[That's a Sli.]
... "Eh?"
What the fuck is ta saying all of a sudden? Did she hit her head? No, did I hit my head and sohow this affected her?! ta is broken...my system is broken! No I always knew this right from the day it didn't even let see my stats...God of this new world, the one who brought here...I want a refund! Give a better cheat!!
'What nonsense are you talk about?'
How could she be comparing a low level cute sli...to such a hellish feind!!
"If this was a sli, I wouldn't be having my chest bent inward now, would I?!"
[Do not underestimate Slis. That race is actually one of the most troubleso and underated specie out there. At you're currently level, you'll most likely die to one. Talk less of Demon Sli like this one.]
"..."
She's not kidding.
There was no amusent in her voice. Well, actually, there's never any feelings in ta's voice, but this ti I could tell she wasn't just saying this to mock or piss off.
ta was just saying facts.
"That's a Sli?"
No, more like...how the fuck are Slis this crazy?? Aren't they supposed to be like, level one or sothing?! Isn't this unfair?!
[There's no ti. Slis are impervious to mundane physical attacks, you can't win. Especially not against one this rank.]
I watched as molten silver slither down the arm of the Silver Sentinel and form into a polished great sword, that glistened with an almost ghostly light.
Impervious to physical attacks...? So, it's not because it's armor would be almost impenetrable, but rather because of its nature as a specie?
I had questions, dozens of them, as to how exactly was the Silver Sentinel an actual Sli. But I knew better than to waste unnecessary ti pondering that at the mont.
I knew to an extent, ta wouldn't say sothing at random. If she said this was a sli, then it definitely wasn't just a Golem.
Once again, I cat my Appraisal skill.
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[Na: Demon King Sli
Type: Monster
Level: ???
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Shit...it really is a sli.
But why did the appraisal skill change all of a sudden? And what's a Demon King Sli? That's ominous as fuck.
'ta, you've got a lot of explaining to do when this is over.'
[Affirmative. Just don't try to dodge the next blow.]
As ta said, the Silver Knight was already just above , with its great sword raised above it's head.
This...is gonna' hurt...I cursed and smiled as I looked up at the Knight.
"Round three, Motherfucker-!!"
Then the Great blade fell against my neck like a guillotine and everything went dark.
-SHING!
[You have died.]
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[You have died.]
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[Respawning in 3...2...1...]
[Ding! Welco!]
My head buzzed as the first thing I opened my eyes to see was a red interface staring back at .
'I can never get used to respawning. '
Does it count if I'm reincarnated though? It should be the sa, respawning only lets return from death. Either way, I still die and co back.
Huh. How many tis have I died now.
A bullet to the lung...gutted out by the Knight, and now decapitated.
"Hehe...ta, I fell like I'm doing more dying than living in this life..." I gave a self deprecating laugh and stood up slowly.
Just like before, I respawned back into the large cavern with glowing crystals. Ahead of were the three large tunnel paths shrouded in gloom and darkness.
For a mont, I remained in a daze will staring at them.
'...ta, status. '
[The Silver Sentinel was instead a Demon Sli capable of devouring, hoarding, and shapeshifting. ]
'So the Sli shapeshifted into a Golem then, into the Silver Sentinel? ' I asked.
[It seems likely. It's more likely that, a wandering Sli had sohow ended up down into the Dungeon and the Boss Lair, and devoured the original Boss, which was the initial Silver Sentinel. Only for it to take it's place as the last dungeon obstacle.] ta explained and the gears in my head creaked as I frowned.
"Woah, woah, woah. Back up a bit, Alexa. None of this..is making any sense. " I rose to my feet and pated down my body, before lanting with a deep sigh.
... Respawning didn't let bring back my spear or armor.
I returned just as how I was like a week ago; dressed in bloodied rags and mostly naked.
For the mont, I restrained away in my heart the burning emotions that ca with losing my weapons after days of precariously crafting them from scratch and focused on the current matter.
'I didn't know slis could do that. While deliberating internally with ta, I started making my way back to the part of the inner cave which I made my residence.
At this point, it was back to the drawing board.
[Slis have the potential. Usually they could, but can't.]
'Now you're really not making any sense...'
I wasn't much of an avid gar back on Earth when I was still young...but I knew quite a bit about Slis at least. Mostly roughly general knowledge.
Slis, this is based on the various RPG gas and Fantasy novels and series, are weak low level monsters initially used to farm experience points for beginners.
They were small and would usually die in one hit. I had never heard of a sli as fiendish as the Silver Sentinel before.
[Slis are commonly known as weak and low level Monsters amongst many inhabitants of Aethoria. But you forget, just like many other Monsters, even Slis have the possibility to rank up. But Slis are just a special case.]
'What do you an? '
[Though classified as Monstes, Slis are otherwise, mundane organisms that just exist and feed endlessly. They have next to no attack power and just as much defense. They also aren't particularly aggressive, or expressive of anything at all, actually. Slis just existed.]
... That is kind of sad.
[It is because of this that Slis are seen as easy prey and mostly low level. It is rare to find a Sli that is above Mortal Rank, and even rarer to fine one like the Silver Sentinel.] ta added.
A Demon King Sli...
[That's an Evolution Pathway to a Sli.] All of a sudden, ta said.
"An Evolution Pathway, what's that?" This was the first I was hearing of this.
"You an Rank?"
[All living creatures on Aethoria possess an Evolution route, mostly separate from other species. It is different from Ranks. An Evolution ans a creature becos sothing else entirely, with that Sli reaching a new existence.]
A Demon.
I listened to ta's explanation silently and weighed the information as I walked. Soon enough, I arrived at a certain corner of the wide and expansive cavern where the ground sloped downwards and into the wall.
That was the part of the cave where I had made my base since day one when ta brought back. The Aether concentration was much higher than up here mostly thanks to the Aurora tree that was below.
'ta. This is all unnecessary, all what you've said so far. At least at the mont.
[...]
In then end, I truly couldn't give two fucks about what race or existence the Silver Sentinel truly was. I'd have to get passed it anyway to escape the dungeon after all.
I took a step forward and slid down the downward slope, into the hidden cave that was deeper below. Imdiately, I felt the air that was filled with rich level Aether bathe my skin as fill my lungs as I passively grew stronger.
Since the respawning sequence brought back to the sa state I was prior to entering the Boss Lair, I was uninjured and there was no groove in my chest.
Up ahead was the Aurora tree, standing as tall and as majestic as the first day I saw it. Its sapphire leaves glistened with a ghostly hue, and a mystique sense of allure to them.
"Just tell how to get by that Monster."
All I've managed to confirm was, the Silver Sentinel was just a much more dangerous Monster than I initially expected. But actually, this didn't change the difficulty or the level that much.
[Sli's are mostly impervious to mundane physical blows as a result of their construct. Neither do they feel pain, but they do sustain damage. A Demon Sli is no different, but more grander.]
"Okay, so I can't throw my fists then. Well I wasn't even considering hitting that steel armor anyway... ' just thinking of it made my knuckles burn.
I looked up at the broad branches of the Aurora and my eyes settled calmly on the leaves.
"Aura...then."
[That's you're best option.]
I scoffed and rebutted.
"That's my only option."
Argh, all of this is just becoming more and more of a bigger pain.
"Haha. When hasn't it ever been."
"Okay. New plan!"
I turned around sharply and said, then stopped as my expression crumpled a little.
"Actually...sa plan. Just a little better this ti!"
Slis were impervious to mundane physical attacks from regular weapons. This ant I could only deal reasonable damage through Aura or magical ans by using Aether.
I didn't need ta to tell Magical weapons of sothing like that could also work in dealing damage against Monsters, but unfortunately, I didn't have that option.
"Hmm, I could confront the Sentinel one more ti with Aura based attacks. Now that my Aura is more robust and refined than normal, I should have a better chance.
But that's where the limit of my advantage stops.
My experience with Aura was average at best. I still hadn't gotten proper training from the family or received an art. Although I was already on my way to making mine, for that last part.
But ultimately, I was still far off.
[Armant is a unique prospect for an Art. It takes close characteristics from Battle arts and combines them with the intricate Aether manipulation needed in Aura control.]
Basically it's an Art that highly complints Martial arts and close combat. But I still can't augnt my weapon, and it was only an Art in na.
The prospects was all in my head and had yet to fully materialized.
Realizing this, I inadvertently gave a sigh.
"I guess it's about ti I really completed my Art.
At the very least I needed to learn to be able to use Armant on my weapons.
"There's not much ti... I might have to delay my return to the real world by one more day."
That was one week down here.
In one week...again!... I will return back to the Boss Lair!
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