In theory, the thirtieth floor was populated by Lv. 30 Flame Goblins.
The floor number of a dungeon represented the level cap of the monsters on that floor.
Thus, the thirtieth floor of a dungeon theoretically housed individual Lv. 30 monsters, though their numbers were extremely scarce.
However, because the level cap was sufficiently high, the quality of the monsters on the thirtieth floor was naturally far superior to those on the previous floors.
Since his goblin army had been cut in half, this was the perfect opportunity to completely revitalize his forces on this floor before challenging the floor boss.
With decent luck, after spending a whole day searching, Li Xiuman managed to locate two Lv. 30 goblin warriors.
At the same time, his goblin army was replenished to its full capacity.
The army consisted of thirty goblins, which included a Lv. 30 Unique Variant Goblin King.
[Ding! EXP is full. Level up?]
“Level up.”
[Level increased to Lv. 26.]
[Constitution +1, Spirit +2]
[Free Stat Point +1]
[Dragon-Blooded Skeleton Strength Modifier: Strength +1]
The energy from his right arm surged through his body.
[Strength +1]
Strength: 38, Constitution: 45 (46), Spirit: 51.
“Golem!”
One by one, golems were retrieved from his storage space. Accumulating twenty golems in total, they were placed under Number Zero's control.
“Everything is fully prepared.”
Holding his wand in his right hand and his Rib Sword in his left, Li Xiuman walked toward the stone doors of the boss room.
Then, he pressed against the stone doors.
His first floor boss raid had begun.
Boom—
The stone doors were pushed open.
[Beginning floor boss challenge: Tyrant Giant Lv. 30]
[Name] Tyrant Giant
[Race] Troll
[Level] Lv. 30
[Class] Monster
[Status] Healthy
[Skills] Great Strength Lv. 3, Ultra Regeneration Lv. 3, Violence Lv. 3, Magic Resistance Lv. 3, Clubmanship Lv. 3, Skin Hardening Lv. 3, Body Strengthening Lv. 3, Resilience Lv. 2, Dragon Power Lv. 2, Spirit Deterrence Lv. 2, Swiftness Lv. 1, Counter Lv. 1, Fire Magic Lv. 1
[Description] A tyrannical troll. Slaughter and blood consume its mind, driving it to tear apart everything in sight. Possesses an incredibly powerful body and destructive strength. Extremely dangerous.
“Roar!!!”
“Roar, roar, roar!!!”
The roar, accompanied by a bloody wind, swept toward Li Xiuman.
The troll's massive four-to-five-meter-tall body was fully deserving of the word “giant.”
Its deep purple skin shone with a metallic luster, and beneath it were muscles so massive they threatened to burst through its hide.
Its naked body was covered by a crude layer of stone armor and leather.
Atop its head, pitch-black horns resembling those of an argali ram wrapped around its skull like a circlet.
Clang!
The stone doors behind him slammed shut with a heavy thud. It seemed there was no leaving without defeating the troll before him.
Li Xiuman gripped his wand tightly, his breathing quickening slightly as he stared at the troll.
He felt a sense of crisis that penetrated straight to his bones.
Even though this creature was also Lv. 30 like the Unique Variant, it could not be considered of the same caliber.
It was countlessly more dangerous than any Unique Variant.
The sheer number of Lv. 30 skills made Li Xiuman's scalp tingle, not to mention the rare skills he had never even seen before.
The troll charged forward, brandishing its pitch-black iron club.
With each massive stride it took, the entire ground trembled.
“Stop him!”
“Tier 2 Magic: Great Fireball!”
At Li Xiuman's command, the goblins swarmed forward, and the heavy armor golems raised their shields to block.
But in front of the troll, everything was naturally swept aside with irresistible force.
The goblins and golems were easily knocked aside.
As for Li Xiuman's Great Fireball, it was easily batted away by the iron club. The scattering embers singed its body, but they reacted as if they had merely hit a block of iron, leaving it completely unscathed.
“Use water!”
All the mage golems and goblins unraveled blue magic circles in unison.
Large volumes of water intertwined, converging into several massive water tentacles that wrapped around the troll's limbs, neck, and torso.
The troll's body seized up slightly.
“Tier 1 Magic: Spiral Torrential Spear!”
Li Xiuman swiftly cast the Tier 1 composite magic he had long mastered. Speedily finishing his charge, he fired it toward the troll.
Seemingly angered, the troll's muscles swelled, bulges of meat flexing across its entire body.
The binding water could no longer hold, instantly snapping under the strain.
With a violent swing of the troll's iron club, the spinning water spear was smashed to pieces, splashing a cloud of muddy water.
That iron club possessed a shattering property!
“Tier 2 Magic: Water Prison!”
Li Xiuman quickly opened a magic circle, and the condensing water coiled around the troll like a giant serpent.
The troll tried to grab the water serpent, but its immense strength found no purchase against the flowing liquid, leaving its hands grasping at empty air.
Meanwhile, the remaining mage golems swiftly condensed more water to bolster Li Xiuman's Water Prison.
The Goblin King brandished his bone club, smashing it toward the back of the troll's head.
Number Zero gripped its greatsword, leaving an afterimage as it thrust toward the troll's chest.
Clang! Clang!
Two crisp metallic clangs rang out as both attacks from the front and back were bounced off the troll's skin.
This caused both Number Zero and the Goblin King to freeze.
The noise they made didn't sound like metal hitting flesh at all; it was distinctly the sound of metal colliding with metal.
Just how hard was this guy?!
“Tier 2 Magic...”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Large green, blue, and yellow magic circles opened at the tip of the wand, overlapping one another.
A massive stone spear began to condense while spinning rapidly, with water gradually wrapping around it along with the rotating gale.
Li Xiuman's robes fluttered wildly in the howling wind.
At this point, his only hope lay in whether his strongest composite attack magic could pierce the creature's defenses.
He had to hold the troll back first.
The Water Prison continued to condense, but the troll's body was simply too massive, and its strength too immense.
Even a Water Prison covering most of the troll's body could only barely slow down its agility.
Having missed its first strike, Number Zero quickly spun its body, utilizing the momentum to deliver a second slash.
The greatsword slashed fiercely across the troll's waist, merely slicing a shallow layer of its skin and drawing a trace of blood.
But immediately after, the wound squirmed and healed, leaving behind only a faint purple scar.
Raising its massive foot, the troll kicked toward Number Zero, while swinging its iron club at the Goblin King behind it.
Number Zero quickly raised its right arm, wielding the Shield of the King.
A transparent barrier quickly expanded over the surface of the Shield of the King, absorbing the force of the kick.
The Goblin King, however, was not so fortunate.
Having barely managed to block with his bone club, the sheer force transmitted through the weapon sent him stumbling.
Seizing the momentum, the troll swung the iron club from behind with a sharp whistle, carving a wide arc to smash toward Number Zero in front.
Number Zero hastily raised its arm to defend with the shield, but the magic barrier was instantly shattered by the blow, and the iron club slammed directly onto the physical shield itself.
Before Number Zero could even react, the iron club swept around in a horizontal bash.
With a deafening clash, the Shield of the King was knocked aside, leaving Number Zero's chest completely exposed and unguarded.
Closing the distance, the troll immediately followed up with a heavy kick to Number Zero's chest.
An ominous creaking sound echoed from Number Zero's chest as it crashed heavily onto the ground.
Rows of swordsman golems quickly lunged at the troll from all directions.
Gripping his bone club, the Goblin King leaped high into the air, unleashing a crushing downward strike toward the crown of the troll's head.
But as if it had eyes in the back of its head, the troll reached up and caught the bone club barehanded, a trickle of blood leaking from its palm.
“Roar!!”
Accompanied by its fierce roar, the troll lifted the bone club—along with the two-meter-tall Goblin King still gripping it—right over its head and hurled them toward the charging swordsman golems.
Unable to dodge in time, several golems were easily crushed to the ground.
Rate on N.U.
