The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 414  Cleared

The second boss went very much the same as the first. Swarmed and beaten within seconds, with nothing they needed in the chest, but this time the coins just auto-split the first time that someone touched one.

”Oh, now it seems to be the default setting for the dungeon. The others who come in will love this if the setting doesnʼt just apply to us. Though, if they donʼt have a storage bag, I wonder what will happen?” Ophelia noted as they finished adding the items from the second boss to Thorʼs bags.

They moved on to the third boss, letting Bob lead the team, but the closer they got, the more that his frustration was growing. He was stuck at the bottleneck, and there was a missing ingredient for him to advance.

But there was hope that the last boss would help him break that, and judging by the look on his face, Karl was certain that Bob wanted to fight it alone.

”Alright, give it a go. The ladies will keep you healed.” Karl agreed before Bob could ask out loud.

The warrior prepared himself, and Thor refreshed [Eternal Lightning] on him while bringing up [Circle of Protection] on the bossʼs platform.

If Bob was going to fight alone, that was about as much as they could do for him, and [Eternal Lightning] was a much more potent skill than any defensive ability the warrior had. It would also improve the reduced damage effect from the circle of protection, and he should be able to hold off the boss with minimal healing.

The Ogre Lordʼs club crashed down on Bobʼs shield, which glowed with golden Holy light as [Eternal Lightning] activated, then [Titanic Slash] crashed down on the beastʼs shoulder, carving a deep furrow in the armour and causing a spray of blood.

But between two Peak Commander Rank opponents, the battle was incredibly evenly matched, and only the extra abilities from Thor were keeping Bob in the fight.

The two warriors circled as they tested each other with quick strikes, then a flurry of harder attacks intended to put each other off balance.

Karl had never noticed before how similar the fighting style of an Ogre Lord and a Warrior Class Elite was. But other than their weapons, even their skills were similar.

However, Bob was quickly gaining the upper edge with superior sword skills, and the Ogre Lord was taking repeated strikes whenever a strike was blocked or parried well enough that he was left out of position.

It was clear to Karl what Bob was missing, though.

He wasnʼt understanding the change in energy patterns between Commanders and Royals, and Karl wasnʼt certain that fighting Commander Rank ogres would help him in that regard.

It might actually be better for him to spar with Karl, so he could experience the feeling of Royal Rank power repeatedly without needing to risk his life.

It wasnʼt really something that most Elites did when they were in the field. There were plenty of other targets to fight, so Karl hadnʼt thought about it. But for someone like Bob who was stuck at the bottleneck, it might be just the thing.

After a particularly brutal exchange, Bob stepped back and gave a nod to the Golems. He had realized it as well. The answer to breaking the bottleneck wasnʼt the Ogre Lord.

The Golems were on the wounded dungeon boss in under a second, and three seconds later it was falling dead to the ground, while the final chest of the Dungeon appeared.

[Cooldown Timer 24:00:00]

The Golems were on the wounded dungeon boss in under a second, and three seconds later it was falling dead to the ground, while the final chest of the Dungeon appeared.

[Cooldown Timer 24:00:00]

Bob sighed as the reality that he hadnʼt made the advancement sunk in, and Karl went over to give him a conciliatory pat on the shoulder.

”Donʼt worry too much. Iʼll spar with you while weʼre here, and you might find what youʼre looking for. I can tell that youʼre so close to understanding, but there is no way to explain it until you already understand.” Karl informed him softly.

”Thanks. Iʼm sure itʼs something small that Iʼm missing, but I just canʼt seem to get it.”

With a somewhat defeated sigh, Bob opened the final reward chest, and then smiled down at the interior. ”I think this one is for both of us. Check this out.” Bob laughed, motioning for Karl to come inspect the loot.

On the top of the pile of armour pieces and weapons sat a single skill book. [Bone Crusher] was a budget version of [Shatter] that caused extra damage that bypassed armour.

Karl called it a budget version because it didnʼt stack on top of another attack, it was an attack skill of its own. It also didnʼt do as much damage, Karl guessed, as the book was only the mildly decorated Tier 2 book, and not one of the fancy ones that skills like Shatter would create.

”Oh, that does look good. Any warrior class can use it, so I should be able to, I think. And then I can make a copy for you, one for Ophelia, and a copy for the Church library.” Karl agreed.

”Should we wait in here while you do that? Or will they take a long time?” Ophelia asked.

Karl shrugged. ”I will find out once Iʼve learned the skill, I guess.”

He picked up the book and opened the cover, letting it teach him the new skill.

Then he checked with [Skill Book] to see what it would take to make the copies.

”I need Commander Rank blood and bone dust. Thatʼs easy enough, I can borrow some from Rae or Hawk.” Tessa provided a pen and paper, and Karl sighed.

”Iʼm really going to need to start carrying writing tools with me, so I donʼt always have to borrow a pen and paper when someone wants a skill book. Alright, this should be fairly short. Most warrior class books are.”

Karl began to write out the skill, and finished the first book in under ten minutes, which made Ophelia laugh.

”The KISS principle holds true for all warrior skills, I guess.” She joked.

”KISS principle?” Tessa asked.

”Keep it simple, stupid.” The berserker replied, snorting with laughter.

”Berserker friendly books is what we called them when I was in the Academy.” Bob added.

Karl finished the second book and then handed both over to the groupʼs warriors. ”Alright, let me know if you canʼt use them, and we will give the spare to the church.”

Ophelia laughed at the hope in his voice as she opened the book and learned [Bone Crusher] at the same time Bob did. ”Sorry about your luck, youʼll need to make another one later. But tomorrow, I think. Weʼve got a birthday lunch to get to today. They should be almost done with the cooking by now.” The berserker reminded him.

Karl wrapped his arm around Danaʼs shoulders as Bob sorted through the rest of the chest, and Thor laughed in Karlʼs mind.

[Whatʼs so funny?]

[You donʼt need to rub on her, she still smells like you.] Thor laughed.

Rae joined in. [Only humans would think that a shower would wash away the scent of skin to skin contact. She will smell like you for days.]

Karl took off a glove and let his hand brush the back of Danaʼs neck as he moved to help load the loot into Thorʼs bags, which made all of the beasts laugh.

Now the scent wouldnʼt fade until at least the end of the day.