III: Worst boss fight, period
"Kirito-Kun~"
Asuna happily skipped to Kirito sitting on the couch from behind, in their log cabin on the 23rd floor.
"Hmm? What's the matter, Asuna?"
"Say, have you heard of a really strange rumour of a really strong player?"
Upon the word "Strong Player", Kirito went all ears.
"Tell me about more?"
"Apparently a player went into the boss room on the 29th floor, and beat the boss single-handedly!"
"Is it true?"
"Well, everyone's been talking about it so I think it is. But,"
"But what?"
"They also say that the player who went in screamed words like, 'Dinner', 'Bug', 'Die'... Like he was going to eat the boss for dinner. After that he came out of the boss room, shoved away the witnesses, and ran straight out of the dungeon, not unlocking the next level."
"Huh… what an interesting player… hopefully, I can meet him someday." Kirito looked into the air pondering.
The rumour about the player beating a boss single handedly soon spread. It was soon known that the man wore a white top and a grey bottom, also held an abnormally sized greatsword, and can hold it with one hand. The Divine Dragon Alliance soon decided to list the man wanted and put posters all over Aincrad with a bounty of 30000 cols on his head, alive. Not long after most bounty hunters made their move and did a massive search for the man. As for why DDA wanted the man? They hope that they can force him to join the Alliance, and strengthen their power.
Meanwhile, Heathcliff also heard the news.
"Why of course… he is a weird man."
And the man in white is none other than Presto.
*What really happened*
Presto running through the boss dungeon all alone, as usual. He was out for a bit of material hunting. Even possessing the master console, he never changed a single digit on his stats. But he is much higher level when compared to others due to him farming all the time. Instead, he custom made a set of the outfit: a white shirt underneath a yellow padded v-neck vest, a red scarf, and brown leather belt along with the grey pants, wearing brown boots and gloves, and a white coat that covers most of his body, but he decided not button it up. The outfit gave him extreme agility and mobility, which he enjoys running fast feeling the wind breeze through him.
He also equips a custom made greatsword, the front face of it is pure white but strong enough to become a shield. The sides can protrude blades which become a greatsword, and the tip also can be extended along with the handle to become a spear.
"Let's see, I've got Ragout Rabbit for dinner tonight. Better get back to home quick! I can't wait to taste it."
He keeps pondering about the dinner and nothing else while running the wrong direction.
"So this is the boss room."
A party of the scout from a guild stood before the gigantic door.
"Let's head back to the town to share the news then." a man with a bandanna on his head suggested and walked the other way. The others also followed.
"So what would be great to accompany a Ragout Rabbit…? How about some greens from level 17? Nah there is no time…" Presto kept running on and soon met the group of scouts.
"Yo man ahead is the boss room, you'd better-" the man with the bandanna said, but was soon cut off.
"Hi." Presto was aware of the scouts, but was too into the thoughts of dinner and just casually greeted, ran right past them, and opened the door.
"Yo wait that's the boss-"
*Slam*
"Room."
The group of scouts went silent. Still trying to processing what just happened.
"He actually went into the boss room all by himself!" one exclaimed after snapping out of confusion.
"That idiot is going to get killed!" the other followed.
The man with the bandanna rushed to the door and slammed his fist on the door. "Hey! You in there! Come out now! That's the boss room!"
Just as Presto ran right into the room, he sensed a different atmosphere. He snapped out of his thoughts and looked around him. Everything in the room was pristine and clear, unlike the rocky dungeon outside. The door behind him slammed shut just as the sound of punch came through.
Due to the door being so thick, all Presto could hear was "Boss Room".
"Huh? So this is the boss room?" he looked around a bit more, but there is no boss to be seen. Suddenly, a screeching noise came from above. Presto immediately backstepped and drew his sword, holding it in one hand. A large figure landed at the spot he was in and created a huge cloud of dust. As it set, Presto could finally see what the boss looked like. He could not describe it, but it surely looked like a disgusting insect. All of his hair stood right up. He was scared of insects all his life. Not liking them one bit.
"Guys, help there is a huge insect! A huge f %¥ing bug! Please help! Save me! PLEASE!" Presto pounded his fists at the door with all his might, screaming with his eyes wide open.
And the scouts could only hear the word "Bug".
The insect boss swiftly moved in for the kill and charged at Presto. He reacted quickly by dodging to his left. The boss then slammed into the door creating a huge crash, knocking the scouts on the other side away as they looked at the door in fear. Speechless about what happened.
"I just got this Ragout Rabbit and I wanted it for DINNER! Why do I have to be stuck with a bug!" Presto kept screaming while jumping around with tears flowing down from his cheeks.
Not long after, as he flailed his sword around while trying to keep his distance. He landed a perfect strike, with the whole length of the blade slicing through the insect, taking away 1 bar of its health out of 3. He continued to swing at the boss and made countless furious cuts on it, quickly taking down its health, while the boss screams in pain and agony.
"Die die die die DIE!" Presto kept on cutting the boss whilst closing his eyes.
And the scouts could only hear the screams of the boss, mixed with the cries of Presto, and it was a terrifying noise to hear.
Eventually, with a few more running and slashing, the boss' health was down to 0 and shattered into blue pieces. Along with that, the door unlocked, and Presto, rushed out running the other way in fear. "God have mercy on me…"
The scouts, still dumbfounded by what just happened, cannot comment on the event anymore. They kept their faces straight, and went into the boss room, picked up whatever is in there, then proceed to unlock the 30th floor.
"Yay." The man in the bandanna calmly said, still don't know how to react to the event.
*Later*
"Mmm… this Ragout Rabbit does taste super nice." Presto sat at the table enjoying his dinner. Completely forgot about the insect boss.
End of Prologue Arc
