Chapter 154: Second stage
The Silver Wolf's teeth drove Nobum insane.
He thrashed on the ground while trying to shake the beast off, to no avail. He felt an immense pain heightening over time as the monster atop him used his whole strength.
From Nobum's shoulder, a rich amount of blood squirted out. There was so much blood that it burst out in all directions, trickling down the orc's green skin.
Nobum cried louder. The bloodrunes pulsated like veins on his body, converting his mana into strength. He kept pummeling the Silver Wolf with his whole force and even going beyond what his first stage could achieve.
In the meantime, Alex's friends used their power to assist their new animal friend.
Because of that, Nobum's bleeding became excessive. His wounds opened wider, allowing those humans to inflict more pain.
A particular annoying human wounded him severely on his exposed bones!
In this way, Nobum's HP fell enough to reach the second stage.
[Nobum has entered the second stage.]
The last boss' bloodrunes wriggled his skin, slowly entering him like parasites. His body exuded boundless warmth that seared the Silver Wolf's fur. At last, Nobum wholly absorbed his bloodrunes.
His skin turned red, letting out steam from all his pores.
The Silver Wolf's HP had fallen significantly during that change. His silver pelt was on fire, searing his skin. In an instant, the roles had been reversed. He let the orc's flesh go; otherwise, his whole jaw would've been melted.
He jumped behind. Alas, the Silver Wolf was one step late.
BOOM!
Nobum threw his palm forward. He didn't hit his target, but his new form allowed him to punch the wind. He also used his steaming body, turning the wind hotter. It was so hot and powerful that the Silver Wolf flew to the other side of the area.
After he dropped onto the ground, The Silver Wolf didn't move. He had sustained more than thirty percent of his health points, which left him stunned for some time.
In the meantime, Nobum rose to his two legs.
He swirled in one spot, drawing wind around himself to form a tornado. He pushed away all challengers with his hot wind. Then, Nobum locked his eyes on Alex, who had been his primary target from the beginning.
He rushed after him; his speed was significantly faster.
"Alex! You know all the traps' locations!" Tomo Homie said as he had been working with Dancing Shadow to buy more time for their party.
While she planted her traps around, Tomo Homie marked their location on his minimap. He then shared his pins with his homies. Those traps wouldn't work on them since they were in a party, but it was good to know their location.
In this way, everyone would be able to move efficiently around the arena. They would know when they would be able to use Dancing Shadow's trap to stop Nobum and buy themselves more time.
Alex clenched his swords, "I know… And I have remembered them all."
In the battle with so many rewards on the line, Alex wanted to win at all costs. He would even gladly sacrifice his life for his homies.
'I shouldn't use my swords now…' Alex quickly changed his swords, then crossed their blades as he waited for his clash with Nobum, 'His body became hotter and filled with more strength. He uses wind and steam for his power… Our swords' durability will fall significantly if we intercept him head-on.
I will use spare swords to slowly wear him down… Then, after I lure him into the trap, I will use my best swords to deal as much damage as possible… Rinse and repeat,' Alex formed his plan.
He didn't move since he could only buy as much time as possible for others. But with Nobum's current speed, relying on that method would be pretty foolish.
BANG!
At last, Alex and Nobum clashed solo.
Alex immediately lost his ground, hailed up by Nobum's power and steam… He didn't lose his balance, though. In the battle against Wolfen Demon, Alex had used Stella's wind skill to change his location.
He flew, so he knew how to keep that balance.
With his body floating above Nobum, Alex crossed his swords. He was mostly on the defensive, which was fine as Alex's parrying needed to get more polished.
On the other hand, his enemy was full-on offensive. He gathered strength in his balled hands, throwing punches after punches. Nobum looked like a gangster venting out his feelings about getting cucked.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
After a few more punches, Alex flew behind more. He soon regained his ground, not even falling behind. He landed perfectly, then darted to the side.
Nobum followed him instinctively.
That was when his foot suddenly sank into the ground… He tried lifting his leg up, to no avail. But as steam waved around him, Nobum's new form melted down Dancing Shadow's trap, not allowing others to inflict too much damage on him.
From afar, Pedro asked, "How many times do you think Alex can dance with that guy?"
Zhen raised his ear to this question.
Of course, Tomo Homie was the recipient as he was the brain of their party, "Three traps, then Alex will have to rest."
"Ping the third trap on the minimap," Pedro said.
He then started channeling his mana around his staff. He mumbled some unknown words that Zhen and Tomo couldn't even understand.
Tomo and Zhen chuckled, however, "Someone is fed up with doing a little damage."
Tomo added, "Unfortunately, I can't use [Holy Spear]… We would deal significant damage together… But that, at most, would bring this guy to the third stage… If we both lose all our mana, we won't be able to survive this ordeal."
Pedro replied, "I didn't think of your [Holy Spear] at all. Your new friend should."
Zhen narrowed his eyes, "That joke is worse than a dad joke, Pedro."
Blinded by his feelings, Tomo Homie didn't catch Pedro's lame joke, "Huh?"
After some time, Alex lured the boss to the third trap, which had been pointed out by Tomo Homie accurately.
It would be hard to predict which trap Alex would trigger with so many of them around. However, Tomo Homie noticed Alex's pattern, and he calculated it perfectly.
[Black Fenrir has used [Water Bubble Whip(A)]
Zhen and Tomo Homie whistled, "Let's go!"
Pedro sneered, "Chain reaction to your hotness, bastard."
BOOM!
