Hacking the Game Didn't Go as Intended

CHAPTER 59: Final Gambit

The Volturax turned its massive head, only to meet the gleam of a long sword. The weapon was poised to plunge into its eye, only to be met with a third eyelid—a membrane that was as strong as metal causing the blade to utterly fail to pierce it.

The Volturax reared its head, sending Finnian flying off its snout. His trajectory led him toward a spiked tail poised to skewer and pummel him, but a golden chain coiled around his arm, swiftly pulling the samurai out of harm's way.

Daisuke shoved an Etherberry into his mouth. Then a cleverly placed Frost Prism—an item that inflicts ice damage—detonated to form a large pillar of ice underneath the Volturax, flipping it onto its back.

Moving quickly while the beast was disoriented, Daisuke shifted to close quarter combat. The creature's tail was so flexible that he assumed the base had to be vulnerable to accommodate its dexterity.

His theory proved accurate as both his daggers sunk into the underside of the hide. Then, like a man gone mad, Daisuke began stabbing and slashing frantically until he inflicted the Bleed Status.

"Aura Blade!"

"Justice Sword!"

Both Finnian and Gavric attacked with a vengeance.

Finnian's long sword, enveloped in energy, sliced into the tail with a series of swift slashes, while Gavric spawned a large claymore made of mana overhead, which descended like a falling star.

Elena, just before missing the window of opportunity, hastened her spell's chant and fired a fireball that hit its mark with a satisfying explosion.

The party cautiously retreated as the beast righted itself, its golden eyes wide with rage. A deep roar dispersed the smoke from the explosion, and in its wake, a diverse pack of wolves were summoned from each of the dungeon's twelve floors.

Daisuke cast Finnian a silent command, who immediately deployed a smokescreen to shroud the area. In the same beat, Zephyr used Extreme Speed and Divine Armament. Together with Daisuke and Finnian, they quickly went about exterminating the newly arrived foes.

Zephyr utilized his keen sense of smell to navigate the battlefield, while Daisuke used the Eye of Verity and Finnian relied on a skill that detected spiritual energy.

Before the Volturax could use its olfactory senses to follow suit, it detected magic in the distance and instinctively started barreling toward the source.

As the beast approached, it spotted the silhouette of a mage through the dense smoke and smelled a female's presence. But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a hat and robe affixed to an old spear. Behind it, an illumination skill cast a convincing shadow.

This mistake came with dire consequences.

"Aiyaa!" Milo cried out as he clumsily plunged Gavric's sword into the base of the monster's tail. The moment the beast let out a pained roar, the weapon's owner emerged from the concealing smoke and wedged his shield into the creature's gaping maw to keep it open.

"Poison Dart!"

In the same beat, Elena appeared and launched the deadly toxin into the creature's mouth. They quickly retreated as the Volturax entered a blind rage while frothing purple liquid from the mouth. It roared and slammed its head into the cavern wall as the poison and bleed effects took their toll.

Daisuke arrived on the scene just in time to witness the creature's change in temperament. It was well-known that some Boss Monsters became berserk when their health dropped below 50%. Like Zephyr, they received a boost in speed and Attack Power.

"Like this thing wasn't strong enough already," he muttered as he popped another Etherberry into his mouth. "Everyone, be on guard!" he shouted urgently. "This fight is about to get a hell of a lot harder!"