
As I pulled my blade back, I saw it, I made one scratch.
All my strength and mana, for one puny scratch. That was the type of scratch you'd get from a papercut.
By now, I'd accepted my death…
[Party Member Vextor is in critical condition]
I'm sorry, Vextor, I've let you down.
As soon as it saw the cut, it actually seemed to respect me, so for the first time in this entire boss fight, it picked up its weapon.
As soon as the weapon got into its hand, it dashed towards me, too fast for my eyes to follow. Before I could even react, I had a blade straight through my heart.
[Warning Player is in critical condition]
[Player will die if not healed immediately]
[Player is at 5% HP]
As it pulled its weapon out, warm blood started trickling down my chest. Collapsing to the ground, my body burning, screaming in pain. I am going to die…
"Human warrior, accept your death with glory, for such a low level, your attack was impressive," it said.
[Player is at 2% HP]
[Player needs healing immediately]
Ha, so before I die, I'll be respected by a demon, what a joke…