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Chapter 247
🕑 Added 2025-01-04 19:00:05 +0000 UTCThe big scary giant decided that it wasn’t just going to sit there and let Julius do what he wanted.
Julius sensed mana converging around the giant in a powerful swirl and a second later a stone slab the size of a car zipped toward him.
What? It even has long-range options too?
Julius managed to side step it, but doing so left him directly into the charging giant’s sword. He created a construct barrier in front of himself just in time to deflect the sword upward and Julius snuck under the massive shield.
Since the monster was so large, the only realistic place to hit it was the legs, so he blasted a fist into the thing’s kneecap.
Unfortunately, its defense was not as weak as the other Tier 3s he had been fighting so far. And the only response he got out of it was a loud thud.
He quickly dodged the kick from its other leg and blasted one last strike to the same kneecap before he used [Flash Step] to get away, only barely avoiding the sword that struck where he had been only a second prior.
How was he going to deal with this massive thing? So far even his increased physical abilities weren’t able to deal any significant damage.
This thing wasn’t as fast as Dustin, but it had the strength and mass to compensate for that. It also knew how to use its weapons pretty decently too.
It might be a battle of attrition at this point, which he was suspecting the rift was going for by choosing this particular opponent.
The rift might have been planning to waste his resources fighting the previous waves and then send him an opponent that would force him to get into a prolonged battle, hoping that he had little mana left.
Unfortunately for the rift, he didn’t think it really knew just how large his mana pool was. While it may have thought he used a lot because of the prior wave, in truth, he only used about half.
That means he should have enough to take this giant down. Or at least, he was hoping that was the case.
He needed to find a better place to attack if he wanted to continue fighting up close though.
Or perhaps not. Continually bashing its kneecap might not be a terrible idea.
He doubted that this thing had a regeneration skill like he did and if he tore one of its legs off, it might just topple over like a skyscraper.
You knew what they said. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Let’s see if that works in this case, he prayed.
With his mind made up, he stepped back prepared what he needed to accomplish such a goal. Instead of creating a bunch of spikes to throw at the monster, he decided to create a large wedge.
It was packed with a lot of kinetic energy and he knew exactly where he was going to put it.
With a smile, he tore right back toward the giant with a [Flash Step] and cranked both of his physical enhancement skills to their limit. When he did, he felt his speed increase dramatically.
He slid under the slab of stone that rocketed toward him and jumped over the sword that followed it with a quick application of kinetic energy. The practice he had with the training course helped a lot. He was able to change his direction and accelerate to his maximum speed at the drop of a hat. This meant that he was able to pass the sword with little trouble.
The real trouble was what was behind the sword.
The shield was an annoying thing and probably one of the biggest issues he faced. With that being said, he had an idea.
He quickly created several strong spikes and shot them point blank at the giant. The monster instinctively protected its exposed face with the shield. The blast was hard and knocked the giant a step back. The explosion covered its vision in smoke.
That small opening was enough for Julius to use [Flash Step] and a huge surge of kinetic energy to slip around to the side of the giant without it noticing. And when he did he slammed a fully charged leg at its knee.
He didn’t stop there, he kept on hammering the kneecap with half a dozen other strikes. Eventually, the giant had realized what he was doing and was swinging his sword and shield at him. Trying to swat him like one would swat an annoying mosquito.
But Julius was a tenacious and stubborn mosquito and the monster would find he wasn’t so easily brushed off.
He did end up taking a few grazes which fractured a couple of bones and one sword strike which almost took his entire arm off. But he stayed close and didn’t let the giant get any distance. Just ignoring the injuries and allowing his healing skill to fix him back up.
He did get caught by a backhanded blow he wasn’t able to dodge in time, but he managed to heal himself in the blink of an eye before throwing himself back into the fray.
After a few tricky maneuvers, he was able to get back within its guard and continued to hammer away at the same right kneecap he had first struck with stubborn ferocity.
He was aware that he had two real choices. One was to either fall back and used his long range skills or he had to get really close and made sure its large weapons weren’t able to use their superior reach on him. His current plan was the latter.
He danced around the giant like a vengeful storm, not caring about the damage he was taking or the oppressive aura that tried to bog him down. He had [Phoenix Renewal] and he would make sure to make good use of it.
He activated his Emblem to enforce his willpower and sent the occasional burning debuff at its aura. Which he learned had quite a nice effect and merged pretty well with the new skill.
To his joy, the giant seemed to react the most whenever he used that skill.
And while it had an Emblem, Julius was confident that his willpower was much stronger than its willpower.
The brief clashes proved that. The only problem was that since it had an Emblem, that was enough to hold him at bay for now at least. He didn’t think it would last for long though. As he was rolling and dodging around its legs, he made sure to keep on hammering its Emblem with his own Emblem.
To his excitement, the aura-burning effect from [Scorching Empowerment] made this much easier and he slowly chipped away at its Emblem while his fist chipped away at its knee.
And then it finally happened. With one final clash of Emblems, he broke through and overwhelmed it.
He managed to create a thick fracture along its Emblem and he felt its oppressive aura dissipate into thin air. And the temptation to kneel before it was gone as well.
The other thing he noticed was that it stumbled back like it was hurt or something. Knowing better than to ignore a perfect opportunity, he smiled briefly before he capitalized on that moment.
He wrapped his kinetic energy around it and squeezed the life out of it. It’s ability to resist his efforts were almost non-existent now. The main difficultly was just how large the thing was and how much effort it took him to freeze it in place.
But he did and he made sure to take advantage of its immobilization.
He sent the wedge he had been remotely controlling to stay at a distance to come soaring in alongside as many spikes he could create at once.
The wedge slammed into the kneecap with such force that Julius was knocked over a dozen feet away.
He made sure to keep an eye out with [Spatial Perception] though and was happy with the results. The work he had been doing, continuously hammering away at the kneecap, compromising the structural integrity was successful.
Because of this, the kneecap of the giant was torn completely off and the giant toppled over, desperately trying to balance using its weapons.
He only gave his hard work a brief moment of glory before he lept back toward the giant with a feral smile.
The first thing he went for wasn’t to punch its head, which was now within reach. No, his target was the shield that it was using to prop itself up and he sent an overpowered strike at the wrist that was holding onto it.
The monster which was in a daze from what had just occurred, didn’t even realize what had happened until it was too late. He managed to rip the shield away and with a quick burst of kinetic energy, sent it flying away in the distance.
He tried to do that with the sword next, but unfortunately, it was able to swing it at him before he could.
But the damage was done. Its removed leg was laying across the cavern and its shield was no longer a threat.
Regardless, he watched carefully as the giant struggled back to one leg and held its sword, pointing its tip toward him.
The red markings around the creature were flickering and whatever damage he had done to its Emblem didn’t seem like it was going to fix itself anytime soon.
The aura it had once been throwing out was gone. Now that it was gone, the giant almost seemed pitiable. The domineering and oppressiveness were replaced with defeat and quietness.
Julius was even able to tell with his last attack, that whatever had been enforcing its body was no longer active. As exemplified by the wrist he almost tore away with just a single strike.
But it still had some fight left in its eyes. The disdainful look was no longer there, but the angry glint was.
He didn’t need to be invited twice. He was more than happy to oblige it with another round. This time he was going to finish it for good.
So with a calm stare, he strolled toward the giant with another wedge of mana hovering over his shoulder like a guillotine of death.
The monster tried to put up one last effort to fight him off, but it was useless. With no shield, no leg, and its Emblem no longer working, there was no way to defend itself.
Julius smashed the sword aside and drove a spike at the chest of the monster. The stone armor that had once been so sturdy was now like regular stone and crumbled before the attack.
He checked his mana real quick and was able to sense that he had just under a quarter of it left. But that was enough for what he wanted to do. He didn’t want to risk this thing having some sort of suicide attack. He had already experienced enough of those.
So with a quick thought, he summoned over a dozen spikes over his head.
The pulsing blue from the flames and his kinetic energy danced menacingly over his shoulder. Then with a final command, the salvo of spikes blasted toward the giant and connected in a bright flash of light.
The deafening explosion rocked the cavern and the only thing remaining where the giant stood was the pommel of the sword and some fragments of stone.
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Edit suggestions: back prepared what -> back and prepared what been enforcing its body -> been reinforcing its body
focus2x
Haha I guess not. Also, not today. We are only getting chapter 250 tomorrow. Chapters 248 and 249 don't exist.
Dylan
chapter 248 coming today??
Derek Walker
Well, just make a special ultra tier for like 3 days, that has up til chapter 250. We will pay lmao.
Len
One of the rewards at least he might get more.....peers looking for 248.....dang
silder
lol yep, we know what his reward is going to be based on the intro to 250
Len
So that mean we get all 3 today............. Not that I care that much I just want to see 248....if I get the other two awesome otherwise tomorrow and tuesday
Connor Charlton
Oop cheeky chapter 250 spoiler haha
Ryan
I fat-fingered it and accidentally posted the chapter instead of scheduling it, lmao. It was bound to happen one day, I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.
Derek Walker
Free chapter 250
Fréderic Van Audenhove
Why did a chapter 250 appear in my notifications?
Len
Email just now has ch 250 not 248,_ but clicking the link goes here.
Hamfist
Speaking of rewards and dungeon loot, what happened to the items from the last rift? They had the sword from the skeleton knight and the 4 items from the mimics and it all seems to have disappeared after they left that rift.
Caleb Platt
Nice
Thomas Grimshaw
The pomel is there too!
Kevin O'Malley
Tyftc
George McKibbin
What did he get what did he get what did he get ohhhhhhhhhhhh ^_^
Usernames_are_annoying
TFTC
Voral
TFTC!
Winterwolf
Can't wait for the next chapter enjoying your work been reading non stop for 3 weeks. At work.
Mark Sliz
"He did end up" "He did get caught" Two paragraphs in a row start with "He did"
Hamfist
I'm kinda hoping for a "leader board" that shows their score next to their name. Their real name as shown on their status screen.
Quentin Cozzi
Thanks for the chapter!
Somerito
I hope the reward is either an upgrade to Drasil or a new pet/familiar, maybe a phoenix egg.
Corwin
Quick Julius take the shield and put it in your bag. And than see what the Rift will give you. You need a trophy for the entire ordeal and that shield is perfect
Somerito
I'm still really hoping that since you can't talk about the challenge dungeon their is a hidden challenge you can qualify for. Either extra levels, because frankly this wasn't that tough for Julius who just became tier 3, or a hall of fame type option. For example it would be cool to see him fight the tier 3 version of the genius older brother sword tempest.
Naniterite
A hater that makes a return i guess. Also, while I've got ya. I absolutely adore your work. Keep it up hun! You're a 🌟!
Ryan
I thought he was gone since he canceled a while ago, but it seems he made a return lol
Naniterite
Some guy in here who commented asking if anything had happened plotwuse since chapter chapter 150. Though his comment appears to be good and gone now tho.
Quark Eiweis
TFTC
Hufflepluffle
Who's Puri?
PikaAndrew
Tftc
Naniterite
Tyftc. (Ignore Puri. So much has happened plotwise)
Raymond Mouton
Thanks for the chapter. Thanks for the fight conclusion, but man, I wish I could see what he got for his efforts…
ThoMiCroN
One was to either fall back and used->use* his long range skills or he had to get really close and made sure its large weapons weren’t able to use their superior reach on him. His current plan was the latter.
Alex Johnson
Tftc. My inner loot goblins is screaming at not knowing the rewards.
William Johnson
Julius is turning in to a nice all arounder. Time for the loot!
Magnuss
Noooo another chapter where we don’t see his reward T.T
