Roshan's scarlet red blood dripped on the floor. The dark elf grinned.
"Arcana." Rina summoned a huge wind torrent that slammed the dark elf into a tree. She hurriedly approached Roshan, but she stopped in her tracks.
The boss was about to hit her. Roshan appeared above him and stabbed into his skull. Dark red blood poured out as he pulled out his dagger. The dark elf grew more violent.
"So that didn't kill you, huh?!" Roshan's mana surged.
"Is this really the mana of an S grade?" Rin wondered.
The dark elf summoned lightning.
ZZZZZZ
They ripped through the earth and trees along their path as they approached Roshan.
Using Obscure Shadow, he was able to negate all the damage. He took advantage of the fact that the boss was standing still while using his ability to close the gap between them.
[Overcomer activated]
[The Slayer activated]
"Plunge ×1000 plus Shadow Strike ×1000: Blanc Onslaught!!"
Roshan's daggers clashed with the dark elf's fists. Sparks emerged as they fought each other at incredible speed, moving from tree to tree as they destroyed them.
The clash of their mana caused the sky to turn dark.
"Is he really S grade…? No, he's on par with an SS grade, or maybe an SSS," Rina mumbled to herself as she watched the battle, her eyes barely following their movements.
Roshan and the dark elf were on even footing, but Roshan didn't have the time to spare.
[Time remaining: 0:05:06]
"Fuck!"
Roshan's speed and strength increased exponentially, but that wasn't enough to claim victory.
"Slow ×500."
He decreased the dark elf's speed by a dreadful amount. The effects of the dark daggers finally kicked in—the boss's stats had been halved.
"Flame Arrow ×2000."
Roshan covered himself with fire. He took the form of a blazing arrow.
"Shadow Strike ×2000 plus Plunge ×2000."
He approached the dark elf with blazing speed.
"Roshan Technique: Eclipsion Ascetic Blaze."
Shadow energy mixed with flames—two forces that were never meant to be merged.
"Harhhhhhh!" Roshan exclaimed.
He twisted in several directions, each attack slicing through the boss and melting him like butter. A dark inferno consumed the forest.
Trees burned to ashes, the ground scorched, and the very air was blazing hot.
The boss was overwhelmed by Roshan, unable to counterattack as Roshan's movements were too quick for him to read.
Rina's eyes widened in awe. She couldn't believe that such a feat was possible by a fellow S grade.
"This isn't a battle anymore—it's a freaking one-sided execution," Rina thought to herself.
"Have a nice trip to hell, you fucking bastard."
With his final attack, he decapitated the boss. Dark blood gushed out from the boss's head, spraying on Roshan as he grinned in victory.
The dark head rolled on the ground.
Dum, dum.
It echoed in the silent battlefield.
[Congrats!! You have upgraded to SS grade]
[Slow has evolved into the supreme ability: Petrification]
[You have unlocked the supreme ability: Rewrite]
[You have unlocked the cosmic skill: Transit]
[Third quest of Voracity completed]
[You have killed the dungeon boss]
[You have obtained 20,000 status points]
[You earned the right to a clue about your Index Core]
[Clue: Ahasem — "The Planet of Dragons"]
"Ahasem… isn't that the home of Mia? But why would my core, which I found by a riverbank, have anything to do with that place?"Roshan tried to make sense of the situation.
"Anyways, it's time to eat," he snapped out of his gloomy state.
He picked an eyeball of the dark elf and threw it into his mouth. As he crushed it with his teeth, blood dripped from his mouth.
"Hmm, disgusting… as expected." He wiped the blood off his jaw.
[+10,000 status points]
[New supreme ability acquired: Lightning Chain]
[New supreme ability acquired: Sanctum Body]
"Oh! Sanctum Body must have been responsible for his crazy durability," he scoffed.
"Roshan, Roshan… oh brother, you have a lot of explaining to do," Rina mumbled as she walked toward Roshan.
"".
Roshan placed his hand over Rina's head and wiped her memories of the incidents that occurred in the dungeon, replacing them with a normal dungeon experience—about the monsters being weak, the boss being strong, and that he sacrificed his life in order for them to win.
"Why…? Why are you doing this…?
Roshan!" she asked, gradually falling asleep.
"No hard feelings, but I need to cut any loose ends," Roshan answered.
Rina's body fell to the ground.
Dum, dum.
Roshan gazed at her, his cold blue eyes barely showing any emotion.
[The exit portal has now been opened]
Roshan stepped through. Thankfully, it was night, and there was no sign of life. He hid behind a building, waiting for Rina to awaken a few minutes later.
She stepped out of the portal.
BZZZZZ.
Her phone rang.
"Rina, I heard you went to a dungeon with some random dude. I was trying to reach you, but you already entered the dungeon. Are you okay?" her father asked over the phone.
"Yes, Dad, I'm okay," she answered in exhaustion.
Roshan watched her enter a cab.
"It's time to get going," he exclaimed.
" : Ahasem," Roshan chanted, stretching his hand forward. A portal opened before him. He stepped through, light rays piercing his eyes as he placed a hand over them.
The sky was light red in color, with white clouds floating. Grass lay beneath his feet. A huge dragon with scales flew above him. The wind roared, blowing his hair.
"The best place to start searching would be the capital city… Fion," Roshan thought to himself.
"But first, I'm gonna use Rewrite to change my appearance… since dragons don't like humans," he sighed.
Two horns bulged out of his head, a pair of miniature dragon wings formed, and a tail emerged.
"Hmm, this is way better."
Using Detection, he was able to pinpoint the location of Fion.
"It's time to test my wings out… after all, it's not just a disguise but the actual thing. I think Rewrite is my second-best ability after Plunge," Roshan rambled.
He flexed his wings, gathering momentum. Flapping them, he took to the skies. He didn't have much problem flying.
"Next stop… Fion."