Chapter 65: The Hall of the Priestess
[Devil Ground Dungeon.]
[Three Hours Later.]
"This must be the Boss’s Location."
Asher stared at the gigantic pyramid before him, it was 50 meters high, with ice spikes sticking out from all over its body, making it an eerie fortress. The bloodred light of the mutated sun reflected off the jagged ice, casting long, menacing shadows across the snow.
He lowered his gaze to the cave in front of him, took a deep breath, exhaled, and walked inside. Every step echoed in the ancient, frozen structure, but his heart remained steady.
Some distance away, the Kid stood with his 25 Undead, staring at Asher, who disappeared into the pyramid. The reanimated corpses stood in eerie silence, their milky, lifeless eyes fixed on the entrance.
"Finally, let’s deal with him."
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[Half an Hour Later.]
Asher walked through the dark passage, his arms in his overcoat:
’I have killed so many mobs and normal Bosses, and gained more than 50 items of equipment, and 20 skill books, but they are all below Celestial-Tier... A-Rank Dungeon is no different from a world with trash. So this is why the guilds sell off the keys, they will gain nothing from this dungeon, selling the key will give them more profit.’
He stared ahead, seeing two huge hounds standing guard before the door. Both were Normal Bosses, with Health below 200,000. Their crimson eyes glowed in the darkness, but to Asher’s current stats, they were nothing more than speed bumps.
Asher entered stealth, while still walking towards them. The moment he got ten meters away, he threw the daggers, which struck the heads of the hounds, killing them instantly. The black blades dissolved into dark energy the moment they hit their marks.
[Congratulations, You killed Two Watch Dogs [Normal Boss], SS-Rank.]
[Gained 20 A-Rank Evolution Stones.]
[Gained Ten Equipment.]
[Gained five skill Books.]
[Gained Two Dog claws, and Dog Fur.]
’Still useless.’ He thought, placing both hands on the double stone door, due to his stats, he easily pushed it wide open. The massive stone slabs groaned loudly, grinding against centuries of ice and dust.
Asher walked inside the chamber, staring at the stone statue standing at the very center of the gigantic room, surrounded by green candles, arranged neatly on the ground. The sickly green flames flickered, casting eerie shadows that stretched across the cathedral-like ceiling.
He stared at the statue, as the two screens appeared before him.
[Boss: ???]
[Rank: ???]
He frowned, and turned to the system:
{Boss: Sorrowful Priestess.}
{Rank: SSS-RANK (Peak).}
{Class: (Unseal The Boss To Know).}
’Sorrowful Priestess... Only the name tells how powerful this Boss will be. And why is there Peak in its rank?’ He lowered his gaze to the circle, a slight frown on his face:
’How can I Unseal the Boss?’ He thought to himself, a bit confused by the lack of clear system prompts.
"Where is that guy? He entered here, and still hasn’t walked out, is he dead?"
’He is finally here.’ Asher thought, and moved out of the way, standing in a corner, cloaked under his absolute stealth.
The Kid walked inside the chamber, moving his gaze on the green torches on the wall, then at the statue. He stared at his awakened screen, not seeing anything of value, completely unaware of the latent nightmare slumbering in the room.
"He should be somewhere, search around."
With his command, his undead spread all over the place, some moving towards the statue. The reanimated mercenaries dragged their feet across the ritual circle, disturbing the dust.
The kid stood close to the door, observing.
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[Ten minutes Later.]
Still nothing...
They had searched the whole corner, but still couldn’t see Asher.
"I don’t believe he can hide from me!!"
The kid raised his hand into his head, channeling his spirit energy, and before Asher’s gaze, he smashed it right into the ground.
BOOM!!
A wave of energy spread all over the place, and moved through Asher, instantly revealing him.
"This?"
{Shadow Merge Forcibly Removed.}
’There is such a skill?!’ Asher was stunned.
"Hahaha! You think you can hide from me!! Undead! Finish---"
BAM!!
"....?!"
The two sharply turned their heads towards the statue, as cracks started appearing on its surface.
’Wait, did his energy Unseal the Boss?’ Asher thought in confusion.
CRACK!!
BOOOOM!!!
A wave of red energy burst out from the Boss, instantly smashed into Asher, sending him flying backward, he smashed into the wall, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
The same energy smashed into the kid, sending him flying back, but instead of falling out of the chamber, he struck an invisible barrier. He too, vomited a mouthful of blood, hitting the ground hard. He watched as all his undead shattered into dust, flying away. The absolute force of the unsealing shockwave had vaporized his entire thrall army in a single microsecond.
"What the hell?!"
The two thought in unison.
[Defense: 0/150,000.]
[Health: 50,000/200,000.]
The Kid checked his profile, getting to his feet, his face pale.
[Defense: 0/182,000.]
[Health: 79,900/159,900.]
Asher stood up, shaking his head: ’Fuck!! If not for Dark King Judgement Armor’s ten shields, I would be dead.’ His armor had shattered all ten of its absolute defense barriers just to keep him alive through the unsealing shockwave.
They both stared at the Sorrowful Priestess, a beautiful Giant, standing 20 meters tall, with long flowing white hair, with a red veil covering half her face. The Boss slowly moved her arms to her chest, and joined her palms together in a praying gesture.
Asher quickly checked the Boss’s profile, and froze in place.
[Name: Sorrowful Priestess.]
[Class: Special Boss.]
[Rank: SSS-Rank (Peak).]
[Agility: 100,000.]
[Energy: 1,800,000.]
[Defense: 1,900,000.]
[Health Point: 10,000,000.]
[Physical Attack: 500,000.]
[Magical Attack: 800,000.]
[Skill: Summons Holy Lightning which deals Area of effect damage to all targets. Once hit Twice; You gain a Debuff, all attacks will gain Attack reduction, dropping the attacks you deal to Sorrowful Priestess by 50%.]
’Hit twice?!! If I get hit once, I’m dead!!’ Asher exclaimed inwardly.