Immediately, Arthur went to work as he changed his trajectory. Instead of running away from the monster, he rushed toward it as fast as he could. The monster didn’t expect that sudden movement, but it still opened its mouth wide, ready to capture Arthur.
However, at the very last moment, Arthur slid down, moving right beneath the open mouth. The monster didn’t expect that as it quickly tried to turn around and grab him. That was when Arthur suddenly jumped on his feet and took a right turn, right beneath the extended neck of the monster.
The creature followed him quickly, its anger reaching new heights as its prey kept running away from it. It didn’t stop or think for even a second.
‘That’s it, yeah, follow me!’ Hiding the grin that threatened to appear on his face, Arthur immediately took another turn, making the monster follow him again. Then, for the next several seconds, he went left and right, coiling around the monster like a snake.
He didn’t stop a moment to even look at it or where he was going. He just moved wherever the first thought that came to his brain brought him. After ten or so turns, he dashed forward as he got far away from the monster. Then, he halted at a particular spot and turned around.
The latter naturally tried to follow him. It thought he was completely exhausted and so it eagerly tried to reach him and rip him apart with its mouth. However, that was when it realized something.
Its neck suddenly stopped stretching. Even when it tried to go any further, it couldn’t. Then, it realized the second problem. Its stretched neck was now a completely chaotic knot. It coiled and wrapped around itself and was tightly stuck in that position.
“Oh my, what just happened? Are you perhaps stuck?” Then, it heard Arthur’s mocking laughter. “Come on, I’m here, why are you stopping now?”
Hearing that, the monster struggled even harder and even made its main body move forward just to get him. However, because the main body was far slower now, with each step it took, Arthur took a step back to keep the same distance between them.
“Well, I guess since you aren’t going to kill me when I literally presented myself to you, it’s my turn now.”
Before it could even try to do anything else, Arthur suddenly rushed toward it, and with a cold glare, he stabbed his sword right into its forehead, if it had one. What followed after was the loudest noise Arthur had ever heard in his entire life.
Blood gushed out of the injury like a fountain as the monster started moving its head recklessly, smashing into the ground. The howls of pain it emitted were so high, Arthur was immobilized for a second.
During that time, the monster’s head swung toward him amidst its huge tantrum.
*BANG*
“Ugh!!” The hit was like a truck stomping him at full speed and he was instantly launched a dozen meters back, bouncing on the ground until he stopped. He lay there for a few moments, his body still in shock.
Meanwhile, the monster continued its outraged rampage.
‘Shit… That… I didn’t account for that…’ The boy cursed as he swallowed the groan about to leak from his mouth and started rising up. The hit had demolished his health bar and left only a little of it.
Looking up, he saw that the monster still hadn’t regained its composure. The sword perhaps had struck its weak point but didn’t kill it yet. freeweɓnvel.com
“I need… to finish it off.” With a low grumble, he stood on his feet and rushed toward the Ethereal as fast as he could. Dodging the head, he approached the main body with his sword and claws ready to strike.
He had a few seconds worth of mana left in him so he knew he had to make use of them as fast as he could.
As he was getting closer, the Ethereal noticed his plan, and that snapped it out of its horrifying pain. Without wasting a single moment, the monster opened its mouth wide and moved after him.
Unfortunately for Arthur, his small plan wouldn’t work when he is that close in range from the Ethereal so the knot didn’t stop it, albeit slowing it down.
“Come on, I’m so close!” Looking over his shoulder, he saw the imminent death rushing after him. He was barely a few feet away from his target. “Just a few seconds!”
Forcing himself to run even faster, he leaped into the air. At the same time, the mouth moved after him.
“Just… Die!!!” With a loud yell, he stabbed his sword forward, plunging it into the monster’s heart, and then quickly slashed with his weapon twice. His heart had stopped as he looked at the monster’s health bar quickly going down.
But, before he could even know if he succeeded, he felt something wrap around his body as immense pressure fell on him from all angles. The monster had captured him.
“AGH!” The boy struggled in his tight grip as he tried to use the claws. However, his mana had run out and so only his fingers dug into the monster’s mouth. The monster shook him around violently amidst its crazed rampage.
He was yanked left and right, twisting and turning his vision. His brain was turned into a mush from all the movement and yet, he didn’t die yet. His health was quickly going down, reaching critical levels. All the boy could do was grab his sword and continuously stab into the monster’s body.
‘Just die! Please!!!’ With a bloodied face, he continued to stab and poke it everywhere. The battle had turned into a brutal struggle between two enemies. Each one tried to kill the other one faster than their enemy.
The struggle continued for a few yet long, brutal seconds. Arthur was losing the ability to even poke it as his stamina was completely empty.
‘I’m so… dead…’ He mused as he finally stopped resisting. He couldn’t even move let alone fight. He was completely spent.
However, at that moment, when his health was at its lowest, the monster suddenly stopped moving and fell to the ground with a loud thud, spitting Arthur out.
[Ding!]
[You have killed level 20 Weakened Ethereal.]
[You have gained +900% experience points.]
[You have leveled up 5 times.]
[+7 Mind, +7 Agility, +5 Health, +7 Presence.]
[You have gained +10 Bonus Points.]
[You have gained +4 New items.]
“Y-Yes!!!!” With a weak yet happy voice, he lifted his hand triumphantly in the air as his injuries started healing. But, the surprises didn’t stop there.
[Ding!]
[Your main class has evolved.]
[You have gained a new secondary class.]
[Ding!]
[You are the first to kill a memory gate boss.]
[Would you like to announce that?]
[Yes.] [No.]