Seong had initially planned to step in, but it seed completely unnecessary.
In fact, letting his familiars handle the entire raid on their own sounded like a great idea for the video. He decided to focus solely on supporting them instead.
After all, wasn’t it his familiars who had been the most bored while he was off in the Hall of Knights?
‘They’re really good at this.’
Their coordination was seamless, as if they’d been a team for decades.
It made sense for Leonic, Valtar, and Fiora, who had been working together since the battle against Helena.
But Anemore, Kalisha, Barfur, and Drakanos were newcors.
Even so, their teamwork was impeccable.
Barely ten minutes into the raid, a system ssage appeared before Seong.
[The Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne』, is evolving.]
[The Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne』, has entered Phase 2.]
Warning
During Phase 2, the raid boss becos significantly more powerful. Proceed with caution.
With the notification, Mirage Ne’s pale pink carapace began to glow, gradually turning a deep crimson.
She looked far more nacing now.
Yet none of Seong’s familiars appeared overly concerned.
They were cautious, yes, but there wasn’t a shred of fear or panic among them.
“Skreeeeee!!!”
Mirage Ne roared in fury, opening her massive jaws.
The venomous and illusory energy within her began to coalesce, concentrating into a breath attack—a signature move of dragons.
With no way to block it, the familiars instinctively began to retreat.
But just as they were withdrawing, Seong issued a simple command.
“Go.”
At that word, the familiars halted their retreat and closed in on Mirage Ne instead.
Just as Mirage Ne prepared to unleash her deadly breath, Barfur leaped into action. Kalisha enhanced his trajectory by launching him like a cannonball with a wave of dark energy.
Using the montum, Barfur propelled himself mid-air.
BOOOM!
The air itself seed to rip apart as the explosive shockwave roared.
Barfur’s speed was almost as fast as the sound of the impact, and he drove his fist into Mirage Ne’s massive head.
THWAAACK!!!
The force of the blow was deafening, causing Mirage Ne’s head to snap violently to the side.
Her jaws, originally aid at the familiars, now pointed toward a cliff.
At that precise mont, Seong activated his skill.
Whoosh.
Beneath Mirage Ne, an abyss of endless darkness appeared. From within, countless grotesque hands erged, clawing their way toward her.
Like the hands of vengeful spirits dragging their prey to the underworld, they latched onto her.
Mirage Ne found herself utterly immobilized.
[『Grip of the Abyss』 has sealed the Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne』, for 3 seconds.]
[The Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne』, attempts to resist.]
[This skill cannot be resisted.]
As the ssage appeared before Seong, his familiars launched a full-scale assault.
Leonic and Valtar swung their aura-infused swords.
Schaaash!
Drakanos, watching them, shook his head slightly before igniting his blade with a crimson glow and delivering a masterful slash.
Shhhhhtk!
Chiiiiii!!!
Fiora, her energy replenished, transford into a small dragon once more and exhaled a concentrated breath onto Mirage Ne.
Kwoooosh!!!
Above them, Anemore descended like a bolt of judgnt, turning the entire world a brilliant shade of turquoise as his thunderous strike landed.
Kwarrrrrr!!!
The coordinated attacks overwheld Mirage Ne completely. Her breath attack, ant to obliterate the familiars, ended up harmlessly directed toward the cliffside.
BOOOOOM!!!
No matter how much Mirage Ne struggled, her efforts to retaliate were futile.
Whenever she tried to target the lee attackers, Seong would immobilize her or reposition his familiars.
If Seong wasn’t using his skills, Kalisha or Anemore would swiftly intervene to pull their allies to safety.
Their teamwork was airtight—there wasn’t even a sliver of an opening for Mirage Ne to exploit.
Seong could’ve tested out new skills, but he chose not to.
There was no need.
This raid was entirely about showcasing his familiars, and they were doing more than enough.
Still, Mirage Ne proved her worth as a Hidden Raid Boss by holding out for a significant amount of ti.
‘She’s tough, I’ll give her that,’ Seong thought, observing her endurance against the relentless barrage.
But now, the end was near.
“Skssss…”
Her strength was waning, and she was on the verge of collapse.
As the familiars prepared to launch one final assault, Drakanos moved.
With a light step, he leaped into the air.
His movents were as unassuming as an elderly man taking a leisurely stroll, but the impact was monuntal.
BOOOM!!!
The ground he’d pushed off from fractured, leaving a massive fissure in his wake.
The shockwave roared as he shot through the air like a projectile, closing in on Mirage Ne.
As he neared her, Drakanos adjusted his posture slightly, gripping the hilt of his sword, still sheathed.
Srrrng—.
The blade, glowing as if it had been subrged in molten lava, emitted a fierce heat.
As it was fully drawn, it blazed with a fiery crimson light, montarily blinding to anyone nearby.
For a brief instant, both Drakanos and his sword vanished.
Then, they reappeared behind Mirage Ne.
Drakanos sheathed his blade with deliberate care.
Click.
As the sword slid back into its sheath with a sharp, resonant sound, Mirage Ne turned her massive head toward Drakanos as if trying to make sense of what had happened.
Her head turned slowly—too slowly—and at an angle no neck should allow.
Then, the thin line across her neck began to deepen.
Ssss…
Her head detached, slipping cleanly off her shoulders, and fell heavily to the ground.
Thud—!
Fwshhhh—!!!
From the headless body, a geyser of blood mixed with venom and illusory energy erupted, painting the battlefield in toxic crimson.
One clean strike, and her head was severed completely.
Watching the scene unfold like sothing out of a comic book, Seong let out a sigh of disbelief.
“Wow.”
Swordsmanship could accomplish sothing like this?
As Seong marveled, his body froze.
It felt as though even breathing had beco difficult—a familiar sensation signaling the start of an event cutscene.
Seong’s avatar began to move toward Mirage Ne’s severed head.
Her venomous fangs twitched, and suddenly, she spoke.
[Ahhh! Mistress of Illusions! Please do not abandon !!!]
The cutscene left Seong puzzled.
Wait, wasn’t she the Mistress of Illusions?
Her na was literally Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne!
What was this about?
Focusing on the event, Seong watched as a soft pink energy began to descend from the sky.
‘That energy…’
It was familiar—the sa energy Mirage Ne had wielded throughout the battle.
But now that he thought about it…
She hadn’t actually used illusionary powers in combat.
The only ability she’d displayed was venom.
For soone titled “Mistress of Illusions,” she fought more like “Mistress of Venom.”
Was this energy the key to solving the mystery?
[Ahh, Mistress of Illusions…]
Mirage Ne’s severed head called out desperately, but the sky remained silent.
Growing frantic, she cried out again.
[Please, have rcy! Grant the power of illusions once more!!!]
But instead of answering her plea, the pink energy absorbed all traces of Mirage Ne’s illusory power, ascending back into the heavens.
[No… Noooo!!!]
As her last vestiges of power were stripped away, Mirage Ne’s head flailed helplessly.
But with her body severed and her powers gone, there was nothing she could do.
Deprived of her illusory energy, her body withered like a dried husk, leaving behind only venom so potent that even she began to dissolve in it.
[Please… grant strength… just once more…!]
Her desperate cries echoed, but the heavens remained indifferent.
With her illusory powers reclaid, Mirage Ne succumbed to her own venom, her body lting into an unrecognizable heap.
The event cutscene ended.
“Hm.”
It was a shocking revelation.
“So, the Mistress of Illusions is soone else?”
In hindsight, it made sense. For a Hidden Raid Boss below level 120, her na had always seed overly grandiose.
At level 120, a boss wasn’t even considered mid-tier. No wonder players referred to such bosses as “rookies.”
Just as Seong was piecing it all together, a series of system ssages appeared before him.
[You have defeated the Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne』.]
[You have acquired the keyword, 『Mistress of Illusions』.]
[Level up!] ×4
[You have reached level 122.]
[By reaching level 120, a new skill for the 『Overlord』 class has been unlocked.]
[You have acquired the Legendary-grade skill, 『To of Ruin』.]
[Upon reaching a level multiple of 10, the Almighty-grade item, 『Overlord’s Codex』, has been activated.]
[Contribution was attributed to a single user.]
[This was classified as a solo raid.]
[Raid completed solo. Rewards will be enhanced.]
[First defeat. Rewards will be enhanced.]
[As this was a solo raid, all rewards are granted to user 『Seong』.]
[Defeat rewards include the Legendary-grade item, 『Thousand-Year Fang』.]
[Defeat rewards include the Legendary-grade skill book, 『Skillbook – Venomous Breath』.]
[Defeat rewards include the Legendary-grade material, 『Core of Illusions』.]
[You have achieved the first defeat of the Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mistress of Illusions Mirage Ne』.]
[You have acquired the title, 『Slayer of Mirage Ne』.]
[As the first to clear this Hidden Raid, you may choose to disclose its information.]
[Disclosing this information will grant enhanced rewards from dungeon clears for 3 months.]
[You may choose when to disclose this information.]
[If another raid party clears the dungeon before disclosure, this option will no longer be available.]
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