- 25 points sent from XXX (Anonymous - Higher System). Targeted attack on Player 10 of Server 10, 3x Festival Bonus - x29
The message the four cloaked women saw through the mirror left me stunned for a moment… What kind of grudge do they have against me (or Melt)!?
Sending 100 points to attack Grace (aka me) alone, all 29 of them at once!?
But… From my tests, 10 points only buff local monsters to boss level with a slight level boost. Like, a Wolf at LV 21 becomes a boss at LV 22-23, that's it. A weaker Rab with 20 points becomes a Very Rare Boss, going from LV 3 to LV 12, tops…
It's fine. 100 points should only get boss monsters around here to LV 70-80 at most, and just 29 of them… With Ian wielding my top-tier starter sword and Grace (me) at a decently high level now, we should be able to defend and escape…
"Graaah!!! [Graaah]"
"[Piyong]!!!!"
"[Buuf]!!!"
The moment those all-too-familiar monster roars echoed with an overwhelming, powerful vibe from behind the tall grass, the knocked-out Elite Picho on the ground revived, transforming…
"Graaah!!! Graaah!!!"
…Its body grew larger, its feathers shifting from yellow to yellow streaked with red. Its legs sprouted massive, blood-red claws.
Evolution, huh!? After those roars!?
"What the…"
"Grace, Grace! Stay behind me…"
"Y-Yes…"
Hug!
Ian was so worried he pulled me close, holding me tightly while slowly backing away to prepare an escape.
Thud! Hum… Hum…
"Urk… What now!?"
But after retreating a bit… we crashed into something.
A shimmering, transparent wall appeared behind us, enclosing a wide area like an indoor sports arena!? A transparent wall like the ones for crossing continents… but the difference is, we can't pass through it!?
"A wall!?"
"Never seen this before! [Blast]!!"
Hum, hum…
"[Slash]!!"
Hum…
"Can't break it!? What kind of wall is this!?"
"…"
Ian let go of Grace and tried everything to break the wall while the Elite Picho hadn't attacked yet, but it was no use.
Are you kidding me!!! Is this some Xark Soul boss fight scene!? Just 100 points x 29 for these dumb monsters should only produce dumb bosses! There shouldn't be anything weird like this! But those roars were only three!?
Wait… what if the points sent combine!? So instead of 100 points for 29 monsters… it's 900-1000 points each for three monsters!?
If that's the case, the monsters could jump to Very Rare Boss level, LV 200-300+, with rank upgrades!
Zooooom~~~! Thud, thud, flap, flap!
Before we could do anything, on the other side of the shimmering wall, three massive monsters tore through the veil, like the reverse of players in normal games charging in to fight a boss…
"What the hell are these things!?"
"…"
Before us stood a Picho, normally half a person's height, but the leader of the pack was a towering 2.5 meters, with sleek, vibrant red feathers, a red magical aura, blood-red claws, and glowing red eyes like it was under a spell…
No different from the Rab and Buerfly, now as big as Ian's body, with magical auras, red eyes, and blood-red fangs for the Rab and wings for the Buerfly.
I didn't hesitate, copying them into my dimension and checking their status instantly…
[Status]
Corrupted Boss Monster
Monster: Picho Bloodclaw / Rab Bloodfang / Buerfly Bloodwing
Species: Picho / Rab / Buerfly
LV: 321 / 323 / 302
Grade: Corrupted Very Rare Boss, Level G
[Status]
Corrupted Boss Monster!? That's a thing!? And all LV 300+!? Damn it, three of them at once, while Ian doesn't even have gear suited for his level!? …
"Graaah!!!" x9
"Piyong!!!" x10
"Buuf!" x9
And then, out of nowhere, 28 more evolved Elite monsters from that boss trio tore through the wall to join the fray…
[Status]
Corrupted Monster
Monster: Corrup Elite Picho x10 / Corrup Elite Rab x10 / Corrup Elite Buerfly x9
Species: Picho / Rab / Buerfly
LV: 7 (+90) / 3 (+91) / 5 (+86)
Grade: Normal, Level G
[Status]
Level ~100, 29 more of them!?
Damn those goddesses!!! At first, I thought they were just messing with me, using low points for direct attacks since Ian was nearby. But this is straight-up trying to kill us!!
True Body: HP -6
Just -6 HP… after getting +3 before… Not mocked or looked down on anymore? Wasn't their intent to make it this bad!?
…Then why the hell did it turn out like this!? Damn it! This is beyond what I could've predicted! What's going on…
[Flashback to Chapter 93]
- 1000 points sent from XXX (Anonymous - Higher System). Direct attack, Server 10, 3x Festival Bonus -
- 1000 points sent from XXX (Anonymous - Higher System). Direct attack, Server 9, 3x Festival Bonus -
Hold on… Are you serious…?
End of Chapter 96
Corrupted Boss Monster