Child of Destiny

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Owen continuously battled the Shadow Mountain Drake. He might still be losing in terms of raw power due to the huge gap in stats, but he was able to take advantage of his superior speed to dodge the attacks that were too heavy for him to withstand and reposition himself in a more advantageous position.

Whoosh!

The Divine Tattoo that he currently possessed, the Sacred Thunderbird Tattoo, did not provide him that much of strength or defensive capabilities. Instead, it granted him an immense boost in speed and provided him some control over a higher form of mana, which he fused with his innate mana.

With the help of these buffs, he became more mobile despite wearing such a set of heavy armor. He was also able to execute a more complex series of maneuvers due to the lightness that his body possessed.

The advantage of the Knight Class relied on their ability to withstand powerful attacks, which were enhanced by the heavy armor that they were wearing.

The set of armor that they donned provided them a huge boost in defensive capabilities and a certain level of strength, making them the perfect frontline that would tank all kinds of attacks from their opponents.

But in exchange for their high defense and protective skills, their bodies became less mobile due to the set of heavy equipment that they were wearing.

This was one of the weaknesses of their class, which made it easier to be targeted by players with range class, particularly Archers and Mages, who specialized in crowd-control skills.

But what would happen if such a slowpoke class that could withstand a good beating suddenly became extremely mobile?

Such an outcome would be a horrible nightmare for those squishy classes since they would be having a hard time kiting such an opponent.

Owen was that kind of nightmarish tank right now. However, the first to experience this was the dungeon boss that they were battling rather than a player.

This battle continued until the team finally dropped the health of Shadow Mountain Drake to a quarter of its total value.

Roar!

When this happened, the conditions for this dungeon boss to enter a berserk state were finally met.

It roared violently while continuously releasing a violent ripple of mana, which quickly turned into a storm of dark energy that surrounded it along with flying debris in the air.

Not long after, these energies slowly formed a group of humanoid figures made from shadow elemental mana.

They did not have a face, which made them quite scary. The surrounding rock fragments in the air also merged with these humanoid creatures and formed earthen armor and weapons immediately after.

The mixture of Shadow and Earth Elemental Mana that these humanoid creatures wielded was so pure that they would not lose to elemental creatures that could be found in the land of elves and spirits.

The threat level that these creatures were emitting was comparable to common-rank monsters with some reaching the level of elite-rank monsters.

Roar!

These hybrid elemental golems released an immense killing intent that filled the entire boss room, accompanying the roar of the dungeon boss.

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The Empyrean Talons, on the other hand, were already expecting something like this to happen. They had been fighting the Komodo Lizards and Shadow Lizards since entering this dungeon and even dealt with quite a number of Drakes along the way, so they were not strangers to this situation when the dungeon boss went berserk.

Right after seeing the signs that the Shadow Mountain Drake was entering its berserk pace, the group quickly executed their preparations.

Bang!

Chaotic Luck, who had been waiting for this opportunity, suddenly slammed the bottom of his bone staff into the cave floor.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A huge summoning circle suddenly appeared on the ground underneath their feet, almost covering the entire cave floor of the boss room.

The symbols that filled his huge summoning circle carried the properties of the Powers of the Bright Sun and Decaying Death.

There was a huge sun diagram at the center of the summoning circle while blazing skull diagrams were situated at the four cardinal directions of this circle.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

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Not long after, skeleton soldiers with blazing skulls and equipped with a variety of weapons appeared one after another along with the intense heat that filled the entire boss room.

This heat did not affect the members of the Empyrean Talons, but it suppressed the shadow abilities of hybrid elemental golems that the Shadow Mountain Drake had summoned.

‘Solaris Lich Advanced Skill: Call of the Solar Undead’

Even if the effects were not that much due to the overwhelming stats of these monsters, it still somewhat affected them.

Chaotic Luck had finally summoned his famous ‘Legion of the Chaotic Sun’, which the people labeled as one of the most powerful summoned armies alongside Immortal’s ‘Undying Legion’.

But that was not the end since Cloe, who was also preparing for this situation, suddenly raised her staff in the air, which released a blinding light that illuminated the boss room.

‘Holy Maiden Skill (Tier 2): Blessing of the Light’

When this light finally subsided, specks of gentle light filled the entire room before falling into the bodies of the summoned legion of special undead.

As these lights merged with the bodies of the blazing skeleton soldiers, their stats rose by several folds, almost matching the stats of the hybrid elemental golems of the opposing side.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

To further enhance the layering of these buffs, a group of totems suddenly appeared in the air before falling on the ground and forming a special formation.

These totems pulsed with a gentle light that covered a huge area within the room as they further boosted the stats of the Legion of the Chaotic Sun.

Huahua, who just finished laying down the totem formation, gently controlled her breathing before doing a series of gestures with her free hand and the staff that she held on the other.

After a series of chants, she opened her eyes and activated yet another spell.

‘Grand Shaman Skill (Tier 2): Ghost Gates of the Netherworld’

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A pair of incorporeal gates appeared behind her, which quickly opened and suddenly released a swarm of ghost soldiers and vengeful wraiths that flew in every direction.

The all these armies filling the boss room, the place suddenly a little too tight and narrow to move freely.

At the same time, both sides quickly began to attack the opposition and immediately waged war with one another.

Roar! Roar!

Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A chaotic battle quickly erupted as the two sides battled out, turning the boss room into a complete warzone.

Boom!

At the center of this warzone, Owen was battling against the Shadow Mountain Drake with the help of Akailu, who already used the unique abilities of his Ascended Class and merged with his monster pets.

Bang! Bang!

Owen was taking the main role of tanking the attacks of the dungeon boss while Akailu was in a supporting position.

Owen, who just awakened the special powers of his Ascended Class and ascended to become an Ascended Being, was quite excited to fully explore his new potential and test his current limit.

Even though he was aware that he was still far from being able to solo this dungeon boss, he was quite confident in this battle, especially when he had reliable support from a distance.

With this, he was free from worrying about anything and focused on holding the Shadow Mountain Drake in place so that their DPS could deal as much damage as they could.

Akailu, on the other hand, was closely observing Owen while supporting the latter.

He was not sure where this new power of Owen came from, but he could at least guess that it had something to do with the latter’s Ascended Class.

He wanted to learn what this guy had done to awaken such power and find a clue on how he would be able to do the same.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The dungeon boss tried to sneak an ambush on Owen, who was trying to avoid a frontal confrontation with it due to its current berserk state, with a bunch of earth spikes that appeared on the group while being enfolded by shadow energies.

But Owen was quick enough to respond and used a protection skill to defend against those shadow-earth spikes, which were instantly destroyed right after the collision.

But that pause was more than enough for this dungeon boss to take advantage of for its next attack.

Swoosh!

After raising its claws that were releasing a shadowy flame, the Shadow Mountain Drake suddenly slammed it down, trying to crush Owen with it.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

But before it could even slam down, a pair of mana-enchanted arrows flew over Owen’s head. They landed on the shoulder and arm of the dungeon boss respectively, changing the trajectory of the attack and landed on the ground near its target instead.

Boom! Boom!

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Archimedes and Ithilien saved Owen in a timely manner before continuing to fire more arrows, which were reinforced by their respective skills.

The former was even flying in the air current to have a better view of the entire battlefield while firing in every direction, targeting the surrounding elemental golems that were trying to approach the group while also supporting Owen from time to time.

Ithilien, on the other hand, focused more on giving Owen a cover from the distance, firing an enchanted arrow after another, and using most of her offensive skills.

Then there was Daulla, who kept casting one spell after another, constantly blasting all those elemental golems around them and mostly supporting Samael, who was mostly acting as their main defense alongside the skeleton soldiers that Chaotic Luck had summoned as well as the ghost soldiers and wraiths of Huahua.

This raid was getting more intense with every passing second, signifying that it was already about to end.

Given the current state of the battle, it was clear that the rest of the Empyrean Talons were in control and steadily ending this raid.

But no one dared to lower their guard as they could tell that something ominous was about to happen. They were silently and patiently waiting for it while preparing their respective trump cards in response.

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In the meantime, Arthur, who was separated from everyone, was facing a predicament that he did not expect to happen.

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