Chapter 4 Part1 (2/2)
The instant he entered the boss room, the first thing he saw were those two ent.i.ties. Are the bosses normally a level higher than the dungeon? He couldn't tell yet.
A rat that was incomparable in size to the normal Rural Rats; the Rat Queen was stuck in a corner of the vast clearing, and the one standing in front of it was... Yeah, the rat standing on two feet was the Ratman. It was a rat commonly called a Were-Rat. Compared to mere Rural Rats, he felt a qualitatively different strength coming from it.
”Kihik... Kihiiiiiiik! (You cannot touch the queen!)”
”Kihek, Kihek, Kihek...!”
Indeed. It seems like this dungeon was a small kingdom. A kingdom where all the rats serve the queen!
By the time Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had grasped the ident.i.ty and location of his enemies, his enemies had also started the battle. The Ratman charged at him with surprising speed. At the same time, the Rat Queen began acting aggressively, and that, surprisingly, was 'childbirth'!
”Jjjik!”
”Jjijijik!”
[Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier]
[Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier]
[Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier]
”Oh...”
When Lee s.h.i.+n Woo saw the just birthed elite monsters following behind the Ratman and lunging at him, he exclaimed at the realization.
The Ratman guarded the queen against trespa.s.sers, and the queen would birth soldiers in order to help the Ratman drive back their enemy. Honestly, for a level 1 dungeon, they had such an amazing combination that he had no choice but to recognize them. He had expected an incredibly large rat at best.
”Heup!”
However, at best they were enemies that appeared with strength befitting of a boss, but unfortunately, he had fought against the Zombie Hero at the entrance of the dungeon and won, growing to level 2. So now, a Ratman wasn't a strong opponent for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo anymore. That's because no matter how fast it moved, he could read its movements.
”Kahahk!?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo used his Sprint and charged towards the Ratman whose nails were gleaming and was rus.h.i.+ng towards him. The Ratman locked onto him and swung its nails, but at that moment, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo aimed for its chest and stabbed. It was the stab he was most confident in.
[Critical Hit!]
”Kyaaaaahk!”
”Jjik, jjiiiik!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, as it were the natural course of action, pierced through the Ratman's chest. Was that all? He had simultaneously utilized Sprint causing the Ratman to be unable to endure the powerful force, pus.h.i.+ng it directly back and causing it to roll to the floor. Its dirty blood scattered about through the air.
Two of the Rural Rat Elites that had followed behind the Ratman collided with each other and rolled onto the floor. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had the energy to spare and he finished off the remaining, puzzled elite.
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
[You have acquired 15 Perium.]
[You have acquired the Rural Rat Elite Soldier's rib bone.]
When he set aside the Perium amount and looked at them objectively, the Rural Rat Elite Soldiers were stronger than the Skeleton Soldiers. Of course, even so, they would still die in one strike from Lee s.h.i.+n Woo!
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo collected its rib bone for now and turned his attention. Even though blood was pouring out of its chest, the Ratman bravely stood its ground. He saw the queen, who was astonished by Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's ability, continue to birth rats at an even quicker rate.
”Jjik, Jjiiiiik...! (I'll protect the queen no matter what...!)”
”You left behind such a magnificent line, so you shouldn't have any more regrets.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's red eyes sparkled and after checking the now standing Ratman's appearance, he prepared his Sprint skill. If he hadn't gained the Bone of Thunder Lasting, the fight would have gone longer, but it seemed like he'd be able to end it in one more strike with the strength of his sword.
”Jjiik...!”
At that moment, something surprising happened. The Ratman raised both its hands and it seemed as though it was preparing to scratch him, but the next moment, all its nails popped out and flew towards Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. There were ten in total and considering either the force behind the nails or the mana within them, it certainly wasn't an ordinary attack!
”Ugh!?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't think an original attack method like that existed and hurriedly swung his sword to parry the nails. He couldn't block a few of them as they lodged into various parts of his body, and though it was painful, he had fortunately blocked it from reaching any vital areas.
If he hadn't learned Bursting Thunder, no, if he didn't have any experience in learning Weapon Defense before, he would've died once from this skill.
”Kiiiiiiiiik! (Kill him!)”
”Jjiik!”
”Jjijiik!”
During the brief instant that he blocked the nails, the Ratman led five Rural Rat Elite Soldiers and pounced on Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. Though blood was flowing down both the Ratman's hands, it was staking its life to fulfill its vow, and moving to kill Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
”Tch... Sprint!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo also didn't stay still. He immediately took the nails that limited his movement out, grit his teeth, and used his Sprint, charging towards the front. The Elite Soldiers tried to obstruct his vision by throwing their bodies at him first, but that wouldn't be able to hinder his movement now.
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
”Jjik!”
”Jjiik!”
”Kuhwaaaahk!”
”Huaaaahp!”
The sound of the rats' screams, the Ratman's shriek, as well as Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's battle cry mixed into one. In the corner, the Rat Queen was birthing Elite Soldiers even faster in order to take care of the trespa.s.ser.
However, by the time the next batch of births was complete, the situation had already been completely cleaned up.
”Kik... Kihi... (My... queen...!)”
[You have hunted the Lv2 Ratman.]
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
With one sword strike, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo killed the three monsters, including the Ratman, and nimbly swung his sword again, killing the other Elite Soldiers attacking him. The strength was truly like lightning falling from the sky and striking the earth.
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
[You have hunted a Lv1 Rural Rat Elite Soldier.]
”Ggiiik...! (How...!)”
The Rat Queen spoke in a disbelieving voice. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was still intact and collected the bones and the Perium on the ground in one go.
Honestly, he wanted to reinforce himself with the Ratman's finger bone first, but right now, he needed to check something first. It was the ability within the Rural Rat Elite Soldiers' rib bones.
”Bone Reinforcement.”
[You have reinforced your rib bones. Your proficiency in Stealth has increased by 5%.]
[Jjjijijijijijijik! - Rural Rat Elite Soldier]
”...So that's how it is.”
The crack in his ribs from the Ratman's nail throw was quickly healed. Was that all? His Stealth proficiency had increased by as much as 5%. He had predicted this, but it was much more effective than a normal Rural Rat!
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's eyes, which were gazing at the Rural Rat Queen, gleamed drearily.
”I'm curious how long you can keep giving birth now.”
”Jjik, Jjiik...!”
The Rural Rat Queen faced the wicked skeleton and was struck with horror.
Of course, all she could do was give birth, and just like he wanted, she gave him reinforcement materials... No, she had no choice but to birth Elite Soldiers.
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