Chapter 218: Death of the 41st Floor Boss; Opening the Path to the 51st Floor!
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Health Lock?
Seito rubbed his chin. A Health Lock meant the Boss couldn't be instantly deleted in a single strike. This Boss possessed overwhelming attack power; for anyone lacking sufficient strength, attempting this raid would be nothing short of a death wish.
"I'll go check it out. Send me the coordinates," Seito said to Haruno Yukinoshita.
Once this Boss fell, the 51st floor would finally be unlocked. He had no reason to hesitate. Besides, what did a Health Lock matter to him? Between his invincible Kamui and his Spatial Perception—which could track every movement of the Boss—a Health Lock was a useless gimmick.
"Mhm." Haruno nodded and sent the coordinates over. Seito checked the data and teleported away.
God Domain, 41st Floor
Teleporting into the Safe Zone, Seito wasted no time and shot into the sky, heading toward the wilderness. The coordinates Haruno provided pointed to a forest that appeared normal on the surface but was completely hollowed out beneath the earth. It was no wonder players hadn't found it for so long; this Boss was an expert at playing hide-and-seek.
Ten minutes later, Seito arrived at the target location. After a quick scan of the environment, he spotted a hidden cave entrance and flew inside. He descended deep into the cavern for about a minute before noticing a vertical shaft in the floor. Without hesitation, he dove in.
Subterranean Level.
Seito landed firmly and surveyed his surroundings. Though it was pitch black, his enhanced vision allowed him to see clearly. The area wasn't particularly ornate—just some piles of glowing ore scattered against walls of mixed earth and stone.
His gaze finally locked onto the figure ahead.
[Arnot the Minotaur]
[Level: 100]
[HP: 5,000,000,000 / 5,000,000,000]
Arnot was a humanoid Boss of massive proportions, roughly the size of a semi-truck. Its presence was suffocatingly violent. With blood-red eyes and snow-white fur, its horns emitted a faint, crimson glow. Every muscle on its powerful limbs seemed coiled with explosive force.
Its crimson eyes locked onto Seito. Its maw opened, and droplets of acidic saliva sizzled as they hit the ground, hissing with a terrifying sound. In its right hand, it gripped a three-meter-long butcher's cleaver that radiated a horrific aura.
But to Seito, it was just a scary face. Seeing such a relatively low HP pool, he knew the Boss's attack power must be absurdly high.
Clang—!
Seito drew his Dragon Blade and leveled it at the Boss. He crouched low, kicked off the ground, and lunged forward like an arrow.
"Dimensional Slash!"
-19,600,000,000+
Pfft—!
The Boss's health bar was instantly vaporized!
"ROAR!!"
Yet, it didn't die. Instead, it let out a thunderous howl as its entire body turned a deep, bloody red.
[Arnot the Minotaur]
[Level: 100/100]
[HP: 1 / 5,000,000,000]
Looking at the blood-drenched Boss, Seito's eyes glowed with violet light. "So, the Health Lock is active!"
Coldly smirking, Seito activated Kamui, prepared to go toe-to-toe with the monster. The Minotaur didn't hold back, swinging its massive cleaver down at Seito with bone-shattering force. However, it quickly realized that no matter how hard it struck, its attacks simply phased through Seito's body.
This only infuriated the beast further, sending it into an even more frenzied rampage. The two clashed for ten minutes. During that time, the Minotaur's wounds grew increasingly severe, while Seito didn't lose so much as a single hair.
Finally...
Boom!
[Your "Space Set" has triggered its set effect: Gained 100 Divine Power points from the Boss!]
[Since you are the first player to solo Arnot the Minotaur, you have received the unique reward: (Blood-Burst Set).]
[Server-wide Announcement]
[Congratulations to player "Sei" for slaying the 41st Floor Boss: Arnot the Minotaur.]
[As all Bosses from Floor 21 to Floor 50 have been defeated at least once, the path to the 51st Floor is now open!]
[Special Announcement]
[Only players above Level 80 may enter the 51st Floor of the God Domain.]
[Floors above the 50th Floor do not have Safe Zones; therefore, the teleportation function is unavailable!]
The entire player base froze as the notifications rang out.
"The 51st floor is open?!"
"Holy crap! Sei is insane! Brothers, let's go start the 51st-floor expansion!"
"Are you an idiot? Didn't you see it's Level 80+ only?"
"Nooo! I need to grind more XP!"
The players were buzzing with excitement, though many were frustrated by the level requirement. Furthermore, a major question began to circulate: No Safe Zones above Floor 50? This meant players would have to manually traverse through the Labyrinths to reach the higher floors.
Fortunately, Seito had already cleared the 50th Floor Boss previously, so the entrance was accessible. Now, it was just a matter of grinding.
"It's finally open, huh?" A smirk played on Seito's lips. Without lingering, he vanished from the cavern.
God Domain, 50th Floor: Divine Flame Empire.
Countless players were currently congregating here, mostly those hoping to catch a glimpse of the 50th-floor Labyrinth entrance. Even if they couldn't enter yet, they didn't want to miss the historic moment.
Whoosh—!
A figure streaked across the sky.
"Look! It's Top player Sei!" a player shouted, pointing upward. Thousands of heads snapped back, scanning the clouds.
"Wait, where is he?"
"Where'd he go? Was that guy lying to us?"
"I didn't see anything, did you?"
"Same here."
"Me neither!"
The crowd's confusion grew as the "Emperor" of the game remained elusive, already miles ahead toward the unknown.
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Thank you for reading.