Realm of Myths and Legends

Chapter 1109: Fake Boss?

”This creature—according to the system, itʼs definitely a boss monster, but... Something feels off about it compared to other boss monsters Iʼve faced.ʼ

From the moment he entered Polkentinʼs Secret Underwater Base, Izroth found that it differed from a normal dungeon, raid, or open environment. However, he was even more certain after encountering the Failed Chimera.

ʼIs it an open dungeon?ʼ

Normal dungeons allowed up to six players who were in a party together to enter.

Furthermore, even if another party entered the same dungeon, it would be impossible for them to run into players from other parties.

In RML, this was known as a closed-off environment-a place, in a way, disconnected from everything except what was within its confines.

Most dungeons and raids in RML were closed-off environments; however, that did not mean that open-environment dungeons and raids did not exist. That being said, from what Izroth understood after reading all the information released by the RML beta testers, open- environment dungeons and raids did not appear below level 100 areas.

Of course, it was not as though the beta testers were omniscient. After all, none of the beta testers had managed to discover the true power of the combat master class and wrote it off as trash.

ʼStill, even if it is an open dungeon-isnʼt this monster a little too weak for a level 70 boss?ʼ

For a level 70 epic boss monster, the Failed Chimeraʼs HP was too low. Naturally, this was not unusual as boss monsters with low HP had their strengths focused elsewhere. That is where the problem lied.

Graaaah! Boom! Boom!

The Failed Chimera lashed out as it chased after Izroth. However, every time the monster was about to crush Izroth beneath its mighty paws, he avoided the blow at the last moment and launched a counterattack.

The power behind the Failed Chimeraʼs attacks could not be looked down on as it caused the ground it struck to cave in and crumble. Despite this, even compared to a level 50 rare dungeon boss, the Failed Chimera was lacking in several ways.

For one, even though it had low HP, its attack, defense, and agility were still on the lower end of the spectrum. The earth magic it used earlier also lacked a certain depth to it.

”This thing... Itʼs not a real boss monster. Itʼs just a well-made fake on the outside. This Polkentin— when I first saw that name, I thought it was just another backstory created by the system. But, seeing how active Polkentin is, can it be a separate quest line that involves the mass-producing of boss- ranked monsters? If so, such an individual is too dangerous for the Mortal Realm left alone.ʼ

Izroth had never met the Mad Alchemist Polkentin; however, he had more than a few run-ins with those who were similar. People like Polkentin cared little for anything else besides advancing their own research. They were the type to do whatever it took to reach that goal. The most frustrating part about these individuals was that, be it a path of salvation or one of destruction they walked, it was irrelevant. Even if the world around them became a living nightmare, so long as they had their research, nothing else mattered.

Izroth had a strong feeling that this Polkentin was no different, considering how the Mad Alchemist let the experiments run wild.

Suddenly, as the ripples from Izrothʼs Ninth Sword Form: World Quelling Ripple reached the transparent magic barriers that blocked the pathways onward, the barriers began to destabilize.

Izroth, who had been waiting for this moment, Izroth used a normal charge of his Primed Instantaneous Movement to immediately widen the distance between itself and the Failed Chimera.

GRAAAAAH!

Seeing its enemy run away after toying around with it left the Failed Chimera in a state of rage as it rushed toward Izroth with all its might.

Swoosh!

Izroth darted forward and sped through a small opening left in one of the barriers by his ninth sword form.

The instant Izroth made it to the other side of the barrier, he forcibly canceled the ninth sword form as the ripples came to an abrupt halt.

BANG! Grah! BANG!

The Failed Chimera slammed full force into the magic barrier; however, it was blocked off. The creature tried multiple times to break through with brute force but to no avail.

”That fake should keep them interested for a while.ʼ

If he pushed through with the battle, Izroth had every bit of confidence in eliminating the Failed Chimera. But, after finding out that it was a fake boss monster, Izroth quickly came up with a different idea.

By fake, Izroth meant that the Failed Chimeraʼs power was below that of a genuine level 70 epic boss monster. Of course, if that were the only reason, Izroth would not have chosen to leave it be.

Not long after their initial exchange, Izroth used Deep Insight on the Failed Chimera.

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