Epoch: A Berserker's Rise

Chapter 134: Elemental Weakness

Critical Hit! -420 000 HP!

As the [Great Ice Breath] hit the boss in it's mouth, it roared painfully. Because it was a fiend, it's exterior body had no weak spot, cutting of it's head wouldn't matter. Rather, the only way to deal critical hits was to hit the interior of it's body.

While it roared in pain, Adam appeared next to it and used [Lunar Smite] as well as [Wind Blade].

-410 000 HP!

-410 000 HP!

-410 000 HP!

-410 000 HP!

The boss roared once again in pain, and it's body started emitting an even higher heat. Feeling the change, Adam hurriedly jumped back and sent a flying slash at the boss.

At the same time, a wave of magma exploded from his body, incinerating everything within ten meters. However, it didn't hit Adam because of his flying slash.

Right after this attack, the boss roared once again, and Adam saw the magma on the ground was forming mini versions of the boss. After checking Thalia was more than 50 meters away from him, Adam used his sword's skill [Sword Cry] for the first time.

The monsters didn't even get to completely form before their inner organism was shattered by the sound attack. The boss grunted as well and muttered something, but Adam couldn't understand what it was saying. It was the first time he met a being speaking in another language.

All NPCs would speak the same language, translated to the player. It was the same for every player, the people listening to them would hear them in their own language. The wonders of technology.

Adam knew it was far from over and he couldn't stop attacking because the boss had a great regeneration speed.

Since his [Wind Blade] was still active, Adam fired five flying slashes at the boss while he was rushing toward it. However, the boss easily parried each of the strikes. Adam understood that the reason he made so much damage in the beginning was because it had underestimated him.

But now Adam was in front of it, and the boss grinned with a fire smile as its mouth opened wide. Adam lowered his body, dodging the monster's bite, and kicked the lower part of it's jaw from underneath, using [Icy Stomp] as he did so.

Critical Hit! -900 000 HP!

The part Adam kicked turned into ice, and the frost then infiltrated the boss' body through the many cracks, hitting it deep inside.

The kick also sent the boss flying into the air, and while its feet were off the ground Adam fired another five flying slashes at it.

The boss couldn't even protect itself as the first four slashes penetrated deep into it's body, and the final fifth slash bisected it in two, vertically.

As the boss' remains fell to the ground, Adam looked toward the safe area and saw Thalia was safe and unharmed there. However, although he couldn't see her face, she seemed pretty shocked by what just happened.

Actually, this place was very good for Adam. All the monsters, including this boss, had an elemental weakness to ice, making him very strong against those monsters. Normally, had it been any other Level 90 Elder Boss, Adam would have struggled more to kill them.

Unfortunately for this boss, everyone of Adam's ice attacks were dealing 50% more damage, so killing it really wasn't really hard.

Adam turned back to the remains of the boss and perused through it's loot. There was an item called a [Magma Core], which looked like an expensive material, and there was also a big shield. The shield was of the Unique Quality and was for a knight. It also had good fire skills.

Adam stored it, decided he would treat it the same as the sword he was keeping for Eddy, except this would go for Baugh. Unless he found a better use for those items, he would give them to Eddy and Baugh when they reached the necessary level.

There was also some other materials and equipments, but he only took the materials as the rest of the equipments weren't very good and he didn't have much place remaining in his inventory.

Adam then joined Thalia and said "Do you want to take this fire? I heard it's very good because we are in the junction between Level 90 and 100. It's quite a big change in level."

Thalia though didn't answer and instead asked "What Level are you?" Adam tilted his head and asked "Does it matter?"

Thalia frowned, which Adam couldn't see, and said "You don't seem to be able to fly so you shouldn't be Gold Rank, but to beat a Level 90 Elder and to be able to drink the [Innate Strength Potion] while being under Level 100 Are you an SS Class?"

Adam couldn't help but look at her weirdly. If she was so shocked, he wondered what her face would be if she knew he wasn't just under Level 100, but was a measly Level 35

After a moment he said "You didn't answer my question. Should we collect the fire here or risk going in deeper?"

Thalia finally reacted to his question as she sent a look to the tunnel leading deeper in the volcano before saying "After Level 100, there won't be any Elite left, the majority of the monsters will be Chieftains and Lords, and there will be a few Elder Rank bosses as well I think we should take the fire here, it is already better than I expected."

Adam nodded and the two of them took out their jars to collect the fires. Once done with that, the two started walking back on their path, to outside the Volcano.

This time they didn't have to explore the different zones they went through so they reached they did the trip faster.

Once they finally got out of the volcano, Adam sent a look to his clock and saw it was already 8.00 pm outside. He looked at Thalia and said "It was a fun adventure, but it's time to leave each other."

However, Thalia asked "Why did you collect a flame? I did it because I am an alchemist, but you don't really look like either an Alchemist or a Blacksmith."

Adam shook his head and said "I'm not. I collected it for another Blacksmith so he can make an armor for me."

Thalia asked "Then are you going back to that Blacksmith? Where is it?" Adam replied "In Yam, he's quite renown, he's called Morbash."

Suddenly, Thalia drew closer to Adam as she asked "Can I come with you? Please?!"

Adam was surprised by the sudden request, and as he thought of her request he hesitated. While they grew a little closer during their time inside, they couldn't really be considered friends, rather acquaintances.

But as he was hesitating she said "Please, I never went to Yam, and it's such a pain to get a pass. I promise I won't annoy you."

In the end, Adam sighed and said "Fine." Thalia grinned "Thanks!"

The two walked off the volcano together and headed to the city. As they walked Thalia asked "How is he? I mean, Morbash."

Adam shrugged and said "We don't know each other very well, but I would say he is a fine guy?" Thalia asked "You must be quite someone to convince Morbash to make an armor for you. Is that why you are hiding your identity?"

Adam nodded "You can say that Aren't you the same?" Thalia shook her head and said "I hide my face because I don't want my family to find me, and also to avoid girl problems You see what I mean?"

Adam looked at her surprised and asked "I do so you consider yourself beautiful? Isn't that a little narcissistic?"

Thalia laughed "I know it sounds like it, but I really do look good. Aren't you curious as to how I look like? You never asked me to see how I looked like. Most people do."

Adam replied "I am curious, but I know how to respect your privacy. I don't want people to see me, so I can understand you don't want to either. Oh, here we are."

The two reached the city earlier, and quickly they arrived to the center of city where the teleportation array. However, unlike during the day, there was almost no one present. Thalia said "Oh no, the teleportation array is closed at night!"

Adam rolled his eyes and approached the one in charge of the array. He took out the Yok Clan's Insignia and said "We want to go to Yam."