The Queen’s Defenders
“Damn, why are there so many wasps here. Isn’t the maximum amount one hundred?” Eon thought.
“Identify”
Bloody Wasp
Level 17
Health: 170 Defense: 29
Attack: 73 Agility: 61
One of many wasps led by the Crimson Queen.
“Crimson Queen? What or who is it? And why is it leading so many damn wasps?” he thought.
His fists and neck began dripping sweat as the wasps inched closer, so he began wildly punching the wasps while retreating.
“Damn it. This isn’t working. They’re endless,” he said.
Bit by bit, the wasps began to overwhelm him.
You are poisoned. Lose 10 health per second for 10 seconds.
You are poisoned. Lose 10 health per second for 10 seconds.
“Shit,” he said.
He activated [Steps of Blood] and began to fight against the mobs. But as time passed, his health dwindled from using [Steps of Blood]. However, the Ruby Wasps barely lost any health.
After 15 more seconds of attempting to kill this seemingly endless amount of wasps, Eon needed a new tactic. He needed to find the Queen that controlled the wasps.
Since Eon could not find the queen in the outer rim of wasps, he charged inside the horde. Wildly throwing his fists and attempting to dodge the attacks of the wasps, he began nearing the center.
You have gained a level
Although he leveled up, his facial expression remained unchanged. He breathed heavily, kept throwing out punches, and dodged as many stingers he could. With the addition of the stat increases from the level up, he began to fight more confidently.
After a few more seconds, he noticed something different. 4 wasps, slightly larger than the normal Ruby Wasp, seemed to surround some sort of entity. The 4 larger wasps were covered in a darker red than the other wasps and wore a red-velvet cloak.
“Identify”
Queen’s Defender
Sub-Boss
Level 20
Health: 400 Defense: 50
Attack: 150 Agility: 100
[Bloody Illusion]
Nurtured by the Crimson Queen, the defenders swear to sacrifice their life protecting their nurturer.
[Monster Identification] upgraded to level 2, and now, Eon had the ability to look at a monster’s skill(s). Although he had never done so before, he did it now.
“Identify Skill”
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Bloody Illusion On sting, 20% chance that opponent’s vision becomes red and temporarily loses one wisdom for one minute, which causes unintelligent decisions.
Eon gulped. Although the rest of the wasps distanced themselves from the Queen’s Defenders, and thus keeping their distance from Eon as well, the situation did not improve. Not only were the defenders a “Sub-Boss” with high stats, they also had a skill: [Bloody Illusion]. Additionally, the Queen would be even stronger.
Gritting his teeth, he initiated an attack at one of the Queen Protectors. Hitting the first wasp with all his weight, he was only able to shave off around 1/5 of its health.
The other three wasps began rushing towards him, their stingers facing his direction. He planted himself on the floor, causing the wasps to accidently injure their own, and causing the one he had just hit to be in a critical condition. After a few more seconds, it died.
His eyes widened and his mouth dropped. 3 attacks from its comrades, one of the Queen Defenders died in a few seconds.
“If those attack me, I’m dead,” he thought.
Gritting his teeth, he activated [Embodiment of Anger] for the first time.
A light shone light from Eon’s bare skin. He became slightly taller and his muscles became more visible.
Knowing that he had 10 seconds in this form, he rushed towards the lone Defender, 8 meters right from the other two. He jabbed twice with his left hand and punched with his hand. He bent down and kicked upwards with his right leg, killing the wasp.
Before being able to fully jump back up to face the two Queen Defenders that neared him, he was stabbed by one on his left arm.
You have lost 54 health
You are poisoned. You lose 15 health per second for 10 seconds.
“Ah!” he screamed.
He retracted his arm, punched the wasp, and jumped back. However, his vision became red. Holding back tears and gritting his teeth, he forced himself to stand up once more. Faintly seeing the wasps coming at him, he planted himself on the ground once more.
As they passed by him, he spun around and used his left leg to kick the wasps to the ground. He stomped on them, killing them both at the same time.
You have gained a level
He fell on the ground and [Embodiment of Anger] was deactivated.
He smiled. However, his whole body trembled and his left arm limped.
After resting for a few seconds, he got back up. It was then realized he overlooked a big problem: the Crimson Queen.
He had no more mana.
Just centimeters away from his face, an abnormally large wasp, measuring over 1.5 meters, was staring at him.
He gulped.