The Flesh Tyrant roared, its maw splitting vertically into five jagged mouths. Each dripped with cursed bile and whispered like a dying god.
Kael's body blurred through the air—
[Skill: Shadow Rend Lv.1 – Activated]
He sliced across the boss's eye cluster mid-air. Black blood sprayed. The beast shrieked and slammed its tail into the wall, sending tremors through the dungeon.
Zar dodged left, barely avoiding a falling boulder.
"Zar—hit its legs!" Kael shouted.
"Understood, Master!"
The goblin lunged low, stabbing his bone blade into the Tyrant's writhing underbelly.
[Combo Initiated: Abyss Coordination Lv.1][Weak Point Hit! +Critical Damage]
The boss twisted violently. A wave of cursed mana pulsed outward.
"WARNING: Dark Pulse Incoming."
Kael threw up his hands.
[Skill: Abyss Bind Lv.1 – Intercept][Bind Failed – Mana Pressure Exceeded]
He was blasted backward, crashing through a wall of rotting flesh. Blood dripped down his face.
He's fast… strong… But not invincible.
"Kael. Mana levels dropping rapidly. Suggest evasive tactics or sacrifice protocol."
"No. I'm not losing to a worm."
He stood slowly, breathing heavy.
Dark mist coiled tighter around his arms.
Kael slammed his palm against the ground.
[Hidden Skill Unlocked: Consume: Essence Drain Lv.1]
Tendrils of black shadow slithered across the floor, latching onto dead slime and corrupted bone.
He fed on them. Absorbing mana.His veins glowed black. Eyes silver.
[Mana Restored: +34%][Stat Boost: Temporary STR +10 | INT +5]
Zar was on the defensive, blade shattering, wounds open.
Kael sprinted forward, claws reshaped by the abyss into a bladed gauntlet.
He jumped high—
Time slowed.
The Tyrant reared back, preparing its final strike.
Kael struck first.
[Skill Chain: Shadow Rend + Consume → Abyss Execution Lv.1][Direct Hit – Core Damage!][Boss Defeated.]
The Flesh Tyrant howled one last time… then crumbled into pieces of bone, blood, and black sludge.
Silence.
Then—
[BOSS DEFEATED: Flesh Tyrant (D+)][EXP Gained: +520][Skill Unlocked: Bone Maw Armor Lv.1][Item Obtained: Tyrant Core – High Dark Essence][Follower Level Up: Zar → Rank E]
Zar collapsed, smiling. "We did it…"
Kael stared at his reflection in the black ichor.
His hands were no longer soft.
They were weapons.
[Kael – Rank: E][Title Progress: Lord of the Fallen – 59%][New Trait Developing: Tyrant's Will]
He clenched his fist. His path forward was carved in death.
He would not walk —He would conquer.