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Bonus chapter (1/2)
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Chapter 53: Boss Slain! Two More Exclusive Skills Added!
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A few seconds later...
The blinding white light receded, leaving the Labyrinth a scorched wasteland of flickering embers. Seitomaterialized from the Kamui dimension, his boots crunching on the calcined stone.
"That attack was truly monstrous..."
He let out a slow breath. If not for Kamui, no amount of speed would have saved him from a map-wide detonation of that scale—unless he had managed to one-shot the Boss before the cast finished or fled the Labyrinth entirely.
Seitolooked at the Phantom Mage. It lay slumped on the ground, gasping for its final breaths, its HP locked at a single, stubborn point. The "Execution Phase" had begun.
Swirl—!
With a flick of his left eye, Seitoreleased the rest of the team from the spatial dimension.
"Whoa! It's down to its last breath!" Maple exclaimed, her eyes wide as she looked at the Boss's withered form.
"Yeah. Floor 11 is officially over," Seito said.
He stepped forward, his Tachi flashing in a cold arc as he took the Mage's head.
[System: You have slain the Floor 11 Boss: Phantom Mage!]
[Reward: Custom Skill Card x1]
[Combat Contribution: 43%. Level increased to 24!]
[Gained 150 Free Attribute Points.]
[New Exclusive Skill Unlocked: Aegis of the Gale!]
Seito's eyes lit up as he read the skill description.
[Aegis of the Gale (Exclusive)]: Grants the user's Divine Speed to all designated allies.
While active, teammates move at the same speed as the user. Duration depends on Divine Power consumption.
"This skill..." Seitomurmured. It was the perfect mirror to Maple's iconic [Loving Sacrifice]. While Maple shared her absolute defense, Seitowould now share his absolute speed.
"A Custom Skill Card! Nice pull!" Sora laughed, checking his own rewards.
Custom Skill Cards were the ultimate prize for small-party Boss kills. In the hands of a mediocre player, they might only grant a generic spell. But for geniuses like Seitoor Blank, they allowed for the creation of skills that the game's basic logic couldn't even fathom.
"GUYS! Look! I got a new skill too!" Maple suddenly squealed.
"Is it a Custom Card?" Sally asked, leaning in.
"No, it's a triggered achievement skill! It's called [Loving Sacrifice]!" Maple activated the skill instantly. Her hair shimmered into a brilliant gold, a halo appeared above her head, and a pair of angelic white wings unfurled from her back. She floated up next to Kanade.
"Hehe! Look at me! I can fly too!" (´▽`)
Seitolooked around. Sora was flying with magic. Shiro was hovering using her mech's thrusters. Maple and Kanade had their angel wings.
Sally stood on the ground, staring up at her flying friends. Her soul felt like it was withering. "I... I'm the only one left on the ground. This is bullying. This is literal bullying."
"Don't worry, Sally," Seito chuckled, activating his new buff. "Try this. Aegis of the Gale!"
Blue and white particles of light erupted around Seito, swirling like a localized hurricane before settling on every member of the party. Suddenly, Sally felt her body become weightless. Even without wings, her movement speed skyrocketed to match Seito's nearly 8,000-point stat.
"Whoa! I feel like I could run up the walls!" Sally's depression vanished instantly as she blurred across the room.
Final Stats and Logging Off
While the others experimented with their Custom Skill Cards, Seito focused on his own. He wanted something that could handle large groups—a "Map-Wiper" of his own.
[New Exclusive Skill Unlocked: Spatial Storm!]
[Spatial Storm (Exclusive)]: A massive AoE attack. Destabilizes space within a 100-meter radius, creating a localized vortex of spatial shears. The range increases with Divine Power output.
Seitodumped all his new attribute points into Speed and opened his final status window.
[Name: Sei ]
[Level: 24] | [HP: 100,000 / 100,000]
[Divine Power: 14] | [Divine Speed: 7,815]
[Skills]: Speed Space, Spatial Movement, Void Step, Spatial Dragon Roar/Breath, Dimension Slash, Kamui, Spatial Storm, Aegis of the Gale, Life Restoration.
100,000 HP. Nearly 8,000 Speed. Fourteen points of Divine Power. He was no longer just a "top player"; he was a raid boss in human form.
"That's enough for today," Seitosaid, looking at the tired but happy faces of his team.
"Let's cross into Floor 12 and log off. We've got a big day in the real world tomorrow."
"Agreed!" Sora shouted.
The group shared a final laugh as they walked toward the gateway. As they stepped onto the soil of the 12th Floor and hit the 'Logout' button, a server-wide announcement shook the world of God's Domain.
[Global Announcement: Congratulations to players 'Sei ', 'Maple', 'Blank'... for the First Clear of the Floor 11 Labyrinth!]
The world was in an uproar, but Seito was already gone, his mind transitioning from the digital battlefield to the kitchen, where he had a dinner to prepare for a very special silver-haired angel.
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