[Lava Hound Lv. 52]
The hound, with skin cracked and filled with fiery magma, emerged, snarling menagly in Ats’s dire. But this time, he was no lohe same as before. After fag tless battles against the Lava Hound the st few days, he had grown stronger, evolving with remarkable speed.
Ats took his stance, positioning himself with a martial arts teique he had picked up quickly from Kurogasa. The crowd watched in tense silence, fully aware that the oppo Ats would fa this final shoas no ordinary monster. And this was only the beginning.
e to me, you motherf—!
Ats gritted his teeth, brag himself as the Lava Hound charged forward.
He focused, trag the Hound’s movements and searg for the right spot to grab—any area free from va, to minimize the damage he’d take.
The beast lu him, but Ats sidestepped with speed, gripping its body and using its own momentum to hurl it upward. As the monster crashed down, Ats darted forward, nding punch after relentless punch.
Though the creature mao break free briefly, he repeated this mawo, three times, and finally, within just two mihe monster y defeated—a feat that had oaken him nearly two hours.
Everyog swallowed hard, stunned by the brutal, staggering progress he’d made.
[Your have killed Lava Hound Lv. 52]
[You received 1,084 Exp]
[Exp: 4,877/136,109]
[The Unbreakable Routine has been upgraded to a higher rank: Immutable Discipline, Rating S]
[Your daily routine has built such profound muscle memory that you've gained a natural resistao exhaustion. Physical as, like running and bat movements, bee nearly automatibsp;
[Be: Reduced stamina drain during prolonged activity, allowing for extended battle time and other physically demanding tasks.]
"Ah, anrade is always wele.”
Ats grinned as four more Lava Hounds emerged, swiftly closing in on him.
This time, he drew the Fang of Infernos spear from his Iory, steadying himself as he spun it, ready for the oning attack. The Lava Hounds snarled, spreading out and charging at him from all sides.
With fluid precision, Ats sidestepped, twirling the spear before striking, impaling the first Lava Hound and hurling it into the air with a fierce, determined grit. Moving seamlessly, he unleashed a flurry of sweeping cuts, thrusts, and rapid strikes, eaent targeting their weaknesses with pinpoint accurabsp;
In moments, he brought down all four Lava Hounds, eae over level 50, without breaking his focus for even a sed.
[Your have killed Lava Hound Lv. 51]
[You received 1,337 Exp]
[Exp: 9,466/136,109]
[Your mastery over the spear has risen signifitly, upgrading your Measured Strikes talent to Perfected Rhythm, Rating A]
[You have achieved a near-perfect, instinctual timing with each spear strike. This enha allows you to adjust your attack rhythm automatically based on your oppo's movements, boosting accurad minimizing energy use.]
[Be: Increased spear damage and critical hit rate against agile oppos.]
[s Bckthorn]
[Level: 45]
[Strength: 184 | Agility: 83 | Intelligence: 61 | stitution: 90 | Stamina: 86]
[Avaible Stat Points: 10]
[Job: The Lord]
[Css: Warrior]
[Unyielding Resolve (A) - Tactical Awareness (A) - Instinctual and (A) - Perfected Rhythm (A) - Immutable Discipline (S) - anding Presence (S) - Bloodbound Vigor (S)]
Ats reviewed his updated status, marveling at how far he’d e in just the st two weeks. Every single one of his talents had reached at least an A rating, with three now ra an impressive S.
On top of that, his stat points had also seen a major boost thanks to his interaining over the past a week. He’d gained around 40 stat points, a truly incredible leap in such a short time.
At st, his final challenge appeared: a panther-like creature with a fming mane, renowned for its stealthy ambushes in volic terrain.
This was truly a massive cat, moving with slow, calcuted steps, as if ready to strike without warning. The fiery aura surrounding the creature made it look even more ferocious, its bzing iy adding to its menag presence.
[Elite - Fre Stalker Lv. 56]
"Damn, ae-grade monster," Ats muttered.
At that level and grade, this was no ordinary foe, and it was evehan the biggest panthers he'd seen. The creature growled, a rumble that echoed ominously, but Ats tightened his grip on his spear.
All he needed was to draw oraining of the past few days, putting every spear skill he’d hoo the test. He khis was within his reach.
“I got badly injured a few days ago fighting that same monster,” Garen, the leader of the der team, said.
“Yeah, that beast moves fast and hits hard.”
“But our Lord has been training intehese past few days. I’m sure he ha,” Zara replied fidently.
“Hah! He’s got some real guts, doesn’t he? I’m starting to like him even more,” Kaida added with a ugh.
“But... will he survive fag a mo such a high level?”
Edrik gnced over at Kurogasa. "I’ll be genuinely shocked if he pulls this off on the first try," he smirked. "But I’m ready for it."
"He does have a way of surprising us," Kurogasa added with a nod.
"Should I move in closer, just in case?" Karian asked.
"Let’s show a little more faith in our Lord," Kurogasa replied.
“Uh…,” one of them said nervously. “Wao do a card trick? You know… to ease the tension?”
Before anyone could respond, they noticed someone approag. Milo, who had somehoeared without them realizing it. The nearby troops quickly scattered, moving away from Milo and the leaders.
“Just stay there, Milo,” Edrik said, swallowing hard.
The Fre Stalker let out a loud, mog roar, eyes locked on Ats as if challenging him. But Ats stood firm, spear in hand, ready.
The beast charged forward, its movements fierd fast. Ats tracked it easily, sidestepping and spinning his spear to strike the creature with a precise blow.
Ehe Fre Stalker roared again, unleashing a wave of fiery energy in all dires. Ats remained ued, darting toward the creature as it leapt. He slid low, aiming from below, and struck with another swift attack.
[Elite Skill - Flurry of Spears Lv. 1]
In a blur, Ats unleashed a rapid series of spear thrusts, hitting the beast’s fnk and nding a solid strike on its hauhe beast was thrown back with force, staggering as it struggled tain its footing, snarling in anger.
The battle raged on. Ats moved with surprising precision, narrowly dodging each attack. He sidestepped to the right just as two massive cws swiped toward his face, missing him by a hair’s breadth.
He spun his spear and drove it toward the beast’s abdomen, only for it to shift back, evading the strike.
The same pattern tinued, Ats jabbed forward, testing the creature’s reflexes with quick, probing thrusts, eaet with nothing but air as the beast dodged gracefully, tering with a rapid tail swipe that bzed past his shoulder.
Realizing he’d have to pick up the pace, Ats adjusted his rhythm, accelerating into a series of faster, harder attacks.
Then, in a fsh of precision, he nded a solid strike on the creature’s shoulder, his spear driving deep. The Fre Stalker roared, fmes surging as it staggered, momentarily thrown off bance.
The creature leaped forward, its cws igniting as it hurled itself at him in a frenzied, st-ditch attack.
In that instant, Ats saw his opening. Time seemed to slow as he took a half-step to the side, feeling the heat of its mane scorch past him. With every ounce of focus, he drove his spear upward, pierg through the beast’s chest with a force that stopped it in its tracks.
The monster’s fmes flickered and slowly faded, and with a final growl, it crumpled to the ground, defeated.
[You have killed Elite - Fre Stalker Lv. 56]
[You received 4,568 Exp]
[Exp: 14,034/136,109]
Ats took a deep breath, letting the rush of the fight wash over him. Around him, the crowd erupted in stunned admiration.
He had won.
[on - Pierg Thrust leveled up to 7]
[on - Sweeping Strike leveled up to 5]
[on - Defeance leveled up to 8]
[on - Ground Sm leveled up to 5]
[on - Power Strike leveled up to 9]
[on - Endurance Boost leveled up to 10]
[Elite - Flurry of Spears leveled up to 2]
