Hellmode ~A Hardcore Gamer Becomes Peerless in Another World with Retro Game Settings~

[99th floor. 0:23 left]

The Dragon God Magra, who had been turned into a statue, was trying to crush Luvanka.

But Luvanka's eyes began to glow as he desperately pushed up with his 6 arms.

'Mythical Beast Mode!!'

Luvanka used his Awakened Skill [Mythical Beast Mode].

The muscles on his body grew bigger and his appearance began to blur like a mirage.

'Nghuh?!'

Magra felt Luvanka fighting back, even though he only had a third of Magra's stats.

So he put more force into his leg, trying to really crush Luvanka this time.

But the group had noticed Magra's confusion.

Knowing when the enemy was focusing on someone else was essential when fighting. 𝘧𝘳𝓮𝓮𝓌𝘦𝓫𝓷𝘰𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝓬ℴ𝘮

Depending on who the enemy was targeting, one would know whether to attack or defend.

And even when attacking one had to make sure to choose the right Skills for the situation.

While everyone sprung into action, the dragon with the highest stats went to attack Magra.

And then the leg that was pushing down on Luvanka was flung high into the air.

'Gyauuuuuaaaaaa!!'

Haku was not even a third of the size of Magra, but he tackled Magra's stomach with all his strength.

Haku moved quickly after deciding it was time to lunge at Magra.

Flapping his wings, he gained a lot of speed that shot him forward.

(That was really good. His timing was perfect to rush in!)

Haku was moving just as Allen wanted, standing between the enemy and the rear lines.

'Ghah?! Where's this power coming from! Wait, are you using my Divine Artifact?! That's mine!!'

Haku continued tearing off pieces of stone from Magra's stomach and chest.

Magra continued letting out senseless words, but then had nothing more to say.

"Possession Combination… Soul Sabeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr!!"

While Magra looked at Luvanka and then Haku, Allen had already rushed in.

Allen combined with Graham to attack from above Magra.

'Gyaha?!'

The Special Skill [Soul Saber] struck Magra's neck, and Allen's orichalcum sword showed no signs of stopping, cutting through.

Thanks to all the buffs and Intelligence Blessings from the cards in his Holder, he had enough power to cut through, though his orichalcum sword cracked after that.

"Alright, we won!!"

Cecile celebrated as Magra's severed head fell to the ground.

Allen had been waiting for Magra's attention to focus away from him.

That was also why he had ordered the rear lines to aim for his head.

Sophie had already used her Divine Technique [Spirit God's Blessing], so they could not reset their cooldowns anymore. So they had to find the best way to deal a large amount of damage.

(It was all thanks to my friends, they distracted him after all. Hm? One of his horns is glowing.)

Allen noticed a glowing spot on Magra's head.

One of the long horns growing out of his forehead was glowing.

'We cut his head off, but there's no log about us defeating him yet. Be careful everyone. I'll go pick up the horn, Merle, you go get the key.'

"Got it!"

Merle's voice replied through the megaphone magic device installed on Tam-Tam.

There were barely 20 minutes left, but there was no log about Magra being defeated.

They had not defeated the boss of the 80th floor though, or maybe that one could not be defeated.

Being careful, Allen cut off the tip of Magra's horn which was glowing.

(It just looks like a stone shaped like a horn.)

'Magra's Horn has been stored.'

When he put it in his Grimoire, it was called [Magra's Horn].

"We did it!!"

Cecile peeked at Allen's Grimoire. That was another item she needed for Isiris' quest.

"There we go… Huh?"

While everyone started to look relieved, Tam-Tam's art reached to grab the key from Magra's neck. But the key began to move away from Tam-Tam's arm.

Then there was a large cloud of dust as Magra's lower body began to stand up.

At the same time, Magra's eyes on his severed head began to glow red.

"Woah?! What's happening?!!"

Allen instinctively grabbed Cecile's hand and jumped back.

"Wait, we didn't defeat him yet?!!"

"It seems so."

As Magra's severed head began to stand up, all the dust and shattered rocks began to pile up around him. Once it seemed to regain its original shape, his sharp claws grabbed his head.

Then he placed it back on his body and it began to regenerate.

'Everyone, attack!!'

(This is bad, we don't have too many ways to attack left.)

Everyone quickly moved into formation to attack.

The golems fired at Magra, creating loud explosions that sent clouds of smoke billowing up.

'I see, I expected no less from the dragon holding my Divine Artifact and his companions. I'm the Dragon God Magra! The Dragon God controlling the world!!'

Once his whole body was restored, he stood still.

He seemed to be waiting for something, so everyone attacked as much as they could.

The attacks made Magra's body made of stone start to crack, and many pieces fell to the floor.

"Did we do… No! His body!!"

Once all the stone was done falling to the ground and the smoke settled, Magra became visible.

His muscular body was covered in green scales, and had two horns, one of which was broken.

His rear legs were thick and sturdy, supporting his 100 meter long body, and he held his hands with 3 claws ready to tear through Allen and the rest.

His stomach and the membrane of his wings were of a cream color, giving him the appearance of a stereotypical two tone dragon.

'Your attacks have freed me from the seal Gaia placed on me. Now you shall take my place and rot in this maze!!'

He opened his eyes and thanked them. But his attitude was so arrogant that it was clear he only saw Allen and the rest as insignificant.

[99th floor, 0:14 left]

(I really wish he didn't have a 2nd phase. We don't have many attacks left!)

Allen was bewildered, but Magra did not look like he would wait for the group to rearrange.

Allen looked at the remaining time on the mini-sculpture, and then began thinking of a way to win with their limited attacks.

Magra walked forward unbothered by the attacks from the golems, the magicians, and Matildora.

"Haku! Stop Magra from moving forward!!"

'Gyau!!'

"Cecile, start preparing a Small Meteorite!!"

"O-okay!"

Allen gave out orders in rapid succession. He had many allies with a lot of power, though the time they had left was still an issue.

Magra's appearance suggested that he had completely recovered his Strength.

Allen's expectations were quickly starting to shatter.

Allen, Shea, and Luvanka all started attacking Magra's stomach.

Graham's Awakened Skill [Possession Combination] was still active, turning Allen's Intelligence into powerful attacks, but they were not enough to take away all of Magra's Strength.

Magra's body was covered with tough scales, with powerful muscles underneath, which blocked Allen's orichalcum sword.

(Oh, my sword broke. Time for the backup.)

Allen tried to calm down as he switched out his broken sword for his backup one.

The backup sword he took out from his Grimoire had not been honed as much by Habarak and did not deal as much damage.

'Hm? An Extra Skill?!'

But Magra was used to fighting and instantly noticed Cecile channeling Mana behind him.

Allen was using the Special Skill [Soul Saber] to distract Magra from Cecile.

A powerful attack like that had to hit by surprise to deal the highest amount of damage.

'Gyau! Gugugu!!'

Haku tried his best to stop Magra, who was 3 times his size.

'Merle, we should go forward too.'

"Yes. Let's go Tam-Tam!"

'Understood.'

Matildora had been focusing on breath attacks from behind, but then he spoke to Merle.

While elderly, his body was still honed, and he had the same size as Tam-Tam and Magra.

'Hm? What are you trying to do!!'

Magra's movements were finally stopped by Haku, Matildora, and Tam-Tam.

"I'm ready! Everyone get away!!"

Cecile was done channeling her Mana, so she shouted at the 3 to get away from the target.

But none of them moved.

Magra already knew Cecile was about to use an Extra Skill, so it would only hit if they kept him still.

Shea had tried to take the key even when she got covered in blood.

Luvanka had almost been crushed to protect Shea.

Admiral Galara and Helmios' part were all fighting desperately too.

'Do you really think your puny power is enough!!'

'I won't let go!!'

Magra's terrifying claws began to tear through Tam-Tam's adamantite body.

But Tam-Tam continued clinging onto Magra, not letting go.

"Don't worry about us, just use Small Meteor already!!"

Merle's voice came through the megaphone magic device on Tam-Tam.

(Damnit, at this point having Digragni's help wouldn't even help much.)

Merle could not bring Digragni to combine with Tam-Tam here.

The Earth Labyrinth allowed allies to fall in battle, but did not allow for others to join later.

Considering they were there for 24 hours, Digragni could not abandon his work for the God of Magic Isiris for so long, so he could not help them.

But Digragni did not have any special attacks either, so he would not be of much help during a time attack dungeon.

[99th floor, 0:10 left]

They were about to reach the 10 minute mark, and Allen had to make a choice.

"We have no choice. Cecile, use Small Meteor. Gretta and Ingrissa, get ready to heal as soon as possible."

"Okay, got it!!"

"I-if you say so! Small Meteor!!"

While they held Magra back, Cecile channeled all her Mana and Spiritual Power into her Extra Skill [Small Meteor].

Cecile had learned to use the Extra Skill [Small Meteor] in the Academy, and back then it was 50 meters big, but now it was 1000 meters in diameter.

A large red hot rock formed in the ceiling, containing hundreds of thousands of Mana and Spiritual Power, which fell on Magra.

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