Morning came around in the real world, but rather than spending my time under the sun, I spend it being torched by a boiling lava in Ekolia.
[Siola]: “Good lord, it’s so hot.”
Looking around, I don’t see Rosa anywhere. I’ve obtained a lot of items from killing all those Tokay and Chameleon but I don’t see anything of interest beside these two.
* Magma Ring / Rare / Increases Fire Resistance by 50%. Has innate spell [Magma Blast], shoot a lava-filled magma through the palm of the wearer, dealing initial 10 physical damage followed by 90 damage blast in 1-meter radius, with 12-second cooldown / Cost: 90 Mana / Requirement: 30 Intelligence
* Lava Ring / Rare / Increases Fire Resistance by 50%. Has innate spell [Lava Blast], shoot a pure lava through the palm of the wearer, dealing 10 fire damage followed by 90 damage blast in 1-meter radius, with 12-second cooldown / Cost: 90 Mana / Requirement: 30 Intelligence
Funny that even wearing the both of them, I can still feel the heat. And that is because the increase is not actually additive to the other but rather is calculated afterwards. One is flat increase, the other is additive. I wish they would state it clearly which one is which.
“One thing though, why are these things dead?”
The Tokay and Chameleon should’ve respawned long before I login, but these wounds are not from my doing. Only way to find out is going to the fourth floor of which I found someone donned in a magma-themed light armor from head to toe.
“You’re here, Siola.”
“Rosa?”
“Heheh, I had the chance to scout ahead, but then I figured, I cannot proceed pass this one without you.”
On the fourth floor, the ratio between ground and lava turned exponentially. Now, there’s truly is a lava pool with bridges connecting to small islands until the fifth floor on the other side. But the threats don’t stop there. Drakes scattered around the place, and I can see something is swimming inside the lava.
{Magma Drake / Level 125}
Clenching my fist as I take my steps, “I see you’ve been busy.”
“Heheheh.”
I cast a sign, “Conjure Beast Spawn.”
“Conjure Spawn.”
Me and her, and these two, dashes onward as those things take notice of us. My palm opens for [Telekinesis] to pull those things further away and gathering them in place.
“Psionic Shockwave.”
It merely jolted them, but that’s not the end of my casts.
“Psionic Shockwave.”
[Siola]: “Can I leave them to you?”
[Rosa]: “Oh, I can clean them up for you.”
When I got that confirmed, my shoulders feel a lot lighter.
The both of us breeze through the flaming hot lava as the skeletal monster’s struggle to fight against multiple drakes. But they provide good enough cover for Rosa.
With [Telekinesis] at my disposal, I keeps on crumpling those drakes in one place before spamming [Psionic Shockwave] at them. Done a lot to lower their health, enough for Rosa to kill them. Saving me another cast or two for the next one.
*BWwwwwwwoooooooooooooorgh*
My eyes peeled at the sight a massive dragon suddenly emerging from the lava. Its skin— no, its rigid hard scales is full of running magma. It has no wings, but the sheer size of that thing is unbelievable. I’m almost literally looking at the ceiling as that thing towering over me.
! {Boss Encounter}
~ {Magma Dragon / Level 250 / Max Health: 1000 [+1000]}
Its mouth radiating in heat as the glows. My eyes peeled the moment it opens its mouth.
*Bwoooooooooooooooooooooosh*
Smoking hot, flames exhume as I landed on a small island. My Pantheon Drive saved me in time but that was too sudden.
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“Two thousand health?”
I cast a sign and chopped, “Mind Splitter.”
It only staggers the dragon as it shifts its head at me.
“Mind Splitter.”
“Mind Splitter.”
“Mind Splitter.”
Its head twitch.
*ROAAAAAAAAAAAAR*
The ground quakes as the ceiling falling down.
It can never be that simple. Even if my spell deals 75% of its health, doesn’t mean that it will take two cast to kill it. There’s resistance and magical defense to consider.
If that thing’s magical defense is one thousand, that means my spell just now only dealt 485 damage if it wasn’t bypassing it, but it also hasn’t factor in the fact that dragons do in fact, has mental-attack resistance and sometimes even an immunity.
“This is why my class sucks!”
But I have a backup, at the tip of my fingers, that spell has charged up. I cast, “Hex Pillars!”
It looks down below and soon its face are engulfed in a silver black flame.
*ROAR*
It extinguishes my fire just by a roar, but the unique thing about the Hex, is that the flame is not really the point, but rather its curses.
Scratching its body as it submerges itself into the lava and come back up spewing massive fireball. I run towards the bridge and as the small island explode, I jump over to another island.
“Fuck!”
That thing submerged again into the lava.
My eyes peeled, behind me, a tail swiped. I stretched my legs away as I ducked.
*Bwoosh*
The magma on its skin is once again glowing up, my eyes peeled as it opens its mouth but then a violent sound cracks its momentum as it opens its mouth and blast the ceiling on my far left.
It’s Rosa, from the other bridge.
She plays her violin violently continuously as she ran further ahead. Eventually, she caught its aggression and submerged into the lava.
I can tell what it’s about to do so I stood up and run to the other platform while charging up [Hex Flame]. Quickly, I try to catch up to Rosa’s pace as I see the rigid spike of the dragon’s body slowly coming to Rosa.
As it emerged, my eyes peeled as I grasped the air around the dragon and pull everything with all my might using [Telekinesis].
*ROAR*
! {Pantheon Drive}
As my hair went up, my vision brightened.
“Hex Pillars!”
*Bwoooooooooosh*
*Roooooooooooooooooar*
It got out of the silver black flame’s range and submerged once again into the lava. Using any spells with Pantheon Drive attack deals massively more damage, but…
That thing is still alive.
“How the fuck?!”
And that’s when I’m certain of it. That things’ defense and resistance is insanely high. However, I can see visible injury from that.
It submerged and I began charging up another [Hex Flame].
Rosa stops on a platform and began to use her instrument more violently in a highly distracting… almost destructive tone. Splitting and cutting the lava just by its sound.
The dragon emerged.
*ROAR*
The magma on its body is once again began glowing up, but the rhythm sounds and look different this time, and when I see it not facing either of us, that can only mean one thing.
With my [Telekinesis], I grabbed Rosa and pushes her all the way to the other side when—.
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
It was bright and instant.
“SIOLA!”
Burnt smell, I clenched my jaw as I see that I’m trapped in a translucent cocoon. My hands are left to its skeleton form, but inside here, I can feel warm energy and it’s healing me. Regenerating my flesh, my skin, and everything.
! {Nebula Revival}
The gift from the Black Old King. I take my old black nun outfit and got out of the cocoon. Seeing the large dragon in smoke. It’s still fucking alive.
Half of its body is lighting in lava, but the top half is not.
‘Don’t tell me.’
‘The lava is healing it?!’
! {Pantheon Drive}
Grabbing the air, and gripping what’s coming out of it, “Light Spear.”
As hard as I could, I threw the spear straight at his head, puncturing it as it shatters its defenses. Stunning it as it falls.
I charged [Hex Flame] as hard as I could and once again, “Hex Pillars!”
Three pillars of flame engulf the dragon once more. Dealing insurmountable amount of damage until I hear it…
! {Congratulations, you have defeated a Legendary Dragon. The first to have been slain}
! {Your name and contributing party will be listed in the Hall of Fame}
* Luosa: 68% Damage
* Rosa: 32% Damage
! {New Titles has been granted}
* Indomitable / One who overcome a great challenge against a mighty foe / Effect: Gain Invincibility for 5 second when health drops below 25%. Immune from being staggered and have 50% resistance from being stunned
* Dragon Lord Scourge / One who have slain Legendary Magma Dragon / Effect: Gain immunity against fire. All Fire-based abilities has increased Potency and Range by 80%
“Siola! Are you alright?!”
“Yeah!”
The bridge is destroyed, but I try to use [Telekinesis] on myself. Although it’s hard to control, I can hover to the other side while staring at lava which definitely does not scare me at all.
I landed safely.
“My goodness, you… you’re really fine?”
“Mm. Well, that was not my first time, so…”
“?”
“You did well, Rosa. I didn’t expect you to be dealing that much damage from a few attacks. You could’ve probably killed that thing by yourself.”
Chuckles, “I wouldn’t try that. And thankfully I didn’t.”
* [1x] Magic Core / Legendary / Contains the soul of a high ranked creature
* [1x] Magma Dragon Greatsword / Heavy Weapon / Legendary / Physical Attack: 300 / Magical Attack: 800 / Enchantment: Attack with this weapon deals additional 50% fire damage. Can sacrifice 300 Mana to coat the weapon in lava, dealing additional 30% fire damage and buildup burn overtime / Requirement: 50 Strength, 30 Endurance, 80 Intelligence
* [1x] Magma Dragon Orb / Light Weapon / Legendary / Physical Attack: 0 / Magical Attack: 1150 / Enchantment: All Earth-based and Fire-based Spells have increased 100% Potency, Duration, and Range. Has innate spell [Volcanic Explosion], charges up an incredibly condensed Mana at Will, creating high pressure magma that explode upon Cast / Cost: 1000 Mana / Requirement: 175 Intelligence
* [1x] Magma Dragon Collar / Legendary / Increases Intelligence by 50. Obtain [Dragon Skin], increases Physical Defense by 500 + 100% and Magical Defense by 250 + 50%. Has innate spell [Condensed Magma Solar Breath], charges up an incredibly condensed Mana in the surrounding at Will, creating high pressure magma that shoots into a solar beam, 30-second cooldown / Requirement: 175 Intelligence