The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 15

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 15

Griffin.

A high-tier monster with massive wings and razor-sharp talons.

Legend says its wingbeats are faster than wind and its claws can cut through steel.

And now, the arrow Kairen shot was just like that.

Kieeeeek!

The arrow that left Kairen’s fingertips tore through the air with an eerie shriek like a griffin’s cry.

No, it wasn’t just the sound.

The Goblin Lord who spotted the arrow flying from afar saw it within.

A chilling vision of a griffin with massive wings and sharp talons gripping his nape.

‘I have to dodge!’

Sensing the threat, he tried to move his body, but couldn’t escape the griffin’s wingbeats faster than wind.

“Kueeeeeeek!!”

The Goblin Lord clutched his face and screamed.

The attack that hit his left eye wasn’t just a simple arrow.

It was agony like talons harder than steel gouging into his face.

Kairen watched him suffer and slowly curled up the corner of his mouth.

[Critical Hit! Special arrow effect applies 150% damage!]

It hit perfectly.

The arrow that struck instantly shaved off 7% of the creature’s health.

“Holy shit! What’s that damage!”

“Not bad at all!! Everyone go for extreme DPS!”

That intense damage even boosted the users’ fighting spirit.

The users who closed the distance all swung their weapons in unison, raising their momentum.

They might be just beginners now, but their main characters were skilled players who wouldn’t lose to anyone.

Their long experience told them they couldn’t miss this golden timing.

“Grrrrr! Humans worse than insects!”

But the Goblin Lord wasn’t just taking it lying down either.

Even amid the head-splitting pain, he fiercely counterattacked.

He aimed at an approaching user and quickly released his bowstring.

Pueoooook!

The arrow that hit properly pierced through the user’s body and instantly turned him to gray dust.

“Don’t chicken out!”

“Close the distance!”

Even though their comrade died, the users didn’t lose heart and pressed closer.

“Good. This is manageable.”

Kairen watched the melee from afar and smiled with satisfaction.

The users had successfully closed the distance, and momentum had shifted their way.

At this rate, they could secure victory without much difficulty.

Of course, it was too early to let his guard down, so he quickly nocked another arrow on his bowstring.

* * *

Two hours had already passed since the melee between users and the Goblin Lord began.

The battle involving dozens was literally a bloody fight. The Goblin Lord’s entire body was covered in wounds, and arrows were deeply embedded throughout his massive frame.

The users weren’t unscathed either.

About twenty had already turned to gray dust.

Only about ten people remained, and among them, only Kairen looked intact.

But that was only in appearance.

His arm that had drawn the bowstring hundreds of times was already screaming.

His palm gripping the bow grip had burst blisters with blood trickling down.

Sweat seeped into the blisters, causing burning pain.

Paaaang!

Enduring that pain, Kairen released his bowstring again.

The blood-stained Griffin Tail Feather Arrow cut through the wind once more.

The arrow flying with fierce momentum headed for the Goblin Lord’s head, but the creature nimbly tilted his head back to dodge.

The arrow that missed its target embedded in a tree and trembled.

“Tch. He’s quite picky.”

Kairen clicked his tongue briefly. A precious arrow had missed.

No, not just now, but quite a few had missed.

Out of 20 arrows, he’d shot 15, and only 5 of those had triggered their effects.

The range was quite narrow, and hitting accurately in a chaotic battle like this was extremely difficult.

Moreover…

“He’s very wary.”

Even amid the chaotic battle, the Goblin Lord kept watching him with an eerie gaze.

Having experienced the arrow’s power, his wariness was extreme.

His reaction was particularly different whenever Kairen shot Griffin Tail Feather Arrows.

Setting aside his regret, Kairen nocked his bowstring again.

Still, his efforts so far had greatly reduced the opponent’s health.

The creature’s health was now around 30%.

He thought the end would be in sight with just a little more struggle.

But Kairen didn’t know.

That the real beginning was just starting.

“Grrrrr! You maggots!!”

The Goblin Lord’s trigger activated when his health dropped to 30%.

He let out an angry roar and leaped high into the air.

Users were shocked to see him climb up into the trees in an instant with unrealistic jumping power.

“Cra, crazy…”

“Bow, prepare bows!”

Even so, they tried somehow to bring him back down below the trees, but lost their fighting spirit at the ominous text that appeared before their eyes.

[Goblin Lord enters Berserk state. Attack power and movement speed increase.]

[Recovers health to 70%.]

After coming this far.

After barely making it this far.

Berserk now?

When they were already exhausted?

The users’ eyes trembled and their breathing became rougher.

Kairen felt the same drain throughout his body.

His brow furrowed with frustration.

Damn. This really isn’t easy.

There was a reason people sang about events, events.

But Kairen hid his true feelings and shouted loudly.

“It’s fine! First we need to use bows to bring him back down below the trees!”

He tried to boost the users’ morale by shouting positively.

The scene that followed made even Kairen’s spine run cold.

The arrow that had been lodged in the Goblin Lord’s left eye since the start of the battle.

The Goblin Lord roughly pulled out that arrow and chewed and swallowed whatever came out with it in his mouth.

“Hah…”

Kairen gasped and bit his lips.

So the term ‘berserk’ wasn’t a lie.

To think he’d commit such insane acts without hesitation.

However, the effect was definite.

All the users froze at such an overwhelming scene.

Even Kairen couldn’t bring himself to say “let’s fight harder” after witnessing that scene.

“Grrrrrrrrr!!”

At the same time, the Goblin Lord who had lost his reason growled roughly, and Yu Minseong, who was hiding and watching, was filled with shock.

─ Holy shit Xiahou Dun lolololol

─ Wait, is he really Xiahou Dun lol

─ Wow. That’s fucking scary;;;

─ Anyone who would’ve pissed themselves if they were there, upvote lololol

─ That’s really crazy lol how the hell do you even kill that lololol

The broadcast was automatically censored so viewers laughed it off lightly, but the person involved was different.

A gory scene that was hard to watch. His stomach churned.

Yu Minseong actually barely managed to suppress the dry heaves that surged up.

Even he, who was experienced as a ranker, had never seen such a disgusting sight before.

“Damn event…”

Forcibly swallowing the gastric acid that had risen to his throat, Yu Minseong fidgeted with his sword.

Should he go out now? Or should he wait longer?

If he went out now, his plan to wait until the very end would be completely revised.

But if he didn’t go out now and all the users died, he might have to face the Goblin Lord one-on-one.

Would that even be possible?

He weighed which had a higher possibility while observing the situation.

The scales gradually tilted to one side.

Users fell one by one to the berserk Goblin Lord’s prowess.

The number that had been around ten was now down to about three, and when Yu Minseong resolved that he should rush out.

“…!”

Yu Minseong saw it.

The mysterious bird that had helped them in the village.

The sight of that bird with striking golden wings breathing a breath attack toward the Goblin Lord.

* * *

When the Goblin Lord entered berserk mode, Kairen was certain.

Now was the time to reveal the hidden trump card he had been saving.

He had hidden it for fear of being revealed as Garuda’s owner, but now wasn’t the time to worry about such things.

So without delay, he called Garuda.

(Garuda. The target is that guy. Sweep him away.)

(Target confirmed.)

With a reliable answer, Garuda flew low and opened his beak wide.

A powerful storm of mana condensed near Garuda’s beak.

“…! Grrrrrrr!!”

Though the Goblin Lord had lost his reason due to berserk mode, perhaps instinctively sensing the danger, he quickly nocked an arrow to his bowstring, but.

Paaaaaaang!

Garuda was one step faster.

The magical storm that began from his small beak swept everything away as it headed toward the Goblin Lord.

Kreeeeeeeeek!

The Goblin Lord, hit squarely, screamed and was sent flying.

The tree where he had been standing, the massive rock, everything cracked.

“Garuda! Well done!”

At the sight of the hit, Kairen clenched his fist and drew an arrow.

The Goblin Lord’s health, which had risen to 70% from that one attack just now, dropped to 30%.

With just a little more, finishing him off was possible now, there was no time to hesitate.

Without delay, he poured arrows like a storm, and Yu Minseong, who was watching this, suppressed his joy and hid his body again.

“Perfect!!”

Yu Minseong lowered his stance again and clenched his fist.

He didn’t understand why, but the peculiar bird had helped them again.

Thanks to that, the Goblin Lord’s health dropped significantly, and the users’ counterattack began again.

‘The one who survives to the end will be that guy.’

Yu Minseong looked at Kairen with a sinister smile.

That guy who looked like an archer was on a different level from the riffraff here.

He would survive to the end and try to defeat the Goblin Lord, and he had already finished calculating that guy’s weapon damage.

Special arrows with peculiar feathers.

The damage of those arrows in particular was exceptional.

When they hit properly, they shaved off as much as 7% of the Goblin Lord’s health, who was a boss monster.

In other words, when the Goblin Lord’s health was 8% or more, if that guy hit with that arrow one more time and he landed a critical hit?

The damage would match perfectly.

‘It’s almost here. Really almost here.’

At the thought of becoming the winner of the event, Yu Minseong’s lips trembled.

* * *

Three hours into the battle.

Kairen forcibly maintained his concentration that had dropped to rock bottom and barely raised his trembling arms.

He concentrated all his nerves and didn’t take his eyes off the guy.

The 3 arrows he shot like that.

All hit and triggered their effects.

“Grrrrrrr!!”

Watching the Goblin Lord groaning in pain while facing the users, Kairen fingered his arrows.

Remaining Griffin Tail Feather Arrows: 2.

The guy’s health: 9%.

Just 2 more hits and it would be over.

And at the same time he had that thought, the last user blocking the Goblin Lord’s path breathed his last.

“Damn it… I was so close…”

The user looked at the Goblin Lord with resentment and turned into gray dust.

“Phew… So we’ve come this far.”

“Grrrrrrr!”

Breathing deeply, Kairen nocked his bowstring.

At the same time, the Goblin Lord also drew an arrow.

The two archers aimed their bowstrings at each other.

Wind filled with the scent of blood and killing intent blew chaotically.

The taut bowstrings were released simultaneously.

Paaaaang!

With a sharp sound, the arrows cut through the wind at the same time.

“Now!!”

And from the thicket, Yu Minseong burst out with a voice filled with ecstasy.

He smiled brightly as he swung his sword toward the Goblin Lord’s nape.

Crack!

And he smiled wickedly at the heavy sensation of the blade embedded deep in the nape.

It’s over! I killed the Goblin Lord!

Me! I’m the true winner of this event!!

As his whole body trembled with the ecstasy rising deep in his chest.

“Grrrrrr…”

With the sword still embedded in its nape, the Goblin Lord’s head turned.

“…! Wh-what!!”

Yu Minseong was startled by the still fierce glare and fell flat on the spot.

Clearly, the calculation was perfect and the attack was clean.

The critical hit notification had even appeared.

But why?

Why was this thing still alive and looking at him?

Realization came too late.

The system cruelly informed him of the truth.

The Goblin Lord still had 7% health remaining.

“N-no way…”

Yu Hanseong scanned the surroundings with trembling eyes.

And he spotted an arrow with special feathers embedded right next to the Goblin Lord’s rock.

Since it hadn’t been there just moments before, Yu Minseong knew for certain.

Kairen’s arrow had missed.

And he instinctively knew.

The fact that the arrow of someone who had perfect accuracy until now had missed wasn’t a mistake, but intentional.

“You bastard!!”

As Yu Minseong burst out in an angry roar, Kairen smiled faintly.

“The little rat finally came out.”

Kairen had already noticed that Yu Minseong was hiding in the thicket, waiting for his timing.

When he had distributed the potions, a man had tipped him off.

‘I saw that Yu Minseong, you know? That guy who was showing off about being a streamer. He just went into the thicket. Seems like he’s planning to survive and land the killing blow. Be careful.’

‘Thank you. But why are you telling me this?’

‘You said let’s cooperate. Since you helped first, I’m returning the favor.’

Kairen remembered the repayment for sharing potions until the very end.

And he had anticipated it.

That Yu Hanseong would jump out right now.

So he had shot roughly and quickly, then focused on dodging the Goblin Lord’s arrows.

The arrow was precious, but it was fine.

He still had one more arrow left.

As Kairen nocked his last remaining special arrow to the bowstring.

Yu Minseong crawled backward with a trembling voice.

“N-no…”

It was a desperate voice, but it didn’t work on a monster that had lost its reason.

Kwaaaaang!

The Goblin Lord roughly kicked Yu Minseong as if kicking away trash.

Yu Minseong rolled around greatly and crashed into a tree, falling into an unconscious state, while Kairen slowly took a deep breath and aimed at his target.

And he released it cleanly.

Paaaaang!

Kal’s final gift.

Griffin’s Sharp Claw flew toward the Goblin Lord’s nape.

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