Nico made his way towards the 3 section nunchaku lying on the ground and stashed his longsword in his inventory before kicking up the weapon and grabbing it.
「Legendary 3-Section Nunchaku: Triple Chopper
- Effect: Triple Impact
- Durability: 3, 078 / 4,000」
Nico smirked like a psychopath as he briefly observed the weapon in his hands.
'I'm so jealous! This weapon not only has a Triple Impact effect, but the durability is off the charts!' he commented as he effortlessly spun it and weaved it through his entire body.
His longsword barely had any impressive durability, much less a triple impact effect.
'With this weapon, I'll take down this freak!'
Nico closed the distance between himself and Keogan, spinning the nunchaku like it was second nature and applying his mana to the weapon.
'First, channel your mana from your core towards your hands. Next, create a valve of how much energy you'll use. Then finally...!'
SMACK!
Nico smacked Keogan on his leg and smirked.
A second later...
SMACK, SMACK, SMACK!
3 combos followed, causing Keogan to stumble and roar while beating his chest in frustration.
「HP: 7,700 / 10,000」
「-20 Mana」
Keogan threw a punch towards the ground and Nico dodged with a graceful front flip, landed on Keogan's other foot and drew his longsword, striking the foot with all his might.
「CRITICAL HIT LANDED!」
「HP: 7,550 / 10,000」
Nico then tossed his longsword in the air, pulled out the 3-section nunchaku and poured his mana straight into the weapon, adding more mana and thus, more impact power.
SMACK, SMACK!
This time, he managed to land 2 hits, making Keogan stagger.
'2 regular hits multiplied by 3 impact effects equals...!'
「HP: 7,250 / 10,000」
「-40 Mana」
With that, his impact doubled and tripled seamlessly.
Keogan roared and stomped randomly while Nico rolled away and dodged every attack.
Then, he pulled out his longsword and began cleaving through the cyclops' skin, landing as many critical hits as he could and opening large wounds in the process.
Keogan grunted and blasted a gale of wind in Nico's direction. But then, Nico suddenly vanished, disappearing from plain sight before the attack could reach him.
「Nyx's Shroud applied!
-20 mana per minute in use」
Nico suddenly reappeared. This time, he was high above Keogan, meeting him at his eye level with the crazed look of a devil.
Nico's body then shot towards Keogan and slashed his eye, drawing high amounts of blood and leaving a nasty wound.
「MORTAL CRITICAL HIT LANDED!」
「HP: 6,420 / 10,000」
Keogan screamed as he covered his bloodied eye, his hands pressing against the wound while he wildly fired his gale wind.
He was blinded, and the blood pooling out of his eye made the wound all the more mortifying.
Nico appeared before Lindsey and carried her away before reaching Laura and doing the same, putting them far away from Keogan's reach.
Although, from where he placed them, they could still see the fight.
Laura gritted her teeth. "Who the fuck do you think you are, taking my kill like that!" she crowed.
Nico ignored her and disappeared once again, reappearing before Keogan with his longsword at hand.
Then, he continued cleaving through his skin normally, attacking in the same places he did to increase the size of the wounds.
Laura watched him with her eyebrows furrowed, wondering how he was able to overpower Keogan with such ease.
'His movements are so precise... Not only that, but he's using Lindsey's weapon like it's second nature to him...'
'On top of that, he landed a mortal critical hit... Who is this freak?'
Eventually, Keogan took deep breaths and glared at Nico, his vision barely allowing him to identify the player.
He was angry, tired and starving. After killing the players, he'd have a hearty stew with their blood as the main ingredients
"Guess it's time for that," Nico said as he sheathed his longsword.
Then, he pulled out the 3 section nunchaku once again, spinning and twirling the weapon with a confident smile on his face.
"I guess my smile pisses you off, doesn't it, Keogan? Don't worry. Your embarrassment will come to an end."
Nico took a deep breath and gathered his mana.
First, he disappeared using Nyx's Shroud, snagging off 20 mana and then reappeared right in front of the biggest wound he managed to open, which was on Keogan's left leg.
The wound was already bleeding with the monster's blood vessels revealed, making it easier for Nico to land an attack.
He poured more mana into the 3 section nunchaku and smacked the wound 3 times and in turn...
「MORTAL CRITICAL HIT LANDED!」
「HP: 5,590 / 10,000」
Keogan blasted a gale of wind, successfully hitting Nico and sending him crashing into a building before he fell to one knee.
He winced on impact but shook off the pain, smiling away the agony and laughing off the sharp headache.
「HP: 140 / 220」
Nico evaded the other incoming gales and managed to slip beneath him, smacking him 3 times on his manhood and giggling like a child afterwards.
The impact multiplied nine times and left a nasty ringing noise in Keogan's ears.
「CRITICAL HIT LANDED!」
「HP: 4,700 / 10,000」
"Enough games..."
Nico approached Keogan's face and constantly smacked him with the 3 section nunchaku, chipping away his health faster and landing more critical hits.
'Hit an enemy enough times, land the right amount of combos, time your attacks perfectly, and eventually, they'll be like this big guy right here...'
Keogan was so disoriented that he couldn't do anything.
He was frozen, only taking hits from Nico while grunting and barely staying conscious.
Lindsey and Laura watched in awe as they noticed how silent Keogan had gone, concerning Laura.
The mechanic that Nico used was in the game's code.
Even if an enemy wasn't in critical health, if a player landed consistent hits, they would be able to obscure the enemy and freeze them in place.
If this happened while someone played the game, their character would simply wobble from left to right before collapsing and rising after 15 seconds.
Nico wouldn't waste a single second on this final attack.
He clenched his fist tightly and gathered his strength, allowing his mana to flow directly towards that one path.
「Abyssal Rend Applied!
-10 mana per use」
Nico drenched his fist in more mana, eventually draining his reserves dry and stacked his final attack.
「Abyssal Rend stacked!」
Nico glanced at Keogan's health bar one last time...
「HP: 700 / 10,000」
"Sayonara, dickless..."
He then punched Keogan straight in his damaged eye, causing a massive shockwave that broke all the nearby windows, cracked any buildings and shattered the ground.
「MORTAL CRITICAL HIT LANDED!」
Keogan released one last growl before falling on his face and dying, leaving Nico standing with the sleeve of his right arm torn off.
「QUEST COMPLETED!
- Rewards:
1. æ150,000 + æ40,000
2. +12 stat increase points
3. Random Loot Box」
「Level Up! +3 stat increase points」
「Level Up! +3 stat increase points」
「Level Up! +3 stat increase points」
Nico sighed heavily and smirked. 'The rewards were better than I expected. I've got a ton of coins and a random loot box. This was fairly successful.'
He opened the loot box by clicking on the screen, prompting a blue box to float in front of him and drop twin daggers.
The daggers had white blades with smooth curves and bone-like handles wrapped in bandages.
「Twin Daggers[Rare]- Tusks of Keogan:
- Effect: Gentle Gale
- Durability: 4,000 / 4,000」
"Hey," Laura called out to Nico, who turned to face her with an annoyed expression on her face.
"You didn't answer my question earlier. Why'd you trample all over my kill? I had him where I wanted!" Laura complained.
Nico simply raised his finger and pointed at Lindsey. "If you had him where you wanted, you wouldn't have concerned yourself with that weak link."
Lindsey grunted and clenched her fists. She felt guilty, mostly because it was her fault that Keogan almost killed them.
"What'd you say?! Don't talk about my sister!" Laura threatened.
"Or what?" Nico inquired as he approached Laura.
He stood directly in front of her, their red eyes piercing each other's souls as they stared at each other.
Nico shoved Laura, who fell on her ass and grunted on impact.
"You're about to die and yet you wanna start a fight? You're one crazy bitch."
Nico reached into his inventory and pulled out his last healing potion, handing it to Lindsey before walking away.
"Do you know who I am?! Who my boss is?!" Laura shouted as she groggily stood up.
"I don't give a rat's colon who you are. Tell Genesis to bring snacks next time he decides to send his jesters. If he can't do that, his head will suffice," Nico cautioned as he threw the 3 section nunchaku towards the girls.
Then, he nonchalantly walked away, leaving the girls bewildered.
Lindsey turned to Laura and popped open the bottle, forcing her to drink the entire thing while she watched Nico leave.
'He's an asshole... But, he saved us... For that, I'm grateful...'