The air, inside the cavern was really hard to breathe. It felt like something was pushing against my chest. When the Team Leader lit the flare the light showed us something that made the hunters look very scared. The Team Leader and the hunters were all staring at this thing. They looked terrified. The cavern was a scary place and now it was even worse.
There was this monster standing right in front of us. This monster was an Abyssal Croc. The Abyssal Croc was a scary thing from a long time ago. It had hard scales, like stone and its eyes were yellow. The eyes of the Abyssal Croc looked mean. Like they wanted to hurt us.
[ System Analysis: ]
Enemy: Abyssal Croc (Mutated)
Threat Level: A-Rank (Estimated Level 55)
Current Host Level: 10 (E-Rank)
"This is a bad monster" the Team Leader said, his voice shaking. "It is an A-Rank monster in a B-Rank dungeon. We are in trouble. There is no way we can get out of here. The A-Rank monster is too strong, for us."
Before anyone could do anything the Croc swung its tail. It was really loud. The strongest B-Rank hunter in the group put up his shield. It broke into pieces, like glass. He went flying into the wall. Was knocked out before he even touched the ground. The other hunters just stood there they could not move because they had a Fear debuff. The Croc was still there its tail was still. The hunters were too scared to do anything.
I stood at the back. My heart was pounding against my ribs. My level was really low. I had to do something because if I did not act nobody was going to get out of this room alive. I used Small Transformer to change the way I looked. I pulled out my old longsword, from the shadows. It was pretty rusty. It was all I had so I drew my rusted longsword and got ready. I was counting on Small Transformer to help me.
[ Tactical Eye: Activated ]
[ Warning: Enemy defense is significantly higher than your Attack Power! ]
I ran forward fast like the wind and I tried to hit the beasts neck with my sword.. Then I heard a loud CLANG! My sword just bounced off the beasts skin like I was hitting a rock. The beasts skin was so hard that my sword did not even make a mark on it. I was surprised that my sword did not cut the beasts skin all it was like the beasts skin was made of something very strong, like diamond or something.
The Croc let out a roar and swung its huge claw at me. I tried to defend myself. It was too much for me to handle. The Croc was really strong. I got slammed into the wall of the cavern. The Croc was still coming at me.
"AGH!"
The sound of my ribs cracking was loud in my ears. I could taste the blood in my mouth. It was a copper taste. This fight was not something I could win by being good at fighting. I had to do whatever it took to survive. The fight for survival was what this was, a battle, for survival.
The Croc came at me again its jaws were really wide. Could easily snap me in two. I quickly put my hand in my Storage Box. Grabbed a sharp piece of the Lichs Bone Wall that I had picked up earlier. I used this piece of the Lichs Bone Wall as a shield to protect myself. The Croc bit down on the Lichs Bone Wall and its teeth cracked through it but this gave me a tiny bit of time to catch my breath. The Croc and the Lichs Bone Wall were my concerns at this moment and I had to think fast about what to do, with the Croc and the Lichs Bone Wall.
I have to hit the spot under the animals throat. I gritted my teeth. I was trying to ignore the really bad pain in my side. The pain was so bad it felt like it was on fire. I was thinking about the spot, under the animals throat and I had to hit it.
I turned on the Wind-Dance footwork. I was moving really slowly because of my injuries. The Croc came at me again its claws tearing the skin on my thigh. My trousers got all bloody. I was getting weaker and weaker. I was losing my strength fast because of all the blood I was losing from the cut on my thigh, from the Croc.
If I die here that is the end for me. My life will be, over if something bad happens to me here.
I gathered every bit of energy I had waiting for the moment to act. The Croc made one lunge to finish me off. I quickly moved under the Crocs body. With a cry I pushed my broken sword into the soft spot, under the Crocs jaw it was a pale and weak area.
"Die... you bastard!"
I pushed the knife up with all my might. The bad smelling blood came out fast like water, from a fountain and it got all over me. The Croc made one very loud scream before its big body fell down with a loud bang. The Croc was dead.
I leaned against the animal my eyes getting all fuzzy. It hurt to breathe it really hurt. Every time I took a breath it felt like someone was holding a flame to my throat. The carcass of the animal was the thing holding me up because my body felt like it was giving up.
I just defeated the boss with the highest rank, the A-Rank Boss. This is a tough opponent so I am happy that I was able to beat the A-Rank Boss.
I just got an amount of experience points. This is really great. I am talking about the experience points I gained. The experience points are really helping me. I gained a lot of experience points.
You have just unlocked the Spectral Blade class. This is a deal because the Spectral Blade is now available for you to play. You can start using the Spectral Blade away. The Spectral Blade is a class that you can use to play the game.
[ Host Level: 10 —> 20 ]
When I reached Level 20 a cold and soothing energy started to fix my broken ribs. This energy was really helping me to heal. I quickly changed back, to my F-Rank Porter form. I made sure to hide my hands that were covered in blood. I did not want anyone to see my blood-stained hands.
The hunters were slowly waking up. The Leader got to his feet. He was shaking. He looked at the body of the Abyssal Croc. The Leader said "The man, with the mask he really killed the Abyssal Croc. He did it with one hit?"
He looked at me with scared eyes. "Porter did you see that guy? Porter I mean, who was that guy?"
I made myself smile. It hurt to do it. "I do not know what happened the man was really fast. A hunter with a mask on his face came out of the dark he killed the thing. Then he was gone before I could even get a look, at him. The masked hunter just disappeared into the shadows. I was left standing there trying to figure out what the masked hunter had just done."
The Leader let out a breath he had been holding for a long time. "We were touched by death today. That man the Leader said, he must have been an A-Rank legend who was hiding. The Leader thought about this man. What he was able to do. The Leader felt that this man was very special an A-Rank legend and that is what made him so good, at what he did being an A-Rank legend.
I sat quietly in the corner, feeling the surge of new power within me. Level 20. I was no longer at the bottom. My real journey as the Spectral Blade had only just begun.