Chapter 34 - Getting Ready (2/2)

The cave was seemingly normal. With the exception of the floor, every single inch of which was covered in blood.

The dismembered body parts of seemingly humanoid creatures littered its entire length, forming heaps the size of houses. All these body parts looked as though they were cut apart cleanly, by a blade, a very sharp blade. On close inspection, these parts were twitching, with minute movements, as if they had still been alive but a few minutes ago...

...

As Will climbed up bit by bit, his heartbeat was accelerated and his senses were heightened to the max. His Aqua sense had already told him that his enemy was above, so it was only a matter of time before he met his foe. Will was looking forward to the battle, but at the same time, he had a foreboding feeling.

Those things down there were too easy, which is a problem because Modus doesn't do easy. Odds are something very powerful is up there, waiting for me.

As Will got closer and closer, his expression began to look more and more surprised

'Hhmm? Why is this presence... so weak?'

One would expect an extremely powerful creature to exude a powerful life force, but Will could barely detect anything. Of course, there were creatures that could hide their presence, but it was unlikely that Modus would allow for such a thing. This was a boss, so it would most likely be a straight up confrontation. The question was, what kind of boss would it be?

Judging from what he had faced so far, Will expected to see a massive beast-like boss. But his intuition told him otherwise. The mobs he had been fighting so far were humanoid, that coupled by the subtle presence that was being released made him start to doubt the idea he had.

'Am I going to face my first humanoid Boss?'

The very idea was enthralling. What kind of boss would it be if it was humanoid? Would it have human-like characteristics, and if so, would it make it more lethal?

'I refuse to believe that I am fighting something weak. I need to put my guard up, just in case I meet with an unpleasant surprise.'

As Will reached his destination, the vibe he got from his aqua sense became even more vibrant, but this was not life force, nor was it killing intent.

'This is... excitement!'