A huge wave of fire erupted across the chamber. Silas jumped towards the side, but flames still caught up to him, burning his jacket and leaving several blisters on his skin.
Silas let out a huge groan as his eyes shut closed. "Ugh—"
[Health: 72/100]
[Burn effect: -3 HP/sec for 5 seconds.]
"Fuck… shit!" He groaned under his breath, patting his shoulder where the flame was still lit.
Brakgul lowered its head as it looked at Silas once, before charging towards him once again.
BOOM.
Silas got sent flying backwards like a ragdoll and crashed into a wall, back first, coughing as the dust and smoke burst around him with a loud BOOM.
[Health: 54/100]
He wiped blood from his lip, muttered under his breath. "Alright… I have had enough of you, bitch." He pushed himself up to his feet.
Silas sprinted forward again, ducking under a wild swing of Brakgul's tusk. He used Phantom Step once—twice—three times… until Brakgul couldn't tell where he actually was.
Silas dashed under the boss's belly, leapt upward instantly and used [Piercing Thrust] once again.
SHLUK!
His blade stabbed deep into the side of Brakgul's neck, sending a huge wave of pain into his body. Bright molten blood shot out from the place where Brakgul had been stabbed. When it fell onto the stone, it burned the stone off.
[Super effective hit! 210 damage dealt.]
Brakgul roared, thrashing wildly. It smashed pillars, cracked the floor, and even made lava spill out over the edges of the channels. The entire chamber shook with each movement.
Silas retreated. Jumped backwards, panting deeply, a system panel appeared in front of his eyes, it was a bar of mana.
[Mana: 20/80]
"I know, I know, bitch." He muttered under his breath as a menacing grin curled up on his lips, face gleaming with the beads of sweat.
He shouted as he dashed towards Brakgul, "Kill me, boy, kill me." Silas said that with a bright smile on his face.
Brakgul had started to limp, dragging one leg behind. But its eyes still glowed like a demon that was ready to kill Silas.
"Here, Brakgul. Have a taste of another one." Silas let out a loud shout. Let me perform one more hit, system.
He lifted his sword. His grip tightened around the hilt. Brakgul let out a scream and charged towards Silas one last time.
Silas waited, waited for the right opportunity to strike back.
Then
[Phantom Step]
He flashed to the side of Brakgul, and just his afterimage stayed behind. Brakgul slammed into the spot where Silas had stood, confused for a split second.
That was all Silas needed—a chance to strike the deadliest hit on it.
He sprinted forward, did a quick jump and aimed his sword straight towards the exposed gap in Brakgul's chest armour.
[Piercing Thrust]
The blade struck deep inside its heart. Brakgul let out a long, dying groan. Lava dripped from its mouth. And its massive body shook… Brakgul finally collapsed.
The groan came to an end when it fell on the floor, and a loud metallic hum filled the air when Brakgul made an impact with the ground.
Silas stood on its body, breathing hard, sweat dripping down his forehead.
[DING.]
[Mini Boss Brakgul defeated!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Current Level: 47]
[+18 Stat Points]
Silas wiped his forehead as he looked at Brakgul and gave a cocky smile as his voice came deep. "Damn… that was a full workout,"
He said, leaning down a bit.
[You have 18 unassigned stat points, Host.]
"I'll save them," Silas said, sheathing his sword. "Bosses are only gonna get worse from here."
Silas let out a slow sigh as he extended his hand towards the body of Brakgul, and he whispered under his breath. "Life-Steal."
A faint red mist started to pop out of the bodies of the deceased hounds, the threads leapt upwards, and with just a blink of an eye, they shot out near the hand of Silas and entered it.
Silas's arm veins popped out, fingers started to tremble a bit, sweat welled up on his temple, and the sudden surge of pain shot inside his muscles.
This time, his whole body started to tremble, fingers started to shake as they cracked by their own. Silas's teeth gritted, almost bit his tongue.
He groaned under his breath, struggling to talk but still letting out a low, shaky voice; pain was reflected in his tone. "S—system… fu—fuck. Help!!"
[Right Away, host.]
[Initiating pain-neutraliser.]
[Description: Host'll not feel any kind of pain for the next 2 minutes, but then it'll kick in all together.]
Silas's body was still burning, tense, trembling with pain. But he didn't feel anything; all of his sensation was numbed.
After a few minutes, it all settled down.
[Life absorbed: 50 Days]
[Stats Increased:]
[Strength: +10 Strength]
[Agility: +8.5 Agility]
[Endurance: +12 Endurance]
He wiped sweat from his forehead and flexed his hand, letting the pain fade slowly.
He looked down at Brakgul's glowing tusks.
He let out a shaky laugh. "You fucker, as an exchange for this pain, I'm going to take your tusks and make a sword out of those."
Silas leaned down and muttered under his breath. "System, can you absorb the tusks from its body?"
[Yes, host.]
[Collection mode: ]
[Added 10X tusks into the inventory.]
Silas got up he was about to walk away from the scene, but before he could do that, a loud echo hit his mind.
[Memories of Brakgul are available to preview.]
Silas blinked in confusion, letting a shocked voice out. "Huh—?"