The Villainous Me Turned the Losers into Blackened Bosses – Chapter 167

“Will, see there? Use your proudest Extreme Flame Meteor?!”
“I see it, I see it—”
“Pfft…”
“Imprint our fate, burn our souls, scorch our lives, this is Extreme Flame Meteor—”
Will chanted a spell at one of the eyes of the giant ice lizard, which moved slowly and mostly just lay on the ground.
The moment the spell finished…
Time seemed to slow down. The world in Will’s eyes gradually slowed. He watched the coin in his hand fly out—
This ice lizard was very troublesome!
The most troublesome part was…
Its body was covered in thick, hard crystal armor.
But…
For some reason, this ice armor was exquisitely “carved” and disguised to look like ordinary ice armor!
At first glance, both Will and Shuna misjudged!
They thought this ice lizard was no different from the other small ice lizards, its body also covered in ice armor, and that flame magic would surely break through.
But they were wrong…
This ice lizard was likely a mutated species, and calling it a “Crystal Ice Lizard” wouldn’t be an exaggeration at all.
In that case…
It would be difficult to figure out in a short time what kind of attack was most effective against this crystal. So, they had to resort to the “team with insufficient firepower dealing with an ice lizard” method.
Directly attack its weakness!
That would be…
Its eyes.
No matter what, when its eyes were open, there was no armor to protect them.
Lizards, even outside of dungeons, were creatures like this.
Thinking concluded.
The Extreme Flame Meteor, like a shooting star, shot out from Will’s hand, powerfully and precisely piercing through its right eye—
Boom—
The detonation of the Extreme Flame Meteor merged with the sound of the giant ice lizard falling.
Then, this massive entity slowly turned into dust.
“Gasp… gasp… phew…”
Without Shuna’s blessing, Will began panting after casting just one spell. He couldn’t even stand steadily and sat down on the ground.
Don’t ask why he still used that move.
He had spent several years studying it to be able to cast it. The current version had increased power but reduced consumption.
It was already remarkable for him to learn an Ancient Magic to this extent!
Most professors who studied Ancient Magic (except for Teacher Liya) would be content if they could understand the incantation in their lifetime, let alone cast it.
“Looking pretty tired? How was it, did you feel the excitement of a true BOSS battle this time?”
Shuna walked over.
Will had thought…
She would give him a blessing to restore magic or reduce fatigue, but…
Neither!
She walked over…
Handed him a towel and told him to wipe his sweat.
“Exciting doesn’t even begin to describe it… Three minutes ago, the moment it swiped its paw, if… if you hadn’t intervened and blocked it for me… would I have died?”
“Correct!”
“Was there a moment where you didn’t intend to save me?”
“No.”
Shuna scratched her head.
“By the 40th floor, you’ll start encountering elites that are a bit challenging for you—challenging in the sense that you’d be on the brink of death.”
“You deliberately wanted me to walk the line between life and death.”
“Yep!”
Shuna answered without any embarrassment, nodding.
However…
Will touched his pounding heart. He had truly been intensely excited just now, feeling a surge of adrenaline he hadn’t felt in a long time.
Actually…
It was different from what he had imagined dungeons to be.
He had initially thought it would be like in games, where everyone played their roles, the damage dealers dealt damage, healers healed, the BOSS’s HP bar dropped, and it was over.
Only occasionally if the formation was wrong, there might be a risk of one of his subordinates’ portraits turning black, but as long as the preparations and subsequent supplies (i.e., logistics work) were done properly, there would be no problem.
But…
He had misunderstood one point.
Properly planning a dungeon clear with no risks, passing smoothly, or even instantly defeating the boss was indeed the norm for dungeon adventuring.
But like now, probing at the edge of danger, launching a desperate counterattack, and striking a fatal blow by targeting a weakness…
That was also an adventure experience!
For most Adventurers here, this was their “life,” not a meticulously planned养成游戏 (nurturing game).
They had to be prepared, and yet face the risk of licking the blade of a knife.
Moreover…
He would definitely not have dared to act as the main damage dealer and attack such a strong elite monster alone before. Although Shuna had blocked a fatal blow for him once, he had succeeded this time.
“Alright, alright, don’t dwell on it. You probably need the crystal ore left behind by this thing, right?”
“Crystal ore, what crystal… Wait, right?!”
Will stood up and scrambled to the ice lizard’s corpse.
In an ice-attribute dungeon, especially one with rare ice-attribute monsters during this period, the drop from an elite BOSS…
Was a material that Iaar’s shield desperately needed!
The Quest System wasn’t readily available, but Will had already memorized it. He knew what everyone needed.
Although this kind of crystal, due to its extremely high physical toughness, was slightly weaker in magic resistance, it could only be used as the faceplate of a shield and was unsuitable as a defensive filler in between.
It was already fortunate to find the faceplate!
“The quality is very good, no… not just the quality, it’s mainly that this material is rare. We couldn’t break it despite fighting for so long just now.”
“Uh-huh, right?”
“Oh! Wait, speaking of which, there’s something else that needs to be retrieved…”
Will quickly began searching the vicinity.
The Extreme Flame Meteor always required a medium to be cast.
However, unlike the coins he used to make himself, which disappeared after one use, he had borrowed a Witch’s coin from Liya long ago.
Retrieving it was a bit troublesome, but thanks to its sturdiness and low consumption, it was essential for dealing with many tough opponents.
“This… coin? No, why does Entak’s coin have a witch’s head on it?”
“Oh, this is what Teacher Liya gave me.”
“Teacher Liya. Oh, the short witch you always talk about?”
“I’ve mentioned many characteristics about her, why do you only remember she’s short?”
Will tilted his head.
“Mm. Her magical attainments are quite high, and she’s done a lot of research on Ancient Magic. She also has many items. I’ve told you before, this is one of her items!”
Shuna listened with her arms crossed and nodded.
“Okay, okay, okay.”
Will always felt…
That Shuna was a bit impatient whenever he mentioned other people.
As expected…
As expected!
As a genius like her, cooperating with Shining Star and these yet-to-be-trained teammates must make her feel like she’s being underutilized.
“It’s okay, Shuna, believe me. In time, those three will become very, very strong. I promise you as the captain! I will definitely build this team into a super S Rank team that can cooperate with you!”
Shuna had an expression that said, “I don’t think that’s what I meant.”
“Ambitious goals… are… are a good thing.”