Chapter 89 - 89 89 The Fall of the Semi-Lord_1
Chapter 89 - 89 89 The Fall of the Semi-Lord_1
?Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Fall of the Semi-Lord!_1 Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Fall of the Semi-Lord!_1 “Roar, roar, roar—”
The intense and surging roar of [Earth Roar] echoed.
It swept across the entire world like a tidal wave, resonating back and forth within the valley.
And at that moment, watching the Mountain Bear plunge into the steep ravine’s path,
a sense of uncontrollable ecstasy surged in everyone’s hearts.
That fearsome creature, had it finally been brought down?
It was truly a difficult feat.
And at this moment,
Heavy knight Marcus, clad in heavy armor, his expression obscured.
Beside him, Berserker Raymond Corey, with a face ashen to near blackness, gradually regained a hint of color and vitality.
Just now, the sound and vibration of the Earth Roar brewed right on his forehead.
Raymond Corey swore it was the closest he had ever been to death.
Death had nearly touched his head.
Fortunately!
Death had passed him by.
Previously, Tuck had instructed,
“Don’t fear the Mountain Bear’s Earth Roar, just attack with all your might, hinder that big guy, and leave everything else to me.”
Today’s primary strategy was to trust in Tuck.
And Tuck did not let down the Berserker Sequence’s Raymond Corey.
The innate Divine Skills [Earth Roar] had been interrupted to a certain extent.
They were both pulled back from the brink of death by Tuck.
“This guy’s life resilience is shockingly formidable.”
Approaching the edge of the cliff and looking at the Mountain Bear in the valley’s path, Tuck couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
“Even suffering backlash from the Earth Roar’s power, it still has abundant vitality.”
Meanwhile, Gudale also reached the steep cliff edge.
He couldn’t see as far as Tuck.
But from the rocks, grasses, shrubs, thorn vegetation, and the wind blowing up from the valley below, he could hear that despite the heavy injuries and fall, the Bear’s life force was still very strong.
“That creature’s bloodline is strong; if not for this world being too small, the ecosystem unable to accommodate such powerful life forms, and the suppression from the Demon Sequence.
We would be facing not a Leader Creature but a Lord.”
Priest Honey, coming from the Darkness, said from a distance.
“Indeed!”
Tuck smiled.
“That guy’s bloodline is strong, beneficial for us all; let’s begin!”
“Remember, don’t contaminate its bloodline.”
Preparing to raise his hand to use the blood for [Curse], Honey let out a wry laugh, then mockingly said to himself,
“If I could really taint such a powerful bloodline force, our squad would probably gain another core member.”
As a priest,
they lacked direct and effective offensive means.
But in the study of life, they surpassed any other Transcendent Sequence.
Curses, in particular, were a core method for overcoming enemies.
Blood Curse!
It was Honey’s primary area of research.
With a quantity of blood from this strong Leader Creature,
he could complete a very potent blood curse.
Causing the cursed being to weaken in strength, become disoriented, defense reduced, and their blood to manifest various negative attributes.
Quickly collecting blood, he set up a small altar at light speed.
As the ritual incantations were chanted, Honey began to exert influence over the Mountain Bear.
“Anyone with a bit of capability and methods would prepare a couple of magical rituals on hand for unforeseen needs.”
“To be honest, magical rituals are indeed powerful, known to those who use them, though they come at a price.”
Tuck pondered secretly, shifting his gaze from Honey and then looking towards Gudale.
Gudale also swiftly set up a small altar.
Starting to chant another natural confinement type of magical ritual, with the valley serving as the best cage.
These methods were all prepared for dealing with such strong creatures.
The Mountain Bear’s injuries wouldn’t heal in a short time.
Nor did it seem to have any immediate thoughts of climbing back up.
So, use more time to let the effects of the Blood Curse and the valley’s ritual cage work more effectively.
Meanwhile, let the big guy lose a bit more blood, making it safer for Tuck.
As they neared the second layer of the Demon King’s Tomb,
a sense of danger gradually wrapped around Tuck’s heart.
Whether it was the commitment of the Dark Sun Church or the potential encounters with experts from other forces,
Tuck needed to be in a better state.
Soon, the Blood Curse ritual took effect.
The Mountain Bear let out continuous pitiful roars.
And the power of the roars weakened compared to before, starting to sound feeble.
As for Gudale’s ritual,
it made the valley more like a cage, confining the Mountain Bear within.
Feeling that the time was almost right,
Tuck leaped down the steep rocky wall.
At that moment, Banov on the cliff saw Tuck descending and immediately asked,
“Hey, Tuck, need any help?”
Tuck thought for a moment and asked,
“Can you skin it?”
“Making you a bear skin coat would be no problem at all.” Banov smiled.
“Then come with me!”
“Stand by, we may need to skin it later, also, be careful.”
“Understood!”
The agile Banov followed Tuck down the rock wall.
They descended within his effective spell-casting range.
By now, the Mountain Bear half-lying in the valley passage gasped for air.
Blood had already dyed the rock walls on both sides, as well as the vast expanse of boulders beneath it.
The potency of the curse ritual made its serious injury situation worsen.
“Nightmare Fire Bombs.”
Tuck hurled several Nightmare Fire Bombs at the Mountain Bear.
The Fire Bombs ignited the Mountain Bear’s blood-soaked fur instantly.
The Nightmare Flames burned with a peculiar look – dark red flames at the base, turning black at the tips, eerily similar to a nightmare.
When Nightmare Fire Bombs burned their target, they amplified the target’s fear and shattered its will.
But this time, the Nightmare Fire Bombs obviously didn’t break the target’s will; instead, they completely enraged it.
Roar Roar Roar…
The roaring Mountain Bear, breaking free from the valley’s constraints, started climbing up the slope.
Sensing the creature’s hurried panting and roars drawing closer.
Tuck silently shifted his position.
Blending with the darkness, adding Precision concealment, and interference from the curse.
The blind Mountain Bear couldn’t pinpoint Tuck’s location.
Bang! Bang!
Two consecutive slaps.
Tuck’s former position was crushed by the Mountain Bear’s attacks.
Tuck took the opportunity to release four Abyss · Bloodthirsty Demon Vines at the original position of the Mountain Bear.
The roaring Mountain Bear, sensing the target’s scent, scrambled toward the Abyss · Bloodthirsty Demon Vines.
Tuck had hoped that the Abyss · Bloodthirsty Demon Vines would hold up for a while.
However, they were torn to shreds by the Mountain Bear within moments.
At that time, the Nightmare Fire Bombs were also extinguished by a violent shake from the Mountain Bear.
After a few attempts, Tuck took a deep breath and gently shook his head.
Ordinary one-star witchcraft, even when enhanced to the fullest,
essentially struggled against such mighty “Semi-Lord” creatures, even those already wounded.
To really impact it,
he would need Two-star Wizardry.
[Sculpting Light Spear]
Tuck, now focusing intensely on forming Sculpting Light Spears, continuously changed his position.
Using the Sculpting Light Spear, aimed at the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose of the Mountain Bear.
He drove spear after spear into those spots.
The condensed state of the Sculpting Light Spear was higher in strength and lasted longer.
And his formidable Precision meant the Mountain Bear had no room to dodge.
As time went on and the battle continued,
Tuck had all but destroyed the “weak points” of the Mountain Bear’s eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
Even so, the Mountain Bear still didn’t die; it continued to resist.
The Mountain Bear’s counterattack troubled Tuck quite a bit.
After several failed pursuits, the Mountain Bear, failing to find its target, simply started hitting rocks, using the scattered fragments as projectiles.
Large swathes of sharp stone fragments swept over him en masse.
Every fragment carried more destructive force than Tuck’s Arcane Shots.
As for the larger rocks, they were like cannonballs.
Luckily, Tuck was agile enough.
If it were another spellcaster with less agility and poorer dodging skills.
Wanting to safely deal damage from a distance?
I’m afraid a shower of stone shards flying in would have resulted in instant death on the spot.
The Mountain Bear had thought of escaping too.
Unfortunately, under the effects of the natural ritual, the valley had become a prison.
The blind Mountain Bear, no matter how it tried to flee, faced only towering, steep cliffs.
After a good fifteen minutes or more,
when Tuck’s countless Sculpting Light Spears had all but filled the Mountain Bear’s body,
the Mountain Bear began to muster a second [Earth Roar].
Trying this trick again?
Tuck naturally wouldn’t indulge it.
Alongside an earthy yellow glow, Tuck too completed the intense accumulation of the Sculpting Light Spear.
The desperate gamble of [Earth Roar], along with the explosion of the Sculpting Light Spear,
once again erupted inside the Mountain Bear’s mouth.
Some of the blast’s force backfired onto the Mountain Bear itself,
directly destroying the Mountain Bear’s lower jaw.
But even so, the [Earth Roar], the talent divine skill, was still unleashed; the subsequent power swept through the entire valley.
Tuck could interrupt the talent divine skill to some extent and make it backfire on the target,
but completely suppressing it was impossible.
[Earth Roar] resounded once again.
Large segments of the mountainside were shaken loose.
Gudale, who had used the ritual to construct the prison-like valley, was shaken to the point of vomiting blood incessantly.
Honey, too, who had used blood to curse, was somewhat backlashed.
Fortunately!
As the roar ended,
under Tuck’s relentless barrage,
the Semi-Lord level “Mountain Bear” met its demise.