As the Commander collapsed, the remaining Warriors froze in absolute terror. Igris didn't give them a chance to retreat. He surged into their ranks, a blur of crimson and steel, until the encampment was utterly silent.
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'Huff... Huff...'
Igris stood before the massive stone doors of the central palace. His breathing was heavy, and his clothes were soaked in green blood.
The entrance stood like a monument to death, decorated with human skulls and beast trophies. From within came a deep, rumbling growl—a sound that promised absolute violence.
Igris wiped the blood from his mouth, kicked the massive stone doors open, and stepped inside.
The throne room was illuminated by flickering torches. Sitting upon a throne of crushed bones and metal was the Dungeon Boss.
It was completely different from the T-Rex monsters outside.
This creature was humanoid, giant, and shockingly tall, standing at exactly three meters. Its scales were midnight black, absorbing the torchlight. A crown made from the skull of a massive beast rested on its head, and a necklace of human finger bones hung around its neck.
In its clawed hand, it rested a massive, terrifying War Hammer that crackled with blue lightning.
[ Green Lizard King ]
[ Grade: Boss Monster ]
[ Level: 5]
The King rose slowly, its gaunt frame unfolding to its full, terrifying height. It didn't speak. It didn't roar. Its glowing yellow eyes simply locked onto Igris with chilling, human-like intelligence, radiating pure, suffocating killing intent.
Igris licked his lips.
He didn't waste a single second. Igris activated his 10x Multiplier and dashed forward, crossing the massive throne room in half a heartbeat. He materialized beside the King, swinging the black katana aimed directly at the boss's exposed neck.
But the King was impossibly fast.
It effortlessly leaned back, dodging the blade by a millimeter. Without missing a beat, it swung its massive War Hammer in a devastating horizontal arc. The very air collapsed and shrieked as atmospheric pressure gave way to the weapon's absurd might.
Igris's face changed. 'What astonishing speed!'
'BANG!'
Igris barely managed to raise the flat of his katana to block. The collision of the blade and the ancient War Hammer created a shockwave that cratered the stone floor beneath Igris's feet.
The kinetic transfer was too much. The hammer shattered Igris's left shoulder completely. Bones, blood, and flesh exploded outward in a macabre spray. His clavicle disintegrated, and his left arm hung by mere threads of skin.
The King didn't pause. Its yellow eyes gleamed with silent malice as it raised the crackling blue hammer for an execution strike.
"You think you've won?" Igris spat blood onto the stone floor.
[ Asura Physique: Soulful Regeneration Activated! ]
In two seconds, the shattered fragments of his shoulder violently pulled themselves back together. Bone knit to bone. Muscle wove into muscle. The wound closed without a single scar, leaving Igris perfectly whole.
The Giant Lizard King's eyes widened in profound shock. It hesitated for a fraction of a second.
That was all Igris needed.
"Let's level the playing field," Igris whispered, his dual-colored eyes burning with demonic crimson fire.
[ Active Bloodline Skill: Blood Weapon Reinforcement Activated! ]
[ Cost: 20 DE + 10 Souls. ]
The jet-black katana hummed violently, igniting with a blazing, blood-red aura.
[ Active Bloodline Skill: Asura Transformation Activated! ]
[ Cost: 30% HP. ]
Igris threw his head back and roared as blinding agony ripped through his torso.
Two vertical, jagged slits violently tore open directly beneath his armpits. Amniotic fluid, thick blood, and dark energy sprayed across the throne room floor as two fully formed, heavily muscled human arms ripped their way out of his ribcage!
The Giant Lizard King took a step back, surprised by the demonic transformation happening before its eyes.
Igris now stood with four arms. Two gripped the glowing crimson Katana. One of his newly birthed lower arms casually reached in his inventory and picked up an Iron Sword from the floor.
[ Asura Transformation Complete: +150% All Stats. +30% Attack Speed. ]