Re:Mimic [MONSTER MC LITRPG]

Chapter 39: Boss Fight!


I'm Chapter 39: Boss Fight!

As his triumphant howl propagated throughout the battlefield, Lucas could feel something in himself had changed. His mind felt more… whole.

Crash's presence had completely faded and fused into the individual known as Lucas Maverick to create something more.

But, this was something to investigate later. At this time, all Lucas wanted to do was fight, kill, and prove himself capable of surviving, of thriving.

Unfortunately, this transformation hadn't been smooth. Pain wracked his entire being as he struggled to bulk himself up in the face of the small army.

With narrowed eyes, he brought his perception to the tree men. 30+ ordinary tree men stood in formation behind the three Elites and the Boss.

Their weapons held perpendicular to the ground as they watched Lucas as well. No trace of fear could be seen on their faces, only resolve and even a burning fighting spirit.

The three Elites melded into the ordinary tree men's formation. Copying their stance even in the face of Lucas' boost in power. Confused and agitated, Lucas fur tensed up and he unleashed a thunderous growl.

The sound reverberated through his form like it was from a jet engine. His Life energy strengthened his form further with its revolutions, bringing his mind to the edge of going berserk in the process.

THRUM-THUD...THRUM-THUD...THRUM-THUD…

Suddenly, the tree men began beating their spears against the ground, creating a pulsing rhythm. In the distance, Lucas could see the domain core having a visible reaction to this behavior. Its form now vibrating and shifting in tandem with each synchronized beat of their spears.

This gave Lucas a small sense of crisis but in his current state such emotions just made his bloody grin spread wider in anticipation.

As Lucas' figure tensed in preparation to launch himself forward, the Boss took calm, powerful steps forward. Its forest green eyes darker than they have ever been as it spoke out, its voice low and rough,

<Nature's will: the strongest shall reign supreme.>

As it uttered that alien phrase, Lucas felt the Spirit energy within the tree men shift and change its flow. Previously, it was somewhat evenly distributed between them but now about 70% of it was being absorbed by the Boss.

Even more troubling, the energy had formed a bridge between the humanoids and the domain core. If they could somehow borrow power from it, he would be screwed.

BOOM!

Having seen enough, Lucas lunged forward, transforming into a dark red blur. His form slick with blood as his barely healed body groaned at the strain.

"Thanks for letting me transform dipshit, now die!"

Lucas snarled as he dished out a claw strike, his hand coated in brilliant crimson Life energy. The still transforming Boss didn't react to his attack as Lucas' form just sailed through it like it was a mirage.

'What?'

Panicked, Lucas attacked the other humanoids only to be met with the same result. Their forms somehow phased through his attacks completely.

THRUM-THUD...THRUM-THUD...THRUM-THUD…

The echoing tempo created by the tree men only got louder and louder. The sound now carried a trace of the domain core's power, causing the rhythm to be transmitted directly to Lucas' Psyche.

'Wiki, what's going on?'

Wiki immediately answered, its neutral voice slightly heavier than usual.

{You currently don't have access to such knowledge.}

'Fuck!'

Growling, four Runic inscriptions appeared above his hands and feet. Unlike before, they were made entirely by Life energy. Without a second thought, Lucas imprinted them on his flesh. The searing pain helped focus his tense Mind even more, and with [Daring Mind]'s help, he immediately moved on to another plan.

"Since I can't interrupt them, I will just prepare for the battle as well."

He kept his plans simple. Given how unpredictable the situation was becoming, he could only bet on himself.

In a flash, the Runes were complete and he moved on to the Sharpening Runes on his tails and Strengthening Rune on his chest.

While he did so, he also moved away from the army of humanoids while training his senses on the Boss. He could see its transformation was now almost complete.

Its originally rough bark now looked like an organic suit of armor. Each groove and layer of wood interlocking to form a complex weave of protection. The grooves around its limbs followed a spiraling pattern similar to the growth of tree rings.

Across this newly formed armor, various gentle white glowing Runes could be spotted along its appendages and torso. Unlike Lucas' method of applying Runes, each Rune looked like it had always been there and simply followed the pattern of growth the armor provided.

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By the time the transformation was over, the Boss was now considerably taller but that took a back seat to the oppressive amount of Spirit energy it radiated. Two complex Runes suddenly flashed to life within its abyss-like eyes, it then trained its powerful gaze on Lucas as it asked.

/Be prepared, Thraxxar. For you face the full might of the Yggorin!/

Though Lucas didn't understand its words but the Boss somehow transmitted its meaning and intent directly to his mind.

"Oh yeah?! You're about to face the wrath of Lucas Maverick!"

Not backing down from the challenge Lucas rushed forward once more. Any thought of understanding the situation or forming some complex plan to defeat the Boss had long since been thrown out of the window. Lucas once again chose to believe in himself.

As Lucas rushed towards the Boss, it just calmly extended its arm parallel to the ground and mobilized its Spirit energy. In the distance, its black spear whistled through the air towards its open hand.

When Lucas got within five meters of the Boss, the spear fell into its grip and it smoothly performed a lazy thrust.

Lucas pupils shrunk as the effortlessly attack moved at a significant speed, striking towards at his brain. Not to be out done, Lucas sidestepped the thrust and clawed at its outstretched arm.

'Let's see just how tough you are!'

Slash! BOOM!

A shockwave exploded outward as splinters flew in the air. Lucas' attack left a jagged claw mark on domain lord's arm, knocking it to the side. This sudden shift in momentum surprised both Lucas and the Boss.

'Chance!'

Lucas subconsciously activated the Lightening Rune with his Life energy, his body instantly felt as light as a feather as he lunged towards the Boss' head. Intent on finishing this with a fatal bite.

His jaws took on a crimson glow as they widened to an inhuman degree, hanging almost 270° wide as he delivered this viscous chomp.

The Boss' forest green pupils shrunk as some of its Runes glowed brightly. Its figure suddenly flashed to the side as it avoided Lucas' attack with a quick sidestep.

BOOM! Slash! Slash!

To its surprise, Lucas' tails acted like they had minds of their own, leaving two deep gashes on its back as it escaped desperately. Landing on his feet, Lucas dashed towards the boss once more. Leaving behind a crater as his mouth curved in a bloodthirsty grin.

The dark humanoid hastily got into a proper stance as it regarded Lucas seriously. Every cut on its form was already mended.

Lucas closed in on it and smashed out another claw strike, the wind shrieking at the dark red attack. His tails flared silver as they sought out the best moment to strike.

Slashslashslashslashslashslashslash.

In a rapid barrage of attacks, Lucas had the Boss on the back foot. Each attack scored numerous lacerations, splinters of flesh, and sweet smelling ichor.

But to his dismay, the Boss's injuries healed almost instantaneously. Its vast supply of Spirit energy gave it the foundation to compete with the physically superior Lucas.

After dozens of exchanges, the bastion of the Yggorin's Runes flared to life as it thrusted out. This attack siphoning a considerable chunk of its power.

With a bone shattering crack, both Lucas' hand and the Boss' spear were smashed away. The Boss recovered faster than Lucas and immediately struck out again. Its spear lancing at his throat like a serpent's strike, flashing with a deadly black.

Lucas' tails deflected the attack as he used his Lightening Rune to escape, becoming a crimson blur. Unwilling to lose this advantage, the Boss became a dark green streak as it chased down Lucas.

/Are you a coward, Thraxxar? Face me!/

Lucas stayed silent as he galvanized his Life energy to sprint away faster while rapidly healing his hand. He had to end this fight soon. With just these exchanges they had, Lucas understood it would be very difficult to kill this monster without cutting off its power source—the tree men.

THRUM-THUD...THRUM-THUD...THRUM-THUD…

In less than three seconds, Lucas made it to the legion of humanoids who were still performing that rhythmic thumping. They all completely ignored him as they focused on their task.

Mentally crossing his fingers, he lashed at them with a tail. The tail simply cleaved through them like a blade through smoke, completely inconsequential.

Before he could get frustrated, this slight delay allowed the Boss to catch up. Its Spirit energy exploded outwards as it went all out. It thrusted out its spear at Lucas core, Runes flaring with an ominous dark light. Lucas rolled to the side barely avoiding the attack while countering with a tail slash, slicing the Boss across its neck.

The Boss stomped out a kick which sent Lucas flying, then it became a blinding streak which arrived at Lucas' destination before even he could.

Lucas felt a wave of dread as he sensed the Boss' spear suddenly appear a few centimeters away from his core. Its tip carried that deadly black energy once more. Using everything he had within him, Lucas moved to the side as he was impaled in the chest.

BOOM!

Vaporized blood and guts exploded out of Lucas as his inner organs were almost completely eviscerated by the attack. A black beam of Spirit energy shot through Lucas' chest like a laser, cleaving through the earth for tens of meters. The cavern fell to silence as both figure froze like statues.

/You fought well, Thraxxar./

The dark humanoid tried to pull away its spear but it felt like it had been casted into metal. Before it could figure out what was going on, Lucas' tails stabbed into it from multiple directions. The domain lord's complex weave of Spirit energy immediately fell into disarray as he activated [Leech].

<Arggghh!!>

The Boss let out a bellowing roar as it struggled fiercely against Lucas. Lucas could feel the Boss' energy eating up at his insides much more frantically as it flailed but he didn't care, all he knew was this was the only chance he would get and he had to take it.

"Shut up!"

This tense stand off went on for a few moments before the Boss collapsed to a knee. At this point, the Boss who was already low on energy fell to a knee as Lucas siphoned everything it had to give. Lucas yelled as he took out a tail and pierced through its core, silencing the Domain lord.

Lucas immediately collapsed to the floor, his Mind and Physique facing some severe backlash from his reckless use of [Leech]. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself painfully at the thought.

'[Leech]… always coming in clutch… hehe.'

Thinking of the numerous humanoids probably rushing towards his location, Lucas gritted his teeth and began galvanizing his Life energy. As he re-entered his heightened state of focus, he heard something strange.

The rhythmic pounding the tree men were performing, it was still ongoing. In fact, it was now louder than ever. The Domain core's enigmatic chime borrowing its way into his weakened Mind once more. Lucas desperately tried to push it out to no avail.

'Not like this, goddamn it!'

Just as all hope was lost, he felt the Domain core's power gently caressed his Mind and then sent of a pulse of its intent into his psyche. Before Lucas could question this change in treatment, he received a system notification he couldn't ignore.

{Special [Quest] granted - Conquer the Domain core. Reward: Link with the Domain core. Do you accept Special [Quest] 'Conquer the domain core? [Yes] [No].}

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