513 Jacks Newfound Speed (2/2)

For a single moment, Jack activated Bowzer's and Phoro's bloodlines to race around the Living Nightshade and create a wall of terrifying flames. Now, no other plants could interfere and the Living Nightshade couldn't escape so easily.

Then, Jack kept only Phoro's bloodline active so that he could fly invisibly.

Frantic, the Living Nightshade hissed as the encirclement of fire kept it on edge. It could sense that danger was only moments away.

Jack took advantage of the plant's frantic movements. He plucked and stored a few of those large, blackberries, each as large as his head. Also, Jack sliced and stored a few of the leaves.

However, Jack didn't dare get near those bulbous mouths. All Jack wanted were samples carrying the plant's toxins, not to face the threatening plant.

Once he felt he had enough, Jack rocketed away. Being invisible combined with that transformation's raw speed and the ring of fire around the Living Nightshade, Jack rushed out of harm's way and returned to his tunnel strategy to clear the floor.

While the plant life above was trying its best to deal with the black and white flames, Jack was glancing at his system and his owns stats. Now, for some unknown reason, Jack was much faster than he had been before entering the sixtieth floor. Though Jack had waited for some time for the best moment to act, that had nothing to do with the sudden increase in speed and strength.

When Jack opened the system while burrowing, Jack was astounded to find the cause. He had again experienced a sudden jump in levels. It was unexpected but appreciated to the highest degree. Jack was eager to ask about everything that he had missed while he traversed Earthen Keep because, clearly, Jack had missed out on some battles that could only be labeled as godly. Nothing else could offer Jack such boosts of EXP.

Now at the peak of lv. 88, Jack was more excited than ever to find his tomb and clear the world's largest dungeon.

That led to Jack remembering the boss of the dungeon, the only true hundred-man boss in all ”A Hero's Tale”. And here he was trying to clear it alone, without the ability to rely on attack patterns to whittle the boss down. To top it all off, the boss would now be lv. 89.

Just imagining such an encounter made Jack question how it could be possible. The hero didn't doubt Daruun's promise but it was completely clueless as to how such a promise would play out. The only thing that could likely face such a powerful, renowned foe would be a god. Some people across the many servers would even argue that facing Crypt Lord Duorda was more difficult than some of the battles against gods.

Killing the crypt lord wasn't the reason for that. It was keeping the crypt lord down for the count that was difficult, as the crypt lord would slowly regenerate his health from all the damage he dealt to his challengers. That was the terrifying ability that made Crypt Lord Duorda the only hundred-man boss and the strongest boss in-game, alongside the gods themselves.