Chapter 991 - Devil Monarch, Grazite
A BOSS would remain a BOSS even after its strength was diminished and its connection was cut off from the Bottomless Abyss. This case was similar to the fight with the Duke Fiend. After the sealed Duke Fiend broke free, it remained in imperfect condition, but still managed to devastate the territory. Although it was still eventually slaughtered by Canary and Mini Bubble Gum in a single blow, that was enough to prove its formidable strength. On the other hand, the Devil Monarch, who was far above the Duke Fiend in strength, was harder to deal with. Even though its strength was decreased by Christie’s [Knowledge Scroll], one still couldn’t defeat it alone. In the game, one needed to form a party of 25 max-leveled players before they stood a chance against it. And now, Rhode’s group had less than 10 members and couldn’t defeat it without weakening it first.
If it were possible, Rhode hoped that Christie could ‘write Grazite to his death’ immediately, before setting the plot to capture its soul directly. That would make things so much easier. However, it was a pity that after speaking to Christie, he realized that she could only use her ability to ‘change reality’. In other words, it was like sentence-making—adding a logical sentence to the back of the given statement to change and influence the reality of this world. At this point in time, Christie couldn’t ‘manipulate reality’ or ‘create reality’ like the other ‘Christie’, both of which were ultimate weapons of destruction.
According to Christie, in order for her to ‘change reality’, the situation had to be logical in the first place. For instance, wood catching fire and water freezing into ice were logical and possible scenarios. But the abilities to ‘manipulate reality’ and ‘create reality’ didn’t need to be logical at all. Christie could instantly rewrite the target’s gender, race, and background. Not only that, but she could also rewrite the story like how Grazite was influenced by a benevolent hero which eventually made him turn over a new leaf. If Christie’s ‘writing speed’ was quick enough, perhaps Grazite would have already become a kindhearted devil…
Besides, according to Christie, the abilities to ‘manipulate reality’ and ‘create reality’ had high requirements. If the enemy was too powerful, the abilities wouldn’t be effective and might even bring recoil damage to her too.
But Rhode wouldn’t take the risk even if Christie could. This Devil Monarch wasn’t a random animal roaming the streets. But come to think of it, since the other ‘Christie’ had the ability to manipulate and create reality, how could she not be one of the Creator Gods?
Of course, now wasn’t the time to criticize the logic flaw. Even though Grazite was weakened, the difficulty of defeating him merely dropped from a 25-man party to a 10-man party. This meant that Rhode’s group still wouldn’t have an easy time eliminating him. The 10-man party difficulty was also based on the max level of 85. But apart from Canary and Mini Bubble Gum, no one had reached level 85.
“Bubble, apply your buffs! Anne, protect Christie and Bell and be wary of his group attack. Activate your shield wall… No! Use your sacred shield barrier! Christie, keep the ring effect going!”
Rhode commanded, gesturing to the stone giants to launch their attacks. After battling miscellaneous devils and six-armed snake devils, there were five stone giants remaining. At this point in time, their strength had almost reached the level of the BOSS on this floor. The stone giants marched ahead and hurled punches at the enormous figure wrapped in darkness.
“You’re asking for death!”
Grazite growled furiously, swinging his arm to flash a deep green radiance at the stone giants as though planting explosives within their bodies. Moments later, the stone giants exploded at the same time, their sturdy body and cores crumpling to fragments. On the other hand, the metal guards swiftly unleashed their death rays at the Devil Monarch. However, Grazite disregarded them completely, allowing the death rays to strike his body and they vanished in a split second.