CHAPTER 130: LAKE SERPENT KING’S DEATH

With each passing moment, the Lake Serpent King’s anger grew.

The human was slippery like a fish in water. Although it was fast, the Serpent King’s speed paled in comparison to Gabriel’s.

And now, Gabriel had gained momentum in the fight, pushing the Serpent King back.

He used sheer speed and [Burrow Shift] to evade the jaws of the giant python and hacked at its skin.

BANG!

-11,000

-6,000

-9,000

After landing a successful slash combo in under fifteen seconds, Gabriel triggered Crimson Judgement’s instant skill—Crimson Pressure.

BOOM!

A part of the giant python’s body exploded, its scales mixed with blood spraying into the air.

HISSSSSSSS!

The beast hissed in anger, its eyes growing darker and darker as time ticked by.

’As expected, it’s not weakened enough.’

Crimson Pressure wasn’t a super skill that could instantly kill enemies. It only worked effortlessly if the target was greatly weakened.

Gabriel had used his attack to gauge the beast’s current health and knew there was still a lot of work to do.

Fortunately, thanks to Jelly, he felt energized and lunged at the beast once more.

He effortlessly dodged the beast’s maw, channeled mana into his blade, and slashed furiously with all 146 Strength stat.

Meanwhile, just some distance away, Bunny and the other four watched with serious expressions on their faces.

Bunny’s eyes flashed. "He needs to finish the monster as fast as he can. If it enters a berserk state, it’ll be much more difficult to contain," she mumbled.

As a professional gamer, she was well aware that if boss monsters were pushed to the edge, they could enter a state called Berserk.

Right now, it seemed as if the fight was in a pretty balanced state. However, if the Serpent King entered its berserk state, it would shatter the natural equilibrium.

By then, not only would it be impossible for Gabriel to contain it, their lives could be in danger.

’It’s slowly reaching its limit,’ she noted, a grim expression on her face.

Of course, Gabriel knew this as well.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

After causing enough damage, he bounced back, sliding to a stop and taking a closer look at his handiwork.

The serpent’s body was now riddled with cracks that exposed its tender flesh.

It glared at its enemy with a look that could kill.

[Finish it now! It’s clearly weakened!]

[Yes, what is he waiting for?!]

"Let’s just trust him. I’m sure if we were in his shoes, we wouldn’t do any better," Bunny said to her viewers.

[Tsk, if I was there, that overgrown snake would be dead meat by now!]

[Shut up, keyboard warrior! Bunny is right—if you were there, you’d be cowering by now!]

[I agree. I’m sure Sir Broken already has something planned. Everything he does is calculated!]

Unaware of the comments, Gabriel tightly held Crimson Judgement in front of him and steadied his breath.

Seeing his lethal stance, the Serpent King’s instincts screamed at it. It growled with a mixture of fear and anger.

Steam hissed violently from the cracks between its scales. Its massive bulk began to shimmer with heat, and the surrounding air twisted as boiling pressure surged upward.

The beast was activating yet another skill.

Bunny’s eyes went wide.

[Steam Eruption!!]

A second later, the entire area around the serpent detonated into a geyser of white-hot steam.

Everything within thirty meters vanished in a veil of scalding fog.

Everything became blurry. Gabriel squinted—no matter how hard he tried, the only thing he could see was his nosebleed.

Quickly, he summoned the [MK1 Visor] he had extracted from the mechanical training bot and wore it.

As soon as he did, everything became clear.

Ahead, he could see the Lake Serpent King slowly approaching him.

’Clever,’ Gabriel praised, seeing through the serpent’s tactic.

Bunny squinted, trying to catch something. No matter how hard she tried, all she saw was a thick wall of smoke.

Within the steam, Gabriel suddenly charged forward, and a look of shock flashed across the monster’s eyes.

"Devil Mirage Technique!"

As soon as he used the technique, the monster saw three enemies. A look of confusion shone on its face.

It lunged and attacked the one in the center—only for it to dissolve into mist.

SLASH!

SLASH!

SLASH!

Crimson Pressure triggered!

BOOM!

The beast’s upper body recoiled violently as a red detonation blew through its wounds.

Its lower body trembled as internal explosions tore it apart, splitting it into two.

Its roar shook the entire lake as it angrily rushed at Gabriel, attacking all his afterimages with its upper half.

Gabriel initiated yet another Crimson Pressure attack. This time, he targeted the beast’s head.

SLASH!

-19,000

SLASH!

-21,000

"Ten seconds left. Let’s make this count!" Gabriel screamed as he stomped the ground.

Then he came down—like a falling god—with Crimson Judgement raised high.

"DIE!"

SLAM!

His sword tore through the serpent’s forehead, embedding halfway into its skull.

The creature flailed in agony, but Gabriel clung to its head, forcing it back down.

BANG!

The monster was slammed back to the ground, forming a deep crater. Steam blasted everywhere. The terrain quaked, and trees were uprooted.

And finally—

BOOOOOOM!!!

The monster’s head exploded into millions of fragments.

[Ding! You have defeated Level 95 Lake Serpent King.]

[Ding! You receive 94 EP!]

[Ding! You have gained enough experience points to level up.]

After the death of the Serpent King, the steam that had blanketed the battlefield slowly thinned.

Gabriel slowly came into view, towering above the Serpent King’s butchered body. His chest rose and fell calmly, but his posture remained proud.

When Bunny and the others saw the dead monster, a look of disbelief shone in their eyes.

Right at that moment, they heard the sound of aircraft and sensed the presence of hundreds.

The rest of the guilds, who had arrived late to the scene, watched with wide eyes and their mouths falling open.

Meanwhile, the rankings had changed once more.

And now, the Adventurer Guild was leading!