Chapter 92

How should I describe the subsequent battle?

I was simply overwhelmed by the Thunder Beast, unable to do anything about it.

“Garu!”

“Tch!”

In front of this monster, even evading is difficult.

The Thunder Beast’s speed far exceeds mine, and each of its attacks has the potential to be fatal.

While I manage to avoid direct hits, even a glancing blow causes physical pain and the shock of the beast’s lightning, reducing my HP by nearly 1000.

If this continues, I will only be trampled.

Even if I try to counterattack, the Thunder Beast’s constant, unpredictable, and high-speed movements leave no openings.

Should I activate the dungeon transfer and try to sneak into its belly?

No, that’s impossible. Activating the dungeon transfer requires at least one second, which I can’t afford in this level of combat.

In the end, I could only continue to evade.

Moreover, the problem wasn’t just defense.

“—Here!”

After persistently evading, I finally found a slight opening.

I gripped the unnamed sword in one hand and slashed at the Thunder Beast’s front leg.

However, the blade was mercilessly deflected by a barrier— and that wasn’t all.

“What!”

The moment the blade touched the barrier, the beast’s lightning surged through the sword and attacked me.

The intense shock and burning heat made my vision flicker.

At the same time, my HP dropped by 3000.

The Thunder Beast’s attack didn’t end there.

It launched a follow-up attack at me, who was stunned by the lightning.

— I couldn’t evade it.

“Gah…!”

Struck by the Thunder Beast’s heavy kick, I was sent flying backward.

I couldn’t even take a defensive stance.

After bouncing off the ground several times, I came to a stop, sprawled out.

My HP, displayed at 14345/78380, showed that more than half had been drained by that single hit.

If I take another hit, I will surely die.

And now, the Thunder Beast is charging at me with full force, intent on finishing me off.

“Damn…!”

With several bones shattered and my body covered in blood, I forced myself to stand and attempt to evade.

— But at that moment, I realized something.

Given the current situation and the Thunder Beast’s speed, I wouldn’t be able to evade in time.

…So what now? Should I give up?

— No way!

“Not here, not now!”

With my last strength, I leaped back, even though I knew it was futile.

Immediately after, the ground beneath me was crushed into a massive crater by the Thunder Beast’s stomping attack, accompanied by a deafening boom.

Anything beneath it would have been obliterated.

And I was watching this scene from a distance.

“…What?”

I was most surprised by the fact that I had managed to evade.

I should have been crushed under the Thunder Beast by now.

How did I manage to escape?

At that moment, I remembered a certain skill.

“Of course! It’s a last-ditch effort!”

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Last-Ditch Effort LV1:

- When HP is below 30%, +20% to attack, speed, and intelligence.

- When HP is below 20%, +50% to attack, speed, and intelligence.

- When HP is below 10%, +100% to attack, speed, and intelligence.

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My current HP is 14345/78380, which is below 20%.

Thus, the skill’s effect activated, increasing my speed by 50%, allowing me to evade.

“Damn, I just said I should avoid using this skill, and here I am using it already.”

Regardless, this allowed me to survive.

The Thunder Beast, which didn’t expect me to evade its attack, quietly observed me.

I needed to come up with a plan to turn the tide.

Should I rely on the Last-Ditch Effort’s effect and launch an attack?

With a 50% increase in attack and speed, I might be able to match the Thunder Beast.

“No, that’s not it.”

But I shook my head.

If I could land a decisive blow, that might have been a viable option.

However, the Thunder Beast is protected by a barrier, and I would need to attack it several times to damage its body.

Additionally, each of my attacks would trigger a lightning counterattack, quickly depleting my remaining HP.

“I have no choice, there’s no time to hesitate.”

I took a full recovery potion from my item box and drank it in one go.

Instantly, my wounds healed, and my HP and MP were fully restored.

The real challenge begins now.

I need to come up with a strategy to defeat the Thunder Beast.

“What should I do?”

The Thunder Beast’s stats far exceed mine, and its attacks are easily fatal.

Moreover, it is protected by a barrier and lightning.

The relationship between predator and prey flashed through my mind.

No matter how many strategies I consider, none seem to work.

With my current weapons, it’s impossible to break through the Thunder Beast’s defenses and damage its hide—

“—There is one. Just one.”

At that moment, a single strategy came to mind.

It was an absurd and unrealistic method.

“Is such a thing really possible?”

My rational mind tried to reject the idea.

But my instincts strongly insisted that this was the only way to turn the tide.

“Gruuuu”

“!”

However, I didn’t have time to think.

The Thunder Beast, wary of me, slowly approached, determined to finish me off this time.

I made up my mind.

“I won’t run.”

I told myself and crouched into a low stance.

The battle would be decided in an instant.

“Beyond the limits—!”

With a powerful step, I charged forward.

“Gwooooo!”

The Thunder Beast also accelerated, responding to my charge.

Our attacks, my unnamed sword and the Thunder Beast’s claw, clashed head-on— at that moment!

“Here!”

I didn’t swing my sword but instead evaded the claw by a hair’s breadth.

Then, I slipped into its belly.

Immediately after, our coordinates overlapped as we both moved at maximum speed.

The power of an attack isn’t determined by strength alone but by strength multiplied by speed.

At this moment, the relative speed between me and the Thunder Beast reached its maximum.

I wasn’t just swinging my sword at full speed; the Thunder Beast was also charging at me at full speed!

This was an ultimate strike, utilizing the Thunder Beast’s power beyond my limits!

It should be possible to break through the barrier with this!

“Take this!”

The blade, charged with unprecedented power, was swung at the Thunder Beast.

And then,

The blade sliced through the air.

“…What?”

I was bewildered by the fact that my confident strike missed.

The cause was immediately clear.

“Up!”

Incredibly, the Thunder Beast braked and jumped just before my attack.

This was a possible evasion method due to its extraordinary explosive power.

Looking up, I saw the Thunder Beast’s massive form.

Not only that, it used gravity to its advantage, bringing its huge foot down on me from above.

“!”

I raised my unnamed sword in a futile attempt to resist.

The Thunder Beast’s crushing stomp, due to its immense weight, was a fatal attack in itself.

The ground was once again crushed into a large crater.

This time, I couldn’t evade and was caught in the impact.

“Gah”

The pressure forced the air out of my lungs.

My HP dropped by nearly half in an instant.

Even if I tried to escape, the Thunder Beast didn’t remove its foot.

It intended to continue damaging me with its lightning.

The Thunder Beast had already determined that I couldn’t escape this situation.

Thus, it quietly waited for me to exhaust my strength without launching further attacks.

I would die from the lightning damage—

“—Is that what you think?”

I smirked and whispered.

Unfortunately, I had no intention of letting things go as the Thunder Beast planned.

Despite being hit by the lightning, I wasn’t taking much damage.

The reason was simple: I had taken a Magic Nullification Potion before the final confrontation.

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[ Magic Nullification Potion ]

- Reduces magic damage by 99% for 10 seconds.

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The Magic Nullification Potion, a bonus reward from the sixth floor.

I used this item, which almost nullifies magic damage for 10 seconds, to ensure I wouldn’t take damage from the Thunder Beast’s lightning.

My decisive strike being evaded was indeed unexpected.

However, I never thought that one strike would defeat the Thunder Beast.

I was actually luring it into stomping on me after I slipped into its belly.

Although the process was different, the situation where the Thunder Beast stomped on me was as I had anticipated.

Why did I create this situation?

There is only one answer.

The Thunder Beast, intent on maintaining its stomp, wouldn’t move from its position.

It would quietly wait for a few seconds for me to die.

I was waiting for this moment.

“Gruu?”

The Thunder Beast finally changed its expression, realizing that I wasn’t taking damage and wasn’t dying.

It seemed to realize that it needed to take action and raised its other front leg to crush me again.

But it was too late.

The time needed to activate this move had already passed.

And I clearly, but softly, declared:

“Dungeon Transfer”—

The condition for Dungeon Transfer is that it can only be used within a dungeon the user has stepped into.

This condition allowed me to level up rapidly, ignoring the usual span, and become this strong in a short time.

However, there were other ways to use Dungeon Transfer.

Not like the times I used it to transfer behind or above enemies, such as the unnamed knight or the orc general.

A simpler and more effective method.

I hadn’t thought of this before because I hadn’t fought an enemy that met the condition.

But theoretically, it should be possible.

Against a monster like the Thunder Beast, which is large enough to completely envelop me.

So, I told the