Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 280

Chapter 280

Chapter 280 . Third Season (5)

I left Leon to Lin and left Lin’s workshop . Considering their personalities, it seemed I didn’t need to worry about them . Since I left my accessories with Lin, I’ll check on Leon when I come back in a week to collect them .

With that taken care of, I now had time to work on personal business . Of course, to me, personal business only meant one thing .

It was to finally break through Beyond’s 30th floor .

The First Dungeon’s 55th Floor Master was the Twin-headed Ogre and the 60th Floor Master was the Superior Doppelganger . Just what did they have in common!? I was slightly worried about what kind of a monster would pop out, but when I entered Beyond, I was met with a strange scene .

“There’s no one here…?”

I looked around . It was undoubtedly the battle room . The environment had transformed into a dense forest, but it was eerily quiet without a single chirp of a bird . Most importantly, the Floor Master wasn’t here .

“What is it now?”

I stood still and fell in thought . One thing I was sure of was that this was the Floor Master battle room and that there was a Floor Master on every Floor Master battle room . In that case, I didn’t need to think too much about it . I held up my spear and shouted as I struck down on the ground .

“Gaia Buster!”

I can’t tell what’s going on, so I’ll just destroy everything! Immediately, the ground began to quake, and the forest’s trees, rocks, and plants began to be uprooted . The world seemed to be crumbling down . Meanwhile, there was something flying towards me .

[Critical Hit!]

“So that’s what it was . ”

Everything I broke was in my control . Before I could even confirm the identity of the flying object, pieces of rocks clashed against it and sent it flying a different direction . That was only the start . Now that a target had been acquired, pieces of land carrying black lightning began to all hurl towards it . It was a complete bombardment! The flying object changed continuously changed directions in a seemingly desperate attempt to dodge the incoming barrage .

Eventually, the object manifested in the form of a giant beast .

[Guooooooo— Kak!]

In the middle of roaring furiously, it screamed . The entirety of Gaia Buster’s firepower was targeting it . There was no way it could be safe after making its body bigger . In the end, the beast shrunk in size and continued to flee .

‘Is that a doppelganger skill…?’

Considering how it was freely changing its form, I seemed to have the correct assumption . If that was the only skill it had, it would only be a Superior Doppelganger . It surely had something inherited from the Twin-headed Ogre . Could it be incredibly strong, and I just didn’t know about it because I was never hit?

If I wanted to confirm my suspicion, I could let it hit me, but there was no reason to seek out an unnecessary pain . I would end it with this Gaia Buster!

[Critical Hit!]

“Kuk!”

In the next moment, however, I was flying in the sky . I couldn’t comprehend what just happened . Wasn’t I watching that monster get pummeled by Gaia Buster!?

If anything, I was able to confirm my suspicion . It really did have a powerful punch . I felt like I lost a tenth of my HP . Considering Pure Black Desire’s defensive power and how my HP surpassed 250,000 points, it was terrifying even if it was a critical hit .

“Ku…! Peika, Ruyue, Sharana!”

[Call me earlier!]

[Yay!]

[Master, what are your commands!?]

I regretted not having my elementals out earlier and quickly infused them inside me . At the same time, I thought back to what just happened . Then, I immediately found out .

[Guaaaaa!]

“There wasn’t just one . ”

A Twin-headed Ogre had two heads . However, these guys even had two bodies! One had already revealed itself to draw my attention and lower my guard . Meanwhile, the other had sneaked an attack . Though it was a simple plan, it was effective .

[Be careful, our defense might not hold!]

“I know . Let’s not get hit from now . ”

I released Lightning God’s power and held up my spear . Gaia Buster had also run out of steam . The pieces of land that were following my will to attack the enemy were now falling down, and the two enemies disappeared like they were never here . If they could hide from me, their concealment ability was worthy of praise .

“These guys have a transformation ability, but they’re not doppelgangers or ogres . They’re just something in between . ”

Two bosses with strength and stealth . I took a deep breath and roused Peruta Circuit to its limit . A whirlpool of mana rose up and even the fallen debris reacted . In the end, the two bosses had to attack me . I just had to notice them and attack first!

Skills that needed time to prepare weren’t any good right now . What I needed was chaos flames strengthened by Sharana’s power .

Black flames ignited on my spear . I grabbed it with my eyes closed and waited . I couldn’t detect any presence . Still, when they attacked me, they were bound to reveal themselves .

[Master!]

“Haa!”

I didn’t even need to change my stance . In the same position I was in before, I simply thrust forward with my spear . With the sound of air being cut to pieces, I felt a definite touch on my spear tip . A scream rang out .

[Kiaaaaaaak!]

“Ruyue!”

[I know!]

While I attacked one, the other one was sure to attack me . Without me having to order her, Ruyue encased my armor in an extra layer of ice . An attack then struck the abdominal area of my armor and fell after being frozen . I immediately crushed it with my foot .

“Does it want a psychological battle?”

What flew at me was an ordinary fruit . Its goal was simple . It was trying to make me lower my guard by repeatedly attacking with fake attacks . It was a good strategy, especially in a situation like this where it was hard to pinpoint the enemy’s location . However, it was naïve .

“I already know where one of you is! Heroic Strike!”

I shot spear forward . Chaos Spear struck the flames burning in the air and detonated its energy . By strengthening Peika with Lightning God’s lightning, a huge blinding light exploded .

[Kyaaaaak!]

A death throe that even gave its listener chills rang out . Immediately afterward, the chaos flames disappeared from the air . As long as I didn’t extinguish on my own, the only way to extinguish it was for its target to die . Someone with a highest rank curse magic or a highest rank holy magic might be able to get rid of it, but there was no way these bosses had such magic . In other words, one of them had been killed .

“Now there’s one left . ”

I wondered if the other one would attack when I killed its partner, but there was no attack . I quickly retrieved Chaotic Spear and took up my stance . But no matter how much I waited, nothing happened . It seemed the remaining boss monster wanted a drawn-out battle .

“But I don’t want that . I want to go see Loretta, you see…”

I never thought I would need to look for Floor Masters in a Floor Master fight . Not to mention, two Floor Masters had appeared this time . It seemed I couldn’t blindly trust the knowledge and experience I gained . With a bitter smile, I deactivated Spirit Aura .

“Peika, Ruyue, Sharana, probe around . ”

[Will Master be okay?]

“Don’t worry . There’s only one left . I wouldn’t lose to it . ”

Its attack was certainly powerful, but it only helped to raise my guard . After entrusting the three elements to search for the hiding boss, I closed my eyes and stood still . I had already gained something from this fight . Knowing one’s weakness and overcoming it was how one got stronger . Every attack I took from a monster was a valuable lesson .

With my eyes closed, I looked for a presence that didn’t belong to my elementals . I could feel the presence of the egg in my pocket, but I excluded it too . Then, the world became silent . It was normal for Floor Master battle rooms to have no life other than the Floor Master . In truth, this was the perfect place to meditate .

Enough time passed that I was starting to get sleepy . It was then that I finally caught his presence . In that instant, a chill went down my back . It had been hiding in my throat .

‘I almost died . ’

When? Obviously, it was when I attacked the other one . That was the only opening I had . Still, I would have never thought it could shrink enough to fly inside my mouth unnoticed .

It was undoubtedly waiting for the moment I let go of my tension . But even my elementals couldn’t detect it, just how good was its concealment skill?

Of course, now that I’d noticed it, it was my win . No matter how capable it was at hiding itself, it couldn’t possibly be better than me!

“Sky God’s Play!”

What did I transform into? It was simple . I had transformed into the Lava King’s lava .

[Amazing! You are the first in Beyond’s history to succeed in soloing the Twin Ethuria on your first try! You obtained 3 skill point as a reward . Current skill points: 24]

[You obtained the title, ‘Ethuria Master . ’ All stats increase by 2 . This effect will apply even if the title is not equipped . ]

[You cleared Beyond’s 30th floor . You obtained the qualification to challenge the dungeon’s 81st
floor . ]

[Your maximum HP and MP increase by 2% . You obtained 5 bonus stats . ]

[Experience has been added to skills you frequently used to progress through Beyond’s 30th floor . ]

[You received the only reward left hidden for the First Explorer . Congratulations! Your luck stat increases by 10 . ]
[Secret . World Deception Technique Book]

When I heard the flurry of messages, I immediately transformed back . I could transform into liquid or even gas with Sky God’s Play, but if even a single drop separated from my body, it was tricky to transform back . It was best to cancel the skill as soon as I achieved my goal .

“Damn, to think it went in my body . ”

[Sorry, Master . It’s my fault…]

“No, I was just lacking . ”

I consoled Peika who was sullen . This time, however, I really might have died . Even though my body had gone through a transformation, I was far from invincible . I had been overconfident .

This Floor Master had entered my body using the single moment of an opening when I attacked its partner . From then, it was only waiting for me to let my guard down . It was a very Floor Master-like method, but there couldn’t be a more fearful method to kill an enemy .

“Huu… Good . I obtained many things from this battle . ”

I slapped my cheeks to snap myself out . I was lucky that this didn’t happen on Earth . I was lucky that I got through it without making any fatal mistakes .

From now on, I wouldn’t let my enemy enter my body easily . Now that I was in the position of teaching others, I couldn’t let them see me make such stupid mistakes, especially if the mistake led to death .

“I shouldn’t look down on the dungeon . I was tricked by how easy it had been recently . ”

When I imagined Sherafina snickering seeing me fight the Floor Master, I subconsciously pouted . But still, maybe I should thank her for letting me grow .

Twin Ethuria, two assassins with a powerful punch, the ability to conceal themselves perfectly, and the ability to transform into anything . I couldn’t confirm what they looked like, but I told myself to remember the name .

“I’ll leave my self-reflection to here . Let’s look at the reward . ”

If possible, I wanted an item that the worlds’ enemies would have a hard time nullifying . Of course, what I got wasn’t an item, but a skill . That said, when I saw the words ‘World Deception’, I became excited . It had to be a skill related to the Ethuria’s stealth and transformation!

As a skill created by the dungeon, it couldn’t escape the fate of being nullified by the worlds’ enemies, but I had experience overcoming this limitation with Divine Speed . I planned on going further in this realm . If I could make my own World Deception using this skill as a basis…!

I reached out without hesitation and learned the skill . World Deception’s information flowed into me .

[You learned World Deception (Active)! World Deception has two abilities . First, you can transform into monsters you’ve defeated and use their special attacks . Note that you cannot use attacks that are beyond your league . Second, you can perfectly conceal your presence . When the skill reaches its peak, you can also conceal the presence of others . ]

“Ooooooh!”

The first ability was honestly a downgraded version of Sky God’s Play . The second ability, however, was exactly what I wanted . I clenched my fists and hollered . If I used this power well, it could become a much fatal weapon than what I suffered from!

“Good, now…”

Now, I had to get some rest . I undoubtedly had difficult busy days ahead . Even if it was just for today, I wanted to relax with Loretta and rest . With that in mind, I jumped into the gate that opened up in midair .

Loretta then scolded me for coming to see her after Lin .