Hitboxes.
These are the places where, when a certain attack lands, is damaged.
These hitboxes are scattered inside a monster's body, and it can also mimic the places where a person, a real person, can experience damage when hit, and the type of damage they can get.
And in this scenario, is the best case example of how to deal with those.
The Weak Point ability, is like a single dot in the body of a monster.
And, if it is hit, it is a guaranteed death for weaker opponents, or high damage for stronger ones.
But what happens if the weak point is inside the body?
You have to know where to strike.
For example, if the weak point is the heart, you don't stab them in the solar plexus, because it can be blocked by the bones.
And with monsters, their bones are reinforced. Meaning, a single hit can't kill them at all.
But, if you stab them at the stomach, and dragged the stab upwards, to the heart, it can puncture, rupture and even destroy other organs.
And even if it is not a weak point, it becomes one.
This is what Zypher was doing to strong enemies
But, having the fangs were a good thing for him.
These fangs, are just one use. If he stabs it to one monster, it disintrgrates the next moment.
But because he has ten times the drop rate, using one fang is equivalent to receiving 6-8 fangs.
This is the reason that he has endured all this time.
But, upon having a few more fights, even his mind and body begins to slow down.
His stamina is being depleted. Fast.
Now, Zypher raised all his stats to 40. Meaning, his Attack Stat is 120, and his speed goes to 200.
But, his stamina is saying otherwise. Every movement is like being stuck in a pool of lead, and it is like he is attacking a rock everytime he hits an enemy.
The uncomfortable feeling went on for a few minutes, as Zypher's Stamina continued to hit rock bottom.
At 5 remaining Stamina, he can still predict the enemies' path, but he is so slow that he can not follow up.
He now have more enemies to deal with.
At 4 remaining Stamina, his body is starting to fall down, his debuff this time is Exhaustion.
The hounds and hyenas now are can attack at all directions.
At 3 remaining Stamina, he already is sitting down, and still fighting. He leaned over some of the corpses to cover his back, but the sheer volume is too much for him.
The monsters now have been crazed, for they can see the end of the monster that slaughtered many of them.
At 2 remaining Stamina, his body is freezing up. It is like a game when the internet connection lags. He attacks but stops midway, and continues on, but the monsters can now dodge.
His breathing is ragged and his body is so heavy, but he still fought.
And when it reached 1 point, his body stopped.
He cannot control it anymore, and it was screaming rest.
Without anything he can do, he closed his eyes, and when he did, he heard a sudden sound.
When he opened his eyes once more, his smile was evident.
[Congratulations! You have pushed yourself to the limits. You have earned a skill.]
[Skill - Limit Break.]
- goes over the limits of stamina and energy.
But it didn't stop there.
[Stamina is now being upgraded. Stamina is now Fortitude.]
[Refilling the Fortitude Bar.]
Suddenly, the waning bar of stamina filled up in an instant.
Seeing this, Zypher did not think twice.
Standing up, he stabbed a monster so fast, that it didn't had the time to process what happened.
He then stepped forward, and jumped. Without further ado, he went back to massacring everybody.
And upon seeing this, the once fearful dogs came running with their tails tucked between their legs.
As fast as they could.
Zypher did not care, and decided to focus.
With his stamina bar full, health is still 60% he faced the boss.
This boss is unique on its own, but Zypher knew how to deal with it.
And with his Weak Point ability, he saw what he can not see earlier.
He threw one fang. Immediately. Without thinking twice.
The Fox Head, who looked at the flying fang, looked at it like it was looking at a toy, but what they did not see, was their weak point.
-512!
10% damage, to just one weak point.
Seeing this, the Fox Head was overcame with a sense of dread.
How did he, a human, damage them with that much when he has the shield up, and that was a projectile.
It suddenly howled, as it felt the pain.
But Zypher did not make it do so.
He then rushed over and attacked.
The Cerberus is thrice as much larger than Zypher, so the attack this time was on its belly.
WOOF!
The Cerberus barked as it rolled over to strike Zypher with its paws, but Zypher was one step ahead.
"Form!"
Suddenly, walls came to be, blocking the paw.
But, it destroyed all of it in one go.
Yet, this was what Zypher was waiting for.
"Grease! Rebound!"
Grease, a rune that makes anything greasy and slippery.
While Rebound makes the energy bounce back to where it came from.
When Zypher was hit, Rebound activated, sending him, and the paw back, and using Grease, he slid upon the belly, stabbing it many times with the fangs on his inventory.
-12!
-13!
-14!
-18!
-16!
-21!
...
With so many stabs, the damage stack upon each other, and making the dog like a porcupine.
This sudden damage made the Cerberus so mad that it flipped over just to send Zypher rolling on the ground.
But, what they did not expect is Zypher's next attack.
When Zypher stabbed them all, he used a small runes before he was sent away from its belly.