AN: is shorter than I'd prefer as I want to give the Mid Boss Fight its proper place and value
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Previously
"An intruder? Kill her!" The now acknowledged male ordered the skeletons who drew their weapons before doing something to them that caused their MP to start slowly dropping.
"Auras Vala focus on the mage and close the distance before he gets a spell off while I destroy these piles of bones" I ordered as I launched my first ball of flames at the closest skeletons instantly destroying it.
"Yes mistress!" They replied in sync before launching themselves at the apparent Necromancer who looked surprised at their presence.
[1 Skeleton defeated 5 Exp 5 Copper]
"Well this will be easy" I stated.
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Now
"This is definitely not easy!" I yell as I avoid yet another blast of necrotic energy. As I looked up in the corner I saw that my Health had increased from 30 to 40 since I last checked while Auras and Vala were both sitting at 103 and 97 respectively. As it turned out I was only half right the skeletons were easy even though the mage would occasionally reanimate them (three times so far) but he was being really stubborn. I looked over at the Mage and noticed he had about half his health but was still covered in that aura that caused everything near him to rot and decay as evidenced by the remains of Auras and Vala's sword and dagger respectively.
Auras and Vala were reduced to throwing things at him since they couldn't get close to attack him and he kept throwing spells at me so I was constantly dodging so as not to die. I yelped as I barely dodged yet another spell before yelling "alright that's it time to die asshole!"
I poured my mana into my hands before freezing the part in my left and igniting my right right before throwing them at him. The last thing I saw was a flash of light before everything went dark.
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'Note to self don't mix fire and ice magic while still in the area' I thought as I came to and slowly sat up before checking mine, Auras, and Vala's health.
10/140
71/300
80/180
'Wow I barely survived that but we did level up twice so I guess it's fine' I thought as I leaned against the wall waiting for my Mana and Health to regenerate. "Auras Vala you awake?" I call out all I get in response are grumbles and groans. I chuckle as I order "search through everything and grab anything that could be of use."
After several minutes of searching, Auras outfitting herself with the armor of one of the skeletons as well as a sword and shield while Vala grabbed a pair of axes which were much higher quality.
Steel Armor
Negates 20 points of damage
Steel Shield
Negates an additional 10 damage when used
Steel Sword
15 damage
Steel Axe
20 damage
"Huh, got a Dual Wielding Skill" Vala said after she did some test swings with her new axes. "Oh lady Veras I found something!" Auras said from behind the ruined altar holding up a black book decorated in skulls and if I saw correctly the title written in blood.
A Beginner's Guide to Death Magic
Grants the Death Magic skill
I stick out my hand to her and catch it after she tosses it causing a pop up to appear.
[would you like to absorb this book to gain the attached skill?]
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes I want to raise an army of undead slaves with my girls as my generals and concubines. As I watch the book starts to disintegrate into motes of iridescent light and flow into me and a boatload of info just dropped into my head.
[Skill Acquired: Death Magic rank E]
'Oh once this reaches EX things are going to get fun' I thought as I processed the new knowledge and stumbled upon how to raise an undead dragon. 'Though I seem to be limited in the amount of undead based on my rank and my Magical Power, at the moment I can only control 10 times my Magical Power and I need bodies to raise in the first place' I sigh as I decide to check how long we've been in the dungeon. "What we've been here for 3 hours!?" I take a few moments to calm down before turning to Auras and Vala "alright let's continue to beat this dungeon" they nod and start back up the stairs while I check our Stats.
Name: Maylin Veras
Race: Druchii
Class: Mage
Subclass: N/A
Level: 4
Experience: 80/500
Health: 140/140
Health Regeneration: 28/minute
Stamina: 140/140
Stamina Regeneration: 28/minute
Mana: 300/300
Mana Regeneration: 60/minute
Strength: 14
Endurance: 14
Agility: 14
Magical Power: 30
Luck: 14
Name: Auras Thayrin
Race: Asur
Class: Warrior
Subclass: N/A
Level: 4
Experience: 80/500
Health: 300/300
Health Regeneration: 60/minute
Stamina: 300/300
Stamina Regeneration: 60/minute
Mana: 140/140
Mana Regeneration:28/minute
Strength: 30
Endurance: 30
Agility: 18
Magical Power: 14
Luck: 14
Name: Vala Serin
Race: Asrai
Class: Rogue
Subclass: N/A
Level: 4
Experience: 80/500
Health: 180/180
Health Regeneration: 36/minute
Stamina: 180/180
Stamina Regeneration:36/minute
Mana: 140/140
Mana Regeneration:28/minute
Strength: 18
Endurance: 18
Agility: 30
Magical Power: 14
Luck: 30
Once at the top and with the doors thrown open I could only say one thing "shit" as I saw at least 50 zombies all crowded around the entrance. I instinctively launch a concentrated blast of flames at the doorway as they start to shuffle through and Auras and Vala stand on either side to deal with any that make it through the fire.
After a solid 10 minutes of carefully maintaining the fire and slaying zombies we were finally able to actually leave the Mausoleum. I checked the quest to see how many zombies have been killed so far.
[53 Zombies defeated. 530 copper. 530 Exp]
[82/150]
'About halfway to the bonus objective and I'm betting that there is a hidden objective for actually beating the dungeon in one go without leaving' I thought only to hear a ding and saw some new lines for the quest.
[Hidden Objective: slay all the zombies and the final boss (82/300 0/1)
Hidden Reward: 50 gold, 5,000 Exp, new dungeon type: endless, 2 Nexus Coins]
'What does endless mean?' I asked the System.
[It makes it so the dungeon you choose to enter will repeat until you decide to leave]
'Ah that's awesome' I thought as we left the Mausoleum and began our slaughter of the remaining zombies. While I also decided to test out my magic some more.
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[Skill Unlocked: Light Magic rank E]
[Skill Unlocked: Wind Magic rank E]
[Skill Unlocked: Earth Magic rank E]
[Skill Unlocked: Support Magic rank E]
I looked at the counter to see how many more we had to go after impaling the latest zombie on a stalagmite
[149/150]
"One more to the mid boss" I call out as I see Vala distracting a zombie while Auras comes up behind and kills it.
[Halfway point reached summoning Mid Boss: Zombie Amalgamate]
A magic circle formed about a dozen yards away from us as the corpses of every zombie I've slain was pulled towards it and started to fuse together. I focused on the creature to get a read on its stats.
Name: Zombie Amalgamate
Race: undead Construct
Class: Monster
Subclass: N/A
Level: 20
Exp: N/A
Health: 1,000/1,000
Health Regeneration: 100/minute
Stamina: Infinite
Stamina Regeneration: N/A
Mana: 500/500
Mana Regeneration: 50/minute
Strength: 100
Endurance: 100
Agility: 25
Magical Power: 50
Luck: 10
'Shit! Shit! Shit!' I thought as I turned to my companions "don't let it hit you" I yelled.