Chapter 131 | 180,000 HP BOSS!

Chapter 131: 131 | 180,000 HP BOSS!

One serpent fell, brought down by a combination of Dragon Breath and a precisely aimed throw of the God Slayer Blade.

Then another, caught mid-glide by Andrew’s tail and slammed into the ground with enough force to shatter its bones.

Then another, pinned against a stalactite by a Wind Slash that impaled it through the body.

A few minutes later, the final Flying Serpent crashed to the ground, its wings shredded and its body broken by a devastating Violent Strike that Andrew had poured every remaining ounce of his strength into.

[Ding!]

↳ Three-Star BOSS Monster Killed

↳ Fame +15

↳ Attribute Points +10

Andrew collapsed to one knee, breathing heavily.

His transformations faded as his mana started to climb up rapidly, the scales retracting and the horns shrinking.

His body was covered in wounds—bites, scratches, and bruises that was rapidly healing as he activated the Blood Monarch Talent healing ability.

The monsters dropped numerous rewards from Iron-Grade Equipment to Gold Grade Equipment. Rings. Necklaces. Armor pieces. Boots. Andrew gathered them.

Among the corpses, Andrew activated Ultimate Extraction. He moved from serpent to serpent, draining each one of its attributes and abilities.

After several attempts, a new skill appeared.

[Skill Extracted]

↳ Glide (Earth Grade)

Skill Effect:

↳ Negates gravity for up to 3 seconds.

↳ Allows movement across walls and vertical surfaces.

↳ Enables limited aerial mobility.

"Damn!"

Andrew immediately learned the skill, feeling the knowledge settle into his mind like a muscle memory. The Glide ability would greatly improve his mobility in future battles, especially in environments like this one where vertical movement was essential.

A grin appeared on his face despite his exhaustion. This ability alone was worth the grueling four-hour battle.

Soon after, another notification appeared.

[Third Area Cleared]

↳ Fourth Area Unlocked

The stone gate ahead slowly opened, revealing another spiral staircase that descended deeper into the mountain.

The tiger murals on the walls glowed briefly as Andrew passed, as if acknowledging his victory.

Andrew stepped into the Fourth Area.

As expected, the entrance behind him sealed shut once again with a resounding boom. The now-familiar sensation of being locked in settled over him, but it no longer caused anxiety. It was simply part of the cave’s design—each floor was a self-contained challenge that had to be completed before proceeding.

The atmosphere immediately became heavier. The air was thicker, more dense, as if the mountain itself was pressing down on him. The blue light in this chamber was dimmer, casting longer shadows and creating pools of darkness in the corners.

The murals on the walls depicted rabbits—swift, elusive, and impossible to catch—but there was something darker in these paintings, a sense of predatory cunning beneath the cute exterior.

Then the ground shook.

Not a tremble or a vibration, but a genuine earthquake that sent cracks racing across the stone floor and chunks of rock falling from the ceiling. Andrew braced himself, his legs absorbing the shock waves, his Omniscient perception frantically scanning for the source.

A gigantic figure emerged from the darkness on the far side of the chamber.

[Stone Tyrant Ape]

↳ 2-Star Level 15 Lord Boss

↳ Phase One HP: 10,000

↳ Phase Two HP: 50,000

↳ Phase Three HP: 100,000

Andrew’s pupils contracted.

A Lord Boss.

The strongest monster he had encountered so far—by a significant margin. The creature stood over three meters tall, its body a grotesque fusion of primate and stone. Its muscles were made of what appeared to be living rock, each fiber a strand of mineral that flexed and contracted with the creature’s movements.

Its skin was gray and rough, with cracks and fissures that glowed with a faint orange light, as if magma flowed beneath the surface.

Its face was a nightmare of angular features—deep-set eyes that burned like furnaces, a flat nose that was little more than two slits, and a mouth filled with teeth that were actually sharp stones. Its hands were massive, each finger as thick as Andrew’s arm, and the fists they formed could probably crush a car.

Every step caused the cave floor to crack. The sheer weight and density of the creature was staggering and Andrew could feel the pressure in his bones just from being near it.

Even at a distance of thirty meters, the Lord Boss’s presence was overwhelming, a physical force that pressed against his chest and made it slightly harder to breathe.

A Lord Boss with three phases and a total of 160,000 HP was not something to be taken lightly. Even with all his equipment, transformations, and extracted abilities, this fight would be significantly more dangerous than anything he had faced before.

Then he remembered—the entrance was already sealed. There was only one path forward.

Fight.

Andrew flashed forward and struck first. His Dragon-Titan transformation activated in an instant, scales erupting across his body as he closed the distance. The God Slayer Blade hummed as it carved through the air, aimed at the Ape’s midsection.

The blade slashed across the Ape’s side, carving a shallow groove in its stone-like hide. Sparks flew from the point of impact, and the sound was like metal scraping against metal.

-800 HP

"Fuck!"

The Stone Tyrant Ape roared. The sound was deafening—a deep, bass-heavy explosion of fury that shook dust from the ceiling and sent cracks racing across the walls. The orange glow beneath its skin intensified, and its already massive muscles seemed to swell even further.

The battle began.

Andrew activated Dragon Form and Titan Form simultaneously, pushing the merged transformation to its limits.

The two combatants collided head-on—fist against blade, strength against strength, stone against scale.

The first exchange nearly broke Andrew’s arm.

The Ape’s fist met his blade in a head-on collision, and the force transmitted through the weapon was staggering. His arms went numb from fingers to shoulders, and his feet actually left the ground from the impact, sending him flying backward across the chamber.

He landed hard, skidding across the stone floor, but was back on his feet in an instant.

The Heavenbreaker Warplate had absorbed twenty percent of the impact, and his enhanced physique had handled the rest as he glared at the beast.

"I really don’t wish to activate that bloodline yet."

Andrew grumbled as he halted at the ape.