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Chapter 74: Outsmarting an Elite Group
Chapter 74: Outsmarting an Elite Group
"INVINCIBLE DODGE," Stark dodged the blue chains that were wrapping around his body.
And immediately afterward, before any of the 'Wyvern Wrath' members could do anything…
"AURA SMASH!" he sent two crimson fists toward the guy with the tridents around him.
"-4736! -4827!" the damage was low because of the powerful equipment he had and also because of his defense.
But that wasn't what Stark wanted… what he wanted was another one of this skill's abilities…
[Enemy stunned!]
'YES!' he almost shouted, it was based on luck, but it seemed like he hadn't been abandoned.
Thanks to the upgrade of the 'Domination' skill to level 10, the amount of aura he had was so high that even a person that was level 100+ would be affected by the status effects.
And so the blue-haired man suddenly fell to the ground, unable to move his legs anymore.
~FWISH~
Stark took advantage of this opportunity to dash toward him as he was the one that was in the mountain's direction.
~SLAM~
He kicked the man's face as hard as he could, sending him flying against the ground, yet still unable to move.
"-5738!"
Despite the damage being low, the group was stunned by the sudden turn of events.
And so Stark began dashing toward the mountain, focusing the entirety of his aura around his legs.
This was a giant risk he was willing to take: abandon all the protection around his body with the hopes of being able to run as fast as the rest of them.
"SHIT, CATCH HIM," the dark-skinned man was the first to snap back to reality after a few seconds and chased after Stark.
The rest immediately followed except for the blue-haired man who was still down, it would take some time for him to recover as 'Stun' usually goes away after being hit.
"GET THAT KID," the leader shouted.
They didn't know why they took so long to chase after him, it was almost as if they were… hypnotized… by his aura.
But it didn't matter now, all they needed to do was catch up to him.
Stark was running as fast as he could, passing through the many plains of the 'Shadow Valley' while avoiding the monsters in his way.
The closer he got to the mountain and the flight of stairs that led up to the monument, the more monsters would appear.
But…
~FWISH~
"-74728! -83816! -93774!"
Extremely close behind him were the six classifiers, all able to one shot the monsters, fury in their eyes and not letting go of Stark for a single second.
[6 following you]
"I'M GETTING FUCKING TIRED, I'LL KNOCK HIS ASS OUT," the dark-skinned man shouted and activated [Berserk Sprint] to increase his speed, leaving the remainder of his team behind, but also getting closer to Stark.
"…" Stark grinned, a trail of aura in his eyes.
He could never hope to win against even a single one of them at his current level, but… he could outsmart them.
…
[Skill: Berserk Sprint]
[Description:] Increases the user's speed by 200%, leaving them in a state of berserk which they cannot get out of until hitting a target or wall/object
[Flaw:] Your stamina will be immensely reduced if you hit an unknown object instead of the target.
…
[He would…]
'CRIMSON SPEARS!'
[Take advantage…]
'GO AT HIM!' he pointed at the burly man who was right behind him, a few centimeters away from catching him.
[…Of their weaknesses.]
The three spears immediately turned and headed toward him, and of course, just as his skill indicated… he wasn't able to avoid them.
"-4627! -3813! -5837!" he tripped after being hit as he didn't expect his [Berserk Sprint] to stop so suddenly.
He fell to the ground, catching his breath as just as the flaw described, he was not unable to run as fast as before to keep up with the others.
[5 following you]
"-29182!" he punched a random 'flying wolf' that was trying to bite him, sending it flying toward the red-haired twins, who cut it into a million pieces at intense speed.
Looking ahead, he could see that he was only a few hundreds of meters away from the mountain, the white giant stairs visible from here.
Those stairs went like spirals around the mountain, and they were large enough to fit at least twenty people.
"JUST FUCKING CAPTURE HIM," Stark's brother shouted, two of his members had unexpectedly been taken care of by this random kid…
WHY COULDN'T THEY BEAT HIM EASILY LIKE THEY DID WITH ALL THE OTHERS?!
Despite the quick burst of anger and frustration coming from his brother's voice, Stark grinned.
"You guys left two of your teammates back while they were weakened," he looked at them, a chilling smile on his face, "You are horrible companions…"
He had reached the stairs by this point, and he was beginning to climb them.
[You have reached the level 50 area: 'The Final Stretch']
After a few seconds, the last five classifiers that were chasing after him reached the area, climbing up as fast they could.
"DIE!" the twins dashed toward Stark, finally catching up to him, their magic swords (which both looked the same too) slashing in his direction.
~SLASH~
They attacked from above and below, leaving no space for Stark to avoid their attack.
"INVINCIBLE DODGE," but instead of rolling forward like he always did, he went backward.
Which meant he was right behind the two twins, who didn't expect this.
"CLONE FRENZY," he summoned one of his clones.
And then…
"AURA SMASH!"
The twins were in the air, unable to avoid this attack, so instead they spinned their bodies toward Stark, looking at the four crimson fists heading toward them.
"ATTACK CUT!" they both shouted, their blades burning with a white aura.
…
[Skill: Attack Cut]
[Description:] Allows you to cut a magic attack as long as you perfectly aim for the weak point, an amazing skill that can help you deflect unavoidable attacks.
[Flaw:] Doesn't work on 'Domination'.
…
"=)" Stark smiled as he saw the crimson fists head toward the two twins.
Obviously, they tried to cut the two fists that hurtled toward each of them, but as expected, it was futile.
~BOOM, BOOM~
[Enemy stunned]
[Enemy stunned]
The twins were too confident in their abilities, thinking they could cut any attack, and yet… they failed.
~THUMP~
They began rolling down the flight of stairs, unable to move their bodies.
"-1! -1! -1!"
Stark and his clone then resumed running toward the top of the mountain.
Because of the fact he slowed down to take care of the twins, the other three had almost catched up, now only a few meters behind.
[3 following you]
"This is absolutely BULLSHIT," Stark's brother was furious, but just like any good novel villain, he wouldn't give up, "SELENA, SEND YOUR BEASTS AT HIM, ALEX, INTERCEPT HIM WITH YOUR SCEPTER!"
And so just like that, Stark had to face off against the last three classifiers that were still following after him, their level much higher than his.
But still…
The 'Domination' class made it so even his level 23 self could beat monsters that were up to level 50-60, and his increase in aura meant he had a chance to escape them…
Stark was confident he could get away.
All he needed to do was… get to the boss area.