ACT 4 Radun

Deimos, block the other side!

Clatter, clatter!Deimos bones shook as he ran.He slid on the icy path, turned and raised his shield. Something bumped into the shield as a blurry form emerged in the darkness.They disappeared again but it was clearly a mongoose.It was a mongoose with black fur.

Thats it. We ran it down. Dedric, lure the other mongooses and gain some time.

Understood Master. Ill leave it to you.

Dedric provoked three mongooses by shaking his hips. Meanwhile Ark stood and blocked the other side of the passage.

Minds Eye!

It suddenly became dark. But in a moment, sound waves just like the sonar waves used by deep sea submarines emerged and he clearly saw the shape of the passage.It was the special effect of his rare ring, Minds Eye. When the sonar scanned an area, he immediately knew where the black mongoose was.On one side was Deimos and since Ark was blocking the way, the mongoose used a special skill called Shadow to hide its body in a crack. It was aiming for a chance to escape.

This time I wont miss!

Ark had spent 2 weeks exploring the cave and making his map.His primary goal had been to complete the Mongoose Essence collection.While sweeping through the cave and fighting mongooses, he had seen several with different attributes such as the one with blue fur or the mongoose with yellow fur.they each possessed a different attribute that matched them.In addition, they were never alone.He was lucky that he accidentally caught the first fire mongoose by itself.Usually he would have a life and death battle with four or five mongooses.Of course, at first he couldnt handle it. So he used the system where Dedric and Deimos lured the special mongooses while he fought the normal mob and ran away using Sprint if he was close to dying.The battles were always like walking a thin plank of ice.But over time he managed to raise his levels.Not only that, his skill levels also become better and he became more accustomed to using Gwisals sword.

Without the Sword-Hand Combat skill, I wouldnt be able to use random weapons.

Ark knew that he hadnt used 100% of Gwisals attack power. It had different characteristics from a normal sword or dagger.Of course he needed time to adapt to the characteristics after changing weapons. It was the Adaptation system.After he changed weapons, the impact was too intense and unexpected. But once he continued to use Gwisals sword, he could sense the attacks become increasingly stronger. And he also corrected the disruption to his balance that he felt when he first used it.Thanks to that, Ark was able to use 100% of Gwisals damage and there was no discomfort when he used kicks.He used Gwisals sword like a razor while the kick would deal a terrible blow!

Ark used that combination and had fun fighting the monsters. So 2 left..after fire, he had collected 4 more mongoose essences, the Earth, Wind, Ice and Lightning.And now the special mongoose in front of him had the darkness attribute.

Damn, havent I already wasted a few days because of this guy?

He had found the mongoose with the darkness attribute a few days ago.However, this mongoose was different from the ones with other attributes.While Ark was fighting the normal mobs, the dark mongoose hid using Shadow and fled. It was irritating because its Shadow skill was different from stealth.Unless it attacked first, Shadow wouldnt be released even if Ark managed to hit it.Because of that, Ark repeatedly missed it and then he would spend several hours searching for the mongoose again. It happened 5 times before Ark finally managed to corner it.

The duration of Minds Eye is 1 minute. It must be a quick fight!

Demonic Opening!

Kiiyaaaaaak-!

The seal on Gwisals sword was loosened and the demons appeared on the blade.Ark quickly narrowed the distance and struck the mongoose in the side with Dark Blade.

Keeeek!

The darkness mongoose fell down.But once he finished hitting it, the shape was once again assimilated into the darkness thanks to Shadow.

Dark Dance!

Ark ran close using fast movements and continuously used the chain skill Dark Strike.The darkness mongoose was a professional in escaping so it was faster than the other mongooses. But its attack and defense was lower than a normal mongoose. Once he caught it, it was just a matter of time before the mongoose would be defeated. Its health quickly decreased as it was hit by the sword.The mongoose felt the crisis and used Darkness, but Ark was impervious to the magic since he was using Minds Eye.Ark captured the mongoose and persistently swung his sword. When the mongoose was driven to a critical condition, Arks vision suddenly became lighter and the shape of the mongoose disappeared.One minute had passed and the effects of Minds Eye disappeared.

Sheesh, I almost caught it.!

At the same time, he couldnt hear the sound of footsteps anyone.The mongoose was cunning and killed the sound of its footsteps once Ark clearly couldnt see it anymore.

I dont want to spend another few hours searching. Where is it?

Ark surveyed the area.Deimos was blocking the entrance so there was no room for the mongoose to squeeze past. It might be thinking of going to the relatively wide side where Ark was. However, he couldnt just blindly swing his sword.If he moved in the wrong direction then it would run away.

Only one chancethen..

Where are you hiding? You beep-beep-beep bastard!

Arks voice echoed through the cave.Intermediate Intimidation! Some icy powder instantly dropped a few metres away.Arks eyes started glittering.

There you are, Sprint!

Ark shot forward like an arrow and swung his sword.There was an exhilarating feeling in his fingertips. At the same time, some blood appeared in an empty space. And slowly the black fur of the mongoose was revealed.the mongoose let out a groan as it was split in half.

Thats it, I finally got it!

M-Master. Please help me. It is impossible anymore!

Then Dedric came flying from the other side.His wings were torn by the mongooses and he was in a critical condition.

Good work. You can rest now. Deimos, lets go!

Ark grinned and rushed forward with Deimos.

Eyes of the Cat!

He spent 2 weeks in the ice cave. During that time, hes killed thousands of mongooses.Every time he killed 100 of the same monsters, he received an addition 5% on the special effect of Eyes of the Cat. After hunting thousands of them, the probability of the enemys attack being foretold by Line Designation was 70%.When the mongoose lifted its arm, a solid red line appeared on Arks chest like a laser.Ark instantly turned his body and the mongooses arm shot past him.He also brought down his sword at the same time and dealt a critical hit, cutting off the arm.

Yes, its a success!

He had cut off a part of the enemys body.It was a new skill he learned after Drastic Measures reached intermediate.It was possible to instantly kill them when the enemy was in a critical condition!Furthermore, the amount of experience and probability of dropping a magic item increased by 1.2. Once he levelled the skill then wouldnt he receive even more experience and items? It was indeed a rare skill that could only be learnt with a two-handed sword.Ark couldnt miss the opportunity.After that, Ark kept on trying to use Drastic Measures whenever a mongoose was in a critical condition. But the probability of success wasnt high and it was a difficult skill to grow.

But I have 60 skill points!

Ark invested 40 of the 60 skill points and raised Drastic Measures to intermediate.

Drastic MeasuresSword cutting into two (Intermediate, Passive 100/300): When using this technique, your blade has become sharper. The probability of cutting two pieces at once has risen.

<If you succeed in a critical hit when the enemy has less than 10% health left, there is a 15% probability of instantly killing the enemy. If you are successful then there is a x1.4 chance of gaining extra experience and a x1.4 of the best items dropping. Rare skill only available for two-handed swords>

* Additional effect (Cutting): If you target a part of the enemys body and succeed in a critical hit, there is a 5% chance of cutting it off.