15 Into the Dungeon (2/2)

”I'm here!” Dilya yelled.

The dust began to clear up, revealing the gigantic bird. The bird looked at them and let out a loud caw.

”What the hell do we do?” Karl asked.

”Fight it. That thing is clearly the boss around here, we have no choice,” Kerym replied.

”Let me try something.” Karl gathered the shadows of the area and made his signature shadow tentacles around the bird. The tentacles wrapped around the bird's limbs, stopping its movement and falling on the ground, rolling for a few seconds.

”Is that the power that the goddess gave you?” Kerym asked, looking at Karl.

Karl nodded. ”Yes, but I thought it would pose more of a challenge.”

The bird tried moving, but the tentacles wouldn't let it as it restricted its movement. The group walked towards the bird but stopped when the tentacles were suddenly cut, letting it free.

”What happened?” Heath asked.

”I don't know,” Karl said. This was the first time he saw his tentacles cut.

The bird stood up on its two legs, cawing again. Karl and the rest of the group got to their battle stance. Dilya was behind everyone, ready to cast a spell. Karl, Kerym, and Heath were in the front. The bird charged at them, furious.

”I'm the toughest here, I'll distract it,” Heath said as he raised his sword to block the charge.

Karl and Kerym nodded, hiding behind the trees and waiting for the right moment.

”Come on!” Heath yelled at the bird. ”I'm right here!”

The bird stared at Heath. It charged into him, knocking him back into a tree. Heath coughed and groaned as he stood back up. ”That's all you got?” he asked, before falling down.

Heath was winded. That hit was really strong, and if it weren't for his armor, he would've died.

The bird slowly walked to Heath, unaware of Karl and Kerym. Karl was the first one to make a move. He applied air magic on himself, making his body lighter and faster. Running as fast as he could, he ran to the bird and got on its back. It noticed something was on its back and tried to shake it off, but Karl wasn't going to let that happen. He stabbed his daggers into its body, keeping himself from falling.

The bird cawed as it was stabbed. It kept trying to shake Karl off, but Karl just kept climbing, stabbing its body.

Kerym came out from the trees and charged at the bird. He lifted his arm and with a powerful swing, he punched the bird's body, making it groan in pain. In retaliation, the bird swung its arms at him, but its big body made its movements easy to predict. He continued punching the bird's body and dodging its attacks. ”Finish it off!” he yelled at Karl.

Dilya channeled her mana and cast a spell at the bird. Wind came out of the spell and was heading for the bird. Only it wasn't normal wind. The wind was very fast and was as sharp, maybe even sharper than a sword. It hit the bird and cut its body up, making it bleed from the cuts.

Karl finally climbed all the way up the bird's head. He was only holding one dagger, as his other hand was used to hold onto the bird's neck. With a swift motion downwards, he stabbed the bird's head, piercing its skull and stabbing its brain. The bird stopped moving and fell to the ground.

[You defeated a level 38 Quetzalcoatlus (Boss). Its essence has been shared with other people that attacked it. You dealt the 2nd most damage and the killing blow, increasing the essence you absorbed.]