Defeating the Floor Boss- Goliath!
Chapter 66: Defeating the Floor Boss- Goliath!
'Boom—'
With the sound of collapse, a monster turned into a wisp of black smoke and completely disappeared.
'Roar—'
An orange-red figure now stood in the cave, with flames burning fiercely at its tail, proving its identity as Charmander, Ethan's first Cursed Corpse.
Under Ethan's guidance, it has been perfected day by day and now initially possesses the ability to fight autonomously.
As he has become more proficient with 'Puppet Manipulation', Ethan's greatest accomplishment in recent days has been making Cursed Corpses fight autonomously.
"Wow, is this your 'creation'? It's amazing!"
Not far away, Tsubaki looked at Charmander with a face full of surprise.
In Orario, puppets and the like are a blank slate, let alone Cursed Corpses who can fight autonomously.
"My first creation has been modified many times, but now it's pretty good, I guess."
"It's amazing, there are no mechanisms, and yet it can move and even fight like a real creature. How did you manage to create something amazing like this?"
"Charmander itself is a puppet, controlled by my 'Cursed Technique'."
"'Cursed Technique'? You mean your skill?"
"Sort of. I can infuse magic into a Cursed Corpse and then control and manipulate it."
"That's amazing~"
As a blacksmith, such a miraculous creation naturally amazes her.
However, this miraculous creation is based on the other party's 'skill' and is not replicable, which made her feel a bit disappointed.
After all, if such a 'technique' were easy to obtain, it would definitely cause a huge shock in Orario.
'Rumble—'
Suddenly, the surroundings started to shake violently.
The crystal-clear 'dungeon walls' around them started shattering, and then a giant figure emerged from within the crystal walls.
"Is that the Floor Boss? Is it its spawn day today?"
Tsubaki was surprised to see the huge figure.
At this time, Ethan smiled. He has been camping on the seventeenth floor for the past few days, waiting for the Floor Boss to respawn.
Now, finally, his patience has been rewarded.
"Tsubaki-san, please help me out here."
"Huh? What do you want to do?"
"Of course, to 'defeat' this monster!"
As soon as he said this, Tsubaki was shocked.
Even though this is the weakest floor boss, it still possesses Level 4 strength.
Where does a Level 1 like Ethan get the confidence to challenge this monster?
"Are you crazy?! This is a Floor Boss, and you're just Level 1! Do you have a death wish?"
"Level doesn't always represent strength, Tsubaki-san."
Looking at Ethan's confident face, Tsubaki was speechless, not knowing whether to call him confident or arrogant.
After all, she understands that adventurers must take risks and seek out challenges; otherwise, can they truly be called adventurers?
"I must be crazy to agree, but if it gets dangerous, I will step in."
In the end, Tsubaki sighed and jokingly said to Ethan.
"Thank you~"
Ethan thanked Tsubaki and headed towards the Goliath.
The term 'Monster Rex', used since ancient times, refers to a unique and solitary monster that dominates its birth floor.
Their power and territorial nature have earned them the nickname 'Floor Boss.'
A Floor Boss typically possesses strength two levels above other monsters on the same floor, and it does not have a fixed respawn cycle.
While the standard for assessing its strength is the same as for adventurers, Floor Bosses often have huge bodies and unique special abilities or weapons.
Floor Bosses are significantly more dangerous than adventurers of the same level, often requiring a team effort to defeat.
Goliath, the Floor Boss of the seventeenth floor, with Level 4 strength, is also the most well-known Floor Boss of the dungeon.
"Huff~"
Looking at Goliath in the distance, Ethan took a deep breath and then entered battle mode.
He activated [Mana Burst], directly enhancing his physical prowess.
And, he opened his 'Imaginary Space', and the Inverted Spear of Heaven extended bit by bit from the void into his hand.
Facing this Floor Boss, naturally, he needed to use his strongest weapon.
"Huh? What kind of weapon is that?"
Seeing the Inverted Spear of Heaven, Tsubaki became curious.
Her blacksmith's intuition told her this weapon is more than just a simple armament.
A huge body, a large head, dark skin, and crimson eyes - this is Goliath, the Floor Boss of the seventeenth floor, a Monster Rex nearly twenty meters tall.
'Roar—'
With a roar, the Goliath's huge body caused severe destruction to the surroundings.
The ground was trampled, walls shattered – its mere movement wreaked havoc.
This is the power of the creature known as the 'lone king of the labyrinth'.
As the closest target, Ethan inevitably became the focus of Goliath's attack.
The Goliath opened its mouth wide, and in the blink of an eye, a sonic wave, fueled by violent magical power, erupted towards Ethan.
'Boom—'
'Roar,' Goliath's long-range attack ability, the massive 'sonic wave' shattered the ground, causing the entire seventeenth floor to tremble.
'Swoosh—'
In the moment after Goliath's attack, a figure rushed upwards.
"Ratio Technique—"
'Pfft—'
Before Goliath even realized what happened, the attack landed, and its huge arm burst open, scattering blood everywhere.
Goliath's wrist felt as if it had been blasted by a cannonball, just one contact has already caused serious damage to it.
"How is this possible, Goliath's skin is immune to most low-level magic, how could it be broken by a single strike? Is this his true power? Is he really Level 1? Or does the answer lie in that strangely shaped 'sword'?"
Ethan's strike caused a huge shock to Tsubaki, and she became more curious about the Inverted Spear of Heaven.
"Ratio Technique, it's my Cursed Technique, which allows me to divide the target's length into equal parts and create a weak point at a 7:3 ratio. Hitting these 'points' triggers 'critical' damage."
At this time, Ethan's voice sounds, causing Tsubaki to be slightly stunned.
Is he explaining this to her? However, exposing one's 'skill' like this, isn't that reckless?
'Swipe—'
On this side, after revealing his 'Cursed Technique', Ethan's body begins to boil with magic.
Revealing the Cursed Technique during battle increases the 'Cursed Technique's' effect.
In "Jujutsu Kaisen", there is a strong sense of 'cause and effect'.
After Ethan merged with 'Cursed Energy', his magic also gained this aspect.
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