19 Millers Rude Awakening Part 2 (1/2)
As Miller readied his wide sword, I told the C+ mobs to stay where they were. Since Miller was 50
feet into the corridor, he was only 100 feet away from the C+ mobs that were surrounding Obsidian. Since the bulk of my purchase was C+ mobs, I decided to not waste any of them on someone like Miller. While the C-rank mobs were expandable, the C+ mobs were not. Given those directions, the current mobs surrounding Miller were the following:
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Orcs x 5 [C]
Giants x2 [C]
Beholder [C]
Mimic [C]
Cyborg [C]
Lich [C]
Giant Serpent [C]
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As I stated earlier, his sword outranked his individual skill so I knew he wouldn't be able to fully harness the power of it. It seemed that the Wide and Brutal sword fed off of fear and hatred as the source of its power. Judging from the rest of his gear, he must have put all of his money into that weapon.
”Hey, Ronan. Where did Miller get that sword from? It's not a regular sword right?”, I asked curiously.
”No. Miller may be an idiot but he's almost a genius when it comes to combat. As you can probably tell, he put more money into that sword than anything else that he owns. From what he told us in the bar, he had it custom made by a dwarf he was drinking buddies with. The sword itself is cursed since it needs to be fed hatred from the user, fear from the opponent, or directly fed with blood. If it doesn't meet those two requirements, it steals the life of the user. That's part of the reason the sword looks so brutal. Since It's currently tied to Miller's soul, it's taking the shape of his personality. When Miller fights, he's fighting with his life on the line”, Ronan stated.
I could tell he was telling the truth from seeing how Miller fought. Despite his arrogant nature and asshole personality, he was actually a good warrior. Unlike the Minotaurs, Miller was cautious about who he attacked. As soon as he took out his cursed sword, he went straight for the lich and cut it in half! I didn't realize a sword could cut through bone so easily! The Titanoboa tried to grab Miller but he slid under the tail and cut it as he slid. He then jumped on the tail and leaped into the air. He spun in the air three times before throwing the sword straight into the skull of the Giant snake. He landed on the snakes head and grabbed the sword with his left hand, seconds before the snake fell!
”Holy shit! That was unexpected! How is he able to do all that as a C+?”, I said surprised.
”The sword gives the user certain buffs to ensure that they meet the requirements of their contract. If I had to estimate what rank the sword is, I would say it's B+. It wouldn't be wrong to say that the source of his arrogance comes from that sword”, Ronan said.
After the Titanoboa and Lich were killed, I noticed that they were being absorbed into the dungeon. Since I reached DL 20 and primarily a summoner, I could recover some of the components that are present in deceased mobs. At DL 20, it begins to include my own mobs that are defeated in the dungeon's territory.
”He's doing better than I thought. Guess he wasn't speaking out of his ass after all”, Orai said.
”Let's just hope he doesn't bite more than he can chew! I don't feel like healing him again”, Emily said casually.
Luckily, I had the option to mentally give orders to the mobs without blowing my cover as an adventurer. I mentally told the Mimic to retreat towards the middle of Constrictor while the Orcs and Giants began to surround Miller. The Beholder and Cyborg were currently on standby since I needed to use them wisely. Since the Beholder was mostly a ranged mob, I told it to charge it's paralyzing ray as well as it's Petrification ray. Meanwhile, the Cyborg would watch Miller's pattern and intercept him once he understands his attacks.
”What a bunch of green, ugly ass Orcs! The hell do you think you are going to be able to do against me?”, Miller stated arrogantly.
While the two 30 foot giants slowly marched over to Miller, the Orcs began to rush him at once! As they repeatedly swung their battleaxes and hammers towards Miller, Miller surprisingly held his ground. As the Giants finally approached, they began to swing their weapons of choice. While one Giant had a bronze hammer, the other one had bronze gauntlets. Miller quickly dodged both of their attacks but was met with the Paralyzing ray! As he was met with the ray, he immediately began to fall to the floor.
”Shit! I can't feel my legs! Ronan! Emily! Help me out here! I thought we were friends?! Get your asses over here!”, Miller shouted.