Mirabella and Cupcake stood before the sealed Boss chamber. Mirabella gripped the Key, her expression a mix of nervousness and fierce focus.
"Are you ready, Cupcake?" she asked the little cat sitting on her shoulder.
Cupcake nodded, her blue eyes wide but determined. Mirabella inserted the Key into the sole receptacle on the door.
BAM!!
The door vibrated violently for a few seconds before the metal frame shattered into fragments, revealing a massive, echoing cavern shrouded in perpetual gloom.
Mirabella stepped inside and froze, her body locking in utter confusion.
"Something isn't right. This is not the Boss from my previous life," she muttered, her focus trained on the creature sitting deep within the cave. It was an enormous eight feet, armored green-skinned Ogre, seated on a black, ornate coffin. A brutal, oversized broadsword lay across its lap.
"What Boss was here before, Master?" Cupcake whispered, sensing the immense danger emanating from the new creature.
"A massive, stationary Stone Bear. It had high defense and low attack, a perfect target for my calculated overkill," Mirabella stated, her mind racing to process the devastating change.
"But this... this is something else entirely. The Fall must have altered the dungeon spawn."
The Ogre's eyes snapped open. Its pupils glowed a malevolent red, instantly fixing on Mirabella.
CRACK!
The loud, sickening sound of ancient bones cracking echoed as the Ogre stretched, a testament to the long, motionless vigil it had kept. Mirabella watched, paralyzed for a moment, as it grabbed the hilt of the broadsword and slowly stood up from the coffin.
"What is inside that Coffin? Did it also replace the Armor God's corpse?" she muttered, desperately calling up the new World Boss profile.
{Information.}
{Name: Metal Ogre... World Boss.}
{Level: 50.}
{Weakness: Weak against darkness attacks.}
{Difficulty: Extremely High.}
{Attack: 50,000.}
{Health: 100,000/100,000.}
{Defense: 50,000/50,000.}
{Agility: 10,000.}
{Trait: Immune to elemental attacks. Downward slash.}
"Run... We need to run, now!" Mirabella muttered, her throat tight with true terror. Her 25,600 HP meant the Ogre's 50,000 Attack would kill her instantly. She sharply turned, but the space where the door had been was now a solid, impassable wall of rock.
"We are dead. So dead!" She spun back to face the Boss, who was walking toward her, the scraping sound of the massive sword against the cavern floor a terrifying countdown.
'No darkness skill, no darkness weapon. The stats are beyond thinking.'
"I need a distraction, or I'm dead," she thought frantically. She looked past the Ogre at the cracked coffin.
'The Armor God's corpse is in that Coffin. Last time, it was inert. But now? It could still be the objective.'
"I must kill it now, before it closes the distance!" She raised her staff, rapidly creating ten Arrows. Even though the Boss was immune to elemental damage, the arrows still contained massive physical force from her multiplier.
WHOOSH!!
The arrows flew with deadly accuracy toward the Ogre. The beast scoffed, dismissing the puny projectiles and not slowing its advance.
'This fool is relying on its defence!' Mirabella thought, adrenaline spiking. 'Shit! He doesn't realize my damage! I should have sent more!' She instantly created another ten arrows.
BOOOOOM!!!!
The first ten arrows collided simultaneously. A deafening clang echoed, and the sheer physical force of the strike instantly pulverized the Ogre's Defense. The creature was thrown backward.
BAM!!
Its feet skidded, creating deep gouges in the rock, stopping only at the edge of the coffin. The Ogre lowered its gaze in stunned disbelief. Its beautiful, thick armor was shattered, hanging in broken plates.
{Health: 50,000/100,000.}
{Defense: 0/50,000.}
"GRAAAA!!!!"
The Ogre roared, looking up at the tiny figure in shock. It saw more arrows shooting toward it. With terrifying, calculated swiftness, the Ogre demonstrated its Agility, dodging every single projectile. The arrows smashed instead into the black coffin, creating deeper cracks.
"Hehehe," the Ogre giggled, a chilling, high-pitched sound. It raised its sword and smashed it downward onto the ground.
BOOOOOM!!!!
A concussive, circular sonic wave radiated outward.
{Stun Have been blocked by the master account.}
'This?! It wanted to stun me with that AOE attack!' Mirabella realized. The Master Account's innate defense systems had just saved her life. She quickly leaped backward, desperately creating distance from the enraged Boss.
"....?!"
The Ogre tilted its head in confusion, its stun skill—a guaranteed hit on normal players—failing entirely.
"GRAAAAA!!!"
It let out a furious roar and lunged. It appeared in front of Mirabella in a flash. It raised its massive sword and smashed it down.
"What the hell?!!! I can't dodge this!"
Mirabella, operating on pure instinct, created a single, powerful arrow and sent it directly into the side of the falling blade.
BOOOOOM!
The collision absorbed just enough force to redirect the sword's trajectory, throwing Mirabella backward rather than cleaving her in half.
BAM!
Her back smashed against the cavern wall. She gasped, vomiting a mouthful of blood and falling to her knees.
{Health point: 20,000/25,600.}
"GRAAAAA!!"
Cupcake shrieked, instantly growing to her tiger form.
"GRAAAAA!!"
"Don't, Cupcake!! One hit will kill you!" Mirabella yelled, but it was too late. Cupcake unleashed a torrent of focused lightning bolts at the Ogre.
BOOOOOM!!
The blast hit the Ogre square in the chest, forcing it a step back.
{Health: 45,000/100,000.}
The World Boss turned its focus from the near-dead Mirabella to the massive cat, recognizing the second source of heavy damage. It lunged, appearing in front of Cupcake instantly, and smashed its sword down.
"No!!"
Mirabella, pushing past the pain, instantly created another arrow and sent it toward the massive blade. The arrow accurately smashed into the sword, shifting its trajectory by mere inches.
BOOOOOM!!
The Ogre's attack gouged a deep fissure in the ground, inches from Cupcake's head.
"Get away from her!!!" Mirabella sent more arrows. The Ogre learned instantly, leaping backward, making sure to dodge every single projectile, its agility preventing any further damage.
"This bastard is smart! It learned from its first mistake!" she muttered, forcing herself to stand in front of Cupcake.
"Its speed is too high. None of my attacks can touch it if it's aware." Mirabella checked her spirit energy reserve.
{Spirit energy: 500/2,000.}
"Each arrow costs 100 Spirit Energy, and I've used so many! Only ten caused damage, and what the hell is that sword it's holding? It took two of my arrows at close range, and not a single crack can be seen on it!" she exclaimed in shock. She risked a glance at the cracked coffin.
"Huh? What if?"
WHOOSH!!!
Mirabella spun. The Boss was suddenly above her, its sword dropping down for a lethal Downward Slash.
"Fuck! Too close to dodge! Am I going to die here again?!"