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Chapter 66 - 66

"Well, it's time for the final boss. Do you remember its weaknesses and attack patterns?"

"Of course. This boss drops valuable electrical materials, so I used to farm it too."

On the top floor of the Grade 4 'Yellow Dungeon,' Rena and I were about to challenge the boss.

The mid-bosses had been the same as in FWO.

I wonder if only the Grade 3 dungeon was changed after all?

Maybe the specifications were specially changed at that time because the people who had been abducted as trophies were in the Spring Dungeon.

Well, whether the boss has been changed or not, I will clear this dungeon while perfectly protecting Rena. That's all I need to do.

"Alright, let's go."

"Okay!"

Rena and I entered the boss room together.

The boss of the Yellow Dungeon was...

"It hasn't changed."

"Yeah. It's the Thunder Beast."

A four-legged beast shrouded in lightning. It was about three meters tall.

What you had to watch out for was its speed. Also, if you used a melee weapon without the proper attributes, you would get shocked and your body would go numb, whether you were attacking or being attacked. There were other monsters in the Yellow Dungeon with similar properties, but the Thunder Beast's electricity required the highest level of insulation equipment currently available. It was recommended to defeat it with long-range attacks.

This was the monster I struggled with the most in the early days of FWO.

But now I have Rena. And I've prepared a weapon specifically for this guy.

"Can I leave the <> to you?"

"Okay!"

Rena began her preparations. I charged towards the Thunder Beast.

The Thunder Beast, recognizing us as enemies, entered a combat stance.

First comes the roar.

Getting hit by it will paralyze your body for two seconds, but I deliberately take this one. It's possible to avoid it by jumping high, but that would cause the attack to hit Rena.

If the vanguard takes the hit, the roar doesn't affect the rear guard.

It's fine to take the first roar. Because the Thunder Beast will enter a three-second charge animation for its next attack. There's no need to force a defense.

During that time, Rena was preparing to finish off the Thunder Beast.

In just a few seconds, Rena drove three special arrows into the floor in the center of the boss room at equal intervals. The area inside the triangle formed by the three arrows would be the kill zone for the Thunder Beast. I had to push it into that spot. But if I could do that, victory was certain.

We deliberately didn't discuss our strategy, because it would be a problem if we panicked when the boss wasn't the Thunder Beast.

Even so, with just a slight instruction from me, Rena takes the necessary actions to defeat the Thunder Beast. I'm so grateful. There's no wasted motion, and clearing dungeons with her is just too much fun.

"This is good, right!?"

"Yeah, perfect!"

"Then I'm leaving <> to you!"

A powerful, all-directional lightning attack is coming.

I thrust the 'Thunder Transmission Swords' in both hands in front of my body, and stabbed the swords held by both manipulators into the ground behind me.

The strong lightning released from the Thunder Beast was absorbed by the Thunder Transmission Swords, traveled through the cables to the Thunder Transmission Swords held by the manipulators, and then was discharged into the ground.

The truth is, the Thunder Transmission Sword doesn't have enough insulation performance to defeat the Thunder Beast. It's more of a weapon for using electrical attacks. It's a weapon for sending electricity generated by a power-generating item through a cable to the sword for an attack.

Normally, it would be tough to face the Thunder Beast with this weapon. If you can't properly channel the electricity into the ground, you'll get electrocuted.

But to clear the Grade 4 dungeon faster than anyone else in Europe and raise my profile, I needed to push myself a little.

So, I prepared four Thunder Transmission Swords.

I connect all four of them, and when attacking or receiving an attack from the Thunder Beast, I make sure to have at least one of them stabbed into the ground. This way, I can fight without getting electrocuted.

Electricity is drawn to pointed objects. The Thunder Transmission Sword I thrust forward acts as a lightning rod.

If I flinch even a little and the tip of the sword wavers, it won't act as a lightning rod.

I had to endure the blinding lightning strike without fail.

I really can't recommend this to the general viewers...

As I thought that, I pushed the Thunder Beast back.

I defended against all its attacks, the swipes from its forearms, the thrusts from its sharp tail, and the occasional area-of-effect attack, and somehow made it to the center of the boss room.

I've dealt a lot of damage, but this thing recovers its health over time.

What's particularly dangerous is its full health recovery from a lightning strike. That was the most troublesome part.

"Hayate! It's coming!!"

"Yeah! I'm counting on you."

All I can do now is believe in Rena. It's alright. She can do it.

The Thunder Beast let out a great roar and looked up at the sky.

The center of the boss area. If you look up from there, you can see the sky.

Lightning came down towards the Thunder Beast.

──!!?

The Thunder Beast is clearly confused.

The lightning that was supposed to strike it split into three in the sky and traveled to the special arrows stuck in the ground, and from there it flowed into the ground.

The special arrows Rena used have the effect of connecting the arrows with an invisible line and conducting electricity. However, since one arrow isn't enough to sufficiently disperse the lightning that the Thunder Beast brings down, she chose a method of dispersing it into three.

By the way, the most difficult part of this method is hitting the lightning that falls from the sky at high speed with the special arrows to disperse it. From my perspective as someone who doesn't use long-range weapons, it's a divine feat.

Rena brilliantly shot through the lightning. She said she can time it by the Thunder Beast's movements, but even so, it's amazing.

Now it's my turn.

I'll chip away all the health of the Thunder Beast, which failed to recover with the lightning strike.

I dodge its counterattack and slash with the swords in both hands. The Thunder Beast tried to create distance, so I flew after it with the power of my manipulators and slashed. Dodge, slash. Chase, evade, slash. I keep slashing and slashing and slashing.

However, due to the need to keep one Thunder Transmission Sword stabbed into the ground at all times for electrocution countermeasures, it's difficult to rotate and my power doesn't increase.

"This is bad, it's going to recover."

Maybe the strategy of fighting with the Thunder Transmission Swords was a bit of a stretch.

Just as I decided I couldn't finish it off and started thinking about running away...

A flash of purple lightning. A super powerful attack blew away half of the Thunder Beast's body.

"...Seriously?"

I turned around to see a smiling Rena jogging towards me.

"Th, that was amazing, Rena."

"That's because you had already worn it down so much, Hayate. And with that much charge time, a result like this is only natural. More importantly."

Rena looks up at me. She's asking for <>.

"Thanks for the support. I was starting to think about giving up and running away this time. Hitting that lightning strike was brilliant too."

I gently pat her head while fixing her slightly messy hair.

"Your flurry of attacks was amazing too, Hayate!"

Her smile is dazzling. She's just the cutest.

I want to get back to the hotel quickly and praise each other's actions. Because of the forced streaming, Rena is being reserved now, but when we're alone, she gives me detailed praise for my actions during the dungeon clear.

I quite like that time. I want to say a lot of good things about Rena too.

While trying to hold back a grin from imagining what we'll do after we're alone, I left the boss room with Rena.