"Here we go."
Isaac slid down the steep slope.
Sharp odor wafted through the air. As far as the eye could see, there were only boulders and white sand. The temperature in the crater area was so high that it stung his skin, which was covered with a thick cloth.
"Looks like I need to down some buff items."
Isaac accessed his inventory, then took out a bottle with a yellow liquid.
<Drinkrad>
[Type: Item]
[Class: B]
[A potion that gives players immunity to heat for 1 hour. Effect decreases with time].
Thup!
The bottle cap came off, the demon quickly downed it.
Ding!
[You have consumed 'Drinkrad (B)'!]
[Resistance to heat increased.]
[Effect granted 60 minutes.]
A blue light enveloped Isaac's body for a moment, a sign that the potion had begun to work.
He also removed the 'Mortal Ring' and put on the 'Strange Pendant'. Of course, not forgetting he took out his most powerful weapon. Jade Black.
This time he was fighting a monster that was on par with his level. He needed to give all he had. Unfortunately, Dark Fate was still on cooldown.
Ding!
[Player has a status change.]
<Status Character>
[Isaac Constantine - Lv 120]
[Rank: 69th - Baron]
[Title: Chief of Beasts, First Challenger, Master of the Wind, Heart Touch, The Conqueror]
[Skill: 2/4]
[Strength: 75 (180)]
[Magic: 180 (75)]
[Constitution: 96 (103)]
[Dexterity: 103 (96)]
[Perception: 100]
[Unallocated stat points: 45]
Isaac swiped his hands together.
"The preparations are enough. If anything happens, I can just raise the stat."
Shreeeng.
The great sword was drawn.
The demon moved closer to the hot green lake. Sneaking behind a large rock, he observed a pack of monsters drinking the lake water.
They were big, tall; if measured, they were 7 meters tall. Their skin was rocky. Their arms were long and touched the ground, but their legs were short. Every time they moved, the sound of friction from their skin and the ground sounded like stones crashing together.
They seem to drink the hot lake water directly with their mouths. They were so slow like lorises.
Isaac got bored of waiting for them to finish a mouthful of water.
"This is why I hate them."
<Information>
[Name: N/A]
[Race: Rockman]
[Type: Elemental]
[Level: 120]
[Class: A]
"Let's use the old way."
He picked up the pistol holstered at his waist, then brandished it into the air.
Bam!
The sound of the gun firing echoed.
The rockmen stopped drinking the lake water. They looked surprised. Some looked around like fools. Some slammed their big, long arms into the ground until the vibrations reached Isaac's hiding spot.
"Grrrrroooowrrr!"
They roared, their voices sounding heavy and trembling. The horde of rockmen still didn't know where Isaac was, but they knew there was a threat around them.
Isaac picked up a stone the size of his palm, then his eyes fell on a boulder about 15 meters away from his position.
With one eye closed, Isaac aimed at the boulder.
Swoooosh!
The rock shot out with such speed that the wind whistled. In less than a second, that huge boulder was shattered into pieces.
Spontaneously, the rockmen roared again. Some of them hit the ground repeatedly, while others ran towards the shattered boulder.
They ran not with their feet, but their long arms. The large numbers and their heavy weight made the ground tremble. After they spotted threat, their movements turned fast drastically.
Isaac sighed, wondering if he could finish them all off. Considering there was no level difference between them. If it wasn't the game rules that reset the demon's power, he might not have hesitated to rush at them.
The rockmen surrounded the boulder that Isaac had destroyed. They threw stone fragments into the air, looking around, looking for who destroyed the boulder.
Meanwhile, Isaac watched them. He looked for a rockman who had gotten separated from the group. Then, he spotted one that was still at the edge of the lake.
A grin appeared on the demon's face.
"Gotcha!"
Without a second thought, Isaac darted off at top speed. He gripped his greatsword tightly, flowing large amounts of mana into it. Wind swirled around Jade Black.
That rockman saw Isaac's appearance. It screamed, then threw large rocks at him.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Wind blades shot out from Isaac's sword swing.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The stones shattered, puffs of white dust flying through the air.
The noise attracted the attention of the other rockmen. They roared and quickly chased after the demon.
Isaac arrived in front of the separated rockmen. Two large hands ready to crush his body into pieces greeted him.
"Grrrooowwrr!"
Bam!
A tremendous boom echoed out. That rockman only hit empty air, while Isaac was in the air, right above it.
"Graaawwwr!"
Isaac landed smoothly on the rockman's head. He didn't slash it. The rockman's skin was very thick and tough. It would take powerful magic or great physical strength to break it.
However, he didn't need to waste his mana to kill one rockman. Isaac knew the monster's weak points.
Although the rockman had a skin of hard stone, the chest to the abdomen was soft flesh. An ordinary knife could slice through its flesh. It's just that the rockman's large hands are usually used to protect the abdomen.
Therefore, Isaac did not rush to attack it. He needed to catch it off guard.
"Hey, dummy."
That rockman raged, his two large hands trying to hit Isaac who was on its back.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Isaac quickly moved nimbly like an eel. The rockman's slow movement and Isaac's high speed allowed him to dodge the rockman's attacks with ease.
He stepped onto the ground, standing face-to-face with the monster. The rockman's soft belly was right in front of his face.
Slash!
Splaat!
"Grawwwrrr!"
A scream of pain shook the air. Thick red blood spurted out.
Bam!
That monster collapsed. One rockman was dead.
"One down."
Isaac rubbed his dusty forehead. Shouldering his greatsword, Isaac looked back. Dozens of rampaging rockman monsters were coming for him.
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