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Chapter 72: The Forest Covered by Snakes (6) (2)
The faint sounds of the suspected boss monster and the footsteps of the party members overlapped completely.
When the sounds came together completely…
Min Chae-hwan widened his eyes and shouted.
“It’s coming!!”
Sss, sssss-!!
Roooaaarrr-!!
A gigantic snake-like creature revealed itself from the pit. Well, calling it a snake might not be accurate. From its large head to its rugged face… and even the scales adorning its neck. If you only looked at the upper body, you could almost call it a lizard.
But that wasn’t the important part.
‘What the…? Why is it so massive?’
I couldn’t help but curse as soon as I saw it. Setting aside everything else, its size was absolutely enormous. It had a similar shape to the A-grade monster Basilisk we encountered in the middle, but the difference in size was so significant that any comparison seemed meaningless.
The term lizard would be a disservice. At this point, could it be considered anything less than a dragon?
A snake monster of colossal size that covered an entire forest. It truly was the ‘Forest Covered by Snakes’.
“Choi Dong-wook!”
Kwon Oh-jun quickly called Choi Dong-wook’s name, meaning to ask for information about the monster. However, Choi Dong-wook’s expression wasn’t favorable.
“It’s a monster that’s not in the information!”
Even Choi Dong-wook, who was well-versed in monster information, didn’t know about this particular monster. While its appearance seemed quite familiar, its specific name remained unknown—a boss monster of an unidentifiable species.
In the original work, ‘Forest Covered by Snake’ was only mentioned briefly, so I also don’t have detailed information. We had to gather information by confronting it directly.
“I’ll go ahead alone! Shin Yuna and Do Jae-hyun, stay in the rear!”
“Yes!”
“Understood!”
Kwon Oh-jun’s urgent decision was correct. In a situation where we didn’t know whether the boss monster’s grade was A-grade or S-grade, blindly placing a warrior-type at the forefront would be suicidal. Shin Yuna, who was weak in defense compared to the others, could easily be killed with a single attack from the boss monster.
Roooaaar-!!
Sss, sssss!!
Kwon Oh-jun immediately charged at the boss monster, brandishing his spear. It was a preemptive attack to buy time for the spellcasters to prepare. Of course, he wasn’t charging in alone. Alongside him were the archer, who had a quick setup time compared to spellcasters, Min Chae-hwan’s covering fire and Choi Dong-wook, who was launching a flanking attack.
Shing- Paaa!!
Thunk, thunk-
“…What?”
However, something strange happened. Facing a boss monster of at least A-grade, possibly even S-grade, of an unknown species, it allowed itself to be attacked too easily.
Kwon Oh-jun’s spear, infused with magic, lightly pierced the boss monster’s gaping lower jaw, while Choi Dong-wook’s dual swords swiftly cut into the creature’s side, leaving a large gash. Min Chae-hwan’s arrow strikes were equally effective, piercing through the tail of the monster and dealing a powerful blow.
‘What is this…?’
An unusual phenomenon occurred. While the three of them had powerful attacks, the sound when their weapons struck was definitely not the sound of them inflicting damage on the monster’s body.
It sounded more like…
“…Chopping wood.”
“Do Jae-hyun! Behind us!”
Choi Dong-wook, who had sensed something, shouted urgently. It was a desperate cry directed at us, who were in the rear.
Ssssssss-
Roooaaarrr-!!
When I turned around…
The gigantic figure of the boss monster we had initially faced.
The enormous snake that had been easily defeated by three physical attacks.
It was now occupying our rear.
“Oh…!”
And I could immediately understand the reason.
The large tree that had been right behind us.
That tree had disappeared.
The boss monster had transformed into that tree.
‘Damn, it’s a gimmick.’
He was a gimmick boss.
Sure enough, the snake monster that had initially attacked us had turned into another tree. It changed its body to mimic the first attack, infiltrated another tree, and created a new body.
Our preemptive attack, filled with determination, had become meaningless.
And then, an information window appeared to explain it.
[An eerie energy is circulating in the dungeon, making the mysterious energy of the Mountain Serpent special.]
[The Mountain Serpent has transferred.]
A gimmick that allowed the boss to switch bodies at will during battle.
Just hearing about it was annoying.
Confronting it was truly infuriating.
Moreover, its name was ‘The Mountain Serpent.’
The name had a very traditional ring to it, which for some reason made me even angrier. Clearly, it sounded like a very weak name…
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