On Floor 99, at the entrance to Floor 100, the Hero and his two companions rest in preparation. They've already achieved LV. 100, their Evolutions changing more spiritually than physically.
Zgedi, now a Blessed High Elf, has become more durable, his skin becoming fairer, and his ears a bit longer. He glances to Awawa, who's scarfing down her bowl of premade and reheated beans as fast as possible, licking the bowl. "Please don't upset your stomach before the Dungeon Boss, Awawa."
Awawa's ears flick, now a Blessed Wolfkin, her fur fluffier and her fangs sharper as she puts her empty bowl down. "Too late, and relax. We're already more than prepared for it." She turns to Vedan, who's eating his meal a bit slower, but still decently fast. "And once we clear the Serda Dungeon? We've been in here for maybe two months now, and it's been at least one since we met the Calamity. Will we inform Angel Shela first?"
Vedan, now a Superhuman, though his presence is really the only thing that's changed and intensified, slows his eating to a halt, swallowing before answering. "We'll be going to meet Angel Shela, but I doubt the Goddess of Light hasn't already informed her. Either way, she'll be able to tell us what to do next."
They finish their rest a while later, then prepare to enter Floor 100. The arena is even larger than any of the other Mini Boss arenas, able to fit maybe thousands of people if one wanted, though a massive skeletal corpse fills the space. The clink of the Hero Party's armor is the only sound that echoes, but as they draw their weapons in preparation, the skeleton twitches. When it begins to steady itself, the bones of it's former wings thud against the ground with enough force to shake the entire arena, before it straightens and spreads them absurdly wide before letting out a roar using "Vocal Mimicry."
A Skeletal Wyvern, LV. 100, the Final Boss of the Serda Dungeon.
Vedan wastes no time, rushing forward with his platinum sword in hand. The Wyvern reacts quickly, spinning to whip it's large tail straight at him. It's quickly intercepted by a pillar of stone emerging from a spell circle by Awawa, knocking it away as Vedan leaps up into the air, infusing his weapon with holy light before bringing it down, the Wyvern unable to fully evade and screeching as it's right wing bones are sliced off at the clavicle with little resistance, and it's Undead soul comes into contact with the golden fire of Light Magic.
Zgedi doesn't let it retreat with a backstep, multiple spell circles appearing before chains of holy nature shoot out from them, wrapping around the bones of the beast. It's in immense pain, but lets out a roar before create a spell circle that summons a dozen Death Knights, each one of the tall, heavily armored hostiles charging towards Zgedi and Awawa.
"Damnit," Awawa snarls, raising her golden magestaff in their direction and firing an Ice Lance towards each one's helms. They use their own spells, some using "Ice Lance" as well, others using another form of magic, to block the volley, and Zgedi charges at them during the time between. His spear, empowered by Light Magic, rams straight through it's armor into the mana core in one of the Death Knight's chest, and it explodes in a burst of mana, killing the Undead as Zgedi moves to the next unscathed thanks to their defensive Light Magic and their ///Magical Resistance (D)/// Trait.
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The next Death Knight blocks Zgedi's following attack while another tries to flank him, but the attempted flanker it soon met with a Wind Blast that knocks them away and into another Death Knight, sending both tumbling back while Zgedi bashes his targer with a greatshield.
The Skeletal Wyvern maintains focus on Vedan, using dozens of Fire Lances to keep him on the move. He maintains a proper defense, but continues to try to find an opening between the flames to attack again. Even if they all reached LV. 100, their foe is also LV. 100, and comes from a race of monsters that are naturally powerful. Still it's wasting it's MP to prevent Vedan from striking, and he knows it.
Zgedi and Awawa are making quick work of the Death Knights, each one either collapsing into dust upon being struck with lightning or scorched with fireballs or their mana cores eviscerating them upon being fractured by Zgedi's spear. The pair don't let up their assault, and the Undead spawn can't get any openings, diminished down to an overgrown obstacle slowing them down from assisting their Hero.
Vedan doesn't need their assistance, however, as he gets a gap in the storm of projectiles from the Skeletal Wyvern, and makes the most of it. He rushes forward, blocking another Fire Lance with his sword as he gets in close, and as the Wyvern tries to clamp it's maw down on him, towering over him even as it lunges, his sword practically becomes a beam of light while he faces it head on.
Upon meeting the bony snout of the monster, it resists for a moment, only for Vedan to push even harder in turn, and the sword properly splices the skull of the Dungeon Boss in two. The last three Death Knights are already turning to dust before the pieces even hit the ground, and the spell circles previously spewing flaming spears of magic at the Hero break just as the rest of the bones follow.
When Vedan lands properly on the ground, he huff, waiting for a moment while Zgedi and Awawa do the same.
[NOTICE: SKELETAL WYVERN SLAIN]
[+100000 XP; 50000/50000 XP]
[NOTICE: LEVEL UP; VITAL STATS RESTORED; +6 AP]
[LV. 100 -> LV. 101; 37500/505000 XP]
With a sigh of satisfaction, Vedan finally relaxes his shoulders, glancing at the portal that appears leading back to Floor 1. Then, without ceremony, he turns with a grin. "Let's get out of here, I'm starving for some real food."
Awawa licks her lips and shakes her body a bit, as if ridding herself of dust while her robes flick across her. "I want steak, seasoned steak." Zgedi chuckles, but keeps a serious face as he looks at the portal as well.
"Yeah, I'd like good food too. But after that, we've got to focus. I'm sure the Calamity has already cleared the dungeon before us, since they have the ///Heroic Potential (C)/// Trait like you, Vedan, possibly at ///Heroic Potential (A)/// like yours as well now. They're likely already looking to gain even more power." Vedan's brow furrows at the mention, and nods in agreement. "Let's hurry, then."
Unbeknownst to them, Kindle and Chila wouldn't reach Floor 100 for another month after.
NAME: VEDAN
SPECIES: SUPERHUMAN
SEX: MALE
XP: 37500/505000
AP: 0
HP: 1010/1010
MP: 1010/1010
SP: 1010/1010
CON: 101
AGI: 101
DEX: 101
PER: 101
INT: 101
HERO (A)
EXPERT SWORDSMAN (A)
EXPERT ARCANIST (A)
///BLESSING OF DIAMOND (SS)///
///HEROIC POTENTIAL (A)///
///LIGHT AFFINITY (A)///
///HOLY AURA (A)///
///NATURAL SWORDSMAN (A)///
///NATURAL ARCANIST (A)///
///NATURAL ELEMENTALIST (A)///
///NECROTIC RESISTANCE (A)///
///DANGER SENSE (A)///
