Soul Devourer Chapter 8 Episode 7 — Those Who Surpass The Level Barrier
The Clanmasters of〈King of Swords〉,〈Ifrit Legion〉, and〈Valkyries of Restoration〉had been stopped by the Level 100 barrier.
So I instantly annihilated Echidna and the army of monsters she had created with wide-area annihilation magic, clearing the path forward.
And then, at the foot of the volcano, the battlefield, a massive door appeared.
The heavy double doors slowly swung open, and a gigantic monster emerged from within.
It was 100 meters long. Its head was crowned with 100 writhing dragon heads. Its mighty dragon body was as sturdy as bedrock, covered from head to tail in densely packed dragon scales.
And it possessed a single pair of draconic wings.
I faced〈Apophis King〉Typhon once again.
Though this was our second encounter, his imposing presence still overwhelmed me from head to toe.
GUOOOOOOH!
A【Roar】like a natural disaster, splitting the eardrums.
The【Roar】emitted simultaneously from all 100 dragon heads was a tremendous sonic attack powerful enough to shake heaven and earth.
My stats were lowered by【Enfeeble】.
Our respective stat-enhancing skills were sealed by【Deadlock】.
The Divine Artifacts were nullified by【Anti-theosis】.
The stats exceeding 2.3 million that I had accumulated during the war in America were knocked all the way down to Typhon’s level.
Under normal circumstances, that would have been a devastating reduction in power.
But there was no problem at all.
I activated【Skanda】and【Māyā】at full power.
That sent my Strength and Agility soaring to 10 times their normal values.
I closed the distance in an instant with stats exceeding 10,000, then leaped high from the ground.
I activated【Mercy Strike】integrated into【Skanda】and brought my fist down toward the dragon head at the very center.
…DOOOOM!
Struck by a blow backed by more than 10,000 Strength, Typhon carved a gigantic crater into the ground and was rendered unable to move on the spot.
Next, I used【Void Magic】integrated into【Axiom】to teleport beyond the earthen wall.
Taking the 3 of them with me, I activated【Void Magic】once more and stepped directly in front of the incapacitated Typhon.
“Th-This is… the Dungeon Boss?”
“Yes. You can tell if you examine its status with【Discernment】, but it possesses Extra Skills and Unique Skills, which are superior to normal skills.”
“…Y-You're right.”
“H-Hunter Matsubara… Are you familiar with the details of these skills?”
“I have a general understanding. I'll explain them one by one. First,【Anti-theosis】…”
From there, I explained the details of the skills one after another.
As the explanation progressed, the expressions on the 3 of them grew increasingly grim.
And understandably so.
【Enfeeble】was only effective against opponents stronger than the user, so it didn't concern them, but【Inviolable】,【Spellbane】, and【Immutable】would completely negate their normal attacks.
Their last hope, their stat-enhancing skills, would be sealed by【Deadlock】, while【Anti-theosis】would reduce their Divine Artifacts to nothing more than durable weapons.
Anyone would despair after hearing that.
For ordinary Hunters without Unique Skills, they would have to fight a monster against which not a single one of their attacks could inflict damage.
Honestly, the God who designed the SS-Rank dungeons must have had a pretty nasty personality.
…No, wait. If they were designed according to my own strength, then perhaps I'm the one at fault here.
I really did feel sorry for the 3 of them.
“As expected of you, Hunter Matsubara. Not only can you effortlessly defeat a monster like this, you can even incapacitate it while keeping it alive… You're truly unfathomable.”
“Well, I am a〘Regalia〙, after all. Now then, please finish it off. I think that should unlock your level caps.”
“Understood.”
The 3 of them took the Mythical-grade longswords I had given them and began hacking away at Typhon's heads.
After somehow managing to sever all 100 dragon heads, Typhon finally breathed his last.
Immediately afterward, the 3 of them all turned their gazes toward the air.
I waited until the notifications had presumably finished ringing out, then spoke to them.
“How did it go?”
“Ah… I heard notifications about『Great Achievement Accomplished』and『Level Cap Unlocked』.”
“You two as well?”
“Yeah.”
“Yes, I heard them.”
“I see. Then, once you've collected the dungeon-clear rewards, let's start leveling again.”
“Understood.”
“I'll be counting on you again.”
“Looking forward to working with you.”
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E/N:
I'm realising how much Japan's S-Rankers don't know about the system and the Divine Artifacts that other Hunter-superpowers knew/know.
It's admirable that they have reached the strength of S-Rank without cheat skills or weapons… Respect!
Stay tuned!
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